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Cynthia J. Meininger

Cynthia J. Meininger

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
17424
World Ranking
7756
National Ranking
3535

Overview

Cynthia J. Meininger is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily in medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these areas, Meininger's work frequently touches on subfields such as physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, oncology, immunology, and sensory systems.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range including the lymphatic system and diseases, nitric oxide and endothelin effects, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, mast cells and histamine, adipose tissue and metabolism, circadian rhythm and melatonin, as well as diet and metabolism studies.

Meininger has authored several research papers published in various scientific journals. Notable examples include the following:

  • Emerging Roles of Mast Cells in the Regulation of Lymphatic Immuno-Physiology, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Tissue Response to Hypoxia: How Therapeutic Carbon Dioxide Moves the Response toward Homeostasis and Away from Instability, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Histamine-mediated autocrine signaling in mesenteric perilymphatic mast cells, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
  • Dietary supplementation with l-arginine between days 14 and 25 of gestation enhances NO and polyamine syntheses and the expression of angiogenic proteins in porcine placentae, 2021, Amino Acids
  • Ca2+release-activated Ca2+channels are responsible for histamine-induced Ca2+entry, permeability increase, and interleukin synthesis in lymphatic endothelial cells, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Frequent coauthors in Meininger's publications include Guoyao Wu, Fuller W. Bazer, Sarit Pal, Anatoliy A. Gashev, and David C. Zawieja. These collaborations have contributed to the development of research within their main topic areas.

The scientist's work is represented in several publication venues, with contributions appearing in Frontiers in Immunology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Amino Acids, and American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology.

Best Publications

  • Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Development

    Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Timothy A. Cudd;Cynthia J. Meininger

  • VEGF upregulates ecNOS message, protein, and NO production in human endothelial cells

    John D. Hood;Cynthia J. Meininger;Marina Ziche;Harris J. Granger

  • Rapid determination of nitrite by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

    Hui Li;Cynthia J Meininger;Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu

  • Regulatory role for the arginine–nitric oxide pathway in metabolism of energy substrates

    Wenjuan Shi Jobgen;Susan K. Fried;Wenjiang J. Fu;Cynthia J. Meininger

  • Visualizing the function and fate of neutrophils in sterile injury and repair

    Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Mokarram Hossain;Ajitha Thanabalasuriar;Matthias Gunzer

  • Superoxide mediates reperfusion-induced leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions.

    M. Suzuki;W. Inauen;P. R. Kvietys;M. B. Grisham

  • The metabolic basis of arginine nutrition and pharmacotherapy.

    N.E Flynn;C.J Meininger;T.E Haynes;G Wu;G Wu

  • Regulatory role of arginase I and II in nitric oxide, polyamine, and proline syntheses in endothelial cells

    Hui Li;Cynthia J. Meininger;James R. Hawker;Tony E. Haynes

  • Dietary l-Arginine Supplementation Reduces Fat Mass in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats

    Wenjiang J. Fu;Tony E. Haynes;Ripla Kohli;Jianbo Hu

  • Arginine Nutrition and Cardiovascular Function

    Guoyao Wu;Cynthia J. Meininger

  • Regulation of nitric oxide synthesis by dietary factors.

    Guoyao Wu;Cynthia J Meininger

  • Important roles for the arginine family of amino acids in swine nutrition and production

    Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu;Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Teresa A. Davis;Teresa A. Davis;Laurie A. Jaeger

  • The c-kit receptor ligand functions as a mast cell chemoattractant.

    Cynthia J. Meininger;Hiroshi Yano;Robert Rottapel;Alan Bernstein

  • Beneficial effects of l-arginine on reducing obesity: potential mechanisms and important implications for human health

    Jason R. McKnight;M. Carey Satterfield;Wenjuan S. Jobgen;Stephen B. Smith

  • Dietary l-Arginine Supplementation Reduces White Fat Gain and Enhances Skeletal Muscle and Brown Fat Masses in Diet-Induced Obese Rats

    Wenjuan Jobgen;Cynthia J. Meininger;Scott C. Jobgen;Peng Li

  • Arginine nutrition in development, health and disease

    G Wu;C J Meininger;D A Knabe;F W Bazer

  • Mechanisms of coronary angiogenesis in response to stretch: role of VEGF and TGF-β

    Wei Zheng;Elisabeth A. Seftor;Cynthia J. Meininger;Mary J. C. Hendrix

  • Adenosine and hypoxia stimulate proliferation and migration of endothelial cells

    C. J. Meininger;M. E. Schelling;H. J. Granger

  • Eph B4 Receptor Signaling Mediates Endothelial Cell Migration and Proliferation via the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Pathway

    Jena J. Steinle;Cynthia J. Meininger;Reza Forough;Guoyao Wu

  • Review article Important roles for the arginine family of amino acids in swine nutrition and production

    Guoyao Wu;Fuller W. Bazer;Teresa A. Davis;Laurie A. Jaeger

Frequent Co-Authors

Guoyao Wu
Guoyao Wu Texas A&M University
Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
David C. Zawieja
David C. Zawieja Texas A&M University
Thomas E. Spencer
Thomas E. Spencer University of Missouri
Gianfranco Alpini
Gianfranco Alpini Indiana University
Raymond J. Carroll
Raymond J. Carroll Texas A&M University
Sung Woo Kim
Sung Woo Kim North Carolina State University
Sidney M. Morris
Sidney M. Morris University of Pittsburgh
Stephen B. Smith
Stephen B. Smith Texas A&M University
Elisabeth A. Seftor
Elisabeth A. Seftor Northwestern University

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