Overview
Availability
- Dr Bhavisha Bakrania is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Griffith University
- Masters (Research), Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Preeclampsia
Pathophysiology of preeclampsia, mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction in preeclampsia, therapeutic targets for treatment of preeclampsia, long term consequences of preeclampsia on mother and baby
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Cardiovascular and renal physiology
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Bioprinting a placental model to study the effects of current and emerging treatments of preeclampsia
McClements, Lana, Richards, Claire, Bakrania, Bhavisha, Owen, Grace, Zhand, Sareh, Huyen Phan, Thanh, Lei, Qingyu, McGrath, Kristine and Chrzanowski, Wojciech (2024). Bioprinting a placental model to study the effects of current and emerging treatments of preeclampsia. Pregnancy Hypertension, 36, 5. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2024.01.010
2024
Journal Article
Blood volume reduction due to rapid plasma loss after birth in preterm piglets
Nguyen, Tam M. T., Morwood, Holly, Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Miller, Stephanie M., Bjorkman, Stella T., Lingwood, Barbara E., Wright, Ian M. R. and Eiby, Yvonne A. (2024). Blood volume reduction due to rapid plasma loss after birth in preterm piglets. Pediatric Research. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03252-x
2024
Journal Article
Editorial: Adverse outcomes of preeclampsia: from mother to baby, pregnancy to postpartum
Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Spradley, Frank T. and McClements, Lana (2024). Editorial: Adverse outcomes of preeclampsia: from mother to baby, pregnancy to postpartum. Frontiers in Physiology, 15 ARTN 1394120. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1394120
2023
Conference Publication
Treatment with the flavonoid, luteolin, attenuates the development of placental ischemia-induced hypertension in pregnant rats
Spradley, Frank, Bakrania, Bhavisha, Eddy, Adrian, Granger, Joey and Rana, Sarosh (2023). Treatment with the flavonoid, luteolin, attenuates the development of placental ischemia-induced hypertension in pregnant rats. American Physiology Summit 2023, Long Beach, CA United States, 20–23 April 2023. Rockville, MD United States: American Physiological Society. doi: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5733831
2022
Other Outputs
Measuring blood volume in preterm piglets
Morwood, Holly, Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Wright, Ian M. R., Eiby, Yvonne A. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2022). Measuring blood volume in preterm piglets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/65b722d
2022
Journal Article
Expression of TRPM6 and TRPM7 in the preterm piglet heart
Forbes, Elizabeth M., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Steane, Sarah E., Moritz, Karen M., Lingwood, Barbara E. and Eiby, Yvonne A. (2022). Expression of TRPM6 and TRPM7 in the preterm piglet heart. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10 891722, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.891722
2022
Conference Publication
Aspirin Treatment Improves Excess Activin A Associated Cardiac Dysfunction In Pregnancy
Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Palei, Ana, Shahul, Sajid, Hall, Michael and Granger, Joey P. (2022). Aspirin Treatment Improves Excess Activin A Associated Cardiac Dysfunction In Pregnancy. Experimental Biology Meeting EB 2022, Philadelphia, PA United States, 2-5 April 2022. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R3288
2022
Other Outputs
Cardiac TRPM6 and 7 piglets
Forbes, Elizabeth, Bakrania, Bhavisha, Steans, Sarah, Moritz, Karen, Lingwood, Barbara and Eiby, Yvonne (2022). Cardiac TRPM6 and 7 piglets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0dac82b
2022
Journal Article
Sustained elevated circulating activin a impairs global longitudinal strain in pregnant rats: a potential mechanism for preeclampsia-related cardiac dysfunction
Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Palei, Ana C., Bhattarai, Umesh, Chen, Yingjie, Granger, Joey P. and Shahul, Sajid (2022). Sustained elevated circulating activin a impairs global longitudinal strain in pregnant rats: a potential mechanism for preeclampsia-related cardiac dysfunction. Cells, 11 (4) 742, 742. doi: 10.3390/cells11040742
2022
Book Chapter
Animal models used for investigating pathophysiology of preeclampsia and identifying therapeutic targets
George, Eric M., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Granger, Joey P. and Conrad, Kirk P. (2022). Animal models used for investigating pathophysiology of preeclampsia and identifying therapeutic targets. Chesley’s hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. (pp. 435-447) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818417-2.00015-4
2021
Journal Article
Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation in late gestation does not mitigate asymmetric IUGR or cardiovascular risk induced by placental ischemia in the rat
Coats, Laura E., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Bamrick-Fernandez, Daniel R., Ariatti, Allison M., Rawls, Adam Z., Ojeda, Norma B. and Alexander, Barbara T. (2021). Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation in late gestation does not mitigate asymmetric IUGR or cardiovascular risk induced by placental ischemia in the rat. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 320 (5) ajpheart.00033.2021, H1923-H1934. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00033.2021
