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Nicholas H. Hunt

Nicholas H. Hunt

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Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
15866
World Ranking
1872
National Ranking
61

Overview

Nicholas H. Hunt is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and specializes in the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Genetics, and Ophthalmology.

The scientist's work focuses on diverse topics such as:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Recent publications by Nicholas H. Hunt include the following:

  • The Role of Inflammation and Infection in Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases: Lessons From Bacterial Meningitis Applied to Alzheimer Disease and Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Efficient Treatment of Experimental Cerebral Malaria by an Artemisone-SMEDDS System: Impact of Application Route and Dosing Frequency, 2021, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Investigation of Plasma-Derived Lipidome Profiles in Experimental Cerebral Malaria in a Mouse Model Study, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Applicability of Redirecting Artemisinins for New Targets, 2023, Global Challenges
  • 801: RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF COADMINISTRATION OF PARENTERAL OLANZAPINE WITH PARENTERAL BENZODIAZEPINES, 2022, Critical Care Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Lay Khoon Too
  • Johanna Zech
  • Karsten Mäder
  • Jacob Golenser
  • Amani Batarseh

Nicholas H. Hunt's contributions have been published repeatedly in prominent venues, notably:

  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Global Challenges
  • Critical Care Medicine

Best Publications

  • Increased Gut Permeability and Microbiota Change Associate with Mesenteric Fat Inflammation and Metabolic Dysfunction in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

    Yan Y. Lam;Connie W. Y. Ha;Craig R. Campbell;Andrew J. Mitchell

  • Cytokines: accelerators and brakes in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria

    Nicholas H. Hunt;Georges E. Grau

  • Characterization of an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-like protein found in humans and mice.

    Helen J. Ball;Angeles Sanchez-Perez;Silvia Weiser;Christopher J.D. Austin

  • Kynurenine is an endothelium-derived relaxing factor produced during inflammation.

    Yutang Wang;Hanzhong Liu;Hanzhong Liu;Gavin McKenzie;Paul K. Witting

  • Evidence for reactive oxygen intermediates causing hemolysis and parasite death in malaria.

    I A Clark;N H Hunt

  • Current perspectives on the mechanism of action of artemisinins

    Jacob Golenser;Judith H. Waknine;Miriam Krugliak;Nicholas H. Hunt

  • Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2; a new enzyme in the kynurenine pathway

    Helen J. Ball;Hajime J. Yuasa;Christopher J.D. Austin;Silvia Weiser

  • Immunopathogenesis of cerebral malaria

    Nicholas H. Hunt;Jacob Golenser;Tailoi Chan-Ling;Sapan Parekh

  • Inhibition of murine malaria (Plasmodium chabaudi) in vivo by recombinant interferon-gamma or tumor necrosis factor, and its enhancement by butylated hydroxyanisole.

    I A Clark;N H Hunt;G A Butcher;W B Cowden

  • A casein kinase I motif present in the cytoplasmic domain of members of the tumour necrosis factor ligand family is implicated in ‘reverse signalling’

    Alan D. Watts;Nicholas H. Hunt;Yewlan Wanigasekara;Garry Bloomfield

  • Dramatic changes in oxidative tryptophan metabolism along the kynurenine pathway in experimental cerebral and noncerebral malaria

    L A Sanni;S R Thomas;B N Tattam;D E Moore

  • Effects of dietary fat profile on gut permeability and microbiota and their relationships with metabolic changes in mice

    Yan Y. Lam;Yan Y. Lam;Connie W.Y. Ha;Jenny M.A. Hoffmann;Jenny M.A. Hoffmann;Jan Oscarsson

  • Possible roles of tumor necrosis factor in the pathology of malaria.

    I A Clark;W B Cowden;G A Butcher;N H Hunt

  • Tryptophan-catabolizing enzymes - party of three.

    Helen J. Ball;Felicita F. Jusof;Felicita F. Jusof;Supun M. Bakmiwewa;Nicholas H. Hunt

  • Pathology of fatal and resolving Plasmodium berghei cerebral malaria in mice.

    A. L. Neill;N.H. Hunt

  • Free radical-induced pathology

    Ian A. Clark;William B. Cowden;Nicholas H. Hunt

  • Chemical alterations to murine brain tissue induced by formalin fixation: implications for biospectroscopic imaging and mapping studies of disease pathogenesis

    Mark J Hackett;James A McQuillan;Fatima El-Assaad;Jade B Aitken

  • Oxidative stress and the redox status of malaria-infected erythrocytes.

    N H Hunt;R Stocker

  • Chemokine gene expression during fatal murine cerebral malaria and protection due to CXCR3 deficiency.

    Jenny Miu;Andrew J. Mitchell;Marcus Müller;Sally L. Carter

  • Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) and the kynurenine pathway: characteristics and potential roles in health and disease

    Amos A. Fatokun;Nicholas H. Hunt;Helen J. Ball

  • Effect of antioxidants on primary alloantigen-induced T cell activation and proliferation

    G Chaudhri;I A Clark;N H Hunt;W B Cowden

  • Metabolites of the Kynurenine Pathway of Tryptophan Metabolism in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Malawian Children with Malaria

    Isabelle M. Medana;Nicholas P. J. Day;Houta Salahifar-Sabet;Roland Stocker

Frequent Co-Authors

Georges E. Grau
Georges E. Grau University of Sydney
Roland Stocker
Roland Stocker The Heart Research Institute
Caroline Rae
Caroline Rae Neuroscience Research Australia
Iain S. McGregor
Iain S. McGregor University of Sydney
Ian A. Clark
Ian A. Clark Australian National University
William B. Cowden
William B. Cowden Australian National University
Peter A. Lay
Peter A. Lay University of Sydney
Laurent Rénia
Laurent Rénia Nanyang Technological University
Mary C. Dinauer
Mary C. Dinauer Washington University in St. Louis
Gilles J. Guillemin
Gilles J. Guillemin Bionyeri Pty Ltd

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