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Simin Nikbin Meydani

Simin Nikbin Meydani

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
26569
World Ranking
11873
National Ranking
6091

Overview

Simin Nikbin Meydani is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with notable contributions in several subfields including Epidemiology, Physiology, Immunology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics within medical science, notably:

  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Gut microbiota and health

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Nutrition, Immunosenescence, and Infectious Disease: An Overview of the Scientific Evidence on Micronutrients and on Modulation of the Gut Microbiota," 2022, Advances in Nutrition
  • "Strategies to Prevent or Remediate Cancer and Treatment-Related Aging," 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • "Macrophage LC3-associated phagocytosis is an immune defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae that diminishes with host aging," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Age-associated alterations in immune function and inflammation," 2022, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • "Research gaps and opportunities in precision nutrition: an NIH workshop report," 2022, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Meydani has frequently published in several scientific journals, with the highest number of publications in:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Advances in Nutrition
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

The scientist collaborates regularly with a cohort of co-authors, most prominently including:

  • Dayong Wu
  • Weimin Guo
  • Edwin F. Ortega
  • John M. Leong
  • Erin D. Lewis

Best Publications

  • Oral (n-3) Fatty Acid Supplementation Suppresses Cytokine Production and Lymphocyte Proliferation: Comparison between Young and Older Women

    Simin Nikbin Meydani;Stefan Endres;Margo M. Woods;Barry R. Goldin

  • Yogurt and gut function.

    Oskar Adolfsson;Simin Nikbin Meydani;Robert M Russell

  • Vitamin E supplementation and in vivo immune response in healthy elderly subjects. A randomized controlled trial.

    Simin Nikbin Meydani;M. Meydani;J. B. Blumberg;L. S. Leka

  • Vitamin E supplementation enhances cell-mediated immunity in healthy elderly subjects.

    S. N. Meydani;M. P. Barklund;S. Liu;M. Meydani

  • Immunologic effects of national cholesterol education panel step-2 diets with and without fish-derived N-3 fatty acid enrichment

    S N Meydani;A H Lichtenstein;S Cornwall;M Meydani

  • A 2-Year Randomized Controlled Trial of Human Caloric Restriction: Feasibility and Effects on Predictors of Health Span and Longevity

    Eric Ravussin;Leanne M. Redman;James Rochon;Sai Krupa Das

  • Fish Consumption and Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease

    Richard B. Shekelle;Lavon Missell;Oglesby Paul;Anne Macmillan Shryock

  • Immunologic effects of yogurt

    Simin Nikbin Meydani;Woel-Kyu Ha

  • Protective effect of vitamin E on exercise-induced oxidative damage in young and older adults.

    M. Meydani;W. J. Evans;G. Handelman;L. Biddle

  • Acute phase response in exercise. II. Associations between vitamin E, cytokines, and muscle proteolysis

    Joseph Gerard Cannon;S. N. Meydani;R. A. Fielding;M. A. Fiatarone

  • Nutritional Modulation of Immune Function: Analysis of Evidence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Relevance

    Dayong Wu;Erin D. Lewis;Munyong Pae;Simin Nikbin Meydani

  • Antioxidants and immune response in aged persons: overview of present evidence.

    Simin Nikbin Meydani;Dayong Wu;M. S. Santos;M. G. Hayek

  • Interleukin-1-induced anorexia in the rat. Influence of prostaglandins.

    M K Hellerstein;S N Meydani;M Meydani;K Wu

  • Nutritional Considerations for Healthy Aging and Reduction in Age-Related Chronic Disease

    Julie Shlisky;David E Bloom;Amy R Beaudreault;Katherine L Tucker

  • Vitamin E and Respiratory Tract Infections in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Simin Nikbin Meydani;Lynette S. Leka;Basil C. Fine;Gerard E. Dallal

  • Effect of hydrogenated and saturated, relative to polyunsaturated, fat on immune and inflammatory responses of adults with moderate hypercholesterolemia.

    Sung Nim Han;Lynette S. Leka;Alice H. Lichtenstein;Lynne M. Ausman

  • Vitamin E supplementation suppresses prostaglandin E21 synthesis and enhances the immune response of aged mice

    Simin Nikbin Meydani;Simin Nikbin Meydani;Mohsen Meydani;Mohsen Meydani;Carl P. Verdon;Carl P. Verdon;Alice A. Shapiro;Alice A. Shapiro

  • Acute phase response in exercise: interaction of age and vitamin E on neutrophils and muscle enzyme release.

    J. G. Cannon;S. F. Orencole;R. A. Fielding;M. Meydani

  • Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Influences the Immune Response of Young and Old C57BL/6NCrlBR Mice.

    Michael G. Hayek;Sung Nim Han;Dayong Wu;Bruce A. Watkins

  • Regulatory role of vitamin E in the immune system and inflammation.

    Erin Diane Lewis;Simin Nikbin Meydani;Dayong Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohsen Meydani
Mohsen Meydani Tufts University
Jeffrey B. Blumberg
Jeffrey B. Blumberg Tufts University
Gerard E. Dallal
Gerard E. Dallal Tufts University
Susan B. Roberts
Susan B. Roberts Tufts University
Ernst J. Schaefer
Ernst J. Schaefer Tufts University
Ronenn Roubenoff
Ronenn Roubenoff Novartis (Switzerland)
Jose M. Ordovas
Jose M. Ordovas Tufts University
Luigi Fontana
Luigi Fontana University of Sydney
John M. Leong
John M. Leong Tufts University
Roger A. Fielding
Roger A. Fielding Tufts University

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