Presentation

Academic

  • Lorton D, Carter JL, Lubahn CL, Bellinger DL. 2007. Immune-to-neural signaling in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, Nov. 3-7. (11/2007 - 09/2007)
  • Bellinger, DL. 2011. Sympathetic-Immune Modulation and Autoimmunity: Lessons Learned from Autoimmune Arthritis. NIDDK Workshop: The interface between the nervous and the immune system in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diabetes. Neuroscience Center, Room C, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD, June 15. (06/2011)

Poster

  • Lorton D, Lubahn C, Carter C, Wood J, Estus C, Bellinger DL. 2006. Adjuvant-induced arthritis induces an up-regulation of descending noradrenergic innervation to the cervical dorsal horn, an effect augmented by treatment with adrenergic drugs. 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA Oct. 14-18. (10/2006)
  • Bellinger DL, Vyas S, Molinaro C. 2007. Loss of splenic nerve growth factor in old F344 rats is partially restored by treatment with rilmenidine, an imidazoline receptor I1 agonist.  Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience Abstr. (10/2007)
  • Carter JL, Lubahn C, Flowers S, Ruff N, Osredkar T, Bellinger DL, Lorton D. 2008. Parallel activation of neuronal c-Fos and TNF-alpha in the hippocampus after chronic system inflammation. Arizona Alzheimer''s Research Consortium Annual Conference. The Renaissance Hotel - Glendale, Arizona, May 30. (05/2008)

Research

  • Ruff N, Carter J, Lubahn C, Lorton D, Bellinger DL. 2004. Anatomic Patterns of c-Fos Immunostaining in Lewis Rats with Adjuvant Arthritis. (Student Slide Presentation) American Federation for Medical Research Western Regional Conference, Carmel, CA, Feb. 19.  (02/2004)
  • Clarke C, Karsten AH, Gridley DS, ThyagaRajan S, Molinaro C, Bellinger DL. 2004. Sympathetic Modulation of Mammalian Prostate Cancer. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Aug. 2004. (08/2004)
  • Denise Bellinger. "Sympathetic Modulation of the Immune System in Aging and." 7th Annual LLU Research Symposium. Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA (09/2004)
  • Flowers S, Bellinger DL. 2004. Immune-to-neural signaling in rats with adjuvant induced arthritis. Loma Linda University 7th Annual Research Symposium, Loma Linda, CA, September 2-3, (09/2004)
  • Karsten A, Bellinger DL. 2004. Sympathetic modulation of mammalian prostate cancer. Loma Linda University 7th Annual Research Symposium, Loma Linda, CA, September 2-3. (09/2004)
  • Perez SD, Bellinger DL. 2004. Age effects on T-lymphocyte function in short- and long-lived rats with age-related differences in sympathetic innervation of the spleen. Loma Linda University 7th Annual Research Symposium, Loma Linda, CA, September 2-3. (09/2004)
  • ThyagaRajan S, Bellinger DL. 2004. Estrogen-induced inhibition of sympathetic noradrenergic (NA) neuronal activity in the spleens of male and female rats. Loma Linda University 7th Annual Research Symposium, Loma Linda, CA, September 2-3. (09/2004)
  • Bassett K, Molinaro CA, Millar AB, Flowers S, Perez SD, Karsten AH, Bellinger DL. 2005. Age-Related Changes in Splenic Neurotrophin Content: A Possible Cause for Declining Sympathetic Innervation in Old Rats. The 33rd Annual Western Student Medical Research Forum. Oral Presentation, Carmel, CA, February 2-5. (02/2005 - 09/2005)
  • Bassett K, Molinaro CA, Millar AB, Flowers S, Perez SD, Karsten AH, Bellinger DL. 2005. Age-Related Changes in Splenic Neurotrophin Content: A Possible Cause for Declining Sympathetic Innervation in Old Rats. The 33rd Annual Western Student Medical Research Forum. Oral Presentation, Carmel, CA, February. (02/2005)
  • Evelsizer S, Carter JL, Flowers SR, Ruff N, Molinaro C, Lorton D, Lubahn C, Bellinger DL. 2005 Immune-to-neural signaling in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. 33rd Annual Western Student Medical Research Forum, Carmel, CA, Poster Presentation, Feb. 2-5. (02/2005)
  • Millar B, Silva D, ThyagaRajan S, Molinaro C, Karsten A, Flowers S, Perez S, Lubahn C, Lorton D, Bellinger DL. 2005. Immunization with KLH differentially affects splenic sympathetic activity in two strains of young and old rats. 73rd Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, March 4-7, Poster Presentation, March 6. (03/2005)
  • Denise L. Bellinger. "Sympathetic Modulation of Immunity in Aging." NIA Endocrine-Immune Workshop. William F. Bolger Center, Potomac, MD (04/2005)