2021
Journal Article
Luteolin-induced vasorelaxation in uterine arteries from normal pregnant rats
Yang, Weiwei, Li, Qinghua, Duncan, Jeremy W., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Bradshaw, Jessica L., Granger, Joey P., Rana, Sarosh and Spradley, Frank T. (2021). Luteolin-induced vasorelaxation in uterine arteries from normal pregnant rats. Pregnancy Hypertension, 23, 11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2020.10.008
2021
Journal Article
Animal models of preeclampsia: investigating pathophysiology and therapeutic targets
Bakrania, Bhavisha A., George, Eric M. and Granger, Joey P. (2021). Animal models of preeclampsia: investigating pathophysiology and therapeutic targets. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 226 (2), S973-S987. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.10.025
2021
Journal Article
Long-term postpartum cardiac function and its association with preeclampsia
deMartelly, Victoria A, Dreixler, John, Tung, Avery, Mueller, Ariel, Heimberger, Sarah, Fazal, Abid A., Naseem, Heba, Lang, Roberto, Kruse, Eric, Yamat, Megan, Granger, Joey P., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Rodriguez-Kovacs, Javier, Rana, Sarosh and Shahul, Sajid (2021). Long-term postpartum cardiac function and its association with preeclampsia. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10 (5) e018526, 1-9. doi: 10.1161/jaha.120.018526
2021
Journal Article
Stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase diminishes intrauterine growth restriction in a rat model of placental ischemia
Coats, Laura E., Bamrick-Fernandez, Daniel R., Ariatti, Allison M., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Rawls, Adam Z., Ojeda, Norma B. and Alexander, Barbara T. (2021). Stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase diminishes intrauterine growth restriction in a rat model of placental ischemia. AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 320 (2), R149-R161. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00234.2020
2020
Journal Article
Preeclampsia: Linking Placental Ischemia with Maternal Endothelial and Vascular Dysfunction
Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Spradley, Frank T., Drummond, Heather A., LaMarca, Babbette, Ryan, Michael J. and Granger, Joey P. (2020). Preeclampsia: Linking Placental Ischemia with Maternal Endothelial and Vascular Dysfunction. Comprehensive Physiology, 11 (1), 1315-1349. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c200008
2020
Journal Article
Antepartum aspirin administration reduces activin A and cardiac global longitudinal strain in preeclamptic women
Naseem, Heba, Dreixler, John, Mueller, Ariel, Tung, Avery, Dhir, Rohin, Chibber, Rachna, Fazal, Abid, Granger, Joey P., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., deMartelly, Victoria, Rana, Sarosh and Shahul, Sajid (2020). Antepartum aspirin administration reduces activin A and cardiac global longitudinal strain in preeclamptic women. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9 (12) e015997. doi: 10.1161/jaha.119.015997
2019
Journal Article
The Reduced Uterine Perfusion Pressure (RUPP) rat model of preeclampsia exhibits impaired systolic function and global longitudinal strain during pregnancy
Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Hall, Michael E., Shahul, Sajid and Granger, Joey P. (2019). The Reduced Uterine Perfusion Pressure (RUPP) rat model of preeclampsia exhibits impaired systolic function and global longitudinal strain during pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Womens Cardiovascular Health, 18, 169-172. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2019.10.001
2019
Journal Article
Prenatal Sildenafil Therapy Improves Cardiovascular Function in Fetal Growth Restricted Offspring of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats
Terstappen, Fieke, Spradley, Frank T., Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Clarke, Sinead M., Joles, Jaap A., Paauw, Nina D., Garrett, Michael R., Lely, A. Titia and Sasser, Jennifer M. (2019). Prenatal Sildenafil Therapy Improves Cardiovascular Function in Fetal Growth Restricted Offspring of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats. Hypertension, 73 (5), 1120-1127. doi: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.118.12454
2019
Conference Publication
Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Activators Increase cGMP Expression and Improve Vascular Function and Placental Ischemia-Induced Hypertension
Bakrania, Bhavisha A., Spradley, Frank T., Patel, Bijalben R., Travis, Adam B., Sandner, Peter and Granger, Joey P. (2019). Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Activators Increase cGMP Expression and Improve Vascular Function and Placental Ischemia-Induced Hypertension. Experimental Biology Meeting (EB), Orlando Fl, Apr 06-09, 2019. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Factors driving early plasma loss in preterm piglets
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yvonne Eiby
Media
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- Preeclampsia
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