Henry A. Paz

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

14 h-index 54 pubs 1,018 cited

Research Areas

Gut microbiota and health Diet and metabolism studies Animal Nutrition and Physiology Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Health and Medical Research Impacts

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Henry A. Paz's research centers on the intricate relationships between diet, the gut microbiome, and host health, with a particular focus on metabolic and physiological outcomes. His work has investigated how dietary components, such as blueberries and cordyceps, can influence metabolic processes like ceramide biosynthesis and insulin resistance, potentially ameliorating conditions like hepatic steatosis and vascular complications in diabetic models. Paz also studies the impact of environmental factors, including heat stress, on the intestinal barrier and microbial communities in livestock, such as dairy calves. His research employs strategies like gut microbiota depletion using antibiotics to better understand diet-derived microbial metabolites. Collaborations with Umesh D. Wankhade, Anna‐Claire Pilkington, Sree Vamsee Chintapalli, and Ying Zhong at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have contributed to his publication record.

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  • h-index: 14
  • Publications: 54
  • Citations: 1,018

Selected Publications

  • Dietary Prebiotics Modulate Omeprazole‐Induced Alterations in the Gut Microbial Signature (2025) DOI
  • Impact of short-term housing temperature alteration on metabolic parameters and adipose tissue in female mice (2025) DOI
  • Gut microbes metabolize strawberry phytochemicals and mediate their beneficial effects on vascular inflammation (2025) DOI
  • Impact of maternal high‐fat diet on offspring gut microbiota during short‐term high‐fat diet exposure in mice (2024) DOI
  • Maternal High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity in Offspring: Unraveling Adipose Tissue Dysfunction Mediated by Increased Heat Shock Proteins (2024) DOI
  • Maternal Obesity Alters Adipogenic Potential and Mitochondrial Function in Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Infants Born to Mothers With Overweight or Obesity (2024) DOI
  • Gut Microbiota Depletion Using Antibiotics to Investigate Diet‐Derived Microbial Metabolites: An Efficient Strategy (2023) DOI
  • Blueberry intervention mitigates detrimental microbial metabolite trimethylamine N‐oxide by modulating gut microbes (2023) DOI
  • Heat stress–associated changes in the intestinal barrier, inflammatory signals, and microbiome communities in dairy calves (2023) DOI
  • Dose- and Time-Dependent Effect of Dietary Blueberries on Diabetic Vasculature Is Correlated with Gut Microbial Signature (2023) DOI
  • Bacterial community structure in the rumen and hindgut is associated with nitrogen efficiency in Holstein cows (2023) DOI
  • Beta‐adrenergic agonist induces unique transcriptomic signature in inguinal white adipose tissue (2023) DOI
  • Gut Microbiome and Metabolome Modulation by Maternal High-Fat Diet and Thermogenic Challenge (2022) DOI
  • Cordyceps inhibits ceramide biosynthesis and improves insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis (2022) DOI
  • Dietary Blueberry Ameliorates Vascular Complications in Diabetic Mice Possibly through NOX4 and Modulates Composition and Functional Diversity of Gut Microbes (2022) DOI

Collaborators

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Umesh D. Wankhade University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 22 shared publications Anna‐Claire Pilkington University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 5 shared publications Sree Vamsee Chintapalli University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Ying Zhong University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Brian D. Piccolo University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications C. G. Shashank University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Hannah D. Loy University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Aline Andres University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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