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803

Overview

Patrick G. Sullivan is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research output spans multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, neurology, physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and materials chemistry.

The primary research topics covered in their work include:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

Among their recent publications are:

  • "The β3-adrenergic receptor agonist mirabegron improves glucose homeostasis in obese humans," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Bioenergetic restoration and neuroprotection after therapeutic targeting of mitoNEET: New mechanism of pioglitazone following traumatic brain injury," 2020, Experimental Neurology
  • "Blueberry Supplementation in Midlife for Dementia Risk Reduction," 2022, Nutrients
  • "Anticancer gold(iii)-bisphosphine complex alters the mitochondrial electron transport chain to induce in vivo tumor inhibition," 2021, Chemical Science
  • "Ketohexokinase-C regulates global protein acetylation to decrease carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a-mediated fatty acid oxidation," 2023, Journal of Hepatology

Sullivan has frequently published in several venues, most notably in Experimental Neurology with six publications. Other regular publication venues include The Cambridge Structural Database, Cells, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Gastroenterology.

Frequent collaborators include Hemendra J. Vekaria, W. Brad Hubbard, Samir P. Patel, Olivia J. Kalimon, and Samuel G. Awuah, reflecting a network of scholarly partnerships facilitating interdisciplinary research.

Best Publications

  • KETONES INHIBIT MITOCHONDRIAL PRODUCTION OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES PRODUCTION FOLLOWING GLUTAMATE EXCITOTOXICITY BY INCREASING NADH OXIDATION

    Marwan Maalouf;Patrick G. Sullivan;Laurie Davis;Do Young Kim

  • Cyclosporin A attenuates acute mitochondrial dysfunction following traumatic brain injury.

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Michael B. Thompson;Stephen W. Scheff

  • The ketogenic diet increases mitochondrial uncoupling protein levels and activity.

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Nancy A. Rippy;Kristina Dorenbos;Rachele C. Concepcion

  • Modulation of mitochondrial function by endogenous Zn2+ pools.

    Stefano L. Sensi;Dien Ton-That;Patrick G. Sullivan;Elizabeth A. Jonas

  • Mitochondrial permeability transition in CNS trauma: cause or effect of neuronal cell death?

    P.G. Sullivan;A.G. Rabchevsky;P.C. Waldmeier;J.E. Springer

  • Time Course of Post-Traumatic Mitochondrial Oxidative Damage and Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Focal Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Neuroprotective Therapy:

    Indrapal N Singh;Patrick G Sullivan;Ying Deng;Lamin H Mbye

  • Dietary supplement creatine protects against traumatic brain injury.

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Jonathan D. Geiger;Jonathan D. Geiger;T. Mark P. Mattson;Stephen W. Scheff

  • Inflammation induces mitochondrial dysfunction and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the nigrostriatal system.

    Randy L. Hunter;Natasa Dragicevic;Kristen Seifert;Dong Young Choi

  • Spatial and temporal characteristics of neurodegeneration after controlled cortical impact in mice: more than a focal brain injury.

    Edward D. Hall;Patrick G. Sullivan;Tonya R. Gibson;Krissi M. Pavel

  • Exacerbation of Damage and Altered NF-κB Activation in Mice Lacking Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors after Traumatic Brain Injury

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Annadora J. Bruce-Keller;Alexander G. Rabchevsky;Sylivia Christakos

  • The first 17 amino acids of Huntingtin modulate its sub-cellular localization, aggregation and effects on calcium homeostasis

    Erica Rockabrand;Natalia Slepko;Antonello Pantalone;Vidya N. Nukala

  • Increase in blood-brain barrier permeability, oxidative stress, and activated microglia in a rat model of blast-induced traumatic brain injury.

    Ryan D. Readnower;Mikulas Chavko;Saleena Adeeb;Michael D. Conroy

  • Cyclosporin A significantly ameliorates cortical damage following experimental traumatic brain injury in rodents.

    Stephen W. Scheff;Patrick G. Sullivan

  • Synaptic Mitochondria Are More Susceptible to Ca2+Overload than Nonsynaptic Mitochondria

    Maile R. Brown;Patrick G. Sullivan;James W. Geddes

  • Zn2+ Induces Permeability Transition Pore Opening and Release of Pro-apoptotic Peptides from Neuronal Mitochondria

    Dongmei Jiang;Patrick G. Sullivan;Stefano L. Sensi;Oswald Steward

  • Mitochondrial uncoupling protein-2 protects the immature brain from excitotoxic neuronal death

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Celine Dubé;Kristina Dorenbos;Oswald Steward

  • Mitochondrial damage and dysfunction in traumatic brain injury

    Jonathan Lifshitz;Patrick G. Sullivan;David A. Hovda;Tadeusz Wieloch

  • Proteasome inhibition alters neural mitochondrial homeostasis and mitochondria turnover

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Natasa B. Dragicevic;Jian Hong Deng;Yidong Bai

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Alters Synaptic Homeostasis: Implications for Impaired Mitochondrial and Transport Function

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Jeffrey N. Keller;Mark P. Mattson;Stephen W. Scheff

  • Continuous Infusion of Cyclosporin A Postinjury Significantly Ameliorates Cortical Damage Following Traumatic Brain Injury

    Patrick G. Sullivan;Michael Thompson;Stephen W. Scheff

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen W. Scheff
Stephen W. Scheff University of Kentucky
Alexander G. Rabchevsky
Alexander G. Rabchevsky University of Kentucky
Joe E. Springer
Joe E. Springer University of Kentucky
Edward D. Hall
Edward D. Hall University of Kentucky
Jong M. Rho
Jong M. Rho University of California, San Diego
Guoying Bing
Guoying Bing University of Kentucky
Wayne A. Cass
Wayne A. Cass University of Kentucky
Don M. Gash
Don M. Gash University of Kentucky
Jeffrey N. Keller
Jeffrey N. Keller Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University

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