Submissions from 2023
A Topical Botanical Ointment for Self-Reported Hip and/or Knee Pain: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, Richard J. Bloomer, Jacquelyn Pence, Roddy Morris, Michelle B. Stockton, and Allyson Signaigo
Alpha Hope, via Molecular Hydrogen and Pyrroloquinoline Quinone, Dose-Dependently Increases Nrf2 and PGC-1α Levels in C2C12 Myoblasts, Richard J. Bloomer, Yufeng Zhang, Joshua Y. Shirazi, Chidimma Okegbe, Jacquelyn Pence, Keith Martin, Judi Q. Timmcke, and Tyler W. LeBaron
Firefighters with Higher Cardiorespiratory Fitness Demonstrate Lower Markers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Matthew J. McAllister, Drew E. Gonzalez, Megan Leonard, M. Hunter Martaindale, Richard J. Bloomer, Jacquelyn Pence, and Steven E. Martin
Submissions from 2022
Photopatterning of vascular endothelial growth factor within collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds can induce a spatially confined response in human umbilical vein endothelial cells, Aurora T. Alsop, Jacquelyn C. Pence, Daniel W. Weisgerber, Brendan A.C. Harley, and Ryan C. Bailey
GATA4 regulates mesenchymal stem cells via direct transcriptional regulation of the WNT signalosome, Aysha B. Khalid, Jacquelyn Pence, Sarocha Suthon, Jianjian Lin, Gustavo A. Miranda-Carboni, and Susan A. Krum
Oral Administration of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Increases Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Level in an Animal Brain, Chidambaram Ramanathan, Thomas Lackie, Drake H. Williams, Paul S. Simone, Yufeng Zhang, and Richard J. Bloomer
Submissions from 2021
Metformin Suppresses Monocyte Immunometabolic Activation by SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Subunit 1, Theodore J. Cory, Russell S. Emmons, Johnathan R. Yarbro, Kierstin L. Davis, and Brandt D. Pence
Short-term capture stress and its effects on corticosterone levels and heat shock proteins in captive american alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), John W. Finger, Meghan D. Kelley, Yufeng Zhang, Matthew T. Hamilton, Ruth M. Elsey, Mary T. Mendonca, and Andreas Kavazis
Antioxidant Enzymes in Destructible and Non-Destructible Tissues in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), John W. Finger, Meghan D. Kelley, Yufeng Zhang, Matthew T. Hamilton, Ruth M. Elsey, Mary T. Mendonca, and Andreas N. Kavazis
Microbiome search engine 2: A platform for taxonomic and functional search of global microbiomes on the whole-microbiome level, Gongchao Jing, Lu Liu, Zengbin Wang, Yufeng Zhang, Li Qian, Chunxiao Gao, Meng Zhang, and Min Li
Meta-Apo improves accuracy of 16S-amplicon-based prediction of microbiome function, Gongchao Jing, Yufeng Zhang, Wenzhi Cui, Lu Liu, Jian Xu, and Xiaoquan Su
A scale-free, fully connected global transition network underlies known microbiome diversity, Gongchao Jing, Yufeng Zhang, Lu Liu, Zengbin Wang, Zheng Sun, Rob Knight, Xiaoquan Su, and Jian Xu
CRAFT for NMR lipidomics: Targeting lipid metabolism in leucine-supplemented tumor-bearing mice, Hayden Johnson, Melissa Puppa, Marie van der Merwe, and Aaryani Tipirneni-Sajja
Dietary Supplementation with l-Arginine, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Arginase 1 and 2, and Plasma l-Arginine, Keith R. Martin
Nitrate and human health: An overview, Keith R. Martin and Richard J. Bloomer
Aging and monocyte immunometabolism in COVID-19, Brandt D. Pence
Atypical monocytes in COVID-19: Lighting the fire of cytokine storm?, Brandt D. Pence
Growth differentiation factor-15 is associated with age-related monocyte dysfunction, Brandt D. Pence, Johnathan R. Yarbro, and Russell S. Emmons
