Iowa State University
College of Human Sciences and College of Agriculture College of Human Sciences College of Agriculture


Kevin Schalinske

  Kevin Schalinske
Associate Professor/DOGE

     

    Education: Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1992

    Interests: Nutritional and hormonal regulation of folate/ methyl group metabolism relevant to health and disease.

    Office: 224C MacKay Hall
    Phone: (515) 294-9230
    Fax: (515) 294-6193

    Email: kschalin@iastate.edu

Publications:

  • Schroeder, S.E., Reddy, M.B. & Schalinske, K.L.  (2007)  Retinoic acid modulates hepatic iron homeostasis in rats by attenuating the RNA-binding activity of iron regulatory proteins.  J. Nutr., 137: 2686-2690, 2007
  • Williams, K.T. & Schalinske, K.L (2007) New insights into the regulation of methyl group and homocysteine metabolism. J. Nutr 136: 311-314.
  • Hartz, C.S. & Schalinske, K.L. (2006) Phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase and regulation of homocysteine metabolism.  Nutr. Rev. 64: 465-467.

  • Hartz, C.S., Nieman, K.M., Jacobs, R.L., Vance, D.E. & Schalinske, K.L.  (2006) Hepatic phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase expression is increased in diabetic rats. J. Nutr 136: 3005-3009.

  • Hanson, L.N., Engelman, H.M., Alekel, D.L., Schalinske, K.L., Kohut, M.L. & Reddy, M.B. (2006) Effects of soy isoflavones and phytate on homocysteine, C-reactive protein, and iron status in postmenopausal women.  Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 84: 774-780.
  • Nieman, K.M., Hartz, C.S., Szegedi, S.S., Garrow, T.A., Sparks, J.D. & Schalinske, K.L. (2006) Folate status modulates the induction of hepatic glycine N-methyltransferase and homocysteine metabolism in diabetic rats. Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 291: E1235-E1242.
  • Schalinske, K.L. & Nieman, K.M. (2005) Disruption of methyl group metabolism by ethanol. Nutr. Rev.63: 387-391.
  • Nieman, K.M., Rowling, M.J., Garrow, T.A. and K.L. Schalinske. 2004. Modulation of methyl group metabolism by streptozotocin-induced diabetes and all-trans-retinoic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 45708-45712.
  • Tanghe, K.A., Garrow, T.A. and K.L. Schalinske. 2004. Triiodothyronine treatment attenuates the induction of hepatic glycine N-methyltransferase by retinoic acid and elevates plasma homocysteine concentrations in rats. J. Nutr. J. Nutr. 134: 2913-2918.
  • Ozias, M.K. and K.L. Schalinske. 2003. All-trans-retinoic acid rapidly induces glycine N-methyltrasferase in a dose-dependent manner and reduces circulating methionine and homocysteine levels in rats. J. Nutr. 133: 4090-4094.
  • Rowling, M.J. and K.L. Schalinske. 2003. Retinoic acid and glucocorticoid treatment induces hepatic glycine N-methyltransferase and lowers plasma homocysteine concentrations in the rat and rat hepatoma cells. J. Nutr. 133: 3392-3398.
  • K.L. Schalinske. 2003. Interrelationship between diabetes and homocysteine metabolism: hormonal regulation of cystathionine β-synthase. Nutr. Rev. 61: 136-138
  • Rowling, M.J., McMullen, M.H., Chipman, D.C. and K.L. Schalinske. 2002. Hepatic glycine N-methyltransferase is up-regulated by methionine in rats. J. Nutr. 132: 2545-2549.
  • McMullen, M.H., Rowling, M.J., Ozias, M.K. and K.L. Schalinske. 2002. Activation and induction of glycine N-methyltransferase by retinoids are tissue- and gender-specific. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 401: 73-80.
  • Rowling, M.J., McMullen, M.H. and K.L. Schalinske. 2002. Vitamin A and its derivatives induce hepatic glycine N-methyltransferase and hypomethylationof DNA in rats. J. Nutr. 132: 365-369.
  • Rowling, M.J. and K.L. Schalinske. 2001. Retinoid compounds activate and induce hepatic glycine N-methyltransferase in rats. J. Nutr. 131: 1914-1917.
Food Science and Human Nutrition