Overview
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- Honorary Professor Peter Molenaar is:
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, Victoria University
- Masters (Coursework), Victoria University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Ryanodine receptor modification and regulation by intracellular Ca2+ and Mg2+ in healthy and failing human hearts
Walweel, K., Molenaar, P., Imtiaz, M. S., Denniss, A., dos Remedios, C., van Helden, D. F., Dulhunty, A. F., Laver, D. R. and Beard, N. A. (2017). Ryanodine receptor modification and regulation by intracellular Ca2+ and Mg2+ in healthy and failing human hearts. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 104, 53-62. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.01.016
2015
Journal Article
Cardiac gene expression data and in silico analysis provide novel insights into human and mouse taste receptor gene regulation
Foster, Simon R., Porrello, Enzo R., Stefani, Maurizio, Smith, Nicola J., Molenaar, Peter, Dos Remedios, Cristobal G., Thomas, Walter G. and Ramialison, Mirana (2015). Cardiac gene expression data and in silico analysis provide novel insights into human and mouse taste receptor gene regulation. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 388 (10) 1118, 1009-1027. doi: 10.1007/s00210-015-1118-1
2015
Journal Article
G protein-coupled receptors in cardiac biology: old and new receptors
Foster, Simon R, Roura, Eugeni, Molenaar, Peter and Thomas, Walter G. (2015). G protein-coupled receptors in cardiac biology: old and new receptors. Biophysical Reviews, 7 (1), 77-89. doi: 10.1007/s12551-014-0154-2
2015
Conference Publication
Transcriptional Regulation of Taste Receptor Genes: Novel Insights From In Silico and Cardiac Gene Expression Analyses
Foster, Simon R., Porrello, Enzo R., Stefani, Maurizio, Smith, Nicola J., Molenaar, Peter, dos Remedios, Cris G., Thomas, Walter G. and Ramialison, Mirana (2015). Transcriptional Regulation of Taste Receptor Genes: Novel Insights From In Silico and Cardiac Gene Expression Analyses. 15th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Association for ChemoSensory Science (AACSS), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 03-05 December 2014. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjv008
2014
Journal Article
Differences in the regulation of RyR2 from human, sheep, and rat by Ca2+ and Mg2+ in the cytoplasm and in the lumen of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Walweel, Kafa, Li, Jiao, Molenaar, Peter, Imtiaz, Mohammad S., Quail, Anthony, dos Remedios, Cris G., Beard, Nicole A., Dulhunty, Angela F., van Helden, Dirk F. and Laver, Derek R. (2014). Differences in the regulation of RyR2 from human, sheep, and rat by Ca2+ and Mg2+ in the cytoplasm and in the lumen of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Journal of General Physiology, 144 (3), 263-271. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201311157
2014
Journal Article
Carvedilol induces greater control of β2- than β1-adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic and lusitropic effects by PDE3, while PDE4 has no effect in human failing myocardium
Molenaar, Peter, Christ, Torsten, Berk, Emanuel, Engel, Andreas, Gillette, Katherine T., Galindo-Tovar, Alejandro, Ravens, Ursula and Kaumann, Alberto J. (2014). Carvedilol induces greater control of β2- than β1-adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic and lusitropic effects by PDE3, while PDE4 has no effect in human failing myocardium. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 387 (7), 629-640. doi: 10.1007/s00210-014-0974-4
2013
Journal Article
Chronic activation of the low affinity site of beta(1)-adrenoceptors stimulates haemodynamics but exacerbates pressure-overload cardiac remodelling
Kiriazis, Helen, Tugiono, Niquita, Xu, Qi, Gao, Xiao-Ming, Jennings, Nicole L., Ming, Ziqui, Su, Yidan, Klenowski, Paul, Summers, Roger J., Kaumann, Alberto, Molenaar, Peter and Du, Xiao-Jun (2013). Chronic activation of the low affinity site of beta(1)-adrenoceptors stimulates haemodynamics but exacerbates pressure-overload cardiac remodelling. British Journal of Pharmacology, 170 (2), 352-365. doi: 10.1111/bph.12272