Proangiogenic Activity of Endometrial Epithelial and Stromal Cells in Response to Estradiol in Gelatin Hydrogels, Jacquelyn C. Pence, Kathryn B.H. Clancy, and Brendan A.C. Harley
Effects of feeding time on markers of muscle metabolic flexibility following acute aerobic exercise in trained mice undergoing time restricted feeding, Aaron Persinger, Matthew Butawan, Martina Faietti, Ashley Pryke, Kyley Rose, Marie van der Merwe, Richard J. Bloomer, and Melissa J. Puppa
Morphological characterization of hepatic steatosis and Monte Carlo modeling of MRI signal for accurate quantification of fat fraction and relaxivity, Utsav Shrestha, Marie van der Merwe, Nirman Kumar, Eddie Jacobs, Sanjaya K. Satapathy, Cara Morin, and Aaryani Tipirneni-Sajja
Gut microbiome changes induced by a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, Marie van der Merwe
The impact of a dried fruit and vegetable supplement and fiber rich shake on gut and health parameters in female healthcare workers: A placebo‐controlled, double‐blind, randomized clinical trial, Marie van der Merwe, Damien Moore, Jessica L. Hill, Faith H. Keating, Randal K. Buddington, Richard J. Bloomer, Anyou Wang, and Dale D. Bowman
Revisiting the question of nucleated versus enucleated erythrocytes in birds and mammals, Kang Nian Yap and Yufeng Zhang
Effects of a bacterial infection on mitochondrial function and oxidative stress in a songbird, Yufeng Zhang, Geoffrey E. Hill, Zhiyuan Ge, Noel R. Park, Halie A. Taylor, Victoria Andreasen, Luc Tardy, and Andreas N. Kavazis
Are mitochondria the main contributor of reactive oxygen species in cells, Yufeng Zhang and Hoi Shan Wong
The high-energy aerial insectivore lifestyle of swallows does not produce clear thermogenic side effects, Yufeng Zhang, Kang Nian Yap, Kyle T. David, and David L. Swanson
Submissions from 2020
Acute ingestion of a novel nitrate-rich dietary supplement significantly increases plasma nitrate/nitrite in physically active men and women, Richard J. Bloomer, Matthew Butawan, Brandon Pigg, and Keith R. Martin
An assessment of the glyconutrient ambrotose™ on immunity, gut health, and safety in men and women: A placebo‐controlled, double‐blind, randomized clinical trial, Richard J. Bloomer, Matthew Butawan, Marie van der Merwe, and Faith H. Keating
Dynamic Meta-Storms enables comprehensive taxonomic and phylogenetic comparison of shotgun metagenomes at the species level, Gongchao Jing, Yufeng Zhang, Ming Yang, Lu Liu, Jian Xu, and Xiaoquan Su
Manuka honey reduces NETosis on an electrospun template within a therapeutic window, Benjamin A. Minden-Birkenmaier, Richard A. Smith, Marko Z. Radic, Marie van der Merwe, and Gary L. Bowlin
Exercise immunology: Future directions, David C. Nieman and Brandt D. Pence
Severe COVID-19 and aging: are monocytes the key?, Brandt D. Pence
Multiple-disease detection and classification across cohorts via microbiome search, Xiaoquan Su, Gongchao Jing, Zheng Sun, Lu Liu, Zhenjiang Xu, Daniel McDonald, Zengbin Wang, and Honglei Wang
Method development for cross-study microbiome data mining: Challenges and opportunities, Xiaoquan Su, Gongchao Jing, Yufeng Zhang, and Shunyao Wu
Time of feeding alters obesity-associated parameters and gut bacterial communities, but not fungal populations, in C57BL/6 male mice, Marie Van Der Merwe, Sunita Sharma, Jade L. Caldwell, Nicholas J. Smith, Charles K. Gomes, Richard J. Bloomer, Randal K. Buddington, and Joseph F. Pierre
Submissions from 2019
