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  1. Berner, M. J., Beasley, H. K., Vue, Z., Lane, A., Vang, L., Baek, M. L., Marshall, A. G., Killion, M., Zeleke, F., Shao, B.,Parker, D., Peterson, A., Rhoades, J. S., Scudese, E., Dobrolecki, L. E., Lewis, M. T., Hinton, A. Jr., & Echeverria, G. V. (2024). Three-dimensional analysis of mitochondria in a patient-derived xenograft model of triple negative breast cancer reveals mitochondrial network remodeling following chemotherapy treatments. (In Press, iScience, 2026) https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.09.611245
  2. Scudese, E., Marshall, A. G., Vue, Z., Exil, V., Rodriguez, B. I., Demirci, M., Vang, L., López, E. G., Neikirk, K., Shao, B., Le, H., Stephens, D., Hall, D. D., Rostami, R., Rodman, T., Kabugi, K., Shao, J. Q., Mungai, M., AshShareef, S. T., Hicsasmaz, I., … Hinton, A. (2025). 3D Mitochondrial Structure in Aging Human Skeletal Muscle: Insights Into MFN-2-Mediated Changes. Aging cell, e70054. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.70054 (Cover)
  3. Marshall, A. G., Stephens, D., Neikirk, K., Masenga, S. K., Shao, B., Crabtree, A., Vue, Z., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Scudese, E., Rodriguez, B. I., Le, H., Damo, S., Taffet, G. E., Ochayi, O. M., McMillan, R., Afolabi, J. M., Exil, V., Oliver, A., Sharma, V., …Hinton, A., Reddy, A. K. (2025). Alterations in Cardiovascular Parameters in 5xFAD Murine Model. Cell biochemistry and function, 43(11), e70138. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbf.70138(Cover)
  4. Mungai, M., Crabtree, A., Le, H., Moore, J., Nguyen, D., Rodriguez, B., Harris, C., Stephens, D. C., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Neikirk, K., Shao, B., Oliver, A., Wilson, G., Bacevac, S., Vang, L., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., … Hinton, A., Jr (2025). Creating Optimal Western Blot Conditions for OPA1 Isoforms in Skeletal Muscle Cells and Tissue. Current protocols, 5(2), e70004. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.70004
  5. Crabtree, A., Le, H., Harris, C., Oliver, A., Barillas, A., Moore, J., Nguyen, D. N., Rabago, I. M., Rodriguez, B., Stephens, D. C., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Neikirk, K., Mungai, M., Vang, L., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., Shao, J., … Hinton, A. O., Jr (2025). Optimizing In Situ Proximity Ligation Assays for Mitochondria, ER, or MERC Markers in Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Cells. Current protocols, 5(2), e70043. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.70043 (Cover)
  6. Crabtree, A., Neikirk, K., Pinette, J., Whiteside, A., Shao, B., McKenzie, J., Vue, Z., Vang, L., Le, H., Dermici, M., Ahmad, T., Owens, T. C., Oliver, A., Zeleke, F., Beasley, H. K., Lopez, E. G., Scudese, E., Rodman, T., Kabugi, K., Koh, A., … Hinton, A. (2024). Quantitative Assessment of Morphological Changes in Lipid Droplets and Lipid-Mito Interactions with Aging in Brown Adipose. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2023.09.23.559135. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.23.559135 (Cover Article)
  7. Carmona-Berrio, D., Adarve-Rengifo, I., Marshall, A. G., Vue, Z., Hall, D. D., Miller-Fleming, T. W., Actkins, K.V., Beasley, H.K., Almonacid, P.M., Barturen-Larrera, P., Wells, Q.S., Lopez, M.G., Garza-Lopez, E., Dai, D.F., Shao, J., Neikirk, K., Billing, F.T., Curci, J.A., Davis, L.K., Cox, N.J., Gama, V., Hinton, A. Jr. & Gomez, J. A. (2024). Sox6 expression and aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta. iScience, 27(9). 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110436.
