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Email:
 fleet@purdue.edu
Office:
 G-1D Stone Hall
Phone:
( 765) 494-0303
Fax:
(765) 494-2180
James C. Fleet
Ph.D. Cornell University, 1988
Associate Professor of Foods and Nutrition
 
   

Research Interests:
Vitamin D, impact on calcium metabolism, prostate cancer, Regulation of mineral metabolism, Intestinal biology, Impact of aging on biological function
 
Teaching Interests:
Presentation skills for Graduate students (FN695)
Nutritional Biochemistry and Physiology I (FN590B)
Nutrition and Genetics (FN special topics course)
 
Grants Received From:
  • National Institutes of Health
  • US Veterans Administration
  • US Department of Agriculture
  • Private industry and foundations
 
Recent Publications: *
  • Higher 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol-mediated gene expression and calcium absorption in female mice.
  • HNF1-alpha and cdx-2 control calbindin D9k gene expression during cellular differentiation.
  • Short-term low protein intake does not increase serum parathyroid hormone concentration in humans.
  • Vitamin D-inducible calcium transport and gene expression in three Caco-2 cell lines.
  • Excentric cleavage products of beta carotene inhibit estrogen receptor (ER) positive and ER negative breast tumor cell growth in vitro.
  • Vitamin D receptor (VDR) knockout mice reveal VDR-independent regulation of intestinal calcium absorption, ECaC2, and calbindin D9k.
  • Vitamin D receptor alleles, periodontal disease progression and tooth loss in the VA dental longitudinal study.
  • Gene Expression Profiling of Caco-2 BBe Cells Suggests a Role for Specific Signaling Pathways during Intestinal Differentiation .
  • CaT1 and ECaC mRNA are differentially regulated by 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 in intestine and kidney of mice.
  • Effect of cellular environment on the selective activation of the vitamin D receptor by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and its analog Ro-26-9228.
  * To see a more detailed description of publications click the book:  
 
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