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Mahlon D. Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.

Mahlon D. Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.

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About Me

Dr. Johnson has particular interest and expertise in neurosurgical pathology and neurodegenerative disorders. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and numerous book chapters . He receives referrals for consultation from across the U.S.
Dr. Johnson has particular interest and expertise in neurosurgical pathology and neurodegenerative disorders. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and numerous book chapters . He receives referrals for consultation from across the U.S.

Certified Specialties

Neuropathology - American Board of Pathology

Pathology - Anatomic - American Board of Pathology

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)

Director, Neuropathology - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 1989 - 1993

Fellowship, Neuropathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 1987 - 1989

Residency, Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 1985 - 1987

Internship, Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. 1984 - 1985

Education

PhD | University of Tennessee College of Medicine. 1984

MD | University of Tennessee College of Medicine. 1981

Awards

Pathology Residents Teaching Award, Anatomic Pathology 2001

Sigma Xi Excellence in Research Award. 1984

NIH National Research Service Award. 1982 - 1984

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. 1980

NIH National Research Service Award. 1976

Research

My lab studies leptomeningeal diseases especially meningeal neoplasia. Our emphasis in the past has been on identifying the role of growth factor/growth factor receptor expression and downstream signaling in the pathogenesis of meningiomas. This has included, for the first time, identifying expres...
My lab studies leptomeningeal diseases especially meningeal neoplasia. Our emphasis in the past has been on identifying the role of growth factor/growth factor receptor expression and downstream signaling in the pathogenesis of meningiomas. This has included, for the first time, identifying expression and possible roles for the transforming growth factor beta superfamily, MEK-1- MAPK and PI3K-Akt pathways. We have also evaluated cerebrospinal effects on the leptomeningeal and meningioma cell proliferation. Additional studies have evaluated the expression and roles of mesothelin in the leptomeninges, metastases to the leptomeninges and in meningiomas.

Publications

Journal Articles

Carotid Intimal Sarcoma Presenting as Large Vessel Occlusion and Diagnosed by Embolus Histopathology: Case Report.

Johnson MD, Rogers EJ, Khan MW, McMullen PD, Akkipeddi SMK, Mattingly T, Benesch CG, Bender MT

Neurology. Clinical practice.. 2023 February 13 (1):e200129. Epub 01/19/2023.

Clinical utility of whole-genome DNA methylation profiling as a primary molecular diagnostic assay for central nervous system tumors-A prospective study and guidelines for clinical testing.

Galbraith K, Vasudevaraja V, Serrano J, Shen G, Tran I, Abdallat N, Wen M, Patel S, Movahed-Ezazi M, Faustin A, Spino-Keeton M, Roberts LG, Maloku E, Drexler SA, Liechty BL, Pisapia D, Krasnozhen-Ratush O, Rosenblum M, Shroff S, Boué DR, Davidson C, Mao Q, Suchi M, North P, Hopp A, Segura A, Jarzembowski JA, Parsons L, Johnson MD, Mobley B, Samore W, McGuone D, Gopal PP, Canoll PD, Horbinski C, Fullmer JM, Farooqui MS, Gokden M, Wadhwani NR, Richardson TE, Umphlett M, Tsankova NM, DeWitt JC, Sen C, Placantonakis DG, Pacione D, Wisoff JH, Teresa Hidalgo E, Harter D, William CM, Cordova C, Kurz SC, Barbaro M, Orringer DA, Karajannis MA, Sulman EP, Gardner SL, Zagzag D, Tsirigos A, Allen JC, Golfinos JG, Snuderl M

Neuro-oncology advances.. 2023 5 (1):vdad076. Epub 06/26/2023.

Metastases to Meningiomas: A Comprehensive Literature Review Including Mediating Proteins.

Johnson MD

Cancers.. 2022 November 2914 (23)Epub 11/29/2022.

Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Mimicking Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.

Douglas CE, Haynie ML, Weinberg GA, Johnson MD, Bharadwaj R, Williams ZR

Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.. 2022 June 142 (2):e473-e475. Epub 07/01/2021.

Johnson MD, Almast, J, Pieters, T, Walter K.

Atypical papillary glioneuronal tumor of the lateral

Lumbar cistern intradural abscess following epidural anesthesia.

Santangelo G, Stone J, Johnson M, Walter K

Surgical neurology international.. 2022 13 :435. Epub 09/23/2022.

Brain Histopathology of Adult Decedents After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

Khan IR, Gu Y, George BP, Malone L, Conway KS, Francois F, Donlon J, Quazi N, Reddi A, Ho CY, Herr DL, Johnson MD, Parikh GY

Neurology.. 2021 March 296 (9):e1278-e1289. Epub 01/20/2021.

Evaluation of fluid channels in the human dura and superior sagittal sinus in older patients.

Johnson MD

Neuroscience letters.. 2021 February 16746 :135649. Epub 01/20/2021.

The correlation of fractional anisotropy parameters with Ki-67 index, and the clinical implication in grading of non-enhancing gliomas and neuronal-glial tumors.

Liu X, Tian W, Kolar B, Johnson MD, Milano M, Jiang H, Lin S, Li D, Mohile NA, Li YM, Walter KA, Ekholm S, Wang H

Magnetic resonance imaging.. 2020 January 65 :129-135. Epub 10/20/2019.

Neuronal Intranuclear Inclusion Disease: Longitudinal Case Report of Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms.

