Donna L Bratton
MD
- Department of Pediatrics
- Senior Faculty Member
- Professor
- Website Address
- CgD
- Gender
- Female
Specialties
Pediatrics
Allergic and Immunologic Diseases
Research
Asthma, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Lung Disease, Inflammation, Innate Immunity and Lung Cell Biology
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Professor
Publications by this author
Link to Faculty Publications
Link to PubMed for more papers
Board Certified
National Board Certification
Pediatric Board Certification - Written exam
Colorado Medical License
Pediatric Board Certification - Oral exam
Academy of Allergy/Immunology Board
Service
Education & Training
Education
- Vanderbilt University Medical School (Nashville, TN)
- MD, 1976-1980
Residencies
- Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
- Intern and Resident: Pediatric, 1980-1983
Fellowships
- National Jewish Health for Immunology
- Allergy/Immunology, 1984-1987
- Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
- Neonatology, 1983-1984
Recent or Important Publications
Fernandez-Boyanapalli R, Frasch SC, McPhillips K, Vandivier RW, Harry BL, Riches DWH, Henson PM, Bratton DL. Impaired apoptotic cell clearance In CGD due to altered macrophage programming Is reversed by phosphatidylserine dependent production of IL-4. Blood. PMC Journal in Process. In Press. 2009.
Frasch SC, Zemski Berry K, Fernandez-Boyanapalli R, Jin H-S, Leslie CC, Henson PM, Murphy RC, Bratton DL. Activation of the NADPH oxidase generates lyso-phosphatidylserine and enhances clearance of activated and dying neutrophils via macrophage G2A. J Biol Chem. 283(48):33736-49, 2008.
Xiao YQ, Freire-de-Lima C, Schiemann WP, Bratton DL, Henson PM. Transcriptional and translational regulation of transforming growth factor-b production in response to apoptotic cells. 181(5):3575-85 PMCID: 2008.
Bratton DL, Henson PM. Apoptotic Cell Recognition: Will the Real Phosphatidylserine Receptor(s) Please Stand Up? Current Biology 18:R76-79, 2008.
Frasch SC, Zemski-Berry K, Murphy RC, Borregaard N, Henson PM, Bratton DL. Lysophospholipids of different classes mobilize neutrophil secretory vesicles and induce redundant signaling through G2A. J Immunol 178:6540-6548, 2007.