  8. Shao, B., Killion, M., Oliver, A., Vang, C., Zeleke, F., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Garza-Lopez, E., Shao, J. Q., Mungai, M., Lam, J., Williams, Q., Altamura, C. T., Whiteside, A., Kabugi, K., McKenzie, J., Koh, A., Scudese, E., Vang, L., Marshall, A. G., … Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Ablation of Sam50 is associated with fragmentation and alterations in metabolism in murine and human myotubes. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2023.05.20.541602. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.20.541602 (Cover Article)
  9. Hinton, A.*, Jr, Katti, P.*, Mungai, M.*, Hall, D. D., Koval, O., Shao, J., Vue, Z., Lopez, E. G., Rostami, R., Neikirk, K., Ponce, J., Streeter, J., Schickling, B., Bacevac, S., Grueter, C., Marshall, A., Beasley, H. K., Do Koo, Y., Bodine, S. C., Nava, N. G. R., … Abel, E. D. (2024). ATF4-dependent increase in mitochondrial-endoplasmic reticulum tethering following OPA1 deletion in skeletal muscle. Journal of cellular physiology, 239(4), e31204. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31204 (Front Cover and Inside Cover)   
  10. Vue, Z., Garza-Lopez, E., Neikirk, K., Katti, P., Vang, L., Beasley, H., Shao, J., Marshall, A. G., Crabtree, A., Murphy, A. C., Jenkins, B. C., Prasad, P., Evans, C., Taylor, B., Mungai, M., Killion, M., Stephens, D., Christensen, T. A., Lam, J., Rodriguez, B., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). 3D reconstruction of murine mitochondria reveals changes in structure during aging linked to the MICOS complex. Aging cell, e14009. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14009 (Cover Article) 
  11. Crabtree, A., Neikirk, K., Marshall, A. G., Vang, L., Whiteside, A. J., Williams, Q., Altamura, C. T., Owens, T. C., Stephens, D., Shao, B., Koh, A., Killion, M., Lopez, E. G., Lam, J., Rodriguez, B., Mungai, M., Stanley, J., Dean, E. D., Koh, H. J., Gaddy, J. A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Defining Mitochondrial Cristae Morphology Changes Induced by Aging in Brown Adipose Tissue. Advanced biology, e2300186. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300186 (Cover Article)
  12. Stephens, D. C., Mungai, M., Crabtree, A., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Vang, L., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., Shao, J. Q., Sarker, B., Murray, S., Gaddy, J. A., Davis, J., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2023). Protocol for isolating mice skeletal muscle myoblasts and myotubes via differential antibody validation. STAR protocols, 4(4), 102591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102591
  13. Vue, Z., Neikirk, K., Vang, L., Garza-Lopez, E., Christensen, T. A., Shao, J., Lam, J., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Crabtree, A., Anudokem, J., Jr, Rodriguez, B., Kirk, B., Bacevac, S., Barongan, T., Shao, B., Stephens, D. C., Kabugi, K., Koh, H. J., Koh, A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Three-dimensional mitochondria reconstructions of murine cardiac muscle changes in size across aging. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 325(5), H965–H982. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00202.2023 (Spotlight Cover Article)
  14. Marshall, A. G., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Vang, L., Barongan, T., Evans, Z., Crabtree, A., Spencer, E., Anudokem, J., Jr, Parker, R., Davis, J., Stephens, D., Damo, S., Pham, T. T., Gomez, J. A., Exil, V., Dai, D. F., Murray, S. A., … Hinton, A.*, Reddy, A. K. (2023). Cardiovascular hemodynamics in mice with tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 mediated cytoprotection in the heart. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 10, 1064640. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1064640
  15. Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Katti, P., Shao, J., Christensen, T. A., Lopez, E. G., Marshall, A., Palavicino-Maggio, C.B., Ponce, J., Alghanem, A., Vang, L., Beasley, H.K., Rodman, T., Mungai, M., Correia, M., Exil, V., Murray, S.A., Salisbury, J.L., Glancy, B., Pereira, R.O., Abel, E.D. & Hinton, A. (2023). Systematic Transmission Electron Microscopy-Based Identification of Cellular Degradation Machinery. Advanced Biology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200221 (Cover Article)
  16. Hinton, A., Katti, P., Christensen, T. A., Mungai, M., Shao, J., Zhang, L., Trusin, S., Alghanem, A., Jaspersen, A., Geroux, R., Neikirk, K., Biete, M., Garza-Lopez, E., Vue, Z., Beasley, H., Marshall, A., Hicsasmaz, I., Edmonds, R.A.C., Dailes, A., Koo, Y., Bacevac, S., Salisbury, J.L., Pereira, R.O., Glancy, B., Trushina, E., & Abel, E. D. (2023). A comprehensive approach for artifact-free sample preparation and assessment of mitochondrial morphology in tissue and cultured cells. Advanced Biology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200202 (Cover Article)
