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Helen N. Jones, PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Phone: 513-636-7861

Fax: 513-636-3774

Email: helen.jones@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Regulation of placental growth and function; regulation of mechanisms of placental nutrient transfer and consequences for fetal growth

Education and Training

PhD: Rowett Research Institute, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 2005.

BS: University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 2000.

Publications

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Wang K, Dong HQ, Zhao ZL, Li YY, Li C, Jones HN, Shi DL,Zhang XZ. Novel Vesicles Self-Assembled from Amphiphilic Star-Armed PEG-Polypeptide Hybrid Copolymers for Drug Delivery.Macromolecular Bioscience 11:65-71, 2011.

Jones HN, Powell TL, Jansson T. Differential regulation of placental amino acid transport mechanisms by Adiponectin. Diabetes 59(5):1161-70, 2010.

Jones HN, Powell TL, Jansson T. IL-6 stimulates System A amino acid transporter activity in trophoblast cells through STAT3 and increased expression of SNAT2.Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 297(5):C1228-35, 2009.

Jones HN,Woollett LA, Barbour N, Prasad PD, Powell TL, Jansson T. High-fat diet before and during pregnancy causes marked up-regulation of placental nutrient transport and fetal overgrowth in C57/BL6 mice.FASEB J. 23(1):271-8, 2009.

McArdle HJ, Andersen HS, Jones H, Gambling L. Copper and iron transport across the placenta: regulation and interactions.J Neuroendocrinol. 20(4):427-31., 2008.

Jones HN, Powell TL, Jansson T. Regulation of Placental Nutrient Transport – A Review, Placenta 28l; 763- 774, 2007.

Ferguson-Smith AC, Moore T, Detmar J, Lewis A, Hemberger M, Jammes H, Kelsey G, Roberts CT, Jones H, Constancia M. Epigenetics and imprinting of the trophoblast -- a workshop report. Placenta. Suppl A:S122-6, 2006.

McArdle HJ, Andersen HS, Jones H, Gambling L. Fetal Programming: Causes and Consequences as Revealed by Studies of Dietary Manipulation in Rats – A Review.Placenta 27:56-60, 2006.

Jones HN, Ashworth CJ, Page KR, McArdle HJ. Cortisol stimulates System A amino acid transport and SNAT2 expression in a human placental cell line (BeWo).Am. J. Physiol Endocrinology and Metabolism. 291(3):E596-603, 2006.

Jones HN, Ashworth CJ, Page KR, McArdle HJ. Expression and adaptive regulation of amino acid transport system A in a placental cell line under amino acid restriction.Reproduction. 131:951-60, 2006.

Grants

Development of non-viral DNA delivery systems for placental gene therapy. Principal Investigator. University Research Council, University of Cincinnati July 2011 - June 2012.