Teresa A Davis, Ph.D.

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Teresa A Davis, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor

Phone

713-798-7169

Email

tdavis@bcm.edu

Positions

Adjunct Professor: Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Professor: Department of Nutrition
Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Texas A&M
College Station, Texas United States

Education

Advanced Training from Washington University: 01/1980 - St. Louis, MO United States

Ph.D. from University Of Tennessee: 01/1980 - Knoxville, TN United States

M.S. from University Of Tennessee: 01/1976 - Knoxville, TN United States

B.S. from University Of Tennessee: 01/1975 - Knoxville, TN United States

Honors & Awards

Editor-in-Chief: The Journal of Nutrition (01/2014 - 12/2023)

President: American Society for Nutrition (06/2012 - 05/2013)

Director-at-Large: American Society of Animal Science (07/2014 - 07/2017)

Scientific Advisor: International Life Sciences Institute North America Food, Nutrition & Safety Program (01/2016 - 01/2019)

Research Mentor Award: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine (06/2010)

Animal Growth and Development Award: American Society of Animal Science (07/2007)

Fulbright United States Distinguished American Scholar: Fulbright New Zealand-United States Educational Foundation (01/2001)

E.L.R. Stokstad Award: American Society for Nutrition (04/1998)

Morrison Award: American Society of Animal Science (07/2020)

Fellow: American Society of Animal Science (07/2020)

2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Member: USDA/HHS (01/2019 - 07/2020)

Distinguished Foreign Scholar: China Foreign Expert Administration (01/2012)

President: American Society of Animal Science (08/2022 - 07/2023)

Fellow: American Society for Nutrition (06/2021)

Editor-in-Chief: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (01/2024 - 12/2026)

Elected: National Academy of Medicine (10/2024)

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Suryawan A, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA "Differential regulation of mTORC1 activation by leucine and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs.." J Appl Physiol. 2020;(128):286-295. Pubmed PMID: 31944890
El-Kadi SW, Boutry C, Suryawan A, Gazzaneo MC, Orellana RA, Srivastava N, Nguyen HV, Kimball SR, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA "Long-term intermittent bolus feeding enhances lean growth more than continuous feeding by stimulating mTORC1-dependent translation initiation in neonatal pigs.." Am J Clin Nutr. 2018;108:830-841. Pubmed PMID: 30239549
Naberhuis JK, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Hernandez-Garcia A, Cruz SM, Lau PE, Olutoye OO, Stoll B, Burrin DG, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA. "Prematurity blunts the feeding-induced stimulation of translation initiation signaling and protein synthesis in muscle of neonatal piglets.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2019;(317):E839-E851. Pubmed PMID: 31503514
Rudar M, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA "Regulation of muscle growth in early postnatal life in a swine model.." Ann Rev Animal Biosci. 2019;7:309-335. Pubmed PMID: 30388025

Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Burrin DG, Vann RC, Reeds PJ, Nguyen HV, Beckett PR, Bush JA "Acute IGF-I infusion stimulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle and other tissues of neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2002 Oct;283(4):E638-47. Pubmed PMID: 12217880
Escobar J, Frank JW, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Amino acid availability and age affect the leucine stimulation of protein synthesis and eIF4F formation in muscle.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2007 Dec;293(6):E1615-21. Pubmed PMID: 17878223
Davis TA, Nguyen HV, Garcia-Bravo R, Fiorotto ML, Jackson EM, Lewis DS, Lee DR, Reeds PJ "Amino acid composition of human milk is not unique.." J. Nutr.. 1994 Jul;124(7):1126-32. Pubmed PMID: 8027865
Davis TA, Nguyen HV, Costa DP, Reeds PJ "Amino acid composition of pinniped milk.." Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B, Biochem. Mol. Biol. 1995 Mar;110(3):633-9. Pubmed PMID: 7584837
Davis TA, Nguyen HV, Garcia-Bravo R, Fiorotto ML, Jackson EM, Reeds PJ "Amino acid composition of the milk of some mammalian species changes with stage of lactation.." Br. J. Nutr.. 1994 Dec;72(6):845-53. Pubmed PMID: 7827005
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ "Amino acid compositions of body and milk protein change during the suckling period in rats.." J. Nutr.. 1993 May;123(5):947-56. Pubmed PMID: 8487106
Reeds PJ, Burrin DG, Davis TA, Stoll B "Amino acid metabolism and the energetics of growth.." Arch Tierernahr. 1998;51(41308):187-97. Pubmed PMID: 9672716
Orellana RA, Jeyapalan A, Escobar J, Frank JW, Nguyen HV, Suryawan A, Davis TA "Amino acids augment muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs during acute endotoxemia by stimulating mTOR-dependent translation initiation.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2007 Nov;293(5):E1416-25. Pubmed PMID: 17848637
Suryawan A, O'Connor PM, Kimball SR, Bush JA, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Amino acids do not alter the insulin-induced activation of the insulin signaling pathway in neonatal pigs.." J. Nutr.. 2004 Jan;134(1):24-30. Pubmed PMID: 14704288
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Nguyen HV, Burrin DG "Aminoacyl-tRNA and tissue free amino acid pools are equilibrated after a flooding dose of phenylalanine.." Am. J. Physiol.. 1999 Jul;277(1):E103-9. Pubmed PMID: 10409133
El-Kadi SW, Suryawan A, Gazzaneo MC, Srivastava N, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Lobley GE, Davis TA "Anabolic signaling and protein deposition are enhanced by intermittent compared with continuous feeding in skeletal muscle of neonates.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2012 Mar;302(6):E674-86. Pubmed PMID: 22215651
Wu G, Bazer FW, Davis TA, Kim SW, Li P, Marc Rhoads J, Carey Satterfield M, Smith SB, Spencer TE, Yin Y "Arginine metabolism and nutrition in growth, health and disease.." Amino Acids. 2009 May;37(1):153-68. Pubmed PMID: 19030957
Fiorotto ML, Davis TA, Schoknecht P, Mersmann HJ, Pond WG "Both maternal over- and undernutrition during gestation increase the adiposity of young adult progeny in rats.." Obes. Res.. 1995 Mar;3(2):131-41. Pubmed PMID: 7719959
Stoll B, Horst DA, Cui L, Chang X, Ellis KJ, Hadsell DL, Suryawan A, Kurundkar A, Maheshwari A, Davis TA, Burrin DG "Chronic parenteral nutrition induces hepatic inflammation, steatosis, and insulin resistance in neonatal pigs.." J. Nutr.. 2010 Dec;140(12):2193-200. Pubmed PMID: 20980637
Burrin DG, Davis TA, Ebner S, Schoknecht PA, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ "Colostrum enhances the nutritional stimulation of vital organ protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." J. Nutr.. 1997 Jul;127(7):1284-9. Pubmed PMID: 9202081
Reynolds LP, Ireland JJ, Caton JS, Bauman DE, Davis TA "Commentary on domestic animals in agricultural and biomedical research: an endangered enterprise.." J. Nutr.. 2009 Mar;139(3):427-8. Pubmed PMID: 19158219
Beckett PR, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA, Reeds PJ "Corticosterone has independent effects on tissue maturation and growth in the suckling rat.." Pediatr. Res.. 1996 Mar;39(3):395-400. Pubmed PMID: 8929857
Orellana RA, Suryawan A, Wilson FA, Gazzaneo MC, Fiorotto ML, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Development aggravates the severity of skeletal muscle catabolism induced by endotoxemia in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.. 2012 Mar;302(6):R682-90. Pubmed PMID: 22277935
Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Bush JA, Davis TA "Developmental changes in the feeding-induced activation of the insulin-signaling pathway in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2001 Nov;281(5):E908-15. Pubmed PMID: 11595645
Davis TA, Nguyen HV, Suryawan A, Bush JA, Jefferson LS, Kimball SR "Developmental changes in the feeding-induced stimulation of translation initiation in muscle of neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2000 Dec;279(6):E1226-34. Pubmed PMID: 11093908
Kimball SR, Farrell PA, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Developmental decline in components of signal transduction pathways regulating protein synthesis in pig muscle.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2002 Mar;282(3):E585-92. Pubmed PMID: 11832361
Suryawan A, Davis TA "Developmental regulation of protein kinase B activation is isoform specific in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs.." Pediatr. Res.. 2005 Oct;58(4):719-24. Pubmed PMID: 16189199
