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Scientist II Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3114 Fax: (617) 556-3103 E-mail: nirupa.matthan@tufts.edu |
| Education | Ph.D., Nutritional Biochemistry School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Canada |
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| Research Focus | Dietary fatty acids, cholesterol metabolism, plant sterols, lipoproteins, kinetic modeling, nutrition and cardiovascular disease risk |
| Academic Appointments | Assistant Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University |
| Selected Professional Affiliations |
American Heart Association |
Recent Publications |
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Van Horn L, Tian L, Neuhouser ML, Howard BV, Eaton CB, Snetselaar L, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH. Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Disease Risk among Participants in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. J Nutr. 2012 Feb;142(2):284-91. Lecker JL, Matthan NR, Billheimer JT, Rader DJ, Lichtenstein AH. Changes in cholesterol homeostasis modify the response of F1B hamsters to dietary very long chain n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Lipids Health Dis. 2011 Oct 21;10:186. Kuang YL, Paulson KE, Lichtenstein AH, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S. Docosahexaenoic acid suppresses apolipoprotein A-I gene expression through hepatocyte nuclear factor-3beta. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug;94(2):594-600. Dillard A, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH. Tamm-Horsfall protein 1 macrophage lipid accumulation unaffected by fatty acid double-bond geometric or positional configuration. Nutr Res. 2011 Aug;31(8):625-30. Dillard A, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH. Use of hamster as a model to study diet-induced atherosclerosis. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2010 Dec 10;7:89. Willis LM, Bielinski DF, Fisher DR, Matthan NR, Joseph JA. Walnut extract inhibits LPS-induced activation of BV-2 microglia via internalization of TLR4: possible involvement of phospholipase D2. Inflammation. 2010 Oct;33(5):325-33. Lecker JL, Matthan NR, Billheimer JT, Rader DJ, Lichtenstein AH. Impact of dietary fat type within the context of altered cholesterol homeostasis on cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism in the F1B hamster. Metabolism. 2010 Oct;59(10):1491-501. Matthan NR, Ip B, Resteghini N, Ausman LM, Lichtenstein AH. Long-term fatty acid stability in human serum cholesteryl ester, triglyceride, and phospholipid fractions. J Lipid Res. 2010 Sep;51(9):2826-32. Wang S, Wu D, Matthan NR, Lamon-Fava S, Lecker JL, Lichtenstein AH. Enhanced aortic macrophage lipid accumulation and inflammatory response in LDL receptor null mice fed an atherogenic diet. Lipids. 2010 Aug;45(8):701-11. Vega-Lopez S, Matthan NR, Ausman LM, Harding SV, Rideout TC, Ai M, Otokozawa S, Freed A, Kuvin JT, Jones PJ, Schaefer EJ, Lichtenstein AH. Altering dietary lysine:arginine ratio has little effect on cardiovascular risk factors and vascular reactivity in moderately hypercholesterolemic adults. Atherosclerosis. 2010 Jun;210(2):555-62. McKay DL, Chen CY, Yeum KJ, Matthan NR, Lichtenstein AH, Blumberg JB. Chronic and acute effects of walnuts on antioxidant capacity and nutritional status in humans: a randomized, cross-over pilot study. Nutr J. 2010 May 12;9:21. van Himbergen TM, Otokozawa S, Matthan NR, Schaefer EJ, Buchsbaum A, Ai M, van Tits LJ, de Graaf J, Stalenhoef AF. Familial combined hyperlipidemia is associated with alterations in the cholesterol synthesis pathway. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Jan;30(1):113-20. Matthan NR, Resteghini N, Robertson M, Ford I, Shepherd J, Packard C, Buckley BM, Jukema JW, Lichtenstein AH, Schaefer EJ; PROSPER Group. Cholesterol absorption and synthesis markers in individuals with and without a CHD event during pravastatin therapy: insights from the PROSPER trial. J Lipid Res. 2010 Jan;51(1):202-9. Vega-Lopez S, Matthan NR, Ausman LM, Ai M, Otokozawa S, Schaefer EJ, Lichtenstein AH. Substitution of vegetable oil for a partially-hydrogenated fat favorably alters cardiovascular disease risk factors in moderately hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Nov;207(1):208-12. Matthan NR, Pencina M, LaRocque JM, Jacques PF, D'Agostino RB, Schaefer EJ, Lichtenstein AH. Alterations in cholesterol absorption/synthesis markers characterize Framingham offspring study participants with CHD. J Lipid Res. 2009 Sep;50(9):1927-35. |
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