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Johannes W. A. Smit is a researcher affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. The primary area of their work focuses on medicine, with particular specialization in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Additional fields of study include molecular biology, immunology, genetics, and cancer research.

The scientist's research topics are diverse but concentrated around several main themes. These include:

  • Thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Thyroid disorders and treatments
  • Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Pituitary gland disorders and treatments
  • Radiation dose and imaging
  • Immune cells in cancer

Johannes W. A. Smit has contributed to multiple publications in notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Thyroid
  • Endocrine Connections
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Recent papers co-authored under this name encompass a range of topics within endocrinology and cancer management. These papers are:

  • A Joint Statement from the American Thyroid Association, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, the European Thyroid Association, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging on Current Diagnostic and Theranostic Approaches in the Management of Thyroid Cancer, 2021, Thyroid
  • Differentiated thyroid carcinoma: An update, 2022, Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Enhanced lipid biosynthesis in human tumor-induced macrophages contributes to their protumoral characteristics, 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Helminth infections drive heterogeneity in human type 2 and regulatory cells, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • The Impact of the Extent of Surgery on the Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Low-Risk Differentiated Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Collaborations are an important component of this scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Romana T. Netea-Maier
  • Marco Medici
  • Robin P. Peeters
  • Martin Jaeger
  • Mihai G. Netea

Johannes W. A. Smit's publication record includes 56 works primarily focused on medicine and its subfields associated with endocrine and metabolic processes. Their involvement in interdisciplinary collaboration spans molecular biology and immunological studies, linking clinical and laboratory research.

Best Publications

  • European consensus for the management of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma of the follicular epithelium

    Furio Pacini;Martin Schlumberger;Henning Dralle;Rossella Elisei

  • Sorafenib in radioactive iodine-refractory, locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

    Marcia S Brose;Christopher M Nutting;Barbara Jarzab;Rossella Elisei

  • Myocardial steatosis is an independent predictor of diastolic dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Luuk J. Rijzewijk;Rutger W. van der Meer;Johannes W.A. Smit;Michaela Diamant

  • Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

    David J. Stott;Nicolas Rodondi;Patricia M. Kearney;Ian Ford

  • Host and Environmental Factors Influencing Individual Human Cytokine Responses

    Rob ter Horst;Martin Jaeger;Sanne P. Smeekens;Marije Oosting

  • Diastolic dysfunction is associatedwith altered myocardial metabolism inasymptomatic normotensive patientswith well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Michaela Diamant;Michaela Diamant;Hildo J Lamb;Ymte Groeneveld;Edwin L Endert

  • Elevated numbers of tissue-factor exposing microparticles correlate with components of the metabolic syndrome in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Michaela Diamant;Rienk Nieuwland;Renée F. Pablo;Augueste Sturk

  • Modulation of inflammation by autophagy: Consequences for human disease

    Netea-Maier Rt;Plantinga Ts;van de Veerdonk Fl;Smit Jw

  • Insulin resistance and risk of incident cardiovascular events in adults without diabetes: meta-analysis.

    Karin B. Gast;Nathanja Tjeerdema;Theo Stijnen;Johannes W. A. Smit

  • Survival and death causes in differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

    Carmen F. A. Eustatia-Rutten;Eleonora P. M. Corssmit;Nienke R. Biermasz;Alberto M. Pereira

  • Ectopic Fat and Insulin Resistance: Pathophysiology and Effect of Diet and Lifestyle Interventions

    M. Snel;J. T. Jonker;J. Schoones;H. Lamb

  • Altered Myocardial Substrate Metabolism and Decreased Diastolic Function in Nonischemic Human Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Studies With Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Luuk J. Rijzewijk;Rutger W. van der Meer;Hildo J. Lamb;Hugo W.A.M. de Jong

  • Ultrastructural study shows morphologic features of apoptosis and para-apoptosis in megakaryocytes from patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

    Ewout J. Houwerzijl;Nel R. Blom;Johannes J. L. van der Want;Mariet T. Esselink

  • Associations of Abdominal Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat with Insulin Resistance and Secretion Differ Between Men and Women: The Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity Study

    Renée de Mutsert;Karin Gast;Ralph Widya;Eelco de Koning

  • Findings from left ventricular strain and strain rate imaging in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Arnold C.T. Ng;Victoria Delgado;Matteo Bertini;Rutger W. van der Meer

  • Controversies, Consensus, and Collaboration in the Use of 131 I Therapy in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Joint Statement from the American Thyroid Association, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and the European Thyroid Association

    R. Michael Tuttle;Sukhjeet Ahuja;Anca M. Avram;Victor J. Bernet

  • Prolonged caloric restriction in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus decreases myocardial triglyceride content and improves myocardial function.

    Sebastiaan Hammer;Marieke Snel;Hildo J. Lamb;Ingrid M. Jazet

  • Decreased Quality of Life in Patients with Acromegaly Despite Long-Term Cure of Growth Hormone Excess

    Nienke R. Biermasz;Sjoerd W. van Thiel;Alberto M. Pereira;Hendrieke C. Hoftijzer

  • Metabolic changes in tumor cells and tumor-associated macrophages: A mutual relationship.

    Romana T. Netea-Maier;Johannes W.A. Smit;Mihai G. Netea;Mihai G. Netea

  • Pioglitazone Improves Cardiac Function and Alters Myocardial Substrate Metabolism Without Affecting Cardiac Triglyceride Accumulation and High-Energy Phosphate Metabolism in Patients With Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Rutger W. van der Meer;Luuk J. Rijzewijk;Hugo W.A.M. de Jong;Hildo J. Lamb

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes A. Romijn
Johannes A. Romijn University of Amsterdam
Hildo J. Lamb
Hildo J. Lamb Leiden University Medical Center
Albert de Roos
Albert de Roos Leiden University Medical Center
Alberto M. Pereira
Alberto M. Pereira University of Amsterdam
Patrick C. N. Rensen
Patrick C. N. Rensen Leiden University Medical Center
Michaela Diamant
Michaela Diamant VU University Medical Center
Hanno Pijl
Hanno Pijl Leiden University Medical Center
Olaf M. Dekkers
Olaf M. Dekkers Leiden University Medical Center
Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Maria Yazdanbakhsh Leiden University Medical Center
Victoria Delgado
Victoria Delgado Leiden University Medical Center

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