Delta-6-desaturase (FADS2) inhibition and omega-3 fatty acids in skeletal muscle protein turnover, Katie M. Brown, Sunita Sharma, Ella Baker, William Hawkins, Marie van der Merwe, and Melissa J. Puppa
Plumage redness signals mitochondrial function in the house finch, Geoffrey E. Hill, Wendy R. Hood, Zhiyuan Ge, Rhys Grinter, Chris Greening, James D. Johnson, Noel R. Park, and Halie A. Taylor
Prior reproduction alters how mitochondria respond to an oxidative event, Wendy R. Hood, Yufeng Zhang, Halie A. Taylor, Noel R. Park, Abby E. Beatty, Ryan J. Weaver, Kang Nian Yap, and Andreas N. Kavazis
Changes in Metabolism, Mitochondrial Function, and Oxidative Stress Between Female Rats Under Nonreproductive and 3 Reproductive Conditions, Hayden W. Hyatt, Yufeng Zhang, Wendy R. Hood, and Andreas N. Kavazis
Behavioral response to fiber feedingis cohort-dependent and associated with gut microbiota composition in mice, Lucy J. Mailing, Jacob M. Allen, Brandt D. Pence, Jennifer Rytych, Yi Sun, Tushar K. Bhattacharya, Pul Park, and Tzu Wen L. Cross
Consumption of 100% tart cherry juice reduces serum urate in overweight and obese adults, Keith R. Martin and Katie M. Coles
Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease in Professional Firefighters, Matthew J. McAllister, Drew E. Gonzalez, Megan Leonard, M. Hunter Martaindale, Richard J. Bloomer, Jacquelyn Pence, and Steven E. Martin
Bovine milk extracellular vesicles (EVs) modification elicits skeletal muscle growth in rats, Hailey A. Parry, C. Brooks Mobley, Petey W. Mumford, Matthew A. Romero, Cody T. Haun, Yufeng Zhang, Paul A. Roberson, and Janos Zempleni
Classical monocytes maintain ex vivo glycolytic metabolism and early but not later inflammatory responses in older adults, Brandt D. Pence and Johnathan R. Yarbro
Firefighting Induces Acute Inflammatory Responses that are not Relieved by Aspirin in Older Firefighters, Denise L. Smith, Nicholas M.G. Friedman, Samuel I. Bloom, William L. Armero, Brandt D. Pence, Marc D. Cook, Bo Fernhall, and Gavin P. Horn
A comparison of dietary and caloric restriction models on body composition, physical performance, and metabolic health in young mice, Nicholas J.G. Smith, Jade L. Caldwell, Marie van der Merwe, Sunita Sharma, Matthew Butawan, Melissa Puppa, and Richard J. Bloomer
Effects of Exercise on Stress-induced Attenuation of Vaccination Responses in Mice, Y. I. Sun, Brandt D. Pence, Selena Shiyue Wang, and Jeffrey A. Woods
Within-winter flexibility in muscle and heart lipid transport and catabolism in passerine birds, David L. Swanson, Marisa O. King, William Culver, and Yufeng Zhang
Classical monocytes from older adults maintain capacity for metabolic compensation during glucose deprivation and lipopolysaccharide stimulation, Johnathan R. Yarbro and Brandt D. Pence
Submissions from 2018
Nutrient intake and physical exercise significantly impact physical performance, body composition, blood lipids, oxidative stress, and inflammation in male rats, Richard J. Bloomer, John Henry M. Schriefer, Trint A. Gunnels, Sang Rok Lee, Helen J. Sable, Marie van der Merwe, Randal K. Buddington, and Karyl K. Buddington
A phosphatidylserine source of docosahexanoic acid improves neurodevelopment and survival of preterm pigs, Randal K. Buddington, Victor V. Chizhikov, Igor Y. Iskusnykh, Helen J. Sable, Jeffrey J. Sable, Zade R. Holloway, Tamar Blumenfeld Katzir, and Marie van der Merwe
Time-restricted feeding of a high-fat diet in male C57BL/6 mice reduces adiposity but does not protect against increased systemic inflammation, Laura B. Delahaye, Richard J. Bloomer, Matthew B. Butawan, Jacqueline M. Wyman, Jessica L. Hill, Harold W. Lee, Andrew C. Liu, and Liam McAllan
