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publications made between 2010 and 2022, select the year of your interest.

Publications 2022

Salcedo-Tacuma D, Bonilla L, Montes MCG, Gonzalez JEN, Gutierrez SMS, Chirivi M, Contreras GA. 
Transcriptome dataset of omental and subcutaneous adipose tissues from gestational diabetes patients. 
Sci Data. 2022 Jun 17;9(1):344. doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01457-5. PubMed PMID: 35715414.

Putman AK, Sordillo LM, Contreras GA. 
The Link Between 15-F2t-Isoprostane Activity and Acute Bovine Endothelial Inflammation Remains Elusive. 
Front Vet Sci. 2022;9:873544. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.873544. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35573419; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9100427.

Zachut M, Contreras GA. 
Symposium review: Mechanistic insights into adipose tissue inflammation and oxidative stress in periparturient dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2022 Apr;105(4):3670-3686. doi: 10.3168/jds.2021-21225. Epub 2022 Feb 10. Review. PubMed PMID: 35151484.

Kra G, Daddam JR, Moallem U, Kamer H, Ahmad M, Nemirovski A, Contreras GA, Tam J, Zachut M. 
Effects of Environmental Heat Load on Endocannabinoid System Components in Adipose Tissue of High Yielding Dairy Cows. 
Animals (Basel). 2022 Mar 21;12(6). doi: 10.3390/ani12060795. PubMed PMID: 35327191; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8944798.

Putman AK, Contreras GA. 
15-F2t-Isoprostane Favors an Anti-Inflammatory Phenotype in RAW 264.7 Macrophages during Endotoxin Challenge. 
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Mar 19;11(3). doi: 10.3390/antiox11030586. PubMed PMID: 35326236; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8945100.

Putman AK, Gandy JC, Contreras GA, Sordillo LM. 
Oxylipids are associated with higher disease risk in postpartum cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2022 Mar;105(3):2531-2543. doi: 10.3168/jds.2021-21057. Epub 2022 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 35086706.

Publications 2021

Li Y, Thelen KM, Fernández KM, Nelli R, Fardisi M, Rajput M, Trottier NL, Contreras GA, Moeser AJ.
Developmental alterations of intestinal SGLT1 and GLUT2 induced by early weaning coincides with persistent low-grade metabolic inflammation in female pigs. 
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2022 Mar 1;322(3):G346-G359. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00207.2021. Epub 2022 Jan 5. PubMed PMID: 34984921; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9076411.

Chirivi M, Rendon CJ, Myers MN, Prom CM, Roy S, Sen A, Lock AL, Contreras GA. 
Lipopolysaccharide induces lipolysis and insulin resistance in adipose tissue from dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2022 Jan;105(1):842-855. doi: 10.3168/jds.2021-20855. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PubMed PMID: 34696909.

Abou-Rjeileh U, Contreras GA. 
Redox Regulation of Lipid Mobilization in Adipose Tissues. 
Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Jul 7;10(7). doi: 10.3390/antiox10071090. Review. PubMed PMID: 34356323; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8301038.

Watts SW, Darios ES, Contreras GA, Garver H, Fink GD. 
Male and female high-fat diet-fed Dahl SS rats are largely protected from vascular dysfunctions: PVAT contributions reveal sex differences. 
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2021 Jul 1;321(1):H15-H28. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00131.2021. Epub 2021 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 33929898; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8321809.

Myers MN, Zachut M, Tam J, Contreras GA. 
A proposed modulatory role of the endocannabinoid system on adipose tissue metabolism and appetite in periparturient dairy cows. 
J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2021 Mar 5;12(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s40104-021-00549-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 33663611; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7934391.

King K, Ticiani E, Sprícigo JFW, Carvalho MR, Mion B, Bertolini M, Contreras GA, Ribeiro ES. 
Dynamics of lipid droplets in the endometrium and fatty acids and oxylipins in the uterine lumen, blood, and milk of lactating cows during diestrus. 
J Dairy Sci. 2021 Mar;104(3):3676-3692. doi: 10.3168/jds.2020-19196. Epub 2021 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 33455794.

Putman AK, Contreras GA, Sordillo LM. 
Isoprostanes in Veterinary Medicine: Beyond a Biomarker. 
Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Jan 20;10(2). doi: 10.3390/antiox10020145. Review. PubMed PMID: 33498324; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7909258.

