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Rushita A. Bagchi

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Griffith University (2017); University of Burdwan (2015); MACOM (United States) (2021); University of Colorado Boulder (2022); Gold Coast Hospital (2017); Cystic Fibrosis Trust (2023); St. Boniface Hospital (2011–2018); The Medical Center of Aurora (2024); University of Manitoba (2011–2018); University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2016–2024); University of Colorado Denver (2013–2022)

Faculty Researcher

26 h-index 97 pubs 1,793 cited

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Male
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Fibroblasts
  • Myocardium
  • Signal Transduction
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Histone Deacetylases
  • Myofibroblasts
  • Rats
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Transcription Factors

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Rushita A. Bagchi's research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences investigates mechanisms of cardiovascular and renal disease, with a particular focus on the role of epigenetic modifications and metabolic reprogramming. Her work has explored how histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition can reverse pre-existing diastolic dysfunction and prevent long-term consequences of acute kidney injury, such as chronic diastolic dysfunction. Her group has also examined the impact of mitochondrial uncoupling protein-2 on age-associated lung fibrosis and investigated the differential long-term cardiorenal outcomes in male and female mice following ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Additional research interests include the cellular remodeling processes in the pressure-overloaded heart, such as the roles of scleraxis and fibrosis. The group has also studied the metabolic consequences of acute kidney injury, including increased oxidative stress and altered energy production. Bagchi's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 26, with 1,758 total citations across 96 publications. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher and collaborates with Shahnaz Ibrahim, Ashim K. Bagchi, and Se-Ran Jun at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 26
  • Publications: 97
  • Citations: 1,793

Selected Publications

  • Cardiac Fibroblasts in Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis and Remodeling (2026)
    American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Uncovering a novel cell death-independent mechanism of acute anthracycline toxicity in human cardiac fibroblasts (2026)
    Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Sex-Specific Adipose Transcriptomic Reprogramming Drives Early Inter-Organ Remodeling in Heart and Liver Under Nutrient Excess (2026)
    Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Hidden Receptor Crosstalk Governs Lymphatic Failure After Cancer Therapy (2026)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • A call to redefine cardiovascular immunobiology around leukocyte plasticity (2026)
    American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • A Defined and Cost-Efficient Strategy for Generating Functionally Quiescent Human iPSC-Derived Cardiac Fibroblasts (2026)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • 3-D biomechanics and epigenomics reveal atypical fibroblast responses in cardiometabolic disease (2025)
    American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Temporal Dynamics of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity (2025)
    Cells 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Interplay between stress, chloride homeostasis, and cardiovascular regulation (2025)
    American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Simulating Cardiometabolic Disease in a 3D-Microenvironment: Human Cardiac Fibroblast Response to Nutritional Stress (2025)
    Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Global Transcriptional Profiling of Adipose Tissue Uncovers Unique Sex-Dependent Mechanisms in Acute Obesity: Implications for Adipose-Heart Interorgan Crosstalk (2025)
    Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Obesity, histone acetylation, and insulin resistance (2024)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • List of contributors (2024)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Histone Deacetylases in Metabolism: the Known and the Unexplored (2024)
    Physiology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Proteomics Approach to Identify Anthracycline-induced Cardiotoxicity Mechanisms in Human Cardiac Fibroblasts (2024)
    Physiology DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Research Training Award American Physiological Society
  • Mapping the interactome of a lysine demyristoylase in the diabetic heart Brunson Endowment Grant for Cardiovascular Diseases Research/UAMS College of Medicine
  • Elucidation of the regulatory role of scleraxis in cardiac fibrosis (Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)/Research Manitoba Predoctoral Research Award)
  • HDAC11 in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy American Heart Association Career Development Award
  • ABI P. Prather NIH T32 FY26 Y3 State of Arkansas
  • A Multi-omics Approach to Identify Mechanisms of HDAC11 mediated Lipid Regulation in the Diabetic Heart Sturgis Endowment Grant for Diabetes Research/UAMS College of Medicine
  • Epigenetic regulation of cardiac hypertrophy by BET acetyl-lysine binding proteins (Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship)

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58 Collaborators 19 Institutions 7 Countries

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