Kartik Shankar, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics-Nutrition

Publications

• Aydogan Mathyk B, Piccolo BD, Alvarado F, Shankar K, O'Tierney-Ginn P. Metabolomic signatures of low- and high-adiposity neonates differ based on maternal BMI. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jun 1;322(6):E540-E550. PubMed PMID: 35466692
• Paz HA, Pilkington AC, Zhong Y, Chintapalli SV, Sikes J, Lan RS, Shankar K, Wankhade UD. Gut Microbiome and Metabolome Modulation by Maternal High-Fat Diet and Thermogenic Challenge. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Aug 25;23(17). PubMed PMID: 36077057
• Gilley SP, Ruebel ML, Sims C, Zhong Y, Turner D, Lan RS, Pack LM, Piccolo BD, Chintapalli SV, Abraham A, Bode L, Andres A, Shankar K. Associations between maternal obesity and offspring gut microbiome in the first year of life. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Sep;17(9):e12921. PubMed PMID: 35478493
• Cohen CC, Harrall KK, Gilley SP, Perng W, Sauder KA, Scherzinger A, Shankar K, Sundaram SS, Glueck DH, Dabelea D. Body composition trajectories from birth to 5 years and hepatic fat in early childhood. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Oct 6;116(4):1010-1018. PubMed PMID: 36055960
• Cohen CC, Perng W, Bekelman TA, Ringham BM, Scherzinger A, Shankar K, Dabelea D. Childhood nutrient intakes are differentially associated with hepatic and abdominal fats in adolescence: The EPOCH study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Feb;30(2):460-471. PubMed PMID: 35088559
• Fuller KNZ, McCoin CS, Stierwalt H, Allen J, Gandhi S, Perry CGR, Jambal P, Shankar K, Thyfault JP. Oral combined contraceptives induce liver mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and whole-body metabolic adaptations in female mice. J Physiol. 2022 Dec;600(24):5215-5245. PubMed PMID: 36326014
• Cohen CC, Francis EC, Perng W, Sauder KA, Scherzinger A, Sundaram SS, Shankar K, Dabelea D. Exposure to maternal fuels during pregnancy and offspring hepatic fat in early childhood: The healthy start study. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jul;17(7):e12902. PubMed PMID: 35122420
• Chen JR, Caviness PC, Zhao H, Belcher B, Wankhade UD, Shankar K, Blackburn ML, Lazarenko OP. Maternal high-fat diet modifies epigenetic marks H3K27me3 and H3K27ac in bone to regulate offspring osteoblastogenesis in mice. Epigenetics. 2022 Dec;17(13):2209-2222. PubMed PMID: 35950595
• Ronis MJJ, Gomez-Acevedo H, Shankar K, Hennings L, Sharma N, Blackburn ML, Miousse I, Dawson H, Chen C, Mercer KE, Badger TM. Soy Formula Is Not Estrogenic and Does Not Result in Reproductive Toxicity in Male Piglets: Results from a Controlled Feeding Study. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 7;14(5). PubMed PMID: 35268101
• Cohen CC, Dabelea D, Michelotti G, Tang L, Shankar K, Goran MI, Perng W. Metabolome Alterations Linking Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake with Dyslipidemia in Youth: The Exploring Perinatal Outcomes among CHildren (EPOCH) Study. Metabolites. 2022 Jun 17;12(6). PubMed PMID: 35736491
• Petersen C, Bharat D, Wankhade UD, Kim JS, Cutler BR, Denetso C, Gholami S, Nelson S, Bigley J, Johnson A, Chintapalli SV, Piccolo BD, Satheesh Babu AK, Paz HA, Shankar K, Symons JD, Anandh Babu PV. Dietary Blueberry Ameliorates Vascular Complications in Diabetic Mice Possibly through NOX4 and Modulates Composition and Functional Diversity of Gut Microbes. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2022 Apr;66(8):e2100784. PubMed PMID: 35120277