Suryawan A, Escobar J, Frank JW, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Developmental regulation of the activation of signaling components leading to translation initiation in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2006 Oct;291(4):E849-59. Pubmed PMID: 16757550
Burrin DG, Wester TJ, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Chang X "Dexamethasone inhibits small intestinal growth via increased protein catabolism in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol.. 1999 Feb;276(2):E269-77. Pubmed PMID: 9950786
Frank JW, Escobar J, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Kimball SR, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Dietary protein and lactose increase translation initiation factor activation and tissue protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2006 Feb;290(2):E225-33. Pubmed PMID: 16144813
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Beckett PR, Burrin DG, Reeds PJ, Wray-Cahen D, Nguyen HV "Differential effects of insulin on peripheral and visceral tissue protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2001 May;280(5):E770-9. Pubmed PMID: 11287360
Gazzaneo MC, Orellana RA, Suryawan A, Tuckow AP, Kimball SR, Wilson FA, Nguyen HV, Torrazza RM, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA "Differential Regulation of Protein Synthesis and mTOR Signaling in Skeletal Muscle and Visceral Tissues of Neonatal Pigs After a Meal.." Pediatr. Res.. 2011 Sep;70(3):253-60. Pubmed PMID: 21654549
Suryawan A, O'Connor PM, Bush JA, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Differential regulation of protein synthesis by amino acids and insulin in peripheral and visceral tissues of neonatal pigs.." Amino Acids. 2009 May;37(1):97-104. Pubmed PMID: 18683020
Orellana RA, O'Connor PM, Nguyen HV, Bush JA, Suryawan A, Thivierge MC, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA "Endotoxemia reduces skeletal muscle protein synthesis in neonates.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2002 Nov;283(5):E909-16. Pubmed PMID: 12376317
Kimball SR, Orellana RA, O'Connor PM, Suryawan A, Bush JA, Nguyen HV, Thivierge MC, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Endotoxin induces differential regulation of mTOR-dependent signaling in skeletal muscle and liver of neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2003 Sep;285(3):E637-44. Pubmed PMID: 12773308
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Nguyen HV, Reeds PJ "Enhanced response of muscle protein synthesis and plasma insulin to food intake in suckled rats.." Am. J. Physiol.. 1993 Aug;265(2):R334-40. Pubmed PMID: 8368387
Suryawan A, Torrazza RM, Gazzaneo MC, Orellana RA, Fiorotto ML, El-Kadi SW, Srivastava N, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Enteral leucine supplementation increases protein synthesis in skeletal and cardiac muscles and visceral tissues of neonatal pigs through mTORC1-dependent pathways.." Pediatr. Res.. 2012 Apr;71(4):324-31. Pubmed PMID: 22391631
Wester TJ, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Burrin DG "Exogenous growth hormone stimulates somatotropic axis function and growth in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol.. 1998 Jan;274(1):E29-37. Pubmed PMID: 9458744
Schoknecht PA, Ebner S, Skottner A, Burrin DG, Davis TA, Ellis K, Pond WG "Exogenous insulin-like growth factor-I increases weight gain in intrauterine growth-retarded neonatal pigs.." Pediatr. Res.. 1997 Aug;42(2):201-7. Pubmed PMID: 9262223
Suryawan A, Frank JW, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Expression of the TGF-beta family of ligands is developmentally regulated in skeletal muscle of neonatal rats.." Pediatr. Res.. 2006 Feb;59(2):175-9. Pubmed PMID: 16439574
Wilson FA, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Jeyapalan AS, Gazzaneo MC, Davis TA "Fed levels of amino acids are required for the somatotropin-induced increase in muscle protein synthesis.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2008 Oct;295(4):E876-83. Pubmed PMID: 18682537
Wilson FA, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Kimball SR, Gazzaneo MC, Nguyen HV, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA "Feeding rapidly stimulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs by enhancing translation initiation.." J. Nutr.. 2009 Oct;139(10):1873-80. Pubmed PMID: 19692527
Jeyapalan AS, Orellana RA, Suryawan A, O'Connor PM, Nguyen HV, Escobar J, Frank JW, Davis TA "Glucose stimulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs through an AMPK- and mTOR-independent process.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2007 Aug;293(2):E595-603. Pubmed PMID: 17551002
Burrin DG, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ "Hepatic protein synthesis in suckling rats: effects of stage of development and fasting.." Pediatr. Res.. 1992 Mar;31(3):247-52. Pubmed PMID: 1373233
Fiorotto ML, Sosa HA, Davis TA "In vivo measurement of muscle protein synthesis rate using the flooding dose technique.." Methods Mol. Biol.. 2012;798:245-64. Pubmed PMID: 22130841
O'Connor PM, Bush JA, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Insulin and amino acids independently stimulate skeletal muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2003 Jan;284(1):E110-9. Pubmed PMID: 12388131
Orellana RA, Suryawan A, Kimball SR, Wu G, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Insulin signaling in skeletal muscle and liver of neonatal pigs during endotoxemia.." Pediatr. Res.. 2008 Nov;64(5):505-10. Pubmed PMID: 18596577
Orellana RA, Kimball SR, Suryawan A, Escobar J, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Insulin stimulates muscle protein synthesis in neonates during endotoxemia despite repression of translation initiation.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2007 Feb;292(2):E629-36. Pubmed PMID: 17047163
Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Orellana RA, Bush JA, Davis TA "Insulin/insulin-like growth factor-I hybrid receptor abundance decreases with development in suckling pigs.." J. Nutr.. 2003 Sep;133(9):2783-7. Pubmed PMID: 12949365
Gazzaneo MC, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Torrazza RM, El-Kadi SW, Wilson FA, Kimball SR, Srivastava N, Nguyen HV, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA "Intermittent bolus feeding has a greater stimulatory effect on protein synthesis in skeletal muscle than continuous feeding in neonatal pigs.." J. Nutr.. 2011 Dec;141(12):2152-8. Pubmed PMID: 22013195
Escobar J, Frank JW, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Van Horn CG, Hutson SM, Davis TA "Leucine and {alpha}-Ketoisocaproic Acid, but Not Norleucine, Stimulate Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis in Neonatal Pigs.." J. Nutr.. 2010 Aug;140(8):1418-24. Pubmed PMID: 20534881
Motil KJ, Opekun AR, Montandon CM, Berthold HK, Davis TA, Klein PD, Reeds PJ "Leucine oxidation changes rapidly after dietary protein intake is altered in adult women but lysine flux is unchanged as is lysine incorporation into VLDL-apolipoprotein B-100.." J. Nutr.. 1994 Jan;124(1):41-51. Pubmed PMID: 8283293
Suryawan A, Jeyapalan AS, Orellana RA, Wilson FA, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Leucine stimulates protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs by enhancing mTORC1 activation.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2008 Oct;295(4):E868-75. Pubmed PMID: 18682538
Murgas Torrazza R, Suryawan A, Gazzaneo MC, Orellana RA, Frank JW, Nguyen HV, Fiorotto ML, El-Kadi S, Davis TA "Leucine supplementation of a low-protein meal increases skeletal muscle and visceral tissue protein synthesis in neonatal pigs by stimulating mTOR-dependent translation initiation.." J. Nutr.. 2010 Dec;140(12):2145-52. Pubmed PMID: 20962152
Bergeron K, Julien P, Davis TA, Myre A, Thivierge MC "Long-chain n-3 fatty acids enhance neonatal insulin-regulated protein metabolism in piglets by differentially altering muscle lipid composition.." J. Lipid Res.. 2007 Nov;48(11):2396-410. Pubmed PMID: 17673528
Gingras AA, White PJ, Chouinard PY, Julien P, Davis TA, Dombrowski L, Couture Y, Dubreuil P, Myre A, Bergeron K, Marette A, Thivierge MC "Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids regulate bovine whole-body protein metabolism by promoting muscle insulin signalling to the Akt-mTOR-S6K1 pathway and insulin sensitivity.." J. Physiol. (Lond.). 2007 Feb 15;579:269-84. Pubmed PMID: 17158167
Orellana RA, O'Connor PM, Bush JA, Suryawan A, Thivierge MC, Nguyen HV, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA "Modulation of muscle protein synthesis by insulin is maintained during neonatal endotoxemia.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2006 Jul;291(1):E159-66. Pubmed PMID: 16478773
Fiorotto ML, Davis TA, Reeds PJ, Burrin DG "Nonnutritive factors in colostrum enhance myofibrillar protein synthesis in the newborn Pig.." Pediatr. Res.. 2000 Oct;48(4):511-7. Pubmed PMID: 11004243
Burrin DG, Davis TA, Ebner S, Schoknecht PA, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ, McAvoy S "Nutrient-independent and nutrient-dependent factors stimulate protein synthesis in colostrum-fed newborn pigs.." Pediatr. Res.. 1995 May;37(5):593-9. Pubmed PMID: 7603776
Davis TA, Reeds PJ "Of flux and flooding: the advantages and problems of different isotopic methods for quantifying protein turnover in vivo : II. Methods based on the incorporation of a tracer.." Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2001 Jan;4(1):51-6. Pubmed PMID: 11122560
Reeds PJ, Davis TA "Of flux and flooding: the advantages and problems of different isotopic methods for quantifying protein turnover in vivo: I. Methods based on the dilution of a tracer.." Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 1999 Jan;2(1):23-8. Pubmed PMID: 10453326
Frank JW, Escobar J, Nguyen HV, Jobgen SC, Jobgen WS, Davis TA, Wu G "Oral N-carbamylglutamate supplementation increases protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of piglets.." J. Nutr.. 2007 Feb;137(2):315-9. Pubmed PMID: 17237304
Davis TA, Burrin DG, Fiorotto ML "Peter J. Reeds (February 22, 1945-August 13, 2002).." J. Nutr.. 2003 Jan;133(1):41402. Pubmed PMID: 12514258
Escobar J, Frank JW, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Kimball SR, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Physiological rise in plasma leucine stimulates muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs by enhancing translation initiation factor activation.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2005 May;288(5):E914-21. Pubmed PMID: 15644455
Burrin DG, Shulman RJ, Reeds PJ, Davis TA, Gravitt KR "Porcine colostrum and milk stimulate visceral organ and skeletal muscle protein synthesis in neonatal piglets.." J. Nutr.. 1992 Jun;122(6):1205-13. Pubmed PMID: 1375287
Thivierge MC, Bush JA, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Orellana RA, Burrin DG, Jahoor F, Davis TA "Positive net movements of amino acids in the hindlimb after overnight food deprivation contribute to sustaining the elevated anabolism of neonatal pigs.." J. Appl. Physiol.. 2008;105(6):1959-66. Pubmed PMID: 18801965
Davis TA, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Fiorotto ML "Postnatal ontogeny of skeletal muscle protein synthesis in pigs.." J. Anim. Sci.. 2008 Apr;86(14):E13-8. Pubmed PMID: 17785597
