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Last published 2021
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Alexander Rivas

Researcher

UAMS primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: Oklahoma City University (2017); Hospital Universitari de Vic (2021); University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2017–2018); University of Oklahoma (2017)

Faculty Researcher

3 h-index 11 pubs 131 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Female
  • Male
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mice
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Wound Healing
  • Cartilage, Articular
  • Classification
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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Research Group

OverviewAI-generated summary

Alexander Rivas's research investigates the relationship between the gut microbiome and wound healing, specifically in mice. His work has demonstrated that ear wound healing in MRL/MpJ mice is influenced by the composition of their gut microbiome. Furthermore, he has shown that this healing process can be transferred to mice that do not heal as readily through the transplantation of the microbiome. Rivas has also been involved in research concerning central nervous system relapse in patients diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with R-CHOP. His scholarly output includes 11 publications and has garnered 127 citations, with an h-index of 3.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 11
  • Citations: 131

Selected Publications

  • Ear wound healing in MRL/MpJ mice is associated with gut microbiome composition and is transferable to non-healer mice via microbiome transplantation (2021)
    PLoS ONE 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ear wound healing in MRL/MpJ mice is associated with gut microbiome composition and is transferable to non-healer mice via microbiome transplantation (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification of Cartilage Microbial <scp>DNA</scp> Signatures and Associations With Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis (2020)
    Arthritis & Rheumatology 100 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The murine ear wound cartilage superhealer trait is associated with gut microbiota changes and is transferrable to non-healer mice by gut microbiome transplant (2019)
    Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification of a human cartilage microbiome and characterization of distinct microbiome profiles associated with osteoarthritis (2018)
    Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

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