Mary C. Nakamura, MD

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Education

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, B.A., 1981, Biology
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, M.D., cum laude, 1986, Medicine
Intern and resident, Department of Internal Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 1986-1989
Rheumatology Fellow, Div. Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins U., Baltimore, MD, 1990-1991
Rheumatology Fellow, Div. Rheumatology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 1991-1994

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Professional Experience

• 1989-1990
  Clinical Instructor, Acquired Immunodeficiencies Clinic, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
• 1995-2000
  Adjunct Assistant Prof. Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
• 1995-1998
  Director Arthritis Clinic, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Hospital, San Francisco, CA
• 2000-present
  Assistant Prof. of Medicine, in residence, Dept. of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center

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Honors & Awards

• 1977-1981
  Pacific Regional Scholarship, Swarthmore College
• 1981
  Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi
• 1984 and 1985
  Lupus Foundation of America Summer Fellowship
• 1986
  Louis G. Welt Prize for outstanding medical school thesis
• 1986
  Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation, American Medical Women's Association for scholastic achievement
• 1989
  Jeffrey Weingarten Award for Housestaff
• 2000
  Presidential Early Career Award

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Selected Publications

1. Charles JF, Hsu LY, Niemi EC, Weiss A, Aliprantis AO, Nakamura MC. Inflammatory arthritis increases mouse osteoclast precursors with myeloid suppressor function. J Clin Invest. 2012 Dec 3; 122(12):4592-605.
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2. Chitu V, Nacu V, Charles JF, Henne WM, McMahon HT, Nandi S, Ketchum H, Harris R, Nakamura MC, Stanley ER. PSTPIP2 deficiency in mice causes osteopenia and increased differentiation of multipotent myeloid precursors into osteoclasts. Blood. 2012 Oct 11; 120(15):3126-35.
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3. Hammer GE, Turer EE, Taylor KE, Fang CJ, Advincula R, Oshima S, Barrera J, Huang EJ, Hou B, Malynn BA, Reizis B, DeFranco A, Criswell LA, Nakamura MC, Ma A. Expression of A20 by dendritic cells preserves immune homeostasis and prevents colitis and spondyloarthritis. Nat Immunol. 2011 Dec; 12(12):1184-93.
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4. Baker-LePain JC, Nakamura MC, Lane NE. Effects of inflammation on bone: an update. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 2011 Jul; 23(4):389-95.
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5. Baker-LePain JC, Nakamura MC, Shepherd J, von Scheven E. Assessment of bone remodelling in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Mar; 50(3):611-9.
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6. Adapala NS, Barbe MF, Langdon WY, Nakamura MC, Tsygankov AY, Sanjay A. The loss of Cbl-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase interaction perturbs RANKL-mediated signaling, inhibiting bone resorption and promoting osteoclast survival. J Biol Chem. 2010 Nov 19; 285(47):36745-58.
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7. Baker-LePain JC, Stone DH, Mattis AN, Nakamura MC, Fye KH. Clinical diagnosis of segmental arterial mediolysis: differentiation from vasculitis and other mimics. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2010 Nov; 62(11):1655-60.
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8. Xing Z, Lu C, Hu D, Yu YY, Wang X, Colnot C, Nakamura M, Wu Y, Miclau T, Marcucio RS. Multiple roles for CCR2 during fracture healing. Dis Model Mech. 2010 Jul-Aug; 3(7-8):451-8.
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9. Li L, Fang CJ, Ryan JC, Niemi EC, Lebrón JA, Björkman PJ, Arase H, Torti FM, Torti SV, Nakamura MC, Seaman WE. Binding and uptake of H-ferritin are mediated by human transferrin receptor-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 23; 107(8):3505-10.
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10. Park-Min KH, Ji JD, Antoniv T, Reid AC, Silver RB, Humphrey MB, Nakamura M, Ivashkiv LB. IL-10 suppresses calcium-mediated costimulation of receptor activator NF-kappa B signaling during human osteoclast differentiation by inhibiting TREM-2 expression. J Immunol. 2009 Aug 15; 183(4):2444-55.
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11. Hsieh CL, Koike M, Spusta SC, Niemi EC, Yenari M, Nakamura MC, Seaman WE. A role for TREM2 ligands in the phagocytosis of apoptotic neuronal cells by microglia. J Neurochem. 2009 May; 109(4):1144-56.
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12. Yao W, Cheng Z, Busse C, Pham A, Nakamura MC, Lane NE. Glucocorticoid excess in mice results in early activation of osteoclastogenesis and adipogenesis and prolonged suppression of osteogenesis: a longitudinal study of gene expression in bone tissue from glucocorticoid-treated mice. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jun; 58(6):1674-86.
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13. Charles JF, Humphrey MB, Zhao X, Quarles E, Nakamura MC, Aderem A, Seaman WE, Smith KD. The innate immune response to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium by macrophages is dependent on TREM2-DAP12. Infect Immun. 2008 Jun; 76(6):2439-47.
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14. Wu Y, Humphrey MB, Nakamura MC. Osteoclasts - the innate immune cells of the bone. Autoimmunity. 2008 Apr; 41(3):183-94.
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15. Wu Y, Torchia J, Yao W, Lane NE, Lanier LL, Nakamura MC, Humphrey MB. Bone microenvironment specific roles of ITAM adapter signaling during bone remodeling induced by acute estrogen-deficiency. PLoS One. 2007; 2(7):e586.
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16. Hamerman JA, Jarjoura JR, Humphrey MB, Nakamura MC, Seaman WE, Lanier LL. Cutting edge: inhibition of TLR and FcR responses in macrophages by triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM)-2 and DAP12. J Immunol. 2006 Aug 15; 177(4):2051-5.
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17. Humphrey MB, Lanier LL, Nakamura MC. Role of ITAM-containing adapter proteins and their receptors in the immune system and bone. Immunol Rev. 2005 Dec; 208:50-65.
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18. Humphrey MB, Daws MR, Spusta SC, Niemi EC, Torchia JA, Lanier LL, Seaman WE, Nakamura MC. TREM2, a DAP12-associated receptor, regulates osteoclast differentiation and function. J Bone Miner Res. 2006 Feb; 21(2):237-45.
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19. Chen TT, Li L, Chung DH, Allen CD, Torti SV, Torti FM, Cyster JG, Chen CY, Brodsky FM, Niemi EC, Nakamura MC, Seaman WE, Daws MR. TIM-2 is expressed on B cells and in liver and kidney and is a receptor for H-ferritin endocytosis. J Exp Med. 2005 Oct 3; 202(7):955-65.
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20. Lane NE, Yao W, Nakamura MC, Humphrey MB, Kimmel D, Huang X, Sheppard D, Ross FP, Teitelbaum SL. Mice lacking the integrin beta5 subunit have accelerated osteoclast maturation and increased activity in the estrogen-deficient state. J Bone Miner Res. 2005 Jan; 20(1):58-66.
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