RaviNistalaMD

Nephrology • Columbia, MO

Professor, Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine

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Office
1020 Hitt Street
Columbia, MO 65212
Phone+1 573-882-8788

Fax+1 573-882-3131
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Education & Training

University of Missouri-ColumbiaFellowship, Nephrology, 2008 - 2010
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Grant Medical CollegeClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2009 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow of American Heart Association AHA
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Bidirectional relation between dipeptidyl peptidase 4 and angiotensin II type I receptor signaling.
Joao Carlos Ribeiro-Silva, Adriana C C Girardi, Flavia L Martins, Ravi Nistala> ;American Journal of Physiology. Cell Physiology. 2024 Apr 1
Recent advances in wearable sensors and data analytics for continuous monitoring and analysis of biomarkers and symptoms related to COVID-19.
Huijie Li, Jianhe Yuan, Gavin Fennell, Vagif Abdulla, Dominic K C Ho, Yi Zhang, Ravi Nistala, Dima Dandachi> ;Biophysics Reviews. 2023 Sep 1
3 citations
Dipeptidylpeptidase 4 promotes survival and stemness of acute myeloid leukemia stem cells.
Chen Wang, Ravi Nistala, Min Cao, Yi Pan, Madelaine Behrens, Donald Doll, Richard D Hammer, Puja Nistala, Hui-Ming Chang, Edward T H Yeh, XunLei Kang> ;Cell Reports. 2023 Feb 28
Repair of Limb Ischemia Is Dependent on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Specific-SHP-1 Regulation of TGF-β1.
Chen Wang, Ravi Nistala, Min Cao, De-Pei Li, Yi Pan, Mojgan Golzy, Zhenguo Liu, XunLei Kang, Yuqi Cui> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2023 Jan 1
24 citations
Microneedle-Based Potentiometric Sensing System for Continuous Monitoring of Multiple Electrolytes in Skin Interstitial Fluids.
Huijie Li, Guangfu Wu, Zhengyan Weng, He Sun, Ravi Nistala, Yi Zhang> ;ACS Sensors. 2021 May 26
6 citations
DPP4 inhibition mitigates ANG II-mediated kidney immune activation and injury in male mice.
Ravi Nistala, Alex Meuth, Cassandra Smith, Jianzhong An, Javad Habibi, Melvin R. Hayden, Megan S. Johnson, Annayya R. Aroor, Adam Whaley-Connell, James R. Sowers, Susa...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology. 2021 Feb 1
15 citations
Sphingosine kinase 2 restricts T cell immunopathology but permits viral persistence
Caleb J. Studstill, Curtis J. Pritzl, Young-Jin Seo, Dae Young Kim, Chuan Xia, Jennifer J. Wolf, Ravi Nistala, Madhuvanthi Vijayan, Yong-Bin Cho, Kyung Won Kang, Sang-...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2020 Dec 1
32 citations
Diet-Induced Obesity Promotes Kidney Endothelial Stiffening and Fibrosis Dependent on the Endothelial Mineralocorticoid Receptor.
Annayya R. Aroor, Javad Habibi, Ravi Nistala, Francisco I. Ramirez-Perez, Luis A. Martinez-Lemus, Iris Z. Jaffe, James R. Sowers, Guanghong Jia, Adam Whaley-Connell> ;Hypertension. 2019 Apr 1
42 citations
The combination of a neprilysin inhibitor (sacubitril) and angiotensin-II receptor blocker (valsartan) attenuates glomerular and tubular injury in the Zucker Obese rat
Javad Habibi, Annayya R. Aroor, Nitin A. Das, Camila Manrique-Acevedo, Megan S. Johnson, Melvin R. Hayden, Ravi Nistala, Charles E. Wiedmeyer, Bysani Chandrasekar, Vin...> ;Cardiovascular Diabetology. 2019 Mar 25
101 citations
Glycemic control by the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin decreases aortic stiffness, renal resistivity index and kidney injury.
Annayya R. Aroor, Nitin A. Das, Andrea J. Carpenter, Javad Habibi, Guanghong Jia, Francisco I. Ramirez-Perez, Luis A. Martinez-Lemus, Camila Manrique-Acevedo, Melvin R...> ;Cardiovascular Diabetology. 2018 Jul 30
64 citations
Arterial Stiffness in Hypertension: an Update.
Korshie Dumor, Michael Shoemaker-Moyle, Ravi Nistala, Adam Whaley-Connell> ;Current Hypertension Reports. 2018 Jul 4
20 citations
Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibition With Saxagliptin Ameliorates Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Diastolic Dysfunction in Male Mice.
Scott Brown, Cassandra Smith, Alex Meuth, Maloree Khan, Annayya R. Aroor, Hannah M Cleeton, Gerald A. Meininger, James R. Sowers, Vincent G. DeMarco, Bysani Chandrasek...> ;Endocrinology. 2017 Oct 1
43 citations
Uric acid promotes vascular stiffness, maladaptive inflammatory responses and proteinuria in western diet fed mice
Annayya R. Aroor, Guanghong Jia, Javad Habibi, Zhe Sun, Francisco I. Ramirez-Perez, Barron Brady, Dongqing Chen, Luis A. Martinez-Lemus, Camila Manrique, Ravi Nistala,...> ;Metabolism. 2017 Sep 1
37 citations
Amiloride Improves Endothelial Function and Reduces Vascular Stiffness in Female Mice Fed a Western Diet.
Luis A. Martinez-Lemus, Annayya R. Aroor, Francisco I. Ramirez-Perez, Guanghong Jia, Javad Habibi, Vincent G. DeMarco, Brady J. Barron, Adam Whaley-Connell, Ravi Nista...> ;Frontiers in Physiology. 2017 Jun 30
59 citations
Diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease progression: Role of DPP4
Ravi Nistala, Virginia J. Savin> ;American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology. 2017 Apr 1
8 citations
mTORC1 inhibitors rapamycin and metformin affect cardiovascular markers differentially in ZDF rats
Ravi Nistala, Ahmad Raja, Lakshmi Pulakat> ;Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2017 Jan 4
8 citations
Reliable and High Efficiency Extraction of Kidney Immune Cells.
Ravi Nistala, Alex Meuth, Cassandra Smith, Aroor Annayya> ;Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2016 Aug 19
28 citations
Angiotensin II Stimulation of DPP4 Activity Regulates Megalin in the Proximal Tubules
Annayya R. Aroor, Marcin Zuberek, Cornel Duta, Alex Meuth, James R. Sowers, Adam Whaley-Connell, Ravi Nistala> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2016 May 20
56 citations
Mineralocorticoid receptor blockade prevents Western diet-induced diastolic dysfunction in female mice.
Brian Bostick, Javad Habibi, Vincent G. DeMarco, Guanghong Jia, Timothy L. Domeier, Michelle D. Lambert, Annayya R. Aroor, Ravi Nistala, Shawn B. Bender, Mona Garro, M...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2015 May 1
61 citations
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition ameliorates western diet-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance through hepatic lipid remodeling and modulation of hepatic ...
Annayya R. Aroor, Javad Habibi, David A. Ford, Ravi Nistala, Guido Lastra, Camila Manrique, Merlow M Dunham, Kaitlin D. Ford, John P. Thyfault, Elizabeth J. Parks, Jam...> ;Diabetes. 2015 Jun 1
58 citations
DPP4 inhibition attenuates filtration barrier injury and oxidant stress in the zucker obese rat.
Ravi Nistala, Javad Habibi, Annayya R. Aroor, James R. Sowers, Melvin R. Hayden, Alex Meuth, William C Knight, Tamara S. Hancock, Thomas Klein, Vincent G. DeMarco, Ada...> ;Obesity. 2014 Oct 1
41 citations
Prevention of obesity-induced renal injury in male mice by DPP4 inhibition.
Ravi Nistala, Javad Habibi, Guido Lastra, Camila Manrique, Annayya R. Aroor, Melvin R. Hayden, Mona Garro, Alex Meuth, Megan S. Johnson, Adam Whaley-Connell, James R. ...> ;Endocrinology. 2014 Apr 8
10 citations
Tissue-specific expression of GLP1R in mice: is the problem of antibody nonspecificity solved?
Annayya R. Aroor, Ravi Nistala> ;Diabetes. 2014 Apr 1
1 citations
Is There a Role for the Incretin System in Blood Pressure Regulation
Akhilesh Rao, Ravi Nistala> ;Current Hypertension Reports. 2014 Jan 28
116 citations
The role of tissue Renin-Angiotensin-aldosterone system in the development of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness.
Annayya R. Aroor, Vincent G. DeMarco, Guanghong Jia, Zhe Sun, Ravi Nistala, Gerald A. Meininger, James R. Sowers> ;Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2013 Oct 29
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