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Overview

Bente Kiens is a researcher affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their work spans multiple studies and publications primarily focused on metabolism, physiology, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to the understanding of muscle metabolism and the interplay between diet and exercise.

Their recent papers include:

  • An exercise-inducible metabolite that suppresses feeding and obesity, 2022, Nature
  • pH-Gated Succinate Secretion Regulates Muscle Remodeling in Response to Exercise, 2020, Cell
  • Deep muscle-proteomic analysis of freeze-dried human muscle biopsies reveals fiber type-specific adaptations to exercise training, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Tuning fatty acid oxidation in skeletal muscle with dietary fat and exercise, 2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Pharmacological but not physiological GDF15 suppresses feeding and the motivation to exercise, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors working alongside Bente Kiens include:

  • Erik A. Richter
  • Andreas M. Fritzen
  • Anne-Marie Lundsgaard
  • Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski
  • Maximilian Kleinert

The scientist's publications are often found in the following venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Diabetes
  • American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Bente Kiens' main fields of study cover Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with considerable work in subfields such as Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology. Their research intersects significantly with Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism as well as some focus on Surgery.

The core topics investigated within their work include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Best Publications

  • Carbohydrates and fat for training and recovery

    Louise M. Burke;Bente Kiens;John L. Ivy

  • Skeletal muscle substrate utilization during submaximal exercise in man: effect of endurance training.

    B Kiens;B Essen-Gustavsson;N J Christensen;B Saltin

  • Skeletal Muscle Lipid Metabolism in Exercise and Insulin Resistance

    Bente Kiens

  • Energy availability in athletes

    Anne B. Loucks;Bente Kiens;Hattie H. Wright

  • Isoform-specific and exercise intensity-dependent activation of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase in human skeletal muscle.

    Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Pernille Nielsen;Bo F. Hansen;Erik A. Richter

  • Anaerobic energy production and O2 deficit-debt relationship during exhaustive exercise in humans.

    J Bangsbo;P D Gollnick;T E Graham;C Juel

  • Extracellular Vesicles Provide a Means for Tissue Crosstalk during Exercise

    Martin Whitham;Martin Whitham;Benjamin L. Parker;Martin Friedrichsen;Janne R. Hingst

  • Insulin signaling and insulin sensitivity after exercise in human skeletal muscle.

    J F Wojtaszewski;B F Hansen;Gade;B Kiens

  • AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) β1β2 muscle null mice reveal an essential role for AMPK in maintaining mitochondrial content and glucose uptake during exercise

    Hayley M. O'Neill;Stine J. Maarbjerg;Justin D. Crane;Jacob Jeppesen

  • Effect of exercise on insulin action in human skeletal muscle

    E. A. Richter;K. J. Mikines;H. Galbo;B. Kiens

  • Regulation of 5′AMP-activated protein kinase activity and substrate utilization in exercising human skeletal muscle

    Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Christopher MacDonald;Jakob N. Nielsen;Ylva Hellsten

  • Utilization of skeletal muscle triacylglycerol during postexercise recovery in humans

    Bente Kiens;Erik A. Richter

  • Global Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Skeletal Muscle Reveals a Network of Exercise-Regulated Kinases and AMPK Substrates

    Nolan J Hoffman;Benjamin L Parker;Rima Chaudhuri;Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman

  • Increased plasma FFA uptake and oxidation during prolonged exercise in trained vs. untrained humans.

    L. P. Turcotte;E. A. Richter;B. Kiens

  • Effect of muscle acidity on muscle metabolism and fatigue during intense exercise in man.

    Jens Bangsbo;K. Madsen;Bente Kiens;Erik Richter

  • Intramuscular pressure, EMG and blood flow during low-level prolonged static contraction in man

    G. Sjøgaard;B. Kiens;K. Jørgensen;B. Saltin

  • Acute exercise improves motor memory: exploring potential biomarkers.

    Kasper Skriver;Marc Roig;Jesper Lundbye-Jensen;Jessica Pingel

  • Palmitate transport and fatty acid transporters in red and white muscles

    A. Bonen;J. J. F. P. Luiken;S. Liu;D. J. Dyck

  • Is peak quadriceps blood flow in humans even higher during exercise with hypoxemia

    L. B. Rowell;B. Saltin;B. Kiens;N. J. Christensen

  • A single bout of exercise improves motor memory.

    Marc Roig;Kasper Christen Skriver;Jesper Lundbye-Jensen;Bente Kiens

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik A. Richter
Erik A. Richter University of Copenhagen
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski University of Copenhagen
Peter Schjerling
Peter Schjerling University of Copenhagen
Bengt Saltin
Bengt Saltin University of Copenhagen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Jens Bangsbo
Jens Bangsbo University of Copenhagen
David E. James
David E. James University of Sydney
Sten Madsbad
Sten Madsbad University of Copenhagen
Lise Madsen
Lise Madsen University of Bergen
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin

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