Katherine Deck
Researcher
Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (2023–2025); Maine Farmland Trust (2024); University of Applied Management Studies (2024); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2025)
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Katherine Deck's research focuses on the immunological mechanisms underlying hypertension, particularly the role of T-lymphocytes and specific molecular pathways in its development and progression. Her work investigates how immune cells, such as CD8+ T-cells, interact with other cellular components and signaling molecules to influence blood pressure regulation. Recent publications explore the contribution of interferon-gamma (IFNγ) and its associated pathways, like PD-L1, to the immune-mediated processes driving hypertension. Additionally, her research examines the function of P2X7 receptors in T-cell activation and their role in promoting salt-sensitive hypertension, a condition exacerbated by high dietary sodium intake.
Deck's investigations extend to the kidney and heart, examining how immune responses in these organs contribute to chronic high blood pressure. Her work has identified kidney-resident memory CD8+ T cells as drivers of sustained hypertension and salt sensitivity. She also studies the transition of macrophages to myofibroblasts, a process influenced by cytokines like IL-10, which promotes fibrosis in the failing heart. Her federally funded work, supported by the NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, specifically targets the role of kidney-resident memory CD8+ T cells in promoting hypertension and memorizing salt sensitivity. Deck collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Christoph Mora, Shengyu Mu, Yunping Guo, and Tonya Rafferty.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 28
- Citations: 99
Selected Publications
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Macrophage Plasticity Drives Cardiac Dysfunction in Hypertension 2253031 (2026)
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Antigen-independent formation of renal Trm-like CD8 T cells perpetuates hypertension 2259853 (2026)
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Kidney Resident Memory CD8+ T cells drive the immortality of hypertension (2026)
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Cytokine-mediated macrophage transition promotes early cardiac fibrosis in chronic hypertension (2026)
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IL-10 Drives Macrophage to Myofibroblast Transition Promoting Chronic Fibrosis in the Failing Heart 9287 (2025)
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P2X7 Drives T-cell Activation Promoting Chronic Inflammation During High Blood Pressure 9289 (2025)
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Kidney resident-memory CD8+ T cells drive chronic high blood pressure 9288 (2025)
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Energy Overload: ATP-P2X7-Mediated T Cell Activation in Obesity-Induced Type 2 Diabetes 9286 (2025)
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Kidney Memory for Salt Sensitivity Resides in T Cells Driving Chronic Hypertension (2025)
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Uncovering immune pathways for therapeutic targeting of hypertension (2025)
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Immune Dysregulation Connecting Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Complications (2025)
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Cytokine-induced Macrophage Transition Drives Cardiac Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction (2025)
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Establishment of resident memory T cells anchors hypertension in the kidney (2025)
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T Cells Drive Kidney Memory for Hypertension (2024)
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Abstract P200: Immune memory contributes to chronic hypertension recurrence (2024)
Federal Grants 1 $39,509 total
Kidney-resident memory CD8+ T cells promote hypertension and memorize salt sensitivity.
