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  • 1981 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Thomas P. Davis is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and focuses primarily on medical research with an emphasis on neurology and related subfields. Their work spans several critical areas of study including drug transport and resistance mechanisms, barrier structure and function studies, and neurological disease mechanisms and treatments.

The scientist's publication record highlights contributions to acute ischemic stroke management, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration mechanisms, trace elements in health, and vaccine coverage and hesitancy. Their output includes frequent contributions to venues such as Stroke, Pharmaceutics, and Frontiers in Physiology.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Thomas P. Davis include:

  • Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Blood-Brain Barrier Tight Junction in Central Nervous System Disorders, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Regulation of blood-brain barrier integrity by microglia in health and disease: A therapeutic opportunity, 2020, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
  • Blood-Brain Barrier Transporters: Opportunities for Therapeutic Development in Ischemic Stroke, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The role of oxidative stress in blood-brain barrier disruption during ischemic stroke: Antioxidants in clinical trials, 2024, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Transporter-Mediated Delivery of Small Molecule Drugs to the Brain: A Critical Mechanism That Can Advance Therapeutic Development for Ischemic Stroke, 2020, Pharmaceutics

Frequent co-authors appearing alongside Thomas P. Davis are:

  • Patrick T. Ronaldson
  • Erica I. Williams
  • Robert D. Betterton
  • Jeffrey J. Lochhead
  • Joshua A Stanton

Their work has been published repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Stroke
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Proceedings of IMPRS
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Thomas P. Davis also has contributions to book publications, including a work published by the University of North Carolina Press titled Selected Documents Relating to Law Reform in North Carolina During the Nineteenth Century (2024).

Their scientific interests cover a broad range of topics with particular focus on:

  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Thomas P. Davis was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1981.

Best Publications

  • The Blood-Brain Barrier/Neurovascular Unit in Health and Disease

    Brian T. Hawkins;Thomas P. Davis

  • Molecular physiology and pathophysiology of tight junctions in the blood–brain barrier

    Jason D. Huber;Richard D. Egleton;Thomas P. Davis

  • Vascular dysfunction-The disregarded partner of Alzheimer's disease

    Melanie D. Sweeney;Axel Montagne;Abhay P. Sagare;Daniel A. Nation

  • Autoimmunity in a Phase I Trial of a Fully Human Anti-Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Monoclonal Antibody With Multiple Melanoma Peptides and Montanide ISA 51 for Patients With Resected Stages III and IV Melanoma

    Kristin Sanderson;Ronald Scotland;Peter Lee;Dongxin Liu

  • Strategies to advance translational research into brain barriers

    Edward Neuwelt;N Joan Abbott;Lauren Abrey;William A Banks

  • Cerebral microvascular changes in permeability and tight junctions induced by hypoxia-reoxygenation.

    Karen S. Mark;Thomas P. Davis

  • Calcium Modulation of Adherens and Tight Junction Function: A Potential Mechanism for Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption After Stroke

    Rachel C. Brown;Thomas P. Davis

  • Induction of Antigen-Specific Immunity with a Vaccine Targeting NY-ESO-1 to the Dendritic Cell Receptor DEC-205

    Madhav V. Dhodapkar;Mario Sznol;Biwei Zhao;Ding Wang

  • Inflammatory pain alters blood-brain barrier permeability and tight junctional protein expression

    J. D. Huber;K. A. Witt;S. Hom;R. D. Egleton

  • Glycopeptide enkephalin analogues produce analgesia in mice: evidence for penetration of the blood-brain barrier.

    R Polt;F Porreca;L Z Szabò;E J Bilsky

  • Peptide drug modifications to enhance bioavailability and blood-brain barrier permeability.

    Ken A Witt;Terrence J Gillespie;Jason D Huber;Richard D Egleton

  • Structure, Function, and Regulation of the Blood-Brain Barrier Tight Junction in Central Nervous System Disorders.

    Jeffrey J. Lochhead;Junzhi Yang;Patrick T. Ronaldson;Thomas P. Davis

  • Regulation of blood-brain barrier integrity by microglia in health and disease: A therapeutic opportunity.

    Patrick T Ronaldson;Thomas P Davis

  • Oxidative stress increases blood―brain barrier permeability and induces alterations in occludin during hypoxia―reoxygenation

    Jeffrey J Lochhead;Gwen McCaffrey;Colleen E Quigley;Jessica Finch

  • Effects of hypoxia-reoxygenation on rat blood-brain barrier permeability and tight junctional protein expression

    Ken A. Witt;Karen S. Mark;Sharon Hom;Thomas P. Davis

  • Nicotine increases in vivo blood-brain barrier permeability and alters cerebral microvascular tight junction protein distribution

    Brian T. Hawkins;Thomas J. Abbruscato;Richard D. Egleton;Rachel C. Brown

  • A model for hypokinesia: effects on muscle atrophy in the rat

    X. J. Musacchia;D. R. Deavers;G. A. Meininger;T. P. Davis

  • Development of Neuropeptide Drugs that Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier

    Richard D. Egleton;Thomas P. Davis

  • Bioavailability and transport of peptides and peptide drugs into the brain.

    Richard D Egleton;Thomas P Davis

  • Combination of Hypoxia/Aglycemia Compromises In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity

    Thomas J. Abbruscato;Thomas P. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor J. Hruby
Victor J. Hruby University of Arizona
Henry I. Yamamura
Henry I. Yamamura University of Arizona
Tibor Keler
Tibor Keler Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States)
David S. Alberts
David S. Alberts University of Arizona
Berislav V. Zlokovic
Berislav V. Zlokovic University of Southern California
Frank Porreca
Frank Porreca University of Arizona
John H. Griffin
John H. Griffin Scripps Research Institute
Todd W. Vanderah
Todd W. Vanderah University of Arizona
Charles W. Gehrke
Charles W. Gehrke University of Missouri
Terry W. Moody
Terry W. Moody National Institutes of Health

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