Vermilion J, Johnson M, Srinivasan J, Mink JW

Journal of child neurology.. 2019 November 34 (13):801-805. Epub 07/15/2019.

Central nervous system relapse of systemic ALK-rearranged anaplastic large cell lymphoma treated with alectinib.

Tomlinson SB, Sandwell S, Chuang ST, Johnson MD, Vates GE, Reagan PM

Leukemia research.. 2019 August 83 :106164. Epub 05/28/2019.

Case Report of Spinal Cord Astrocytoma Presenting with Extensive Spinal Vertebral Body Destruction.

Tadele A, Woodraw S, Johnson MD

World neurosurgery: X.. 2019 April 2 :100016. Epub 02/01/2019.

Johnson MD, Abu-Farsakh S.

Clinicopathologic features of incidental meningiomas: a review

Imaging and clinicopathologic features of myxoid meningiomas.

Johnson MD,; Hussain, Ali.

Clin Neuropathol. 2019; .

Imaging and clinicopathologic features of myxoid meningiomas.

Johnson MD, Hussain A

Clinical neuropathology.. 2019 38 (5):238-244. Epub 1900 01 01.

PD-L1 expression in meningiomas.

Johnson MD

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia.. 2018 November 57 :149-151. Epub 08/25/2018.

Ectopic brain tissue in the trigeminal nerve presenting as rapid-onset trigeminal neuralgia: case report.

Zimering JH, Stone JJ, Paulzak A, Markman JD, Johnson MD, Vates GE

Journal of neurosurgery.. 2018 October 129 (4):1063-1066. Epub 12/01/2017.

Metastatic prostate cancer mimicking a subdural hematoma: A case report and literature review.

Nunno A, Johnson MD, Wu G, Li YM

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia.. 2018 September 55 :109-112. Epub 07/04/2018.

The preliminary radiogenomics association between MR perfusion imaging parameters and genomic biomarkers, and their predictive performance of overall survival in patients with glioblastoma.

Liu X, Mangla R, Tian W, Qiu X, Li D, Walter KA, Ekholm S, Johnson MD

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2017 December 135 (3):553-560. Epub 09/09/2017.

Transforming Growth Factor Beta Family in the Pathogenesis of Meningiomas.

Johnson MD

World neurosurgery.. 2017 August 104 :113-119. Epub 03/23/2017.

Johnson MD, O'Connell M, Walter K.

STAT3 activation and risk of recurrence in

mTOR activation is increased in pilocytic astrocytomas from older adults compared with children.

Johnson MD, O'Connell M, Walter K, Silberstein H

Surgical neurology international.. 2017 8 :85. Epub 05/26/2017.

APOBEC3B expression in human leptomeninges and meningiomas.

Johnson MD, Reeder JE, O'Connell M

Oncology letters.. 2016 December 12 (6):5344-5348. Epub 11/10/2016.

Intraventricular Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Towner JE, Johnson MD, Li YM

World neurosurgery.. 2016 May 89 :728.e5-728.e10. Epub 02/01/2016.

p38MAPK activation and DUSP10 expression in meningiomas.

Johnson MD; Reeder JE; O'Connell M.

Journal of clinical neuroscience. 2016; 30: 110-4.

Late presentation of acromegaly in medically controlled prolactinoma patients.

Manuylova E, Calvi LM, Hastings C, Vates GE, Johnson MD, Cave WT, Shafiq I

Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports.. 2016 2016 Epub 10/17/2016.

Do mesothelin/MUC16 interactions facilitate adenocarcinoma metastases to intracranial meningiomas?

Johnson MD

Surgical neurology international.. 2016 7 (Suppl 41):S1049-S1052. Epub 12/21/2016.

Bone morphogenetic protein-4 and 7 and receptors regulate vascular endothelial growth factor and receptors in human fetal leptomeninges.

Johnson MD, Reeder JE, O'Connell M

Neuroscience letters.. 2015 October 8606 :225-30. Epub 08/21/2015.

MKP-3 regulates PDGF-BB effects and MAPK activation in meningioma cells

Johnson, M.D., Reeder, J.E., O'Connell, M.

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015; .

Transforming growth factor-B superfamily in meningiomas: Targets for novel therapy in meningiomas

Johnson, Mahlon D.

Int J Neuropathol. 2015; 3: 1-19.

Pineal gland lymphoma: Case report and literature review

Gupta,A. Johnson, M., Hussain, A.

J. Clin Imaging Sci. 2015; 5: 1-5.

Alzheimer's disease with markedly elevated arsenic and other metals masquerading as organic brain syndrome and affective disorder

Johnson, MD; Mileusnic-Polchann, D.

J Neurol Neurosurg. 2015; 2(2): 114-119.

Ganglioglioma of the Spinal Cord.

Oppenheimer DC, Johnson MD, Judkins AR

Journal of clinical imaging science.. 2015 5 :53. Epub 09/30/2015.

Human glial chimeric mice reveal astrocytic dependence of JC virus infection.

Kondo Y, Windrem MS, Zou L, Chandler-Militello D, Schanz SJ, Auvergne RM, Betstadt SJ, Harrington AR, Johnson M, Kazarov A, Gorelik L, Goldman SA

The Journal of clinical investigation.. 2014 December 124 (12):5323-36. Epub 11/17/2014.

ROHHADNET syndrome presenting as major behavioral changes in a 5-year-old obese girl.

