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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Ananya Ranaraja

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UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (2024)

1 h-index 3 pubs 38 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Neutrophils
  • Neutrophil Activation
  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Humans
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Lung
  • Mitochondria
  • Tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
  • Mice
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ananya Ranaraja's research focuses on the interaction between host immune cells and the bacterium *Mycobacterium tuberculosis* (Mtb). Their work investigates how neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, can create an environment that supports Mtb growth. Ranaraja has also explored the protective role of alveolar macrophages, which are derived from monocytes, in combating Mtb infection. Another area of study involves the role of fatty acid oxidation in maintaining the balance of alveolar macrophages and their ability to resist infection. Ranaraja's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 1, with 3 publications and 33 citations. Key collaborators include J. Tucker Andrews, Lin‐Xi Li, Zijing Zhang, and Fischer Huey, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 3
  • Citations: 38

Selected Publications

  • β-glucan-induced monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages confer protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4395 (2025)
    The Journal of Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • Fatty acid oxidation regulates alveolar macrophage homeostasis and resistance to infection 4350 (2025)
    The Journal of Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • Metabolically active neutrophils represent a permissive niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (2024)
    Mucosal Immunology 38 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

22 Collaborators 12 Institutions 2 Countries

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