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Gregory R. Steinberg

Gregory R. Steinberg

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D-Index
98
Citations
36224
World Ranking
8906
National Ranking
349

Overview

Gregory R. Steinberg is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics covered in their research include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer; Adipose Tissue and Metabolism; Pancreatic function and diabetes; Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment; Diet and metabolism studies; Nutrition and Health in Aging; and GDF15 and Related Biomarkers.

Steinberg has contributed to numerous publications in frequent venues such as Biochemical Journal, Nature Communications, Molecular Metabolism, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Nature Metabolism.

Recently published papers featuring Steinberg include:

  • New insights into activation and function of the AMPK, 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Energy-stress-mediated AMPK activation inhibits ferroptosis, 2020, Nature Cell Biology
  • GDF15: emerging biology and therapeutic applications for obesity and cardiometabolic disease, 2021, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Lipogenesis inhibitors: therapeutic opportunities and challenges, 2022, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • GDF15 promotes weight loss by enhancing energy expenditure in muscle, 2023, Nature

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Steinberg include Eric M. Desjardins, Katherine M. Morrison, Evangelia E. Tsakiridis, Emily A. Day, and Theodoros Tsakiridis.

Best Publications

  • Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ.

    Sandra Galic;Jon S. Oakhill;Gregory R. Steinberg;Gregory R. Steinberg

  • AMPK in Health and Disease

    Gregory R. Steinberg;Bruce E. Kemp

  • Interleukin-6 Increases Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Disposal in Humans and Glucose Uptake and Fatty Acid Oxidation In Vitro via AMP-Activated Protein Kinase

    Andrew L Carey;Gregory R Steinberg;S Lance Macaulay;Walter G Thomas

  • Single phosphorylation sites in Acc1 and Acc2 regulate lipid homeostasis and the insulin-sensitizing effects of metformin

    Morgan D. Fullerton;Sandra Galic;Katarina Marcinko;Sarah Sikkema

  • The ancient drug salicylate directly activates AMP-activated protein kinase

    Simon A. Hawley;Morgan D. Fullerton;Fiona A. Ross;Jonathan D. Schertzer

  • Energy-stress-mediated AMPK activation inhibits ferroptosis.

    Hyemin Lee;Fereshteh Zandkarimi;Yilei Zhang;Jitendra Kumar Meena

  • AMP-activated protein kinase: the current landscape for drug development.

    Gregory R Steinberg;David Carling

  • AMPK as a Therapeutic Target for Treating Metabolic Diseases

    Emily A. Day;Rebecca J. Ford;Gregory R. Steinberg

  • Tumor necrosis factor α-induced skeletal muscle insulin resistance involves suppression of AMP-kinase signaling

    Gregory r Steinberg;Belinda J Michell;Bryce J W Jw van Denderen;Matthew James Watt

  • Inhibiting peripheral serotonin synthesis reduces obesity and metabolic dysfunction by promoting brown adipose tissue thermogenesis

    Justin D Crane;Rengasamy Palanivel;Emilio P Mottillo;Adam L Bujak

  • Triacylglycerol accumulation in human obesity and type 2 diabetes is associated with increased rates of skeletal muscle fatty acid transport and increased sarcolemmal FAT/CD36.

    Arend Bonen;Michelle L. Parolin;Gregory R. Steinberg;Jorge Calles-Escandon

  • High-Density Lipoprotein Modulates Glucose Metabolism in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Brian G. Drew;Stephen J. Duffy;Melissa F. Formosa;Alaina K. Natoli

  • 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

  • Treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: role of AMPK.

    Brennan K. Smith;Katarina Marcinko;Eric M. Desjardins;James S. Lally

  • Liver-specific ATP-citrate lyase inhibition by bempedoic acid decreases LDL-C and attenuates atherosclerosis.

    Stephen L. Pinkosky;Stephen L. Pinkosky;Roger S. Newton;Emily A. Day;Rebecca J. Ford

  • MicroRNA-33–dependent regulation of macrophage metabolism directs immune cell polarization in atherosclerosis

    Mireille Ouimet;Hasini N. Ediriweera;U. Mahesh Gundra;Frederick J. Sheedy

  • AMPK regulation of fatty acid metabolism and mitochondrial biogenesis: implications for obesity.

    Hayley M. O’Neill;Graham P. Holloway;Gregory R. Steinberg

  • Acute IL-6 treatment increases fatty acid turnover in elderly humans in vivo and in tissue culture in vitro.

    E. W. Petersen;A. L. Carey;M. Sacchetti;G. R. Steinberg

  • Hematopoietic AMPK β1 reduces mouse adipose tissue macrophage inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity

    Sandra Galic;Morgan D. Fullerton;Jonathan D. Schertzer;Sarah Sikkema

  • The Na+/Glucose Cotransporter Inhibitor Canagliflozin Activates AMPK by Inhibiting Mitochondrial Function and Increasing Cellular AMP Levels.

    Simon A. Hawley;Rebecca J. Ford;Brennan K. Smith;Graeme J. Gowans

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce E. Kemp
Bruce E. Kemp Australian Catholic University
Matthew J. Watt
Matthew J. Watt University of Melbourne
Mark A. Febbraio
Mark A. Febbraio Monash University
Paola Muti
Paola Muti University of Milan
Mark A. Tarnopolsky
Mark A. Tarnopolsky McMaster University
Kei Sakamoto
Kei Sakamoto University of Copenhagen
Hertzel C. Gerstein
Hertzel C. Gerstein McMaster University
Waliul I. Khan
Waliul I. Khan McMaster University
Richard C. Austin
Richard C. Austin McMaster University
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin

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