Sethi K, Lee YH, Daugherty LE, Hinkle A, Johnson MD, Katzman PJ, Sullivan JS

Pediatrics.. 2014 August 134 (2):e586-9. Epub 07/21/2014.

CIP2A and PP2A in human leptomeninges, arachnoid granulations and meningiomas.

Johnson, MD Reeder JE, O'Connell M, Woodford M, Walter K.

J Clin Neurosci. 2014; EPub July 2014.

Differential expression of somatostatin receptors, P44/42 MAPK, and mTOR activation in medulloblastomas and primitive neuroectodermal tumors.

Johnson MD, O'Connell MJ, Silberstein H, Korones D

Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM. 2013 December 21 (6):532-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Transcriptional differences between normal and glioma-derived glial progenitor cells identify a core set of dysregulated genes.

Auvergne RM, Sim FJ, Wang S, Chandler-Militello D, Burch J, Al Fanek Y, Davis D, Benraiss A, Walter K, Achanta P, Johnson M, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Natesan S, Ford HL, Goldman SA

Cell reports.. 2013 June 273 (6):2127-41. Epub 05/30/2013.

Na-K-2Cl cotransporter and aquaporin 1 in arachnoid granulations, meningiomas, and meningiomas invading dura.

Johnson MD, O'Connell M

Human pathology.. 2013 June 44 (6):1118-24. Epub 01/11/2013.

Deficiency in mural vascular cells coincides with blood-brain barrier disruption in Alzheimer's disease.

Sengillo JD, Winkler EA, Walker CT, Sullivan JS, Johnson M, Zlokovic BV

Brain pathology.. 2013 May 23 (3):303-10. Epub 11/28/2012.

Diagnosis of primary CNS melanoma with neuroimaging.

Somers KE, Almast J, Biemiller RA, Silberstein HJ, Johnson MD, Mohile NA

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2013 January 131 (1):e9-11. Epub 11/19/2012.

oligodendrocyte/Type-2 astrocyte progenitor cells qnd glial-restricted percursor cells generatedifferent tumor phenotypes in response to identical oncogenes

Wang J, Bushman J, Wang X, Mayer-Proschel M, Johnson M, Noble M.

J. Neurosci. 2013; 33: 16805-16817.

Cucurbitacin I blocks cerebrospinal fluid and platelet derived growth factor-BB stimulation of leptomeningeal and meningioma DNA synthesis

Johnson, MD, O'Connell M, Walter KA.

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013; 13: 303-320.

Johnson MD: O'Connell MJ: Huang JH.

Identification of NKCC1 and aquaporin 1 in

Crystal storing histiocytosis presenting as a temporal lobe mass lesion.

Johnson M, Mazariegos J, Lewis PJ, Pomakova D

Surgical neurology international.. 2013 4 :112. Epub 08/31/2013.

Radiation-associated meningioma in the elderly: development of meningioma with olfactory neuroblastoma recurrence 10 years after irradiation.

Johnson MD, Piech K, Emandian S

Annals of clinical and laboratory science.. 2013 43 (4):460-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mycoplasmal panencephalitis: a neuropathologic documentation.

Powers JM, Johnson MD

Acta neuropathologica.. 2012 July 124 (1):143-8. Epub 02/28/2012.

Radiation effects on human leptomeningeal cell response to cerebrospinal fluid and PDGF-BB.

Johnson MD, O'Connell M, Iqbal MA, Williams JP

International journal of radiation biology.. 2012 July 88 (7):547-55. Epub 05/25/2012.

Diffusion-weighted imaging for differentiating benign from malignant skull lesions and correlation with cell density.

Ginat DT, Mangla R, Yeaney G, Johnson M, Ekholm S

AJR. American journal of roentgenology.. 2012 June 198 (6):W597-601. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cerebrospinal fluid stimulates leptomeningeal and meningioma cell proliferation and activation of STAT3.

Johnson MD, O'Connell M, Facik M, Maurer P, Jahromi B, Pilcher W

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2012 March 107 (1):121-31. Epub 10/05/2011.

Analysis of transforming growth factor ? receptor expression and signaling in higher grade meningiomas.

Johnson MD, Shaw AK, O'Connell MJ, Sim FJ, Moses HL

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2011 June 103 (2):277-85. Epub 09/19/2010.

MR diffusion tensor and perfusion-weighted imaging in preoperative grading of supratentorial nonenhancing gliomas.

Liu X, Tian W, Kolar B, Yeaney GA, Qiu X, Johnson MD, Ekholm S

Neuro-oncology.. 2011 April 13 (4):447-55. Epub 02/04/2011.

Lopinavir inhibits meningioma cell proliferation by Akt independent mechanism.

Johnson MD, O'Connell M, Pilcher W

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2011 February 101 (3):441-8. Epub 07/02/2010.

Vascular gene expression patterns are conserved in primary and metastatic brain tumors.

Liu Y, Carson-Walter EB, Cooper A, Winans BN, Johnson MD, Walter KA

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2010 August 99 (1):13-24. Epub 01/09/2010.

Fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 expression in meningiomas with stimulation of proliferation by the phosphoinositide 3 kinase-Akt pathway.

Johnson MD, O'Connell MJ, Pilcher W, Reeder JE

Journal of neurosurgery.. 2010 May 112 (5):934-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Primary spinal cord glioma: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database study.

Milano MT, Johnson MD, Sul J, Mohile NA, Korones DN, Okunieff P, Walter KA

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2010 May 98 (1):83-92. Epub 11/07/2009.