Reeds PJ, Burrin DG, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Stoll B, van Goudoever JB "Protein nutrition of the neonate.." Proc Nutr Soc. 2000 Feb;59(1):87-97. Pubmed PMID: 10828178
Frank JW, Escobar J, Suryawan A, Kimball SR, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Protein synthesis and translation initiation factor activation in neonatal pigs fed increasing levels of dietary protein.." J. Nutr.. 2005 Jun;135(6):1374-81. Pubmed PMID: 15930440
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Nguyen HV, Reeds PJ "Protein turnover in skeletal muscle of suckling rats.." Am. J. Physiol.. 1989 Nov;257(5):R1141-6. Pubmed PMID: 2480066
Suryawan A, Davis TA "Protein-tyrosine-phosphatase 1B activation is regulated developmentally in muscle of neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2003 Jan;284(1):E47-54. Pubmed PMID: 12388170
Burrin DG, Davis TA "Proteins and amino acids in enteral nutrition.." Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2004 Jan;7(1):79-87. Pubmed PMID: 15090907
Escobar J, Frank JW, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Kimball SR, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Regulation of cardiac and skeletal muscle protein synthesis by individual branched-chain amino acids in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2006 Apr;290(4):E612-21. Pubmed PMID: 16278252
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML "Regulation of muscle growth in neonates.." Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2009 Jan;12(1):78-85. Pubmed PMID: 19057192
Orellana RA, Kimball SR, Nguyen HV, Bush JA, Suryawan A, Thivierge MC, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Regulation of muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs during prolonged endotoxemia.." Pediatr. Res.. 2004 Mar;55(3):442-9. Pubmed PMID: 14681494
Fiorotto ML, Davis TA, Reeds PJ "Regulation of myofibrillar protein turnover during maturation in normal and undernourished rat pups.." Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol.. 2000 Apr;278(4):R845-54. Pubmed PMID: 10749771
O'Connor PM, Kimball SR, Suryawan A, Bush JA, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Regulation of neonatal liver protein synthesis by insulin and amino acids in pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2004 Jun;286(6):E994-E1003. Pubmed PMID: 14761876
Suryawan A, Davis TA "Regulation of protein synthesis by amino acids in muscle of neonates.." Front. Biosci.. 2011;16:1445-60. Pubmed PMID: 21196241
O'Connor PM, Kimball SR, Suryawan A, Bush JA, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Regulation of translation initiation by insulin and amino acids in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2003 Jul;285(1):E40-53. Pubmed PMID: 12637260
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Nguyen HV, Burrin DG, Reeds PJ "Response of muscle protein synthesis to fasting in suckling and weaned rats.." Am. J. Physiol.. 1991 Dec;261(6):R1373-80. Pubmed PMID: 1721504
Wray-Cahen D, Nguyen HV, Burrin DG, Beckett PR, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ, Wester TJ, Davis TA "Response of skeletal muscle protein synthesis to insulin in suckling pigs decreases with development.." Am. J. Physiol.. 1998 Oct;275(4):E602-9. Pubmed PMID: 9755078
Burrin DG, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ "Role of milk-borne vs endogenous insulin-like growth factor I in neonatal growth.." J. Anim. Sci.. 1997 Oct;75(10):2739-43. Pubmed PMID: 9331878
Davis TA, Burrin DG, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ, Jahoor F "Roles of insulin and amino acids in the regulation of protein synthesis in the neonate.." J. Nutr.. 1998 Feb;128(2):347S-350S. Pubmed PMID: 9478022
Orellana RA, Wilson FA, Gazzaneo MC, Suryawan A, Davis TA, Nguyen HV "Sepsis and development impede muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs by different ribosomal mechanisms.." Pediatr. Res.. 2011 Jun;69(6):473-8. Pubmed PMID: 21364490
Vann RC, Nguyen HV, Reeds PJ, Burrin DG, Fiorotto ML, Steele NC, Deaver DR, Davis TA "Somatotropin increases protein balance by lowering body protein degradation in fed, growing pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2000 Mar;278(3):E477-83. Pubmed PMID: 10710502
Vann RC, Nguyen HV, Reeds PJ, Steele NC, Deaver DR, Davis TA "Somatotropin increases protein balance independent of insulin's effects on protein metabolism in growing pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2000 Jul;279(1):E1-E10. Pubmed PMID: 10893316
Davis TA, Bush JA, Vann RC, Suryawan A, Kimball SR, Burrin DG "Somatotropin regulation of protein metabolism in pigs.." J. Anim. Sci.. 2004;82:E207-213. Pubmed PMID: 15471799
Bush JA, Wu G, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Somatotropin-induced amino acid conservation in pigs involves differential regulation of liver and gut urea cycle enzyme activity.." J. Nutr.. 2002 Jan;132(1):59-67. Pubmed PMID: 11773509
Bush JA, Burrin DG, Suryawan A, O'Connor PM, Nguyen HV, Reeds PJ, Steele NC, Van Goudoever JB, Davis TA "Somatotropin-induced protein anabolism in hindquarters and portal-drained viscera of growing pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2003 Feb;284(2):E302-12. Pubmed PMID: 12388127
Beckett PR, Hardin DS, Davis TA, Nguyen HV, Wray-Cahen D, Copeland KC "Spectrophometric assay for measuring branched-chain amino acid concentrations: application for measuring the sensitivity of protein metabolism to insulin.." Anal. Biochem.. 1996 Aug 15;240(1):48-53. Pubmed PMID: 8811878
Burrin DG, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Reeds PJ "Stage of development and fasting affect protein synthetic activity in the gastrointestinal tissues of suckling rats.." J. Nutr.. 1991 Jul;121(7):1099-108. Pubmed PMID: 2051230