Dietary Selenomethionine Administration and Its Effects on the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis): Oxidative Status and Corticosterone Levels, John W. Finger, Matthew T. Hamilton, Meghan D. Kelley, Yufeng Zhang, Andreas N. Kavazis, Travis C. Glenn, and Tracey D. Tuberville
Life history trade-offs within the context of mitochondrial hormesis, W. R. Hood, Y. Zhang, A. V. Mowry, H. W. Hyatt, and A. N. Kavazis
Physiological, Mitochondrial, and Oxidative Stress Differences in the Presence or Absence of Lactation in Rats, Hayden W. Hyatt, Yufeng Zhang, Wendy R. Hood, and Andreas N. Kavazis
No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird, Rebecca E. Koch, Andreas N. Kavazis, Dennis Hasselquist, Wendy R. Hood, Yufeng Zhang, Matthew B. Toomey, and Geoffrey E. Hill
Authentic tart cherry juice reduces markers of inflammation in overweight and obese subjects: a randomized, crossover pilot study, Keith R. Martin, Lacey Burrell, and Jennifer Bopp
Ketogenic diet increases mitochondria volume in the liver and skeletal muscle without altering oxidative stress markers in rats, Hailey A. Parry, Wesley C. Kephart, Petey W. Mumford, Matthew A. Romero, C. Brooks Mobley, Yufeng Zhang, Michael D. Roberts, and Andreas N. Kavazis
Voluntary wheel running does not alter mortality to or immunogenicity of vaccinia virus in mice: A pilot study, Brandt D. Pence, Melissa R. Ryerson, Ariana G.Bravo Cruz, Jeffrey A. Woods, and Joanna L. Shisler
Aging impairs mitochondrial respiratory capacity in classical monocytes, Brandt D. Pence and Johnathan R. Yarbro
Comparison of Resting Energy Expenditure Assessment in Pediatric Oncology Patients, Karen Ringwald-Smith, Ashley Hobar, Casey Flowers, Katie Badgett, Ruth Williams-Hooker, Robin R. Roach, April Sykes, and Zhaohua Lu
Isolated rearing at lactation increases gut microbial diversity and post-weaning performance in pigs, Tsungcheng Tsai, Marites A. Sales, Haejin Kim, Gisela F. Erf, Nguyen Vo, Franck Carbonero, Marie Van Der Merwe, and Elizabeth B. Kegley
High activity before breeding improves reproductive performance by enhancing mitochondrial function and biogenesis, Yufeng Zhang, Adam L. Brasher, Noel R. Park, Halie A. Taylor, Andreas N. Kavazis, and Wendy R. Hood
A mitohormetic response to pro-oxidant exposure in the house mouse, Yufeng Zhang, Frances Humes, Gregory Almond, Andreas N. Kavazis, and Wendy R. Hood
Experimental increases in foraging costs affect pectoralis muscle mass and myostatin expression in female, but not male, zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), Yufeng Zhang, Kang Nian Yap, Tony D. Williams, and David L. Swanson
Submissions from 2017
Simultaneous multi-organ metastases from chemo-resistant triple-negative breast cancer are prevented by interfering with WNT-signaling, Iram Fatima, Ikbale El-Ayachi, Hilaire C. Playa, Jackelyn A. Alva-Ornelas, Aysha B. Khalid, William L. Kuenzinger, Peter Wend, Jackelyn C. Pence, Lauren Brakefield, Raisa I. Krutilina, Daniel L. Johnson, Ruth M. O’regan, Victoria Seewaldt, Tiffany N. Seagroves, Susan A. Krum, and Gustavo A. Miranda-Carboni
No Effect of Lifelong Methylmercury Exposure on Oxidative Status in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata): A Demonstration of Methylmercury-Induced Selection?, John W. Finger, Juan Botero, Yufeng Zhang, Shelby E. Still, Alexander J. Hoffman, Andreas N. Kavazis, Daniel A. Cristol, and Haruka Wada
Lactation has persistent effects on a mother's metabolism and mitochondrial function, Hayden W. Hyatt, Yufeng Zhang, Wendy R. Hood, and Andreas N. Kavazis