  17. Phillips, M. A., Arnold, K. R., Vue, Z., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Marshall, A. G., Morton, D. J., McReynolds, M. R., Barter, T. T., & Hinton, A., Jr (2022). Combining Metabolomics and Experimental Evolution Reveals Key Mechanisms Underlying Longevity Differences in Laboratory Evolved Drosophila melanogaster Populations. International journal of molecular sciences, 23(3), 1067. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031067
  18. Garza-Lopez, E., Vue, Z., Katti, P., Neikirk, K., Biete, M., Lam, J., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Rodman, T. A., Christensen, T. A., Salisbury, J. L., Vang, L., Mungai, M., AshShareef, S., Murray, S. A., Shao, J., Streeter, J., Glancy, B., Pereira, R. O., Abel, E. D., … Hinton, A., Jr (2021). Protocols for Generating Surfaces and Measuring 3D Organelle Morphology Using Amira. Cells, 11(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11010065
  19. Lam, J., Katti, P., Biete, M., Mungai, M., AshShareef, S., Neikirk, K., Garza Lopez, E., Vue, Z., Christensen, T. A., Beasley, H. K., Rodman, T. A., Murray, S. A., Salisbury, J. L., Glancy, B., Shao, J., Pereira, R. O., Abel, E. D., & Hinton, A., Jr (2021). A Universal Approach to Analyzing Transmission Electron Microscopy with ImageJ. Cells, 10(9), 2177. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10092177
  20. Publications (Hinton Collaboration Projects):
  21. Kumar, A., Zhao, Y., Xie, L., Chadda, R., Tranter, J. D., Mikami, R. T., Abraham, N., Hong, J., Feng, E., Rawnsley, D. R., Liu, H., Henry, K. M., Meyer, G., Hu, M., Xu, H., Hinton, A., Jr, Grueter, C. E., Abel, E. D., Norris, A. W., Diwan, A., … Sah, R. (2025). Lysosomal LRRC8 complex impacts lysosomal pH, morphology, and systemic glucose metabolism. Science advances, 11(39), eadt6366. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt6366
  22. Vargas, J. D., Abbas, M., Goodney, G., Le, H., Hinton, A. O., & Gaye, A. (2025). Regulatory Roles of Long Noncoding RNAs in Arterial Stiffness and Hypertension. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 82(7), 1195–1207. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.23580
  23. Hubert, D. L., Arnold, K. R., Greenspan, Z. S., Pupo, A., Robinson, R. D., Chavarin, V. V., Barter, T. T., Djukovic, D., Raftery, D., Vue, Z., Hinton, A., McReynolds, M. R., Harrison, B. R., & Phillips, M. A. (2025). Selection for Early Reproduction Leads to Accelerated Aging and Extensive Metabolic Remodeling in Drosophila melanogaster. Genome biology and evolution, 17(5), evaf082. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf082
  24. Tracy, K. M., Shishido, Y., Petrovic, M., Murphy, A., Adesanya, T., Fortier, A. K., Harris, T. R., Cortelli, M., Tucker, W. D., François, S. A., Petree, B., Raietparvar, K., Simon, V., Johnson, C. A., Jr, Simonds, E., Poland, J., Glomp, G. A., Crannell, C., Liang, J., Marshall, A., Hinton, A … Bacchetta, M. (2025). 10 degree C static storage of porcine donation after circulatory death livers improves biliary viability and mitigates ischemia-reperfusion injury. American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, S1600-6135(25)00147-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2025.03.018
  25. Obare, L. M., Simmons, J., Oakes, J., Zhang, X., Nochowicz, C., Priest, S., Bailin, S. S., Warren, C. M., Mashayekhi, M., Beasley, H. K., Shao, J., Meenderink, L. M., Sheng, Q., Stolze, J., Gangula, R., Absi, T., Ru Su, Y., Neikirk, K., Chopra, A., Gabriel, C. L., Hinton, A… Wanjalla, C. N. (2025). CD3+ T-cell: CD14+ monocyte complexes are dynamic and increased with HIV and glucose intolerance. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 214(3), 516–531. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/jimmun/vkae054
  26. Gil, C. B., Paz, D., Pinales, B. E., Castro, V. L., Perucho, C. E., Gonzales, A., Francia, G., Masenga, S. K., Hinton, A. O., Jr., & Quintana, A. M. (2025). A zebrafish seizure model of cblX syndrome reveals a dose-dependent refractory response to mTOR inhibition. Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Developmental Biology. bioRxiv 2025.11.14.688058;https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.14.688058
  27. Pinette, J. A., Myers, J. W., Park, W. Y., Bryant, H. G., Eddie, A. M., Wilson, G. A., Montufar, C., Shaikh, Z., Vue, Z., Nunn, E. R., Bessho, R., Cottam, M. A., Haase, V. H., Hinton, A. O., Spinelli, J. B., Cartailler, J. P., & Zaganjor, E. (2024). Disruption of nucleotide biosynthesis reprograms mitochondrial metabolism to inhibit adipogenesis. Journal of lipid research, 100641. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlr.2024.100641