Publications 2020

Contreras GA, Yang Y, Flood ED, Garver H, Bhattacharya S, Fink GD, Watts SW. 
Blood pressure changes PVAT function and transcriptome: use of the mid-thoracic aorta coarcted rat. 
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 Dec 1;319(6):H1313-H1324. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00332.2020. Epub 2020 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 33006918; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7792711.

Salcedo-Tacuma D, Parales-Giron J, Prom C, Chirivi M, Laguna J, Lock AL, Contreras GA. 
Transcriptomic profiling of adipose tissue inflammation, remodeling, and lipid metabolism in periparturient dairy cows (Bos taurus). 
BMC Genomics. 2020 Nov 23;21(1):824. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-07235-0. PubMed PMID: 33228532; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7686742.

Ferland DJ, Garver H, Contreras GA, Fink GD, Watts SW. 
Chemerin contributes to in vivo adipogenesis in a location-specific manner. 
PLoS One. 2020;15(2):e0229251. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229251. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32092101; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7039425.

Publications 2019

Andres Contreras G, De Koster J, de Souza J, Laguna J, Mavangira V, Nelli RK, Gandy J, Lock AL, Sordillo LM. 
Lipolysis modulates the biosynthesis of inflammatory lipid mediators derived from linoleic acid in adipose tissue of periparturient dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2020 Feb;103(2):1944-1955. doi: 10.3168/jds.2019-17256. Epub 2019 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 31759597.

Albornoz RI, Sordillo LM, Contreras GA, Nelli R, Mamedova LK, Bradford BJ, Allen MS. 
Diet starch concentration and starch fermentability affect markers of inflammatory response and oxidant status in dairy cows during the early postpartum period. 
J Dairy Sci. 2020 Jan;103(1):352-367. doi: 10.3168/jds.2019-16398. Epub 2019 Nov 14. PubMed PMID: 31733858.

Strieder-Barboza C, Contreras GA. 
Fetuin-A modulates lipid mobilization in bovine adipose tissue by enhancing lipogenic activity of adipocytes. 
J Dairy Sci. 2019 May;102(5):4628-4638. doi: 10.3168/jds.2018-15808. Epub 2019 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 30827564.

Strieder-Barboza C, Thompson E, Thelen K, Contreras GA. 
Technical note: Bovine adipocyte and preadipocyte co-culture as an efficient adipogenic model. 
J Dairy Sci. 2019 Apr;102(4):3622-3629. doi: 10.3168/jds.2018-15626. Epub 2019 Feb 14. PubMed PMID: 30772027.

Nelli RK, De Koster J, Roberts JN, de Souza J, Lock AL, Raphael W, Agnew D, Contreras GA. 
Impact of uterine macrophage phenotype on placental retention in dairy cows. 
Theriogenology. 2019 Mar 15;127:145-152. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.01.011. Epub 2019 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 30695743.

Ahmad MF, Ferland D, Ayala-Lopez N, Contreras GA, Darios E, Thompson J, Ismail A, Thelen K, Moeser AJ, Burnett R, Anantharam A, Watts SW. 
Perivascular Adipocytes Store Norepinephrine by Vesicular Transport. 
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2019 Feb;39(2):188-199. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.311720. PubMed PMID: 30567483; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6344267.

de Souza J, Strieder-Barboza C, Contreras GA, Lock AL. 
Effects of timing of palmitic acid supplementation during early lactation on nutrient digestibility, energy balance, and metabolism of dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2019 Jan;102(1):274-287. doi: 10.3168/jds.2018-14977. Epub 2018 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 30527983.

Publications 2018

Thelen K, Watts SW, Contreras GA. 
Adipogenic potential of perivascular adipose tissue preadipocytes is improved by coculture with primary adipocytes. 
Cytotechnology. 2018 Oct;70(5):1435-1445. doi: 10.1007/s10616-018-0238-0. Epub 2018 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 30051281; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6214855.

De Koster J, Nelli RK, Strieder-Barboza C, de Souza J, Lock AL, Contreras GA. 
The contribution of hormone sensitive lipase to adipose tissue lipolysis and its regulation by insulin in periparturient dairy cows. 
Sci Rep. 2018 Sep 6;8(1):13378. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-31582-4. PubMed PMID: 30190510; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6127149.

