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Overview

Louise D. McCullough is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and neuroscience, with a notable emphasis on neurology, molecular biology, epidemiology, immunology, and physiology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Louise D. McCullough has contributed to numerous publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Sex and gender: modifiers of health, disease, and medicine, 2020, The Lancet
  • Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids Promote Poststroke Recovery in Aged Mice, 2020, Circulation Research
  • Sex differences in susceptibility, severity, and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019: Cross-sectional analysis from a diverse US metropolitan area, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Stroke: Clinical Manifestations and Pathophysiological Insights, 2020, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations Associated with COVID-19, 2021, Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Bhanu Priya Ganesh
  • Venugopal Reddy Venna
  • Sunil A. Sheth
  • Anjali Chauhan
  • Juneyoung Lee

Their studies are often published in venues such as:

  • Stroke
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports

Louise D. McCullough's extensive research activity reflects a multidisciplinary approach across clinical and experimental domains to better understand neurological diseases, stroke recovery, and the impact of systemic conditions such as COVID-19 on the nervous system.

Best Publications

  • Sex and gender: modifiers of health, disease, and medicine.

    Franck Mauvais-Jarvis;Noel Bairey Merz;Peter J. Barnes;Roberta D. Brinton

  • Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Women A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Cheryl Bushnell;Louise D. McCullough;Issam A. Awad;Monique V. Chireau

  • Haloperidol and nucleus accumbens dopamine depletion suppress lever pressing for food but increase free food consumption in a novel food choice procedure.

    J. D. Salamone;R. E. Steinpreis;L. D. McCullough;P. Smith

  • Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids Promote Poststroke Recovery in Aged Mice.

    Juneyoung Lee;John d'Aigle;Louise Atadja;Victoria Quaicoe

  • Age and Sex Are Critical Factors in Ischemic Stroke Pathology.

    Meaghan Roy-O’Reilly;Louise D McCullough

  • Age-related changes in the gut microbiota influence systemic inflammation and stroke outcome.

    Monica S. Spychala;Venugopal Reddy Venna;Michal Jandzinski;Sarah J. Doran

  • Neuroprotective function of the PGE2 EP2 receptor in cerebral ischemia.

    Louise D Mccullough;Liejun Wu;Norman Haughey;Xibin Liang

  • Pharmacological Inhibition of AMP-activated Protein Kinase Provides Neuroprotection in Stroke

    Louise D. McCullough;Zhiyuan Zeng;Hong Li;Leslie E. Landree

  • Estrogen and ischemic neuroprotection: an integrated view.

    Louise D. McCullough;Patricia D. Hurn

  • Microglia and ischemic stroke: a double-edged sword.

    Anita R Patel;Rodney Ritzel;Louise D McCullough;Fudong Liu

  • Chronic behavioral testing after focal ischemia in the mouse: functional recovery and the effects of gender

    Xiaoling Li;Kathleen K. Blizzard;Zhiyuan Zeng;A. Courtney DeVries

  • Ischemic Nitric Oxide and Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1 in Cerebral Ischemia: Male Toxicity, Female Protection

    Louise D McCullough;Zhiyuan Zeng;Kathleen K Blizzard;Indira Debchoudhury

  • Inflammatory responses in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

    Fudong Liu;Louise D Mccullough

  • TTC, fluoro-Jade B and NeuN staining confirm evolving phases of infarction induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion.

    Fudong Liu;Dorothy P. Schafer;Louise D. McCullough;Louise D. McCullough

  • Sex differences in stroke: Challenges and opportunities:

    Cheryl D Bushnell;Seemant Chaturvedi;Kathy R Gage;Paco S Herson

  • Functional differences between microglia and monocytes after ischemic stroke

    Rodney M. Ritzel;Anita R. Patel;Jeremy M. Grenier;Joshua Crapser

  • Middle cerebral artery occlusion model in rodents: methods and potential pitfalls

    Fudong Liu;Louise D. McCullough

  • Neuroprotective Effects of Adenosine Monophosphate- Activated Protein Kinase Inhibition and Gene Deletion in Stroke

    Jun Li;Zhiyuan Zeng;Benoit Viollet;Benoit Viollet;Benoit Viollet;Gabriele V. Ronnett

  • Stroke in Women: Disparities and Outcomes

    Rebecca W. Persky;Lisa Christine Turtzo;Louise D. McCullough

  • TGF-β1 modulates microglial phenotype and promotes recovery after intracerebral hemorrhage

    Roslyn A. Taylor;Roslyn A. Taylor;Che Feng Chang;Brittany A. Goods;Matthew D. Hammond;Matthew D. Hammond

  • Postischemic Estrogen Reduces Hypoperfusion and Secondary Ischemia After Experimental Stroke

    Louise D. McCullough;Nabil J. Alkayed;Richard J. Traystman;Megan J. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean I Savitz
Sean I Savitz The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Charles C. Miller
Charles C. Miller The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Abdullah Al Mamun
Abdullah Al Mamun University of Queensland
Steven Warach
Steven Warach The University of Texas at Austin
James C. Grotta
James C. Grotta The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Patricia D. Hurn
Patricia D. Hurn Johns Hopkins University
Nagireddy Putluri
Nagireddy Putluri Baylor College of Medicine
David S. Liebeskind
David S. Liebeskind University of California, Los Angeles
Gary Cutter
Gary Cutter University of Alabama at Birmingham
Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon
Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon University of Miami

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