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David F. Wilson is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant body of work in molecular biology, neurology, physiology, surgery, and clinical biochemistry.

Their scientific contributions address several key topics, including metabolism, diabetes, and cancer; mitochondrial function and pathology; pancreatic function and diabetes; traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances; adipose tissue and metabolism; diet and metabolism studies; and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors.

Wilson has published research in various academic venues. Frequent publication sites include:

  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Medical Hypotheses
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Physiological Reports
  • American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Some of the most recent papers authored by Wilson are:

  • "Ethanol metabolism: The good, the bad, and the ugly" (2020), published in Medical Hypotheses
  • "Metabolic Homeostasis in Life as We Know It: Its Origin and Thermodynamic Basis" (2021), published in Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Integration of Eukaryotic Energy Metabolism: The Intramitochondrial and Cytosolic Energy States ([ATP]f/[ADP]f[Pi])" (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Cerebrovascular Blood Flow Design and Regulation; Vulnerability in Aging Brain" (2020), published in Frontiers in Physiology

Wilson has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Franz M. Matschinsky
  • Gregory M. T. Hare
  • Kyle Chin
  • Sergei A. Vinogradov
  • Kim A. Connelly

The combination of topics and coauthorships reflects an interdisciplinary approach toward understanding complex biological and physiological processes related to metabolism, mitochondrial function, and neurological health. Their work includes both theoretical and applied aspects, often focusing on how metabolic regulation impacts health and disease.

Best Publications

  • An optical method for measurement of dioxygen concentration based upon quenching of phosphorescence.

    J M Vanderkooi;G Maniara;T J Green;D F Wilson

  • Imaging of phosphorescence: a novel method for measuring oxygen distribution in perfused tissue

    William L. Rumsey;Jane M. Vanderkooi;David F. Wilson

  • Regulation of cellular energy metabolism.

    Maria Erecińska;David F. Wilson

  • The oxygen dependence of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation measured by a new optical method for measuring oxygen concentration.

    D F Wilson;W L Rumsey;T J Green;J M Vanderkooi

  • The oxygen dependence of cellular energy metabolism

    David F. Wilson;Maria Erecińska;Charles Drown;Ian A. Silver

  • Point-of-care biosensor systems for cancer diagnostics/prognostics

    Steven A. Soper;Kathlynn Brown;Andrew Ellington;Bruno Frazier

  • Oxidation-reduction potentials of cytochromes in mitochondria.

    Dutton Pl;Wilson Df;Lee Cp

  • Oxidative phosphorylation: regulation and role in cellular and tissue metabolism.

    David F. Wilson

  • Oxyphor R2 and G2: phosphors for measuring oxygen by oxygen-dependent quenching of phosphorescence

    Isolde Dunphy;Sergei A Vinogradov;David F Wilson

  • Calibration of Oxygen-Dependent Quenching of the Phosphorescence of Pd-meso-tetra (4-Carboxyphenyl) Porphine: A Phosphor with General Application for Measuring Oxygen Concentration in Biological Systems

    Leu-Wei Lo;Cameron J. Koch;David F. Wilson

  • Redox potentiometry in mitochondrial and photosynthetic bionergetics

    P.Leslie Dutton;David F. Wilson

  • The Central Role of Glucokinase in Glucose Homeostasis: A Perspective 50 Years After Demonstrating the Presence of the Enzyme in Islets of Langerhans.

    Franz M Matschinsky;David F Wilson

  • Equilibrium relations between the oxidation–reduction reactions and the adenosine triphosphate synthesis in suspensions of isolated liver cells

    David F. Wilson;Marion Stubbs;Richard L. Veech;Maria Erecińska

  • Cellular energetics and the oxygen dependence of respiration in cardiac myocytes isolated from adult rat.

    W L Rumsey;C Schlosser;E M Nuutinen;M Robiolio

  • Effect of oxygen tension on cellular energetics

    D. F. Wilson;M. Erecinska;C. Drown;I. A. Silver

  • Two New “Protected” Oxyphors for Biological Oximetry: Properties and Application in Tumor Imaging

    Tatiana V. Esipova;Alexander Karagodov;Joann Miller;David F. Wilson

  • Dendritic phosphorescent probes for oxygen imaging in biological systems.

    Artem Y Lebedev;Andrei V Cheprakov;Sava Sakadzić;David A Boas

  • Quantitative dependence of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation on oxygen concentration: a mathematical model.

    David F. Wilson;Charles S. Owen;Maria Erecińska

  • Heme-heme interaction in cytochrome oxidase

    David F. Wilson;J.Gordon Lindsay;E.S. Brocklehurst

  • Energy dependent changes in the oxidation-reduction potential of cytochrome b☆

    David F. Wilson;P.Leslie Dutton

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Erecińska
Maria Erecińska University of Pennsylvania
Sergei A. Vinogradov
Sergei A. Vinogradov University of Pennsylvania
Franz M. Matschinsky
Franz M. Matschinsky University of Pennsylvania
P. Leslie Dutton
P. Leslie Dutton University of Pennsylvania
Jane M. Vanderkooi
Jane M. Vanderkooi University of Pennsylvania
Mark W. Dewhirst
Mark W. Dewhirst Duke University
Vinay M. Nadkarni
Vinay M. Nadkarni Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Britton Chance
Britton Chance University of Pennsylvania
Carol Deutsch
Carol Deutsch University of Pennsylvania
Jean Bennett
Jean Bennett University of Pennsylvania

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