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Lu Huang

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
DepartmentMicrobiology & Immunology, College of Medicine
DivisionMicrobiology & Immunology Faculty
Address325 S. Elm St.
Mail Slot # 511
Little Rock AR 72205
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-7820-2177 Additional info
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    Cornell University, Ithaca, NYPhD05/2014Immunology
    Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaBS08/2006Bioinformatics

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    1R01AI184960-01     (HUANG, LU)Aug 13, 2024 - Jun 30, 2029
    NIH/Nat. Inst. of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
    Ontogeny and metabolism of lung alveolar macrophages in tuberculosis
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01 AI184960     (HUANG, LU)Aug 13, 2024 - Jul 31, 2025
    NIH/Nat. Inst. of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
    Ontogeny and metabolism of lung alveolar macrophages in tuberculosis
    Role: Principal Investigator
    2R01HL146713     (MU, SHENGYU)Apr 10, 2024 - Mar 31, 2029
    NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
    T cell homing to the kidney contributes to salt retention and blood pressure regulation - Continuation
    Role: Co-Investigator
    N/A - Advance Account     (MU, SHENGYU)Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
    US Department of Agriculture - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
    Determination of antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory and chymase inhibitory efficacy of sweet potato and rice bran extract
    Role: Principal Investigator
    1R21AI175738-01     (HUANG, LU)Aug 21, 2023 - Jul 31, 2025
    NIH/National Institutes of Health
    Macrophage metabolism in diabetes and tuberculosis comorbidity
    Role: Principal Investigator
    CA-828143     (HUANG, LU)Jul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024
    American Lung Association
    Deciphering trained immuity in lung resident macrophages to combat tuberculosis
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Dai L, Choudhary A, Fan J, Huang L, Lin Z, Qin Z. Identification of RP-54745, an IL-1 Inhibitor Displaying Anticancer Activities for KSHV-Related Primary Effusion Lymphoma. J Med Virol. 2025 Feb; 97(2):e70200. PMID: 39891599.
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    2. Zhang Z, Huang L, Brayboy L, Birrer M. Single-cell analysis of ovarian myeloid cells identifies aging associated changes in macrophages and signaling dynamics. bioRxiv. 2024 Jun 16. PMID: 38915572.
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    3. Andrews JT, Zhang Z, Prasad GVRK, Huey F, Nazarova EV, Wang J, Ranaraja A, Weinkopff T, Li LX, Mu S, Birrer MJ, Huang SC, Zhang N, Arg?ello RJ, Philips JA, Mattila JT, Huang L. Metabolically active neutrophils represent a permissive niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mucosal Immunol. 2024 Oct; 17(5):825-842. PMID: 38844208.
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    4. Pechous RD, Malaviarachchi PA, Xing Z, Douglas A, Crane SD, Theriot HM, Zhang Z, Ghaffarieh A, Huang L, Yu YE, Zhang X. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Causes Heightened Disease Severity and Mortality in a Mouse Model of Down Syndrome. Biomedicines. 2024 Feb 28; 12(3). PMID: 38540156.
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    5. Mercado MAB, Li Q, Quick CM, Kim Y, Palmer R, Huang L, Li LX. BHLHE40 drives protective polyfunctional CD4 T cell differentiation in the female reproductive tract against Chlamydia. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Jan; 20(1):e1011983. PMID: 38271477.
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    6. Benson LN, Deck KS, Mora CJ, Guo Y, Rafferty TM, Li LX, Huang L, Andrews JT, Qin Z, Trott DW, Hoover RS, Liu Y, Mu S. P2X7-Mediated Antigen-Independent Activation of CD8+ T Cells Promotes Salt-Sensitive Hypertension. Hypertension. 2024 Mar; 81(3):530-540. PMID: 38193292.
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    7. Andrews JT, Voth DE, Huang SC, Huang L. Breathe In, Breathe Out: Metabolic Regulation of Lung Macrophages in Host Defense Against Bacterial Infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:934460. PMID: 35899042.
