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Angelico Mendy

Assistant Professor

Environmental & Public Health Sciences | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • PhD: University of Iowa
  • MD: University of Dakar
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Peer Reviewed Publications

Feinstein, Lydia; Wilkerson, Jesse; Salo, Paivi M; MacNell, Nathaniel; Bridge, Matthew F; Fessler, Michael B; Thorne, Peter S; Mendy, Angelico; Cohn, Richard D; Curry, Matthew D; Zeldin, Darryl C 2020. Validation of Questionnaire-based Case Definitions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Epidemiology, ,

Mendy, Angelico; Metwali, Nervana; Perry, Sarah S; Chrischilles, Elizabeth A; Wang, Kai; Thorne, Peter S 2020. Household endotoxin reduction in the Louisa Environmental Intervention Project for rural childhood asthma. Indoor air, 30 1, 88-97

Mendy, Angelico; Wilkerson, Jesse; Salo, P?ivi M; Zeldin, Darryl C; Thorne, Peter S 2020. Endotoxin clustering with allergens in house dust and asthma outcomes in a U.S. national study Environmental health, 19 1, 35

Mendy, Angelico; Zeldin, Darryl C 2020. Phl p 4: An early indicator of grass pollen allergy? The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 145 6, 1556-1557

Gopal, Radha; Mendy, Angelico; Marinelli, Michael A; Richwalls, Lacee J; Seger, Philip J; Patel, Shivani; McHugh, Kevin J; Rich, Helen E; Grousd, Jennifer A; Forno, Erick; Alcorn, John F 2019. Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma (PPAR?) Suppresses Inflammation and Bacterial Clearance during Influenza-Bacterial Super-Infection. Viruses, 11 6,

Mendy, Angelico; Gopal, Radha; Alcorn, John F; Forno, Erick 2019. Reduced mortality from lower respiratory tract disease in adult diabetic patients treated with metformin Respirology, 24 7, 646-651

Mendy, Angelico; Salo, P?ivi M; Wilkerson, Jesse; Feinstein, Lydia; Ferguson, Kelly K; Fessler, Michael B; Thorne, Peter S; Zeldin, Darryl C 2019. Association of urinary levels of bisphenols F and S used as bisphenol A substitutes with asthma and hay fever outcomes. Environmental research, , 108944

Mendy, Angelico; Wilkerson, Jesse; Salo, P?ivi M; Weir, Charles H; Feinstein, Lydia; Zeldin, Darryl C; Thorne, Peter S 2019. Synergistic Association of House Endotoxin Exposure and Ambient Air Pollution with Asthma Outcomes. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 200 6, 712-720

Mendy, Angelico 2018. Association of Urinary Nitrate With Lower Prevalence of Hypertension and Stroke and With Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality. Circulation, 137 21, 2295-2297

Mendy, Angelico; Forno, Erick; Niyonsenga, Theophile; Carnahan, Ryan; Gasana, Janvier 2018. Prevalence and features of asthma-COPD overlap in the United States 2007-2012. The clinical respiratory journal, 12 8, 2369-2377

Mendy, Angelico; Forno, Erick; Niyonsenga, Theophile; Gasana, Janvier 2018. Blood biomarkers as predictors of long-term mortality in COPD. The clinical respiratory journal, 12 5, 1891-1899

Mendy, Angelico; Park, JuYoung; Vieira, Edgar Ramos 2018. Osteoarthritis and risk of mortality in the USA: a population-based cohort study. International journal of epidemiology, 47 6, 1821-1829

Mendy, Angelico; Salo, Päivi M; Cohn, Richard D; Wilkerson, Jesse; Zeldin, Darryl C; Thorne, Peter S 2018. House Dust Endotoxin Association with Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema. Environmental health perspectives, 126 3, 037007

Mendy, Angelico; Wilkerson, Jesse; Salo, P?ivi M; Cohn, Richard D; Zeldin, Darryl C; Thorne, Peter S 2018. Endotoxin predictors and associated respiratory outcomes differ with climate regions in the U.S. Environment international, 112 , 218-226

Park, Juyoung; Mendy, Angelico; Vieira, Edgar R 2018. Various Types of Arthritis in the United States: Prevalence and Age-Related Trends From 1999 to 2014. American journal of public health, 108 2, 256-258

Mendy, Angelico; Cohn, Richard D; Thorne, Peter S 2016. Endotoxin exposure, serum vitamin D, asthma and wheeze outcomes. Respiratory medicine, 114 , 61-6

Mendy, Angelico; Vieira, Edgar R; Albatineh, Ahmed N; Gasana, Janvier 2016. Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Long-Term Risk for Death, United States. Emerging infectious diseases, 22 11, 1966-1969

Mendy, A; Vieira, E R; Albatineh, A N; Gasana, J 2015. Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and cognitive functions in school-aged children. Parasitology, 142 9, 1221-7

Mendy, Angelico; Vieira, Edgar R; Albatineh, Ahmed N; Gasana, Janvier 2015. Immediate rather than delayed memory impairment in older adults with latent toxoplasmosis. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 45 , 36-40

