1.  Goldstein, J.M., Nelson, D., Kordula, T. Mayo, J.A. and Travis, J. Extracellular Arginine Aminopeptidase from Streptococcus gordonii FSS2. Infection and Immunity, 70, 836-843, 2002.

2.  Kordula, T., Banbula, A., Macomson, J. and Travis, J. Isolation and properties of Stachyrase A; a chymotrypsin-like serine proteinase from Stachybotrys chartarum. Infection and Immunity, 70, 419-421, 2002.

3.  Kasza, A., Kowanetz, M., Poslednik, K., Witek, B., Kordula T. and Koj, A. Epidermal Growth Factor and proinflammatory cytokine regulate expression of plasminogen activation system in U373-MG astrocytoma cells. Cytokine, 16, 187-190, 2001.

4.  Goldstein, J.M., Banbula, A., Kordula, T., Mayo, J.A. and Travis, J. A Novel Extracellular x-Prolyl Dipeptidyl-Peptidase from Streptococcus gordonii FSS2: An Emerging Subfamily of Viridans Streptococcal x-Pro DPPs. Infection and Immunity, 69, 5494-501, 2001.

5.  Kasza, A., Rogowski, K., Kilarski, W., Sobota, R., Bernas, T., Dobrucki, J., Travis, J., Koj, A., Bugno, M. and Kordula, T. Differential effects of Oncostatin M and Leukemia Inhibitory Factor expression in astrocytoma cells. Biochem. J., 355, 307-314, 2001.

6.  Kordula, T., Bugno, M., Rydel, R.E., and Travis, J. Mechanism of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor a-dependent regulation of a1-antichymotrypsin gene in human astrocytes. J. Neurosciences, 20, 7510-7516, 2000.

7.  Sobota, R., Szwed, M., Kasza, A., Bugno, M. and Kordula, T. Parthenolide Inhibits activation of Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) induced by cytokines of the IL-6 family. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.  267, 329-333. 2000.

8.  Wang, Y., Ripperger, J., Feym G.H., Samols, D., Kordula, T., Wetzler, M., Van Etten, R.A., Baumann, H. Modulation of hepatic acute phase gene expression by epidermal growth factor and Src protein tyrosine kinases in murine and human hepatic cells. Hepatology, 30, 682-697. 1999.

9.  Bugno, M., Witek, B., Bereta, J., Bereta, M., Edwards, D.R. and Kordula, T. Reprogramming of TIMP-1 and TIMP-3 expression profiles in brain microvascular endothelial cells and astrocytes in response to proinflammatory cytokines. FEBS Lett., 448, 9-14. 1999.

10.  Nelson, D., Potempa, J., Kordula, T. and Travis, J. Purification and characterization of a novel cysteine proteinase (Periodontain) from porphyromonas gingivalis; Evidence for a role in the inactivation of human alpha1-proteinase inhibitor. J. Biol. Chem., 274, 12245-51. 1999.

11.  Whitworth, S.T., Kordula, T. and Travis, J. Molecular cloning of Soli E2: an elastase-like serine proteinase from the imported red fire ant. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol., 29, 249-54. 1999.

12.  Kordula, T., Rydel, R.E, Brigham, E.F., Horn, F., Heinrich, P.C., and Travis, J. Oncostatin M and interleukin-6/ soluble interleukin-6 receptor complex regulate alpha-1-antichymotrypsin expression in human cortical astrocytes. J. Biol. Chem., 237, 4112-4118. 1998.

13.  Mikolajczyk-Pawlinska, J, Kordula, T., Pavloff, N., Chen, W.-C.A, Pemberton, P.A., Travis, J., and Potempa, J. Genetic variation of Porphyromonas gingivalis genes encoding gingipains, cysteine proteinases with arginine or lysine specificity. Biol. Chem., 379, 205-211. 1998.

14.  Lai, C-H., Ripperger, J., Morella, K.K., Jurlander, Y., Hawley, T.S., Carlson, W.E., Kordula, T., Caligiuri, M.A., and Baumann, H. Receptors for IL-10 and IL-6-type cytokines use similar signaling mechanisms for inducing transcription through IL-6 response elements. J. Biol. Chem., 271, 13968-13975. 1996.

