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Overview

Kevin J. Catt was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on molecular biology, pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and physiology.

The scientist contributed to multiple main topics in their field, including:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Among their recent papers, the following publications were notable for their contribution to pharmacology and molecular sciences:

  • "THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors" (2021, British Journal of Pharmacology)
  • "The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: G protein-coupled receptors" (2023, British Journal of Pharmacology)
  • "Angiotensin II Inhibits Insulin Receptor Signaling in Adipose Cells" (2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Angiotensin receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1" (2023, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE)
  • "Angiotensin receptors in GtoPdb v.2025.3" (2025, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE)

Their publications appeared primarily in the following venues:

  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Throughout their career, Kevin J. Catt collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Wayne Alexander
  • Kenneth E. Bernstein
  • Satoru Eguchi
  • Emanuel Escher
  • Marc de Gasparo

Best Publications

  • International Union of Pharmacology. XXIII. The Angiotensin II Receptors

    M. de Gasparo;K. J. Catt;T. Inagami;J. W. Wright

  • Angiotensin Receptors and Their Antagonists

    Theodore L. Goodfriend;Mary E. Elliott;Kevin J. Catt

  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors: Characterization, Physiological Regulation, and Relationship to Reproductive Function

    Richard N. Clayton;Kevin J. Catt

  • Hormonal regulation of peptide receptors and target cell responses

    K. J. Catt;J. P. Harwood;G. Aguilera;M. L. Dufau

  • Autoradiographic localization of angiotensin II receptors in rat brain

    Frederick A. O. Mendelsohn;Remi Quirion;Juan M. Saavedra;Greti Aguilera

  • Pleiotropic AT1 receptor signaling pathways mediating physiological and pathogenic actions of angiotensin II.

    László Hunyady;Kevin J Catt

  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors: Structure and Signal Transduction Pathways

    Stanko S. Stojilkovic;John Reinhart;Kevin J. Catt

  • Measurement of Renin Activity, Concentration and Substrate in Rat Plasma by Radioimmunoassay of Angiotensin I

    J. Menard;K. J. Catt

  • Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue binds to luteal cells and inhibits progesterone production

    Richard N. Clayton;James P. Harwood;Kevin J. Catt

  • Gonadotropin binding and stimulation of cyclic adenosine 3': 5' monophosphate and testosterone production in isolated Leydig cells

    Carole R Mendelson;M. Dufau;K. Catt

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • Cloning and expression of cDNA encoding a rat adrenomedullin receptor.

    Supriya Kapas;Kevin J. Catt;Adrian J.L. Clark

  • Hormone-induced redistribution of calcium-activated phospholipid-dependent protein kinase in pituitary gonadotrophs.

    K Hirota;T Hirota;G Aguilera;K J Catt

  • Mechanisms of action of corticotropin-releasing factor and other regulators of corticotropin release in rat pituitary cells.

    G Aguilera;J P Harwood;J X Wilson;J Morell

  • Cloning and expression of a novel angiotensin II receptor subtype.

    K. Sandberg;Hong Ji;A. J. L. Clark;H. Shapira

  • Spare Gonadotrophin Receptors in Rat Testis

    K. J. Catt;M. L. Dufau

  • Molecular cloning and expression of cDNA encoding the murine gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor.

    J Reinhart;L.M. Mertz;K.J. Catt

  • Regulation of peptide hormone receptors and gonadal steroidogenesis.

    Kevin J. Catt;James P. Harwood;Richard N. Clayton;Terry F. Davies

  • A highly sensitive in vitro bioassay for luteinizing hormone and chorionic gonadotropin: testosterone production by dispersed Leydig cells.

    Maria L. Dufau;Carole R. Mendelson;Kevin J. Catt

  • Gonadotropin Binding and Stimulation of Cyclic Adenosine 3':5'-Monophosphate and Testosterone Production in Isolated

    Leydig Cells;Carole Mendelson;Maria Dufau;Kevin Catt

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria L. Dufau
Maria L. Dufau National Institutes of Health
Stanko S. Stojilkovic
Stanko S. Stojilkovic National Institutes of Health
Greti Aguilera
Greti Aguilera National Institutes of Health
Tamas Balla
Tamas Balla National Institutes of Health
László Hunyady
László Hunyady Semmelweis University
Richard L. Hauger
Richard L. Hauger University of California, San Diego
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Ilpo Huhtaniemi Imperial College London
Roger Smith
Roger Smith University of Newcastle Australia
Adrian J. L. Clark
Adrian J. L. Clark Queen Mary University of London
Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn
Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn University of Melbourne

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