MUC16 expression and risk of adenocarcinoma metastases to peritoneum, pleura, leptomeninges, and brain.

Johnson MD, Vito F, Xu H

Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM. 2010 May 18 (3):250-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for in vivo pediatric brain tumor detection.

Lin WC, Sandberg DI, Bhatia S, Johnson M, Oh S, Ragheb J

Journal of biomedical optics.. 2010 15 (6):061709. Epub 1900 01 01.

Automated system for high-throughput protein production using the dialysis cell-free method.

Aoki M, Matsuda T, Tomo Y, Miyata Y, Inoue M, Kigawa T, Yokoyama S

Protein expression and purification.. 2009 December 68 (2):128-36. Epub 08/05/2009.

Characterization of TEM1/endosialin in human and murine brain tumors.

Carson-Walter EB, Winans BN, Whiteman MC, Liu Y, Jarvela S, Haapasalo H, Tyler BM, Huso DL, Johnson MD, Walter KA

BMC cancer.. 2009 November 309 :417. Epub 11/30/2009.

Bone morphogenetic protein 4 and its receptors are expressed in the leptomeninges and meningiomas and signal via the Smad pathway.

Johnson MD, O'Connell MJ, Vito F, Pilcher W

Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology.. 2009 November 68 (11):1177-83. Epub 1900 01 01.

Increased STAT-3 and synchronous activation of Raf-1-MEK-1-MAPK, and phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Akt-mTOR pathways in atypical and anaplastic meningiomas.

Johnson MD, O'Connell M, Vito F, Bakos RS

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2009 April 92 (2):129-36. Epub 11/26/2008.

Optical spectroscopy for in-vitro differentiation of pediatric neoplastic and epileptogenic brain lesions.

Lin WC, Sandberg DI, Bhatia S, Johnson M, Morrison G, Ragheb J

Journal of biomedical optics.. 2009 14 (1):014028. Epub 1900 01 01.

Molecular genetic analysis of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor arising after intracranial radiation and chemotherapy for leukemia.

Johnson MD, Moots PL, Zhuang Z, Weil RJ

Annals of clinical and laboratory science.. 2009 39 (3):295-302. Epub 1900 01 01.

The role of optical spectroscopy in epilepsy surgery in children.

Bhatia S, Ragheb J, Johnson M, Oh S, Sandberg DI, Lin WC

Neurosurgical focus.. 2008 September 25 (3):E24. Epub 1900 01 01.

Glioblastoma multiforme in skin: a report of 2 cases and review of the literature.

Mentrikoski M, Johnson MD, Korones DN, Scott GA

The American Journal of dermatopathology.. 2008 August 30 (4):381-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mesothelin expression in the leptomeninges and meningiomas.

Johnson MD, Vito F, O'Connell MJ

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society.. 2008 June 56 (6):579-85. Epub 03/17/2008.

New prospects for management and treatment of inoperable and recurrent skull base meningiomas.

Johnson MD, Sade B, Milano MT, Lee JH, Toms SA

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2008 January 86 (1):109-22. Epub 07/12/2007.

Neuronal differentiation and expression of neural epitopes in pituitary adenomas.

Johnson MD, Fan X, Bourne P, Walters D

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society.. 2007 December 55 (12):1265-71. Epub 09/17/2007.

Intraoperative optical spectroscopy identifies infiltrating glioma margins with high sensitivity.

Toms SA, Lin WC, Weil RJ, Johnson MD, Jansen ED, Mahadevan-Jansen A

Neurosurgery.. 2007 July 61 (1 Suppl):327-35; discussion 335-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

A probability-based spectroscopic diagnostic algorithm for simultaneous discrimination of brain tumor and tumor margins from normal brain tissue.

Majumder SK, Gebhart S, Johnson MD, Thompson R, Lin WC, Mahadevan-Jansen A

Applied spectroscopy.. 2007 May 61 (5):548-57. Epub 1900 01 01.

December 2006: 31-year-old woman with hemiparesis.

Johnson MD, Stevenson CB, Thompson RC, Atkinson J, Boyer P

Brain pathology.. 2007 April 17 (2):255-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Proteomics in diagnostic neuropathology.

Johnson MD, Floyd JL, Caprioli RM

Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology.. 2006 September 65 (9):837-45. Epub 1900 01 01.

Fourth ventricle rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor. Case report.

Johnson M, Pace J, Burroughs JF

Journal of neurosurgery.. 2006 July 105 (1):129-31. Epub 1900 01 01.

Nell1-deficient mice have reduced expression of extracellular matrix proteins causing cranial and vertebral defects.

Desai J, Shannon ME, Johnson MD, Ruff DW, Hughes LA, Kerley MK, Carpenter DA, Johnson DK, Rinchik EM, Culiat CT

Human molecular genetics.. 2006 April 1515 (8):1329-41. Epub 03/14/2006.

35-year-old woman with progressive bilateral leg weakness.

Mangels KJ, Johnson MD, Weil RJ

Brain pathology.. 2006 April 16 (2):183-4, 187. Epub 1900 01 01.

Story of the Patient's Illness (SPI): A useful educational tool for teaching history taking?

Johnson, MD.

Med Edu Online. 2006; 11: 1-3.

Mitogenic signal transduction pathways in meningiomas: novel targets for meningioma chemotherapy?

