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Dr Bhavisha Bakrania
Dr

Bhavisha Bakrania

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Overview

Availability

Dr Bhavisha Bakrania is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, Griffith University
  • Masters (Research), Griffith University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University

Research interests

  • 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

  • Cardiovascular and renal physiology

Works

Search Professor Bhavisha Bakrania’s works on UQ eSpace

35 works between 2012 and 2024

1 - 20 of 35 works

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

Bioprinting a placental model to study the effects of current and emerging treatments of preeclampsia

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

Blood volume reduction due to rapid plasma loss after birth in preterm piglets

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

Editorial: Adverse outcomes of preeclampsia: from mother to baby, pregnancy to postpartum

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

Treatment with the flavonoid, luteolin, attenuates the development of placental ischemia-induced hypertension in pregnant rats

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

Measuring blood volume in preterm piglets

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

Expression of TRPM6 and TRPM7 in the preterm piglet heart

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

Aspirin Treatment Improves Excess Activin A Associated Cardiac Dysfunction In Pregnancy

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

Cardiac TRPM6 and 7 piglets

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

Sustained elevated circulating activin a impairs global longitudinal strain in pregnant rats: a potential mechanism for preeclampsia-related cardiac dysfunction

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

Animal models used for investigating pathophysiology of preeclampsia and identifying therapeutic targets

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

Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulation in late gestation does not mitigate asymmetric IUGR or cardiovascular risk induced by placental ischemia in the rat

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

Luteolin-induced vasorelaxation in uterine arteries from normal pregnant rats

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

Animal models of preeclampsia: investigating pathophysiology and therapeutic targets

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

Long-term postpartum cardiac function and its association with preeclampsia

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

Stimulation of soluble guanylate cyclase diminishes intrauterine growth restriction in a rat model of placental ischemia

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

Preeclampsia: Linking Placental Ischemia with Maternal Endothelial and Vascular Dysfunction

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

Antepartum aspirin administration reduces activin A and cardiac global longitudinal strain in preeclamptic women

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

The Reduced Uterine Perfusion Pressure (RUPP) rat model of preeclampsia exhibits impaired systolic function and global longitudinal strain during pregnancy

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

Prenatal Sildenafil Therapy Improves Cardiovascular Function in Fetal Growth Restricted Offspring of Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats

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.

Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Activators Increase cGMP Expression and Improve Vascular Function and Placental Ischemia-Induced Hypertension

Funding

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Aspirin for the treatment of cardiac dysfunction in preeclampsia (RBWH Foundation Grant administered by MNHHS)
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Bhavisha Bakrania is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Factors driving blood volume loss in preterm piglets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yvonne Eiby

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Factors driving early plasma loss in preterm piglets

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yvonne Eiby

Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Bhavisha Bakrania directly for media enquiries about:

  • cardiovascular and renal physiology
  • hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
  • placental dysfunction
  • placental insufficiency
  • Preeclampsia

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