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  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Alan Chait is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their primary research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

Their scholarly output includes 47 publications related to Medicine and 21 in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. They have contributed notably to subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (16 publications), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (10 publications), and Surgery (10 publications), among others. Their research topics cover Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins; Lipid Metabolism and Disorders; Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases; Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health; Diabetes and associated disorders; Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment; and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Adipose Tissue Distribution, Inflammation and Its Metabolic Consequences, Including Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (2020, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine)
  • Remnants of the Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease (2020, Diabetes)
  • Lipid Management in Patients with Endocrine Disorders: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
  • A Comprehensive Update on the Chylomicronemia Syndrome (2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology)
  • Adipocyte-Derived Versican and Macrophage-Derived Biglycan Control Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity (2020, Cell Reports)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alan Chait include Laura J. den Hartigh, Tomáš Vaisar, Shari Wang, Karin Bornfeldt, and Chang Yeop Han.

The scientist's work has been published in several key venues, notably:

  • Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Diabetes Care
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Alan Chait has received recognition as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Executive Summary of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

    Scott M. Grundy;David Bilheimer;Alan Chait;Luther T. Clark

  • Diabetes and cardiovascular disease : A statement for healthcare professionals from the American heart association

    Scott M. Grundy;Ivor J. Benjamin;Gregory L. Burke;Alan Chait

  • Simvastatin and Niacin, Antioxidant Vitamins, or the Combination for the Prevention of Coronary Disease

    Brown Bg;Zhao Xq;Chait A;Fisher Ld

  • Shotgun proteomics implicates protease inhibition and complement activation in the antiinflammatory properties of HDL

    Tomas Vaisar;Subramaniam Pennathur;Pattie S. Green;Sina A. Gharib

  • Adipose Tissue Distribution, Inflammation and Its Metabolic Consequences, Including Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.

    Alan Chait;Laura J. den Hartigh

  • Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 is expressed in human coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Implications for the mode of progression of advanced coronary atherosclerosis.

    K D O'Brien;M D Allen;T O McDonald;A Chait

  • Neovascular Expression of E-Selectin, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1, and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Human Atherosclerosis and Their Relation to Intimal Leukocyte Content

    Kevin D. O’Brien;Thomas O. McDonald;Alan Chait;Margaret D. Allen

  • Susceptibility of small, dense, low-density lipoproteins to oxidative modification in subjects with the atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype, pattern B

    Alan Chait;Ronald L. Brazg;Diane L Tribble;Diane L Tribble;Ronald M. Krauss

  • Iron and copper promote modification of low density lipoprotein by human arterial smooth muscle cells in culture.

    Jay W. Heinecke;Henry Rosen;Alan Chait

  • Superoxide-mediated modification of low density lipoprotein by arterial smooth muscle cells

    J W Heinecke;L Baker;H Rosen;A Chait

  • Cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus: insights from mechanistic studies.

    Theodore Mazzone;Alan Chait;Jorge Plutzky

  • The role of sulfur-containing amino acids in superoxide production and modification of low density lipoprotein by arterial smooth muscle cells.

    J W Heinecke;H Rosen;L A Suzuki;A Chait

  • The myeloperoxidase product hypochlorous acid oxidizes HDL in the human artery wall and impairs ABCA1-dependent cholesterol transport

    Constanze Bergt;Subramaniam Pennathur;Xiaoyun Fu;Jaeman Byun

  • Plasma Lipoproteins in Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia and Monogenic Familial Hypertriglyceridemia

    John D. Brunzell;John J. Albers;Alan Chait;Scott M. Grundy

  • Identification of the principal proteoglycan-binding site in LDL. A single-point mutation in apo-B100 severely affects proteoglycan interaction without affecting LDL receptor binding.

    J Borén;K Olin;I Lee;A Chait

  • Vascular Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, and Reduced Nitric Oxide Production Precede the Onset of Peripheral Insulin Resistance

    Francis Kim;Matilda Pham;Ezekiel Maloney;Norma O. Rizzo

  • Reduced plasma peroxyl radical trapping capacity and increased susceptibility of LDL to oxidation in poorly controlled IDDM.

    Elaine C Tsai;Irl B Hirsch;John D Brunzell;Alan Chait

  • Very low density lipoprotein overproduction in genetic forms of hypertriglyceridaemia.

    Alan Chait;John J. Albers;John D. Brunzell

  • Superoxide initiates oxidation of low density lipoprotein by human monocytes.

    K Hiramatsu;H Rosen;J W Heinecke;G Wolfbauer

  • Oxidative Modification in Subjects With the Atherogenic Lipoprotein Phenotype, Pattern B

    Alan Chait;Ronald L. Brazg;Diane L. Tribble;Ronald M. Krauss

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Brunzell
John D. Brunzell University of Washington
John J. Albers
John J. Albers University of Washington
Kevin D. O'Brien
Kevin D. O'Brien University of Washington
Thomas N. Wight
Thomas N. Wight Virginia Mason Medical Center
Edwin L. Bierman
Edwin L. Bierman University of Washington
Jay W. Heinecke
Jay W. Heinecke University of Washington
Samir S. Deeb
Samir S. Deeb University of Washington
Peter J. Little
Peter J. Little University of the Sunshine Coast
Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University
Santica M. Marcovina
Santica M. Marcovina University of Washington

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