  28. Obare, L. M., Priest, S., Ismail, A., Mashayekhi, M., Zhang, X., Stolze, L. K., Sheng, Q., Nthenge, K., Vue, Z., Neikirk, K., Beasley, H. K., Gabriel, C., Temu, T., Gianella, S., Mallal, S. A., Koethe, J. R., Hinton, A., Jr, Bailin, S. S., & Wanjalla, C. N. (2024). Cytokine and chemokine receptor profiles in adipose tissue vasculature unravel endothelial cell responses in HIV. Journal of cellular physiology, 239(11), e31415. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31415 (Cover Article)
  29. Wenegieme, T. Y., Elased, D., McMichael, K. E., Rockwood, J., Hasrat, K., Ume, A. C., Marshall, A. G., Neikirk, K., Kirabo, A., Elased, K. M., Hinton, A., Jr, & Williams, C. R. (2024). Strategies for Inducing and Validating Zinc Deficiency and Zinc Repletion. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 10.1152/ajpheart.00025.2024. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00025.2024 (Cover)
  30. Stephens, V. R., Moore, R. E., Spicer, S. K., Talbert, J. A., Lu, J., Chinni, R., Chambers, S. A., Townsend, S. D., Manning, S. D., Rogers, L. M., Aronoff, D. M., Vue, Z., Neikirk, K., Hinton, A. O. Jr., Damo, S. M., Noble, K. N., Eastman, A. J., McCallister, M. M., Osteen, K. G., & Gaddy, J. A. (2023). Environmental Toxicant Exposure Paralyzes Human Placental Macrophage Responses to Microbial Threat. ACS Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00490
  31. Robertson, G. L., Riffle, S., Patel, M., Marshall, A., Beasley, H., Garza-Lopez, E., Shao, J., Vue, Z., Hinton, A.O., Mears, J.A., & Gama, V. (2023). DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission is essential to maintain cristae morphology and bioenergetics. Journal of Cell Science, 
  32. Ji, X. Y., Zheng, D., Ni, R., Wang, J. X., Shao, J. Q., Vue, Z., Hinton, A., Jr, Song, L. S., Fan, G. C., Chakrabarti, S., Su, Z. L., & Peng, T. Q. (2022). Sustained over-expression of calpain-2 induces age-dependent dilated cardiomyopathy in mice through aberrant autophagy. Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 43(11), 2873–2884. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41401-022-00965-9

Research Reviews

  1. Bhardwaj, G., Penniman, C. M., Jena, J., Suarez Beltran, P. A., Foster, C., Poro, K., Junck, T. L., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Souvenir, R., Fuqua, J. D., Morales, P. E., Bravo-Sagua, R., Sivitz, W. I., Lira, V. A., Abel, E. D., & O’Neill, B. T. (2021). Insulin and IGF-1 receptors regulate complex I-dependent mitochondrial bioenergetics and supercomplexes via FoxOs in muscle. The Journal of clinical investigation, 131(18), e146415. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI146415
  2. Carter, C. S., Huang, S. C., Searby, C. C., Cassaidy, B., Miller, M. J., Grzesik, W. J., Piorczynski, T. B., Pak, T. K., Walsh, S. A., Acevedo, M., Zhang, Q., Mapuskar, K. A., Milne, G. L., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Guo, D. F., Weiss, R., Bradberry, K., Taylor, E. B., Rauckhorst, A. J., Dick, D. W., … Sheffield, V. C. (2021). Counterpoint: An alternative hypothesis for why exposure to static magnetic and electric fields treats type 2 diabetes. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 320(5), E1001–E1002. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00110.2021
  3. Carter, C. S., Huang, S. C., Searby, C. C., Cassaidy, B., Miller, M. J., Grzesik, W. J., Piorczynski, T. B., Pak, T. K., Walsh, S. A., Acevedo, M., Zhang, Q., Mapuskar, K. A., Milne, G. L., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Guo, D. F., Weiss, R., Bradberry, K., Taylor, E. B., Rauckhorst, A. J., Dick, D. W., … Sheffield, V. C. (2021). Reply to Petersen et al.: An alternative hypothesis for why exposure to static magnetic and electric fields treats type 2 diabetes. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 320(5), E1004–E1005. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00119.2021
  4. Kumar, A., Xie, L., Ta, C. M., Hinton, A. O., Gunasekar, S. K., Minerath, R. A., Shen, K., Maurer, J. M., Grueter, C. E., Abel, E. D., Meyer, G., & Sah, R. (2020). SWELL1 regulates skeletal muscle cell size, intracellular signaling, adiposity and glucose metabolism. eLife, 9, e58941. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58941
  5. Ponce, J. M., Coen, G., Spitler, K. M., Dragisic, N., Martins, I., Hinton, A., Jr, Mungai, M., Tadinada, S. M., Zhang, H., Oudit, G. Y., Song, L. S., Li, N., Sicinski, P., Strack, S., Abel, E. D., Mitchell, C., Hall, D. D., & Grueter, C. E. (2020). Stress-Induced Cyclin C Translocation Regulates Cardiac Mitochondrial Dynamics. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(7), e014366. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.014366
