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Christian A. Drevon

Christian A. Drevon

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Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
32626
World Ranking
9334
National Ranking
38

Overview

Christian A. Drevon is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to physiology, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, epidemiology, and health-related toxicology.

The scientist's recent publications include the following:

  • Progress and Challenges in the Biology of FNDC5 and Irisin, 2021, Endocrine Reviews
  • Individual variations in 'brain age' relate to early-life factors more than to longitudinal brain change, 2021, eLife
  • Estrogen receptor α controls metabolism in white and brown adipocytes by regulating Polg1 and mitochondrial remodeling, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Educational attainment does not influence brain aging, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Education and Income Show Heterogeneous Relationships to Lifespan Brain and Cognitive Differences Across European and US Cohorts, 2021, Cerebral Cortex

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Drevon include Kristine B. Walhovd, Anders M. Fjell, David Bartrés-Faz, Klaus P. Ebmeier, and Frode Norheim.

Their work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, Cerebral Cortex, Chemosphere, and Diabetologia.

Main fields of study for Drevon focus on medicine with 74 publications and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with 36 publications. Their research extends into subfields including physiology (26 publications), molecular biology (22), cognitive neuroscience (17), epidemiology (13), and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis (11).

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Best Publications

  • Maternal supplementation with very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy and lactation augments children's IQ at 4 years of age.

    Ingrid B. Helland;Lars Smith;Kristin Saarem;Ola D. Saugstad

  • The effects of acute and chronic exercise on PGC-1α, irisin and browning of subcutaneous adipose tissue in humans.

    Frode Norheim;Torgrim Mikal Langleite;Marit Hjorth;Torgeir Holen

  • Under- and overreporting of energy intake related to weight status and lifestyle in a nationwide sample.

    Lars Johansson;Kari Solvoll;Gunn-Elin Aa Bjørneboe;Christian A Drevon

  • Adiponectin and its receptors are expressed in bone-forming cells.

    Heidi S. Berner;Staale P. Lyngstadaas;Axel Spahr;Marta Monjo

  • Genetic Control of Obesity and Gut Microbiota Composition in Response to High-Fat, High-Sucrose Diet in Mice

    Brian W. Parks;Elizabeth Nam;Elin Org;Emrah Kostem

  • Leptin stimulates human osteoblastic cell proliferation, de novo collagen synthesis, and mineralization: Impact on differentiation markers, apoptosis, and osteoclastic signaling.

    Jan O. Gordeladze;Christian A. Drevon;Unni Syversen;Janne E. Reseland

  • Eicosapentaenoic acid reduces hepatic synthesis and secretion of triacylglycerol by decreasing the activity of acyl-coenzyme A:1,2-diacylglycerol acyltransferase.

    A C Rustan;J O Nossen;E N Christiansen;C A Drevon

  • Similar Effects on Infants of n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids Supplementation to Pregnant and Lactating Women

    Ingrid B. Helland;Ola Didrik Saugstad;Lars Smith;Kristin Saarem

  • Healthy dietary habits in relation to social determinants and lifestyle factors

    Lars Johansson;Dag S. Thelle;Kari Solvoll;Gunn-Elin Aa. Bjørneboe

  • Lifestyle recommendations for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome: an international panel recommendation

    Pablo Pérez-Martínez;Dimitri P. Mikhailidis;Vasilios G. Athyros;Mónica Bullo

  • Effect of personalized nutrition on health-related behaviour change: evidence from the Food4me European randomized controlled trial

    Carlos Celis-Morales;Katherine M. Livingstone;Cyril F. M. Marsaux;Anna L. Macready

  • Evidence against a beneficial effect of irisin in humans

    Silja Raschke;Manuela Elsen;Hans Gassenhuber;Mark Sommerfeld

  • Evaluation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire with Weighed Records, Fatty Acids, and Alpha-Tocopherol in Adipose Tissue and Serum

    Lene Frost Andersen;Kari Solvoll;Lars R. K. Johansson;Irma Salminen

  • Irisin – a myth rather than an exercise-inducible myokine

    Elke Albrecht;Frode Norheim;Bernd Thiede;Torgeir Holen

  • Intake of Flavonoid-Rich Wine, Tea, and Chocolate by Elderly Men and Women Is Associated with Better Cognitive Test Performance

    Eha Nurk;Helga Refsum;Helga Refsum;Christian A. Drevon;Grethe S. Tell

  • Absorption, transport and distribution of vitamin E.

    Anders Bjørneboe;Gunn-Elin Aa. Bjørneboe;Christian A. Drevon

  • Effect of long-term changes in diet and exercise on plasma leptin concentrations

    Janne E Reseland;Sigmund A Anderssen;Kari Solvoll;Ingvar Hjermann

  • Effect of Supplementing Pregnant and Lactating Mothers With n-3 Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids on Children's IQ and Body Mass Index at 7 Years of Age

    Ingrid B. Helland;Lars Smith;Birgitta Blomén;Kristin Saarem

  • Fatty Acids: Structures and Properties

    Arild C Rustan;Christian A Drevon

  • Improved cognitive development among preterm infants attributable to early supplementation of human milk with docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid.

    Christine Henriksen;Kristin Haugholt;Magnus Lindgren;Anne Karin Aurvåg

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim H. M. Saris
Wim H. M. Saris Maastricht University
Michael J. Gibney
Michael J. Gibney University College Dublin
John C. Mathers
John C. Mathers Newcastle University
Yannis Manios
Yannis Manios Harokopio University
Helen M. Roche
Helen M. Roche University College Dublin
Helga Refsum
Helga Refsum University of Oslo
Jose Lopez-Miranda
Jose Lopez-Miranda Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ellen E. Blaak
Ellen E. Blaak Maastricht University
Hannelore Daniel
Hannelore Daniel Technical University of Munich

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