Johnson M, Toms S

Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology.. 2005 December 64 (12):1029-36. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cystic cavernous malformation of the cerebellopontine angle. Case illustration.

Stevenson CB, Johnson MD, Thompson RC

Journal of neurosurgery.. 2005 November 103 (5):931. Epub 1900 01 01.

Intraoperative optical spectroscopy identifies infiltrating glioma margins with high sensitivity.

Toms SA, Lin WC, Weil RJ, Johnson MD, Jansen ED, Mahadevan-Jansen A

Neurosurgery.. 2005 October 57 (4 Suppl):382-91; discussion 382-91. Epub 1900 01 01.

Proteomic-based prognosis of brain tumor patients using direct-tissue matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry.

Schwartz SA, Weil RJ, Thompson RC, Shyr Y, Moore JH, Toms SA, Johnson MD, Caprioli RM

Cancer research.. 2005 September 165 (17):7674-81. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cerebral activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases after circulatory arrest and low flow cardiopulmonary bypass.

Aharon AS, Mulloy MR, Drinkwater DC, Lao OB, Johnson MD, Thunder M, Yu C, Chang P

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery.. 2004 November 26 (5):912-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pathologic quiz case. Progressive fatal encephalopathy in an immunosuppressed patient with a history of discoid lupus erythematosus. Subacute granulomatous meningoencephalitis (Acanthamoeba culbertsoni).

Uschuplich V, Mileusnic D, Johnson M

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 2004 September 128 (9):e109-11. Epub 1900 01 01.

Differential responsiveness among "high risk" pediatric brain tumors in a pilot study of dose-intensive induction chemotherapy.

Jennings MT, Cmelak A, Johnson MD, Moots PL, Pais R, Shyr Y

Pediatric blood & cancer.. 2004 July 43 (1):46-54. Epub 1900 01 01.

Molecular genetic and proteomic analysis of synchronous malignant gliomas.

Zhuang Z, Lee YS, Zeng W, Furuta M, Valyi-Nagy T, Johnson MD, Vnencak-Jones CL, Woltjer RL, Weil RJ

Neurology.. 2004 June 2262 (12):2316-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Blockade of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway by U0126 attenuates neuronal damage following circulatory arrest.

Cho DG, Mulloy MR, Chang PA, Johnson MD, Aharon AS, Robison TA, Buckles TL, Byrne DW, Drinkwater DC

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.. 2004 April 127 (4):1033-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Protein profiling in brain tumors using mass spectrometry: feasibility of a new technique for the analysis of protein expression.

Schwartz SA, Weil RJ, Johnson MD, Toms SA, Caprioli RM

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.. 2004 February 110 (3):981-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Erdheim-chester disease mimicking multiple meningiomas syndrome.

Johnson MD, Aulino JP, Jagasia M, Mawn LA

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology.. 2004 January 25 (1):134-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Transforming growth factor-beta effects on meningioma cell proliferation and signal transduction pathways.

Johnson MD, Okediji E, Woodard A

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2004 January 66 (1-2):9-16. Epub 1900 01 01.

Congenital cystic hemangioblastomas of the cerebral hemisphere in a neonate without alteration in the VHL gene.

Johnson MD, Mitchell AR, Troup EC, Bhowmick DA, Wait SD, Aulino J, Zhuang Z, Weil RJ

Pediatric neurosurgery.. 2004 40 (3):124-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Transforming growth factor beta and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 are elevated in cerebrospinal fluid of immunocompromised patients with HIV-1 infection.

Johnson MD, Kim P, Tourtellotte W, Federspiel CF

Journal of neuro-AIDS.. 2004 2 (4):33-43. Epub 1900 01 01.

Allelic losses in oligodendroglial and oligodendroglioma-like neoplasms: analysis using microsatellite repeats and polymerase chain reaction.

Johnson MD, Vnencak-Jones CL, Toms SA, Moots PM, Weil R

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 2003 December 127 (12):1573-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pathologic quiz case: cerebellar hemorrhage in an octogenarian. Gliosarcoma.

Woltjer RL, Weil RJ, Moots PL, Johnson MD

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 2003 August 127 (8):e345-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

July 2002: 66-year-old female with a one-year history of progressive left proptosis.

Fan X, Semchyshyn TM, Mawn LA, Atkinson JB, Anderson JC, Toms SA, Johnson MD

Brain pathology.. 2003 January 13 (1):111-2, 117. Epub 1900 01 01.

Maria. An unexpected meeting between a doctor and a girl with AIDS bears fruit for HIV prevention efforts.

Johnson M

Health affairs.. 2003 22 (4):179-83. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dural lesions mimicking meningiomas.

Johnson MD, Powell SZ, Boyer PJ, Weil RJ, Moots PL

Human pathology.. 2002 December 33 (12):1211-26. Epub 1900 01 01.

Immunohistochemical localization of carboxypeptidases D, E, and Z in pituitary adenomas and normal human pituitary.

Fan X, Olson SJ, Blevins LS, Allen GS, Johnson MD

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society.. 2002 November 50 (11):1509-16. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evidence for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt-p7S6K pathway activation and transduction of mitogenic signals by platelet-derived growth factor in meningioma cells.

Johnson MD, Okedli E, Woodard A, Toms SA, Allen GS

Journal of neurosurgery.. 2002 September 97 (3):668-75. Epub 1900 01 01.

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy discovered after head trauma.