2013
Journal Article
PDE3, but not PDE4, reduces beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic and lusitropic effects in failing ventricle from metoprolol-treated patients
Molenaar, Peter, Christ, Torsten, Hussain, Rizwan I., Engel, Andreas, Berk, Emanuel, Gillette, Katherine T., Chen, Lu, Galindo-Tovar, Alejandro, Krobert, Kurt A., Ravens, Ursula, Levy, Finn Olav and Kaumann, Alberto J. (2013). PDE3, but not PDE4, reduces beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptor-mediated inotropic and lusitropic effects in failing ventricle from metoprolol-treated patients. British Journal of Pharmacology, 169 (3), 528-538. doi: 10.1111/bph.12167
2013
Journal Article
Expression, Regulation and Putative Nutrient-Sensing Function of Taste GPCRs in the Heart
Foster, Simon R., Porrello, Enzo R., Purdue, Brooke, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Voigt, Anja, Frenzel, Sabine, Hannan, Ross D., Moritz, Karen M., Simmons, David G., Molenaar, Peter, Roura, Eugeni, Boehm, Ulrich, Meyerhof, Wolfgang and Thomas, Walter G. (2013). Expression, Regulation and Putative Nutrient-Sensing Function of Taste GPCRs in the Heart. PLoS ONE, 8 (5) e64579, e64579-1-e64579-10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064579
2013
Conference Publication
The role of beta1 adrenoceptors in the development of alcohol dependence
Klenowski, P. M., Holgate, J., Bellingham, M., Molenaar, P. and Bartlett, S. (2013). The role of beta1 adrenoceptors in the development of alcohol dependence. Neuroscience 2013: 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, USA, 9-13 November, 2013.
2011
Journal Article
Computer three-dimensional anatomical reconstruction of the human sinus node and a novel paranodal area
Chandler, Natalie, Aslanidi, Oleg, Buckley, David, Inada, Shin, Birchall, Steven, Atkinson, Andrew, Kirk, Danielle, Monfredi, Oliver, Molenaar, Peter, Anderson, Robert, Sharma, Vinod, Sigg, Daniel, Zhang, Henggui, Boyett, Mark and Dobrzynski, Halina (2011). Computer three-dimensional anatomical reconstruction of the human sinus node and a novel paranodal area. Anatomical Record, 294 (6), 970-979. doi: 10.1002/ar.21379
2011
Journal Article
Molecular architecture of the human specialised atrioventricular conduction axis
Greener, I. D., Monfredi, O., Inada, S., Chandler, N. J, Tellez, J.O., Atkinson, A., Taube, M. A., Billeter, R., Anderson, R. H., Efimov, I. R., Molenaar, P., Sigg, D. C., Sharma, V., Boyett, M. R. and Dobrzynski, H. (2011). Molecular architecture of the human specialised atrioventricular conduction axis. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 50 (4), 642-651. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.12.017
2011
Journal Article
Human atrial β 1L-adrenoceptor but not β 3- adrenoceptor activation increases force and Ca 2+ current at physiological temperature
Christ, Torsten, Molenaar, Peter, Klenowski, Paul M., Ravens, Ursula and Kaumann, Alberto J. (2011). Human atrial β 1L-adrenoceptor but not β 3- adrenoceptor activation increases force and Ca 2+ current at physiological temperature. British Journal of Pharmacology, 162 (4), 823-839. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00996.x
2009
Journal Article
P2 purinergic receptor mRNA in rat and human sinoatrial node and other heart regions
Musa, Hanny, Tellez, James O., Chandler, Natalie J., Greener, Ian D., Maczewski, Michał, Mackiewicz, Urszula, Beresewicz, Andrzej, Molenaar, Peter, Boyett, Mark R. and Dobrzynski, Halina (2009). P2 purinergic receptor mRNA in rat and human sinoatrial node and other heart regions. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 379 (6), 541-549. doi: 10.1007/s00210-009-0403-2
2009
Journal Article
Molecular Architecture of the Human Sinus Node Insights Into the Function of the Cardiac Pacemaker