  • Bellinger DL, Millar B, Flowers S Damjanovic AK, Nance DM, ThyagaRajan S. 2005. Estrogen and immunity: neuromodulation by splenic sympathetic noradrenergic nerve fibers in rats. 12thAnnual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Carter J, Bellinger DL. 2005. Immune-to-Neural Signaling in Rats with Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis. 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Carter J, Lubahn C, Lorton D, Flowers S, Ruff N, Bellinger DL. 2005. Anatomic Patterns of c-Fos Immunostaining in Lewis Rats with Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis. 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Damjanovic AK, Carter J, Gridley DS, ThyagaRajan S, Molinaro CA, Bellinger DL. 2005.Sympathetic Modulation of Mammalian Prostate Cancer. 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Lorton D, Lubahn C, Schaller J, Carter J, Woods C, Bellinger DL. 2005. Initial safety and efficacy study demonstrates promise for the use of beta2-adrenergic agonists and alpha-adrenergic antagonists as joint sparing treatments for adjuvant arthritis (AA). 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Lubahn CL, Schaller JA, Bellinger DL, Lorton D. 2005. Adrenergic drugs targeting alpha1-, alpha2-, and beta2-adrenergic receptors, alone and in combination is effective in treating adjuvant-induced arthritis in the Lewis rat. 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Millar B, Silva D, ThyagaRajan S, Molinaro C, Karsten AH, Flowers SR, Perez SD, Bellinger DL. 2005. Immunization with KLH differentially affects splenic sympathetic activity in two strains of young and old rats. 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Perez SD, Molinaro C, Silva D, ThyagaRajan S, Millar B, Flowers S, Bellinger DL. 2005. Strain differences in basal sympathetic activity: Effects of aging and stimulation of the central imidazoline-1 receptors in the rostral ventrolateral medulla. 12th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO, June 8-11. (06/2005)
  • Carter JL, Flowers S, Lorton D, Lubahn C, Bellinger DL. 2005. Anatomic Patterns of c-Fos Immunostaining in Lewis Rats with Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis. 8th Annual Research Symposium, Loma Linda, CA, September 2-3, Poster presentation. (09/2005)
  • Vyas S, Molinaro CA, Perez SD, Millar B, Carter JL, Wood C, Bellinger DL. 2006. Effects of aging and the antihypertensive drug rilmenidine on nerve growth factor (NGF) expression in the spleen of male F344 rats. 74th Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University, March 3-6, Poster Presentation, March 5. (03/2006)
  • Carter JL, Amanda. Damjanovic AK, Molinaro CA, Vyas S, Gridley DS, ThyagaRajan S, Bellinger DL. 2006. Sympathetic modulation of mammalian cancer in vitro. 73rd Annual Postgraduate Convention, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, March 4-7, Poster Presentation, March 6. 1st Place Award Winner for Poster Presentation. (04/2006)
  • Carter JL, Amanda. Damjanovic AK, Molinaro CA, Vyas S, Gridley DS, ThyagaRajan S, Bellinger DL. 2006. Sympathetic modulation of mammalian cancer in vitro. 13th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology. LOEWS-Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, FL. May 31-June 3. (05/2006 - 06/2006)
  • Denise L. Bellinger. "Neuro-immune communication in rheumatoid arthritis." American Association of Immunologists (AAI). Boston, MA (05/2006)
  • Millar B, Perez SD, Flowers R, Evelsizer S, Alberto S, Carter JL, ThyagaRajan S, Molinaro C, Wood C, Bellinger DL. 2006. Aging alters sympathetic response at two time points following immunization with KLH in Fischer 344 rats. 13th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. LOEWS-Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, FL, May 31-June 3. (05/2006 - 06/2006)
  • Perez SD, Molinaro CA, Vyas S, Millar B, Carter J, Wood C, Thyagarajan S, Bellinger DL. 2006. Chronically reducing sympathetic activity in the spleen during middle age does not reverse the age-related increase in β-AR-stimulated cAMP production in splenocytes. 13th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, LOEWS-Miami Beach Hotel, Miami FL, May 31-June 3. Published in Brain Behav Immun 20(3), Suppl. 1, p. 57. (05/2006 - 06/2006)
  • Vyas S, Molinaro CA, Perez SD, Millar B, Carter J, Wood C, Bellinger DL. 2006. Effects of aging and the anti-hypertensive drug, rilmenidine, on nerve growth factor (NGF) expression in the spleen of male F344 rats. 13th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. LOEWS-Miami Beach Hotel, Miami FL, May 31-June 3. Published in Brain Behav Immun 20(3) Suppl 1, p. 74. (05/2006 - 06/2006)
