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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mitzi Nagarkatti is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on immunology, microbiology, medicine, and molecular biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, Nagarkatti's work further delves into subfields such as:

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Epidemiology
  • Cancer Research

Research topics addressed by Nagarkatti include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Frequent publication venues for Nagarkatti's work are:

  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology

Some of the recent papers authored with various collaborators are:

  • "Indole-3-carbinol prevents colitis and associated microbial dysbiosis in an IL-22-dependent manner," 2020, JCI Insight
  • "Alterations in the Gut Microbiome and Suppression of Histone Deacetylases by Resveratrol Are Associated with Attenuation of Colonic Inflammation and Protection Against Colorectal Cancer," 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Lipocalin 2 induces neuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier dysfunction through liver-brain axis in murine model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis," 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "The Ability of Resveratrol to Attenuate Ovalbumin-Mediated Allergic Asthma Is Associated With Changes in Microbiota Involving the Gut-Lung Axis, Enhanced Barrier Function and Decreased Inflammation in the Lungs," 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Targeting AhR as a Novel Therapeutic Modality against Inflammatory Diseases," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Prakash Nagarkatti
  • Kiesha Wilson
  • Philip Brandon Busbee
  • Narendra P. Singh
  • Kathryn Miranda

Mitzi Nagarkatti has received recognition including:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)

Best Publications

  • Cannabinoids as novel anti-inflammatory drugs

    Prakash Nagarkatti;Rupal Pandey;Sadiye Amcaoglu Rieder;Venkatesh L Hegde

  • Role of cytokines as a double-edged sword in sepsis.

    Hina Chaudhry;Juhua Zhou;Juhua Zhou;Yin Zhong;Mir Mustafa Ali

  • Targeting CB2 cannabinoid receptors as a novel therapy to treat malignant lymphoblastic disease

    Robert J McKallip;Catherine Lombard;Michael T Fisher;Billy R Martin

  • Chemokine and cytokine levels in inflammatory bowel disease patients

    Udai P. Singh;Narendra P. Singh;E. Angela Murphy;Robert L. Price

  • Cannabinoid-induced apoptosis in immune cells as a pathway to immunosuppression

    Sadiye Amcaoglu Rieder;Ashok Chauhan;Ugra Singh;Mitzi Nagarkatti

  • Activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) leads to reciprocal epigenetic regulation of FoxP3 and IL-17 expression and amelioration of experimental colitis.

    Narendra P. Singh;Udai P. Singh;Balwan Singh;Robert L. Price

  • Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Enhances Breast Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Suppression of the Antitumor Immune Response

    Robert J. McKallip;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash S. Nagarkatti

  • Endocannabinoids and immune regulation.

    Rupal Pandey;Khalida Mousawy;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash Nagarkatti

  • Bryostatin Modulates Latent HIV-1 Infection via PKC and AMPK Signaling but Inhibits Acute Infection in a Receptor Independent Manner

    Rajeev Mehla;Shalmali Bivalkar-Mehla;Ruonan Zhang;Indhira Handy

  • Cannabidiol-induced apoptosis in human leukemia cells: A novel role of cannabidiol in the regulation of p22phox and Nox4 expression.

    Robert J. McKallip;Wentao Jia;Jerome Schlomer;James W. Warren

  • Resveratrol Suppresses Colitis and Colon Cancer Associated with Colitis

    Xiangli Cui;Yu Jin;Anne B. Hofseth;Edsel Pena

  • Expression, Regulation and Function of MicroRNAs in Multiple Sclerosis

    Xinting Ma;Juhua Zhou;Yin Zhong;Linlin Jiang

  • Resveratrol (trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) ameliorates experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, primarily via induction of apoptosis in T cells involving activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor and estrogen receptor.

    Narendra P. Singh;Venkatesh L. Hegde;Lorne J. Hofseth;Mitzi Nagarkatti

  • Activation through Cannabinoid Receptors 1 and 2 on Dendritic Cells Triggers NF-κB-Dependent Apoptosis: Novel Role for Endogenous and Exogenous Cannabinoids in Immunoregulation

    Yoonkyung Do;Robert J. McKallip;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash S. Nagarkatti

  • Use of natural AhR ligands as potential therapeutic modalities against inflammatory disorders.

    Philip B Busbee;Michael Rouse;Mitzi Nagarkatti;Prakash S Nagarkatti

  • A critical role of cardiac fibroblast-derived exosomes in activating renin angiotensin system in cardiomyocytes.

    Linmao Lyu;Hui Wang;Bin Li;Qingyun Qin

  • Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis in the thymus and spleen as a mechanism of immunosuppression in vitro and in vivo.

    Robert J. McKallip;Catherine Lombard;Billy R. Martin;Mitzi Nagarkatti

  • Resveratrol (Trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene) Induces Silent Mating Type Information Regulation-1 and Down-Regulates Nuclear Transcription Factor-κB Activation to Abrogate Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis

    Udai P. Singh;Narendra P. Singh;Balwan Singh;Lorne J. Hofseth

  • Dysregulation in microRNA expression is associated with alterations in immune functions in combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

    Juhua Zhou;Prakash Nagarkatti;Yin Zhong;Jay P. Ginsberg

  • Prolonged high-fat-diet feeding promotes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and alters gut microbiota in mice

    Kandy T Velázquez;Reilly T Enos;Jackie E Bader;Alexander T Sougiannis

  • Evidence for the induction of apoptosis in thymocytes by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in vivo.

    Arati B. Kamath;Huimin Xu;Prakash S. Nagarkatti;Mitzi Nagarkatti

Frequent Co-Authors

Prakash S. Nagarkatti
Prakash S. Nagarkatti University of South Carolina
Chuanbing Tang
Chuanbing Tang University of South Carolina
Dennis D. Taub
Dennis D. Taub George Washington University
Alan W. Decho
Alan W. Decho University of South Carolina
Anna Mae Diehl
Anna Mae Diehl Duke University
Bryan W. Brooks
Bryan W. Brooks Baylor University
James A. Carson
James A. Carson University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Swapan K. Ray
Swapan K. Ray University of South Carolina
Xuejun Wang
Xuejun Wang University of South Dakota
Bruce A. Lessey
Bruce A. Lessey Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

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