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John E. Hesketh is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on nursing and medicine, with significant contributions to nutrition and dietetics.

The scientist's work extensively covers the intersection of selenium in biological systems and health-related trace elements. Key research topics include:

  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Medical and Biological Ozone Research
  • Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Recent publications showcase the range and depth of their investigations into selenium and related health topics. Notable papers include:

  • "Selenium and viral infection: are there lessons for COVID-19?", 2020, British Journal Of Nutrition
  • "The Role of rs713041 Glutathione Peroxidase 4 (GPX4) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism on Disease Susceptibility in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis", 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Invited Letter to Editor in response to: Finland's handling of selenium is a model in these times of coronavirus infections", 2020, British Journal Of Nutrition
  • "Functional markers of selenium status: UK Food Standards Agency workshop report", 2021, UNC Libraries

These publications have appeared primarily in the British Journal Of Nutrition and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, with contributions also documented in UNC Libraries. The British Journal Of Nutrition counts two publications from Hesketh, while the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and UNC Libraries each include one.

Collaborations are an important part of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Giovanna Bermano
  • Catherine Méplan
  • Derry K. Mercer
  • Priscila Oliveira Barbosa
  • Nada F. Abo El-Magd

Subfields of study where Hesketh has contributed research include nutrition and dietetics, pathology and forensic medicine, pharmacology, molecular biology, as well as health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Best Publications

  • Selenium in human health and disease.

    Susan J. Fairweather-Tait;Yongping Bao;Martin R. Broadley;Rachel Collings

  • Tissue-specific regulation of selenoenzyme gene expression during selenium deficiency in rats.

    G Bermano;F Nicol;J A Dyer;R A Sunde

  • Interaction between mRNA, ribosomes and the cytoskeleton.

    J E Hesketh;I F Pryme

  • Selenoprotein Gene Nomenclature

    Vadim N. Gladyshev;Vadim N. Gladyshev;Elias S. Arnér;Marla J. Berry;Regina Brigelius-Flohé

  • Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding β-carotene 15,15′-monoxygenase alter β-carotene metabolism in female volunteers

    W. C. Leung;S. Hessel;C. Méplan;J. Flint

  • Genetic polymorphisms in the human selenoprotein P gene determine the response of selenoprotein markers to selenium supplementation in a gender-specific manner (the SELGEN study)

    Catherine Méplan;Lynne K. Crosley;Fergus Nicol;Geoffrey J. Beckett

  • Selenium status is associated with colorectal cancer risk in the European prospective investigation of cancer and nutrition cohort

    David J. Hughes;Veronika Fedirko;Mazda Jenab;Lutz Schomburg

  • Nutrigenomics and Selenium: Gene Expression Patterns, Physiological Targets, and Genetics

    John Edward Hesketh

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms upstream from the β-carotene 15,15'-monoxygenase gene influence provitamin A conversion efficiency in female volunteers.

    Georg Lietz;Anthony Oxley;Wing Leung;John Hesketh

  • Genetic variants in selenoprotein genes increase risk of colorectal cancer.

    Catherine Méplan;David J. Hughes;Barbara Pardini;Alessio Naccarati

  • Ribosome-translocon complex mediates calcium leakage from endoplasmic reticulum stores.

    Fabien Van Coppenolle;Fabien Vanden Abeele;Christian Slomianny;Matthieu Flourakis

  • Effects of Selenium Status and Polymorphisms in Selenoprotein Genes on Prostate Cancer Risk in a Prospective Study of European Men

    Astrid Steinbrecher;Catherine Méplan;John Hesketh;Lutz Schomburg

  • Polymorphisms in the selenoprotein S and 15-kDa selenoprotein genes are associated with altered susceptibility to colorectal cancer.

    Alison Sutherland;Dong-Hyun Kim;Caroline L Relton;Yoon-Ok Ahn

  • SORTING OF MESSENGER RNAS IN THE CYTOPLASM : MRNA LOCALIZATION AND THE CYTOSKELETON

    John E. Hesketh

  • Supplementation of healthy volunteers with nutritionally relevant amounts of selenium increases the expression of lymphocyte protein biosynthesis genes

    Vasileios Pagmantidis;Catherine Méplan;Evert M van Schothorst;Jaap Keijer

  • Four selenoproteins, protein biosynthesis, and Wnt signalling are particularly sensitive to limited selenium intake in mouse colon

    Anna Kipp;Antje Banning;Evert M. van Schothorst;Catherine Méplan

  • A novel single nucleotide polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region of human glutathione peroxidase 4 influences lipoxygenase metabolism.

    Stéphane Villette;Janet A.M. Kyle;Katrina M. Brown;Karen Pickard

  • Relative Abundance of Selenoprotein P Isoforms in Human Plasma Depends on Genotype, Se Intake, and Cancer Status

    Catherine Méplan;Fergus Nicol;Brian T. Burtle;Lynne K. Crosley

  • Translation and the cytoskeleton: a mechanism for targeted protein synthesis

    John Hesketh

  • Functional effects of a common single-nucleotide polymorphism (GPX4c718t) in the glutathione peroxidase 4 gene: interaction with sex

    Catherine Méplan;Lynne K Crosley;Fergus Nicol;Graham W Horgan

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Mathers
John C. Mathers Newcastle University
Jaap Keijer
Jaap Keijer Wageningen University & Research
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Colin Farquharson
Colin Farquharson University of Edinburgh
Susan J. Fairweather-Tait
Susan J. Fairweather-Tait University of East Anglia
Ann K. Daly
Ann K. Daly Newcastle University
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault University of Paris-Saclay
Ben van Ommen
Ben van Ommen Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

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