15.  Kordula, T., Ripperger, J., Morella, K.K., Travis, J. and Baumann, H. Two separate STAT proteins regulate transcription of the serine proteinase inhibitor-3 gene (SPI-3) in hepatic cells. J. Biol. Chem., 271, 6752-6757.1996.

16.  Kordula, T., and Travis, J. The role of STAT and C/EBP transcription factors in the synergistic activation of rat serine protease inhibitor-3 gene by interleukin-6 and dexamethasone. Biochem. J., 313, 1019-1027, 1996.

17.  Bugno, M., Graeve, L., Gatios, P., Koj, A., Heinrich, P.C., Travis, J. and Kordula, T. Identification of the interleukin-6/oncostatin M response element in the rat tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) promoter. Nucl. Acids Res., 23, 5041-5047. 1995.

18.  Kordula, T., Bugno, M., Goldstein, J. and Travis, J. Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3) expression by interferon-g and interleukin-6 in hepatoma cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 216, 999-1005. 1995.

19.  Koj, A., Guzdek, A., Nakamura, T. and Kordula, T. Hepatocyte growth factor and retinoic acid exert opposite effects on synthesis of type 1 and type 2 acute phase proteins in rat hepatoma cells. Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol., 27, 39-46, 1995.

20.  Kordula, T. and Travis, J. Activation of the rat serine proteinase inhibitor 3 gene by interferon g via the interleukin 6-responsive element. Biochem. J., 308, 63-67, 1995.

21.  Kordula, T., Bugno, M., Lason, W., Przewlocki, W. and Koj, A. Rat contrapsins are the type II acute phase proteins: regulation by interleukin 6 on the mRNA level. Biochem. Bioph. Res. Comm., 201, 222-227, 1994.

22.  Kordula, T., Dubin, A., Schooltink, H., Koj, A., Heinrich, P.C. and Rose-John, S. Molecular cloning and expression of an intracellular serpin: elastase inhibitor from horse leukocytes. Biochem. J., 293, 184-187, 1993.

23.  Kordula, T., Guttgemann, I., Rose-John, S., Roeb, E., Osthues, A., Tschesche, H., Koj, A., Heinrich, P.C. and Graeve, L. Synthesis of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) in human hepatoma cells (HepG2): up-regulation by interleukin-6 and transforming growth factor b. FEBS Lett., 313, 143-147, 1992.

24.  Koj, A, Rokita, H., Pierzchalski, P., Kordula, T., Guzdek, A. and Bereta, J. Modulation of acute phase protein synthesis by cellular growth and differentiation factors. Folia Histochem. Cytobiol., 30, 143-145, 1992.

25.  Kordula, T., Rose-John, S., Heinrich, P.C. and Koj, A. Interferon g regulates a2-macroglobulin and a1-antichymotrypsin expression on the pretranslational level in HepG2 cells. Folia Histochem. Cytobiol., 30, 147-149, 1992.

26.  Rokita, H., Falus, A., Biro, J., Smolen, J., Kordula, T., and Stalinska, K. Histamine modulates the interleukin-6-related acute phase protein synthesis in cultured murine hepatocytes. Scand. J. Immunol., 35, 681-685, 1992.

27.  Koj, A., Rokita, H., Kordula, T., Kurdowska, A., and Travis, A. Role of cytokines and growth factors in the induced synthesis of proteinase inhibitors belonging to acute phase proteins. Biochem. Biomed. Acta, 50, 421-425, 1991.

28.  Kordula, T., Rokita, H., Koj, A., Fiers, W., Gauldie, J. and Baumann, H. Effects of interleukin 6 and leukemia inhibitory factor on the acute phase response and DNA synthesis in cultured rat hepetocytes. Lymphokine and Cytokine Research, 10, 23-26, 1991.

29.  Wisniewski, J., Kordula, T., and Krawczyk, Z. Isolation and nucleotide sequence analysis of the rat testis-specific major heat-shock protein (HSP70)-related gene. Biochem. Bioph. Acta, 1048, 93-99, 1990.