Publications
Recent peer-reviewed presentations -- papers and posters
- Bauerle LV, DeKrey GK (2023) B cell activation state determines aryl hydrocarbon receptor
regulation of CCR9 expression. Presented at Immunology 2022 (American Association
of Immunologists).
- Ortiz LF, DeKrey GK (2022) Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor positively regulates gut migration
markers on mouse B cells. Presented at Immunology 2022 (American Association of Immunologists).
- King AE, Ortiz LF, Schoenherr EM, DeKrey GK (2021) TCDD exposure differentially alters antigen-specific IgA levels when given
before or after immunization. Presented virtually at Immunology 2021 (American Association
of Immunologists). Published abstract: J Immunol, 206 (1 Supplement): 17.22.
- Costa AB, Hirsch AL, DeKrey GK (2019) Activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor with structurally diverse ligands
represses class switch to immunoglobulin A. Poster #P1201, presented at Immunology
2019 (American Association of Immunologists). Published abstract: J Immunol, 202:
88.17 (Abst.).
- King A, Schoenherr E, Metten M, DeKrey G (2019) Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation does not impact the number of myeloid-derived
suppressor cells in the spleens of mice immunized with cholera toxin. Poster #P1310,
presented at Immunology 2019 (American Association of Immunologists). Published abstract:
J Immunol, 202: 67.19. (Abst.).
- DeKrey GK, King A, Gawronska E, Metten M (2018) Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation differentially
impacts Cholera toxin-specific IgA levels in feces and serum of male and female mice.
Poster #MPF.992, presented at Immunology 2018 (American Association of Immunologists).
Published abstract: J Immunol, May 2018, 200 (1 Supplement) 117.41.
- Aspen King, Gawronska E, Metten M, DeKrey GK (2017) Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation differentially alters Cholera toxin-specific
IgA levels in feces and serum. Presented at Experimental Biology 2017. Published
abstract: FASEB J, 31:667.2.
- Craig Coronado, Jonathan Lisano, Gabriel Strait, Reid Hayward, Gregory DeKrey, Rhonda Fisher, Peter Smoak, Daniel Shackelford and Laura Stewart (2017) Aerobic
fitness, independent of percent body fat, is linked to C-reactive protein in cancer
survivors. Presented at the Cell Symposia: Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity 2017.
- DeKrey GK, Gawronska E, Metten M (2016) Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation Fails to Alter
Cholera Toxin-Specific IgA Secretion Beyond the Second Week After Oral Immunization
in Mice. Presented at the 2016 American Association of Immunologists meeting.
- Metten M, DeKrey GK (2015) Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation enhances total but not antigen-specific
IgA secretion in L. major-infected mice. Presented at the 2015 American Association of Immunologists meeting.
- DeKrey GK, Worley SL, Terry AI, Gardiner CS, BJ Vaughn (2014) Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation into Cardiomyocytes is Inhibited
by Ethanol but Only After the Embryoid Body Stage. Presented at the 2014 Experimental
Biology meeting.
- Teagarden RE, Lenberg JL, Dunn AR, DeKrey GK (2013) 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) reduces Leishmania major burdens in mice but not in macrophages in vitro. Presented at the Society of Toxicology
annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- Peichoto ME, Tavares FL, Jones SLW, DeKrey GK, Mackessy SP (2012) Comparative study of the in vitro cytotoxic activity of two rear-fanged
snake venoms agains 3T3 fibroblasts. Presented at the annual meeting of the Brazilian
Society of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Brazil.
- Rogers CE, Bupp MG, K Unyoung, DeKrey G, Stranford S, Medh RD, Tomich G (2012) Successful integration of practical flow cytometric
experience into undergraduate education. Journal of Immunology, 186, 51.4. Presented
at the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists, San Francisco,
USA.
- Peichoto ME, Tavares FL, DeKrey GK, Mackessy SP (2010) Enzymatic and antileishmanial activities of five rear-fanged
snake venoms. Presented at the International Union of Toxicology meeting, Barcelona,
Spain.
- Worley SL, Gardiner CS, DeKrey GK (2010) Ethanol causes disregulation of mouse embryonic stem cell development. Presented
at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting.
- Benitez-Kruidenier SL, Fuchs FM, DeKrey GK (2010) Endosulfan-a enhances LPS-stimulated cytokine production in RAW 264.7 cells.
Presented at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting.
- Bonney MG, Lively EL, Gardiner CS, DeKrey GK (2010) St. John's wort reduces tribromoethanol-induced sleep times in human-SXR transgenic
mice. Presented at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting.
Research articles
- Foxx CL, Nagy MR, King AE, Albin D, DeKrey GK (2022) TCDD exposure alters fecal IgA
concentrations in male and female mice. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 23, 25.
- Hufford KM, Weaver OD, Young NM, King AE, DeKrey GK (2021) Flow Cytometry for Identification
of PRDM1-eYFP Transgenic Mice. Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the
University of Northern Colorado: Vol. 10 : No. 1 , Article 3.
- Ramos S, DeKrey GK. Does TCDD Exposure Alter ß7-Integrin Expression on Mouse B Cells?
Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado
(2019): 7(2): Article 8.
- Sazhnev V, DeKrey GK. The growth and infectivity of Leishmania major is not altered by in vitro exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. BMC Res Notes (2018) 11:642. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3759-x. PMID: PDF reprint.
- Terry AI, Benitez-Kruidenier S, DeKrey GK. Effects of endosulfan isomers on cytokine
and nitric oxide production by differentially activated RAW 264.7 cells. Toxicology
Reports (2018) Mar 7; 5:396-400. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.03.006. PMID: 29765866.
PDF reprint.
