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Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski

Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
29369
World Ranking
9410
National Ranking
107

Overview

Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has made significant contributions to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Surgery, Cell Biology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on topics related to Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Muscle metabolism and nutrition, Diet and metabolism studies, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "pH-Gated Succinate Secretion Regulates Muscle Remodeling in Response to Exercise," 2020, Cell
  • "Deep muscle-proteomic analysis of freeze-dried human muscle biopsies reveals fiber type-specific adaptations to exercise training," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Personalized phosphoproteomics identifies functional signaling," 2021, Nature Biotechnology
  • "ApoA-1 improves glucose tolerance by increasing glucose uptake into heart and skeletal muscle independently of AMPKα2," 2020, Molecular Metabolism
  • "Factors mediating exercise-induced organ crosstalk," 2022, Acta Physiologica

The venues where Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski frequently publishes include:

  • Diabetes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Metabolism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher are:

  • Rasmus Kjøbsted
  • Jesper B. Birk
  • Erik A. Richter
  • Janne R. Hingst
  • Bente Kiens

Best Publications

  • Targeted disruption of the glucose transporter 4 selectively in muscle causes insulin resistance and glucose intolerance.

    Zisman A;Peroni Od;Abel Ed;Michael

  • Strength Training Increases Insulin-Mediated Glucose Uptake, GLUT4 Content, and Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Mads K. Holten;Morten Zacho;Michael Gaster;Carsten Juel

  • Knockout of the α2 but Not α1 5′-AMP-activated Protein Kinase Isoform Abolishes 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-4-ribofuranosidebut Not Contraction-induced Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli;Christian Frøsig

  • The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity

    Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli;Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Christophe Perrin

  • Genetic variant near IRS1 is associated with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia.

    Johan Rung;Stéphane Cauchi;Anders Albrechtsen;Lishuang Shen;Lishuang Shen

  • Exercise regulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle

    Tatsuya Hayashi;Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Laurie J. Goodyear

  • Isoform-specific and exercise intensity-dependent activation of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase in human skeletal muscle.

    Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Pernille Nielsen;Bo F. Hansen;Erik A. Richter

  • Extracellular Vesicles Provide a Means for Tissue Crosstalk during Exercise

    Martin Whitham;Martin Whitham;Benjamin L. Parker;Martin Friedrichsen;Janne R. Hingst

  • Insulin signaling and insulin sensitivity after exercise in human skeletal muscle.

    J F Wojtaszewski;B F Hansen;Gade;B Kiens

  • Regulation of 5′AMP-activated protein kinase activity and substrate utilization in exercising human skeletal muscle

    Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Christopher MacDonald;Jakob N. Nielsen;Ylva Hellsten

  • Predominant α2/β2/γ3 AMPK activation during exercise in human skeletal muscle

    J. B. Birk;J. F. P. Wojtaszewski

  • Multiple environmental and genetic factors influence skeletal muscle PGC-1alpha and PGC-1beta gene expression in twins.

    Charlotte Ling;Pernille Poulsen;Emma Carlsson;Martin Ridderstråle

  • Global Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Skeletal Muscle Reveals a Network of Exercise-Regulated Kinases and AMPK Substrates

    Nolan J Hoffman;Benjamin L Parker;Rima Chaudhuri;Kelsey H. Fisher-Wellman

  • Glycogen-dependent effects of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide (AICA)-riboside on AMP-activated protein kinase and glycogen synthase activities in rat skeletal muscle.

    Jørgen F.P. Wojtaszewski;Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Ylva Hellsten;D. Grahame Hardie

  • AMPK in skeletal muscle function and metabolism.

    Rasmus Kjøbsted;Janne R. Hingst;Joachim Fentz;Marc Foretz;Marc Foretz;Marc Foretz

  • AMPK-Mediated AS160 Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle Is Dependent on AMPK Catalytic and Regulatory Subunits

    Jonas T. Treebak;Stephan Glund;Atul Deshmukh;Ditte K. Klein

  • Effects of α-AMPK knockout on exercise-induced gene activation in mouse skeletal muscle

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski;Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli

  • Glucose, exercise and insulin: emerging concepts

    Erik A. Richter;Wim Derave;Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski

  • Role of AMPK in skeletal muscle metabolic regulation and adaptation in relation to exercise

    Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Erik A. Richter;Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski

  • PGC-1α is not mandatory for exercise- and training-induced adaptive gene responses in mouse skeletal muscle

    Lotte Leick;Jorgen F.P. Wojtaszewski;Sune Troels Johansen;Kristian Kiilerich

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik A. Richter
Erik A. Richter University of Copenhagen
Bente Kiens
Bente Kiens University of Copenhagen
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Allan Vaag
Allan Vaag Steno Diabetes Center
Laurie J. Goodyear
Laurie J. Goodyear Harvard University
Ylva Hellsten
Ylva Hellsten University of Copenhagen
Peter Schjerling
Peter Schjerling University of Copenhagen
Henning Beck-Nielsen
Henning Beck-Nielsen Odense University Hospital
Marc Foretz
Marc Foretz Université Paris Cité
Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen UX Tigers

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