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54
Citations
8354
World Ranking
15824
National Ranking
550

Overview

John R. Bend is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work focuses on diverse aspects of environmental health and toxicology, with particular attention to pesticide exposure and its impacts on human health.

The scientist's research portfolio spans several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics. Key topics addressed in their work include Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Child Nutrition and Water Access, and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Recent publications that contribute to these areas include:

  • Urinary Pesticide Residual Levels and Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Under 5 Years of Age: Findings From the Offinso North Farm Health Study (2022), Environmental Health Insights
  • A geo-gender-based analysis of human health: The presence of cut flower farms can attenuate pesticide exposure in African communities, with women being the most vulnerable (2024), Journal of Global Health
  • Issue Information (2020), The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  • Geo-gender-based analysis of human health data (2023), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geo-gender-based analysis of human health data (2023), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

John R. Bend frequently collaborates with a set of colleagues including Irena F. Creed, Kevin J. Erratt, Phaedra Henley, William A. Shivoga, and Charles G. Trick. These collaborations have produced multiple joint contributions in their field.

The publication venues where Bend's work appears reflect interdisciplinary attention to environmental and health sciences, with recurring appearances in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environmental Health Insights
  • Journal of Global Health
  • The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Targeted Disruption of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Reveals a Role in Blood Pressure Regulation

    Christopher J. Sinal;Masaaki Miyata;Masahiro Tohkin;Kiyoshi Nagata

  • Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent induction of cyp1a1 by bilirubin in mouse hepatoma hepa 1c1c7 cells.

    Christopher J. Sinal;John R. Bend

  • Chemical depletion of glutathione in vivo.

    John L. Plummer;Brian R. Smith;Helmut Sies;John R. Bend

  • Selective inhibitors of cytochromes P450.

    J R Halpert;F P Guengerich;J R Bend;M A Correia

  • Grapefruit-felodipine interaction: effect of unprocessed fruit and probable active ingredients

    David G. Bailey;George K. Dresser;John H. Kreeft;Claudio Munoz

  • Relationship between biotransformation and the toxicity and fate of xenobiotic chemicals in fish.

    John J. Lech;John R. Bend

  • Bergamottin, lime juice, and red wine as inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A4 activity: comparison with grapefruit juice.

    David G. Bailey;George K. Dresser;John R. Bend

  • A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE HEPATIC AND PULMONARY MICROSOMAL MIXED-FUNCTION OXIDASE SYSTEMS IN THE RABBIT

    John R. Bend;Gary E. R. Hook;Robert E. Easterling;Theodore F. Gram

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon induction of cytochrome P-450-dependent mixed-function oxidases in marine fish.

    Margaret O. James;John R. Bend;John R. Bend

  • Hepatic and extrahepatic metabolism, in vitro, of an epoxide (8-14C-styrene oxide) in the rabbit☆

    Margaret O. James;James R. Fouts;John R. Bend

  • HEPATIC MICROSOMAL MIXED-FUNCTION OXIDASE ACTIVITY OF SEVERAL MARINE SPECIES FROM COASTAL MAINE

    Roberta J. Pohl;John R. Bend;Anthony M. Guarino;James R. Fouts

  • IN VITRO METABOLISM OF XENOBIOTICS IN SOME MARINE ANIMALS

    John R. Bend;Margaret O. James;Patrick M. Dansette

  • Grapefruit juice-felodipine interaction: effect of naringin and 6',7'-dihydroxybergamottin in humans.

    David G. Bailey;David G. Bailey;John H. Kreeft;John H. Kreeft;Claudio Munoz;Claudio Munoz;David J. Freeman;David J. Freeman

  • PREPARATION OF LUNG MICROSOMES AND A COMPARISON OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENZYMES BETWEEN SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS OF RABBIT LUNG AND LIVER

    G. E. R. Hook;J. R. Bend;D. Hoel;J. R. Fouts

  • Erythromycin‐felodipine interaction: Magnitude, mechanism, and comparison with grapefruit juice

    David G. Bailey;John R. Bend;J. Malcolm O. Arnold;Lan T. Tran

  • Grapefruit juice-felodipine interaction: reproducibility and characterization with the extended release drug formulation.

    D. G. Bailey;J. M. O. Arnold;J. R. Bend;L. T. Tran

  • The Pulmonary Uptake, Accumulation, and Metabolism of Xenobiotics

    J R Bend;C J Serabjit-Singh;R M Philpot

  • Hepatic microsomal mixed-function oxidase activities in several marine species common to coastal Florida

    M. O. James;M. A. Q. Khan;J. R. Bend

  • Pulmonary metabolism of xenobiotics.

    Gary E.R. Hook;John R. Bend

  • Epoxide hydrase and glutathione S-transferase activities with selected alkene and arene oxides in several marine species

    Margaret O. James;Elizabeth R. Bowen;Patrick M. Dansette;John R. Bend

Frequent Co-Authors

Gideon Koren
Gideon Koren Brown University
Richard M. Philpot
Richard M. Philpot National Institutes of Health
Peter J. Little
Peter J. Little University of the Sunshine Coast
Neil H. Shear
Neil H. Shear Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
J. David Spence
J. David Spence University of Western Ontario
Brian Burchell
Brian Burchell University of Dundee
Michael W.H. Coughtrie
Michael W.H. Coughtrie University of British Columbia
Isaac Luginaah
Isaac Luginaah University of Western Ontario
William B. Jakoby
William B. Jakoby National Institutes of Health
Darryl C. Zeldin
Darryl C. Zeldin National Institutes of Health

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