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Tammy Dugas

Professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

LSU Superfund Research Program Oxidative Stress Core leader.  

 

 

Contact:

Phone: (225) 578-7581

Fax: (225) 578-9895

Email: tammydugas@lsu.edu

Website: https://www1.vetmed.lsu.edu/CBS/People/CBS%20Faculty/VetMed%20CBS%20Faculty%20Pages/item71116.html

 

Research interests, expertise:

  • Mechanisms of cardiovascular injury induced by environmental toxicants and by pharmaceuticals
  • Mechanisms for cardioprotection by red wine polyphenols

 

Recent publications:

2014

Lee, G., Saravia, J., You, D., Shrestha, B., Jaligama, S., Hebert, V., Dugas. T., Cormier, S. 2014. Exposure to Combustion Generated Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals Enhances Severity of Influenza virus Infection. Part Fibre Toxicol. 11(1):57. Doi:10.1186/s12989-014-0057-1. [Epub ahead of print]

 

Lomnicki, S., Gullett, B, Stöger,T., Kennedy, I., Diaz, J., Dugas, T.R., Varner, K., Carlin, D., Dellinger, B., and Cormier, S.A. 2013. Combustion By-Products and their Health Effects - Combustion Engineering and Global Health in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges. International Journal of Toxicology. 33(1):3-13. Doi: 10.1177/1091581813519686. PMCID: PMC3944372 

 

2013

Kelley, M.A., Hebert, V.Y., Thibeaux, T.M., Orchard, M.A., Hasan, F., Cormier, S.A., Thevenot, P.T., Lomnicki, S.M., Varner,K.J., Dellinger, B, Latimer, B.M., Dugas, T.R. 2013. Model Combustion-Generated Particulate Matter Containing Persistent Free Radicals Redox Cycle to Produce Reactive Oxygen Species. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 26(12):1862-71. Doi: 10.1021/tx400227s.

 

Thevenot, P., Saravia, J., Giammo, J., Happel, K.I., Dugas, T.R. and Cormier, S.A. 2013. Chronic Alcohol Induces M2 Polarization Enhancing Pulmonary Disease Caused by Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 37(11): 1910-1919.Doi: 10.1111/acer.12184. PMCID: PMC3775861

 

Thevenot P.T., Saravia J., Jin N, Giaimo J.D., Chustz R.E., Mahne S., Kelley M.A., Hebert V.Y., Dellinger B., Dugas T.R., Demayo F.J., Cormier S.A. 2013. Radical-containing ultrafine particulate matter initiates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions in airway epithelial cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 48:188-197. Doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0052OC. PMCID: PMC3604062

 

Xue, S.Y., Hebert, V.Y., Hayes, D.M., Robinson, C.N., Glover, M., and Dugas, T.R. 2013. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors induce a mitophagy-associated endothelial cytotoxicity that is reversed by coenzyme Q10 cotreatment. Toxicol Sci. 134(2):323-34.

 

2012

Khandelwal, A.R., Hebert, V.Y., Kleinedler, J.J., Rogers, L.K., Ullevig, S.L., Asmis, R., Shi, R., Dugas, T.R. 2012. Resveratrol and quercetin interact to inhibit neointimal hyperplasia in mice with a carotid injury. J Nutr. 142(2):1487-94.

 

Kleinedler, J.J., Pjescic, I., Bullock, K.K., Khaliq, A., Foley, J.D., Dugas, T.R. 2012. Arterial pharmacokinectics of red wine polyphenols: implications for novel endovascular therapies targeting restenosis. J Pharm Sci. 101(5):1917-31.

 

Kleinedler, J.J., Foley, J.D., Orchard, E.A., Dugas, T.R. 2012. Novel nanocomposite stent coating releasing resveratrol and quercetin reduces neointimal hyperplasia and promotes re-endothelialization. J Control Release. 159(1):27-33.

 

2011

Kelley, M.A., Thibeaux, T., Hebert, V., Cormier, S.A., Lomnicki, S., Dillinger, B., Dugas, T. 2011. Model Particulate Matter Containing Persistent Free Radicals Exhibit Reactive Oxygen Species Production. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 51(1):S134. 

 

Lord, K., Moll, D., Lindsey, J.K., Mahne, S., Raman, G., Dugas, T., Cormier, S., Troxlair, D., Lomnicki, S., Dellinger, B., & Varner, K. 2011. Environmentally persistent free radicals decrease cardiac function before and after ischemia/reperfusion injury in vivo. J Recept Signal Transduct Res. 31(2):157-67. Doi: 10.3109/10799893.2011.555767. PMCID:PMC3152960

 

2010

Khandelwal, A.R., Hebert,V.Y., Kleiner, H.E., and Dugas, T.R. 2010. Essential role of an ER-α dependent production of nitric oxide in modulating the anti-restenotic effects of resveratrol. Am. J. Physiol. Heart & Circ. Physiol. 299:H1451-1458.

 

Jiang, B., Khandelwal, A.R., Rogers, L.K., Zavecz, J.H., Shi, W., Orr, A.W., and Dugas, T.R. 2010. Antiretrovirals induce endothelial dysfunction via an oxidant-dependent pathway and promote neointimal hyperplasia in C57BL/6 mice. Toxicol. Sci. 117:524-36.