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Kevin Fritsche

Kevin Fritsche

Professor

Nutritional Immunology

110B Animal Science Research Center
Division Of Animal Sciences
Columbia, MO 65211

  • Phone: (573) 882-7240
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Education

  • Lawrence University (), Appleton, WI 54911

    Bachelor of Arts -Biology, 1980

  • University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

    Doctor of Philosophy, 1988,Division of Nutritional Sciences, Urbana, IL 61801 Doctoral Dissertation Title: Dietary omega-3 fatty acids, cell-mediated cytotoxicity and anti-tumorigenic activity in BALB/c mice. (Mentor: Dr. Patricia V. Johnston)

Publications

  • Zhang M and Fritsche K.L.  (2004) Fatty acid-mediated inhibition of IL-12 production by murine macrophages is independent of PPAR-gamma. Brit. J Nutr. 91: 733-739.

  • Anderson, M.J. and Fritsche K.L. (2004) Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids modulate in vivo, antigen-driven CD4+ T-cell proliferation in mice.  J. Nutr. 134: 1978-1983.

  • Irons, R and Fritsche K.L.  (2005) Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids impair in vivo interferon-gamma responsiveness via diminishing receptor signaling. J Infect Dis. 191(3): 481-6.

  • Irons, R., Pinge-Filho, P., Fritsche, K. (2005)  Dietary (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids do not affect the in vivo development and function of Listeria-specific CD4+ and CD8+ effector and memory/effector T cells in mice. J. Nutr. 135: 1151-1156.

  • Shen, S, Yu, S, Binek, J, Chalimoniuk, M, Zhang, X, Lo, S-C, Hannick, M, Wu, J, Fritsche, K, Donato, R, Sun, G. (2005)  Distinct signaling pathways for induction of type II NOS by IFNg and LPS in BV-2 microglial cells.  Neurochem Intl 47: 298-307.

  • Fritsche, K., Irons, R., Pompos, L., Janes, J., Zheng  Z. and Brown, C.  (2005) Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid impairment of early host resistance against Listeria monocytogenes infection is independent of neutrophil infiltration and function. Cell Immunol 235: 65-71.

  • Fritsche, K.L. (2005) Are omega-3 fatty acids effective in enhancing tumoricidal cell activity?  J Nutr 135: 2916S-2917S.

  • Irons, R. and Fritsche, K. (2006) Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids fail to affect in vivo, antigen-driven CD8+ T cell proliferation in mice.  Brit J Nutr 95: 838-844.

  • Brown, C.R., Blaho, V.A., Fritsche, K.L., and Loiacono, C.M. (2006) Stat1 deficiency exacerbates carditis but not arthritis during experimental Lyme Borreliosis.  J Interferon Cytokine Res 26: 390-399.

  • Fritsche, K. (2006) Fatty Acids as Modulators of the Immune Response.  Ann Rev Nutr 26: 45-73.