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17070
National Ranking
7038

Overview

John P. Vanden Heuvel is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Physiology, Dermatology, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist has contributed to topics including Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Effects and Risks of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Smart Materials for Construction, Wind and Air Flow Studies, Odor and Emission Control Technologies, and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity.

Frequent coauthors of John P. Vanden Heuvel include Heather E. Preisendanz, James Farnan, Frank L. Dorman, Nathaniel R. Warner, and William D. Burgos.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by them are:

  • Toxicity and chemical composition of commercial road palliatives versus oil and gas produced waters, 2023, Environmental Pollution
  • Accumulating evidence to support the safe and efficacious use of a proprietary blend of capsaicinoids in mediating risk factors for obesity, 2021, Food Science & Nutrition
  • Dissolved and particulate micropollutant mixtures in surface waters: in vitro and chemical assessment in Rio de Janeiro versus global trends, 2025, Environment International
  • Preclinical Demonstration of a Novel Treatment with High Efficacy and No Detectable Toxicity for Inflammatory Skin Conditions including Psoriasis, 2023, BioMed Research International
  • Priority Screening of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (Cecs) in Surface Water: Comparing Cell-Based Bioassays and Exposure-Activity Ratios (Ears), 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Their publications have appeared in various venues, including Environmental Pollution, Food Science & Nutrition, Environment International, BioMed Research International, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Normalizes Impaired Glucose Tolerance in the Zucker Diabetic Fatty fa / fa Rat

    Karen L. Houseknecht;John P.Vanden Heuvel;Silvia Y. Moya-Camarena;Carla P. Portocarrero

  • Differential Activation of Nuclear Receptors by Perfluorinated Fatty Acid Analogs and Natural Fatty Acids: A Comparison of Human, Mouse, and Rat Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-α, -β, and -γ, Liver X Receptor-β, and Retinoid X Receptor-α

    John P. Vanden Heuvel;Jerry T. Thompson;S. R.Steven R. Frame;Peter J. Gillies;Peter J. Gillies

  • Conjugated linoleic acid is a potent naturally occurring ligand and activator of PPARα

    Silvia Y. Moya-Camarena;John P. Vanden Heuvel;Steven G. Blanchard;Lisa A. Leesnitzer

  • Modulation of PPAR activity via phosphorylation.

    Katherine A. Burns;John P. Vanden Heuvel

  • Hepatitis B Virus X-Associated Protein 2 Is a Subunit of the Unliganded Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Core Complex and Exhibits Transcriptional Enhancer Activity

    Brian K. Meyer;Marilyn G. Pray-Grant;John P. Vanden Heuvel;Gary H. Perdew

  • Xenobiotic Metabolism, Disposition, and Regulation by Receptors: From Biochemical Phenomenon to Predictors of Major Toxicities

    Curtis J. Omiecinski;John P. Vanden Heuvel;Gary H. Perdew;Jeffrey M. Peters

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids in THP-1 cells

    Guixiang Zhao;Terry D. Etherton;Keith R. Martin;John P. Vanden Heuvel

  • Dose-response effects of omega-3 fatty acids on triglycerides, inflammation, and endothelial function in healthy persons with moderate hypertriglyceridemia

    Ann C Skulas-Ray;Penny M Kris-Etherton;William S Harris;John P Vanden Heuvel

  • Tissue distribution, metabolism, and elimination of perfluorooctanoic acid in male and female rats

    John P. Vanden Heuvel;Benedict I. Kuslikis;Marc J. Van Rafelghem;Richard E. Peterson

  • Activation of Mouse and Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) by Phthalate Monoesters

    Moses T. Bility;Jerry T. Thompson;Richard H. McKee;Raymond M. David

  • Reviews: current topicsrole of nuclear receptors in the regulation of gene expression by dietary fatty acids (review)

    Seher A Khan;John P Vanden Heuvel

  • Conjugated linoleic acid activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha and beta subtypes but does not induce hepatic peroxisome proliferation in Sprague-Dawley rats.

    Silvia Y Moya-Camarena;John P Vanden Heuvel;Martha A Belury

  • Dioxin-responsive Genes: Examination of Dose-Response Relationships Using Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction

    John P. Vanden Heuvel;George C. Clark;Michael C. Kohn;Angelika M. Tritscher

  • Interleukin-2 Suppression by 2-Arachidonyl Glycerol Is Mediated through Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Independently of Cannabinoid Receptors 1 and 2

    Cheryl E. Rockwell;Natasha Tasheva Snider;Jerry T. Thompson;John P. Vanden Heuvel

  • Selenium attenuates pro-inflammatory gene expression in macrophages

    Hema Vunta;Benjamin J. Belda;Ryan J. Arner;C. Channa Reddy

  • Dietary conjugated linoleic acid induces peroxisome-specific enzyme accumulation and ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse liver

    Martha A. Belury;Silvia Y. Moya-Camarena;Kai Li Liu;John P. Vanden Heuvel

  • Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study: effects on lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins

    Michael A Roussell;Alison M Hill;Trent L Gaugler;Sheila G West

  • Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptors: A Critical Link among Fatty Acids, Gene Expression and Carcinogenesis

    John P. Vanden Heuvel

  • CYP1A1 mRNA levels as a human exposure biomarker: use of quantitative polymerase chain reaction to measure CYP1A1 expression in human peripheral blood lymphocytes

    John P. Vanden Heuvel;John P. Vanden Heuvel;George C. Clark;Claudia L. Thompson;Zadock McCoy

  • Isolation and characterization of a novel gene induced by 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in rat liver

    Ornella I. Selmin;George W. Lucier;George C. Clark;Angelika M. Tritscher

Frequent Co-Authors

Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University
Jeffrey M. Peters
Jeffrey M. Peters Pennsylvania State University
Gary H. Perdew
Gary H. Perdew Pennsylvania State University
Richard E. Peterson
Richard E. Peterson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Douglas A. Bell
Douglas A. Bell National Institutes of Health
Shantu Amin
Shantu Amin Pennsylvania State University
Norbert E. Kaminski
Norbert E. Kaminski Michigan State University
Avery August
Avery August Cornell University
Margherita T. Cantorna
Margherita T. Cantorna Pennsylvania State University
Mazda Jenab
Mazda Jenab International Agency For Research On Cancer

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