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Last published 2026
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Christy Simecka

Researcher

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (2017)

Faculty Researcher

7 h-index 13 pubs 142 cited

  • Animals
  • Milk, Human
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Mice
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Locomotion
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Rats
  • Gene Expression
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Laboratories
  • Motor Activity
  • Bifidobacterium

Biography and Research Information

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Christy Simecka's research investigates the impact of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) on gene expression, immune response, and metabolite production in mice. Her work examines how HMOs, in conjunction with infant microbiota, shape the gut and immune system. Simecka has also studied the effects of laboratory housing conditions on the core temperature and locomotor activity of mice. Additionally, her research has explored the role of class A scavenger receptors in promoting tumor progression and inducing specific macrophage phenotypes in a mouse model of breast cancer. Simecka has authored 13 publications with 128 citations and an h-index of 7. She has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Renee Fox, Aline Andres, Brenda M. Gannon, and William E. Fantegrossi.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 13
  • Citations: 142

Selected Publications

  • Class A scavenger receptors promote tumor progression and induce a unique macrophage phenotype in a mouse model of spontaneous breast cancer (2026)
    Journal of Leukocyte Biology DOI OpenAlex
  • Infant Microbiota Communities and Human Milk Oligosaccharide Supplementation Independently and Synergistically Shape Metabolite Production and Immune Responses in Healthy Mice (2024)
    Journal of Nutrition 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Microbiota from human infants consuming secretors or non-secretors mothers’ milk impacts the gut and immune system in mice (2024)
    mSystems 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Human Milk Oligosaccharides Impact Cellular and Inflammatory Gene Expression and Immune Response (2022)
    Frontiers in Immunology 34 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Laboratory Housing Conditions on Core Temperature and Locomotor Activity in Mice (2021)
    Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Raspberry on Angiotensin II-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Fibrosis in the Heart of Mice (2020)
    Current Developments in Nutrition DOI OpenAlex
  • Macrophage Class A Scavenger Receptors Bind Tumor‐Associated Carbohydrate Antigens and Promote Breast Cancer Growth and Metastases in Mice (2020)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Correction: A diet containing high- <i>versus</i> low-daidzein does not affect bone density and osteogenic gene expression in the obese Zucker rat model (2019)
    Food & Function DOI OpenAlex
  • A diet containing high- <i>versus</i> low-daidzein does not affect bone density and osteogenic gene expression in the obese Zucker rat model (2019)
    Food & Function 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of Bile Duct Ligation-induced Liver Dysfunction on Methamphetamine Pharmacokinetics and Locomotor Activity in Rats (2019)
    Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Blackberry and Raspberry Attenuate the Increase in Blood Pressure Elicited by Angiotensin II in Mice (P06-054-19) (2019)
    Current Developments in Nutrition 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cardiovascular effects of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) in male and female Sprague-Dawley rats (2019)
    Drug and Alcohol Dependence 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Changes in cognition and dendritic complexity following intrathecal methotrexate and cytarabine treatment in a juvenile murine model (2017)
    Behavioural Brain Research 30 citations DOI OpenAlex

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