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- IFN-γ Contributes to the Immune Mechanisms of Hypertension
- The link between immunity and hypertension in the kidney and heart
- uEVs: A Potential Tool for Examining Renal Epithelial Cells
- S-40-5: ROLE OF INTERFERON GAMMA IN T CELL MEDIATED SALT-RETENTION IN THE KIDNEY AND PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- Macrophage to Myofibroblast Transition in Diastolic Dysfunction Development
Showing 5 of 22 shared publications
- IFN-γ Contributes to the Immune Mechanisms of Hypertension
- The link between immunity and hypertension in the kidney and heart
- S-40-5: ROLE OF INTERFERON GAMMA IN T CELL MEDIATED SALT-RETENTION IN THE KIDNEY AND PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- Macrophage to Myofibroblast Transition in Diastolic Dysfunction Development
- CD8+ T cells stimulate renal sodium transporters contributing to salt-sensitive hypertension
Showing 5 of 21 shared publications
- IFN-γ Contributes to the Immune Mechanisms of Hypertension
- The link between immunity and hypertension in the kidney and heart
- S-40-5: ROLE OF INTERFERON GAMMA IN T CELL MEDIATED SALT-RETENTION IN THE KIDNEY AND PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- Macrophage to Myofibroblast Transition in Diastolic Dysfunction Development
- CD8+ T cells stimulate renal sodium transporters contributing to salt-sensitive hypertension
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
- The link between immunity and hypertension in the kidney and heart
- S-40-5: ROLE OF INTERFERON GAMMA IN T CELL MEDIATED SALT-RETENTION IN THE KIDNEY AND PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- Macrophage to Myofibroblast Transition in Diastolic Dysfunction Development
- CD8+ T cells stimulate renal sodium transporters contributing to salt-sensitive hypertension
- Abstract P3019: During Salt-sensitive Hypertension, CD8+ T Cells Increase Renal Sodium Transporters, NKCC2 And ENaC
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
- The link between immunity and hypertension in the kidney and heart
- S-40-5: ROLE OF INTERFERON GAMMA IN T CELL MEDIATED SALT-RETENTION IN THE KIDNEY AND PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- Macrophage to Myofibroblast Transition in Diastolic Dysfunction Development
- CD8+ T cells stimulate renal sodium transporters contributing to salt-sensitive hypertension
- Abstract P3019: During Salt-sensitive Hypertension, CD8+ T Cells Increase Renal Sodium Transporters, NKCC2 And ENaC
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- P227 MACROPHAGE TO MYOFIBROBLAST TRANSITION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
- Abstract P200: Immune memory contributes to chronic hypertension recurrence
- T Cells Drive Kidney Memory for Hypertension
- Establishment of resident memory T cells anchors hypertension in the kidney
- Cytokine-induced Macrophage Transition Drives Cardiac Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- Establishment of resident memory T cells anchors hypertension in the kidney
- Cytokine-induced Macrophage Transition Drives Cardiac Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction
- Immune Dysregulation Connecting Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Complications
- Uncovering immune pathways for therapeutic targeting of hypertension
- Kidney Memory for Salt Sensitivity Resides in T Cells Driving Chronic Hypertension
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- O14 KIDNEY RESIDENT MEMORY T CELLS MEDIATE THE CHRONIC PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- Establishment of resident memory T cells anchors hypertension in the kidney
- Cytokine-induced Macrophage Transition Drives Cardiac Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction
- Immune Dysregulation Connecting Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Complications
- Uncovering immune pathways for therapeutic targeting of hypertension
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Cytokine-induced Macrophage Transition Drives Cardiac Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction
- Kidney Memory for Salt Sensitivity Resides in T Cells Driving Chronic Hypertension
- Energy Overload: ATP-P2X7-Mediated T Cell Activation in Obesity-Induced Type 2 Diabetes 9286
- Kidney resident-memory CD8+ T cells drive chronic high blood pressure 9288
- IL-10 Drives Macrophage to Myofibroblast Transition Promoting Chronic Fibrosis in the Failing Heart 9287
- Establishment of resident memory T cells anchors hypertension in the kidney
- Immune Dysregulation Connecting Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Complications
- Uncovering immune pathways for therapeutic targeting of hypertension
- Immune Dysregulation Connecting Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Complications
- Uncovering immune pathways for therapeutic targeting of hypertension
- IFN-γ Contributes to the Immune Mechanisms of Hypertension
- S-40-5: ROLE OF INTERFERON GAMMA IN T CELL MEDIATED SALT-RETENTION IN THE KIDNEY AND PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- O14 KIDNEY RESIDENT MEMORY T CELLS MEDIATE THE CHRONIC PROGRESSION OF HYPERTENSION
- Establishment of resident memory T cells anchors hypertension in the kidney
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