• Tang M, Weaver NE, Frank DN, Ir D, Robertson CE, Kemp JF, Westcott J, Shankar K, Garces AL, Figueroa L, Tshefu AK, Lokangaka AL, Goudar SS, Somannavar M, Aziz S, Saleem S, McClure EM, Hambidge KM, Hendricks AE, Krebs NF. Longitudinal Reduction in Diversity of Maternal Gut Microbiota During Pregnancy Is Observed in Multiple Low-Resource Settings: Results From the Women First Trial. Front Microbiol. 2022;13:823757. PubMed PMID: 35979501
• Stierwalt HD, Morris EM, Maurer A, Apte U, Phillips K, Li T, Meers GME, Koch LG, Britton SL, Graf G, Rector RS, Mercer K, Shankar K, Thyfault JP. Rats with high aerobic capacity display enhanced transcriptional adaptability and upregulation of bile acid metabolism in response to an acute high-fat diet. Physiol Rep. 2022 Aug;10(15):e15405. PubMed PMID: 35923133
• Chen JR, Zhao H, Wankhade UD, Chintapalli SV, Li C, Gai D, Shankar K, Zhan F, Lazarenko OP. GPR109A mediates the effects of hippuric acid on regulating osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in mice. Commun Biol. 2021 Jan 8;4(1):53. PubMed PMID: 33420329
• Piccolo BD, Graham JL, Kang P, Randolph CE, Shankar K, Yeruva L, Fox R, Robeson MS, Moody B, LeRoith T, Stanhope KL, Adams SH, Havel PJ. Progression of diabetes is associated with changes in the ileal transcriptome and ileal-colon morphology in the UC Davis Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus rat. Physiol Rep. 2021 Nov;9(22):e15102. PubMed PMID: 34806320
• Morris JK, McCoin CS, Fuller KN, John CS, Wilkins HM, Green ZD, Wang X, Sharma P, Burns JM, Vidoni ED, Mahnken JD, Shankar K, Swerdlow RH, Thyfault JP. Mild Cognitive Impairment and Donepezil Impact Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity in Skeletal Muscle. Function (Oxf). 2021;2(6):zqab045. PubMed PMID: 34661111
• Ruebel ML, Gilley SP, Sims CR, Zhong Y, Turner D, Chintapalli SV, Piccolo BD, Andres A, Shankar K. Associations between Maternal Diet, Body Composition and Gut Microbial Ecology in Pregnancy. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 21;13(9). PubMed PMID: 34579172
• Francis EC, Dabelea D, Shankar K, Perng W. Maternal diet quality during pregnancy is associated with biomarkers of metabolic risk among male offspring. Diabetologia. 2021 Nov;64(11):2478-2490. PubMed PMID: 34370046
• Cohen CC, Perng W, Sundaram SS, Scherzinger A, Shankar K, Dabelea D. Hepatic Fat in Early Childhood Is Independently Associated With Estimated Insulin Resistance: The Healthy Start Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Oct 21;106(11):3140-3150. PubMed PMID: 34289064
• Chen JR, Lazarenko OP, Carvalho E, Blackburn ML, Shankar K, Wankhade UD, Børsheim E. Short-Term Increased Physical Activity During Early Life Affects High-Fat Diet-Induced Bone Loss in Young Adult Mice. JBMR Plus. 2021 Jul;5(7):e10508. PubMed PMID: 34258504
• Cohen CC, Perng W, Sauder KA, Ringham BM, Bellatorre A, Scherzinger A, Stanislawski MA, Lange LA, Shankar K, Dabelea D. Associations of Nutrient Intake Changes During Childhood with Adolescent Hepatic Fat: The Exploring Perinatal Outcomes Among CHildren Study. J Pediatr. 2021 Oct;237:50-58.e3. PubMed PMID: 34171361
• Von Schulze AT, Deng F, Fuller KNZ, Franczak E, Miller J, Allen J, McCoin CS, Shankar K, Ding WX, Thyfault JP, Geiger PC. Heat Treatment Improves Hepatic Mitochondrial Respiratory Efficiency via Mitochondrial Remodeling. Function (Oxf). 2021;2(2):zqab001. PubMed PMID: 33629069
