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Heather L. Caslin

University of HoustonORCID 0000-0002-7471-6779Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:flow cytometry· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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Munira Kapadia· 3 shared Alyssa H. HastyiD· 2 shared Emily C. P. LaVoyiD· 2 shared Emily NguyeniD· 2 shared Matthew A. CottamiD· 2 shared Nathan C. WinniD· 2 shared Alec S. Rodriguez· 1 shared Anwar F. Hussein Agha· 1 shared

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Voluntary exercise during weight loss attenuates adipose CD8+ T cell exhaustion that persists after weight regain

Okechukwu Kingsley Oforka, Emily C. P. LaVoy, Matthew A. Cottam, Munira Kapadia, Emily Nguyen, Caroline Hegemann, Alyssa H. Hasty, Nathan C. Winn, Heather L. Caslin

This study shows that voluntary exercise during weight loss reduces adipose CD8+ T cell exhaustion, which persists even after weight regain, but does not improve glucose tolerance or macrophage inflammation.

bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Weight loss increases adipose dendritic cells, non-classical antigen presenting proteins, and cytotoxic effector cells

Wishal Khan, Munira Kapadia, Eduardo Mancera, Emily C. P. LaVoy, Huaizhu Wu, Heather L. Caslin

The paper examines how weight loss and weight cycling affect adipose tissue dendritic cells and immune responses in mice, finding increased dendritic cells and effector cells with weight loss.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Interrupting T cell memory ameliorates exaggerated metabolic response to weight cycling

Jamie N. Garcia, Matthew A. Cottam, Alec S. Rodriguez, Anwar F. Hussein Agha, Heather L. Caslin, Nathan C. Winn, Alyssa H. Hasty

This study shows that blocking the CD70-CD27 axis reduces memory T cells and improves glucose tolerance in mice undergoing weight cycling.

Diabetes · Feb 17, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Weight loss-induced adipose macrophage memory improves local Staphylococcus aureus clearance in male mice

McArthur Bolden, Xenia D. Davis, Munira Kapadia, Emily Nguyen, Edward R. Sherwood, Julia K. Bohannon, Heather L. Caslin

This study shows weight loss in mice induces adipose macrophage memory that enhances local Staphylococcus aureus clearance but correlates with worsened diabetes risk upon weight regain.

Shock · Mar 3, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology