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Josephine M. Forbes

Josephine M. Forbes

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
24680
World Ranking
17491
National Ranking
582

Overview

Josephine M. Forbes is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their work focuses significantly on subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Clinical Biochemistry, Genetics, Nephrology, and Physiology.

Their scientific contributions address several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Forbes cover a variety of subjects within these thematic areas. These include:

  • "Transient Intermittent Hyperglycemia Accelerates Atherosclerosis by Promoting Myelopoiesis," 2020, published in Circulation Research
  • "Processed foods drive intestinal barrier permeability and microvascular diseases," 2021, published in Science Advances
  • "Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor signaling modifies the extent of diabetic kidney disease through dampening the receptor for advanced glycation end products-induced inflammation," 2023, published in Kidney International
  • "Impact of dietary carbohydrate type and protein-carbohydrate interaction on metabolic health," 2021, published in Nature Metabolism
  • "Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and Chronic Kidney Disease: Does the Modern Diet AGE the Kidney?," 2022, published in Nutrients

Frequent collaborators of Forbes include:

  • Amelia K. Fotheringham
  • Domenica A. McCarthy
  • Danielle J. Borg
  • Sherman S. Leung
  • Casper G. Schalkwijk

The scientist's research has been regularly published in notable venues, especially in:

  • Nephrology
  • Kidney International
  • Diabetes
  • Nutrients
  • Cells

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of Diabetic Complications

    Josephine M. Forbes;Mark E. Cooper

  • Oxidative Stress as a Major Culprit in Kidney Disease in Diabetes

    Josephine M Forbes;Melinda T Coughlan;Mark Emmanuel Cooper

  • A Breaker of Advanced Glycation End Products Attenuates Diabetes-Induced Myocardial Structural Changes

    Riccardo Candido;Josephine M. Forbes;Merlin C. Thomas;Vicki Thallas

  • Advanced glycation end products cause epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation via the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE)

    Matthew D Oldfield;Leon A Bach;Josephine M Forbes;David J Nikolic-Paterson

  • Methylglyoxal modification of Na v 1.8 facilitates nociceptive neuron firing and causes hyperalgesia in diabetic neuropathy

    Angelika Bierhaus;Thomas Fleming;Stoyan Stoyanov;Andreas Leffler;Andreas Leffler

  • RAGE-Induced Cytosolic ROS Promote Mitochondrial Superoxide Generation in Diabetes

    Melinda T. Coughlan;David R. Thorburn;Sally A. Penfold;Sally A. Penfold;Adrienne Laskowski

  • Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) Deficiency Attenuates the Development of Atherosclerosis in Diabetes

    Aino Soro-Paavonen;Anna M.D. Watson;Jiaze Li;Karri Paavonen

  • Characterization of Renal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Diabetic Nephropathy

    Chris Tikellis;Colin Ivor Johnston;Colin Ivor Johnston;Josephine Maree Forbes;Josephine Maree Forbes;Wendy C Burns;Wendy C Burns;Wendy C Burns

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetic kidney disease.

    Josephine M. Forbes;David R. Thorburn

  • High-Density Lipoprotein Modulates Glucose Metabolism in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Brian G. Drew;Stephen J. Duffy;Melissa F. Formosa;Alaina K. Natoli

  • AGE, RAGE, and ROS in Diabetic Nephropathy

    Adeline L.Y. Tan;Josephine M. Forbes;Mark E. Cooper

  • Brain atrophy in type 2 diabetes: regional distribution and influence on cognition.

    Chris Moran;Chris Moran;Thanh G. Phan;Thanh G. Phan;Jian Chen;Leigh Blizzard

  • Role of Advanced Glycation End Products in Diabetic Nephropathy

    Josephine M. Forbes;Mark E. Cooper;Matthew D. Oldfield;Merlin C. Thomas

  • Advanced glycation end product-interventions reduce diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis

    Josephine M. Forbes;Louis Teo Loon Yee;Vicki Thallas;Markus Lassila

  • Inhibition of NADPH oxidase prevents advanced glycation end product-mediated damage in diabetic nephropathy through a protein kinase C-alpha-dependent pathway.

    Vicki Thallas-Bonke;Suzanne R. Thorpe;Melinda T. Coughlan;Kei Fukami

  • Reduction of the Accumulation of Advanced Glycation End Products by ACE Inhibition in Experimental Diabetic Nephropathy

    Josephine M. Forbes;Josephine M. Forbes;Mark E. Cooper;Vicki Thallas;Wendy C. Burns

  • Synbiotics Easing Renal Failure by Improving Gut Microbiology (SYNERGY): A Randomized Trial

    Megan Rossi;David W. Johnson;Mark Morrison;Elaine M. Pascoe

  • The breakdown of preexisting advanced glycation end products is associated with reduced renal fibrosis in experimental diabetes

    Josephine M. Forbes;Vicki Thallas;Merlin C. Thomas;Hank W. Founds

  • Connective Tissue Growth Factor Plays an Important Role in Advanced Glycation End Product–Induced Tubular Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition: Implications for Diabetic Renal Disease

    Wendy C. Burns;Stephen M. Twigg;Josephine M. Forbes;Josefa Pete

  • Effects of SGLT2 Inhibition in Human Kidney Proximal Tubular Cells-Renoprotection in Diabetic Nephropathy?

    Usha Panchapakesan;Kate Pegg;Simon Gross;Muralikrishna Gangadharan Komala

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Cooper
Mark E. Cooper Monash University
Merlin C. Thomas
Merlin C. Thomas Monash University
George Jerums
George Jerums University of Melbourne
Angelika Bierhaus
Angelika Bierhaus Heidelberg University
Bronwyn A. Kingwell
Bronwyn A. Kingwell Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Per-Henrik Groop
Per-Henrik Groop University of Helsinki
Peter W Angus
Peter W Angus Austin Hospital
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
David M. Kaye
David M. Kaye The Alfred Hospital
Mikael Knip
Mikael Knip University of Helsinki

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