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Research Interests
Hypertension, Body fluid balance, Angiotensin, Vasopressin
Area of Expertise
My laboratory studies the role of the central nervous system in the regulation of the cardiovascular system, and water and electrolyte balance. We study how the brain participates in the normal maintenance of blood pressure and fluid balance, a process called homeostasis. We also investigate how changes in these CNS processes contribute to water retention associated with heart or liver disease and chronic diseases such as hypertension. Our goal is to achieve a better understanding of how the CNS contributes to health and diseases though its interactions with the cardiovascular system.
Education/Academic qualification
BA in Psychology, Eastern Illinois University
MS in Biopsychology, University of Iowa
PhD in Biopsychology, University of Iowa
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Texas Minority Health, Educati
Vishwanatha, J. (PI), Knebl, J. (CoI), Raines-Milenkov, A. (CoI), Cunningham, T. (CoI), He, J. (CoI), Spence, E. (CoI), Clay, P. (CoI), Basha, R. (CoI), Jones, H. (CoI), Chaudhary, P. (CoI), Chaudhary, P. (CoI) & Sambamoorthi, U. (CoI)
NIMHD: Natl Institute on Minority Health
14/09/17 → 30/06/35
Project: Research
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Role of Estrogen Receptors and
Cunningham, T. (PI)
NHLBI: Nat Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
1/02/22 → 28/06/24
Project: Research
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Intermittent hypoxia and hypertension: Role of the lamina terminalis
CUNNINGHAM, T. (PI), CUNNINGHAM, T. (CoPI) & Cunningham, T. (PI)
18/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Roles of the CRH-containing Projections from the PVN to the NTS in the Sleep Apnea Induced Hypertension (For: Lei Wang)
Mifflin, S. (PI) & Cunningham, T. (PI)
1/07/18 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
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GABAA α1 and α2 receptor subunit expression in rostral ventrolateral medulla in nonpregnant and pregnant rats
Foley, C. M., Stanton, J. J., Price, E. M., Cunningham, J. T., Hasser, E. M. & Heesch, C. M., 13 Jun 2003, In: Brain Research. 975, 1-2, p. 196-206 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrative role of the lamina terminalis in the regulation of cardiovascular and body fluid homeostasis
Johnson, A. K., Cunningham, J. T. & Thunhorst, R. L., 1996, In: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 23, 2, p. 183-191 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiovascular regulation of supraoptic neurons in the rat: Synaptic inputs and cellular signals
Cunningham, J. T., Penny, M. L. & Murphy, D., 2004, In: Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 84, 2-3, p. 183-196 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The effects of osmotic stimulation and water availability on c-Fos and FosB staining in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus
Penny, M. L., Bruno, S. B., Cornelius, J., Higgs, K. A. N. & Cunningham, J. T., Jul 2005, In: Experimental Neurology. 194, 1, p. 191-202 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Editorial Focus: The brain renin-angiotensin system and hypertension. focus on: Hypertension in mice with transgenic activation of the brain renin-angiotensin system is vasopressin dependent
Cunningham, J. T., 1 Aug 2013, In: American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 305, 3, p. R173-R174Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial