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Author:

Roff, Alanna Nichole

Title:

Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Human Meprin Alpha

Graduate Program:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

post-transcriptional regulation
inflammation
meprin alpha

File:

Download ARoff_Masters_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Faoud T Ishmael, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Faoud T Ishmael, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zamamiri-Davis, Faith Alexandria

Title:

UP REGULATION OF CYLOOXYGENASE-2 AND INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE IN MACROPHAGES DURING SELENIUM DEFICIENCY: ROLE OF NUCLEAR FACTOR-KAPPA B

Graduate Program:

Pathobiology

Keywords:

inflammation
free radicals
transcription factor
macrophage
oxidative stress
selenium

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Lorraine Sordillo Gandy, Committee Member
Benjamin Franklin Pugh, Committee Member
Madhu Reddy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Thomas Henderson, Committee Member

Author:

Lazovic, Jelena

Title:

Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Study Brain Pathology and Function

Graduate Program:

Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

iNOS
cytokines
microglia
inflammation
IL-1R1
IL-1
hypoxia-ischemia
RF coil
MRI
c-Fos
visceral pain
colonic distention

File:

Download Thesis_final_Jelena_Lazovic3a.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Teresa L Wood, Committee Member
Timothy John Mosher, Committee Member
Nadine B Smith, Committee Member
Ann Ouyang, Committee Member

Author:

Beaver, Kathleen

Title:

The Innate Immune Response to Ectromelia Virus Infection: Early Effector Mechanisms and Cell Types

Graduate Program:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

inflammation
IL-1
ROS
ectromelia virus
evasion mechanisms

File:

Download Kathleen_Beaver_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Charles Norbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Charles Norbury, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chang, Mikyoung

Title:

SIGNALING FUNCTIONS OF THE NFkappaB1 GENE PRODUCTS IN MACROPHAGES AND T CELLS

Graduate Program:

Genetics

Keywords:

T cells
inflammation
macrophage
p105
IkappaBgamma
NFkappaB

File:

Download ChangMThesis2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Shao Cong Sun, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sarah Bronson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Joseph Spector, Committee Member
Christopher Charles Norbury, Committee Member
Jong Kak Yun, Committee Member

Author:

Shan, Weiwei

Title:

PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR beta ATTENUATES CHEMICALLY-INDUCED LIVER TOXICITY

Graduate Program:

Genetics

Keywords:

liver toxicity
inflammation
peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta
NF-kappaB signaling

File:

Download Ph.D._Thesis-Weiwei_Shan.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey Maurice Peters, Committee Member
Gary H Perdew, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Harriet C Isom, Committee Member

Author:

Gunderson, Andrew Joseph

Title:

The tumor promoting roles of lymphocytes during RAS initiated inflammation and skin carcinogenesis

Graduate Program:

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Keywords:

tumor immunology
RAS
inflammation
skin cancer
lymphocytes

File:

Download Dissertation_AGunderson_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Adam Bleier Glick, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wendy Hanna Rose, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Todd Schell, Committee Member
Avery August, Special Member

Author:

Alkhateeb, Ahmed Awni

Title:

The Role of Serum Ferritin in Breast Tumorigenesis: Implications for Cancer-associated Inflammation in Tumor Progression and Therapy Resistance

Graduate Program:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

ferritin
iron
inflammation
cancer-associated inflammation
breast cancer

File:

Download Alkhateeb_Dissertation_Corrected_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Robert Connor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gavin Peter Robertson, Committee Member
Laura Carrel, Committee Member
Robert Harold Bonneau, Special Member
Sang Yong Lee, Committee Member
Allan Lipton, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Shan

Title:

Regulation of Macrophage Heterogeneity and Diet-induced Metabolic Diseases by the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Ron

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

Receptor tyrosine kinase
Ron
atherosclerosis
obesity
fatty liver disease
macrophage activation
inflammation

File:

Download 7-26-13_Shan_Yu_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Pamela Hankey Giblin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donna Hope Korzick, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Andrea Marie Mastro, Committee Member
Na Xiong, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Douglas Cavener, Special Member

Author:

Scoular, Katelyn Marie

Title:

Effects of a dairy-rich diet on modulating biomarkers of inflammation in weight-stable overweight and obese adults

Graduate Program:

Nutrition

Keywords:

dairy
milk
inflammation
overweight
obese

File:

Download PS_Thesis_KMS_27_June_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Sharon M Nickols Richardson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gu, Yeyi

Title:

Modulation of Obesity-Related Inflammation by Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L. Sterculiaceae)

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

cocoa
Theobroma Cacao
procyanidin
obesity
inflammation
metabolic syndrome

File:

Download Ph.D.Thesis_Final_2013_Yeyi_Gu.pdf

Committee Members:

Joshua D Lambert, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ryan John Elias, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Member
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member

Author:

Song, Sunmi

Title:

Integrating social relationship dynamics into the association between emotional disturbances and physical health: A stress psychophysiological approach

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

social stress
social relationships
emotional factors
inflammation
psychophysiology

File:

Download Song_Dissertation_11.22.13_final_revision2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Elise Graham Engeland, Committee Member
Elizabeth Susman, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member
William Ray, Committee Member

Author:

Flock, Michael Ryan

Title:

Immunometabolism of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in humans

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

nutrition
omega-3 fatty acids
red blood cells
inflammation
cardiovascular disease
immunometabolism
immunology

File:

Download Michael_Flock__-_Thesis_3-6.pdf

Committee Members:

Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
Michael Henry Green, Committee Member
Trent L Gaugler, Special Member

Author:

Hennigar, Stephen Russel

Title:

Znt2 (slc30a2)-mediated zinc transport in the post-lactational involution of the mammary gland: regulation and dysregulation

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

mammary gland
involution
cell death
zinc transporter
zinc
lysosome
cytokines
inflammation

File:

Download Hennigar_Dissertation_-_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Committee Member
Troy Ott, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member
David I Soybel, Committee Member

Author:

Lewis, Jordan Gaines

Title:

Inflammation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Its Mediating Role and Potential as a Marker of Severity

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience

Keywords:

obstructive sleep apnea
sleep-disordered breathing
sleep
adolescence
inflammation
obesity

File:

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Committee Members:

Alexandros N Vgontzas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Richter, Chesney Kirstin

Title:

Plant-derived bioactives and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids as nutritional interventions for cardiovascular disease risk factors

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

inflammation
fish oil
endotoxemia
strawberries
oxidative stress
arterial stiffness
postprandial dysmetabolism

File:

Download RichterCK_Dissertation_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Penny Margaret Kris Etherton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gordon Lee Jensen, Committee Member
Sheila Grace West, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Kayla Jo

Title:

THE ROLE OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR IN MODULATING SKIN AND INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL PHYSIOLOGY

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

aryl hydrocarbon receptor
skin
intestine
inflammation
keratinocyte

File:

Download Smith_Kayla_J_Dissertation_2017_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Perdew, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Perdew, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey Peters, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Edward Dudley, Outside Member
Richard Frisque, Committee Member

Author:

Jackson, Morgan A

Title:

Impact of age-associated estrogen deficiency on innate immune responses to myocardial ischemic injury in the female rat heart

Graduate Program:

Physiology

Keywords:

heart
aging
estrogen
inflammation
macrophage
ischemia reperfusion injury

File:

Download Final_Revision_Jackson_Masters_Thesis__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Donna Korzick, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Member
Catharine Ross, Committee Member

Author:

Bennett, Laura F

Title:

Analysis of Stress Erythropoiesis: Stimulation of Toll-Like Receptors Induces Erythrophagocytosis and Activates Stress Erythropoiesis

Graduate Program:

Genetics

Keywords:

Stress erythropoiesis
inflammation
erythrophagocytosis
heme
anemia
pro-inflammatory cytokines

File:

Download LF_Bennett_Dissertation_Aug_2017_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Paulson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ross Cameron Hardison, Committee Member
Zhi-Chun Lai, Committee Member
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Outside Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Member

Author:

Shay, Ashley E

Title:

MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION: A DUAL ROLE BETWEEN INTERLEUKIN-4 SIGNALING AND SELENOPROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS

Graduate Program:

Molecular Medicine

Keywords:

macrophage
polarization
selenium
selenoprotein
helminth
inflammation
prostaglandin
resolution
cyclooxygenase
arachidonic acid
Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
interleukin-4
M2 macrophage
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

