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Overview

Bruce W. Patterson is primarily affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a strong focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, they have contributed notably to subfields including Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Surgery.

The scientist's research topics demonstrate a concentration on metabolic and endocrine systems, covering Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, as well as Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Bruce W. Patterson has published a series of scientific papers across influential journals. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Nicotinamide mononucleotide increases muscle insulin sensitivity in prediabetic women," 2021, Science
  • "Effects of Diet versus Gastric Bypass on Metabolic Function in Diabetes," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Effects of Mindfulness Training and Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older Adults," 2022, JAMA
  • "Decreased adipose tissue oxygenation associates with insulin resistance in individuals with obesity," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Obesity Is Associated With Increased Basal and Postprandial β-Cell Insulin Secretion Even in the Absence of Insulin Resistance," 2020, Diabetes

The publication venues where Bruce W. Patterson frequently contributes include:

  • Diabetes
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Obesity
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Diabetes Care

Collaboration appears as a significant aspect of their scientific activity, with frequent co-authors such as Samuel Klein, Bettina Mittendorfer, Mihoko Yoshino, Jun Yoshino, and Gordon I. Smith. These collaborations underline a shared focus on metabolism, diabetes, and related biomedical fields.

Best Publications

  • Human apoE Isoforms Differentially Regulate Brain Amyloid-β Peptide Clearance

    Joseph M. Castellano;Jungsu Kim;Floy R. Stewart;Hong Jiang

  • Intrahepatic fat, not visceral fat, is linked with metabolic complications of obesity

    Elisa Fabbrini;Faidon Magkos;B. Selma Mohammed;Terri Pietka

  • Absence of an Effect of Liposuction on Insulin Action and Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease

    Samuel Klein;Luigi Fontana;V. Leroy Young;Andrew R. Coggan

  • Effects of Moderate and Subsequent Progressive Weight Loss on Metabolic Function and Adipose Tissue Biology in Humans with Obesity

    Faidon Magkos;Faidon Magkos;Gemma Fraterrigo;Jun Yoshino;Courtney Luecking

  • Alterations in Adipose Tissue and Hepatic Lipid Kinetics in Obese Men and Women With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Elisa Fabbrini;Elisa Fabbrini;B. Selma Mohammed;Faidon Magkos;Faidon Magkos;Kevin M. Korenblat

  • Amyloid β concentrations and stable isotope labeling kinetics of human plasma specific to central nervous system amyloidosis

    Vitaliy Ovod;Kara N. Ramsey;Kwasi G. Mawuenyega;Jim G. Bollinger

  • Tau Kinetics in Neurons and the Human Central Nervous System

    Chihiro Sato;Nicolas R. Barthélemy;Kwasi G. Mawuenyega;Bruce W. Patterson

  • Insulin resistance drives hepatic de novo lipogenesis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Gordon I. Smith;Mahalakshmi Shankaran;Mihoko Yoshino;George G. Schweitzer

  • Dietary fat and carbohydrates differentially alter insulin sensitivity during caloric restriction.

    Erik P. Kirk;Dominic N. Reeds;Brian N. Finck;Mitra S. Mayurranjan

  • Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid May Improve Liver and Muscle but Not Adipose Tissue Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Men and Women

    Marleen Kars;Ling Yang;Margaret F. Gregor;B. Selma Mohammed

  • Resveratrol Supplementation Does Not Improve Metabolic Function in Nonobese Women with Normal Glucose Tolerance

    Jun Yoshino;Caterina Conte;Caterina Conte;Luigi Fontana;Bettina Mittendorfer

  • WNT-LRP5 Signaling Induces Warburg Effect through mTORC2 Activation during Osteoblast Differentiation

    Emel Esen;Jianquan Chen;Courtney M. Karner;Adewole L. Okunade

  • Stimulation of muscle protein synthesis by long-term insulin infusion in severely burned patients.

    Yoichi Sakurai;Asle Aarsland;David N. Herndon;David L. Chinkes

  • Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Metabolic and Hepatic Abnormalities Associated With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Samuel Klein;Bettina Mittendorfer;J. Christopher Eagon;Bruce Patterson

  • Randomized trial of exercise effect on intrahepatic triglyceride content and lipid kinetics in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Shelby Sullivan;Erik P. Kirk;Erik P. Kirk;Bettina Mittendorfer;Bruce W. Patterson

  • Sucralose Affects Glycemic and Hormonal Responses to an Oral Glucose Load

    M. Yanina Pepino;Courtney D. Tiemann;Bruce W. Patterson;Burton M. Wice

  • Association between specific adipose tissue CD4+ T-cell populations and insulin resistance in obese individuals

    Elisa Fabbrini;Marina Cella;Steve A. Mccartney;Anja Fuchs

  • Effect of sleep on overnight cerebrospinal fluid amyloid β kinetics.

    Brendan P. Lucey;Terry J. Hicks;Jennifer S. McLeland;Cristina D. Toedebusch

  • Associations between free fatty acids, cumulus oocyte complex morphology and ovarian function during in vitro fertilization

    Emily S. Jungheim;George A. Macones;Randall R. Odem;Bruce W. Patterson

  • Nicotinamide mononucleotide increases muscle insulin sensitivity in prediabetic women

    Mihoko Yoshino;Jun Yoshino;Brandon D. Kayser;Gary J. Patti

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Klein
Samuel Klein Washington University in St. Louis
Randall J. Bateman
Randall J. Bateman Washington University in St. Louis
Kevin E. Yarasheski
Kevin E. Yarasheski Washington University in St. Louis
David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis
Gustav Schonfeld
Gustav Schonfeld Washington University in St. Louis
John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis
Tammie L.S. Benzinger
Tammie L.S. Benzinger Washington University in St. Louis
Kenneth S. Polonsky
Kenneth S. Polonsky University of Chicago
Nada A. Abumrad
Nada A. Abumrad Washington University in St. Louis
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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