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Ross, Alta Professor
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- Professor, Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Publications
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Castro, R., Kaleck, K., Huang, N. K., Petersen, K., Singh, V., Ross, A. C., Neuberger, T., & Bottiglieri, T.
(2024).
A very-low carbohydrate content in a high-fat diet modifies the plasma metabolome and impacts systemic inflammation and experimental atherosclerosis. 126, 109562-109562.
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Andrews, S. G., Koehle, A. M., Paudel, D., Neuberger, T., Ross, A. C., Singh, V., Bottiglieri, T., & Castro, R.
(2024).
Diet-Induced Severe Hyperhomocysteinemia Promotes Atherosclerosis Progression and Dysregulates the Plasma Metabolome in Apolipoprotein-E-Deficient Mice. 16(3), 330-330.
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Zolfaghari, R., Bonzo, J. A., Gonzalez, F. J., & Ross, A. C.
(2023).
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 (HNF4) Plays a Controlling Role in Expression of the Retinoic Acid Receptor (RAR) Gene in Hepatocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
24(10), 8608-8608.
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Abdelhamid, L., Alajoleen, R., Kingsmore, K. M., Cabana-Puig, X., Lu, R., Zhu, J., ... Luo, X. M.
(2023).
Hypovitaminosis A Drives the Progression of Tubulointerstitial Lupus Nephritis through Potentiating Predisease Cellular Autoreactivity. ImmunoHorizons.
7(1), 17-29.
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Patel, N., Penkert, R. R., Sealy, R. E., Surman, S. L., Jones, B. G., Ringwald-Smith, K., Ross, A. C., & Hurwitz, J. L.
(2022).
Retinol Binding Protein, Sunlight Hours, and the Influenza Virus-Specific Immune Response. Biomedicines.
10(9), 2322-2322.
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Penkert, R. R., Azul, M., Sealy, R. E., Jones, B. G., Dowdy, J., Hayden, R. T., ... Hurwitz, J. L.
(2022).
Hypothesis: Low Vitamin A and D Levels Worsen Clinical Outcomes When Children with Sickle Cell Disease Encounter Parvovirus B19. Nutrients.
14(16), 3415-3415.
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da Silva, I. V., Gullette, S., Florindo, C., Huang, N. K., Neuberger, T., Ross, A. C., Soveral, G., & Castro, R.
(2022).
The Effect of Nutritional Ketosis on Aquaporin Expression in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice: Potential Implications for Energy Homeostasis. Biomedicines.
10(5), 1159-1159.
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Chai, Z., Lyu, Y., Chen, Q., Wei, C., Snyder, L. M., Weaver, V., ... Ross, C.
(2022).
Transcriptional Profiling of the Small Intestine and the Colon Reveals Modulation of Gut Infection with Citrobacter rodentium According to the Vitamin A Status. Nutrients.
14(8), 1563-1563.
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Chai, Z., Lyu, Y., Chen, Q., Wei, C., Snyder, L. M., Weaver, V., ... Ross, A. C.
(2021).
RNAseq studies reveal distinct transcriptional response to vitamin A deficiency in small intestine versus colon, uncovering novel vitamin A-regulated genes. JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY.
98, 108814-108814.
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Li, Y., Wei, C., Hodges, J. K., Green, M. H., & Ross, A. C.
(2021).
Priming with Retinoic Acid, an Active Metabolite of Vitamin A, Increases Vitamin A Uptake in the Small Intestine of Neonatal Rats. Nutrients.
13(12), 4275-4275.
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Castro, R., Whalen, C. A., Gullette, S., Mattie, F. J., Florindo, C., Heil, S. G., ... Ross, A. C.
(2021).
A Hypomethylating Ketogenic Diet in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice: A Pilot Study on Vascular Effects and Specific Epigenetic Changes. Nutrients.
13(10), 3576-3576.
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Li, Y., Tajima, A., Mattie, F. J., Green, M. H., & Ross, A. C.
(2021).
Pregnancy and Lactation Alter Vitamin A Metabolism and Kinetics in Rats under Vitamin A-Adequate Dietary Conditions. Nutrients.
13(8), 2853-2853.
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da Silva, I. V., Whalen, C. A., Mattie, F. J., Florindo, C., Huang, N. K., Heil, S. G., ... Castro, R.
(2021).
