Theses/Dissertations from 2023
INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL NANO-TITANIUM DIOXIDE INHALATION EXPOSURE ON CYCLOOXYGENASE METABOLITES: MATERNAL MICROVASCULAR AND SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC FETO-PLACENTAL OUTCOMES., Julie Anne Griffith
Investigation of Regulator of G Protein Signaling-12 (RGS12) as a Modulator of Monoamine Transporters and Behavioral Responses to Cocaine, Allison Noel White
Xanthine Oxidase-Induced Vascular Dysfunction in Nano-TiO2 Inhalation, Xena Marie Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Investigating the mitochondrial protein mitoNEET in C. elegans models of aging and Alzheimer's disease, Jacob Ryan Boos
Microvascular Consequences of Engineered Nanomaterial Inhalation Exposure and Subsequent Reproductive Outcomes, Krista Lee Garner
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Novel mechanisms of neuronal and hormonal regulation of large intestinal electrolyte transport, Andrew John Nickerson
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Pulmonary immune responses to respirable elongate mineral particles of asbestiform and non-asbestiform morphologies, Timur Khaliullin
Obese Zucker Rats as a Reverse Translational Model of Human Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Mackenzie Shelby Newman
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Regulator of G Protein Signaling-12 (RGS12) in dopaminergic and kappa opioid receptor-dependent signaling and behavior, Joshua David Gross
Genetic and Pharmacologic Studies Towards Prevention of opioid use disorder, Shane W. Kaski
A Study of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Emily Minor
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
The Microvascular And Systemic Effects Of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Exposure: A Physiological Perspective, Alaeddin Bashir Abukabda
Ex-Vivo Model for Muscle Exposure to Tumor Cell Conditioned Media, Ikttesh K. Chahal
Welding Fume Exposure and Lung Cancer: Evidence of Lung Toxicity and Tumor Promotion from in vivo Studies in AJ Mice, Lauryn Falcone
A Study of Epithelial Cl- Secretion in the Murine Distal Colon, Trey S Rottgen
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Skeletal Muscle Arteriole Dysfunction and Microvessel Density in Metabolic Syndrome and Depression: How Exercise Can Be Used as an Intervention, Kayla Whitney Branyan
Effects of Chronic Electronic Vapor Exposure on Body Weight, Appetite, and Metabolism, Matthew J. Breit
Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue in Vascular Pathology and the Therapeutic Effect of Exercise, Evan Ray DeVallance
Effects of Chronic Electronic Cigarette Use on Glucose Metabolism, Hannah Hoskinson
Cardiac and Mitochondrial Dysfunction during Diabetes Mellitus: Examination of Mitochondrial Import Mechanisms, Danielle Lee Shepherd
The NAD+-Dependent Histone Deacetylase Sirtuin-2 is Upregulated during Myogenesis and Promotes the Differentiation of C2C12 Myoblasts, David A. Stanton
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Interleukin-15 Overexpression Attenuates Muscle Fatigue Associated with Murine EO771 Mammary Tumors, Joseph F. Bohlen
Voluntary Wheel Running Improves Recovery from Muscle Disuse in Mice, Matthew J. Brooks
Cerebrovascular Dysfunction in Metabolic Syndrome and Depression: Mechanisms and Implications for Neurovascular Disease, Steven David Brooks
From association to function: elucidating the role of G Protein Signaling Modulator 3 and variants in its gene locus in rheumatoid arthritis, Bryan Jeffery Gall
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Do humans drive spinal cord with limb velocity signal?, Kyla Galbreath
Cerium dioxide nanoparticle exposure and microvascular dysfunction: Potential mechanistic links, Valerie C. Minarchick
Chronic Stress, Depressive Symptoms and Peripheral Vascular Dysfunction: Fundamentals, Mechanisms, Sex Disparities, and Determinants of Integrated Outcomes, Shyla Christine Stanley
Type 1 Diabetic Heart: Examination of Mitochondrial Structure and MicroRNAs, Dharendra Thapa
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Inhibition of arterial KDR channels by DPO-1 and activation of cloned human BK channels by BPA-MS, Ibra S. Fancher IV
Functional characterization of Phosphodiesterase-4A in behavior and obesity, Rolf T. Hansen III
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Thrombospondin: An emerging keystone in skeletal muscle structure and function, Gerald Nelson Audet
Effects of estrogen in an aged animal model of stroke, Rachel L. Leon
The Role of Neurokinin B in the Regulation of the Preovulatory LH Surge in Ewes, Katrina L. Porter
Lessons in Modeling, Preventing, and Treating Neural Injury: Improving Bench-to- Bedside Translation, Ryan Coddington Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Bisphenol A alters the function and expression of BK channels in vascular smooth muscle through membrane and nuclear signals, Shinichi Asano
The Role of Clustered Organization and Generation of Mixed Properties in Macaque V2, Clinton Garret Cooper
Modulation of cardiac pacemaker channels by tyrosine phosphorylation, Jianying Huang
C-peptide Improves Hyperglycemia-induced Endothelial Redox Balance by Preventing Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress and Enhancing NADPH Synthesis, Himani Vejandla
Roles of eNOS and Nitric Oxide in the Regulation of Microvessel Permeability in Intact Rat Mesenteric Venules, Xueping Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Characterization of the pharmacological effects of digitoxin on lung epithelial cells, Hosam Abdelmonaim Elbaz
Encoding of Temporal Sound Features in the Rodent Superior Paraolivary Nucleus, Richard A. Felix II
Vascular Consequences of Metabolic Syndrome Related Shifts in Cyclooxygenase Mediated Arachidonic Acid Metabolism, Adam G. Goodwill
Molecular Mechanisms of Chromium (VI) - Induced Toxicity and Carcinogenesis, Djordje Medan
Effects of Age and Early Life Ozone Exposure on the Developmental Dynamics of Afferent Airway Neurons in Postnatal Rats, Leor C. Zellner
