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2023

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Citations
54148
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2979
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
  • 1989 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

John B. Furness is affiliated with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Gastroenterology, Surgery, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses multiple main topics including gastrointestinal motility and disorders, regulation of appetite and obesity, gastroesophageal reflux and its treatments, diet and metabolism studies, neuropeptides and animal physiology, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, as well as congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by John B. Furness include:

  • Analysis of Bioavailability and Induction of Glutathione Peroxidase by Dietary Nanoelemental, Organic and Inorganic Selenium (2021, Nutrients)
  • Neuronal regulation of the gut immune system and neuromodulation for treating inflammatory bowel disease (2021, FASEB BioAdvances)
  • Squalamine Restores the Function of the Enteric Nervous System in Mouse Models of Parkinson's Disease (2020, Journal of Parkinson s Disease)
  • 5-HT containing enteroendocrine cells characterised by morphologies, patterns of hormone co-expression, and relationships with nerve fibres in the mouse gastrointestinal tract (2021, Histochemistry and Cell Biology)
  • The association of enteric neuropathy with gut phenotypes in acute and progressive models of Parkinson's disease (2021, Scientific Reports)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with John B. Furness include:

  • Madeleine R. Di Natale
  • Linda J. Fothergill
  • Mitchell Ringuet
  • Martin J. Stebbing
  • Billie Hunne

Research outputs have been published extensively in venues such as:

  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Cell and Tissue Research
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

John B. Furness has received recognition in the form of fellowships including:

  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science (2017)
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1989)

Best Publications

  • The enteric nervous system and neurogastroenterology

    John B. Furness

  • Types of neurons in the enteric nervous system.

    J.B Furness

  • The role of the gut microbiota in NAFLD

    Christopher Leung;Leni Rivera;John B. Furness;Peter W. Angus;Peter W. Angus

  • The Enteric Nervous System

    John Barton Furness

  • Types of nerves in the enteric nervous system

    J.B. Furness;M. Costa

  • The enteric nervous system and gastrointestinal innervation: integrated local and central control.

    John B Furness;Brid P Callaghan;Leni R Rivera;Hyun-Jung Cho

  • Co-localization of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity with substance P in cutaneous, vascular and visceral sensory neurons of guinea pigs.

    I.L. Gibbins;J.B. Furness;M. Costa;I. MacIntyre

  • Antigen-loaded MR1 tetramers define T cell receptor heterogeneity in mucosal-associated invariant T cells

    Rangsima Reantragoon;Alexandra Corbett;Isaac G Sakala;Nicholas A Gherardin;Nicholas A Gherardin

  • The gut as a sensory organ.

    John B. Furness;Leni R. Rivera;Hyun-Jung Cho;David M. Bravo

  • Short-chain fatty acid receptor, GPR43, is expressed by enteroendocrine cells and mucosal mast cells in rat intestine

    Shin-ichiro Karaki;Retsu Mitsui;Hisayoshi Hayashi;Ikuo Kato

  • The enteric nervous system and regulation of intestinal motility.

    W. A. A. Kunze;J. B. Furness

  • Pathway-specific patterns of the co-existence of substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, cholecystokinin and dynorphin in neurons of the dorsal root ganglia of the guinea-pig.

    I. L. Gibbins;J. B. Furness;M. Costa

  • INTRINSIC PRIMARY AFFERENT NEURONS OF THE INTESTINE

    J.B Furness;W.A.A Kunze;P.P Bertrand;N Clerc

  • Immunohistochemical analysis of neuron types in the mouse small intestine

    Zheng-Dong Qu;Michelle Thacker;Patricia Castelucci;Patricia Castelucci;Mária Bagyánszki;Mária Bagyánszki

  • Nutrient tasting and signaling mechanisms in the gut. II. The intestine as a sensory organ: neural, endocrine, and immune responses.

    John B. Furness;Wolfgang A. A. Kunze;Nadine Clerc

  • The adrenergic innervation of the gastrointestinal tract.

    J. B. Furness;M. Costa

  • Intrinsic primary afferent neurons and nerve circuits within the intestine

    John B Furness;Clare Jones;Kulmira Nurgali;Nadine Clerc

  • Chemical coding of enteric neurons.

    M Costa;J B Furness;I L Gibbins

  • Substance P-like immunoreactivity in nerves associated with the vascular system of guinea-pigs

    J.B. Furness;R.E. Papka;N.G. Della;M. Costa

  • Projections and chemical coding of neurons with immunoreactivity for nitric oxide synthase in the guinea-pig small intestine

    M. Costa;J.B. Furness;S. Pompolo;S.J.H. Brookes

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcello Costa
Marcello Costa Flinders University
Joel C. Bornstein
Joel C. Bornstein University of Melbourne
Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith
Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith Flinders University
Paul P. Bertrand
Paul P. Bertrand RMIT University
Ian L. Gibbins
Ian L. Gibbins Flinders University
Frank R. Dunshea
Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne
Janet R. Keast
Janet R. Keast University of Melbourne
David Bravo
David Bravo Pancosma
Robert K. Shepherd
Robert K. Shepherd University of Melbourne
Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira
Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

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