- Worley SL, Vaughn BJ, Terry AI, Gardiner CS, DeKrey GK. Time- and dose-dependent effects
of ethanol on mouse embryonic stem cells. Reproductive Toxicology (2015) Nov; 57:157-64.
PDF reprint.
- DeKrey GK, Teagarden RE, Lenberg JL, RG Titus. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
slows the progression of experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis in susceptible BALB/c
and SCID mice. PLOS One (2013), 8(10):e76259. PDF reprint.
- Peichoto ME, Tavares FL, DeKrey GK, Mackessy SP. Comparative studies of the effects
of venoms from five rear-fanged snake species on the growth of Leishmania major. Toxicon (2011), 58(1): 28-34. PDF reprint.
- Casabar, RCT, PC Das, GK DeKrey, CS Gardiner, Y Cao, RL Rose, and AD Wallace. Endosulfan
induces CYP2B6 and CYP3A4 by activating the pregnane X receptor. Toxicology and Applied
Pharmacology (2010), 245 (3): 335-343. PDF reprint.
- Bowers, OJ, KB Sommersted, RT Sowell, GE Boling, WH Hanneman, RG Titus, GK DeKrey.
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) reduces Leishmania major burdens in C57Bl/6 Mice. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2006),
75: 749-752. PDF reprint.
- Hausburg, MA, GK DeKrey, JJ Salmen, MR Palic, CS Gardiner. Effects of paraquat on
development of preimplantation embryos in vivo and in vitro. Reproductive Toxicology
(2005), 20: 239-246. PDF reprint.
- DeKrey, GK, J Jones, ML Mbow, CI Brodskyn, RG Titus. B cells are required for delayed
type hypersensitivity-like pathology after secondary infection with Leishmania major in resistant C57B1/6 mice. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2003), 69: 481-483.
PDF reprint.
- Rogers, K, GK DeKrey, ML Mbow, RD Gillespie, CI Brodskyn, RG Titus. Type 1 and type
2 responses to Leishmania major. FEMS Microbiology Letters (2002), 10360: 1-7. PDF reprint.
- Mbow, ML, GK DeKrey, RG Titus. Leishmania major induces differential expression of costimulatory molecules on mouse epidermal cells.
European Journal of Immunology (2001), 31(5): 1400-9. PDF reprint.
- Titus, RG, GK DeKrey, M Suares, R Morris. Interleukin-6-deficiency influences cytokine
expression in susceptible BALB mice infected with Leishmania major but does not alter the outcome of disease. Infection and Immunity (2001), 69: 5189-5192.
PDF reprint
- Brodskyn, CI, GK DeKrey, RG Titus, Influence of costimulatory molecules on the immune
response to Leishmania major by human cells in vitro. Infection and Immunity (2001), 69(2): 665-72. PDF reprint.
- DeKrey, GK, RG Titus. A method for isolation and analysis of leucocytic cells from
leishmanial ear lesions in mice. Journal of Immunological Methods (1999), 228(1-2):
1-11. PDF reprint.
- Lima, HC, GK DeKrey, RG Titus. Leishmania braziliensis: Resolution of infection with this parasite confers complete protection to a subsequent
challenge with L. major in BALB/c mice. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (1999), 94(1): 71-76. PDF reprint.
- DeKrey, GK, Lima, HC, RG Titus. Analysis of the immune response of mice to infection
with Leishmania braziliensis. Infection and Immunity (1998), 66(2): 827-929. PDF reprint.
- Kerkvliet, NI, L Baecher-Steppan, DM Shepherd, JA Oughton, BA Vorderstrasse, GK DeKrey.
Inhibition of TC-1 cytokine production, effector cytotoxic T lymphocyte development
and alloantibody production by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Journal of Immunology (1996), 157(6): 2310-2319. PDF reprint.
- Oughton, JA, CB Pereira, GK DeKrey, JM Collier, AA Frank, NI Kerkvliet. Phenotypic
analysis of spleen, thymus, and peripheral blood cells in aged C57Bl/6 mice following
long-term exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology (1995), 25(1): 60-69. PDF reprint.
- De Krey, GK, NI Kerkvliet. Suppression of cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin occurs in vivo, but not in vitro, and is independent of corticosterone elevation.
Toxicology (1995), 97(1-3): 105-112. PDF reprint.
- DeKrey, GK, NI Kerkvliet. Effects of exogenous corticosterone treatment on alloantigen-specific
cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity in mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics (1995), 273(2): 823-829. PDF reprint.
- De Krey, GK, NC Hollingshead, NI Kerkvliet, BB Smith. Suppression of prolactin and
cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity in PCB-treated mice. International Journal of Immunopharmacology
(1994), 16(3): 251-257.
- De Krey, GK, LB Baecher-Steppan, JR Fowles, NI Kerkvliet. Polychlorinated biphenyl-induced
suppression of cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity: role of prostaglandin-E2. Toxicology
Letters (1994), 74(3): 211-220.
- De Krey, GK, L Baecher-Steppan, JA Deyo, BB Smith, NI Kerkvliet. PCB-induced immune
suppression: castration, but not adrenalectomy or RU 38486 treatment, partially restores
the cytotoxic T lymphocyte response to alloantigen. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics (1993), 267(1): 308-315. PDF reprint.
- Feldkamp, SD, DP Costa, GK DeKrey. Energetics and behavioral effects of net entanglement
on juvenile northern fur seals, Callorhinus ursinus. Fishery Bulletin (1988), 87:
85-94. PDF reprint.
Book chapters
- Leyrer, J. M., Thomas, M. P., DeKrey, G. (2017) HPA Axis, Neuropeptides and
Neuroimmune Regulation of Psychiatric Disorders. In Ikezu, T; Gendelman, H
(Ed.), Neuroimmune Pharmacology (2nd ed., pp. 1814). Springer International
Publishing.