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Department of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
S-417 BST
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412) 648-1260


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Department of Pathology - Faculty


Guoping Cai, M.D.


Dr. Cai is a member of Division of Cytology at UPMC Shadyside.

Office Location:
UPMC Shadyside Hospital
5230 Centre Avenue, Suite WG02.1
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Contact Information:
Office Telephone: (412) 623-1345
FAX: (412) 682-6450
Email Address: caig2@.upmc.edu

Research Interests:

Dr. Cai's research interests involve the diagnostic aspects of fine-needle aspiration biopsy and the application of molecular ancillary studies in the non-gynecological cytology specimens.

Selected Publications:

Cai G, Inghirami G, Moreira A, Sen F. Primary hepatic anaplastic large cell lymphoma diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2005; 33: 106-109.

Velazquez EF, Soskin A, Bock A, Codas R, Cai G, Barreto JE, Cubilla AL. Epithelial abnormalities and precancerous lesions of anterior urethra in patients with penile carcinoma: a report of 89 cases. Modern Pathology 2005; 18: 917-923.

Cai G, Huang H, Shapiro E, Zhou H, Yeh S, Melamed J, Greco MA, Lee P. Expression of androgen receptor-associated protein 55 (ARA55) in the developing human fetal prostate. Journal of Urology 2005; 173: 2190-2193.

Cai G, Simsir A, Cangiarella J. Invasive mammary carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy: review of the cytologic literature and distinction from other mammary lesions containing giant cells. Diagnostic Cytopathology 2004; 30: 396-400.

Jin LQ, Goswami S, Cai G, Zhen X, Friedman E. SKF83959 selectively regulates phosphatidylinositol-linked D1 dopamine receptors in rat brain. Journal of Neurochemistry 2003; 85: 378-386.

Zhen X, Torres C, Cai G, Friedman E. Inhibition of protein tyrosine/mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase activity is associated with D2 dopamine receptor supersensitivity in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Molecular Pharmacology 2002; 62(6): 1356-1363.

Cai G, Wang HY, Friedman E. Increased dopamine receptor signaling and dopamine receptor-G protein coupling in denervated striatum. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2002; 302(3): 1105-1112.

Tilakaratne N, Cai G, Friedman E. Attenuation of cocaine-induced genomic and functional responses in prenatal cocaine-exposed rabbits. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2001; 69: 225-232.

Seasholtz TM, Cai G, Wang HY, Friedman E. Effects of ischemia-reperfusion on vascular contractility and a1 adrenergic receptor signaling in the rat tail artery. Journal of Applied Physiology 2001; 91: 1004-1010.

Gao F, Christopher TA, Lopez BL, Friedman E, Cai G, Ma XL. Mechanism of decreased adenosine protection in reperfusion injury of aging rats. American Journal of Physiology Heart & Circulatory Physiology 2000; 279: H329-H338.

Cai G, Zhen X, Uryu K, Friedman E. D2 dopamine receptor-mediated activation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase is required for sensitized locomotive response in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Journal of Neuroscience 2000; 20: 1849-1857.



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