An Atherogenic Diet Disturbs Aquaporin 5 Expression in Liver and Adipocyte Tissues of Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice: New Insights into an Old Model of Experimental Atherosclerosis. Biomedicines.
9(2), 150-150.
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Ross, A. C., & Moran, N. E.
(2020).
Our Current Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A-Now 20 Years Old. Current Developments in Nutrition.
4(10), nzaa096-nzaa096.
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Penkert, R. R., Cortez, V., Karlsson, E. A., Livingston, B., Surman, S. L., Li, Y., ... Hurwitz, J. L.
(2020).
Vitamin A Corrects Tissue Deficits in Diet-Induced Obese Mice and Reduces Influenza Infection After Vaccination and Challenge. Obesity.
28(9), 1631-1636.
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Whalen, C. A., Mattie, F. J., Florindo, C., van Zelst, B., Huang, N. K., Tavares de Almeida, I., ... Castro, R.
(2020).
No Effect of Diet-Induced Mild Hyperhomocysteinemia on Vascular Methylating Capacity, Atherosclerosis Progression, and Specific Histone Methylation. Nutrients.
12(8), 2182-2182.
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McCormick, B., Murray-Kolb, L. E., Lee, G. O., Schulze, K. J., Ross, A. C., Bauck, A., ... MAL-ED Network Investigators.
(2019).
Intestinal permeability and inflammation mediate the association between nutrient density of complementary foods and biochemical measures of micronutrient status in young children: results from the MAL-ED study. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
110(4), 1015-1025.
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Patel, N., Penkert, R. R., Jones, B. G., Sealy, R. E., Surman, S. L., Sun, Y., ... Hurwitz, J. L.
(2019).
Baseline Serum Vitamin A and D Levels Determine Benefit of Oral Vitamin A&D Supplements to Humoral Immune Responses Following Pediatric Influenza Vaccination. Viruses.
11(10), 907-907.
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Yaktine, A. L., & Ross, A. C.
(2019).
Milestones in DRI Development: What Does the Future Hold?. Advances in Nutrition.
10(3), 537-545.
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Ross, A. C.
(2017).
Impact of chronic and acute inflammation on extra- and intracellular iron homeostasis. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
106(Suppl 6), 1581S-1587S.
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Huang, K., Hao, L., Smith, P. B., Rogers, C. J., Patterson, A. D., & Ross, A. C.
(2017).
Lipid Emulsion Added to a Liquid High-Carbohydrate Diet and Voluntary Running Exercise Reduce Lipogenesis and Ameliorate Early-Stage Hepatic Steatosis in Mice. Journal of Nutrition.
147(5), 746-753.
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Hodges, J. K., Tan, L., Green, M. H., & Ross, A. C.
(2017).
Vitamin A supplementation redirects the flow of retinyl esters from peripheral to central organs of neonatal rats raised under vitamin A-marginal conditions. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
105(5), 1110-1121.
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Hodges, J. K., Tan, L., Green, M. H., & Ross, A. C.
(2016).
Vitamin A Supplementation Transiently Increases Retinol Concentrations in Extrahepatic Organs of Neonatal Rats Raised under Vitamin A-Marginal Conditions. Journal of Nutrition.
146(10), 1953-1960.
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Hodges, J. K., Tan, L., Green, M. H., & Ross, A. C.
(2016).
Vitamin A Supplementation Increases the Uptake of Chylomicron Retinyl Esters into the Brain of Neonatal Rats Raised under Vitamin A-Marginal Conditions. Journal of Nutrition.
146(9), 1677-1683.
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Tan, L., Babbs, A. E., Green, M. H., & Ross, A. C.
(2016).
Direct and indirect vitamin A supplementation strategies result in different plasma and tissue retinol kinetics in neonatal rats. Journal of Lipid Research.
57(8), 1423-1434.
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Hao, L., Huang, K., Ito, K., Sae-Tan, S., Lambert, J. D., & Ross, A. C.
(2016).
Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (Fgf21) Gene Expression Is Elevated in the Liver of Mice Fed a High-Carbohydrate Liquid Diet and Attenuated by a Lipid Emulsion but Is Not Upregulated in the Liver of Mice Fed a High-Fat Obesogenic Diet. Journal of Nutrition.
146(2), 184-190.
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Tan, L., Green, M. H., & Ross, A. C.
(2015).
Vitamin A kinetics in neonatal rats vs. adult rats: comparisons from model-based compartmental analysis. Journal of Nutrition.
145(3), 403-410.