Paueksakon P, Parker JR, Fan X, Miles G, Ruiz H, Wushensky C, Johnson MD

Pediatric neurosurgery.. 2002 January 36 (1):33-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

The utility of external beam radiation and intracystic 32P radiation in the treatment of craniopharyngiomas.

Schefter JK, Allen G, Cmelak AJ, Johnson M, Toms S, Duggan D, Blevins LS

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2002 January 56 (1):69-78. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lovastatin is a potent inhibitor of meningioma cell proliferation: evidence for inhibition of a mitogen associated protein kinase.

Johnson MD, Woodard A, Okediji EJ, Toms SA, Allen GS

Journal of neuro-oncology.. 2002 January 56 (2):133-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Detection of proliferating S-phase brain tumor cells by in situ DNA replication.

Weil RJ, Toms SA, Johnson MD, Mealer A

Journal of neurosurgery.. 2001 November 95 (5):833-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Carcinoid tumor development in an intramedullary spinal cord mature teratoma.

Fan X, Turner JE, Turner TM, Elrod JP, Clough JA, Howell EI, Johnson MD

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology.. 2001 October 22 (9):1778-81. Epub 1900 01 01.

Immunohistochemical localization and comparison of carboxypeptidases D, E, and Z, alpha-MSH, ACTH, and MIB-1 between human anterior and corticotroph cell "basophil invasion" of the posterior pituitary.

Fan X, Olson SJ, Johnson MD

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society.. 2001 June 49 (6):783-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Oligodendroglial ganglioglioma with anaplastic features arising from the thalamus.

Johnson MD, Jennings MT, Toms ST

Pediatric neurosurgery.. 2001 June 34 (6):301-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

December 2000: 6 month old boy with 2 week history of progressive lethargy.

Fan X, Larson TC, Jennings MT, Tulipan NB, Toms SA, Johnson MD

Brain pathology.. 2001 April 11 (2):265-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

In vivo brain tumor demarcation using optical spectroscopy.

Lin WC, Toms SA, Johnson M, Jansen ED, Mahadevan-Jansen A

Photochemistry and photobiology.. 2001 April 73 (4):396-402. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evidence for mitogen-associated protein kinase activation and transduction of mitogenic signals by platelet-derived growth factor in human meningioma cells.

Johnson MD, Woodard A, Kim P, Frexes-Steed M

Journal of neurosurgery.. 2001 February 94 (2):293-300. Epub 1900 01 01.

Primary intracerebral Hodgkin's disease mimicking meningioma: case report.

Johnson MD, Kinney MC, Scheithauer BW, Briley RJ, Hamilton K, McPherson WF, Barton JH

Neurosurgery.. 2000 August 47 (2):454-6; discussion 456-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Pigmented schwannoma of the ventral spinal cord.

Singer RJ, Clough J, Johnson M, Atkinson JB, Copeland M

Southern medical journal.. 1999 May 92 (5):532-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Fatal familial insomnia: clinical and pathologic heterogeneity in genetic half brothers.

Johnson MD, Vnencak-Jones CL, McLean MJ

Neurology.. 1998 December 51 (6):1715-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Expanding the spectrum of Herpes Simplex encephalitis

Johnson M, Valyi-Nagy T.

Human Pathol. 1998; 29: 207-209.

Expression of a truncated, kinase-defective TGF-beta type II receptor in mouse skeletal tissue promotes terminal chondrocyte differentiation and osteoarthritis.

Serra R, Johnson M, Filvaroff EH, LaBorde J, Sheehan DM, Derynck R, Moses HL

The Journal of cell biology.. 1997 October 20139 (2):541-52. Epub 1900 01 01.

Autopsy risk and acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case report and reappraisal.

Johnson MD, Schaffner W, Atkinson J, Pierce MA

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 1997 January 121 (1):64-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Distribution of transforming growth factor-beta isoforms in human immunodeficiency virus-1 encephalitis.

Johnson MD, Gold LI

Human pathology.. 1996 July 27 (7):643-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Radiologic and laboratory evaluation of enhancing brain lesions in patients with AIDS.

Johnson MD, Creasy JL

Comprehensive therapy.. 1995 November 21 (11):645-52. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evaluating contrast-enhancing brain lesions in patients with AIDS by using positron emission tomography.

Pierce MA, Johnson MD, Maciunas RJ, Murray MJ, Allen GS, Harbison MA, Creasy JL, Kessler RM

Annals of internal medicine.. 1995 October 15123 (8):594-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Ganglioglioma of the pineal gland: clinical and radiographic response to stereotactic radiosurgical ablation.

Johnson MD, Jennings MT, Lavin P, Creasy JL, Maciunas RJ

Journal of child neurology.. 1995 May 10 (3):247-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Gliomatosis cerebri presenting as intractable epilepsy during early childhood.

Jennings MT, Frenchman M, Shehab T, Johnson MD, Creasy J, LaPorte K, Dettbarn WD

Journal of child neurology.. 1995 January 10 (1):37-45. Epub 1900 01 01.

Indolent granulomatous angiitis. Case report.

Johnson MD, Maciunas R, Creasy J, Collins RD

Journal of neurosurgery.. 1994 September 81 (3):472-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

The epidermal growth factor receptor is associated with phospholipase C-gamma 1 in meningiomas.

Johnson MD, Horiba M, Winnier AR, Arteaga CL

Human pathology.. 1994 February 25 (2):146-53. Epub 1900 01 01.

