Bernhard Hennig, Ph.D., R.D.
Professor,
Nutrition and Toxicology, College of Agriculture
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| University of Kentucky |
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| Dr. Hennig's research emphasis involves the utilization of tissue culture model systems in the study of
nutrition and atherosclerosis, with emphasis in the role of nutrients on biochemical and molecular mechanisms of vascular
endothelial cell function, injury and protection. His research has focused on the injurious effects of individual fats
(e.g., fatty acids, cholesterol and their oxidation derivatives) to vascular endothelial cells and protection against such
injury by certain vitamins and minerals (e.g., vitamin E and zinc). Because the nutritional environment of the vascular
endothelium can influence cytokine-mediated endothelial activation or dyscuntion, vascular effects of inflammatory cytokines
also are being studied. In addition, Dr. Hennig is studying molecular mechanisms of nutrient interactions with cytotoxic
effects of specific environmental contaminants, such as persistent organic pollutants, in relation to endothelial cell
activation and the pathology of atherosclerosis. Results from these studies may suggest novel therapeutic interventions
by further understanding "endothelial cell nutrition: as a key variable in the entiology of diseases such as atherosclerosis. |
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