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  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

John S. Adams is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, key subfields include Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Physiology, and Immunology.

Adams has contributed to studies on various topics such as Vitamin D Research Studies, Gut microbiota and health, Diet and metabolism studies, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

The scientist's recent published papers include the following:

  • Vitamin D metabolites and the gut microbiome in older men, 2020, Nature Communications
  • REsCue trial: Randomized controlled clinical trial with extended-release calcifediol in symptomatic COVID-19 outpatients, 2022, Nutrition
  • Pilot Trial of Vitamin D3 and Calcifediol in Healthy Vitamin D Deficient Adults: Does It Change the Fecal Microbiome?, 2021, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Medications Alter Outcomes of Spine Surgery, 2025, Spine
  • CCN1/Cyr61 Is Required in Osteoblasts for Responsiveness to the Anabolic Activity of PTH, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Adams include Rene F. Chun, Mason Henrich, Kimberly A Couch, Lucinda J. Van Anglen, and Charles W. Bishop.

Adams's work has been published repeatedly in several venues. These include:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

In recognition of their professional standing, Adams has been named a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Toll-Like Receptor Triggering of a Vitamin D-Mediated Human Antimicrobial Response

    Philip T. Liu;Steffen Stenger;Huiying Li;Linda Wenzel

  • Increased skin pigment reduces the capacity of skin to synthesise vitamin D3.

    T.L. Clemens;S.L. Henderson;J.S. Adams;M.F. Holick

  • Update in Vitamin D

    John S. Adams;Martin Hewison

  • Unexpected actions of vitamin D: new perspectives on the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity.

    John S Adams;Martin Hewison

  • The Nonskeletal Effects of Vitamin D: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

    Clifford J. Rosen;John S. Adams;Daniel D. Bikle;Dennis M. Black

  • Metabolism of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 by cultured pulmonary alveolar macrophages in sarcoidosis.

    J S Adams;O P Sharma;M A Gacad;F R Singer

  • 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 suppresses proliferation and immunoglobulin production by normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    J M Lemire;J S Adams;R Sakai;S C Jordan

  • Vitamin D Is Required for IFN-γ–Mediated Antimicrobial Activity of Human Macrophages

    Mario Fabri;Steffen Stenger;Dong Min Shin;Jae Min Yuk

  • Extra-renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1α-hydroxylase in human health and disease

    Martin Hewison;Fiona Burke;Katie N. Evans;David A. Lammas

  • The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Community-Dwelling Older Patients

    Neil S Wenger;David H Solomon;Carol P Roth;Catherine H MacLean

  • Deficient production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in elderly osteoporotic patients.

    David M. Slovik;John S. Adams;Robert M. Neer;Michael F. Holick

  • Vitamin D and DBP: the free hormone hypothesis revisited.

    Rene F. Chun;Bradford E. Peercy;Eric S. Orwoll;Carrie M. Nielson

  • Vitamin D-Directed Rheostatic Regulation of Monocyte Antibacterial Responses

    John S. Adams;Songyang Ren;Philip T. Liu;Rene F. Chun

  • Type I Interferon Suppresses Type II Interferon–Triggered Human Anti-Mycobacterial Responses

    Rosane M. B. Teles;Thomas G. Graeber;Stephan R. Krutzik;Dennis Montoya

  • 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 suppresses human T helper/inducer lymphocyte activity in vitro.

    J. M. Lemire;J. S. Adams;Vali Kermani-Arab;A. C. Bakke

  • Impact of vitamin D on immune function: lessons learned from genome-wide analysis

    Rene F. Chun;Philip T. Liu;Robert L. Modlin;John S. Adams

  • Vitamin-D Synthesis and Metabolism after Ultraviolet Irradiation of Normal and Vitamin-D-Deficient Subjects

    John S. Adams;John S. Adams;Thomas L. Clemens;Thomas L. Clemens;John A. Parrish;John A. Parrish;Michael F. Holick;Michael F. Holick

  • Patients' global ratings of their health care are not associated with the technical quality of their care.

    John T. Chang;Ron D. Hays;Paul G. Shekelle;Catherine H. MacLean

  • Isolation and Structural Identification of 1,25- Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Produced by Cultured Alveolar Macrophages in Sarcoidosis*

    John S. Adams;Frederick R. Singer;Mercedes A. Gacad;Om P. Sharma

  • The Quality of Pharmacologic Care for Vulnerable Older Patients

    Takahiro Higashi;Paul G Shekelle;David H Solomon;Eric L Knight

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Hewison
Martin Hewison University of Birmingham
Robert L. Modlin
Robert L. Modlin University of California, Los Angeles
Michael F. Holick
Michael F. Holick Boston University
Thomas L. Clemens
Thomas L. Clemens United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Eric S. Orwoll
Eric S. Orwoll Oregon Health & Science University
Daniel D. Bikle
Daniel D. Bikle University of California, San Francisco
Bruce W. Hollis
Bruce W. Hollis Medical University of South Carolina
Karen M. Lyons
Karen M. Lyons University of California, Los Angeles
Barry R. Bloom
Barry R. Bloom Harvard University

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