Ruth MacDonald
Professor/Department Chair
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Education:
Ph.D., Nutrition/Food Science, University of Minnesota, 1985
Interests: Identify factors in foods that reduce
the incidence or progression of cancer.
Office: 2312 Food Sciences Building
Phone: (515) 294-5991
Fax: (515) 294-8181
Email: ruthmacd@iastate.edu
Research
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Publications:
- Wang Q, Simonyi A, Jensen MD, Shelat P, Rottinghaus GE, MacDonald
R.S., Miller DK, Lubahn DB, Weisman GA, Sun AY, Sun GY. Curcumin Ameliorates
Global Cerebral Ischemia-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis and Behavioral
Deficits: Suppression of Oxidative Stress and Mitochondria Dysfunction.
J. Neuroscience, 2005 82:138-148.
- Wang Q, Simonyi A, Li W, Sisk BA, Miller RA, MacDonald, R.S., Lubahn
DB, Sun GY, Sun AY. Dietary Grape Supplement Ameliorates cerebral
ischemia-induced neuronal death in gerbils. Mol. Nut. Food Res. 2005
49:443-451.
- Reiterer G, MacDonald R.S., Browning JD, Jr., Marrow J, Matveev
SV, Daugherty A, Smart E, Toborek M, Hennig B. Zinc Deficiency Induces
Atherogenic Events in LDL-Receptor Deficient Mice. J. Nutrition, 135(9):2114-8,
2005.
- Guo, J.-Y., Li, X., Browning, J.D., Rottinghaus, G.E. and R.S. MacDonald.
2004. Soy isoflavones and estrone prevent colon cancer in mice. J.
Nutrition, 134:179-182.
- Curran, E.M., Judy, B.M., Newton, L.G., Lubahn, D.B., Rottinghaus,
G.E., Macdonald, R.S., Franklin, C. and D.M. Estes. 2004. Dietary
soy phytoestrogens and ERalpha signaling modulate interferon gamma
production in response to bacterial infection. Clin & Exper Immun
2004 135(2):219-25.
- Shenouda, N.S., Zhou, Q., Browning, J.D., Ansell, P.J., Sakla, M.S.,
Lubahn, D.B. and R.S. MacDonald. 2004. Phytoestrogens in Common Herbs
Regulate Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in Vitro. Nutrition and Cancer
2004 49(2):200-208.
- R.S. MacDonald. 2004. Regulation of Growth and the IGF System by
Zinc. Invited book chapter, Nutrition and the IGF System, S. Houston
editor, Human Press, 2004.
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