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Last published 2026
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Vijayalakshmi Sridharan

High Impact

Researcher

Also affiliated: Medical University of South Carolina (2006–2009); Georgetown University (2024); Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (2025); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2018); Georgetown University Medical Center (2024); Moffitt Cancer Center (2012); MUSC Hollings Cancer Center (2007); Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2012); G. Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (2024); China National Building Materials Group (China) (2009); National Institute of Immunology (2004–2005); Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (2012)

Faculty Researcher

28 h-index 101 pubs 2,533 cited

  • Animals
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Heart
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Oxygen
  • Cosmic Radiation
  • Rats
  • Radiation, Ionizing
  • Protons
  • Humans
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Female
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
  • Space Flight

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Vijayalakshmi Sridharan's research focuses on the physiological and structural effects of radiation on the heart and other organs. Her work investigates radiation-induced cardiac dysfunction, including its underlying mechanisms and potential preventative strategies. Sridharan has examined the effects of different types of radiation, such as protons and simulated galactic cosmic radiation, on cardiac function and structure in animal models, primarily mice and rats.

Her publications explore various factors influencing radiation's impact, including sex-dependent effects and the role of specific genes like TLR4 and M2. Sridharan also investigates potential therapeutic interventions, such as the use of dantrolene to prevent doxorubicin-induced lymphostasis and the application of metabolomics for predicting radiation-induced cardiac dysfunction. She has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Marjan Boerma, Martin Hauer-Jensen, Benjamin J. Lieblong, and Reid D. Landes, on numerous shared publications.

Sridharan's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 27, with over 101 publications and 2,470 citations. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher, indicating a significant impact in her field. Her recent activity and publication record demonstrate ongoing engagement with these research areas.

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 101
  • Citations: 2,533

Selected Publications

  • Changes in gut, microbiome, and cognition after doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel chemotherapy treatment (2026)
    Scientific Reports 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Implications of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy on hippocampal-dependent cognition and gut microbiome (2025)
    Frontiers in Microbiomes 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Exposure to a Single Dose of Space-Relevant Proton Radiation Alters the Intestinal One-Carbon Metabolism Pathway and Microbiome in Mice (2025)
    Radiation Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Long-term effects of combined exposures to simulated microgravity and galactic cosmic radiation on the mouse lung: sex-specific epigenetic reprogramming (2025)
    Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sex-specific effects on the heart from combined exposure to simulated galactic cosmic radiation and hindlimb unloading (2024)
    Life Sciences in Space Research 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic Upregulation of Activated Protein C Mitigates Delayed Effects of Acute Radiation Exposure in the Mouse Plasma (2024)
    Metabolites 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic Upregulation of Activated Protein C Mitigates Delayed Effects of Acute Radiation Exposure in the Mouse Plasma (2024)
    Preprints.org DOI OpenAlex
  • A pooled analysis of nine studies in one institution to assess effects of whole heart irradiation in rat models (2023)
    International Journal of Radiation Biology DOI OpenAlex
  • TLR4—A Pertinent Player in Radiation-Induced Heart Disease? (2023)
    Genes 37 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Urinary Metabolomics for the Prediction of Radiation-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction (2023)
    Metabolites 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of proton and oxygen ion irradiation on cardiovascular function and structure in a rabbit model (2023)
    Life Sciences in Space Research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Simulated 5-Ion Galactic Cosmic Radiation on Function and Structure of the Mouse Heart (2023)
    Life 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Whole and Partial Heart Irradiation on Collagen, Mast Cells, and Toll-like Receptor 4 in the Mouse Heart (2023)
    Cancers 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Low dose space radiation-induced effects on the mouse retina and blood-retinal barrier integrity (2022)
    Acta Astronautica 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Small animal models of localized heart irradiation (2022)
    Methods in cell biology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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