  6. Carter, C. S., Huang, S. C., Searby, C. C., Cassaidy, B., Miller, M. J., Grzesik, W. J., Piorczynski, T. B., Pak, T. K., Walsh, S. A., Acevedo, M., Zhang, Q., Mapuskar, K. A., Milne, G. L., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Guo, D. F., Weiss, R., Bradberry, K., Taylor, E. B., Rauckhorst, A. J., Dick, D. W., … Sheffield, V. C. (2020). Exposure to Static Magnetic and Electric Fields Treats Type 2 Diabetes. Cell metabolism, 32(6), 1076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2020.11.001 (Cover Article)
  7. Yang, Y., van der Klaauw, A. A., Zhu, L., Cacciottolo, T. M., He, Y., Stadler, L., Wang, C., Xu, P., Saito, K., Hinton, A., Jr, Yan, X., Keogh, J. M., Henning, E., Banton, M. C., Hendricks, A. E., Bochukova, E. G., Mistry, V., Lawler, K. L., Liao, L., Xu, J., … Xu, Y. (2019). Steroid receptor coactivator-1 modulates the function of Pomc neurons and energy homeostasis. Nature communications, 10(1), 1718. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08737-6
  8. Wang, C., He, Y., Xu, P., Yang, Y., Saito, K., Xia, Y., Yan, X., Hinton, A., Jr, Yan, C., Ding, H., Yu, L., Shu, G., Gupta, R., Wu, Q., Tong, Q., Lagor, W. R., Flores, E. R., & Xu, Y. (2018). TAp63 contributes to sexual dimorphism in POMC neuron functions and energy homeostasis. Nature communications, 9(1), 1544. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03796-7
  9. Xu, P., He, Y., Cao, X., Valencia-Torres, L., Yan, X., Saito, K., Wang, C., Yang, Y., Hinton, A., Jr, Zhu, L., Shu, G., Myers, M. G., Jr, Wu, Q., Tong, Q., Heisler, L. K., & Xu, Y. (2017). Activation of Serotonin 2C Receptors in Dopamine Neurons Inhibits Binge-like Eating in Mice. Biological psychiatry, 81(9), 737–747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.06.005
  10. Saito, K., He, Y., Yang, Y., Zhu, L., Wang, C., Xu, P., Hinton, A. O., Yan, X., Zhao, J., Fukuda, M., Tong, Q., Clegg, D. J., & Xu, Y. (2016). PI3K in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus mediates estrogenic actions on energy expenditure in female mice. Scientific reports, 6, 23459. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23459
  11. Saito, K., He, Y., Yan, X., Yang, Y., Wang, C., Xu, P., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Shu, G., Yu, L., Tong, Q., & Xu, Y. (2016). Visualizing estrogen receptor-α-expressing neurons using a new ERα-ZsGreen reporter mouse line. Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 65(4), 522–532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2015.12.011
  12. Hinton, A. O., Jr, Yang, Y., Quick, A. P., Xu, P., Reddy, C. L., Yan, X., Reynolds, C. L., Tong, Q., Zhu, L., Xu, J., Wehrens, X. H., Xu, Y., & Reddy, A. K. (2016). SRC-1 Regulates Blood Pressure and Aortic Stiffness in Female Mice. PloS one, 11(12), e0168644. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168644
  13. Hinton, A. O., Jr, He, Y., Xia, Y., Xu, P., Yang, Y., Saito, K., Wang, C., Yan, X., Shu, G., Henderson, A., Clegg, D. J., Khan, S. A., Reynolds, C., Wu, Q., Tong, Q., & Xu, Y. (2016). Estrogen Receptor-α in the Medial Amygdala Prevents Stress-Induced Elevations in Blood Pressure in Females. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 67(6), 1321–1330. 
  14. Yan, C., He, Y., Xu, Y., Shu, G., Wang, C., Yang, Y., Saito, K., Xu, P., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Yan, X., Yu, L., Wu, Q., Tso, P., Tong, Q., & Xu, Y. (2016). Apolipoprotein A-IV Inhibits AgRP/NPY Neurons and Activates Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus. Neuroendocrinology, 103(5), 476–488. https://doi.org/10.1159/000439436
  15. He, Y., Shu, G., Yang, Y., Xu, P., Xia, Y., Wang, C., Saito, K., Hinton, A., Jr, Yan, X., Liu, C., Wu, Q., Tong, Q., & Xu, Y. (2016). A Small Potassium Current in AgRP/NPY Neurons Regulates Feeding Behavior and Energy Metabolism. Cell reports, 17(7), 1807–1818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2016.10.044
  16. Zhu, L., Xu, P., Cao, X., Yang, Y., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Xia, Y., Saito, K., Yan, X., Zou, F., Ding, H., Wang, C., Yan, C., Saha, P., Khan, S. A., Zhao, J., Fukuda, M., Tong, Q., Clegg, D. J., Chan, L., & Xu, Y. (2015). The ERα-PI3K Cascade in Proopiomelanocortin Progenitor Neurons Regulates Feeding and Glucose Balance in Female Mice. Endocrinology, 156(12), 4474–4491. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2015-1660
  17. Xu, P., Cao, X., He, Y., Zhu, L., Yang, Y., Saito, K., Wang, C., Yan, X., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Zou, F., Ding, H., Xia, Y., Yan, C., Shu, G., Wu, S. P., Yang, B., Feng, Y., Clegg, D. J., DeMarchi, R., Khan, S. A., … Xu, Y. (2015). Estrogen receptor-α in medial amygdala neurons regulates body weight. The Journal of clinical investigation, 125(7), 2861–2876. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI80941
