Dr Harold Coleman - Researcher Profile

Biography

Harold works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Qualifications

PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1982

Publications

Book Chapters

Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., 2003, Endothelium-dependent depolarization and its implications for endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, in EDHF 2002, eds P M Vanhoutte, Taylor & Francis, London UK, pp. 199-204.

Tare, M., Sandow, S.L., Coleman, H.A., Wigg, S.J., Parkington, H.C., Hill, C.E., 2003, Myoendothelial gap junctions - the critical link for endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, in EDHF 2002, eds P M Vanhoutte, Taylor & Francis, London UK, pp. 223-233.

Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., 2003, Role of EDHF in vascular tone in vivo, in EDHF 2002, eds P M Vanhoutte, Taylor & Francis, London UK, pp. 101-107.

Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., 2001, Components of the potassium currents underlying the actions of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in arterioles, in EDHF 2000, eds Paul M. Vanhoutte, Taylor & Francis, London England, pp. 259-269.

Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., 2001, Excitability in uterine smooth muscle, in The Endocrinology of Partuition. Basic Science and Clinical Application, eds Roger Smith, Karger, Basel Switzerland, pp. 179-200.

Journal Articles

Payne, N.J., Sun, G., Herszfeld, D., Tat-Goh, P.A., Verma, P.J., Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Tonta, M.A., Siatskas, C., Bernard, C.C.A., 2012, Comparative study on the therapeutic potential of neurally differentiated stem cells in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 4 (Art. No.: e35093), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-14.

Coleman, H., Parkington, H., 2012, ET block and the neointima: Not the B, that is the answer, Cardiovascular Research [P], vol 95, issue 1, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 1-2.

Fleiss, B., Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Dickinson, H., Yawno, T., Zakhem, M., Hirst, J.J., Walker, D.W., 2012, Effect of maternal administration of allopregnanolone before birth asphyxia on neonatal hippocampal function in the spiny mouse, Brain Research [P], vol 1433, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 9-19.

Tare, M., Miller, S.L., Wallace, E.M., Sutherland, A.E., Yawno, T., Coleman, H.A., Jenkin, G., Parkington, H.C., 2012, Glucocorticoid treatment does not alter early cardiac adaptations to growth restriction in preterm sheep fetuses, Bjog-An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology [P], vol 119, issue 8, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 906-914.

Song, B., Sun, G., Herszfeld, D., Sylvain, A., Campanale, N.V., Hirst, C.E., Caine, S., Parkington, H.C., Tonta, M.A., Coleman, H.A., Short, M.A., Ricardo, S.D., Reubinoff, B., Bernard, C.C.A., 2012, Neural differentiation of patient specific iPS cells as a novel approach to study the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis, Stem Cell Research [P], vol 8, issue 2, Elsevier BV, The Netherlands, pp. 259-273.

Martin, K., Corlett, A., Dubach, D., Mustafa, T., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., Merson, T.D., Bourne, J.A., Porta, S., Arbones, M.L., Finkelstein, D.I., Pritchard, M.A., 2012, Over-expression of RCAN1 causes Down syndrome-like hippocampal deficits that alter learning and memory, Human Molecular Genetics [P], vol 21, issue 13, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 3025-3041.

Fleiss, B., Coleman, H., Zakhem, M.E., Ireland, Z., Walker, D., Parkington, H., 2011, Effects of birth asphyxia on neonatal hippocampal structure and function in the spiny mouse, International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience [P], vol 29, issue 7, Pergamon, UK, pp. 757-766.

Gasperini, R.J., Hou, X., Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Klaver, D.W., Vincent, A.J., Foa, L.C., Small, D.H., 2011, TRPM8 and Nav1.8 sodium channels are required for transthyretin-induced calcium influx in growth cones of small-diameter TrkA-positive sensory neurons, Molecular Neurodegeneration [P], vol 6, issue 1 (Art. No: 19), BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-12.

Tare, M., Emmett, S., Coleman, H., Skordilis, C., Eyles, D., Morley, R., Parkington, H., 2011, Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with impaired vascular endothelial and smooth muscle function and hypertension in young rats, Journal Of Physiology-London [P], vol 589, issue 19, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 4777-4786.

Liaskos, M., Turnbull, L., Carneiro, L., Firth, S.D., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., Le Bourhis, L., Karrar, A., Viala, J., Mak J., Hutton, M.L., Davies, J.K., Crack, P.J., Hertzog, P.J., Philpott, D., Girardin, S.E., Whitchurch, C.B., Ferrero, R.L., 2010, Bacterial membrane vesicles deliver peptidoglycan to NOD1 in epithelial cells, Cellular Microbiology [P], vol 12, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 372-385.

Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Wintour (Coghlan), E.M., Tare, M., 2010, Prenatal alcohol exposure: Implications for cardiovascular function in the fetus and beyond, Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physio..., vol 37, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-8.

Gravina, F.S., Parkington, H.C., Kerr, K.P., de Oliveira, R.B., Jobling, P., Coleman, H.A., Sandow, S.L., Davies, M.M., Imtiaz, M.S., Van Helden, D.F., 2010, Role of mitochondria in contraction and pacemaking in the mouse uterus, British Journal of Pharmacology [P], vol 161, issue 6, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 1375-1390.

Iqbal, J., Latchoumanin, O.A.L., Puspita Sari, I., Lang, R.J., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., Clarke, I.J., 2009, Estradiol-17beta inhibits gonadotropin-releasing hormone-induced Ca 2+ in gonadotropes to regulate negative feedback on luteinizing hormone release, Endocrinology [P], vol 150, issue 9, The Endocrine Society, USA, pp. 4213-4220.

Parkington, H.C., Tare, M., Coleman, H.A., 2008, EDITORIAL: The EDHF Story: The Plot Thickens, Circulation Research, vol 102, issue 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1148-1150.

Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 2007, Endothelin enhances activity of mechanosensitive channels: A mechanism for ET augmentation of the myogenic response, Cardiovascular Research, vol 76, issue 2, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 197-198.

Hou, X., Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Mechler, A.I., Martin, L.L., Aguilar, M.I., Small, D.H., 2007, Transthyretin oligomers induce calcium influx via voltage-gated calcium channels, Journal of Neurochemistry, vol 100, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 446-457.

Sokoya, E.M., Burns, A.R., Setiawan, C.T., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., Tare, M., 2006, Evidence for the involvement of myoendothelial gap junctions in EDHF-mediated relaxation in the rat middle cerebral artery, American Journal of Physiology, Heart and Circulatory Physiology, vol 291, issue 1, American Physiological Society, Bethesda USA, pp. H385-H393.

Reid, C.A., Coleman, H.A., Finkelstein, D.I., Horne, M.K., Drago, J., 2006, Null mutation of the alpha4 nicotinic receptor subunit increases the propensity of muscarinic-mediated neuronal bursting in mouse hippocampal slices, Neuropharmacology, vol 51, issue 3, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 587-596.

von der Weid, P., Coleman, H.A., 2005, Reduced vascular reactivity after chronic nitroglycerine administration: EDHF mechanism is also downregulated, British Journal of Pharmacology, vol 146, issue 4, Nature Publishing Group, London England, pp. 479-480.

Wigg, S.J., Tare, M., Forbes, J.M., Cooper, M.E., Thomas, M.C., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., O'Brien, R.C., 2004, Early vitamin e supplementation attenuates diabetes-associated vascular dysfunction and the rise in protein kinase C-in mesenteric artery and ameliorates wall stiffness in femoral artery of Wistar rats, Diabetologia, vol 47, issue 6, Springer-Verlag, New York USA, pp. 1038-1046.

Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., 2004, Endothelial potassium channels, endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization and the regulation of vascular tone in health and disease, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, vol 31, issue 9, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 641-649.

Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., 2004, Prostacyclin and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization, Pharmacological Research, vol 49, issue 6, Academic Press, UK, pp. 509-514.

Parkington, H.C., Dodd, J., Luff, S.E., Worthy, K.H., Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., Anderson, W.P., Edgley, A.J., 2004, Selective Increase in Renal Arcuate Innervation Density and Neurogenic Constriction in Chronic Angiotensin II-Infused Rats, Hypertension, vol 43, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 643-648.

Tare, M., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 2003, Regulation of vascular smooth muscle relaxation by the endothelium in health and in diabetes (with a focus on endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor), Neurophysiology, vol 35, issue 3/4, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, USA, pp. 256-261.

Tare, M., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 2002, Glycyrrhetinic derivatives inhibit hyperpolarization in endothelial cells of guinea-pig and rat arteries, American Journal of Physiology- Heart and Circulatory Physiology, vol 282, issue 1, American Physiological Society, Bethesda MD USA, pp. H335-H341.

