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Overview

Jacobo Wortsman is affiliated with the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in the United States. The primary focus of their research lies within the broad field of Medicine, with particular attention to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine alongside various other subfields such as Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Parasitology, and Gastroenterology.

The scientist's work spans several main research topics, including:

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Metastasis and carcinoma case studies

Wortsman has contributed to research published primarily in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and the CHEST Journal. The frequency of publications is highest in the first venue, with a total of five articles appearing there, while two additional publications are found in the CHEST Journal.

Selected recent papers authored by Jacobo Wortsman include:

  • A Case of Idiopathic Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, 2025, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • S. M. Naqvi
  • H. Tokashiki
  • Ahmet Çöpür
  • R. Lenhardt
  • Hasnain Bawaadam

The research produced by Wortsman contributes to understanding complex pulmonary conditions, including idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia, as well as the broader spectrum of lung diseases involving fungal infections and metastases. The combinations of topics covered in the scientist's work highlight intersections between respiratory disease pathology, infectious diseases, and cancer metastasis.

Best Publications

  • Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity

    Jacobo Wortsman;Lois Y Matsuoka;Tai C Chen;Zhiren Lu

  • Melanin Pigmentation in Mammalian Skin and Its Hormonal Regulation

    Andrzej Slominski;Desmond J. Tobin;Shigeki Shibahara;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Neuroendocrinology of the skin.

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Corticotropin Releasing Hormone and Proopiomelanocortin Involvement in the Cutaneous Response to Stress

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Thomas Luger;Ralf Paus

  • Sunscreens suppress cutaneous vitamin D3 synthesis.

    Lois Y. Matsuoka;Lorraine Ide;Jacobo Wortsman;Julia A. Maclaughlin

  • Age, vitamin D, and solar ultraviolet.

    MichaelF. Holick;LoisY. Matsuoka;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Hair Follicle Pigmentation

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Przemyslaw M. Plonka;Karin U. Schallreuter;Karin U. Schallreuter

  • The cutaneous serotoninergic/melatoninergic system: securing a place under the sun

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Desmond J. Tobin

  • Melatonin in the skin: synthesis, metabolism and functions.

    Andrzej Slominski;Desmond J. Tobin;Michal A. Zmijewski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Racial Pigmentation and the Cutaneous Synthesis of Vitamin D

    Lois Y. Matsuoka;Jacobo Wortsman;John G. Haddad;Paul Kolm

  • Human plasma transport of vitamin D after its endogenous synthesis.

    John G. Haddad;Lois Y. Matsuoka;Bruce W. Hollis;Yuan Z. Hu

  • On the role of melatonin in skin physiology and pathology

    Andrzej Slominski;Tobias W. Fischer;Tobias W. Fischer;Michal A. Zmijewski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Cutaneous expression of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), urocortin, and CRH receptors

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Alexander Pisarchik;Blazej Zbytek

  • Clinical usefulness of variable-frequency ultrasound in localized lesions of the skin

    Ximena Wortsman;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems are fully expressed in human skin

    Andrzej Slominski;Alexander Pisarchik;Igor Semak;Trevor Sweatman

  • Differential expression of HPA axis homolog in the skin.

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Robert C. Tuckey;Ralf Paus

  • Chronic Sunscreen Use Decreases Circulating Concentrations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: A Preliminary Study

    Lois Y. Matsuoka;Jacobo Wortsman;Nancy Hanifan;Michael F. Holick

  • Clothing prevents ultraviolet-B radiation-dependent photosynthesis of vitamin D3.

    L. Y. Matsuoka;J. Wortsman;M. J. Dannenberg;B. W. Hollis

  • Functional activity of serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems expressed in the skin.

    Andrzej Slominski;Alexander Pisarchik;Blazej Zbytek;Desmond J Tobin

  • A novel pathway for sequential transformation of 7‐dehydrocholesterol and expression of the P450scc system in mammalian skin

    Andrzej Slominski;Jordan Zjawiony;Jacobo Wortsman;Igor Semak

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrzej Slominski
Andrzej Slominski University of Alabama at Birmingham
Desmond J. Tobin
Desmond J. Tobin University College Dublin
Bruce W. Hollis
Bruce W. Hollis Medical University of South Carolina
William B. Malarkey
William B. Malarkey The Ohio State University
Ralf Paus
Ralf Paus University of Miami
Michael F. Holick
Michael F. Holick Boston University
Robert C. Tuckey
Robert C. Tuckey University of Western Australia
Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez
Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jordan K. Zjawiony
Jordan K. Zjawiony University of Mississippi
Martin C. Mihm
Martin C. Mihm Brigham and Women's Hospital

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