De Koster J, Strieder-Barboza C, de Souza J, Lock AL, Contreras GA. 
Short communication: Effects of body fat mobilization on macrophage infiltration in adipose tissue of early lactation dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2018 Aug;101(8):7608-7613. doi: 10.3168/jds.2017-14318. Epub 2018 Jun 7. PubMed PMID: 29885887.

Depreester E, De Koster J, Van Poucke M, Hostens M, Van den Broeck W, Peelman L, Contreras GA, Opsomer G. 
Influence of adipocyte size and adipose depot on the number of adipose tissue macrophages and the expression of adipokines in dairy cows at the end of pregnancy. 
J Dairy Sci. 2018 Jul;101(7):6542-6555. doi: 10.3168/jds.2017-13777. Epub 2018 Apr 5. PubMed PMID: 29627241.

Strieder-Barboza C, de Souza J, Raphael W, Lock AL, Contreras GA. 
Fetuin-A: A negative acute-phase protein linked to adipose tissue function in periparturient dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2018 Mar;101(3):2602-2616. doi: 10.3168/jds.2017-13644. Epub 2017 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 29274966.

Publications 2017

Contreras GA, Strieder-Barboza C, De Koster J. 
Symposium review: Modulating adipose tissue lipolysis and remodeling to improve immune function during the transition period and early lactation of dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2018 Mar;101(3):2737-2752. doi: 10.3168/jds.2017-13340. Epub 2017 Nov 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 29102145.

Contreras GA, Strieder-Barboza C, de Souza J, Gandy J, Mavangira V, Lock AL, Sordillo LM. 
Periparturient lipolysis and oxylipid biosynthesis in bovine adipose tissues. 
PLoS One. 2017;12(12):e0188621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188621. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 29206843; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5716552.

Thelen K, Ayala-Lopez N, Watts SW, Contreras GA. 
Expansion and Adipogenesis Induction of Adipocyte Progenitors from Perivascular Adipose Tissue Isolated by Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting. 
J Vis Exp. 2017 Jun 30;(124). doi: 10.3791/55818. PubMed PMID: 28715395; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5608531.

Contreras GA, Strieder-Barboza C, Raphael W. 
Adipose tissue lipolysis and remodeling during the transition period of dairy cows. 
J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2017;8:41. doi: 10.1186/s40104-017-0174-4. eCollection 2017. Review. PubMed PMID: 28484594; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5420123.

Publications 2016

Kayitsinga J, Schewe RL, Contreras GA, Erskine RJ. 
Antimicrobial treatment of clinical mastitis in the eastern United States: The influence of dairy farmers’ mastitis management and treatment behavior and attitudes. 
J Dairy Sci. 2017 Feb;100(2):1388-1407. doi: 10.3168/jds.2016-11708. Epub 2016 Dec 9. PubMed PMID: 27939551.

Contreras GA, Thelen K, Schmidt SE, Strieder-Barboza C, Preseault CL, Raphael W, Kiupel M, Caron J, Lock AL. 
Adipose tissue remodeling in late-lactation dairy cows during feed-restriction-induced negative energy balance. 
J Dairy Sci. 2016 Dec;99(12):10009-10021. doi: 10.3168/jds.2016-11552. Epub 2016 Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 27720147.

Contreras GA, Thelen K, Ayala-Lopez N, Watts SW. 
The distribution and adipogenic potential of perivascular adipose tissue adipocyte progenitors is dependent on sexual dimorphism and vessel location. 
Physiol Rep. 2016 Oct;4(19). doi: 10.14814/phy2.12993. PubMed PMID: 27738018; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5064145.

Publications 2015

Erskine RJ, Martinez RO, Contreras GA.
 Cultural lag: A new challenge for mastitis control on dairy farms in the United States. 
J Dairy Sci. 2015 Nov;98(11):8240-4. doi: 10.3168/jds.2015-9386. Epub 2015 Sep 9. PubMed PMID: 26364093.

Schewe RL, Kayitsinga J, Contreras GA, Odom C, Coats WA, Durst P, Hovingh EP, Martinez RO, Mobley R, Moore S, Erskine RJ. 
Herd management and social variables associated with bulk tank somatic cell count in dairy herds in the eastern United States. 
J Dairy Sci. 2015 Nov;98(11):7650-65. doi: 10.3168/jds.2014-8840. Epub 2015 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 26298763.

