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Merlin C. Thomas

Merlin C. Thomas

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Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
28591
World Ranking
12236
National Ranking
392

Overview

Merlin C. Thomas is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work covers several subfields including Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Physiology.

The scientist has contributed to the study of various interconnected topics, such as:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Transient Intermittent Hyperglycemia Accelerates Atherosclerosis by Promoting Myelopoiesis" (2020, Circulation Research)
  • "The postprandial actions of GLP-1 receptor agonists: The missing link for cardiovascular and kidney protection in type 2 diabetes" (2023, Cell Metabolism)
  • "Reduced methylation correlates with diabetic nephropathy risk in type 1 diabetes" (2023, Journal of Clinical Investigation)
  • "Empagliflozin modulates renal sympathetic and heart rate baroreflexes in a rabbit model of diabetes" (2020, Diabetologia)
  • "The clustering of Cardiovascular, Renal, Adipo-Metabolic Eye and Liver disease with type 2 diabetes" (2021, Metabolism)

The venues where the scientist frequently publishes include:

  • CHEST Journal
  • BMC Nephrology
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
  • Circulation Research
  • Cell Metabolism

Frequent collaborators in Merlin C. Thomas's research efforts are:

  • Mark E. Cooper
  • R. J. Pickering
  • Karin Jandeleit-Dahm
  • Nordin M.J. Hanssen
  • Cindy Gueguen

Best Publications

  • Diabetic kidney disease

    Merlin C. Thomas;Michael Brownlee;Katalin Susztak;Kumar Sharma

  • The Presence and Severity of Chronic Kidney Disease Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes

    Per Henrik Groop;Per Henrik Groop;Merlin C. Thomas;John L. Moran;Johan Wadèn;Johan Wadèn

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a key modulator of the renin angiotensin system in health and disease

    Chris Tikellis;M. C. Thomas

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

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

  • Changing epidemiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated chronic kidney disease

    Merlin C. Thomas;Mark E. Cooper;Paul Zimmet

  • Suppression of microRNA-29 expression by TGF-β1 promotes collagen expression and renal fibrosis.

    Bo Wang;Radko Komers;Rosemarie Carew;Catherine E. Winbanks

  • Low Testosterone Levels Are Common and Associated with Insulin Resistance in Men with Diabetes

    Mathis Grossmann;Merlin C. Thomas;Merlin C. Thomas;Sianna Panagiotopoulos;Ken Sharpe

  • Unrecognized anemia in patients with diabetes: a cross-sectional survey.

    Merlin C. Thomas;Richard J. Macisaac;C. O. N. Tsalamandris;David Power

  • Metabolic Syndrome in Type 1 Diabetes: Association with diabetic nephropathy and glycemic control (the FinnDiane study)

    Lena M. Thorn;Lena M. Thorn;Carol Forsblom;Carol Forsblom;Johan Fagerudd;Johan Fagerudd;Merlin C. Thomas

  • 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

  • Randomised trial of efficacy of SPf66 vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children in southern Tanzania.

    P.L Alonso;T Smith;J.R.M Armstrong Schellenberg;H Masanja

  • 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

  • miR-200a Prevents Renal Fibrogenesis Through Repression of TGF-β2 Expression

    Bo Wang;Philip Koh;Catherine E. Winbanks;Melinda T. Coughlan

  • The Association Between Dietary Sodium Intake, ESRD, and All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes

    Merlin C. Thomas;John Moran;Carol Forsblom;Carol Forsblom;Valma Harjutsalo

  • 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

  • Improved islet morphology after blockade of the renin-angiotensin system in the ZDF rat

    Chris Tikellis;Peter John Wookey;Riccardo Candido;Sofianos Andrikopoulos;Sofianos Andrikopoulos

  • Dietary Salt Intake and Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Elif I. Ekinci;Sophie Clarke;Merlin C. Thomas;John L. Moran

  • 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

  • Correction: Diabetic kidney disease

    Merlin C. Thomas;Michael Brownlee;Katalin Susztak;Kumar Sharma

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Cooper
Mark E. Cooper Monash University
Josephine M. Forbes
Josephine M. Forbes University of Queensland
Per-Henrik Groop
Per-Henrik Groop University of Helsinki
George Jerums
George Jerums University of Melbourne
Carol Forsblom
Carol Forsblom University of Helsinki
Angelika Bierhaus
Angelika Bierhaus Heidelberg University
Allan Flyvbjerg
Allan Flyvbjerg Steno Diabetes Center
Peter H. Whincup
Peter H. Whincup St George's, University of London
Sophia Zoungas
Sophia Zoungas Monash University
Jose L. Garcia-Perez
Jose L. Garcia-Perez University of Granada

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