File:

Download Shay_AE__2017_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Member
Connie Jo Rogers, Outside Member
Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara, Committee Member

Author:

Haley, Jeremy Scott

Title:

DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON THE CONCENTRATION OF INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS IN A POPULATION OF WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

breast cancer
high-risk women
exercise
inflammation

File:

Download HALEY_MSPHS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathleen M Sturgeon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathryn Schmitz, Committee Member
Kristen H Kjerulff, Committee Member

Author:

Snyder, Lindsay M

Title:

EFFECTS OF VITAMIN A AND RETINOID SIGNALING ON HOST ENTERIC IMMUNITY

Graduate Program:

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Keywords:

vitamin A
retinoic acid
intestine
T cell
innate immunity
adaptive immunity
Intestinal epithelial cell
infection
inflammation
Citrobacter rodentium
intestinal permeability
neutrophil
macrophage

File:

Download L.Snyder_Thesis_7.23.18.pdf

Committee Members:

Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margherita Teresa-Anna Cantorna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara, Committee Member
Na Xiong, Committee Member
A Catharine Ross, Outside Member

Author:

Dey, Adwitia

Title:

A BRAVE NEURO WORLD: UNCOVERING THE ROLE OF RON RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE IN NEUROINFLAMMATION

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology

Keywords:

inflammation
neurobiology
microglia
neurophysiology
aging-brain
neurodegeneration
multiple sclerosis
diet-induced obesity

File:

Download Adwitia_Dey_Dissertation_with_Vita_ETD_Upload_9_24_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr.Pamela Hankey Giblin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr.Pamela Hankey Giblin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr.Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Dr.Na Xiong, Committee Member
Dr.A Catharine Ross, Outside Member
Dr.Margherita Cantorna, Committee Member

Author:

Danisi, Jacqueline

Title:

Natural History of Childhood Obesity: Cardiometabolic and Sleep Outcomes and their Underlying Mechanisms

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

pediatrics
obesity
metabolic disorder
sleep disordered breathing
sleep medicine
inflammation

File:

Download Danisi_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Oren Bixler, Committee Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Committee Member

Author:

Chishti, Ghazanfar Ali

Title:

Physiological responses of growing ruminants to concentrate-based diets

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

acidosis
butyrate
calf
concentrate
inflammation
lamb

File:

Download GAC_Final_Thesis_submitted.pdf

Committee Members:

Arlyn Judson Heinrichs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arlyn Judson Heinrichs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Tara Louise Felix, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin John Harvatine, Committee Member
Robert John Vansaun, Outside Member
Terry D Etherton, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Armendariz, Marina

Title:

A Biopsychosocial Examination of the Residential Environment as a Social Determinant of Cardiometabolic Risk: The Role of Latino Ethnicity

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

neighborhood characteristics
Latinos
aging
obesity
diabetes
inflammation

File:

Download Armendariz_Dissertation_Final_Submission_12-2-20.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda A. Wray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda A. Wray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes, Committee Member
Shedra Amy Snipes, Committee Member
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Outside Member
Thomas J Gould, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Kwan, Jamie

Title:

a study on the effect of inflammatory cytokines on platelet-endothelial adhesion and activation in the parallel plate flow chamber

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology (MS)

Keywords:

platelet
endothelial cell
endothelium
inflammation
cytokine
flow chamber
thrombosis

File:

Download Kwan_J_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe B Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lacy Marie Alexander, Committee Member
Donna Korzick, Program Head/Chair
Peter Butler, Committee Member

Author:

Eifert, Carlee

Title:

The effect of exercise on gastric ulcer occurrence and severity, inflammation, and oxidative stress in Quarter Horse long yearlings

Graduate Program:

Animal Science (MS)

Keywords:

horse
exercise
gastric ulceration
inflammation
oxidative stress.

