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  • 1992 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Pamela J. Hornby is affiliated with Johnson & Johnson in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Within these broader areas, their work delves into specialized subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Biological Psychiatry, Cell Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of subjects including:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Key research outputs illustrate their interest in metabolism, microbiota, and molecular biology of disease. Recent notable papers include:

  • Emerging effects of tryptophan pathway metabolites and intestinal microbiota on metabolism and intestinal function, 2022, Amino Acids
  • Impaired glucose partitioning in primary myotubes from severely obese women with type 2 diabetes, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • Design, synthesis and preclinical evaluation of bio-conjugated amylinomimetic peptides as long-acting amylin receptor agonists, 2022, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in their work include Niall P. Hyland, Cassandre Cavanaugh, Kai Zou, Kristen Turner, and Donghai Zheng.

Publications by Pamela J. Hornby have appeared predominantly in journals such as Amino Acids, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology, and European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In 1992, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Central neurocircuitry associated with emesis

    Pamela J. Hornby

  • The pharmacology and therapeutic applications of monoclonal antibodies.

    María Sofía Castelli;Paul McGonigle;Pamela J. Hornby;Pamela J. Hornby

  • Agonists of cannabinoid receptor 1 and 2 inhibit experimental colitis induced by oil of mustard and by dextran sulfate sodium

    Edward S Kimball;Craig R Schneider;Nathaniel H Wallace;Pamela J Hornby

  • Microbiota‐derived tryptophan indoles increase after gastric bypass surgery and reduce intestinal permeability in vitro and in vivo

    M. Jennis;C. R. Cavanaugh;G. C. Leo;J. R. Mabus

  • Vanilloid receptor 1 antagonists attenuate disease severity in dextran sulphate sodium‐induced colitis in mice

    E. S. Kimball;N. H. Wallace;C. R. Schneider;M. R. D'Andrea

  • Central control of lower esophageal sphincter relaxation

    Pamela J Hornby;T.Patrick Abrahams

  • Distribution of nitric oxide synthase in rat dorsal vagal complex and effects of microinjection of nitric oxide compounds upon gastric motor function.

    Z.K. Krowicki;K.A. Sharkey;S.C. Serron;N.A. Nathan

  • Involvement of cannabinoid receptors in gut motility and visceral perception.

    Pamela J Hornby;Stephen M Prouty

  • Modulation of gastrointestinal function by MuDelta, a mixed µ opioid receptor agonist/ µ opioid receptor antagonist

    PR Wade;JM Palmer;S McKenney;V Kenigs

  • Efflux of monoclonal antibodies from rat brain by neonatal Fc receptor, FcRn

    Philip R. Cooper;Gary J. Ciambrone;Connie M. Kliwinski;Eva Maze

  • Localization of immunoreactive tyrosine hydroxylase in the goldfish brain

    P. J. Hornby;D. T. Piekut;L. S. Demski

  • Receptors and transmission in the brain-gut axis. II. Excitatory amino acid receptors in the brain-gut axis.

    Pamela J. Hornby

  • Cannabinoid1 receptor in the dorsal vagal complex modulates lower oesophageal sphincter relaxation in ferrets.

    E. R. Partosoedarso;T. P. Abrahams;R. T. Scullion;J. M. Moerschbaecher

  • Control of lower esophageal sphincter pressure by two sites in dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus.

    C. D. Rossiter;W. P. Norman;M. Jain;P. J. Hornby

  • Alternative functional in vitro models of human intestinal epithelia

    Amanda L. Kauffman;Alexandra V. Gyurdieva;John R. Mabus;Chrissa Ferguson

  • Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits gastric motility in the rat through cannabinoid CB1 receptors

    Zbigniew K Krowicki;Joseph M Moerschbaecher;Peter J Winsauer;Sivarao V Digavalli

  • Orexins in rat dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus potently stimulate gastric motor function.

    Zbigniew K. Krowicki;Melissa A. Burmeister;Hans-Rudolf Berthoud;Roisin T. Scullion

  • Emerging effects of tryptophan pathway metabolites and intestinal microbiota on metabolism and intestinal function

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  • Distribution of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in goldfish brains: presumptive dopamine and norepinephrine neuronal organization.

    Pamela J. Hornby;Diane T. Piekut

  • TLR3 activation stimulates cytokine secretion without altering agonist-induced human small airway contraction or relaxation

    Philip R. Cooper;Roberta Lamb;Nicole D. Day;Patrick J. Branigan

  • Nitric oxide modulates ventilatory responses to hypoxia in the developing rat.

    David Gozal;Evelyne Gozal;José E. Torres;Yair M. Gozal

Frequent Co-Authors

Nadim J. Ajami
Nadim J. Ajami The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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