Wilson FA, Suryawan A, Gazzaneo MC, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Stimulation of muscle protein synthesis by prolonged parenteral infusion of leucine is dependent on amino acid availability in neonatal pigs.." J. Nutr.. 2010 Feb;140(2):264-70. Pubmed PMID: 20032489
Wilson FA, Orellana RA, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Jeyapalan AS, Frank J, Davis TA "Stimulation of muscle protein synthesis by somatotropin in pigs is independent of the somatotropin-induced increase in circulating insulin.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2008 Jul;295(1):E187-94. Pubmed PMID: 18460595
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Burrin DG, Reeds PJ, Nguyen HV, Beckett PR, Vann RC, O'Connor PM "Stimulation of protein synthesis by both insulin and amino acids is unique to skeletal muscle in neonatal pigs.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2002 Apr;282(4):E880-90. Pubmed PMID: 11882508
Suryawan A, Davis TA "The abundance and activation of mTORC1 regulators in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs are modulated by insulin, amino acids, and age.." J. Appl. Physiol.. 2010 Nov;109(5):1448-54. Pubmed PMID: 20724570
Davis TA, Reeds PJ "The roles of nutrition, development and hormone sensitivity in the regulation of protein metabolism: an overview.." J. Nutr.. 1998 Feb;128(2):340S-341S. Pubmed PMID: 9478020
Bush JA, Kimball SR, O'Connor PM, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Jefferson LS, Davis TA "Translational control of protein synthesis in muscle and liver of growth hormone-treated pigs.." Endocrinology. 2003 Apr;144(4):1273-83. Pubmed PMID: 12639910
Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA "TRIENNIAL GROWTH SYMPOSIUM: Leucine acts as a nutrient signal to stimulate protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." J. Anim. Sci.. 2011 Jul;89(7):2004-16. Pubmed PMID: 20935141
Thivierge MC, Bush JA, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Orellana RA, Burrin DG, Jahoor F, Davis TA "Whole-body and hindlimb protein breakdown are differentially altered by feeding in neonatal piglets.." J. Nutr.. 2005 Jun;135(6):1430-7. Pubmed PMID: 15930448
Reeds PJ, Burrin DG, Davis TA, Fiorotto ML "Postnatal growth of gut and muscle: competitors or collaborators?." Proc Nutr Soc. 1993 Jan;52(1):57-67. Pubmed PMID: 8493277
Pond WG, Schoknecht PA, Fiorotto ML, Walton L, Tran V, Davis TA, Mersmann HJ "Differential nutrient partitioning in pregnant rat dams fed restricted amounts of a balanced diet versus restricted nonprotein calories." Nutr Res. 1994;14(7):1067-1076.
Beckett PR, Wray-Cahen D, Davis TA, Copeland KC "Enzyme assay for the rapid determination of plasma lysine." Anal. Commun.. 1996 Feb;33(2):47059.
Davis TA, Burrin DG, Fiorotto ML, Nguyen HV. "Protein synthesis in skeletal muscle and jejunum is more responsive to feeding in 7- than in 26-day-old pigs.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 1996;270(5):E802-E809. Pubmed PMID: 8967468
Burrin DG, Wester TJ, Davis TA, Amick S, Heath JP. "Orally administered IGF-I increases intestinal mucosal growth in formula-fed neonatal pigs.." Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Phys. 1996;270(5):R1085-R1091. Pubmed PMID: 8928910
Motil KJ, Davis TA, Montandon CM, Wong WW, Klein PD, Reeds PJ. "Whole-body protein turnover in the fed state is reduced in response to dietary protein restriction in lactating women.." Am J Clin Nutr. 1996;64:32-39. Pubmed PMID: 8669411
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Burrin DG, Pond WG, Nguyen HV. "Intrauterine growth retardation does not alter the response of protein synthesis to feeding in new born pigs.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 1997;272(5):E877-E884. Pubmed PMID: 9176189
Fiorotto ML, Davis TA "Food intake alters muscle protein gain with little effect on Na+,K+-ATPase and myosin isoforms in suckled rats.." Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Phys. 1997;272:R1461-R1471. Pubmed PMID: 9176338
Wray-Cahen D, Beckett PR, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Insulin-stimulated amino acid utilization during glucose and amino acid clamps decreases with development." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 1997;273:E305-E314. Pubmed PMID: 9277383
Sarwar G, Botting HG, Davis TA, Darling P, Pencharz PB. "Free amino acids in milks of human subjects, other primates and non-primates.." Br J Nutr. 1998;79(2):129-131. Pubmed PMID: 9536856
Kimball SR, Jefferson LS, Nguyen HV, Suryawan A, Bush JA, Davis TA. "Feeding stimulates protein synthesis in muscle and liver of neonatal pigs through an mTOR-dependent process.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2000;279:E1080-E1087. Pubmed PMID: 11052963
Davis TA, Suryawan A, Bush JA, O'Connor MJ, Thivierge MC. "Interaction of amino acids and insulin in the regulation of protein metabolism in growing animals.." Can J Anim Sci. 2003;83(3):357-364.
Ramsay TG, Bush JA, McMurty JP, Thivierge MC, Davis TA. "Peripheral leptin administration alters hormone and metabolite levels in the young pig.." Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2004;138:17-25. Pubmed PMID: 15165566
Wu G, Bazer FW, Davis TA, Jaeger LA, Johnson GA, Kim SW, Knabe DA, Meininger CJ, Spencer TE, Yin U. "Important roles for the arginine-family of amino acids in swine nutrition and production." Livestock Science. 2007;112(1):8-22.
Davis TA "Insulin and amino acids are critical regulators of neonatal muscle growth.." Nutrition Today. 2008;43(4):1430149. Pubmed PMID: 19360138