  • Garcia P, Millar B, Silva D, Molinaro C, ThyagaRajan S, Bellinger DL. 2006. Sympathetic innervation of spleens from aging male Brown Norway (BN) rats: a longitudinal study. 6th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium, Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, Aug, 2006. (08/2006 - 09/2006)
  • Garcia P, Millar B, Silva D, Molinaro C, ThyagaRajan S, Bellinger DL. 2006. Sympathetic innervation of spleens from aging male Brown Norway (BN) rats: A longitudinal study. 6th LLU-NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Annual Research Symposium, Aug. 2006. (08/2006)
  • Lorton D, Lubahn CL, Carter J, Wood C, Estus C, Bellinger DL. 2006. Increased noradrenergic innervation of the cervical dorsal horn in adjuvant-induced arthritis: further enhancement by treatment with adrenergic drugs. 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA Oct. 14-18. (10/2006)
  • Gross, J, Vyas S, Molinaro CA, Bellinger DL. 2007. Effects of ageing and the anti-hypertensive drug rilmenidine on nerve growth factor (NGF) expression in the spleen of male F344 rats. 34th Western Student Medical Research Forum, Carmel, CA, February 2-5, Oral presentation, Feb. 3. (02/2007)
  • Bellinger DL. "Stress - Friend or Foe of the Immune System: Relevance to Vaccination." LLU Healthy People Symposium: Pandemic Disease. Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA (03/2007)
  • Bellinger DL. "Autonomic and Neuroendocrine Cross-Talk with the Immune System: Relevance to Early Life Experiences, Chronic Disease, and Aging." 46th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. Charlotte, NC (03/2007)
  • Carter JL, Lubahn C, Flowers S, Ruff N, Osredkar T, Bellinger DL Lorton D. 2007. Parallel Activation of neuronal c-Fos and TNF-alpha in the hippocampus after chronic system inflammation.  Arizona Alzheimer''''s Research Consortium Annual Conference. Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, Arizona, May 19. (05/2007)
  • Carter, JL, Lubahn C, Lorton D, Flowers S, Ruff N, Bellinger DL. 2007. Anatomic patterns of c-Fos immunostaining in Lewis rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. Arizona Alzheimer''''s Research Consortium Annual Conference. Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, Arizona, May 19.   (05/2007)
  • Lorton D, Lubahn CL, Carter J, Wood C, Estus C, Bellinger DL. 2006. Increased noradrenergic innervation of the cervical dorsal horn in adjuvant-induced arthritis: further enhancement by treatment with adrenergic drugs. 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 14-18. (10/2007)
  • Bellinger DL, Vyas S, Molinaro C. 2007. Loss of splenic nerve growth factor in old F344 rats is partially restored by treatment with rilmenidine, an imidazoline receptor I1 agonist. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. San Diego, CA, Nov. 3-7. (11/2007)
  • Perez SD, Bellinger DL, Millar B, Molinaro C, Vyas S, Carter JL, Thyagarajan S. 2007. Chronic effects of aging and stimulation of central imidazoline-1 receptors on splenic sympathetic activity and β-AR-stimulated cAMP production in middle-aged F344 rats. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA, Nov. 3-7.   (11/2007)
  • Bellinger, DL. 2008. Symposium: Dynamic Innervation of Lymphoid Tissue: Mechanisms and Impact. Title of Talk: Sympathetic innervation across the lifespan: Implications for immune function. 15th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI, May 28-31. , May 28-31.  (05/2008)
  • Lorton D, Lubahn C, Osredkar T, Carter J Bellinger, DL. 2008. Disease-induced changes in sympathetic to immune signaling in adjuvant induced arthritis. 15th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, WI, May 28-31. (05/2008)
  • Morton KR, Lee JW, Bellinger DL, Fraser G, Walters J, DeSilva K. 2008. Psychosocial Risk Exposure in Whites and African Americans: Religious Coping and Health. Association for Psychological Science 20th Annual Convention. Chicago, IL May 23. (05/2008)
  • Morton KR, Lee JW, Bellinger DL, Fraser G, Walters J, DeSilva K. 2008. Psychosocial Risk Exposure in Whites and African Americans: Religious Coping and Health.Association for Psychological Science 20th Annual Convention. Chicago, IL May 23. (05/2008)
  • Lee JW, Morton KR, Walters J, Bellinger DL, Butler TL, Wilson C, Walsh E, Ellison CG, McKenzie MM, Fraser GE. 2008. The Biopsychosocial Religion and Health Study (BRHS) AKA Adventist Religion & Health Study. BRHS Monthly Presentation, LLU, June 2. (06/2008)