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the diabetic heart: Cardioprotection from a novel mitochondrially-targeted therapeutic, Erinne Rose Dabkowski
Dietary cholesterol effects on learning, memory and amyloid beta: Learning and memory effects on brain cholesterol and sulfatide levels, Deya S. Darwish
Systemic lipopolysaccharide stimulates airway transepithelial Na+ transport by increasing ENaC and Na+,K+ -pump activity, Michael W. Dodrill
The Effects of Resveratrol on Oxidative Stress and Muscle Atrophy, Janna Renee Jackson
The role of nonmuscle Myosin IIA in endothelial cell, Jing Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Role of endothelin 1 in follicular and luteal function in the sheep, Fernando P. Perea-Ganchou
Effects of aging and exercise training on eNOS uncoupling and reactive oxygen species signaling in the endothelium of skeletal muscle arterioles, Amy L. Sindler
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Computer modeling of dapsone-mediated heteroactivation of flurbiprofen metabolism by CYP2C9, Robyn Renee Ayscue
Caveolin-1 recruitment to the trailing edge of motile cells results in focal adhesion disassembly and nascent interaction with actin stress fibers, Andrew Beardsley
Putative role of palmitate and Akt signaling in attenuating skeletal muscle growth in the obese zucker rat, Jonathan Michael Peterson
In vitro elucidation of the metabolic fate of the anticancer drug busulfan, Islam Rasem Younis
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Molecular mechanisms of chromium(VI)-induced apoptosis and malignant transformation, Neelam Azad
Epithelial mechanisms in airway responses induced by hyperosmolarity, Yi Jing
Expression profiling of oocyte specific genes, transcription factors and microRNAs during early embryonic development in rainbow trout (Onchorhyncus mykiss), Raghuveer K. Ramachandra
Effects of ovulation of aged follicles, pregnancy diagnosis by ultrasonography, and treatments during lactation on reproduction in ewes, Aimee Kathryn Wurst
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Clinically relevant and economic outcomes of maintenance pharmacotherapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Anna O. D'Souza
Modulation of gene expression and DNA adduct formation by chlorophyllin in human mammary cells exposed to benzopyrenes, Kaarthik John
Oxidative stress in skin induced by chemical and physical agents, Ashley Rebecca Murray
The extrinsic apoptotic pathway in aged skeletal muscle: Roles of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-15, Emidio E. Pistilli
Effects of environmental factors on the paternal brood pouch and sound production in two sympatric pipefish species from the Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, Jennifer L. Ripley
Soluble metals of residual oil fly ash alter pulmonary host defense in rats, Jenny Renee Roberts
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
fMRI studies of amblyopia: Pediatric and adult perspectives, Ian Patrick Conner
Glutathione conjugation of a cocaine pyrolysis product AEME and related compounds, Alan Lewis Myers
Cellular mechanisms of luteal regression in the bovine corpus luteum (CL), Aritro Sen
The effect and mechanism of action of volatile fatty acids on the catabolism of progesterone, Darron Louis Smith
Factors affecting reproductive efficiency of cattle, Melanie J. Starbuck
Functional evaluation of cytochrome P450 2D6 allelic isoforms, Weiyan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Psychophysical studies of binocular and spatial vision in humans with anisometropic and strabismic amblyopia, Ritwick Agrawal
Mechanism of action of NSC3852, a breast cancer differentiation agent, Anna Martirosyan
Augmentation of the differentiation response to antitumor quinolines, Rayhana Rahim-Bata
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
On the contribution of MMP-2 and MMP-9 to the postnatal cerebellar corticogenesis, Albert E. Ayoub
Late embryonic and fetal mortality in the ewe, Alison Brown Dixon
Metallothionein isoform 3 expression in human bladder urothelium, Seongmi Park
Cellular specializations for sound localization, Kevin C. Rowland
Molecular mechanisms of G protein-receptor coupling, Janna Eugenievna Slessareva
Epileptiform bursting in the disinhibited neonatal cerebral cortex, Jason Eric Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Modulation of thiols and pulmonary immune responses due to diesel exhaust particle (DEP) exposure, Nabil Hussain Al-Humadi
Dendritic development of GABAergic cortical interneurons revealed by biolistic transfection with GFP, Xiaoming Jin
Anatomical and physiological properties of the superior paraolivary nucleus in the rat, Randy Joseph Kulesza Jr.
Characterization of metallothionein expression in response to cadmium in the 267-B1, normal prostate cell line, Madhuri G. Neriyanuri
Antitumor activity of antimalarials in human breast cancer cells, Qun Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Seasonal plasticity of A15 dopaminergic neurons in the ewe, Van Lee Adams
Prenatal stress alters fear-conditioned behaviors and the response to serotonergic drugs, William C. Griffin III
Pharmacological regulation of c-myc gene expression in human breast cancer cells, Zaroui Karlen Melkoumian
Integrated modulation of sympathetic tone in the microcirculation by oxygen, adenosine, and nitric oxide, Bryan Auston Sauls
Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity in F344 rats, Michael Douglas Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Effects of acetaminophen on estrogen-responsive alkaline phosphatase in Ishikawa endometrial cancer cells, Janet A. Dowdy
Characterization of the airway epithelial bioelectric mechanisms associated with the effects of epithelium-derived relaxing factor in guinea pig-isolated trachea, Richard Alan Johnston
Encoding of periodic skin stimuli by spinal dorsal horn neurons, Jeffrey J. Lawson
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Androgen-induced norepinephrine release in male accessory sex organ smooth muscle growth and differentiation, Julie M. Kim