Thorne, Peter S; Mendy, Angelico; Metwali, Nervana; Salo, Päivi; Co, Caroll; Jaramillo, Renee; Rose, Kathryn M; Zeldin, Darryl C 2015. Endotoxin Exposure: Predictors and Prevalence of Associated Asthma Outcomes in the United States. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 192 11, 1287-97

Villalba, Karina; Attonito, Jennifer; Mendy, Angelico; Devieux, Jessy G; Gasana, Janvier; Dorak, Tevfik M 2015. A meta-analysis of the associations between the SLC6A4 promoter polymorphism (5HTTLPR) and the risk for alcohol dependence. Psychiatric genetics, 25 2, 47-58

Mendy, Angelico 2014. Herpes simplex virus type 1 and cognition in different stages of life. The Journal of infectious diseases, 210 2, 332-3

Mendy, Angelico; Albatineh, Ahmed N; Vieira, Edgar R; Gasana, Janvier 2014. Higher specificity of tuberculin skin test compared with QuantiFERON-TB Gold for detection of exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical infectious diseases, 59 8, 1188-9

Mendy, Angelico; Gasana, Janvier; Vieira, Edgar R; Diallo, Hamidou 2014. Prospective study of cytomegalovirus seropositivity and risk of mortality from diabetes. Acta diabetologica, 51 5, 723-9

Mendy, Angelico; Vieira, Edgar R; Albatineh, Ahmed N; Nnadi, Augustine K; Gasana, Janvier 2014. Response to letter to the editor: regarding "copper deficiency and neuropathology related to the petrous bone". Annals of epidemiology, 24 6, 490-1

Mendy, Angelico; Vieira, Edgar R; Albatineh, Ahmed N; Nnadi, Augustine K; Lowry, Dana; Gasana, Janvier 2014. Low bone mineral density is associated with balance and hearing impairments. Annals of epidemiology, 24 1, 58-62

Elazab, Nancy; Mendy, Angelico; Gasana, Janvier; Vieira, Edgar R; Quizon, Annabelle; Forno, Erick 2013. Probiotic administration in early life, atopy, and asthma: a meta-analysis of clinical trials. Pediatrics, 132 3, e666-76

Mendy, Angelico; Gasana, Janvier; Vieira, Edgar Ramos 2013. Low blood lead concentrations and thyroid function of American adults. International journal of environmental health research, 23 6, 461-73

Mendy, Angelico; Vieira, Edgar R; Gasana, Janvier 2013. Seropositivity to herpes simplex virus type 2, but not type 1 is associated with premature cardiovascular diseases: a population-based cross-sectional study. Atherosclerosis, 231 1, 18-21

Reiter, J; Demirel, N; Mendy, A; Gasana, J; Vieira, E R; Colin, A A; Quizon, A; Forno, E 2013. Macrolides for the long-term management of asthma--a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Allergy, 68 8, 1040-9

da Costa, Bruno Roza; Rutjes, Anne Wilhelmina Saskia; Mendy, Angelico; Freund-Heritage, Rosalie; Vieira, Edgar Ramos 2012. Can falls risk prediction tools correctly identify fall-prone elderly rehabilitation inpatients? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 7 7, e41061

Gasana, Janvier; Dillikar, Deepa; Mendy, Angelico; Forno, Erick; Ramos Vieira, Edgar 2012. Motor vehicle air pollution and asthma in children: a meta-analysis. Environmental research, 117 , 36-45

Mendy, Angelico; Gasana, Janvier; Forno, Erick; Vieira, Edgar Ramos; Dowdye, Charissa 2012. Work-related respiratory symptoms and lung function among solderers in the electronics industry: a meta-analysis. Environmental health and preventive medicine, 17 3, 183-90

Mendy, Angelico; Gasana, Janvier; Vieira, Edgar Ramos 2012. Urinary heavy metals and associated medical conditions in the US adult population. International journal of environmental health research, 22 2, 105-18

Mendy, Angelico; Gasana, Janvier; Vieira, Edgar Ramos; Forno, Erick; Patel, Jasmin; Kadam, Prasad; Ramirez, Gilbert 2011. Endotoxin exposure and childhood wheeze and asthma: a meta-analysis of observational studies. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 48 7, 685-93

Manga, N M; Diop, S A; Ndour, C T; Dia, N-M; Mendy, A; Coudec, M; Taverne, B; Diop, B M; Sow, P S 2009. [Late diagnosis of HIV infection in the Fann, Dakar clinic of infectious diseases: testing circumstances, therapeutic course of patients, and determining factors]. Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 39 2, 95-100

Mendy, Angelico; Wilkerson, Jesse; Salo, Päivi M; Cohn, Richard D; Zeldin, Darryl C; Thorne, Peter S . Exposure and Sensitization to Pets Modify Endotoxin Association with Asthma and Wheeze. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 6 6, 2006-2013.e4

Vieira, Edgar R; Mendy, Angelico; Prado, Carla M; Gasana, Janvier; Albatineh, Ahmed N . Falls, physical limitations, confusion and memory problems in people with type II diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes, and the influence of vitamins A, D and E. Journal of diabetes and its complications, 29 8, 1159-64