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Marc K. Hellerstein is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable focus on subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Cell Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist's recent publications highlight a range of topics primarily related to metabolism, immunology, and liver disease. Notable papers include:

  • What are the roles of antibodies versus a durable, high quality T-cell response in protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2? (2020, Vaccine X)
  • Adhesion-mediated mechanosignaling forces mitohormesis (2021, Cell Metabolism)
  • Dietary sugar restriction reduces hepatic de novo lipogenesis in adolescent boys with fatty liver disease (2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • Selective decrease of donor-reactive T regs after liver transplantation limits T reg therapy for promoting allograft tolerance in humans (2022, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Cardiometabolic characteristics of people with metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity (2024, Cell Metabolism)

Their work involves investigations into liver disease diagnosis and treatment, nutrition and health in aging, and aspects of metabolism in muscle and adipose tissue. Specific research topics reinforced by their publications include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders

Marc K. Hellerstein collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Mahalakshmi Shankaran
  • William J. Evans
  • Edna Nyangau
  • Hussein Mohammed
  • Mark Fitch

The scientist's publications often appear in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • The Journal of Physiology

Best Publications

  • Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans

    Kimber L. Stanhope;Jean Marc Schwarz;Jean Marc Schwarz;Nancy L. Keim;Steven C. Griffen

  • Cholesterol Efflux and Atheroprotection Advancing the Concept of Reverse Cholesterol Transport

    Robert S. Rosenson;H. Bryan Brewer;W. Sean Davidson;Zahi A. Fayad

  • Type 1 diabetes immunotherapy using polyclonal regulatory T cells.

    Jeffrey A. Bluestone;Jane H. Buckner;Mark Fitch;Stephen E. Gitelman

  • Virologic and immunologic consequences of discontinuing combination antiretroviral-drug therapy in HIV-infected patients with detectable viremia.

    Steven G. Deeks;Terri Wrin;Teri Liegler;Rebecca Hoh

  • In vivo measurements document the dynamic cellular kinetics of chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells.

    Bradley T. Messmer;Davorka Messmer;Steven L. Allen;Steven L. Allen;Jonathan E. Kolitz;Jonathan E. Kolitz

  • Nutrition support in clinical practice: review of published data and recommendations for future research directions

    S. Klein;J. Kinney;K. Jeejeebhoy;D. Alpers

  • Directly measured kinetics of circulating T lymphocytes in normal and HIV-1-infected humans

    M Hellerstein;M B Hanley;D Cesar;S Siler

  • Nutritional Recommendations for the Management of Sarcopenia

    John E. Morley;Josep M. Argiles;William J. Evans;Shalender Bhasin

  • Carbohydrate-induced hypertriacylglycerolemia: historical perspective and review of biological mechanisms

    Elizabeth J Parks;Marc K Hellerstein

  • SIRT5 Regulates the Mitochondrial Lysine Succinylome and Metabolic Networks

    Matthew J. Rardin;Wenjuan He;Yuya Nishida;John C. Newman

  • Desnutrin/ATGL Is Regulated by AMPK and Is Required for a Brown Adipose Phenotype

    Maryam Ahmadian;Marcia J. Abbott;Tianyi Tang;Carolyn S.S. Hudak

  • Origin and differentiation of human memory CD8 T cells after vaccination

    Rama Akondy;Mark Fitch;Srilatha Edupuganti;Shu Yang

  • Alternate-day fasting and chronic disease prevention: a review of human and animal trials

    Kristina A. Varady;Marc K. Hellerstein

  • Insulin resistance drives hepatic de novo lipogenesis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Gordon I. Smith;Mahalakshmi Shankaran;Mihoko Yoshino;George G. Schweitzer

  • Increased Turnover of T Lymphocytes in HIV-1 Infection and Its Reduction by Antiretroviral Therapy

    Hiroshi Mohri;Alan S. Perelson;Keith Tung;Ruy M. Ribeiro

  • Human fatty acid synthesis is stimulated by a eucaloric low fat, high carbohydrate diet.

    L C Hudgins;M Hellerstein;C Seidman;R Neese

  • Measurement of de novo hepatic lipogenesis in humans using stable isotopes.

    M. K. Hellerstein;M. Christiansen;S. Kaempfer;C. Kletke

  • Adipose tissue triglyceride turnover, de novo lipogenesis, and cell proliferation in humans measured with 2H2O.

    A. Strawford;F. Antelo;M. Christiansen;M. K. Hellerstein

  • Mass isotopomer distribution analysis at eight years: theoretical, analytic, and experimental considerations

    Marc K. Hellerstein;Richard A. Neese

  • Effect of ibuprofen and acetaminophen on postexercise muscle protein synthesis

    Todd A Trappe;Faber White;Charles P Lambert;Denise Cesar

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Evans
William J. Evans University of California, Berkeley
Elizabeth Murphy
Elizabeth Murphy National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Nicholas Chiorazzi
Nicholas Chiorazzi Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Kanti R. Rai
Kanti R. Rai Hofstra University
Joseph M. McCune
Joseph M. McCune University of California, San Francisco
Steven G. Deeks
Steven G. Deeks University of California, San Francisco
Eric Ravussin
Eric Ravussin Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Kristin Ladell
Kristin Ladell Cardiff University
Claude B. Sirlin
Claude B. Sirlin University of California, San Diego
Andrew Dillin
Andrew Dillin University of California, Berkeley

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