Vicki L Davis

Summary

Affiliation: Duquesne University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Black cohosh increases metastatic mammary cancer in transgenic mice expressing c-erbB2
    Vicki L Davis
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA
    Cancer Res 68:8377-83. 2008
  2. ncbi Accelerated mammary tumor onset in a HER2/Neu mouse model exposed to DDT metabolites locally delivered to the mammary gland
    Nakpangi A Johnson
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16214 1232, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 120:1170-6. 2012
  3. ncbi Development of a neuroscience-oriented "methods" course for graduate students of pharmacology and toxicology
    Christopher K Surratt
    Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mylan School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    CBE Life Sci Educ 5:188-96. 2006
  4. ncbi Therapeutic treatments potentially mediated by melatonin receptors: potential clinical uses in the prevention of osteoporosis, cancer and as an adjuvant therapy
    Paula A Witt-Enderby
    Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    J Pineal Res 41:297-305. 2006
  5. ncbi Effects on bone by the light/dark cycle and chronic treatment with melatonin and/or hormone replacement therapy in intact female mice
    Paula A Witt-Enderby
    Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    J Pineal Res 53:374-84. 2012
  6. ncbi Expression of a dominant negative estrogen receptor alpha variant in transgenic mice accelerates uterine cancer induced by the potent estrogen diethylstilbestrol
    Vicki L Davis
    Receptor Biology Group, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States
    Reprod Toxicol 34:512-21. 2012
  7. ncbi Inhibition of Neu-Induced Mammary Carcinogenesis in Transgenic Mice Expressing ERΔ3, a Dominant Negative Estrogen Receptor α Variant
    Vicki L Davis
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Horm Cancer 3:227-39. 2012
  8. ncbi Morinda citrifolia (Noni) Juice Augments Mammary Gland Differentiation and Reduces Mammary Tumor Growth in Mice Expressing the Unactivated c-erbB2 Transgene
    William P Clafshenkel
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:487423. 2012
  9. ncbi Dietary galactose inhibits GDF-9 mediated follicular development in the rat ovary
    Gentao Liu
    Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 90048, USA
    Reprod Toxicol 21:26-33. 2006
  10. ncbi An estrogen receptor repressor induces cataract formation in transgenic mice
    Vicki L Davis
    Receptor Biology Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:9427-32. 2002

Research Grants

  1. Estrogen Receptors and Maintenance of Lens Transparency
    Vicki Davis; Fiscal Year: 2005

Collaborators

  • CHRISTOPHER SURRATT
  • Paula A Witt-Enderby
  • William P Clafshenkel
  • Nakpangi A Johnson
  • Warren G Foster
  • Mary P Kotlarczyk
  • J Mark Cline
  • Claude L Hughes
  • Gentao Liu
  • James L Rutkowski
  • Corry D Bondi
  • Tracy L King
  • Arline Ho
  • Shalini Sethi
  • John P Slater
  • Suzanne Higginbotham
  • Balasunder R Dodda
  • Katie M Gallagher
  • Denis A Magoffin
  • John S Doctor
  • Fangxiong Shi
  • Run Yu
  • Nicholas M Radio
  • Uriel Blas-Machado

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Black cohosh increases metastatic mammary cancer in transgenic mice expressing c-erbB2
    Vicki L Davis
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, USA
    Cancer Res 68:8377-83. 2008
    ..As metastatic progression is linked to patient survival, these data stress the importance of investigating how women's therapies influence all stages of mammary tumorigenesis, particularly for assessing their safety...
  2. ncbi Accelerated mammary tumor onset in a HER2/Neu mouse model exposed to DDT metabolites locally delivered to the mammary gland
    Nakpangi A Johnson
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16214 1232, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 120:1170-6. 2012
    ..Whereas most attention has been focused on estrogenic congeners, we tested the cancer-inducing potential of the antiandrogen, p,p´-DDE [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene], the most prevalent and persistent DDT metabolite...
  3. ncbi Development of a neuroscience-oriented "methods" course for graduate students of pharmacology and toxicology
    Christopher K Surratt
    Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mylan School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    CBE Life Sci Educ 5:188-96. 2006
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  4. ncbi Therapeutic treatments potentially mediated by melatonin receptors: potential clinical uses in the prevention of osteoporosis, cancer and as an adjuvant therapy
    Paula A Witt-Enderby
    Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    J Pineal Res 41:297-305. 2006
    ..In particular, its use in cancer prevention, osteoporosis and, as an adjuvant to other therapies are discussed. Also, the role that melatonin and, particularly, its receptors play in these processes are highlighted...
  5. ncbi Effects on bone by the light/dark cycle and chronic treatment with melatonin and/or hormone replacement therapy in intact female mice
    Paula A Witt-Enderby
    Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    J Pineal Res 53:374-84. 2012
    ..The effects of these therapies alone and combined may improve bone health in women in perimenopause and with low nocturnal melatonin levels from too little sleep, too much light, or age...
  6. ncbi Expression of a dominant negative estrogen receptor alpha variant in transgenic mice accelerates uterine cancer induced by the potent estrogen diethylstilbestrol
    Vicki L Davis
    Receptor Biology Group, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States
    Reprod Toxicol 34:512-21. 2012
    ..These findings indicate that expression of this ERα variant can influence determining events in uterine cancer development and its natural occurrence in the human uterus would unlikely be protective...
  7. ncbi Inhibition of Neu-Induced Mammary Carcinogenesis in Transgenic Mice Expressing ERΔ3, a Dominant Negative Estrogen Receptor α Variant
    Vicki L Davis
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Horm Cancer 3:227-39. 2012
    ..However, exposure to different estrogens may augment or block its beneficial effects...
  8. ncbi Morinda citrifolia (Noni) Juice Augments Mammary Gland Differentiation and Reduces Mammary Tumor Growth in Mice Expressing the Unactivated c-erbB2 Transgene
    William P Clafshenkel
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:487423. 2012
    ..Additional studies investigating TNJ-induced tumor growth suppression and modified reproductive responses are needed to characterize its potential as a CAM therapy for women with and without HER2(+) breast cancer...
  9. ncbi Dietary galactose inhibits GDF-9 mediated follicular development in the rat ovary
    Gentao Liu
    Burns and Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, 90048, USA
    Reprod Toxicol 21:26-33. 2006
    ..The present study suggests that a high galactose diet inhibits follicular development, possibly through down-regulation of GDF-9 in the rat ovary, implying that GDF-9 may be involved in galactose-related ovarian toxicity...
  10. ncbi An estrogen receptor repressor induces cataract formation in transgenic mice
    Vicki L Davis
    Receptor Biology Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:9427-32. 2002
    ..The ER Delta 3 mice provide a powerful model for assessing the role of estrogen in maintaining the transparency of the lens...

Research Grants1

  1. Estrogen Receptors and Maintenance of Lens Transparency
    Vicki Davis; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..This study will provide the gateway for future studies to investigate how exposure to various estrogens influence risk of age-related cataracts and the potential of estrogens as a therapy for cataract prevention. ..