Barbara Wallner Kemppainen, PhD

We are investigating the effects of culture conditions on the production of medical compounds by medical plants.  Our goal is to determine the optimum culture conditions  to produce  maximal amounts of medicinal compounds.  Some of the medicinal plants that we are studying are oyster mushrooms, Astragalus, turmeric, Spanish sage.  We are using high performance liquid chromatography to measure the medicinal compounds.

Sherrill JD, Sparks M, Dennis J, Mansour M, Kemppainen BW, Bartol FF, Morrison EE, Akingbemi BT.  Developmental exposures of male rats to soy isoflavones impact Leydig cell differentiation.  Biol Repro 83(3):488-501, 2010.

El-Kholy H, Kemppainen BW. Levamisole residues in chicken tissues and eggs. Poultry Science 84:1-5, 2005.

Kemppainen BW, Avgeris S, Jones JB. Field cases of feline ciguatera toxicity. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 26:132-135, 2004.

Wang N-Z, Urry DW, Swaim SF, Gillette RL, Hinkle SH, Coolman SL, Luan C-X, Xu J, Kemppainen BW. Skin concentrations of thromboxane synthetase inhibitor after topical application with bioelastic membrane. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 27:37-43, 2004.

Kemppainen BW, Urry DW, Luan C-X, Xu J, Swaim SF, Goel S. In vitro skin penetration of dazmegrel delivered with bioelastic matrix. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 271:301-303, 2004.

Kemppainen BW, Urry DW, Swaim SF, Sartin EA, Gillette RL, Hiunkle SH, Coolman SL, Luan C-X, Xu J. Bioelastic membranes for topical application of a thromboxane synthetase inhibitor for protection of skin from pressure injury:  a preliminary study. Wound Repair and Regeneration 12:453-460, 2004.

El-Koly H, Kemppainen BW. Liquid chromatographic method with ultraviolet absorbance detection for measurement of levamisole in chicken tissues, eggs, and plasma. Journal of Chromatography B 796:371-377, 2003.