Todd Peterson

Employment

• University of North Carolina Wilmington Associate Professor
  2018 - Present

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

• Macrophage activation and infiltration in an animal model of obesity following stroke American Heart Association

Publications (20)

• Obesity supersizes macrophage and neutrophil activation after stroke while lipid droplets play a protective role.
  Journal of neuroinflammation 2026 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-026-03774-7
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• Blocking the VLA4/VCAM1 axis prevents infarct-induced neurodegeneration and promotes vascular integrity
  2025 DOI: 10.1101/2025.06.25.661593
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• Blocking Formation of Neurotoxic Reactive Astrocytes is Beneficial Following Stroke
  2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.11.561918
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• Translatome analysis reveals microglia and astrocytes to be distinct regulators of inflammation in the hyperacute and acute phases after stroke
  Glia 2023 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24377
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• Translatome analysis reveals microglia and astrocytes to be distinct regulators of inflammation in the hyperacute and acute phases after stroke
  2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.14.520351
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• Obesity Drives Delayed Infarct Expansion, Inflammation, and Distinct Gene Networks in a Mouse Stroke Model
  Translational Stroke Research 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-020-00826-9
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• Augmented β2-adrenergic signaling dampens the neuroinflammatory response following ischemic stroke and increases stroke size
  Journal of Neuroinflammation 2019 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-019-1506-4
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• Aged blood impairs hippocampal neural precursor activity and activates microglia via brain endothelial cell VCAM1
  Nature Medicine 2019 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0440-4
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• 11C-DPA-713 Versus 18F-GE-180: A Preclinical Comparison of Translocator Protein 18 kDa PET Tracers to Visualize Acute and Chronic Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model of Ischemic Stroke
  Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2019 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.209155
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• Ten simple rules for scientists: Improving your writing productivity
  PLOS Computational Biology 2018 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006379
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• Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia
  Nature 2017 DOI: 10.1038/nature21029
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• Vitamins and nutrients as primary treatments in experimental brain injury: Clinical implications for nutraceutical therapies
  Brain Research 2016 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.12.030
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• A behavioral and histological comparison of fluid percussion injury and controlled cortical impact injury to the rat sensorimotor cortex
  Behavioural Brain Research 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.08.007
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• Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury, Erythropoietin, and Anakinra on Hepatic Metabolizing Enzymes and Transporters in an Experimental Rat Model
  The AAPS Journal 2015 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-015-9792-y
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• A Combination Therapy of Nicotinamide and Progesterone Improves Functional Recovery following Traumatic Brain Injury
  Journal of Neurotrauma 2015 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3530
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• Cerebellar dentate nuclei lesions alter prefrontal cortex dendritic spine morphology
  David J. Bauer, Todd C. Peterson, Rodney A. Swain
  Brain Research 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.11.032
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• The effect of nicotinamide on gene expression in a traumatic brain injury model.
  Frontiers in neuroscience 2013 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00021
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• Comparison of the effects of erythropoietin and anakinra on functional recovery and gene expression in a traumatic brain injury model
  Frontiers in Pharmacology 2013 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00129
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• Behavior modification after inactivation of cerebellar dentate nuclei.
  Todd C. Peterson, Lee Villatoro, Tom J. Arneson +3 more
  Behavioral Neuroscience 2012 DOI: 10.1037/a0028701
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• Introgression of Brown Norway Chromosome 13 Improves Visual Spatial Memory in the Dahl S Rat
  Abigail L. Kerr, Megan L. Hensel, Todd C. Peterson +3 more
  Behavior Genetics 2010 DOI: 10.1007/s10519-009-9296-6
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