Email: microbiomecore@healthcare.uiowa.edu
Location: 265 Medical Research Center (MRC)
Phone: 1-319-353-5470
Director
Ashutosh K. Mangalam, Ph.D.
106-B Medical Research Center (MRC)
Email: ashutosh-mangalam@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-8558
Research Professional
Leeann Aguilar, M.S.
265-A Medical Research Center (MRC)
Email: leeann-aguilar@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 353-5470
Recent Publications
Preliminary Analysis of Gut Microbiome and Gastrointestinal Symptom Burden in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Compared to Healthy Controls
Hoang, J., Gilbertson-White, S., Cady, N., Yadav, M., Shahi, S., Aguilar, L., Mangalam, A. K., & Cherwin, C. (2024). Preliminary Analysis of Gut Microbiome and Gastrointestinal Symptom Burden in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Compared to Healthy Controls. Biological research for nursing, 26(2), 219–230.
Low-dose glyphosate exposure alters gut microbiota composition and modulates gut homeostasis
Lehman, P. C., Cady, N., Ghimire, S., Shahi, S. K., Shrode, R. L., Lehmler, H. J., & Mangalam, A. K. (2023). Low-dose glyphosate exposure alters gut microbiota composition and modulates gut homeostasis. Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 100, 104149.
Breast cancer patients from the Midwest region of the United States have reduced levels of short-chain fatty acid-producing gut bacteria
Shrode, R. L., Knobbe, J. E., Cady, N., Yadav, M., Hoang, J., Cherwin, C., Curry, M., Garje, R., Vikas, P., Sugg, S., Phadke, S., Filardo, E., & Mangalam, A. K. (2023). Breast cancer patients from the Midwest region of the United States have reduced levels of short-chain fatty acid-producing gut bacteria. Scientific reports, 13(1), 526.
Obesity induced gut dysbiosis contributes to disease severity in an animal model of multiple sclerosis
Shahi, S. K., Ghimire, S., Lehman, P. & Mangalam, A. K. (2022). Obesity induced gut dysbiosis contributes to disease severity in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Front Immunol 13 966417.
Multiple sclerosis patients have an altered gut mycobiome and increased fungal to bacterial richness
Yadav, M., Ali, S., Shrode, R. L., Shahi, S. K., Jensen, S. N., Hoang, J., Cassidy, S., Olalde, H., Guseva, N., Paullus, M., Cherwin, C., Wang, K., Cho, T., Kamholz, J. & Mangalam, A. K. (2022). Multiple sclerosis patients have an altered gut mycobiome and increased fungal to bacterial richness. PloS One 17 (4) e0264556.
Dietary Isoflavones Alter Gut Microbiota and Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis to Reduce Inflammation
Ghimire, S., Cady, N. M., Lehman, P., Peterson, S. R., Shahi, S. K., Rashid, F., Giri, S. & Mangalam, A. K. (2022). Dietary Isoflavones Alter Gut Microbiota and Lipopolysaccharide Biosynthesis to Reduce Inflammation. Gut Microbes 14 (1) 2127446.
Role of the gut microbiome in multiple sclerosis: From etiology to therapeutics
Shahi, S. K., Yadav, M., Ghimire, S., & Mangalam, A. K. (2022). Role of the gut microbiome in multiple sclerosis: From etiology to therapeutics. International review of neurobiology, 167, 185–215.
The Effects of Benoxacor on the Liver and Gut Microbiome of C57BL/6 Mice
Simonsen, D., Cady, N., Zhang, C., Shrode, R. L., McCormick, M. L., Spitz, D. R., Chimenti, M. S., Wang, K., Mangalam, A., & Lehmler, H. J. (2022). The Effects of Benoxacor on the Liver and Gut Microbiome of C57BL/6 Mice. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 186(1), 102–117.
Secreted osteopontin from CD4+ T cells limits acute graft-versus-host disease
Aggarwal, N., Deerhake, M. E., DiPalma, D., Shahi, S. K., Gaggioli, M. R., Mangalam, A. K., & Shinohara, M. L. (2021). Secreted osteopontin from CD4+ T cells limits acute graft-versus-host disease. Cell reports, 37(13), 110170.
Prospective correlation between the patient microbiome with response to and development of immune-mediated adverse effects to immunotherapy in lung cancer
Chau, J., Yadav, M., Liu, B., Furqan, M., Dai, Q., Shahi, S., Gupta, A., Mercer, K. N., Eastman, E., Hejleh, T. A., Chan, C., Weiner, G. J., Cherwin, C., Lee, S. T. M., Zhong, C., Mangalam, A., & Zhang, J. (2021). Prospective correlation between the patient microbiome with response to and development of immune-mediated adverse effects to immunotherapy in lung cancer. BMC cancer, 21(1), 808.
More Publications
Microbiota Analysis Using Two-step PCR and Next-generation 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
Shahi, S. K., Zarei, K., Guseva, N. V., & Mangalam, A. K. (2019). Microbiota Analysis Using Two-step PCR and Next-generation 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (152), 10.3791/59980. https://doi.org/10.3791/59980
Fungal microbiome and multiple sclerosis: The not-so-new kid on the block.
Mangalam A. K. (2021). Fungal microbiome and multiple sclerosis: The not-so-new kid on the block. EBioMedicine, 72, 103621.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103621
The Emerging World of Microbiome in Autoimmune Disorders: Opportunities and Challenges
Mangalam, A. K., Yadav, M., & Yadav, R. (2021). The Emerging World of Microbiome in Autoimmune Disorders: Opportunities and Challenges. Indian journal of rheumatology, 16(1), 57–72. https://doi.org/10.4103/injr.injr_210_20
Toll-like receptor 4 and myeloid differentiation factor 88 are required for gastric bypass-induced metabolic effects
HLA Class II Polymorphisms Modulate Gut Microbiota and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Phenotype
Shahi, S. K., Ali, S., Jaime, C. M., Guseva, N. V., & Mangalam, A. K. (2021). HLA Class II Polymorphisms Modulate Gut Microbiota and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Phenotype. ImmunoHorizons, 5(8), 627–646.
https://doi.org/10.4049/immunohorizons.2100024
Isoflavone diet ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through modulation of gut bacteria depleted in patients with multiple sclerosis
Jensen, S. N., Cady, N. M., Shahi, S. K., Peterson, S. R., Gupta, A., Gibson-Corley, K. N., & Mangalam, A. K. (2021). Isoflavone diet ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis through modulation of gut bacteria depleted in patients with multiple sclerosis. Science advances, 7(28), eabd4595.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd4595
Endocannabinoid Receptor-1 and Sympathetic Nervous System Mediate the Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Gastric Bypass
Ye, Y., Abu El Haija, M., Morgan, D. A., Guo, D., Song, Y., Frank, A., Tian, L., Riedl, R. A., Burnett, C. M. L., Gao, Z., Zhu, Z., Shahi, S. K., Zarei, K., Couvelard, A., Poté, N., Ribeiro-Parenti, L., Bado, A., Noureddine, L., Bellizzi, A., Kievit, P., … Mokadem, M. (2020). Endocannabinoid Receptor-1 and Sympathetic Nervous System Mediate the Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Gastric Bypass. Cell reports, 33(4), 108270.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108270
Human Commensal Prevotella histicola Ameliorates Disease as Effectively as Interferon-Beta in the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
A., & Mangalam, A. K. (2020). Human Commensal Prevotella histicola Ameliorates Disease as Effectively as Interferon-Beta in the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Frontiers in immunology, 11, 578648. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.578648