Faculty Profiles

Koh, G. Y., Butler, E., & Nobles, Z. (2024). Combination effects of fructooligosaccharides and vitamin D on antimicrobial peptides expressions in the small intestine. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.

Hanson, T., Constantine, E., Nobles, Z., Butler, E., Renteria, K., Teoh, C. M., & Koh, G. Y. (2024). Supplementation of Vitamin D3 and Fructooligosaccharides Downregulates Intestinal Defensins and Reduces the Species Abundance of Romboutsia ilealis in C57BL/6J Mice. Nutrients, 16(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16142236

Renteria, K., Teoh, C. M., Constantine, E., Cooper, A., Lozano, N., Bauer, S., & Koh, G. Y. (2024). Combination of vitamin D3 and fructooligosaccharides upregulates colonic vitamin D receptor in C57BL/6J mice and affects anxiety-related behavior in a sex-dependent manner. Nutrition Research, 125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2024.02.003

Farber, C. M., Renteria, K., Ritter, J., Muraida, J., Rivers, C., McKenzie, A. L., … Lane, M. A. (2023). Comparison of maternal versus postweaning ingestion of a high fat, high sucrose diet on depression-related behavior, novelty reactivity, and corticosterone levels in young, adult rat offspring. Behavioural Brain Research, 455, 114677. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114677

Bauer, S., Lozano, N., Teoh, C. M., Constantine, E., Cooper, A., Renteria, K., & Koh, G. Y. (2023). Characterize the combination effects of prebiotic fiber and vitamin D on systemic and colonic vitamin D signaling in mice. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7(Supp 1), 757.

Teoh, C. M., Cooper, A., Lane, M. A., Zhu, J., & Koh, G. Y. (2023). Maternal methyl donor nutrients supplementation to a high-fat high-sucrose diet modulates systemic vitamin D signaling and renal inflammation among adult offspring. Current Developments in Nutrition, 7(Supp 1), 752.

Cooper, A., Teoh, C. M., Renteria, K., Lane, M. A., Zhu, J., & Koh, G. Y. (2023). Colonic content from offspring born to dams of high-fat high-sucrose diet modulates IL-8 secretion in Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated HT-29 cells.

Renteria, K., Nguyen, H., & Koh, G. Y. (2023). The Role of Vitamin D in Depression and Anxiety Disorders: A Review of the Literature. Nutritional Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2023.2186318

Teoh, C. M., Cooper, A., Renteria, K., Lane, M., Zhu, J., & Koh, G. Y. (2022). Supplementation of methyl-donor nutrients to a high-fat, high-sucrose diet during pregnancy and lactation normalizes circulating 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol levels and alleviates inflammation in offspring. Metabolites, 12(12), 1252. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12121252

Koh, G. Y., Rowling, M. J., & Pritchard, S. K. (2022). Possible implications of type 1 and type 2 taste receptors on obesity-induced inflammation. Nutrition Review, 80(8), 1919–1926. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuac007

Teoh, C. M., Renteria, K., Cooper, A., Zhu, J., Lane, M., & Koh, G. Y. (2022). Supplementation of a high-fat high-sucrose diet with methyl-donor nutrients during pregnancy and lactation modulates the colonic vitamin D signaling pathway in weaned rats. Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(1), 1195. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzac074.024

Wu, X., Ueland, P. M., Roper, J., Koh, G. Y., Xu, L., Crott, J. W., … Mason, J. B. (2021). Combined supplementation with vitamin B-6 and curcumin is superior to either agent alone in suppressing obesity-promoted colorectal tumorigenesis in mice. Journal of Nutrition, 151, 3678–3688. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab320

Koh, G. Y., Kane, A., Wu, X., & Crott, J. W. (2020). Parabacteroides distasonis attenuates tumorigenesis, modulates inflammatory markers, and promotes intestinal barrier integrity in azoxymethane-treated A/J mice. Carcinogenesis, 41(7), 909–917. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgaa018

Wu, X., Koh, G. Y., Huang, Y., Crott, J. W., Bronson, R. T., & Mason, J. B. (2019). The combination of curcumin and salsalate is superior to either agent alone in suppressing pro-cancerous molecular pathways and colorectal tumorigenesis in obese mice. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 63(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201801097

Koh, G. Y., Kane, A. V., Wu, X., Mason, J. B., & Crott, J. W. (2019). Parabacteroides distasonis attenuates tumorigenesis, modulates inflammatory markers and promotes intestinal barrier integrity in azoxymethane-treated mice. Current Development in Nutrition, 3(1).

Pfalzer, A. C., Crott, J. W., Koh, G. Y., Garcia, P., Smith, D., & Mason, J. B. (2018). Interleukin-1 signaling mediates obesity-promoted elevations in inflammatory cytokines, Wnt activation, and epithelial proliferation in the mouse colon. Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research, 38(10), 445–451. https://doi.org/10.1089/jir.2017.0134

Koh, G. Y., Kane, A., Lee, K., Xu, Q., Wu, X., Roper, J., … Crott, J. W. (2018). Parabacteroides distasonis attenuates toll-like receptor 4 signaling and Akt activation and blocks colon tumor formation in high-fat diet-fed azoxymethane-treated mice. International Journal of Cancer, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.31559

Wu, X., Pfalzer, A. C., Koh, G. Y., Crott, J. W., Tang, S., Thomas, M. J., … Mason, J. B. (2017). Oral administration of curcumin and salsalate attenuates high fat diet-induced up-regulation of pro-inflammatory colonic cytokines and suppresses Akt/NF-kB signaling in azoxymethane-treated mice. FASEB Journal, 31(1), 46.6.

