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Overview

Fiona E. Yull is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, immunology, microbiology, and related biomedical fields. Their work emphasizes the biological mechanisms underlying cancer, particularly ovarian cancer, and the interactions of immune cells within the tumor microenvironment.

The main fields of study in Yull's research include Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields covered span Immunology, Oncology, Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Cancer Research.

The primary research topics focus on immune cells in cancer, ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, immune cell function and interaction, immune response and inflammation, NF-κB signaling pathways, cancer cells and metastasis, and cancer risks and factors.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yull include:

  • Marta A. Crispens
  • Andrew J. Wilson
  • Todd D. Giorgio
  • Dineo Khabele
  • Evan B. Glass

Key publication venues where Yull's work frequently appears are:

  • Cancer Research
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • BMC Cancer
  • Annals of Biomedical Engineering
  • Cancer Epidemiology

Selected recent papers include:

  • Increasing Area Deprivation Index negatively impacts ovarian cancer survival, 2021, Cancer Epidemiology
  • Stimulating TAM-mediated anti-tumor immunity with mannose-decorated nanoparticles in ovarian cancer, 2022, BMC Cancer
  • Increased canonical NF-kappaB signaling specifically in macrophages is sufficient to limit tumor progression in syngeneic murine models of ovarian cancer, 2020, BMC Cancer
  • Panobinostat enhances olaparib efficacy by modifying expression of homologous recombination repair and immune transcripts in ovarian cancer, 2021, Neoplasia
  • ATP spreads inflammation to other limbs through crosstalk between sensory neurons and interneurons, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Medicine

The research contributions highlight Yull's focus on immunological mechanisms in cancer progression and treatment response, particularly exploring tumor-associated macrophages, NF-κB signaling, and potential therapeutic enhancements.

Best Publications

  • Low-level laser therapy activates NF-kB via generation of reactive oxygen species in mouse embryonic fibroblasts.

    Aaron Chih-Hao Chen;Praveen R. Arany;Ying-Ying Huang;Ying-Ying Huang;Elizabeth M. Tomkinson;Elizabeth M. Tomkinson

  • Tumor Microenvironment Complexity: Emerging Roles in Cancer Therapy

    Melody A. Swartz;Noriho Iida;Edward W. Roberts;Sabina Sangaletti

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress enhances fibrotic remodeling in the lungs

    William E. Lawson;Dong-Sheng Cheng;Amber L. Degryse;Harikrishna Tanjore

  • The protein kinase IKKepsilon regulates energy balance in obese mice

    Shian Huey Chiang;Merlijn Bazuine;Carey N. Lumeng;Lynn M. Geletka

  • Regional Neural Activation Defines a Gateway for Autoreactive T Cells to Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Yasunobu Arima;Masaya Harada;Daisuke Kamimura;Jin Haeng Park

  • Duration and Intensity of NF-κB Activity Determine the Severity of Endotoxin-Induced Acute Lung Injury

    M. Brett Everhart;Wei Han;Taylor P. Sherrill;Melissa Arutiunov

  • Release of Free F2-isoprostanes from Esterified Phospholipids Is Catalyzed by Intracellular and Plasma Platelet-activating Factor Acetylhydrolases

    Diana M. Stafforini;James R. Sheller;Timothy S. Blackwell;Adam Sapirstein

  • Inhibition of NF-κB activity results in disruption of the apical ectodermal ridge and aberrant limb morphogenesis

    Paul B. Bushdid;Dana M. Brantley;Fiona E. Yull;Gareth L. Blaeuer

  • Airway Epithelium Controls Lung Inflammation and Injury through the NF-κB Pathway

    Dong Sheng Cheng;Wei Han;Sabrina M. Chen;Taylor P. Sherrill

  • Epithelial NF-κB activation promotes urethane-induced lung carcinogenesis

    Georgios T. Stathopoulos;Taylor P. Sherrill;Dong-Sheng Cheng;Robert M. Scoggins

  • The Nuclear Factor-κB Pathway Controls the Progression of Prostate Cancer to Androgen-Independent Growth

    Ren Jie Jin;Yongsoo Lho;Linda Connelly;Yongqing Wang

  • NADPH oxidase limits innate immune responses in the lungs in mice.

    Brahm H. Segal;Brahm H. Segal;Wei Han;Jennifer J. Bushey;Myungsoo Joo

  • Multiorgan nuclear factor kappa B activation in a transgenic mouse model of systemic inflammation.

    Timothy S. Blackwell;Fiona E. Yull;Chih-Li Chen;Annapurna Venkatakrishnan

  • A Critical Role for Macrophages in Promotion of Urethane-Induced Lung Carcinogenesis

    Rinat Zaynagetdinov;Taylor P. Sherrill;Vasiliy V. Polosukhin;Wei Han

  • Nuclear Factor-κB (NF-κB) Regulates Proliferation and Branching in Mouse Mammary Epithelium

    Dana M. Brantley;Chih-Li Chen;Rebecca S. Muraoka;Paul B. Bushdid

  • Dehydration activates an NF-κB–driven, COX2-dependent survival mechanism in renal medullary interstitial cells

    Chuan-Ming Hao;Fiona Yull;Timothy Blackwell;Martin Kömhoff

  • Targeted Immunomodulation of the NF-κB Pathway in Airway Epithelium Impacts Host Defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Ruxana T. Sadikot;Ruxana T. Sadikot;Heng Zeng;Myungsoo Joo;M. Brett Everhart

  • Macrophage-Specific RNA Interference Targeting via “Click”, Mannosylated Polymeric Micelles

    Shann S. Yu;Cheryl M. Lau;Whitney J. Barham;Halina M. Onishko

  • Chromosomal position effects and the modulation of transgene expression

    A. J. Clark;P. Bissinger;D. W. Bullock;S. Damak

  • Low level laser therapy activates NF-kB via generation of reactive oxygen species in mouse embryonic fibroblasts

    Aaron Chih-Hao Chen;Aaron Chih-Hao Chen;Praveen R. Arany;Ying-Ying Huang;Elizabeth M. Tomkinson;Elizabeth M. Tomkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy S. Blackwell
Timothy S. Blackwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John W. Christman
John W. Christman The Ohio State University
Ruxana T. Sadikot
Ruxana T. Sadikot University of Nebraska Medical Center
Barbara Fingleton
Barbara Fingleton Vanderbilt University
Brahm H. Segal
Brahm H. Segal Roswell Park Cancer Institute
R. Stokes Peebles
R. Stokes Peebles Vanderbilt University
Michael C. Ostrowski
Michael C. Ostrowski Medical University of South Carolina
Robert J. Matusik
Robert J. Matusik Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ann Richmond
Ann Richmond Vanderbilt University
Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg

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