Ward, Natalie - Curtin University - School of Biomedical Sciences

研究领域

Vascular biology - the structure and function of blood vessels, bioavailability and bioactivity of nitric oxide (NO) and the role of vascular dysfunction in CVD. Atherosclerosis - development and pathogenesis of plaque formation. Type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome - effect of diet and nutrition on obesity, glycaemic control and glucose/insulin signalling. Hypertension and stroke - the role of CYP450 metabolites of arachidonic acid (20-HETE, EETs & DiHETEs), as well as the contribution of vascular dysfunction. Nutrition and lifestyle - dietary polyphenols (from tea, coffee, fruit & vegetables), dietary nitrate and lupin and their role in prevention and treatment of CVD. I use laboratory based techniques (in vitro cell culture, ex vivo aortic ring studies), animal studies and human intervention studies to investigate mechanisms involved in the development and pathogenesis of CVD.

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Bakker, J., N. Bondonno, T. Gaspari, B. Kemp-Harper, A. McCashney, J. Hodgson, K. Croft, and N. Ward. 2016.“Low dose dietary nitrate improves endothelial dysfunction and plaque stability in the ApoE^-/- mouse fed a high fat diet.”Free Radical Biology and Medicine 99. In press. Wu, J., J. Hodgson, N. Ward, M. Clarke, I. Puddey, and K. Croft. 2005.“Nitration of ?-tocopherol prevents its oxidative metabolism by HepG2 cells.”Free Radical Biology and Medicine 39 (4): 483-494. Ward, N., I. Puddey, J. Hodgson, L. Beilin, and K. Croft. 2005.“Urinary 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid excretion is associated with oxidative stress in hypertensive subjects.”Free Radical Biology and Medicine 38 (8): 1032-1036. Ward, N., J. Hodgson, K. Croft, V. Burke, L. Beilin, and I. Puddey. 2005.“The combination of vitamin C and grape-seed polyphenols increases blood pressure: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.”Journal of Hypertension 23 (2): 427-434. Hodgson, J., S. Chan, I. Puddey, A. Devine, N. Wattanapenpaiboon, M. Wahlqvist, W. Lukito, V. Burke, N. Ward, R. Prince et al. 2004.“Phenolic acid metabolites as biomarkers for tea- and coffee-derived polyphenol exposure in human subjects.”British Journal of Nutrition 91 (2): 301-305. Ward, N., J. Rivera, J. Hodgson, I. Puddey, L. Beilin, J. Falck, and K. Croft. 2004.“Urinary 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid is associated with endothelial dysfunction in humans.”Circulation 110 (4): 438-443. Rivera, J., N. Ward, J. Hodgson, I. Puddey, J. Falck, and K. Croft. 2004.“Measurement of 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid in Human Urine by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.”Clinical Chemistry 50 (1): 224-226. Ward, N., J. Hodgson, I. Puddey, T. Mori, L. Beilin, and K. Croft. 2004.“Oxidative stress in human hypertension: Association with antihypertensive treatment, gender, nutrition, and lifestyle.”Free Radical Biology and Medicine 36 (2): 226-232. Ward, N., K. Croft, I. Puddey, and J. Hodgson. 2004.“Supplementation with grape seed polyphenols results in increased urinary excretion of 3-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid, an important metabolite of proanthocyanidins in humans.”Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry 52 (17): 5545-5549. Ward, N., K. Croft, J. Hodgson, L. Rich, L. Beilin, and I. Puddey. 2004.“Brachial artery vasomotor function is inversely associated with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure.”Journal of Hypertension 22 (5): 967-972. Morton, L., N. Ward, K. Croft, and I. Puddey. 2002.“Evidence for the nitration of ?-tocopherol in vivo: 5-nitro-?-tocopherol is elevated in the plasma of subjects with coronary heart disease.”Biochemical Journal 364 (3): 625-628. Watts, G., D. Playford, K. Croft, N. Ward, T. Mori, and V. Burke. 2002.“Coenzyme Q10 improves endothelial dysfunction of the brachial artery in Type II diabetes mellitus.”Diabetologia 45 (3): 420-426. Dogra, G., N. Ward, K. Croft, T. Mori, P. Barrett, S. Herrmann, A. Irish, and G. Watts. 2001.“Oxidant stress in nephrotic syndrome: Comparison of F2-isoprostanes and plasma antioxidant potential.”Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 16 (8): 1626-1630. R Jiang, JM Hodgson, E Mas, KD Croft, NC Ward. “Chlorogenic acid improves ex vivo vessel function and protects endothelial cells against HOCl-induced oxidative damage via increased production of nitric oxide and induction of Hmox-1.” Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 27:53-60;2016. NP Bondonno, JR Lewis, RL Prince, WH Lim, G Wong, JT Schousboe, RJ Woodman, DP Kiel, CP Bondonno, NC Ward, KD Croft, JM Hodgson. "Fruit intake and abdominal aortic calcification in elderly women: a prospective cohort study." Nutrients. 8(159):1-12;2016. JM Hodgson, RL Prince, RJ Woodman, CP Bondonno, KL Ivey, N Bondonno, EB Rimm, NC Ward, KD Croft, JR Lewis. "Apple intake and all-cause mortality in elderly women." British Journal of Nutrition. 115:860-867;2016. NP Bondonno, CP Bondonno, L Rich, E Mas, S Shinde, NC Ward, JM Hodgson, KD Croft. "The acute effects of quercetin-3-O-glucoside on endothelial function and blood pressure: a randomised dose-response study." The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 104(1):97-103;2016. NC Ward, JM Hodgson, RJ Woodman, D Zimmermann, L Poquet, A Leveques, L Actis-Goretta, IB Puddey, KD Croft. "Acute effects of chlorogenic acids on endothelial function and blood pressure in healthy men and women." Food & Function. 7:2197-2203;2016. JR Bakker*, NP Bondonno*, TA Gaspari, BK Kemp-Harper, AJ McCashney, JM Hodgson, KD Croft, NC Ward. "Low dose dietary nitrate improves endothelial function and plaque stability in the ApoE-/- mouse fed a high fat diet." Free Radical Biology & Medicine. In Press 2016. NP Bondonno, CP Bondonno, JM Hodgson, NC Ward, KD Croft. “The efficacy of quercetin in cardiovascular health.” Current Nutrition Reports. 4:290-303;2015.