Department of Surgery

Faculty

	Linda Vona-Davis, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery Office: 304-293-1280 Fax: 304-293-8881 lvdavis@hsc.wvu.edu PubMed Publications Search
Research Interests: Leptin and Cancer Novel Therapeutics in Cancer Shock: Inflammation and Sepsis	Current Projects: Click here

Recent Publications

Vona-Davis L, McFadden DW. NPY family of hormones: clinical relevance and potential use in gastrointestinal disease.  Currents Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2007;7(17):1710-20.

Vona-Davis L, Howard-McNatt M, Rose DP. Adiposity, type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome in breast cancer. Obesity Reviews. 2007 Sep;8(5):395-408.

Vona-Davis L, Rose DP.  Adipokines as endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine factors in breast cancer risk and progression. Endocrine-Related Cancer. 2007 Jun;14(2):189-206.

Vona-Davis L, McFadden DW.  PYY and the pancreas: Inhibition of tumor growth and inflammation. Peptides. 2007 Feb;28(2):334-8.

Rizvi IA, Robinson K. McFadden DW, Riggs DR, Jackson BJ, Vona-Davis, L, Peptide YY Reverses TNF-alpha Induced Transcription Factor Binding of Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 and p53 in Pancreatic Acinar Cells. J Surg Res. 2006 Nov;136(1):25-30.

Robinson K. Vona-Davis, L, Riggs DR, Jackson BJ, McFadden DW. Peptide YY attenuates STAT1 and STAT3 activation induced by TNF-alpha in acinar cell line AR42J. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 May;202(5):788-96.

Frankenberry, K., Somasundar, P, McFadden, DW, Vona-Davis, L.  Leptin receptor expression and cell signaling in breast cancer.  International J Oncology, 2006 Apr;28(4):985-93.

Vona-Davis L, Frankenberry K, Cunningham C, Riggs DR, Jackson B, McFadden DW. MAPK and PI3K inhibition reduces proliferation of Barrett's adenocarcinoma. J Surg Res. 2005 Jul 1;127(1):53-8.

Riggs, D, Jackson, B., Vona-Davis, L, Nigam A, McFadden, DW. In vitro effects of keyhole limpet hemocyanin in breast and pancreatic cancer in regards to cell growth, cytokine production, and apoptosis.  Am J Surg. 2005 June;189(6):680-4.

Vona-Davis L, Frankenberry K, Waheed U, Peterson E, McFadden DW.  Expression of STAT3 and SOCS3 in pancreatic acinar cells.  J Surg Res. 2005 Jul 1;127(1):14-20.

McFadden DW, Riggs D, Jackson B, Vona-Davis L. Peptide YY inhibits the growth of Barrett’s esophageal adenocarcinoma in vitro.  Am J Surg. 2004 Nov;188(5):16-19.

Frankenberry K, Somasundar P, McFadden DW, Vona-Davis L. Leptin induces cell migration and the expression of growth factors in human prostate cancer cells.  Am J Surg. 2004 Nov;188(5):560-5.