Anti-transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta antibodies inhibit breast cancer cell tumorigenicity and increase mouse spleen natural killer cell activity. Implications for a possible role of tumor cell/host TGF-beta interactions in human breast cancer progression.

Arteaga CL, Hurd SD, Winnier AR, Johnson MD, Fendly BM, Forbes JT

The Journal of clinical investigation.. 1993 December 92 (6):2569-76. Epub 1900 01 01.

Inhibition of mammary duct development but not alveolar outgrowth during pregnancy in transgenic mice expressing active TGF-beta 1.

Pierce DF, Johnson MD, Matsui Y, Robinson SD, Gold LI, Purchio AF, Daniel CW, Hogan BL, Moses HL

Genes & development.. 1993 December 7 (12A):2308-17. Epub 1900 01 01.

Neoplastic meningitis as the presentation of occult primitive neuroectodermal tumors.

Jennings MT, Slatkin N, D'Angelo M, Ketonen L, Johnson MD, Rosenblum M, Creasy J, Tulipan N, Walker R

Journal of child neurology.. 1993 October 8 (4):306-12. Epub 1900 01 01.

Transforming growth factor-beta in neural embryogenesis and neoplasia.

Johnson MD, Jennings MT, Gold LI, Moses HL

Human pathology.. 1993 May 24 (5):457-62. Epub 1900 01 01.

A PrP gene codon 178 base substitution and a 24-bp interstitial deletion in familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Bosque PJ, Vnencak-Jones CL, Johnson MD, Whitlock JA, McLean MJ

Neurology.. 1992 October 42 (10):1864-70. Epub 1900 01 01.

Transforming growth factor-beta and transforming growth factor beta-receptor expression in human meningioma cells.

Johnson MD, Federspiel CF, Gold LI, Moses HL

The American journal of pathology.. 1992 September 141 (3):633-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evidence for transforming growth factor-beta expression in human leptomeningeal cells and transforming growth factor-beta-like activity in human cerebrospinal fluid.

Johnson MD, Gold LI, Moses HL

Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology.. 1992 September 67 (3):360-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

In vitro karyotypic and immunophenotypic characterisation of primitive neuroectodermal tumours: similarities to malignant gliomas.

Jennings MT, Jennings DL, Ebrahim SA, Johnson MD, Turc-Carel C, Philip T, Philip I, Lapras C, Shapiro JR

European journal of cancer : official journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR).. 1992 28A (4-5):762-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Elevated content of the tyrosine kinase substrate phospholipase C-gamma 1 in primary human breast carcinomas.

Arteaga CL, Johnson MD, Todderud G, Coffey RJ, Carpenter G, Page DL

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.. 1991 December 188 (23):10435-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1, -beta 2, and -beta 3 mRNA and protein in the murine lung.

Pelton RW, Johnson MD, Perkett EA, Gold LI, Moses HL

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology.. 1991 December 5 (6):522-30. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lipocortin-1 immunoreactivity in the human pituitary gland.

Johnson MD, Gray ME, Pepinsky RB, Stahlman MT

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society.. 1990 December 38 (12):1841-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Fulminant monophasic multiple sclerosis, Marburg's type.

Johnson MD, Lavin P, Whetsell WO

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry.. 1990 October 53 (10):918-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Ontogeny of epidermal growth factor receptor and lipocortin-1 in fetal and neonatal human lungs.

Johnson MD, Gray ME, Carpenter G, Pepinsky RB, Stahlman MT

Human pathology.. 1990 February 21 (2):182-91. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mast cell and lymphoreticular infiltrates in neurofibromas. Comparison with nerve sheath tumors.

Johnson MD, Kamso-Pratt J, Federspiel CF, Whetsell WO

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 1989 November 113 (11):1263-70. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lipocortin-1 immunoreactivity in the normal human central nervous system and lesions with astrocytosis.

Johnson MD, Kamso-Pratt JM, Whetsell WO, Pepinsky RB

American journal of clinical pathology.. 1989 October 92 (4):424-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lipocortin-1 immunoreactivity in central and peripheral nervous system glial tumors.

Johnson MD, Kamso-Pratt J, Pepinsky RB, Whetsell WO

Human pathology.. 1989 August 20 (8):772-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Ontogeny of epidermal growth factor receptor/kinase and of lipocortin-1 in the ovine lung.

Johnson MD, Gray ME, Carpenter G, Pepinsky RB, Sundell H, Stahlman MT

Pediatric research.. 1989 May 25 (5):535-41. Epub 1900 01 01.

Osteoblastic meningioma of the fourth ventricle.

Johnson MD, Tulipan N, Whetsell WO

Neurosurgery.. 1989 April 24 (4):587-90. Epub 1900 01 01.

Granulomatous angiitis masquerading as a mass lesion. Magnetic resonance imaging and stereotactic biopsy findings in a patient with occult Hodgkin's disease.

Johnson M, Maciunas R, Dutt P, Clinton ME, Collins R

Surgical neurology.. 1989 January 31 (1):49-53. Epub 1900 01 01.

Central hypomyelination associated with congenital hypomyelinating polyneuropathy: report of an autopsied case.

Johnson MD, Glick AD, Whetsell WO

Clinical neuropathology.. 1989 8 (1):28-34. Epub 1900 01 01.

Production of proto-oncogene expressing control tissues for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical studies.