File:

Download Eifert_Master_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

William Burton Staniar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Danielle Smarsh, Committee Member
Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Kevin John Harvatine, Committee Member

Author:

Oh, Ester

Title:

The Effect of Spice Consumption on Inflammatory Responses and the Phenotype and Function of Monocyte Subsets in Adults with Overweight or Obesity at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

monocytes
inflammation
obesity
nutritional intervention
randomized controlled trial

File:

Download Dissertation_Ester_Oh__original__final.pdf

Committee Members:

Connie Jo Rogers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Connie Jo Rogers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Committee Member
Gregory C Shearer, Committee Member
Pamela Hankey Giblin, Outside Member
A Catharine Ross, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Damani, Janhavi

Title:

The Effect of 12-month Prune (Dried Plum) Supplementation on Inflammatory Responses and Cardiometabolic Health in Postmenopausal Women

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology (PHD)

Keywords:

prunes (dried plums)
osteoporosis
bone mineral density
immunity
inflammation
pro-inflammatory cytokines
oxidative stress
menopause
cardiometabolic health
nutritional intervention
randomized controlled trial

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Committee Members:

Donna Korzick, Program Head/Chair
Penny Kris-Etherton, Outside Field Member
Joshua Lambert, Outside Unit Member
Connie Rogers, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Jane De Souza, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Van Every, Hannah Leigh

Title:

Randomized control trial of dietary supplementation with dried plums on inflammatory mediators in postmenopausal women with osteopenia and osteoporosis

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

inflammation
menopause
osteoporosis
dried plum
crp

File:

Download MS_VanEvery_2021_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Connie Jo Rogers, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Jane De Souza, Committee Member
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Committee Member
A Catharine Ross, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Demartino, Peter

Title:

Effects of resistant starch on the human gut microbiome and gut health outcomes

Graduate Program:

Food Science (PHD)

Keywords:

gut microbiome
resistant starch
potato starch
hi-maize 260
versafibe
NGAL
calprotectin
gut
inflammation
health
SCFA
butyrate
acetate
propionate
16S

File:

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Committee Members:

Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Vishal Singh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joshua Lambert, Major Field Member
Darrell Cockburn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Josephine Wee, Major Field Member

Author:

Ruan, Baiye

Title:

Metabolic and Immunomodulatory Control of Stress Erythroid Progenitors Ensures Effective Erythroid Regeneration

Graduate Program:

Pathobiology (PHD)

Keywords:

stress erythropoiesis
inflammation
metabolism
nitric oxide
itaconate
immunomodulatory

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Committee Members:

Andrew Patterson, Major Field Member
Robert Paulson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Xiaojun Lian, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kumble Prabhu, Major Field Member
Anthony Schmitt, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Davis, Kristin

Title:

An Examination of Changes in Diet Quality, Measures of Inflammation, Depressive Symptoms, and Metabolic Syndrome Symptom Severity across the First Semester in College​

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

Diet quality
immune function
college students
depression
metabolic syndrome
inflammation

File:

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Committee Members:

Penny Kris-Etherton, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christopher Engeland, Major Field Member
Kyle Murdock, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Stephanie Lanza, Major Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Van Every, Hannah Leigh

Title:

Dietary and metabolic factors and rheumatoid arthritis risk

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

rheumatoid arthritis
epidemiology
nutrition
inflammation

File:

Download VanEvery_PhD_thesis_draft_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Vishal Singh, Major Field Member
Penny Kris-Etherton, Major Field Member
Xiang Gao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Le Bao, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nancy Olsen, Special Member
Gregory C Shearer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gandhi, Ujjawal Hitendra

Title:

The Role of Arachidonic Acid - Cyclooxygenase Pathway in the Anti-leukemic Properties of Selenium

Graduate Program:

Molecular Toxicology

Keywords:

Selenium
leukemia
15d-prostaglandin J2
gambogic acid
arachidonic acid
inflammation
leukemia stem cell
BCR-ABL
H-PGDS

File:

Download UHG_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Kumble Sandeep Prabhu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Dr Jack Vanden Heuvel, Committee Member
Shantu G Amin, Committee Member
Dr Ramesh Ramachandran, Committee Member

Author:

Jones, Emily

Title:

An examination of factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk markers among first- versus continuing-generation college students

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health (PHD)

Keywords:

inflammation
emotional support
perceived social status
first-generation college students
college transition
cardiovascular disease risk markers

File:

Download EJJ_dissertation_18June21.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Engeland, Major Field Member
Hannah Schreier, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Martha Wadsworth, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joshua Smyth, Major Field Member
Thomas Gould, Program Head/Chair