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Research Project: Defining the Impact of Different Foods or Their Components, in the Context of A Western-Style Diet, on Gut Health

Location: Diet, Genomics and Immunology Laboratory

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Fruit and vegetable supplemented-diet ameliorates dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) -induced colitis by modulating gut metagenome and host intestinal function Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Solano Aguilar, G., Lakshman, S., Chen, C.T., Beshah, E., Molokin, A., Vinyard, B.T., Dawson, H.D., Santin, M., Bruna, G., Smith, A.D., Urban Jr, J.F. 2026. Fruit and vegetable supplemented-diet ameliorates dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) -induced colitis by modulating gut metagenome and host intestinal function. Nutrients. 18(6):937. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18060937.

Inflammatory ILC2s migrate to distal tissues during infection using stage-specific S1P receptors Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ito, T., Ishida, Y., Zhang, Y., Guichard, V., Huang, L., Han, R., Smith, A.D., Urban Jr, J.F., Huang, Y., Guckian, K., Chun, J., Que, J., Wu, C., Gretarsson, K., Xu, X., Zou, R., Lu, C. 2026. Inflammatory ILC2s migrate to distal tissues during infection using stage-specific S1P receptors. Science Immunology. 11(117):1-18. HTTPS://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.adw4613.

IL-33 promotes transcriptional and metabolic adaptations of tissue-resident Th2 cells Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kania, A.K., Sanin, D.E., Gu, X., Gidley, M., Kokosinski, E., Smith, A.D., Pearce, E.L., Pearce, E.J. 2026. IL-33 promotes transcriptional and metabolic adaptations of tissue-resident Th2 cells. Journal of Immunology. 215(4). Article vkag028. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.09.663905.

Blueprint of the distinct metabolite profiles of healthy pig heart chambers Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Haikonen, R., Meuronen, T., Koistinen, V., Karkkainen, O., Tuomainen, T., Solano Aguilar, G., Urban Jr., J.F., Lehtonen, M., Tavi, P., Hanhineva, K. 2025. Blueprint of the distinct metabolite profiles of healthy pig heart chambers. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 13. Article 100462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmccpl.2025.100462.

Broccoli consumption alters microbial diversity, metatranscriptome and host transcriptome in mice fed a Total Western Diet Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pletsch, E.A., Smith, A.D., Ragonese, J.S., Narrowe, A.B., Cheung, L., Chen, C.T., Wang, T.T., Dawson, H.D. 2025. Broccoli consumption alters microbial diversity, metatranscriptome and host transcriptome in mice fed a Total Western Diet. Journal of Nutrition. 155(8):2475-2770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.05.041.

A type 4 resistant potato starch alters the cecal microbiome, gene expression and resistance to colitis in mice fed a Western diet based on NHANES data Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pletsch, E.A., Dawson, H.D., Cheung, L., Ragonese, J.S., Chen, C.T., Smith, A.D. 2025. A type 4 resistant potato starch alters the cecal microbiome, gene expression and resistance to colitis in mice fed a Western diet based on NHANES data. Food and Function. 16(9):3439-3464. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4fo04697h.

Chapter four - Swine model of Bundibunyo and Reston virus infection reveals a robust immune response following the infection: A multi-tissue immune profiling study Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ji-Young, K.V., Lewis, C.E., Pinette, M., Dawson, H.D., Lung, O., Mcgill, J., Pickering, B.S. 2025. Chapter Four - Swine model of Bundibunyo and Reston virus infection reveals a robust immune response following the infection: A multi-tissue immune profiling study. Advances in Virus Research. 122:79-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aivir.2025.03.002.