Dr. Marian Kollarik is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Kollarik received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Comenius University – Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in the Slovak Republic. His research interests include the modulation of visceral sensory nerves by inflammation and the regulation of cough reflex. M.D., Comenius University - Jessenius Faculty of Medicine (Slovak Republic) (1997) Ph.D., Comenius University - Jessenius Faculty of Medicine (Slovak Republic) (2004)

Modulation of visceral sensory nerves by inflammation; Regulation of cough reflex

Plevkova, J., Kollarik, M., Brozmanova, M., Revallo, M., Varechova, S. and Tatar, M.: Modulation of experimentally-induced cough by stimulation of nasal mucosa in cats and guinea pigs. In: Respir Physiol Neurobiol. -Vol. 142, No. 2-3 (2004), p. 225-35 Undem, B. J., Chuaychoo, B., Lee, M. G., Weinreich, D., Myers, A. C. and Kollarik, M.: Subtypes of vagal afferent C-fibres in guinea-pig lungs In: J Physiol. -Vol. 556, No. Pt 3 (2004), p. 905-17 Yu, S., Undem B. J., Kollarik, M.: Vagal afferent nerves with nociceptive properties in guinea pig oesophagus. In: J Physiol 563(Pt 3): 831-42.(2005). Chuaychoo B., Lee MG, Kollarik M, Undem BJ: Effect of 5-Hydroxytryptamine on Vagal C-fiber Subtypes in Guinea Pig Lungs. In Pulm Pharmacol Ther 18(4):269-76 (2005) Chuaychoo B., Hunter D., Myers AC, Kollarik M, Undem BJ: Role of the vagus nerve in allergeninduced substance P synthesis in large diameter sensory neurons innervating the lungs (2005). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005