• Chen JR, Zhao H, Wankhade UD, Chintapalli SV, Li C, Gai D, Shankar K, Zhan F, Lazarenko OP. GPR109A mediates the effects of hippuric acid on regulating osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in mice. Commun Biol. 2021 Jan 8;4(1):53. PubMed PMID: 33420329
• Mercer KE, Yeruva L, Pack L, Graham JL, Stanhope KL, Chintapalli SV, Wankhade UD, Shankar K, Havel PJ, Adams SH, Piccolo BD. Xenometabolite signatures in the UC Davis type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model revealed using a metabolomics platform enriched with microbe-derived metabolites. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2020 Aug 1;319(2):G157-G169. PubMed PMID: 32508155
• Ronis MJ, Mercer KE, Shankar K, Pulliam C, Pedersen K, Ingelman-Sundberg M, Friso S, Samuelson D, Del Valle L, Taylor C, Welsh DA. Potential role of gut microbiota, the proto-oncogene PIKE (Agap2) and cytochrome P450 CYP2W1 in promotion of liver cancer by alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and protection by dietary soy protein. Chem Biol Interact. 2020 Jul 1;325:109131. PubMed PMID: 32417163
• Brink LR, Mercer KE, Piccolo BD, Chintapalli SV, Elolimy A, Bowlin AK, Matazel KS, Pack L, Adams SH, Shankar K, Badger TM, Andres A, Yeruva L. Neonatal diet alters fecal microbiota and metabolome profiles at different ages in infants fed breast milk or formula. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun 1;111(6):1190-1202. PubMed PMID: 32330237
• Thakali KM, Zhong Y, Cleves M, Andres A, Shankar K. Associations between maternal body mass index and diet composition with placental DNA methylation at term. Placenta. 2020 Apr;93:74-82. PubMed PMID: 32250742
• Aryaie A, Tinsley G, Lee J, Watkins BA, Moore L, Alhaj-Saleh A, Shankar K, Wood SR, Wang R, Shen CL. Actions of annatto-extracted tocotrienol supplementation on obese postmenopausal women: study protocol for a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2020 Mar 8;10(3):e034338. PubMed PMID: 32152169
• Williams AE, Watt J, Robertson LW, Gadupudi G, Osborn ML, Soares MJ, Iqbal K, Pedersen KB, Shankar K, Littleton S, Maimone C, Eti NA, Suva LJ, Ronis MJJ. Skeletal Toxicity of Coplanar Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congener 126 in the Rat Is Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Dependent. Toxicol Sci. 2020 May 1;175(1):113-125. PubMed PMID: 32119087
• Heard-Lipsmeyer ME, Diaz EC, Sims CR, Sobik SR, Ruebel ML, Thakali KM, Krukowski RA, Cleves M, Børsheim E, Shankar K, Andres A. Maternal Adiposity is Associated with Fat Mass Accretion in Female but not Male Offspring During the First 2 Years of Life. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Mar;28(3):624-630. PubMed PMID: 32030918
• Chen JR, Zhao H, Lazarenko OP, Blackburn ML, Shankar K. Maternal regulation of SATB2 in osteo-progeniters impairs skeletal development in offspring. FASEB J. 2020 Feb;34(2):2511-2523. PubMed PMID: 31908011
• Diaz EC, Cleves MA, DiCarlo M, Sobik SR, Ruebel ML, Thakali KM, Sims CR, Dajani NK, Krukowski RA, Børsheim E, Badger TM, Shankar K, Andres A. Parental adiposity differentially associates with newborn body composition. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Apr;15(4):e12596. PubMed PMID: 31856430
