Alan C. Dalkin, MD

Alan C. Dalkin, MD

Interim Chief

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Professor of Medicine
Associate Chair, Clinic Affairs
Interim Chief, Division of Clinical Rheumatology 
Division of Clinical Rheumatology
University of Virginia

PO Box 801412, Fontaine Research Park 450 Ray C. Hunt Drive
Phone: (434) 243-2603
Fax: 9434) 243-9143
E-mail: acd6v
@virginia.edu

Degree(s)
Residency
University of Michigan (M.D.), 1984 
Internal Medicine, University of Chicago
Fellowship
Certification
Endocrinology, University of Michigan
Internal Medicine
Endocrinology & Metabolism 
Clinical Interests
Typical Patient

General endocrinology, metabolic bone disease Osteoporosis 

General endocrinology, metabolic bone disease Osteoporosis 

 




Research Interest: Reproductive Endocrinology


Publications

1.  Burger LL, Haisenleder DJ, Wotton GM, Aylor KW, Dalkin AC, Marshall JC.  The regulation of FSHbeta transcription by gonadal steroids: testosterone and estradiol modulation of the activin intracellular signaling pathway. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jul;293(1):E277-85. Epub 2007 Apr 3.

2.  Haisenleder DJ, Aylor KW, Burger LL, Dalkin AC, Marshall JC.  Stimulation of FSHbeta transcription by blockade of endogenous pituitary follistatin production: Efficacy of adenoviral-delivered antisense RNA in the rat.  Endocrine. 2006 Jun;29(3):399-404.

3.  Burger LL, Haisenleder DJ, Dalkin AC, Marshall JC.  Regulation of gonadotropin subunit gene transcription. J Mol Endocrinol. 2004 Dec;33(3):559-84. Review.

4.  Haisenleder DJ, Burger LL, Aylor KW, Dalkin AC, Walsh HE, Shupnik MA, Marshall JC.  Testosterone stimulates follicle-stimulating hormone beta transcription via activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase: evidence in rat pituitary cells.  Biol Reprod. 2005 Mar;72(3):523-9. Epub 2004 Oct 27.

5.  Prendergast KA, Burger LL, Aylor KW, Haisenleder DJ, Dalkin AC, Marshall JC.  Pituitary follistatin gene expression in female rats: evidence that inhibin regulates transcription.  Biol Reprod. 2004 Feb;70(2):364-70. Epub 2003 Oct 15.
 
6.  Burger LL, Haisenleder DJ, Aylor KW, Dalkin AC, Prendergast KA, Marshall JC.  Regulation of luteinizing hormone-beta and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-beta gene transcription by androgens: testosterone directly stimulates FSH-beta transcription independent from its role on follistatin gene expression.  Endocrinology. 2004 Jan;145(1):71-8. Epub 2003 Sep 25.
 
7.  Haisenleder DJ, Burger LL, Aylor KW, Dalkin AC, Marshall JC.  Gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation of gonadotropin subunit transcription: evidence for the involvement of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (Ca/CAMK II) activation in rat pituitaries.  Endocrinology. 2003 Jul;144(7):2768-74.
 
8.  Burger LL, Dalkin AC, Aylor KW, Haisenleder DJ, Marshall JC.  GnRH pulse frequency modulation of gonadotropin subunit gene transcription in normal gonadotropes-assessment by primary transcript assay provides evidence for roles of GnRH and follistatin. Endocrinology. 2002 Sep;143(9):3243-9.
 
9.  Haisenleder DJ, Workman LJ, Burger LL, Aylor KW, Dalkin AC, Marshall JC.  Gonadotropin subunit transcriptional responses to calcium signals in the rat: evidence for regulation by pulse frequency.  Biol Reprod. 2001 Dec;65(6):1789-93.
 
10.  Burger LL, Dalkin AC, Aylor KW, Workman LJ, Haisenleder DJ, Marshall JC.  Regulation of gonadotropin subunit transcription after ovariectomy in the rat: measurement of subunit primary transcripts reveals differential roles of GnRH and inhibin.  Endocrinology. 2001 Aug;142(8):3435-42.
 
11.  Dalkin AC, Burger LL, Aylor KW, Haisenleder DJ, Workman LJ, Cho S, Marshall JC.  Regulation of gonadotropin subunit gene transcription by gonadotropin-releasing hormone: measurement of primary transcript ribonucleic acids by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assays.  Endocrinology. 2001 Jan;142(1):139-46.
 
12.  Dalkin AC, Haisenleder DJ, Gilrain JT, Aylor K, Yasin M, Marshall JC.  Gonadotropin-releasing hormone regulation of gonadotropin subunit gene expression in female rats: actions on follicle-stimulating hormone beta messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) involve differential expression of pituitary activin (beta-B) and follistatin mRNAs.  Endocrinology. 1999 Feb;140(2):903-8.

13.  Dalkin AC, Haisenleder DJ, Gilrain JT, Aylor K, Yasin M, Marshall JC.  Regulation of pituitary follistatin and inhibin/activin subunit messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) in male and female rats: evidence for inhibin regulation of follistatin mRNA in females.  Endocrinology. 1998 Jun;139(6):2818-23.
 
14.  Aloi JA, Marshall JC, Yasin M, Gilrain JT, Haisenleder DJ, Dalkin AC.  Ovarian activin receptor subtype and follistatin gene expression in rats: reciprocal regulation by gonadotropins.  Biol Reprod. 1997 Jun;56(6):1565-9.
 
15.  Haisenleder DJ, Yasin M, Dalkin AC, Gilrain J, Marshall JC.  GnRH regulates steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) gene expression in the rat pituitary.  Endocrinology. 1996 Dec;137(12):5719-22.

16.  Dalkin AC, Gilrain JT, Bradshaw D, Myers CE.  Activin inhibition of prostate cancer cell growth: selective actions on androgen-responsive LNCaP cells.  Endocrinology. 1996 Dec;137(12):5230-5.
 
17.  Yasin M, Dalkin AC, Haisenleder DJ, Marshall JC.  Testosterone is required for gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation of luteinizing hormone-beta messenger ribonucleic acid expression in female rats.  Endocrinology. 1996 Apr;137(4):1265-71.

18.  Dalkin AC, Haisenleder DJ, Yasin M, Gilrain JT, Marshall JC.  Pituitary activin receptor subtypes and follistatin gene expression in female rats: differential regulation by activin and follistatin.  Endocrinology. 1996 Feb;137(2):548-54.

19.  Matherne GP, Byford AM, Gilrain JT, Dalkin AC.  Changes in myocardial A1 adenosine receptor and message levels during fetal development and postnatal maturation. Biol Neonate. 1996;70(4):199-205.
 
20.  Kerrigan JR, Yasin M, Haisenleder DJ, Dalkin AC, Marshall JC.  Regulation of gonadotropin subunit messenger ribonucleic acid expression in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-deficient female rats: effects of GnRH, galanin, GnRH-associated peptide, neuropeptide-Y, and thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
Biol Reprod. 1995 Jul;53(1):1-7.

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