Victoria L. King, PhD
Connect
859-218-6167vicky.king@uky.edu
Positions
- Associate Professor
College Unit(s)
Other Affiliation(s)
- Internal Medicine - Cardiology
- Nutritional Sciences Graduate Faculty
Biography and Education
Education
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
B.S.
1994
Biology
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Ph.D.
1999
Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Post-doctoral
2003
Cardiovascular Medicine
Selected Publications
1.King VL, Szilvassy SJ, Daugherty A. Interleukin 4 deficiency decreases atherosclerotic lesion formation in a site specific manner in female LDL receptor / mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2002; Mar 1;22(3):456 61. 2. King VL, Trivedi D, Gitlin J.R., Loftin CD. Selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition with celecoxib decreases angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm formation in mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006 May;26(5):1137-43. 3. King VL, Cassis LA, Daugherty A. Interleukin-4 does not influence development of hypercholesterolemia or angiotensin II-induced atherosclerotic lesions. Am. J. Pathol. 2007 171: 2040-2047. 4. Arsenescu V, Arsenescu RI, King VL, Swanson H, Cassis LA. Polychlorinated Biphenyl 77 Induces Adipocyte Differentiation and Proinflammatory Adipokines and Promotes Obesity and Atherosclerosis. Environ Health Perspect 2008; 116(6); 761-768. 5. Wilson P, Thompson JC, Webb NR, King VL, Tannock LR. Serum Amyloid A, but not C-Reactive Protein Stimulates Vascular Proteoglycan Synthesis in a Pro-Atherogenic Manner. Am. J. Pathol. 2008; 173(6): 1902-1910.