This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, in the School of Medicine. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries. If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Multithreaded applications on the heterogeneous research computing environment., Anne Macleod
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Swallow, breathing and survival: sex-specific effects of opioids., Michael Frazure
The role of e-liquid constituents in e-cigarette-induced cardiac arrhythmia and autonomic imbalance., Cory Kucera
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Metabolic foundations of exercise-induced cardiac growth., Kyle Fulghum
The role of obesity in macrophage-mediated mechanisms promoting early-onset colon cancer., Katharina Marietta Scheurlen
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Role of meibum and tear phospholipids in the evaporative water loss associated with dry eye., Samiyyah M. Sledge
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Modulation of inflammatory pathway by inflammatory inhibitor JSH-23 mitigates diabetic retinopathy., Rubens Petit Homme
Plasma resuscitation attenuates intestinal barrier disturbance following hemorrhagic shock., Jessica E. Schucht
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Coordination of airway protective behaviors and swallow: effects of afferent feedback and sex., Alyssa D. Huff
The effects of nicotine and cigarette smoking on cardiac electrophysiology., Affan B. Irfan
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Exercise preconditioning and TFAM overexpression diminish skeletal muscle atrophy., Nicholas Todd Theilen
Tissue engineered micro and macrovasculature utilizing stromal vascular fraction., Joseph Samir Zakhari
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Enhancing cell therapy for ischemic cardiomyopathy., Michael J. Book
Metabolic regulation of myocardial adaptation to exercise., Andrew Alan Gibb
Stretching adversely modulates locomotor capacity following spinal cord injury via activation of nociceptive afferents., Anastasia V. Keller
Mitochondrial Transcription Factor A's role in heart failure., George H. Kunkel
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Cardiovascular and hematopoietic responses to volatile benzene exposure., Wesley Tyler Abplanalp
The role of the MiR-200 family on the tumor suppressor RASSF2 and the effect on MAPK pathway activity in colorectal cancer., Jane V. Carter
The role of O-GlcNAcase during heart failure., Sujith Dassanayaka
Toll-like receptor 4 mutation suppresses hyperhomocysteinemia-mediated hypertension., Anastasia Familtseva
The role and regulation of inhibitor of Kappa B Kinase in the impaired monocyte response., Norman James Galbraith
The influence of miR-99a on mTOR signaling regulation in colorectal cancer cell lines., Jonathan Rice
The effects of direct peritoneal resuscitation on leukocyte infiltration after acute brain death., Jessica Lee Weaver
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Cardiovascular regulation and effects of respiratory motor training in patients with chronic spinal cord injury., Bonnie Legg Ditterline
Combination treatment with conjugated linoleic acid and nitrite protects against myocaridal infarction., Natia Qipshidze Kelm
Development of a vascularized, induced pluripotent stem cell-derived liver-tissue mimic for therapeutic applications., Venkat Madhav Ramakrishnan
Exercise mitigates the effects of hyperhomocysteinemia on adverse skeletal muscle remodeling., Lee Winchester
Circulating angiogenic stem cells in diabetes., Nagma Zafar
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
MiRNA-21 has anti-inflammatory effects in the macrophage response to peritonitis., Rebecca Elise Barnett
The role of stem cells in adipose tissue remodeling., Candice ReShay Holden 1988-
Post-transcriptional regulation of the Type IIA sodium-phosphate cotransporter by parathyroid hormone., Rebecca Dale Murray
Epigenetic modifications associated with aortic remodeling in hyperhomocysteinemia., Nithya Narayanan
Myocyte-specific overexpression of stromal cell-derived Factor 1 facilitates cardiac regeneration and improves myocardial function after infarction in mice., Detlef Ernst-Rudolf Obal
The anti-obesogenic effects of nitric oxide., Brian Edward Sansbury 1985-
Inflammation-resolving lipid mediators promote revascularization to enhance wound healing., Michael Jingyuan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Pivotal role of Interleukin-10 on microRNA-155 expression in regulation of the monocyte response in hypothermia., Adrian Theophil Billeter 1984-
Development of pituitary tumor-transforming gene (PTTG) transgenic mice for the treatment of ovarian cancer., Miranda Y. Fong 1982-
Hyperhomocysteinemia alters sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodal function : role of the cardiac NMDA receptor., Chirag V. Soni
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Partial vs. full support of the heart with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device : implications for myocardial recovery., Carlo Renato G. Bartoli
Effects of environmental pollution on endothelial progenitor cells and vascular regeneration., Laura A. Wheat Nissley 1983-
Pulmonary function and respiratory muscle activation in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury., Daniela Paleville Terson
Elevation of cardiac glycolysis reduces pyruvate dehydrogenase but increases glucose oxidation., Qianwen Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The role of matrix metalloproteinases induced angiogenesis during transition from compensatory cardiac hypertrophy to cardiac failure : therapeutic effects of hydrogen sulfide., Srikanth Givvimani
Inflammatory cell tumor necrosis factor signaling modulates post-infarction left ventricular remodeling., Robert K. Lewis 1977-
Cardiac specific transgenic inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kB) mitigates adverse cardiac remodeling and ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy., Santosh Kumar Sanganalmath 1977-
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The role of O-GlcNAc signaling in acute myocardial ischemia., Gladys Afor Ngoh
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The role of protein kinase A in hypoxia-induced PC-12 cell death., Cynthia Jayne Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Effects of direct ATP delivery to ischemic skeletal muscle., Federico V. Grossi 1974-
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase and p-selectin in platelet-arteriolar wall adhesion and associated arteriolar constriction during lung reperfusion., Alexander V. Ovechkin 1957-
Explore the murine cardiac 20S proteasomes : molecular composition and regulation., Chenggong Zong
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The role of the toll-like receptor pathway in susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease., Nigel Crawford 1974-
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Theses/Dissertations from 1940
The effect of distention on blood flow through the intestine., Jack Chumley
The effect of hypophysectomy on gastric motility in the dog., Edmund A. Smolik
Theses/Dissertations from 1938
The muscular activity of the small intestine during acute obstruction., Rudolph F. Antoncic
A study of the relationship between blood flow and limb volume in the hind limb of the dog., J. P. Holt
Theses/Dissertations from 1937
The effect of drugs on experimental renal hypertension in the dog., J. J. Prusmack
Theses/Dissertations from 1936
The effect of experimental liver damage on the blood picture of the dog., H. D. Bruner
Theses/Dissertations from 1934
The role of membranes and phase boundaries in generating electric currents in living tissues., Norman E. Epstein
Theses/Dissertations from 1932
A study of the movements of the heart and their relationship to the filling of the auricles., John H. Rompf
Theses/Dissertations from 1931
The influence of the brain upon the liver as a blood concentrating organ in fever., Benjamin F. Aydelotte 1899-1956
Theses/Dissertations from 1930
Effects of thermal influences upon the pons and medulla and upon the mid brain and diencephalon after ligation of the basilar artery., Franklin Jelsma
The fate of water lost from the blood in cocaine fever and the relation of this water to the febrile process., Hubert T. Marshall
