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Prue H. Hart is a researcher affiliated with the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia, with a focus on Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their body of work includes 33 publications related to Medicine and 17 related to Immunology and Microbiology, reflecting a primary engagement with these main fields of study.

The scientist has contributed notably to specific subfields including Immunology, Dermatology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Physiology. Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Skin Protection and Aging, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin, Vitamin D Research Studies, and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research.

Key recent publications by Prue H. Hart include:

  • "The Multiple Roles of Urocanic Acid in Health and Disease" (2020, Journal of Investigative Dermatology)
  • "More Than Effects in Skin: Ultraviolet Radiation-Induced Changes in Immune Cells in Human Blood" (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)

Additionally, other significant papers within their research network include:

  • "Insufficient Sun Exposure Has Become a Real Public Health Problem" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Associations of serum short-chain fatty acids with circulating immune cells and serum biomarkers in patients with multiple sclerosis" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "IgG3+ B cells are associated with the development of multiple sclerosis" (2020, Clinical & Translational Immunology)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, Clinical & Translational Immunology, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, Scientific Reports, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Frontiers in Immunology and Clinical & Translational Immunology each include three of their publications, indicating recurrent contributions to these journals.

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Prue H. Hart's research activities. Their frequent co-authors include Stephanie Trend, Robyn Lucas, Shelley Gorman, Allan G. Kermode, and Jonatan Leffler, reflecting a network of colleagues involved in related immunological and medical research topics.

Best Publications

  • Potential antiinflammatory effects of interleukin 4: suppression of human monocyte tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 1, and prostaglandin E2

    Prue H. Hart;Gerard F. Vitti;Diana R. Burgess;Genevieve A. Whitty

  • Modulation of the immune system by UV radiation: more than just the effects of vitamin D?

    Prue H. Hart;Shelley Gorman;John J. Finlay-Jones

  • Terpinen-4-ol, the main component of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil), suppresses inflammatory mediator production by activated human monocytes.

    P.H. Hart;C. Brand;Christine Carson;Thomas Riley

  • Vitamin D Deficiency Causes Deficits in Lung Function and Alters Lung Structure

    Graeme R. Zosky;Luke J. Berry;John G. Elliot;Alan L. James

  • Maternal Serum Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Offspring Neurocognitive Development

    Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Barbara J. Holt;Michael Serralha;Patrick G. Holt

  • Topically applied 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 enhances the suppressive activity of CD4+CD25+ cells in the draining lymph nodes.

    Shelley Gorman;L. Alexandra Kuritzky;Melinda A. Judge;Katie M. Dixon

  • Dermal Mast Cells Determine Susceptibility to Ultraviolet B–induced Systemic Suppression of Contact Hypersensitivity Responses in Mice

    Prue H. Hart;Michele A. Grimbaldeston;Georgina J. Swift;Aleksandra Jaksic

  • Regulation of the inflammatory response in asthma by mast cell products.

    Prue H Hart

  • Vitamin D and atopy and asthma phenotypes in children: a longitudinal cohort study

    E M Hollams;P H Hart;B J Holt;M Serralha

  • Tea tree oil reduces histamine-induced skin inflammation.

    K. J. Koh;A. L. Pearce;G. Marshman;J. J. Finlay-Jones

  • S100A12 provokes mast cell activation: a potential amplification pathway in asthma and innate immunity.

    Zheng Yang;Wei Xing Yan;Hong Cai;Nicodemus Tedla

  • Interleukins-1, -4, -6, -10, tumor necrosis factor, transforming growth factor-β, FAS, and mannose-binding protein C gene polymorphisms in Australian women: Risk of preterm birth

    Margaret F. Annells;Prue H. Hart;Charles G. Mullighan;Susan L. Heatley

  • The water-soluble components of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil) suppress the production of superoxide by human monocytes, but not neutrophils, activated in vitro.

    C. Brand;A. Ferrante;R.H. Prager;Thomas Riley

  • Basic pathogenic mechanisms operating in experimental models of acute anterior uveitis

    Justine R Smith;Prue H Hart;Keryn A Williams

  • Low maternal serum vitamin D during pregnancy and the risk for postpartum depression symptoms

    Monique Robinson;Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;John P. Newnham;Shelley Gorman

  • Vitamin D deficiency at 16 to 20 weeks' gestation is associated with impaired lung function and asthma at 6 years of age

    Graeme R. Zosky;Prue H. Hart;Andrew J. O. Whitehouse;Merci M. Kusel

  • Regulation of surface and soluble TNF receptor expression on human monocytes and synovial fluid macrophages by IL-4 and IL-10.

    P H Hart;E K Hunt;C S Bonder;C J Watson

  • Comparison of the suppressive effects of interleukin-10 and interleukin-4 on synovial fluid macrophages and blood monocytes from patients with inflammatory arthritis.

    P H Hart;M J Ahern;M D Smith;J J Finlay-Jones

  • Immune cell trafficking from the brain maintains CNS immune tolerance

    Mohammad G. Mohammad;Vicky W.W. Tsai;Marc J. Ruitenberg;Masoud Hassanpour

  • Insufficient Sun Exposure Has Become a Real Public Health Problem

    Lars Alfredsson;Bruce K. Armstrong;D. Allan Butterfield;Rajiv Chowdhury

  • Differential responses of human monocytes and macrophages to IL-4 and IL-13

    Prue H. Hart;Claudine S. Bonder;Julianna Balogh;Harold L. Dickensheets

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick G. Holt
Patrick G. Holt University of Western Australia
David R. Booth
David R. Booth University of Sydney
Mary Norval
Mary Norval University of Edinburgh
David Nolan
David Nolan Royal Perth Hospital
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse Telethon Kids Institute
Martin Feelisch
Martin Feelisch University of Southampton
Wendy H. Oddy
Wendy H. Oddy University of Tasmania
Trevor A. Mori
Trevor A. Mori University of Western Australia
Martyn A. French
Martyn A. French University of Western Australia
Karina L. Allen
Karina L. Allen King's College London

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