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    8. Benson LN, Liu Y, Wang X, Xiong Y, Rhee SW, Guo Y, Deck KS, Mora CJ, Li LX, Huang L, Andrews JT, Qin Z, Hoover RS, Ko B, Williams RM, Heller DA, Jaimes EA, Mu S. The IFN?-PDL1 Pathway Enhances CD8T-DCT Interaction to Promote Hypertension. Circ Res. 2022 05 13; 130(10):1550-1564. PMID: 35430873.
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    9. Pisu D, Huang L, Narang V, Theriault M, L?-Bury G, Lee B, Lakudzala AE, Mzinza DT, Mhango DV, Mitini-Nkhoma SC, Jambo KC, Singhal A, Mwandumba HC, Russell DG. Single cell analysis of M. tuberculosis phenotype and macrophage lineages in the infected lung. J Exp Med. 2021 09 06; 218(9). PMID: 34292313.
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    10. Zhang Z, Huang L, Brayboy L. Macrophages: an indispensable piece of ovarian health. Biol Reprod. 2021 03 11; 104(3):527-538. PMID: 33274732.
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    11. Giacalone D, Huang L, Tan S. Exploiting Fluorescent Proteins to Understand Mycobacterium tuberculosis Biology. Methods Mol Biol. 2021; 2314:365-383. PMID: 34235663.
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    12. Pisu D, Huang L, Rin Lee BN, Grenier JK, Russell DG. Dual RNA-Sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Cells from a Murine Infection Model. STAR Protoc. 2020 12 18; 1(3):100123. PMID: 33377017.
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    13. Zhang Z, Schlamp F, Huang L, Clark H, Brayboy L. Inflammaging is associated with shifted macrophage ontogeny and polarization in the aging mouse ovary. Reproduction. 2020 03; 159(3):325-337. PMID: 31940276.
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    14. Huang L, Ye K, McGee MC, Nidetz NF, Elmore JP, Limper CB, Southard TL, Russell DG, August A, Huang W. Interleukin-2-Inducible T-Cell Kinase Deficiency Impairs Early Pulmonary Protection Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:3103. PMID: 32038633.
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    15. Pisu D, Huang L, Grenier JK, Russell DG. Dual RNA-Seq of Mtb-Infected Macrophages In?Vivo Reveals Ontologically Distinct Host-Pathogen Interactions. Cell Rep. 2020 01 14; 30(2):335-350.e4. PMID: 31940480.
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    16. Russell DG, Huang L, VanderVen BC. Immunometabolism at the interface between macrophages and pathogens. Nat Rev Immunol. 2019 05; 19(5):291-304. PMID: 30679807.
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    17. Huang L, Nazarova EV, Russell DG. Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Bacterial Fitness within the Host Macrophage. Microbiol Spectr. 2019 03; 7(2). PMID: 30848232.
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    18. Nazarova EV, Montague CR, Huang L, La T, Russell D, VanderVen BC. The genetic requirements of fatty acid import by Mycobacterium tuberculosis within macrophages. Elife. 2019 02 08; 8. PMID: 30735132.
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    19. Xu Y, Huang L, Kirschman JL, Vanover DA, Tiwari PM, Santangelo PJ, Shen X, Russell DG. Exploitation of Synthetic mRNA To Drive Immune Effector Cell Recruitment and Functional Reprogramming In Vivo. J Immunol. 2019 01 15; 202(2):608-617. PMID: 30541883.
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    20. Huang L, Kushner NL, Theriault ME, Pisu D, Tan S, McNamara CW, Petrassi HM, Russell DG, Brown AC. The Deconstructed Granuloma: A Complex High-Throughput Drug Screening Platform for the Discovery of Host-Directed Therapeutics Against Tuberculosis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2018; 8:275. PMID: 30155446.
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    21. Xu Y, Wang L, Zimmerman MD, Chen KY, Huang L, Fu DJ, Kaya F, Rakhilin N, Nazarova EV, Bu P, Dartois V, Russell DG, Shen X. Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors enhance the efficacy of frontline drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog. 2018 04; 14(4):e1006974. PMID: 29698476.
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    22. Huang L, Nazarova EV, Tan S, Liu Y, Russell DG. Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vivo segregates with host macrophage metabolism and ontogeny. J Exp Med. 2018 04 02; 215(4):1135-1152. PMID: 29500179.
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    23. Huang L, Russell DG. Protective immunity against tuberculosis: what does it look like and how do we find it? Curr Opin Immunol. 2017 Oct; 48:44-50. PMID: 28826036.
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    24. Kannan AK, Mohinta S, Huang W, Huang L, Koylass N, Appleton JA, August A. T-Bet independent development of IFN? secreting natural T helper 1 cell population in the absence of Itk. Sci Rep. 2017 04 13; 7:45935. PMID: 28406139.
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    25. VanderVen BC, Huang L, Rohde KH, Russell DG. The Minimal Unit of Infection: Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Macrophage. Microbiol Spectr. 2016 12; 4(6). PMID: 28084213.
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    26. Huang L, Appleton JA. Eosinophils in Helminth Infection: Defenders and Dupes. Trends Parasitol. 2016 10; 32(10):798-807. PMID: 27262918.
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    27. Liu Y, Tan S, Huang L, Abramovitch RB, Rohde KH, Zimmerman MD, Chen C, Dartois V, VanderVen BC, Russell DG. Immune activation of the host cell induces drug tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis both in vitro and in vivo. J Exp Med. 2016 05 02; 213(5):809-25. PMID: 27114608.
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    28. Huang L, Beiting DP, Gebreselassie NG, Gagliardo LF, Ruyechan MC, Lee NA, Lee JJ, Appleton JA. Eosinophils and IL-4 Support Nematode Growth Coincident with an Innate Response to Tissue Injury. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Dec; 11(12):e1005347. PMID: 26720604.
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    29. Feng KH, Gonzalez G, Deng L, Yu H, Tse VL, Huang L, Huang K, Wasik BR, Zhou B, Wentworth DE, Holmes EC, Chen X, Varki A, Murcia PR, Parrish CR. Equine and Canine Influenza H3N8 Viruses Show Minimal Biological Differences Despite Phylogenetic Divergence. J Virol. 2015 Jul; 89(13):6860-73. PMID: 25903329.
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    30. Huang L, Hinchman M, Mendez S. Coinjection with TLR2 agonist Pam3CSK4 reduces the pathology of leishmanization in mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Mar; 9(3):e0003546. PMID: 25738770.
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    31. Huang L, Gebreselassie NG, Gagliardo LF, Ruyechan MC, Luber KL, Lee NA, Lee JJ, Appleton JA. Eosinophils mediate protective immunity against secondary nematode infection. J Immunol. 2015 Jan 01; 194(1):283-90. PMID: 25429065.
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    32. Huang L, Gebreselassie NG, Gagliardo LF, Ruyechan MC, Lee NA, Lee JJ, Appleton JA. Eosinophil-derived IL-10 supports chronic nematode infection. J Immunol. 2014 Oct 15; 193(8):4178-87. PMID: 25210122.
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    33. Wu W, Huang L, Mendez S. A live Leishmania major vaccine containing CpG motifs induces the de novo generation of Th17 cells in C57BL/6 mice. Eur J Immunol. 2010 Sep; 40(9):2517-27. PMID: 20683901.
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    34. Mendez S, Traslavina R, Hinchman M, Huang L, Green P, Cynamon MH, Welch JT. The antituberculosis drug pyrazinamide affects the course of cutaneous leishmaniasis in vivo and increases activation of macrophages and dendritic cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Dec; 53(12):5114-21. PMID: 19770283.
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