  18. Yan, C., Yang, Y., Saito, K., Xu, P., Wang, C., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Yan, X., Wu, Q., Tong, Q., Elmquist, J. K., Fukuda, M., & Xu, Y. (2015). Meta-chlorophenylpiperazine enhances leptin sensitivity in diet-induced obese mice. British journal of pharmacology, 172(14), 3510–3521. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.13141
  19. Zhu, L., Zou, F., Yang, Y., Xu, P., Saito, K., Othrell Hinton, A., Jr, Yan, X., Ding, H., Wu, Q., Fukuda, M., Sun, Z., Tong, Q., & Xu, Y. (2015). Estrogens prevent metabolic dysfunctions induced by circadian disruptions in female mice. Endocrinology, 156(6), 2114–2123. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2014-1922
  20. Cao, X., Xu, P., Oyola, M. G., Xia, Y., Yan, X., Saito, K., Zou, F., Wang, C., Yang, Y., Hinton, A., Jr, Yan, C., Ding, H., Zhu, L., Yu, L., Yang, B., Feng, Y., Clegg, D. J., Khan, S., DiMarchi, R., Mani, S. K., … Xu, Y. (2014). Estrogens stimulate serotonin neurons to inhibit binge-like eating in mice. The Journal of clinical investigation, 124(10), 4351–4362. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI74726
  21. Bu, H., Shu, B., Gao, F., Liu, C., Guan, X., Ke, C., Cao, F., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Xiang, H., Yang, H., Tian, X., & Tian, Y. (2014). Spinal IFN-γ-induced protein-10 (CXCL10) mediates metastatic breast cancer-induced bone pain by activation of microglia in rat models. Breast cancer research and treatment, 143(2), 255–263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-013-2807-4
  22. Zhao, T., Zhang, X., Zeng, L., Xia, S., Hinton, A. O., Jr, & Li, X. (2014). Applications for radio-frequency identification technology in the perioperative setting. AORN journal, 99(6), 764–781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2013.07.022
  23. Ke, C., Li, C., Huang, X., Cao, F., Shi, D., He, W., Bu, H., Gao, F., Cai, T., Hinton, A. O., Jr, & Tian, Y. (2013). Protocadherin20 promotes excitatory synaptogenesis in dorsal horn and contributes to bone cancer pain. Neuropharmacology, 75, 181–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.07.010

Research Reviews

  1. Masenga, S. K., Wandira, N., Cattivelli-Murdoch, G., Saleem, M., Beasley, H., Hinton, A., Jr, Ertuglu, L. A., Mwesigwa, N., Kleyman, T. R., & Kirabo, A. (2025). Salt sensitivity of blood pressure: mechanisms and sex-specific differences. Nature reviews. Cardiology, 10.1038/s41569-025-01135-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-025-01135-0
  2. Masenga, S. K., Povia, J. P., Mweene, B. C., McMillian, R., Albritton, C., Gillyard, T., Afolabi, J., Garza-Lopez, E., Rodriguez, B., Crabtree, A., AshShareef, S., Mungai, M., Le, H., Marshall, A., Katti, P., Neikirk, K., Kirabo, A., & Hinton, A. O., Jr. (2025). Narrative review of mitochondrial dysfunction in aging-related salt-sensitive hypertension: Outcomes, mechanisms, and therapeutic implications. Aging Advances. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.4103/AGINGADV.AGINGADV-D-25-00018
  3. Patel, A., Venkhatesh, P., Thapliyal, S., Mungai, M., Kazma, L. J., Aftab, M., Hinton, A. O., Jr.#, & Katti, P.# (2025). Integrated approaches for multi-scale mitochondrial structure and function analysis. Journal of Microscopy. Manuscript in press. (Manuscript ID: 2678698)
  4. Nivedya, C., Venkhatesh, P., Rodriguez, B. I., Le, H., Afolabi, J., Marshall, A., Neikirk, K., Masenga, S. K., Aftab, M., Kazma, L. J., Katti, P., & Hinton, A. O., Jr. (2025). Roles of DRP1 and the fission protein interactome as regulators of cellular stability and sarcopenia in skeletal muscle aging. Aging Advances. Advance online publication. (In press)
  5. Shivam, P., Ball, D., Cooley, A., Osi, I., Rayford, K. J., Gonzalez, S. B., Edwards, A. D., McIntosh, A. R., Devaughn, J., Pugh-Brown, J. P., Misra, S., Kirabo, A., Ramesh, A., Lindsey, M. L., Sakwe, A. M., Gaye, A., Hinton, A., Jr, Martin, P. M., & Nde, P. N. (2025). Regulatory roles of PIWI-interacting RNAs in cardiovascular disease. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 328(4), H991–H1004. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00833.2024
  6. Neikirk, K., Harris, C., Le, H., Oliver, A., Shao, B., Liu, K., Beasley, H. K., Jamison, S., Ishimwe, J. A., Kirabo, A., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Air pollutants as modulators of mitochondrial quality control in cardiovascular disease. Physiological reports, 12(22), e70118. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.70118
  7. Hinton, A. O., Jr, Vue, Z., Scudese, E., Neikirk, K., Kirabo, A., & Montano, M. (2024). Mitochondrial heterogeneity and crosstalk in aging: Time for a paradigm shift?. Aging cell, e14296. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14296 .