The 1-week and 8-month effects of a ketogenic diet or ketone salt supplementation on multi-organ markers of oxidative stress and mitochondrial function in rats, Wesley C. Kephart, Petey W. Mumford, Xuansong Mao, Matthew A. Romero, Hayden W. Hyatt, Yufeng Zhang, Christopher B. Mobley, and John C. Quindry
Dose-dependent decrease in mortality with no cognitive or muscle function improvements due to dietary EGCG supplementation in aged mice, Brandt D. Pence, Tushar K. Bhattacharya, Pul Park, Jennifer L. Rytych, Jacob M. Allen, Yi Sun, Robert H. McCusker, and Keith W. Kelley
Long-term supplementation with EGCG and beta-alanine decreases mortality but does not affect cognitive or muscle function in aged mice, Brandt D. Pence, Tushar K. Bhattacharya, Pul Park, Jennifer L. Rytych, Jacob M. Allen, Yi Sun, Robert H. McCusker, and Keith W. Kelley
Within-winter flexibility in muscle masses, myostatin, and cellular aerobic metabolic intensity in passerine birds, David L. Swanson, Marisa O. King, William Culver, and Yufeng Zhang
Change in the lipid transport capacity of the liver and blood during reproduction in rats, Yufeng Zhang, Christine Kallenberg, Hayden W. Hyatt, Andreas N. Kavazis, and Wendy R. Hood
Submissions from 2016
Exercise and gut immune function: Evidence of alterations in colon immune cell homeostasis and microbiome characteristics with exercise training, Marc D. Cook, Jacob M. Allen, Brandt D. Pence, Matthew A. Wallig, H. Rex Gaskins, Bryan A. White, and Jeffrey A. Woods
Intestinal adaptations to a combination of different diets with and without endurance exercise, Janice L. Daniels, Richard J. Bloomer, Marie van der Merwe, Samantha L. Davis, Karyl K. Buddington, and Randal K. Buddington
Effects of exercise in a relapsing-remitting model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, Rachel E. Klaren, Ulana Stasula, Andrew J. Steelman, Jessica Hernandez, Brandt D. Pence, Jeffrey A. Woods, and Robert W. Motl
Current versus future reproduction and longevity: A re-evaluation of predictions and mechanisms, Yufeng Zhang and Wendy R. Hood
Submissions from 2015
Voluntary and forced exercise differentially alters the gut microbiome in C57BL/6J Mice, Jacob M. Allen, Margret E.Berg Miller, Brandt D. Pence, Keith Whitlock, Vandana Nehra, H. Rex Gaskins, Bryan A. White, and John D. Fryer
Lung volume recruitment in a preterm pig model of lung immaturity, Esmond L. Arrindell, Ramesh Krishnan, Marie Van Der Merwe, Frank Caminita, Scott C. Howard, Jie Zhang, and Randal K. Buddington
Exercise but not (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate or β-alanine enhances physical fitness, brain plasticity, and behavioral performance in mice, Tushar K. Bhattacharya, Brandt D. Pence, Jessica M. Ossyra, Trisha E. Gibbons, Samuel Perez, Robert H. McCusker, Keith W. Kelley, and Rodney W. Johnson
Relationship between dental health and nutrition risk factors in homebound older adults, Olivia M. Burress, Ruth Williams-Hooker, Aiysha Ahmed, Robin Roach, Dianne K. Polly, and Michelle Stockton
A preterm pig model of lung immaturity and spontaneous infant respiratory distress syndrome, Frank Caminita, Marie van der Merwe, Brittany Hance, Ramesh Krishnan, Sarah Miller, Karyl Buddington, and Randal K. Buddington
Glucose transport by epithelia prepared from harvested enterocytes, Yasuhiro Kimura, Marie van der Merwe, Stine B. Bering, Himabindu Penmatsa, Veronica G. Conoley, Per T. Sangild, Anjaparavanda P. Naren, and Randal K. Buddington
