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Overview

Oswald Quehenberger is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Quehenberger has extensively published in various venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Reports
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Journal of Lipid Research

Recent papers include:

  • "Quality control requirements for the correct annotation of lipidomics data," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Targeting glioblastoma signaling and metabolism with a re-purposed brain-penetrant drug," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Positive Reinforcing Mechanisms between GPR120 and PPARγ Modulate Insulin Sensitivity," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "Automated Annotation of Sphingolipids Including Accurate Identification of Hydroxylation Sites Using MSn Data," 2020, Analytical Chemistry
  • "Homeocurvature adaptation of phospholipids to pressure in deep-sea invertebrates," 2024, Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Quehenberger include:

  • Aaron M. Armando
  • Edward A. Dennis
  • Roxana Coras
  • Mónica Gumá
  • Harald Köfeler

Their research employs techniques such as mass spectrometry and advanced proteomics to investigate molecular and biochemical aspects of health and disease. Subfields of study involved in Quehenberger's work include Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Spectroscopy, Epidemiology, and Immunology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

  • Lipidomics reveals a remarkable diversity of lipids in human plasma

    Oswald Quehenberger;Aaron M. Armando;Alex H. Brown;Stephen B. Milne

  • Autoxidation of human low density lipoprotein: loss of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E and generation of aldehydes.

    Hermann Esterbauer;Gunther Jurgens;Oswald Quehenberger;Ernst Koller

  • Regulated Accumulation of Desmosterol Integrates Macrophage Lipid Metabolism and Inflammatory Responses

    Nathanael J. Spann;Lana X. Garmire;Jeffrey G. McDonald;David S. Myers

  • Increased Adipocyte O2 Consumption Triggers HIF-1α, Causing Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obesity

    Yun Sok Lee;Jung Whan Kim;Olivia Osborne;Da Young Oh

  • Cell surface expression of mouse macrosialin and human CD68 and their role as macrophage receptors for oxidized low density lipoprotein

    Mysore P. Ramprasad;Valeska Terpstra;Nonna Kondratenko;Oswald Quehenberger

  • The Human Plasma Lipidome

    Oswald Quehenberger;Edward A. Dennis

  • Characterization of CLA-1, a Human Homologue of Rodent Scavenger Receptor BI, as a Receptor for High Density Lipoprotein and Apoptotic Thymocytes

    Koji Murao;Valeska Terpstra;Simone R. Green;Nonna Kondratenko

  • Scavenger receptors, oxidized LDL, and atherosclerosis.

    Agnes Boullier;David A. Bird;Mi‐Kyung Chang;Edward A. Dennis

  • The 94- to 97-kDa mouse macrophage membrane protein that recognizes oxidized low density lipoprotein and phosphatidylserine-rich liposomes is identical to macrosialin, the mouse homologue of human CD68.

    M P Ramprasad;W Fischer;J L Witztum;G R Sambrano

  • Biomarkers of NAFLD progression: a lipidomics approach to an epidemic

    D. Lee Gorden;David S. Myers;Pavlina T. Ivanova;Eoin Fahy

  • Harmonizing lipidomics: NIST interlaboratory comparison exercise for lipidomics using SRM 1950-Metabolites in Frozen Human Plasma.

    John A. Bowden;Alan Heckert;Candice Z. Ulmer;Christina M. Jones

  • Mechanisms of hypochlorite injury of target cells.

    I U Schraufstätter;K Browne;A Harris;P A Hyslop

  • A Gpr120-selective agonist improves insulin resistance and chronic inflammation in obese mice

    Da Young Oh;Evelyn Walenta;Taro E Akiyama;William S Lagakos

  • A Mouse Macrophage Lipidome

    Edward A. Dennis;Raymond A. Deems;Richard Harkewicz;Oswald Quehenberger

  • Identification of the lectin-like receptor for oxidized low-density lipoprotein in human macrophages and its potential role as a scavenger receptor

    Hiroshi Yoshida;Nonna Kondratenko;Simone Green;Daniel Steinberg

  • An LXR-Cholesterol Axis Creates a Metabolic Co-Dependency for Brain Cancers

    Genaro R. Villa;Jonathan J. Hulce;Ciro Zanca;Junfeng Bi

  • MS-based lipidomics of human blood plasma: a community-initiated position paper to develop accepted guidelines

    Bo Burla;Makoto Arita;Makoto Arita;Masanori Arita;Anne K. Bendt

  • The binding of oxidized low density lipoprotein to mouse CD36 is mediated in part by oxidized phospholipids that are associated with both the lipid and protein moieties of the lipoprotein.

    Agnès Boullier;Kristin L. Gillotte;Sohvi Hörkkö;Simone R. Green

  • High sensitivity quantitative lipidomics analysis of fatty acids in biological samples by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry ☆

    Oswald Quehenberger;Aaron M. Armando;Edward A. Dennis

  • Modification of low density lipoprotein with 4-hydroxynonenal induces uptake by macrophages.

    H F Hoff;J O'Neil;G M Chisolm rd;T B Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward A. Dennis
Edward A. Dennis University of California, San Diego
Daniel Steinberg
Daniel Steinberg University of California, San Diego
Charles G. Cochrane
Charles G. Cochrane Scripps Research Institute
Eric R. Prossnitz
Eric R. Prossnitz University of New Mexico
Richard D. Ye
Richard D. Ye Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Joseph L. Witztum
Joseph L. Witztum University of California, San Diego
Christopher K. Glass
Christopher K. Glass University of California, San Diego
Shankar Subramaniam
Shankar Subramaniam University of California, San Diego
Robert C. Murphy
Robert C. Murphy University of Colorado Denver
Hermann Esterbauer
Hermann Esterbauer University of Graz

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