  • Zahra C, Reese B, Perez SD, Millar B, Molinaro C, Bellinger DL. 2008. Immune modulation of the sympathetic nervous system in aging. 8th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium, Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, Aug. 25. (08/2008)
  • de Leon G, Marshak-Hopp H, Serrano M, Lopez J, Montgomery S, de Leon M, Bellinger DL. 2008. Randomized gratitude intervention to promote compliance with healthy behaviors among overweight and obese Hispanics concern with diabetes. 8th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium, Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, Aug. 25. (08/2008)
  • de Leon G, Serrano M, Lopez J, Marshak HH, Bellinger DL, Montgomery S, de Leon M. 2008. Gratitude intervention to promotes compliance with healthy behaviors among overweight Hispanics concern with type 2 diabetes- A clinical randomize control study. 8th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium, Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, Aug. 25. (08/2008)
  • Lee JW, Morton KR, Walters J, Bellinger DL, Butler TL, Wilson C, Walsh E, Ellison CG, McKenzie MM, Fraser GE. 2008. The Biopsychosocial Religion and Health Study (BRHS): Overview and Methods. Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, KY, October 19. (10/2008)
  • Morton KR, Lee JW, Ellison CG, Hewett JA, Greene S, Bellinger DL, Fraser GE. 2008. Giving vs. receiving religious support by marital, racial, and gender status. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Symposium title: The Religion and Health Connection: An Examination of Biopsychosocial Mechanisms in Seventh-day Adventists. Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, KY, October 19. (10/2008)
  • Bellinger DL, Molinaro C, Perez S, Lubahn C, Lorton D. 2008.  Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) regulation of T-lymphocyte proliferation in aging F344 rats. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, Nov 15-19. (11/2008)
  • Lorton D, Lubahn C, Osredkar T, Carter J, Der T, Bellinger DL. 2008. Disease-induced changes in sympathetic to immune signaling in adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA). 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, Nov 15-19. (Nov. 17th) (11/2008)
  • Perez SD, Bellinger DL, Kozic B, Molinaro C, Carter J, Thyagarajan S. 2008. Strain-related sympathetic basal activity response to stimulation by imidazoline-1 receptors in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in middle-aged rats.  Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, Nov 15-19. (11/2008)
  • Bellinger DL, Damjanovic AK, Molinaro C, Gridley DS, Carter J. 2010. Sympathetic modulation of prostate cancer cell growth. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13-17. (11/2010)
  • Carter J, Bellinger DL, Lubahn C, Gifford P, Lorton D. 2010. Immune-to-neural signaling in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13-17. (11/2010)
  • Dulcich MS, Hartman RE, Gifford P, Molinaro C, Luo X, Kroh J, Gridley DS, Bellinger DL. Prostate Cancer: Aging and stress in a mouse model.40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13-17. (11/2010)
  • Lubahn C, Bellinger DL, Jacobson S, Byron D, Belden C, Sabbagh M, Osredkar T, Lorton D. 2010. Beta 2-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling is Dysregulated in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Elderly Fibromyalgia Patients. 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, Nov. 13-17. (11/2010)
  • Dulcich MS, Hartman RE, Gifford P, Molinaro C, Luo X, Kroh J, Gridley DS, Bellinger DL. 2011. Aging and Stress Effects on Behavioral Outcomes and Tumor Growth in a Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer. 18th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Chicago, IL,  June 8-11. (06/2011)
  • Lorton D, Bellinger DL, Osredkar T, Schaller J, Lubahn C. 2011. Sympathetic signaling to splenocytes is altered in adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA). 18th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society. Chicago, IL, June 8-11. (06/2011)
  • Perez S, Kozic B, Molinaro C, Thyagarajan S, Ghamsary M, Lubahn C, Lorton D, Bellinger DL. 2011. Chronically Reducing Sympathetic Activity Protects Sympathetic Nerves and Alters β-Adrenergic Signaling in the Aging F344 Rat Spleen. 18th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Chicago, IL, June 8-11. (06/2011)