• Zhang Y, Shaikh N, Ferey JL, Wankhade UD, Chintapalli SV, Higgins CB, Crowley JR, Heitmeier MR, Stothard AI, Mihi B, Good M, Higashiyama T, Swarts BM, Hruz PW, Shankar K, Tarr PI, DeBosch BJ. Lactotrehalose, an Analog of Trehalose, Increases Energy Metabolism Without Promoting Clostridioides difficile Infection in Mice. Gastroenterology. 2020 Apr;158(5):1402-1416.e2. PubMed PMID: 31838076
• Mercer KE, Yeruva L, Pack L, Graham JL, Stanhope KL, Chintapalli SV, Wankhade UD, Shankar K, Havel PJ, Adams SH, Piccolo BD. Xenometabolite signatures in the UC Davis type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model revealed using a metabolomics platform enriched with microbe-derived metabolites. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2020 Aug 1;319(2):G157-G169. PubMed PMID: 32508155
• Chen JR, Zhao H, Lazarenko OP, Blackburn ML, Shankar K. Maternal regulation of SATB2 in osteo-progeniters impairs skeletal development in offspring. FASEB J. 2019 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31908011
• Diaz EC, Cleves MA, DiCarlo M, Sobik SR, Ruebel ML, Thakali KM, Sims CR, Dajani NK, Krukowski RA, Børsheim E, Badger TM, Shankar K, Andres A. Parental adiposity differentially associates with newborn body composition. Pediatr Obes. 2019 Dec 19;:e12596. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31856430
• Zhang Y, Shaikh N, Ferey JL, Wankhade UD, Chintapalli SV, Higgins CB, Crowley JR, Heitmeier MR, Stothard AI, Mihi B, Good MR, Higashiyama T, Swarts BM, Hruz PW, Shankar K, Tarr PI, DeBosch BJ. Lactotrehalose, an Analog of Trehalose, Increases Energy Metabolism Without Promoting Clostridioides difficile Infection in Mice. Gastroenterology. 2019 Dec 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31838076
• Chen JR, Wankhade UD, Alund AW, Blackburn ML, Shankar K, Lazarenko OP. 3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-Propionic Acid (PPA) Suppresses Osteoblastic Cell Senescence to Promote Bone Accretion in Mice. JBMR Plus. 2019 Sep;3(9):e10201. PubMed PMID: 31667457
• Chen JR, Wankhade UD, Alund AW, Blackburn ML, Shankar K, Lazarenko OP. 3-(3-Hydroxyphenyl)-Propionic Acid (PPA) Suppresses Osteoblastic Cell Senescence to Promote Bone Accretion in Mice. JBMR Plus. 2019 Sep;3(9):e10201. PubMed PMID: 31667457
• Brink LR, Matazel K, Piccolo BD, Bowlin AK, Chintapalli SV, Shankar K, Yeruva L. Neonatal Diet Impacts Bioregional Microbiota Composition in Piglets Fed Human Breast Milk or Infant Formula. J Nutr. 2019 Dec 1;149(12):2236-2246. PubMed PMID: 31373372
• Ronis MJ, Blackburn ML, Shankar K, Ferguson M, Cleves MA, Badger TM. Estradiol and NADPH oxidase crosstalk regulates responses to high fat feeding in female mice. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2019 Jul;244(10):834-845. PubMed PMID: 31161785
• McCoin CS, Von Schulze A, Allen J, Fuller KNZ, Xia Q, Koestler DC, Houchen CJ, Maurer A, Dorn GW 2nd, Shankar K, Morris EM, Thyfault JP. Sex modulates hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to high-fat diet and physical activity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Aug 1;317(2):E298-E311. PubMed PMID: 31039007
• Brink LR, Matazel K, Piccolo BD, Bowlin AK, Chintapalli SV, Shankar K, Yeruva L. Neonatal Diet Impacts Bioregional Microbiota Composition in Piglets Fed Human Breast Milk or Infant Formula. J Nutr. 2019 Dec 1;149(12):2236-2246. PubMed PMID: 31373372