Chandler, Natalie J., Greener, Ian D., Tellez, James O., Inada, Shin, Musa, Hanny, Molenaar, Peter, DiFrancesco, Dario, Baruscotti, Mirko, Longhi, Renato, Anderson, Robert H., Billeter, Rudolf, Sharma, Vinod, Sigg, Daniel C., Boyett, Mark R. and Dobrzynski, Halina (2009). Molecular Architecture of the Human Sinus Node Insights Into the Function of the Cardiac Pacemaker. Circulation, 119 (12), 1562-1575. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.804369
2008
Journal Article
The low-affinity site of the β1-adrenoceptor and its relevance to cardiovascular pharmacology
Kaumann, Alberto J. and Molenaar, Peter (2008). The low-affinity site of the β1-adrenoceptor and its relevance to cardiovascular pharmacology. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 118 (3), 303-336. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.03.009
2007
Journal Article
Arg389Gly-beta(1)-adrenergic receptors determine improvement in left ventricular systolic function in nonischemic cardiomyopathy patients with heart failure after chronic treatment with carvedilol
Cheng lu, Meyers, Deborah, Javorsky, George, Bursto, Darryl, Lolekha, Pakorn, Lucas, Margaret, Semmler, Annalese B. T., Savarimuthu, Santiyagu M., Fong, Kwun M., Yang, Ian A., Atherton, John, Galbraith, Andrew J., Parsonage, William A. and Molenaar, Peter (2007). Arg389Gly-beta(1)-adrenergic receptors determine improvement in left ventricular systolic function in nonischemic cardiomyopathy patients with heart failure after chronic treatment with carvedilol. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics, 17 (11), 941-949. doi: 10.1097/FPC.0b013e3282ef7354
2007
Journal Article
beta(2)-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and obstructive airway diseases: Important issues of study design
Yang, Ian A., Ng, Taria, Molenaar, Peter and Fong, Kwun M. (2007). beta(2)-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and obstructive airway diseases: Important issues of study design. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 34 (10), 1029-1036. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04731.x
2007
Journal Article
Human heart beta-adrenoceptors: beta(1)-adrenoceptor diversification through 'affinity states' and polymorphism
Molenaar, P., Chen, L., Semmler, A. B. T., Parsonage, W. A. and Kaumann, A. J. (2007). Human heart beta-adrenoceptors: beta(1)-adrenoceptor diversification through 'affinity states' and polymorphism. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology, 34 (10), 1020-1028. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04730.x
2007
Journal Article
The effects of both noradrenaline and CGP12177, mediated through human beta(1)-adrenoceptors, are reduced by PDE3 in human atrium but PDE4 in CHO cells
Kaumann, Alberto, Semmler, Annalese B. T. and Molenaar, Peter (2007). The effects of both noradrenaline and CGP12177, mediated through human beta(1)-adrenoceptors, are reduced by PDE3 in human atrium but PDE4 in CHO cells. Naunyn-schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology, 375 (2), 123-131. doi: 10.1007/s00210-007-0140-3
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding How Phosphorylative and Oxidative Stress Regulate Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor-Type 2 Gating Activity to Produce an Arrhythmogenic Phenotype in Advanced Heart Failure
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yee Weng Wong
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Doctor Philosophy
Cause and prevention of stress induced arrhythmias in human heart
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Yee Weng Wong
Completed supervision
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2008
Master Philosophy
The Genetic Basis of Carvedilol Responsiveness in Human Heart Failure
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY - CALCINEURIN DEPENDENT PATHWAY
Associate Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GENE TRANSFER APPROACH FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION.
Associate Advisor
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