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Thomas J. Rogers

Thomas J. Rogers

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Microbiology

D-Index
60
Citations
10058
World Ranking
3186
National Ranking
1261

Overview

Thomas J. Rogers is affiliated with Temple University in the United States. Their research primarily spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and immunology and microbiology, with specific focus areas including molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main topics of their scholarly work include:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Among recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Thomas J. Rogers are:

  • "Compartmentalized metabolism supports midgestation mammalian development," 2022, published in Nature
  • "Electronic Cigarettes Induce Mitochondrial DNA Damage and Trigger TLR9 (Toll-Like Receptor 9)-Mediated Atherosclerosis," 2020, published in Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • "Metabolic Plasticity of Neutrophils: Relevance to Pathogen Responses and Cancer," 2021, published in Trends in Cancer
  • "In vivo isotope tracing reveals a requirement for the electron transport chain in glucose and glutamine metabolism by tumors," 2022, published in Science Advances
  • "Lipid availability influences ferroptosis sensitivity in cancer cells by regulating polyunsaturated fatty acid trafficking," 2024, published in Cell Chemical Biology

Frequently appearing publication venues for this researcher include:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • NeuroImmune Pharmacology and Therapeutics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Thomas J. Rogers collaborates regularly with a number of coauthors, among whom are William D. Cornwell, Ralph J. DeBerardinis, Evan C. Lien, Brandon Faubert, and Kelly H Sokol. These partnerships have resulted in multiple joint publications contributing to their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Opioids, opioid receptors, and the immune response.

    Lois McCarthy;Michele Wetzel;Judith K. Sliker;Toby K. Eisenstein

  • Heterologous desensitization of opioid receptors by chemokines inhibits chemotaxis and enhances the perception of pain

    Imre Szabo;Xiao-Hong Chen;Li Xin;Martin W. Adler

  • A proinflammatory chemokine, CCL3, sensitizes the heat- and capsaicin-gated ion channel TRPV1

    Ning Zhang;Sadeet Inan;Alan Cowan;Ronghua Sun

  • New concepts in the pathobiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Victor Kim;Thomas J. Rogers;Gerard J. Criner

  • Immunomodulatory activity of mu- and kappa-selective opioid agonists.

    Dennis D. Taub;Toby K. Eisenstein;Ellen B. Geller;Martin W. Adler

  • Morphine Induces Sepsis in Mice

    Mary E. Hilburger;Martin W. Adler;Allan L. Truant;Joseph J. Meissler

  • μ-opioid modulation of HIV-1 coreceptor expressionand HIV-1 replication

    Amber D Steele;Earl E Henderson;Thomas J Rogers

  • Heterodimerization and cross-desensitization between the μ-opioid receptor and the chemokine CCR5 receptor

    Chongguang Chen;Jin Li;George Bot;Imre Szabo

  • Suppression of peritoneal macrophage phagocytosis of Candida albicans by opioids.

    I Szabo;M Rojavin;J L Bussiere;T K Eisenstein

  • Are chemokines the third major system in the brain

    Martin W. Adler;Thomas J. Rogers

  • Opioid G protein-coupled receptors: signals at the crossroads of inflammation

    Thomas J Rogers;Phillip K Peterson

  • Opioid and nociceptin receptors regulate cytokine and cytokine receptor expression

    M. J. Finley;C. M. Happel;D. E. Kaminsky;T. J. Rogers

  • Morphine treatment in vitro or in vivo decreases phagocytic functions of murine macrophages.

    Mikhail Rojavin;Imre Szabo;Jeanine L. Bussiere;Thomas J. Rogers

  • The relevance of opioids and opioid receptors on immunocompetence and immune homeostasis.

    Daniel J. J. Carr;Thomas J. Rogers;Richard J. Weber

  • Proinflammatory Chemokines, Such as C-C Chemokine Ligand 3, Desensitize μ-Opioid Receptors on Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons

    Ning Zhang;Thomas J. Rogers;Michael Caterina;Joost J. Oppenheim

  • Viewing Chemokines as a Third Major System of Communication in the Brain

    Martin W. Adler;Ellen B. Geller;Xiaohong Chen;Thomas J. Rogers

  • Turning Over a New Leaf: Cannabinoid and Endocannabinoid Modulation of Immune Function

    Guy A. Cabral;Thomas J. Rogers;Aron H. Lichtman

  • Cytokine reversal of morphine-induced suppression of the antibody response.

    J L Bussiere;M W Adler;T J Rogers;T K Eisenstein

  • Identification of neutrophil granule protein cathepsin G as a novel chemotactic agonist for the G protein-coupled formyl peptide receptor.

    Ronghua Sun;Pablo Iribarren;Ning Zhang;Ye Zhou

  • Differential effects of morphine and naltrexone on the antibody response in various mouse strains.

    Jeanine L. Bussiere;Martin W. Adler;Thomas J. Rogers;Toby K. Eisenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Toby K. Eisenstein
Toby K. Eisenstein Temple University
William K. Cornwell
William K. Cornwell University of New South Wales
Gerard J. Criner
Gerard J. Criner Temple University
Yee Shin Lin
Yee Shin Lin National Cheng Kung University
Joost J. Oppenheim
Joost J. Oppenheim National Institutes of Health
Wanghua Gong
Wanghua Gong Leidos (United States)
Raymond P. Donnelly
Raymond P. Donnelly US Food and Drug Administration
Yingying Le
Yingying Le Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ji Ming Wang
Ji Ming Wang National Institutes of Health
Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen
Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen Temple University

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