Contreras GA, Kabara E, Brester J, Neuder L, Kiupel M. 
Macrophage infiltration in the omental and subcutaneous adipose tissues of dairy cows with displaced abomasum. 
J Dairy Sci. 2015 Sep;98(9):6176-87. doi: 10.3168/jds.2015-9370. PubMed PMID: 26117355.

Publications 2014

Contreras GA, Lee YH, Mottillo EP, Granneman JG. 
Inducible brown adipocytes in subcutaneous inguinal white fat: the role of continuous sympathetic stimulation. 
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Nov 1;307(9):E793-9. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00033.2014. Epub 2014 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 25184993; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4216946.

Raphael W, Halbert L, Contreras GA, Sordillo LM. 
Association between polyunsaturated fatty acid-derived oxylipid biosynthesis and leukocyte inflammatory marker expression in periparturient dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2014;97(6):3615-25. doi: 10.3168/jds.2013-7656. Epub 2014 Apr 14. PubMed PMID: 24731638.

Kabara E, Sordillo LM, Holcombe S, Contreras GA. 
Adiponectin links adipose tissue function and monocyte inflammatory responses during bovine metabolic stress. 
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;37(1):49-58. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2013.10.007. Epub 2013 Nov 7. PubMed PMID: 24296305

Publications 2012

Contreras GA, Kirkwood RN, Sordillo LM. 
Mononuclear leukocyte fatty acid composition and inflammatory phenotype in periparturient and lactating sows. 
J Anim Sci. 2013 Jan;91(1):174-87. doi: 10.2527/jas.2012-5442. Epub 2012 Oct 16. PubMed PMID: 23100601.

Contreras GA, Mattmiller SA, Raphael W, Gandy JC, Sordillo LM.
 Enhanced n-3 phospholipid content reduces inflammatory responses in bovine endothelial cells. 
J Dairy Sci. 2012 Dec;95(12):7137-50. doi: 10.3168/jds.2012-5729. Epub 2012 Oct 3. PubMed PMID: 23040031.

O’Boyle NJ, Contreras GA, Mattmiller SA, Sordillo LM. 
Changes in glucose transporter expression in monocytes of periparturient dairy cows. 
J Dairy Sci. 2012 Oct;95(10):5709-19. doi: 10.3168/jds.2012-5327. Epub 2012 Aug 15. PubMed PMID: 22901485.

Contreras GA, Raphael W, Mattmiller SA, Gandy J, Sordillo LM. 
Nonesterified fatty acids modify inflammatory response and eicosanoid biosynthesis in bovine endothelial cells. >
J Dairy Sci. 2012 Sep;95(9):5011-5023. doi: 10.3168/jds.2012-5382. PubMed PMID: 22916905.

Publications 2011

Contreras GA, Rodríguez JM. 
Mastitis: comparative etiology and epidemiology. 
J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2011 Dec;16(4):339-56. doi: 10.1007/s10911-011-9234-0. Epub 2011 Sep 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 21947764.

Contreras GA, Sordillo LM. 
Lipid mobilization and inflammatory responses during the transition period of dairy cows. 
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 May;34(3):281-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2011.01.004. Epub 2011 Feb 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 21316109.

Publications 2010

Corl CM, Robinson HR, Contreras GA, Holcombe SJ, Cook VL, Sordillo LM. 
Ethyl pyruvate diminishes the endotoxin-induced inflammatory response of bovine mammary endothelial cells. 
J Dairy Sci. 2010 Nov;93(11):5188-99. doi: 10.3168/jds.2010-3250. PubMed PMID: 20965334.

Corl CM, Contreras GA, Sordillo LM. 
Lipoxygenase metabolites modulate vascular-derived platelet activating factor production following endotoxin challenge. 
Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2010 Jul;136(1-2):98-107. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.03.003. Epub 2010 Mar 11. PubMed PMID: 20359754.

Contreras GA, O’Boyle NJ, Herdt TH, Sordillo LM. 
Lipomobilization in periparturient dairy cows influences the composition of plasma nonesterified fatty acids and leukocyte phospholipid fatty acids. 
J Dairy Sci. 2010 Jun;93(6):2508-16. doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2876. PubMed PMID: 20494158.