Davis TA, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Fiorotto ML, Burrin DG. "Amino acids and insulin are regulators of muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." Animal. 2010;4(11):1790-1796. Pubmed PMID: 21779306
Fortin M, Julien P, Couture Y, Dubreuil P, Chouinard PY, Latulippe C, Davis TA, Thivierge MC. "Regulation of glucose and protein metabolism in growing steers by long-chain n-3 fatty acids in muscle membrane phospholipids is dose-dependent.." Animal. 2011;4:89-101. Pubmed PMID: 22443622
Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Almonaci RD, Davis TA "Differential regulation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle and liver of neonatal pigs by leucine through the mTORC1-dependent pathway.." J Anim Sci Biotech. 2012;3:3-12. Pubmed PMID: 22675606
El-Kadi SW, Gazzaneo MC, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Torrazza RM, Srivastava N, Kimball SR, Fiorotto ML, Nguyen HV, Davis TA. "Viscera and muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs is increased more by intermittent bolus than continuous feeding.." Pediatr Res. 2013;74(2):154-162. Pubmed PMID: 23736770
Boutry C, El-Kadi SW, Suryawan A, Wheatley SR, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Davis TA. "Leucine pulses enhance skeletal muscle protein synthesis during continuous feeding in neonatal pigs.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2013;305(5):E620-E631. Pubmed PMID: 23839523
Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Almonaci RD, Davis TA "Regulation of protein degradation pathways by amino acids and insulin in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs.." J Anim Sci Biotech. 2014;5:1-11. Pubmed PMID: 24438646
Wheatley SM, El-Kadi SW, Suryawan A, Boutry C, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Davis SR, Davis TA. "Protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of neonates is enhanced by administration of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2014;306:E91-E99.. Pubmed PMID: 24192287
Fiorotto ML, Davis TA, Sosa H, Villegas-Montoya C, Fleischman R. "Ribosome abundance regulates the recovery of skeletal muscle protein mass upon recuperation from postnatal undernutrition in mice.." J Physiol. 2014;592:5269-5286. Pubmed PMID: 25239457
Davis TA, Fiorotto ML, Suryawan A. "Bolus versus continuous feeding to optimize anabolism in neonates.." Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2015;18:102-108. Pubmed PMID: 25474017
Columbus DA, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA. "Leucine is a primary regulator of muscle protein synthesis in neonates.." Amino Acids. 2015;47:259-270. Pubmed PMID: 25408462
Layman DK, Anthony TG, Rasmussen BB, Adams SH, Lynch CJ, Brinkworth GD, Davis TA. "Defining meal requirements for protein to optimize metabolic roles of amino acids.." Am J Clin Nutr. 2015;101:1330S-1339S. Pubmed PMID: 25926513
137. Reynolds LP, Wulster-Radcliffe M, Aaron DK, Davis TA. "Importance of animals in agricultural sustainability and food security.." J Nutr. 2015;145:1377-1379. Pubmed PMID: 25972529
138. Columbus DA, Steinhoff-Wagner J, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Hernandez-Garcia A, Fiorotto ML, Davis TA. "Impact of prolonged leucine supplementation on protein synthesis and lean growth in neonatal pigs.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2015;309:E601-E610. Pubmed PMID: 26374834
139. Manjarin R, Columbus DA, Fiorotto ML, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Hernandez-Garcia AD, Hoang N-M, and Davis TA. "Leucine supplementation of a protein and energy restricted diet enhances mTORC1 activation but not muscle protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." Amino Acids. 2016;48(1):257-267. Pubmed PMID: 26334346
140. Boutry C, El-Kadi SW, Suryawan A, Steinhoff-Wagner J, Stoll B, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Kimball SR, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA. "Pulsatile delivery of a leucine supplement during long-term continuous enteral feeding enhances lean growth in term neonatal pigs.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2016;310:E699-E713. Pubmed PMID: 26884386
Davis TA, Karl IE "Resistance of protein and glucose metabolism to insulin in denervated rat muscle.." Biochem J. 1988;254(3):667-675. Pubmed PMID: 3196284
Bales CW, Davis TA, Beauchene RE "Long-term protein and calorie restriction: alterations in nucleic acid levels of organs of male rats.." Exp Gerontol. 1988;23(3):189-196. Pubmed PMID: 2462506
Heifets M, Davis TA, Tegtmeyer E, Klahr S "Exercise training ameliorates progressive renal disease in rats with subtotal nephrectomy.." Kidney Int. 1987;32(6):815-820. Pubmed PMID: 3430965
Davis TA, Klahr S, Karl IE. "Insulin-stimulated protein metabolism in chronic azotemia and exercise.." Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 1987;253:F164-f169. Pubmed PMID: 3300369
Davis TA, Klahr S, Karl IE "Glucose metabolism in muscle of sedentary and exercised rats with azotemia.." Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 1987;252:F138-F145. Pubmed PMID: 3544866
Davis TA, Karl IE "Response of muscle protein turnover to insulin after acute exercise and training.." Biochem J. 1986;240(3):651-657. Pubmed PMID: 3548710
8. Davis TA, Klahr S, Tegtmeyer ED, Osborne DF, Howard TL, Karl IE. "Glucose metabolism in epitrochlearis muscle of acutely exercised and trained rats.." Am J Physiol. 1986;250:E137-E143. Pubmed PMID: 3953787
7. Davis TA, Anderson EC, Ginsberg AV, and Goldberg AP. "Weight loss improves lipoprotein lipid profiles in patients with hypercholesterolemia.." J Lab Clin Med. 1985;106(4):447-454. Pubmed PMID: 4045301