Koh, G. Y., Kane, A. V., Lee, K., Xu, Q., Wu, X., Mason, J. B., & Crott, J. W. (2017). Parabacteroides distasonis attenuates colonic inflammation and prevents tumor formation in azoxymethane-treated high-fat diet-fed mice. FASEB Journal, 31(1), 435.2.

Wu, X., Pfalzer, A. C., Koh, G. Y., Crott, J. W., Tang, S., Thomas, M. J., … Mason, J. B. (2017). Curcumin and salsalate suppresses colonic inflammation and pro-carcinogenic signaling in high-fat fed, azoxymethane-treated mice. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 65(33), 7200–7209. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.7b02648

Koh, G. Y., & Rowling, M. J. (2017). Resistant starch: A novel dietary strategy to maintain kidney health in diabetes mellitus. Nutrition Review, 75(5), 350–360. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nux006

Koh, G. Y., Derscheid, R., Fuller, K., Valentine, R. J., Leow, S. E., Reed, L., … Rowling, M. J. (2016). Circulating adiponectin concentrations are increased by dietary resistant starch and correlate with serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations and kidney function in Zucker diabetic fatty rats. Nutrition Research, 36, 311–319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2015.12.006

Sabet, J. A., Park, L. K., Lyer, L. K., Tai, A. K., Koh, G. Y., Pfalzer, A. C., … Crott, J. W. (2016). Paternal B vitamin intake is a determinant of growth, hepatic lipid metabolism and intestinal tumor volume in female offspring. Plos One, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151579

Jones, S. K., Koh, G. Y., Rowling, M. J., & Schalinske, K. L. (2016). Whole egg consumption prevents diminished serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations in type 2 diabetic rats. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 64(1), 120–124. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b04347

Koh, G. Y., Rowling, M. J., Schalinske, K. L., Grapentine, K., & Loo, Y. T. (2016). Consumption of dietary resistant starch partially corrected the growth pattern despite hyperglycemia and compromised kidney function in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 64(40), 7540–7545. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03808

Liu, Z., Zhang, F., Koh, G. Y., Dong, X., Hollingsworth, J., Cartwright, C. A., … Stout, R. (2015). Cytotoxic and anti-angiogenic paclitaxel solubilized and permeation-enhanced by natural product nanoparticles. Anti-Cancer Drugs, 26, 167–179. https://doi.org/10.1097/CAD.0000000000000173

Koh, G. Y., Leow, S. E., Reed, L., Wisecup, E., & Rowling, M. J. (2015). Maintenance of vitamin D status in Zucker diabetic fatty rats by dietary resistant starch is dependent on colonic fermentation. FASEB Journal, 29(1).

Koh, G. Y., Mancosky, K., Loo, Y.-T., Grapentine, K., Bowers, E., & Rowling, M. J. (2014). Dietary resistant starch prevents urinary excretion of vitamin D metabolites and restores circulating 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations in the Zucker diabetic fatty rat. FASEB Journal, 28(1).

Zhang, J., Liu, Z., & Koh, G. Y. (2014). In vitro cytotoxic and antioxidation of a whole fruit extract of Liquidambar formosana exerted by different constituents. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 6(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.9734/EJMP/2015/15280

Koh, G. Y., Whitley, E., Mancosky, K., Loo, Y.-T., Grapentine, K., Bowers, E., … Rowling, M. J. (2014). Dietary resistant starch prevents urinary excretion of vitamin D metabolites and restores circulating 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentrations in Zucker diabetic fatty rat. Journal of Nutrition, 144(11), 1667–1673. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.198200

Zhang, F., Koh, G. Y., Hollingsworth, J., Russo, P., Stout, R., & Liu, Z. (2012). Reformulation of etoposide with solubility-enhancing rubusoside. International Journal of Pharamceutics, 434, 453–459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.06.013

Koh, G. Y., McCutcheon, K., Zhang, F., Liu, D., Cartwright, C. A., Martin, R., … Liu, Z. (2011). Improvement of obesity phenotype by Chinese sweet leaf tea (Rubus suavissimus) components in high-fat diet-induced obese rats. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 59(1), 98–104. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf103497p

Koh, G. Y., & Liu, Z. (2011). Medicinal plant research: validating nature’s formulation for a healthier body weight. School of Renewable Natural Resources Newsletter. Louisiana State University.

Liu, Z., Koh, G. Y., Jeansonne, D., Stout, R., Liu, D., & Enright, F. (2011). Medicinal Plants and Cancer: Solubility-enhanced reformulation of paclitaxel, an old drug. Louisiana Agriculture.

Zhang, F., Koh, G. Y., Jeansonne, D. P., Hollingsworth, J., Stout, R., Russo, P. S., … Liu, Z. (2011). A novel solubility-enhanced curcumin formulation showing stability and maintenance of anti-cancer activity. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 100(7), 2778–2789. https://doi.org/10.1002/jps.22512

Jeansonne, D. P., Koh, G. Y., Zhang, F., Kirk-Ballard, H., Wolff, L., Liu, D., … Liu, Z. (2011). Paclitaxel-induced apoptosis is blocked by camptothecin in human breast and pancreatic cancer cells. Oncology Report, 25, 1473–1480. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2011.1187

Koh, G. Y., Chou, G., & Liu, Z. (2009). Purification of a water extract of Chinese sweet tea plant (Rubus suavissimus) by alcohol purification. Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 57, 5000–5006. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf900269r

Chou, G., Xu, S., Koh, G. Y., Liu, D., Zhang, J., & Liu, Z. (2009). Quantitative and fingerprint analyses of Chinese sweet tea plant (Rubus suavissimus S. Lee). Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 57, 1076–1083. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf8029397