Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging - Tufts University

Mohsen Meydani, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Mohsen Meydani Director & Senior Scientist
Vascular Biology Laboratory
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111-1524
Phone: (617) 556-3126
Fax: (617) 556-3224
E-mail: mohsen.meydani@tufts.edu
Education D.V.M., University of Tehran, Iran
Ph.D., Nutrition, Iowa State University
Research Focus Role of dietary antioxidants, lipids and oxidative stress on molecular mechanisms of immune/endothelial cells interaction in atherogenesis and angiogenesis
Academic Appointments Professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Selected Professional Affiliations Editorial Board, Journal of Nutrition
Editorial Board, Free Radical in Biology & Medicine

Recent Publications

Zingg JM, Hasan ST, Cowan D, Ricciarelli R, Azzi A, Meydani M. Regulatory effects of curcumin on lipid accumulation in monocytes/macrophages. J Cell Biochem. 2012 Mar;113(3):833-40.

Zingg JM, Meydani M, Azzi A. alpha-Tocopheryl phosphate-An activated form of vitamin E important for angiogenesis and vasculogenesis? Biofactors. 2012 Jan 27. doi: 10.1002/biof.198.

Corcoran MP, Lichtenstein AH, Meydani M, Dillard A, Schaefer EJ, Lamon-Fava S. The effect of 17{beta}-estradiol on cholesterol content in human macrophages is influenced by the lipoprotein milieu. J Mol Endocrinol. 2011 Aug 3;47(1):109-17.

Pae M, Ren Z, Meydani M, Shang F, Smith D, Meydani SN, Wu D. Dietary supplementation with high dose of epigallocatechin-3-gallate promotes inflammatory response in mice. J Nutr Biochem. 2011 Jun 16.

Corcoran MP, Lichtenstein AH, Meydani M, Dillard A, Schaefer EJ, Lamon-Fava S. The effect of 17{beta}-estradiol on cholesterol content in human macrophages is influenced by the lipoprotein milieu. J Mol Endocrinol. 2011;47(1):109-117.

Zingg JM, Libinaki R, Lai CQ, Meydani M, Gianello R, Ogru E, Azzi A. Modulation of gene expression by alpha-tocopherol and alpha-tocopheryl phosphate in THP-1 monocytes. Free Radic Biol Med. 2010 Dec 15;49(12):1989-2000.

Corcoran MP, Meydani M, Lichtenstein AH, Schaefer EJ, Dillard A, Lamon-Fava S. Sex hormone modulation of proinflammatory cytokine and C-reactive protein expression in macrophages from older men and postmenopausal women. J Endocrinol. 2010 Aug;206(2):217-24.

Pae M, Ren Z, Meydani M, Shang F, Meydani SN, Wu D. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate directly suppresses T cell proliferation through impaired IL-2 utilization and cell cycle progression. J Nutr. 2010 Aug;140(8):1509-15.

Meydani M, Hasan ST. Dietary polyphenols and obesity. Nutrients. 2010 Jul;2(7):737-51.

Zingg JM, Meydani M, Azzi A. alpha-Tocopheryl phosphate--an active lipid mediator? Mol Nutr Food Res. 2010 May;54(5):679-92.

Han SN, Pang E, Zingg JM, Meydani SN, Meydani M, Azzi A. Differential effects of natural and synthetic vitamin E on gene transcription in murine T lymphocytes. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2010 Mar 1;495(1):49-55.

Guo W, Nie L, Wu D, Wise ML, Collins FW, Meydani SN, Meydani M. Avenanthramides inhibit proliferation of human colon cancer cell lines in vitro. Nutr Cancer. 2010;62(8):1007-16.

Meydani M. Potential health benefits of avenanthramides of oats. Nutr Rev. 2009 Dec;67(12):731-5.

Meydani M, Azzi A. Diabetes risk: antioxidants or lifestyle? Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Aug;90(2):253-4.

Ejaz A, Wu D, Kwan P, Meydani M. Curcumin inhibits adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and angiogenesis and obesity in C57/BL mice. J Nutr. 2009 May;139(5):919-25.