  8. Jones, R., Robinson, A. T., Beach, L. B., Lindsey, M. L., Kirabo, A., Hinton, A., Jr, Erlandson, K. M., & Jenkins, N. D. M. (2024). Exercise to Prevent Accelerated Vascular Aging in People Living With HIV. Circulation research, 134(11), 1607–1635. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.323975
  9. Neikirk, K., Kabugi, K., Mungai, M., Kula, B., Smith, N., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2024). Ethnicity-related differences in mitochondrial regulation by insulin stimulation in diabetes. Journal of cellular physiology, 10.1002/jcp.31317. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31317
  10. Hinton, A. O., Jr, N’jai, A. U., Vue, Z., & Wanjalla, C. (2024). Connection Between HIV and Mitochondria in Cardiovascular Disease and Implications for Treatments. Circulation research, 134(11), 1581–1606. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.324296
  11. Albritton, C. F., Hinton, A., & Kirabo, A. (2024). Beyond the numbers in treating hypertensive end-organ damage: role of formyl peptide receptor agonist Cmpd17b. Cardiovascular research, cvae134. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvae134
  12. Hinton, A., Jr, Claypool, S. M., Neikirk, K., Senoo, N., Wanjalla, C. N., Kirabo, A., & Williams, C. R. (2024). Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Human Heart Failure. Circulation research, 135(2), 372–396. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.323800
  13. Afolabi, J., Laffer, C. L., Beasley, H. K., Hinton, A., Masenga, S. K., & Kirabo, A. (2024). Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure. Circulation research, 134(10), 1234–1239. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.322982
  14. Demirci, M., Hinton, A., & Kirabo, A. (2024). Dendritic cell epithelial sodium channel induced inflammation and salt-sensitive hypertension. Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension, 33(2), 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1097/MNH.0000000000000963
  15. Prakash, P., Swami Vetha, B. S., Chakraborty, R., Wenegieme, T. Y., Masenga, S. K., Muthian, G., Balasubramaniam, M., Wanjalla, C. N., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Kirabo, A., Williams, C. R., Aileru, A., & Dash, C. (2024). HIV-Associated Hypertension: Risks, Mechanisms, and Knowledge Gaps. Circulation research, 134(11), e150–e175. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.323979
  16. Balhara, M., Neikirk, K., Marshall, A., Hinton, A., Jr, & Kirabo, A. (2024). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Hypertension and Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure. Current hypertension reports, 10.1007/s11906-024-01300-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-024-01300-9
  17. Zarate, S. M., Kirabo, A., Hinton, A. O., Jr, & Santisteban, M. M. (2024). Neuroimmunology of Cardiovascular Disease. Current hypertension reports, 10.1007/s11906-024-01301-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-024-01301-8
  18. Saleem, M., Masenga, S. K., Ishimwe, J. A., Demirci, M., Ahmad, T., Jamison, S., Albritton, C. F., Mwesigwa, N., Porcia Haynes, A., White, J., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Hinton, A., Jr, Arshad, S., Desta, S., & Kirabo, A. (2024). Recent Advances in Understanding Peripheral and Gut Immune Cell-Mediated Salt-Sensitive Hypertension and Nephropathy. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 81(3), 436–446. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22031
  19. Neikirk, K., Stephens, D. C., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Gaddy, J. A., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2024). Considerations for developing mitochondrial transplantation techniques for individualized medicine. BioTechniques, 76(4), 125–134. https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2023-0072
  20. Jenkins, B. C., Neikirk, K., Katti, P., Claypool, S. M., Kirabo, A., McReynolds, M. R., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics. Trends in biochemical sciences, 49(4), 346–360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2024.01.011
  21. Marshall, A. G., Neikirk, K., Afolabi, J., Mwesigwa, N., Shao, B., Kirabo, A., Reddy, A. K., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Update on the Use of Pulse Wave Velocity to Measure Age-Related Vascular Changes. Current hypertension reports, 26(3), 131–140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-023-01285-x
  22. Hinton, A., Jr, & Marshall, A. G. (2024). Dissecting organelle interdependence. Nature cell biology, 26(1), 31–33. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-023-01285-8
  23. Neikirk, K., Marshall, A. G., Kula, B., Smith, N., LeBlanc, S., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives. European journal of cell biology, 102(4), 151371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151371
  24. Neikirk, K., Stephens, D. C., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Gaddy, J. A., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Is space the final frontier for mitochondrial study? BioTechniques, 10.2144/btn-2023-0071. https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2023-0071
  25. Neikirk, K., Marshall, A. G., Santisteban, M. M., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). BNIP3 as a new tool to promote healthy brain aging. Aging cell, e14042. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14042
  26. Haynes, A. P., Desta, S., Ahmad, T., Neikirk, K., Hinton, A., Bloodworth, N., & Kirabo, A. (2023). The Antioxidative Effects of Flavones in Hypertensive Disease. Biomedicines, 11(11), 2877. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11112877
  27. Neikirk, K., Ume, A. C., Prasad, P., Marshall, A. G., Rockwood, J., Wenegieme, T. Y., McMichael, K. E., McReynolds, M. R., Williams, C. R., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 4: A regulator of mitochondrial function in acute kidney injury. Aging cell, 22(12), e14019. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14019
  28. Neikirk, K., Lopez, E. G., Marshall, A. G., Alghanem, A., Krystofiak, E., Kula, B., Smith, N., Shao, J., Katti, P., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Call to action to properly utilize electron microscopy to measure organelles to monitor disease. European journal of cell biology, 102(4), 151365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151365
  29. Hinton, A., Jr, & Kirabo, A. (2023). α2δ-1 as a New Target for Immunosuppressant-Induced Hypertension. Circulation research, 133(7), 628–630. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.123.323500
  30. Katti, P., Love-Rutledge, S., Murray, S. A., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Editorial: the role of mitochondrial endoplasmic reticulum contact sites in human health and disease. Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 10, 1223354. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2023.1223354 
  31. Stephens, D. C., Crabtree, A., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Mungai, M., Vang, L., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., Shao, J. Q., Sarker, B., Murray, S., Gaddy, J. A., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Damo, S., & Davis, J. (2023). In the Age of Machine Learning Cryo-EM Research is Still Necessary: A Path toward Precision Medicine. Advanced biology, 7(8), e2300122. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300122
  32. Marshall, A. G., Krystofiak, E., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Correlative light-electron microscopy: integrating dynamics to structure. Trends in biochemical sciences, 48(9), 826–827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2023.05.003
  33. Patel, P. C., Beasley, H. K., Hinton, A.*, & Wanjalla, C. N.* (2023). Lenacapavir (Sunlenca®) for the treatment of HIV-1. Trends in pharmacological sciences, 44(8), 553–554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tips.2023.05.002
  34. Marshall, A. G., Neikirk, K., Stephens, D. C., Vang, L., Vue, Z., Beasley, H. K., Crabtree, A., Scudese, E., Lopez, E. G., Shao, B., Krystofiak, E., Rutledge, S., Davis, J., Murray, S. A., Damo, S. M., Katti, P., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Serial Block Face-Scanning Electron Microscopy as a Burgeoning Technology. Advanced biology, 7(8), e2300139. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300139
  35. Cetin-Ferra, S., Francis, S. C., Cooper, A. T., Neikirk, K., Marshall, A. G., Hinton, A., Jr, & Murray, S. A. (2023). Mitochondrial Connexins and Mitochondrial Contact Sites with Gap Junction Structure. International journal of molecular sciences, 24(10), 9036. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24109036
  36. Katti, P., Kim, Y., Sundaresan, N. R., Gouspillou, G., & Hinton Jr, A. (2023). Muscle plasticity: Regulation of adaptive changes in muscles and mitochondrial dynamics. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, 628. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1192759
  37. Beasley, H.K., Wanjalla, C., Kirabo, A., Hinton, A., (2023) β2ARs: double edge sword in heart function. Trends in Molecular Medicine. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2023.03.003
  38. Marshall, A.G., Damo, S.*, Hinton, A.*. (2023) Revisiting Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy, Trends in Biochemical Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2023.02.005
  39. Hogan, K. A., Zeidler, J. D., Beasley, H. K., Alsaadi, A. I., Alshaheeb, A. A., Chang, Y. C., Tian, H., Hinton, A. O., Jr, & McReynolds, M. R. (2023). Using mass spectrometry imaging to visualize age-related subcellular disruption. Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 10, 906606. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2023.906606
  40. Beasley, H. K., Rodman, T. A., Collins, G. V., Hinton, A., Jr*, & Exil, V*. (2021). TMEM135 is a Novel Regulator of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Physiology with Implications for Human Health Conditions. Cells, 10(7), 1750. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071750 (Co-Senior)