Johnson MD, Davis BW, Wetherall NT

Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology :

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome presenting as adult respiratory distress syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Johnson MD, Newman JH, Baxter JW

Southern medical journal.. 1988 April 81 (4):543-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Immunohistochemical evaluation of Leu-7, myelin basic-protein, S100-protein, glial-fibrillary acidic-protein, and LN3 immunoreactivity in nerve sheath tumors and sarcomas.

Johnson MD, Glick AD, Davis BW

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 1988 February 112 (2):155-60. Epub 1900 01 01.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide in human fetal lung and in neonatal lung disease.

Johnson MD, Gray ME, Stahlman MT

The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society.. 1988 February 36 (2):199-204. Epub 1900 01 01.

Role of central serotonin systems in the stimulatory effects of ovarian hormones and naloxone on luteinizing hormone release in female rats.

Johnson MD, Crowley WR

Endocrinology.. 1986 March 118 (3):1180-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Quinolinic acid stimulates luteinizing hormone secretion in female rats: evidence for involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate-preferring receptors.

Johnson MD, Whetsell WO, Crowley WR

Experimental brain research.. 1985 59 (1):57-61. Epub 1900 01 01.

Quinolinic acid stimulates luteinizing hormone secretion through a serotonin-dependent mechanism.

Johnson MD, Carroll BL, Whetsell WO, Crowley WR

Experimental brain research.. 1985 59 (1):62-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effects of the serotonin agonist, quipazine, on luteinizing hormone and prolactin release: evidence for serotonin-catecholamine interactions.

Lynch CO, Johnson MD, Crowley WR

Life sciences.. 1984 October 135 (14):1481-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Effects of opiate antagonists on serotonin turnover and on luteinizing hormone and prolactin secretion in estrogen- or morphine-treated rats.

Johnson MD, Crowley WR

Neuroendocrinology.. 1984 April 38 (4):322-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Acute effects of estradiol on circulating luteinizing hormone and prolactin concentrations and on serotonin turnover in individual brain nuclei.

Johnson MD, Crowley WR

Endocrinology.. 1983 December 113 (6):1935-41. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evidence that norepinephrine and epinephrine systems mediate the stimulatory effects of ovarian hormones on luteinizing hormone and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.

Adler BA, Johnson MD, Lynch CO, Crowley WR

Endocrinology.. 1983 October 113 (4):1431-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Serotonin turnover in individual brain nuclei: evaluation of three methods using liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

Johnson MD, Crowley WR

Life sciences.. 1982 August 931 (6):589-95. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evidence for the involvement of central epinephrine systems in the regulation of luteinizing hormone, prolactin, and growth hormone release in female rats.

Crowley WR, Terry LC, Johnson MD

Endocrinology.. 1982 April 110 (4):1102-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Regulation of episodic growth hormone secretion by the central epinephrine system. Studies in the chronically cannulated rat.

Terry LC, Crowley WR, Johnson MD

The Journal of clinical investigation.. 1982 January 69 (1):104-12. Epub 1900 01 01.

Role of central epinephrine in regulation of anterior pituitary hormone secretion.

Terry LC, Crowley WR, Lynch C, Longserre C, Johnson MD

Peptides.. 1982 3 (3):311-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

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Books

Neuropthologic and Neuroradiologic Correlations: A Differential Diagnostic Text and Atlas. (2017)

Chapter: Meningeal Mass Lesions.

Authors: Johnson MD, Hussain Ali.

Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press, London, UK 2017

Neuropthologic and Neuroradiologic Correlations: A Differential Diagnostic Text and Atlas. (2017)

Chapter: Leptoeningeal and Dural lesions

Authors: Hussain Ali., Johnson MD

Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press, London, UK 2017

Modern Surgical Pathology (2009)

Chapter: Muscle and nerve biopsy

Authors: Atkinson J.A., Johnson M.D., Bouldin, T.W. and Whetsell W.O

Publisher: W.B. Saunders, New York 2009

Modern Surgical Pathology (2009)

Chapter: Central Nervous System Tumors

Authors: Johnson M.D. and Atkinson J.A.

Publisher: W.B. Saunders, New York 2009

Textbook of Uncommon Cancer (2006)

Chapter: Gliomas and other neuroepithelial neoplasms

Authors: Moots P.L., Johnson M.D., Jennings M.T., Cmelak A.T.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, New York 2006

Advanced Neurosurgical Navigation (1999)

Chapter: Stereotactic brain biopsy: pathologic considerations

Authors: Johnson M.D., Kim P., Montine T., and Maciunas R.J.

Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, New York 1999

Textbook of Uncommon Cancer (1999)

Chapter: Gliomas and other neuroepithelial neoplasms

Authors: Moots P.L., Johnson M.D., Jennings M.T., Cmelak A.T.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, New York 1999

Textbook of Uncommon Cancer (1999)

Chapter: Retinoblastoma

Authors: Petty M.M., Jennings M.T., Johnson M.D., Cmelak A.T., Sinatra,R.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, New York 1999

Working on a Miracle (1997)

Authors: Mahlon Johnson, M.D., with (editorial) assistance of Joseph Olshan

Publisher: Bantam, Dell, Doubleday, and 14 foreign publishers 1997

Benign Cerebral Glioma (1995)

Chapter: Pathology of Ganglion cell tumors

Authors: Johnson M.D.

Publisher: American Assoc. Neurological Surgery, Park Ridge, Ill. 1995

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