Tobin, V.A., McCance, I., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 2002, How important is stimulation of for melatonin production in rat pineal glands?, Journal of Pineal Research, vol 32, issue 4, Blackwell Munksgaard, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 219-224.

Sandow, S.L., Tare, M., Coleman, H.A., Hill, C.E., Parkington, H.C., 2002, Involvement of myoendothelial gap junctions in the actions of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, Circulation Research, vol 90, issue 10, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 1108-1113.

Parkington, H.C., Chow, J.m., Evans, R.G., Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., 2002, Role of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in vascular tone in rat mesenteric and hindlimb circulations invivo, Journal of Physiology, vol 542, issue 3, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 929-937.

Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., 2001, EDHF is not K+ but may be due to spread of current from the endothelium in guinea pig arterioles, American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, vol 49, issue 6, American Physiological Society, Bethesda USA, pp. H2478-H2483.

Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., 2001, K+ currents underlying the action of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in guinea-pig, rat and human blood vessels, Journal of Physiology, vol 531, issue 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 359-373.

Coleman, H.A., Hart, J.D., Tonta, M.A., Parkington, H.C., 2000, Changes in the mechanisms involved in uterine contractions during pregnancy in guinea-pigs, Journal of Physiology, vol 523 issue 3, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 785-798.

Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., Coleman, H.A., 2000, EDHF, NO and a prostanoid: hyperpolarization-dependent and -independent relaxation in guinea-pig arteries, British Journal of Pharmacology, vol 130 issue 3, Macmillan Publishers, Hampshire UK, pp. 605-618.

Holman, M.E., Tonta, M.A., Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 1998, Muscarinic receptor activation in guinea-pig chromaffin cells causes decreased membrane conductance and depolarization, Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System, vol 68, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 140-144.

Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., Tonta, M.A., Coleman, H.A., 1998, Pregnancy-induced decrease in evoked excitatory junction potentials in guinea pig uterine artery, Journal of Vascular Research, vol 35, S Karger AG, Basel Switzerland, pp. 63-71.

Conference Proceedings

Coleman, H.A., Tare, M., Parkington, H.C., 2002, Myoendothelial electrical coupling in arteries and arterioles and its implications for endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 22/11/2000 - 24/11/2000, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 630-637.

Parkington, H.C., Tonta, M.A., Brennecke, S.P., Coleman, H.A., 1998, Effect of prostaglandins on human uterine smooth muscle during normal and prolonged labor, Placenta, Tokyo Japan 1-3 October 1998, WB Saunders Co Ltd, London UK, p. 30A.

Parkington, H.C., Tonta, M.A., Brennecke, S.P., Holman, M.E., Coleman, H.A., 1998, Prostaglandins hyperpolarize and suppress spontaneous contractions in human uterine smooth muscle, Journal of Physiology, London UK 8-9 January 1998, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp. 68P-69P.

Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 1997, Endothelium-dependent activation and inhibitation of K+ currents in response to acetylcholine in submucosal arterioles of guinea-pigs, Journal of Vascular Research, Maastricht The Netherland, 6-9 July, S Karger AG, Basel Switzerland, p. 12.

Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 1997, Endothelium-dependent after-depolarization evoked by acetylcholine in submucosal arterioles of the guinea-pig, Proceedings of the International Union of Physiological Societies, St. Petersburg, Russia, International Union of Physiological Societies, St. Petersburg Russia.

Coleman, H.A., Parkington, H.C., 1997, Mechanism of action of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in submucosal arterioles of the guinea-pig, Progress in Microcirculation Research, St. Vincents's Hospital, Melbourne, The A & NZ Microcirculation Society, Kensington NSW Australia, p. 50.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(POSTGRADUATE QUALIFYING OR PRELIMINARY).

Supervisors:

Coleman, H (Joint), Parkington, H (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The effects of the Australian box-jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) venom in rats..

Supervisors:

Parkington, H (Main), Coleman, H (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Traumatic brain injury & the barrel cortex; Using a novel sensory system to understand functional changes in the brain..

Supervisors:

Rajan, R (Main), Coleman, H (Associate), Morganti-Kossmann, M (Associate), Yan, E (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Coffa, F.

Program of Study:

INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF CAPSAICIN-SENSITIVE AFFERENTS IN INTESTINAL ARTERIOLES OF GUINEA-PIGS. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Kotecha, N (Main), Coleman, H (Associate).

Student:

Fleiss, B.

Program of Study:

Studies on hippocampal function and structure in neonatal spiny mice following asphyxia at birth. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Coleman, H (Joint), Walker, D (Joint-Co).