Superfund Research Program
Kevin J. Pearson
University of Kentucky
900 South Limestone
C.T. Wethington Room 591
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0200
Phone: 859-218-1371
Email: kevin.pearson@uky.edu
Projects
- University of Kentucky: Postnatal Complications and Interventions Against Halogenated Organics During Pregnancy (2014-2025)
- University of Kentucky: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (2000-2025)
Research Briefs
Publications
2023
- Agarwal M, Hoffman JB, Tenlep SY, Santarossa S, Pearson KJ, Sitarik AR, Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Petriello MC. 2023. Maternal polychlorinated biphenyl 126 (PCB 126) exposure modulates offspring gut microbiota irrespective of diet and exercise. Reprod Toxicol 118:108384. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108384 PMID:37061048 PMCID:PMC10257154
- Johnson ML, Preston JD, Rashid CS, Pearson KJ, Ham JN. 2023. Sex differences in type 2 diabetes: an opportunity for personalized medicine. Biol Sex Differ 14(1):88. doi:10.1186/s13293-023-00571-2 PMID:38093356 PMCID:PMC10716945
- Rashid CS, Preston JD, Tenlep SY, Cook MK, Blalock EM, Zhou C, Swanson HI, Pearson KJ. 2023. PCB126 exposure during pregnancy alters maternal and fetal gene expression. Reprod Toxicol 119:108385. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108385 PMID:37080397 PMCID:PMC10358324
- Rice BB, Sammons KW, Tenlep SY, Weltzer MT, Reynolds LJ, Rashid CS, Swanson HI, Pearson KJ. 2023. Exposure to PCB126 during the nursing period reversibly impacts early-life glucose tolerance. Front. Endocrinol 14:1085958. doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1085958 PMID:37033268 PMCID:PMC1007348
2021
- Platt KM, Przybylowski J, Charnigo RJ, Tenlep SY, Reynolds LJ, Pearson KJ. 2021. Effects of maternal controlled exercise on offspring adiposity and glucose tolerance. J Dev Orig Health Dis doi:10.1017/S2040174421000489 PMID:34503602 PMCID:PMC8907328
- Rice BB, Tenlep SY, Tolaymat O, Alvi AT, Slone FR, Crosby CL, Howard SS, Hermanns CL, Montessorie NP, Swanson HI, Pearson KJ. 2021. Lack of offspring Nrf2 does not exacerbate the detrimental metabolic outcomes caused by in utero PCB126 exposure. Front. Endocrinol 12:777831. doi:10.3389/fendo.2021.777831 PMID:34975753 PMCID:PMC8716916
2019
- Jackson E, Thatcher SE, Larian N, English V, Soman S, Morris AJ, Weng J, Stromberg AJ, Swanson HI, Pearson KJ, Cassis LA. 2019. Effects of aryl hydrocarbon receptor deficiency on PCB-77-induced impairment of glucose homeostasis during weight loss in male and female obese mice. Environ Health Perspect 127(7):doi:10.1289/EHP4133 PMID:31306034 PMCID:PMC6794491
2018
- Preston J, Reynolds LJ, Pearson KJ. 2018. Developmental origins of health span and life span: a mini-review. Gerontology 64(3):237-245. doi:10.1159/000485506 PMID:29324453 PMCID:PMC5876086
- Reynolds LJ, Chavan NR, DeHoff LB, Preston J, Maddox HF, O'Brien JM, Armstrong DA, Marsit CJ, Pearson KJ. 2018. Smoking during pregnancy increases chemerin expression in neonatal tissue. Exp Physiol 104(1):93-99. doi:10.1113/EP087307 PMID:30565770 PMCID:PMC6312488
2016
- Platt KM, Charnigo RJ, Shertzer HG, Pearson KJ. 2016. Branched-chain amino acid supplementation in combination with voluntary running improves body composition in female C57BL/6 mice. J Diet Suppl 13(5):473-486. doi:10.3109/19390211.2015.1112866 PMID:26716948 PMCID:PMC4788571
2015
- Carter LG, Tenlep SY, Woollett LA, Pearson KJ. 2015. Exercise improves glucose disposal and insulin signaling in pregnant mice fed a high fat diet. J Diabetes Metab 6(12):doi:10.4172/2155-6156.1000634 PMID:26966635 PMCID:PMC4782803
2013
- Baker NA, English V, Sunkara M, Morris AJ, Pearson KJ, Cassis LA. 2013. Resveratrol protects against polychlorinated biphenyl-mediated impairment of glucose homeostasis in adipocytes. J Nutr Biochem 24(12):2168-2174. doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.08.009 PMID:24231106 PMCID:PMC4066417
- Platt KM, Charnigo RJ, Kincer JF, Dickens BJ, Pearson KJ. 2013. Controlled exercise is a safe pregnancy intervention in mice. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 52(5):524-530. PMID:24041205 PMCID:PMC3784655
- Rashid CS, Carter LG, Hennig B, Pearson KJ. 2013. Perinatal polychlorinated biphenyl 126 exposure alters offspring body composition. J Pediatr Biochem 3(1):47-53. doi:10.3233/jpb-120072 PMID:23741283 PMCID:PMC3670830