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Last published 2026
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Vijayalakshmi Sridharan

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Also affiliated: Medical University of South Carolina (2006–2009); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2018); Georgetown University Medical Center (2024); Moffitt Cancer Center (2012); MUSC Hollings Cancer Center (2007); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2012); National Institute of Immunology (2004–2005); Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (2024); Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (2012)

28 h-index 100 pubs 2,571 cited

  • Animals
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Heart
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Oxygen
  • Cosmic Radiation
  • Rats
  • Radiation, Ionizing
  • Protons
  • Humans
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Female
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
  • Space Flight

Biography and Research Information

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Vijayalakshmi Sridharan's research investigates the physiological effects of radiation, particularly ionizing and space-type radiation, on biological systems. Her work has explored the impact of such radiation on the mouse gut microbiome and metabolome, as well as its effects on the heart and the retina. Sridharan's publications also address mechanisms of mitochondrial injury and activation, including the role of oxygen-sensing signal cascades and AKT3 kinase in response to stimuli like ischemia-reperfusion and VEGF.

Her research interests extend to molecular mechanisms in various biological contexts, including the enzymic activation and transfer of fatty acids in mycobacteria and the role of plasma membrane nucleolin as a receptor for anticancer aptamers. Sridharan has a significant publication record with 101 publications and over 2,500 citations, reflected in her h-index of 28. She has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Marjan Boerma, Martin Hauer-Jensen, Benjamin J. Lieblong, and Ashley Nemec-Bakk.

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 100
  • Citations: 2,571

Selected Publications

  • Changes in gut, microbiome, and cognition after doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel chemotherapy treatment (2026)
    Scientific Reports 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Implications of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy on hippocampal-dependent cognition and gut microbiome (2025)
    Frontiers in Microbiomes 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Exposure to a Single Dose of Space-Relevant Proton Radiation Alters the Intestinal One-Carbon Metabolism Pathway and Microbiome in Mice (2025)
    Radiation Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Long-term effects of combined exposures to simulated microgravity and galactic cosmic radiation on the mouse lung: sex-specific epigenetic reprogramming (2025)
    Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sex-specific effects on the heart from combined exposure to simulated galactic cosmic radiation and hindlimb unloading (2024)
    Life Sciences in Space Research 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic Upregulation of Activated Protein C Mitigates Delayed Effects of Acute Radiation Exposure in the Mouse Plasma (2024)
    Metabolites 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic Upregulation of Activated Protein C Mitigates Delayed Effects of Acute Radiation Exposure in the Mouse Plasma (2024)
    Preprints.org DOI OpenAlex
  • A pooled analysis of nine studies in one institution to assess effects of whole heart irradiation in rat models (2023)
    International Journal of Radiation Biology DOI OpenAlex
  • TLR4—A Pertinent Player in Radiation-Induced Heart Disease? (2023)
    Genes 37 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Urinary Metabolomics for the Prediction of Radiation-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction (2023)
    Metabolites 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of proton and oxygen ion irradiation on cardiovascular function and structure in a rabbit model (2023)
    Life Sciences in Space Research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Simulated 5-Ion Galactic Cosmic Radiation on Function and Structure of the Mouse Heart (2023)
    Life 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Whole and Partial Heart Irradiation on Collagen, Mast Cells, and Toll-like Receptor 4 in the Mouse Heart (2023)
    Cancers 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Low dose space radiation-induced effects on the mouse retina and blood-retinal barrier integrity (2022)
    Acta Astronautica 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Small animal models of localized heart irradiation (2022)
    Methods in cell biology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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