Harter HR, Davis TA, Karl IE "Enhanced muscle protein catabolism in uremia.." Adv Exp Med Biol. 1984;167:577-569. Pubmed PMID: 6369920
Davis TA, Karl IE, Goldberg AP, Harter HR. "Effects of exercise training on muscle protein catabolism in uremia.." Kidney Int. 1983;24:S52-S57. Pubmed PMID: 6376921
Davis TA, Bales CW, Beauchene RE. "Differential effects of dietary caloric and protein restriction in the aging rat.." Exp Gerontol. 1983;18(6):427-435. Pubmed PMID: 6673988
Carney RM, Schechter K, and Davis TA "Improving adherence to blood glucose testing in insulin-dependent diabetic children.." Behav Ther. 1983;(14):247-254.
6. Davis TA, Karl IE, Tegtmeyer ED, Osborne DF, Klahr S, and Harter HR. "Muscle protein turnover: effects of exercise training and renal insufficiency.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 1985;248(3):E337-E345. Pubmed PMID: 3883805
Davis TA, Karl IE, Tegtmeyer ED, Osborne DF, Klahr S, and Harter HR "Muscle protein turnover: effects of exercise training and renal insufficiency.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 1985;E337-E345. Pubmed PMID: 3883805
Suryawan A and Davis TA "Amino acid- and insulin-induced activation of mTORC1 in neonatal piglet skeletal muscle involves Sestrin2-GATOR2, Rag A/C-mTOR, and RHEB-mTOR complex formation.." J Nutr. 2018;148:825-833. Pubmed PMID: 29796625
Hernandez-García A, Manjarín R, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Davis TA, and Orellana RA "Amino acids, independent of insulin, attenuate skeletal muscle autophagy in neonatal pigs during endotoxemia.." Pediatr Res. 2016;80(3):448-451. Pubmed PMID: 27064245
Kao M, Columbus DA, Suryawan A, Steinhoff-Wagner J, Hernandez-Garcia A, Nguyen HV, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA "Enteral β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate increases protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs." 2016;310(11):E1072-84. Pubmed PMID: 16278252
Manjarin R, Suryawan A, Koo SJ, Wilson FA, Nguyen HV, Davis TA, and Orellana RA "Insulin modulates energy and substrate sensing and protein catabolism induced by chronic peritonitis in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs.." Pediatr Res.;80(5):744-752. Pubmed PMID: 2750897
Hernandez-Garcia AD, Manjarin R, Columbus D, Nguyen HV, Suryawan A, Orellana R, and Davis TA "Leucine supplementation stimulates muscle protein synthesis in newborn pigs during acute endotoxemia.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2016;311(4):E791-E801. Pubmed PMID: 27624100
Escobar J, Frank JW, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, and Davis TA "Regulation of cardiac and skeletal muscle protein synthesis by branched-chain amino acids in neonates.." Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006;(290):E612-E21. Pubmed PMID: 16278252
Beauchene RE and Davis TA "The nutritional status of the aged in the USA.." Age. 1979;2:23-8.
Fiorotto ML and Davis TA "Critical windows for the programming effects of early-life nutrition on skeletal muscle mass.." Nestlé Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2018;(89):25-35. Pubmed PMID: 29991029
El-Kadi S, Boutry C, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Kimball SR, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA "Intermittent bolus feeding enhances organ growth more than continuous feeding in a neonatal piglet model.." Curr Dev Nutr 4. 2021;4(12)
Manjarín R, Boutry-Regard C, Suryawan A, Canovas A, Piccolo BD, Maj M, Ismail MA, Nguyen H, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA "Intermittent leucine pulses during continuous feeding alters novel components involved in skeletal muscle growth of neonatal pigs.." Amino Acids. 2020;(52):1319-1335.
Rudar M, Columbus DA, Steinhoff-Wagner J, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Fleischmann R, Davis TA, and Fiorotto ML "Leucine supplementation does not restore diminished satellite cell abundance and myonuclear accretion induced by protein restriction in neonatal pig skeletal muscle.." J Nutr. 2020;150(1):22-30. Pubmed PMID: 31518419
Manjarín R, Columbus DA, Solis J, Hernandez-García A, Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, McGuckin MM, Jimenez RT, Fiorotto ML, and Davis TA "Short and long-term effect of leucine and BCAA inclusion in a reduced protein and energy diet on muscle protein metabolism in neonatal pigs.." Amino Acids. 2018;50(7):943-959. Pubmed PMID: 29728917
Suryawan A, Nguyen HV, Almonaci RD, Davis TA. "Abundance of amino acids transporters involved in mTORC1 activation in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs is developmentally regulated.." Amino Acids. 2013;45:523-530. Pubmed PMID: 22643846
Wilson FA, Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Gazzaneo MC, Nguyen HV, Davis TA "Differential effects of long-term leucine infusion on tissue protein synthesis in neonatal pigs.." Amino Acids. 2011 Jan;40(1):157-65. Pubmed PMID: 20505962
Suryawan A, Orellana RA, Nguyen HV, Jeyapalan AS, Fleming JR, Davis TA "Activation by insulin and amino acids of signaling components leading to translation initiation in skeletal muscle of neonatal pigs is developmentally regulated.." Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2007 Dec;293(6):E1597-605. Pubmed PMID: 17878222

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Leucine and HMB Supplementation in Early Life to Promote Muscle Growth at the Expense of Adipose Deposition - #R01HD099080

Regulation of Neonatal Muscle Protein Synthesis - #9 R01 HD085573-18

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Enteral ZA26 to Promote Protein Synthesis in the Neonatal Piglet Model

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