Phenotypic flexibility of skeletal muscle and heart masses and expression of myostatin and tolloid-like proteinases in migrating passerine birds, Marisa O. King, Yufeng Zhang, Travis Carter, Jake Johnson, Erin Harmon, and David L. Swanson
Effects of exercise and dietary epigallocatechin gallate and β-alanine on skeletal muscle in aged mice, Brandt D. Pence, Trisha E. Gibbons, Tushar K. Bhattacharya, Houston Mach, Jessica M. Ossyra, Geraldine Petr, Stephen A. Martin, and Lin Wang
Strategies to balance covalent and non-covalent biomolecule attachment within collagen-GAG biomaterials, Jacquelyn C. Pence, Emily A. Gonnerman, Ryan C. Bailey, and Brendan A.C. Harley
Caregiver and health care provider preferences of nutritional support in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit, Ruth Williams-Hooker, Marissa Adams, David A. Havrilla, Wing Leung, Robin R. Roach, and Terezie T. Mosby
DNA topoisomerase I domain interactions impact enzyme activity and sensitivity to camptothecin, Christine M. Wright, Marié Van Der Merwe, Amanda H. DeBrot, and Mary Ann Bjornsti
Acute cold and exercise training up-regulate similar aspects of fatty acid transport and catabolism in house sparrows (Passer domesticus), Yufeng Zhang, Travis Carter, Kathleen Eyster, and David L. Swanson
Cross-training in birds: Cold and exercise training produce similar changes in maximal metabolic output, muscle masses and myostatin expression in house sparrows (Passer domesticus), Yufeng Zhang, Kathleen Eyster, Jin Song Liu, and David L. Swanson
Migration-induced variation of fatty acid transporters and cellular metabolic intensity in passerine birds, Yufeng Zhang, Marisa O. King, Erin Harmon, Kathleen Eyster, and David L. Swanson
Summer-to-winter phenotypic flexibility of fatty acid transport and catabolism in skeletal muscle and heart of small birds, Yufeng Zhang, Marisa O. King, Erin Harmon, and David L. Swanson
Submissions from 2014
Voluntary wheel running, but not a diet containing (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate and β-alanine, improves learning, memory and hippocampal neurogenesis in aged mice, Trisha E. Gibbons, Brandt D. Pence, Geraldine Petr, Jessica M. Ossyra, Houston C. Mach, Tushar K. Bhattacharya, Samuel Perez, and Stephen A. Martin
BDNF mediates improvements in executive function following a 1-year exercise intervention, Regina L. Leckie, Lauren E. Oberlin, Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika S. Prakash, Amanda Szabo-Reed, Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Siobhan M. Phillips, and Neha P. Gothe
Exercise training modifies ghrelin and adiponectin concentrations and is related to inflammation in older adults, Melissa M. Markofski, Andres E. Carrillo, Kyle L. Timmerman, Kristofer Jennings, Paul M. Coen, Brandt D. Pence, and Michael G. Flynn
The induction of pro-angiogenic processes within a collagen scaffold via exogenous estradiol and endometrial epithelial cells, Jacquelyn C. Pence, Kathryn B.H. Clancy, and Brendan A.C. Harley
Mechanistic drivers of flexibility in summit metabolic rates of small birds, David Swanson, Yufeng Zhang, and Marisa King
Relative roles of temperature and photoperiod as drivers of metabolic flexibility in dark-eyed juncos, David Swanson, Yufeng Zhang, Jin Song Liu, Christopher L. Merkord, and Marisa O. King
Submissions from 2013
Forced treadmill exercise training exacerbates inflammation and causes mortality while voluntary wheel training is protective in a mouse model of colitis, Marc D. Cook, Stephen A. Martin, Collette Williams, Keith Whitlock, Matthew A. Wallig, Brandt D. Pence, and Jeffrey A. Woods
