Vishal Singh - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile

Vishal Singh
Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Scientific Program:Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
Research Interests
- Inflammation
- Lipocalin-2
- Microbiota
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Diet
- Colitis
- Atherosclerosis
- Cholesterol
- Liver
- turmeric extract
- Interleukin-1
- Macrophages
Recent Publications
2023
Tian, S, Paudel, D, Hao, F, Neupane, R, Castro, R, Patterson, AD, Tiwari, AK, Prabhu, KS & Singh, V 2023, 'Refined fiber inulin promotes inflammation-associated colon tumorigenesis by modulating microbial succinate production', Cancer Reports, vol. 6, no. 11, e1863. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnr2.1863
Nettleford, SK, Liao, C, Short, SP, Rossi, RM, Singh, V & Prabhu, KS 2023, 'Selenoprotein W Ameliorates Experimental Colitis and Promotes Intestinal Epithelial Repair', Antioxidants, vol. 12, no. 4, 850. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12040850
2022
Bachu, RD, Abou-Dahech, M, Balaji, S, Boddu, SHS, Amos, S, Singh, V, Babu, RJ & Tiwari, AK 2022, 'Oncology biosimilars: New developments and future directions', Cancer Reports, vol. 5, no. 11, e1720. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnr2.1720
Agarwal, H, Sukka, SR, Singh, V, Dikshit, M & Barthwal, MK 2022, 'Standardized fraction of Xylocarpus moluccensis inhibits inflammation by modulating MAPK-NFκB and ROS-HIF1α-PKM2 activation', Inflammation Research, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 423-437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-022-01549-3
Aggarwal, H, Pathak, P, Singh, V, Kumar, Y, Shankar, M, Das, B, Jagavelu, K & Dikshit, M 2022, 'Vancomycin-Induced Modulation of Gram-Positive Gut Bacteria and Metabolites Remediates Insulin Resistance in iNOS Knockout Mice', Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, vol. 11, 795333. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.795333
2021
Lee, LH, Wong, SH, Chin, SF, Singh, V & Ab Mutalib, NS 2021, 'Editorial: Human Microbiome: Symbiosis to Pathogenesis', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 12, 605783. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.605783
Sagar, P, Singh, V, Gupta, R, Kaul, S, Sharma, S, Kaur, S, Bhunia, RK, Kondepudi, KK & Singhal, NK 2021, 'PH-Triggered, Synbiotic Hydrogel Beads for in Vivo Therapy of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Reduced Inflammatory Response', ACS Applied Bio Materials, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 7467-7484. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00720
2020
Singh, V & Vijay-Kumar, M 2020, 'Beneficial and detrimental effects of processed dietary fibers on intestinal and liver health: Health benefits of refined dietary fibers need to be redefined!', Gastroenterology Report, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 85-89. https://doi.org/10.1093/gastro/goz072
Singh, V, Galla, S, Golonka, RM, Patterson, AD, Chassaing, B, Joe, B & Vijay-Kumar, M 2020, 'Lipocalin 2 deficiency-induced gut microbiota dysbiosis evokes metabolic syndrome in aged mice', Physiological genomics, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 314-321. https://doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00118.2019
Nettleford, SK, Zhao, L, Qian, F, Herold, M, Arner, B, Desai, D, Amin, S, Xiong, N, Singh, V, Carlson, BA & Prabhu, KS 2020, 'The Essential Role of Selenoproteins in the Resolution of Citrobacter rodentium-Induced Intestinal Inflammation', Frontiers in Nutrition, vol. 7, 96. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2020.00096
Singh, V, Gowda, CP, Singh, V, Ganapathy, AS, Karamchandani, DM, Eshelman, MA, Yochum, GS, Nighot, P & Spiegelman, VS 2020, 'The mRNA-binding protein IGF2BP1 maintains intestinal barrier function by up-regulating Occludin expression', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 295, no. 25, pp. 8602-8612. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ac120.013646
Singh, V, Yeoh, BS, Abokor, AA, Golonka, RM, Tian, Y, Patterson, AD, Joe, B, Heikenwalder, M & Vijay-Kumar, M 2020, 'Vancomycin prevents fermentable fiber-induced liver cancer in mice with dysbiotic gut microbiota', Gut microbes, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 1077-1091. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2020.1743492
2019
Singh, A, Singh, V, Tiwari, RL, Chandra, T, Kumar, A, Dikshit, M & Barthwal, MK 2019, 'Correction to: The IRAK-ERK-p67phox-Nox-2 axis mediates TLR4, 2-induced ROS production for IL-1β transcription and processing in monocytes (Cellular & Molecular Immunology, (2016), 13, 6, (745-763), 10.1038/cmi.2015.62)', Cellular and Molecular Immunology, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-019-0286-1
Singh, V, Yeoh, BS, Walker, RE, Xiao, X, Saha, P, Golonka, RM, Cai, J, Bretin, ACA, Cheng, X, Liu, Q, Flythe, MD, Chassaing, B, Shearer, GC, Patterson, AD, Gewirtz, AT & Vijay-Kumar, M 2019, 'Microbiota fermentation-NLRP3 axis shapes the impact of dietary fibres on intestinal inflammation', Gut, vol. 68, no. 10, pp. 1801-1812. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-316250
Saha, P, Yeoh, BS, Xiao, X, Golonka, RM, Singh, V, Wang, Y & Vijay-Kumar, M 2019, 'PAD4-dependent NETs generation are indispensable for intestinal clearance of Citrobacter rodentium', Mucosal Immunology, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 761-771. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41385-019-0139-3