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Fall 2015

Azad, Abul K

Endothelial inflammation is critical in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that induces endothelial inflammation via activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling....

Spring 2023

Lopes, Nayara Gabriela Antunes

Prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) is any type of stress that pregnant women and animals experience. It was reported that over 70% of pregnant women experience low to moderate stress, while 6% experience high stress. Growing evidence indicates that PNMS influences maternal and offspring health...

Spring 2020

Howlader, Md Amran

The human neuraminidases (NEU1, NEU2, NEU3, and NEU4) are a family of enzymes implicated in pathologies including cancer and diabetes. Our group has developed selective inhibitors for these enzymes that have been employed as tools to understand their biological roles. Several reports have linked...

Fall 2020

Litchfield, Marcus

Positron emission tomography (PET) relies on the use of β+-emitting radionuclide-bearing molecules congregating and decaying at a specific site of interest. Use of these molecules, called radiotracers, which target common tumor characteristics has become a pillar in the diagnosis of cancer and...

Fall 2016

Sarfraz, Muhammad K

Macrophages are the primary cells of innate immunity that provide the first line of defence against any external stimuli. Their phagocytic properties enable them to engulf invading microbes or foreign particles. The phagocytic capability of macrophages plays a major role in interfering with drug...

Fall 2024

Ward, Colleen Nancy

Surgical adhesions are caused by tissue trauma and inflammation and present a high clinical burden. Nanocrystalline silver is known to be a strong anti-inflammatory and antibacterial material. This thesis explores the potential for nanocrystalline silver and silver-gold to be used to treat...

Fall 2023

Friedman, Timothy N.

The overarching idea of this thesis stemmed from previous work in our lab, where it was noticed that females and males exhibited different disease trajectories in a model of Multiple Sclerosis. Combined with our observation of different outcome metrics for peripheral nociception suggested that...

Fall 2010

Swanson, Pascale Libront

Carboxypeptidase N (CPN) is a plasma carboxypeptidase that was discovered in the 1960s as a regulator of inflammation and vascular tone. Through the removal of carboxy-terminal basic residues, CPN alters the activity or binding specificity of inflammatory mediators and vasoactive peptides. CPN...

Spring 2024

ElKhatib, Mohammed

Heart failure (HF) is typically preceded by cardiac hypertrophy (CH), which is characterized by cardiomyocytic enlargement following stress. During CH development, expression of cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) and metabolism of arachidonic acid (AA) are altered. Cardiac CYPs metabolize AA into...

Fall 2023

Valencia, Robert

12,13-dihydroxy-9z-octadecenoic acid (12,13-DiHOME) is a linoleic acid-derived cardiac metabolite produced in endotoxin-induced cardiomyopathy, correlating with myocardial dysfunction, inflammation, and mitochondrial damage. The contribution of 12,13-DiHOME to inflammation in the heart is...