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Chen, Q., & Ross, A. C.
(2015).
All-trans-retinoic acid and CD38 ligation differentially regulate CD1d expression and -galactosylceramide-induced immune responses. IMMUNOBIOLOGY.
220(1), 32-41.
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Hao, L., Ito, K., Huang, K., Sae-tan, S., Lambert, J. D., & Ross, A. C.
(2014).
Shifts in dietary carbohydrate-lipid exposure regulate expression of the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease-associated gene PNPLA3/adiponutrin in mouse liver and HepG2 human liver cells. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental.
63(10), 1352-1362.
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Wu, L., Zolfaghari, R., & Ross, A. C.
(2013).
Acidic retinoids in small amounts promote retinyl ester formation in neonatal lung, with transient increases in retinoid homeostatic gene expression. Nutrition and Metabolism.
10(1), 72.
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Ross, A. C.
(2012).
Vitamin A and retinoic acid in T cell-related immunity. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
96(5), 1166S-1172S.
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Ross, A. C.
(2012).
Use of laboratory studies for the design, explanation, and validation of human micronutrient intervention studies. Journal of Nutrition.
142(1), 157S-160S.
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Ross, A. C., Cifelli, C. J., Zolfaghari, R., & Li, N.
(2011).
Multiple cytochrome P-450 genes are concomitantly regulated by vitamin A under steady-state conditions and by retinoic acid during hepatic first-pass metabolism. Physiological Genomics.
43(1), 57-67.
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Ross, A. C., Manson, J. E., Abrams, S. A., Aloia, J. F., Brannon, P. M., Clinton, S. K., ... Shapses, S. A.
(2011).
The 2011 report on dietary reference intakes for calcium and vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: what clinicians need to know. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
96(1), 53-58.
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Ross, A. C., Chen, Q., & Ma, Y.
(2009).
Augmentation of antibody responses by retinoic acid and costimulatory molecules. Seminars in Immunology.
21(1), 42-50.
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Ross, A. C., & Li, N.
(2007).
Retinol combined with retinoic acid increases retinol uptake and esterification in the lungs of young adult rats when delivered by the intramuscular as well as oral routes. Journal of Nutrition.
137(11), 2371-2376.
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Ross, A. C., & Li, N.
(2007).
Lung retinyl ester is low in young adult rats fed a vitamin A deficient diet after weaning, despite neonatal vitamin A supplementation and maintenance of normal plasma retinol. Journal of Nutrition.
137(10), 2213-2218.
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Ross, A. C., Li, N., & Wu, L.
(2006).
The components of VARA, a nutrient-metabolite combination of vitamin A and retinoic acid, act efficiently together and separately to increase retinyl esters in the lungs of neonatal rats. Journal of Nutrition.
136(11), 2803-2807.
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Ross, A. C., Ambalavanan, N., Zolfaghari, R., & Li, N.
(2006).
Vitamin A combined with retinoic acid increases retinol uptake and lung retinyl ester formation in a synergistic manner in neonatal rats. Journal of Lipid Research.
47(8), 1844-1851.
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Ross, A. C., Pasatiempo, A., & Green, M. H.
(2004).
Chylomicron margination, lipolysis, and vitamin a uptake in the lactating rat mammary gland: implications for milk retinoid content. 229(1), 46-55.
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Ross, A. C., & Zolfaghari, R.
(2004).
Regulation of hepatic retinol metabolism: perspectives from studies on vitamin A status. Journal of Nutrition.
134(1), 269S-275S.
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Ross, A. C.
(2003).
Advances in retinoid research: mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention symposium introduction. Journal of Nutrition.
133(1), 271S-272S.
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Ross, A. C.
(2003).
Retinoid production and catabolism: role of diet in regulating retinol esterification and retinoic Acid oxidation. Journal of Nutrition.
133(1), 291S-296S.
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Castro, R., Kaleck, K., Huang, N. K., Petersen, K., Singh, V., Ross, A. C., Neuberger, T., & Bottiglieri, T.
(2024).
A very-low carbohydrate content in a high-fat diet modifies the plasma metabolome and impacts systemic inflammation and experimental atherosclerosis. 126, 109562-109562.
Teaching
teaching activities
- NUTR481 Seminar Instructor
- NUTR685 Directed Studies Instructor
Background
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Contact
first name
- Alta
has last name
- Ross
Other
- catharine.ross@tamu.edu