• McCoin CS, Von Schulze A, Allen J, Fuller KNZ, Xia Q, Koestler DC, Houchen CJ, Maurer A, Dorn GW 2nd, Shankar K, Morris EM, Thyfault JP. Sex modulates hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to high-fat diet and physical activity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Aug 1;317(2):E298-E311. PubMed PMID: 31039007
• Ronis MJ, Blackburn ML, Shankar K, Ferguson M, Cleves MA, Badger TM. Highlight article: Estradiol and NADPH oxidase crosstalk regulates responses to high fat feeding in female mice. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2019 Jul;244(10):834-845. PubMed PMID: 31161785
• Diaz EC, Børsheim E, Shankar K, Cleves MA, Andres A. Prepregnancy Fat Free Mass and Associations to Glucose Metabolism Before and During Pregnancy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 May 1;104(5):1394-1403. PubMed PMID: 30496579
• Morris EM, Meers GME, Ruegsegger GN, Wankhade UD, Robinson T, Koch LG, Britton SL, Rector RS, Shankar K, Thyfault JP. Intrinsic High Aerobic Capacity in Male Rats Protects Against Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology. 2019 May 1;160(5):1179-1192. PubMed PMID: 31144719
• Pedersen KB, Pulliam CF, Patel A, Del Piero F, Watanabe TTN, Wankhade UD, Shankar K, Hicks C, Ronis MJ. Liver tumorigenesis is promoted by a high saturated fat diet specifically in male mice and is associated with hepatic expression of the proto-oncogene Agap2 and enrichment of the intestinal microbiome with Coprococcus. Carcinogenesis. 2019 Apr 29;40(2):349-359. PubMed PMID: 30325408
• Petersen C, Wankhade UD, Bharat D, Wong K, Mueller JE, Chintapalli SV, Piccolo BD, Jalili T, Jia Z, Symons JD, Shankar K, Anandh Babu PV. Dietary supplementation with strawberry induces marked changes in the composition and functional potential of the gut microbiome in diabetic mice. J Nutr Biochem. 2019 Apr;66:63-69. PubMed PMID: 30771735
• Ruebel ML, Piccolo BD, Mercer KE, Pack L, Moutos D, Shankar K, Andres A. Obesity leads to distinct metabolomic signatures in follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Mar 1;316(3):E383-E396. PubMed PMID: 30601701
• Wankhade UD, Zhong Y, Lazarenko OP, Chintapalli SV, Piccolo BD, Chen JR, Shankar K. Sex-Specific Changes in Gut Microbiome Composition following Blueberry Consumption in C57BL/6J Mice. Nutrients. 2019 Feb 1;11(2). PubMed PMID: 30717265
• Shankar K, Vaidya VS, Apte UM, Manautou JE, Ronis MJ, Bucci TJ, Mehendale HM. Type 1 diabetic mice are protected from acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. Toxicol Sci. 2003 Jun;73(2):220-34. PubMed PMID: 12700423
• Shankar K, Vaidya VS, Wang T, Bucci TJ, Mehendale HM. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice are resistant to lethal effects of thioacetamide hepatotoxicity. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2003 Apr 15;188(2):122-34. PubMed PMID: 12691730
• Vaidya VS, Shankar K, Lock EA, Bucci TJ, Mehendale HM. Renal injury and repair following S-1, 2 dichlorovinyl-L-cysteine administration to mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2003 Apr 15;188(2):110-21. PubMed PMID: 12691729
• Wang T, Shankar K, Bucci TJ, Warbritton A, Mehendale HM. Diallyl sulfide inhibition of CYP2E1 does not rescue diabetic rats from thioacetamide-induced mortality. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2001 May 15;173(1):27-37. PubMed PMID: 11350212
• Wang T, Shankar K, Ronis MJ, Mehendale HM. Potentiation of thioacetamide liver injury in diabetic rats is due to induced CYP2E1. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2000 Aug;294(2):473-9. PubMed PMID: 10900221