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Thomas E. Adrian is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research centers on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, pharmacology, aquatic science, infectious diseases, and surgery as subfields.

The scientist's work encompasses several main research topics, including pharmacological effects of natural compounds, echinoderm biology and ecology, natural product bioactivities and synthesis, marine sponges and natural products, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, inflammatory bowel disease, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Among recent publications, the following papers highlight key areas of study:

  • SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Viral Genomics, Epidemiology, Vaccines, and Therapeutic Interventions, 2020, published in Viruses
  • Molecular Docking Identifies 1,8-Cineole (Eucalyptol) as A Novel PPARγ Agonist That Alleviates Colon Inflammation, 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Thymoquinone, a Dietary Bioactive Compound, Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Colitis by Stimulating Expression of the Colonic Epithelial PPAR-γ Transcription Factor, 2021, Nutrients
  • Phytochemical drug candidates for the modulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ in inflammatory bowel diseases, 2020, Phytotherapy Research
  • Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Compounds from Echinoderms, 2022, Marine Drugs

The investigator frequently publishes in the following journals:

  • Marine Drugs
  • Nutrients
  • Molecules
  • Viruses
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Collaboration with peers is a notable aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include Balaji Venkataraman, Vishnu Raj, Sandeep B. Subramanya, Saeeda Almarzooqi, and Reem Kais Jan.

Best Publications

  • Neuropeptide Y distribution in the rat brain

    YS Allen;TE Adrian;JM Allen;K Tatemoto

  • Human distribution and release of a putative new gut hormone, peptide YY

    T E Adrian;G L Ferri;A J Bacarese-Hamilton;H S Fuessl

  • Neuropeptide Y distribution in human brain

    T. E. Adrian;J. M. Allen;S. R. Bloom;M. A. Ghatei

  • Effects of peptide YY (PYY) on mouth to caecum intestinal transit time and on the rate of gastric emptying in healthy volunteers.

    A P Savage;T E Adrian;G Carolan;V K Chatterjee

  • Prevention of pancreatic cancer induction in hamsters by metformin.

    Matthias B. Schneider;Hosei Matsuzaki;James Haorah;Alexis Ulrich

  • Distribution and release of human pancreatic polypeptide.

    T E Adrian;S R Bloom;M G Bryant;J M Polak

  • Further characterisation of the ileal brakë reflex in man- effect of ileal infusion of partial digests of fat, protein, and starch on jejunal motility and release of neurotensin, enteroglucagon, and peptide YY

    R. C. Spiller;I. F. Trotman;T. E. Adrian;S. R. Bloom

  • BREAST vs BOTTLE: ENDOCRINE RESPONSES ARE DIFFERENT WITH FORMULA FEEDING

    A Lucas;A.M Blackburn;A Aynsley-Green;D.L Sarson

  • Effect of peptide YY on gastric, pancreatic, and biliary function in humans.

    T.E. Adrian;T.E. Adrian;A.P. Savage;A.P. Savage;G.R. Sagor;G.R. Sagor;J.M. Allen;J.M. Allen

  • MECHANISM OF PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE RELEASE IN MAN

    T.E Adrian;H.S Besterman;T.J.C Cooke;S.R Bloom

  • SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19: Viral Genomics, Epidemiology, Vaccines, and Therapeutic Interventions.

    Mohammed Uddin;Mohammed Uddin;Farah Mustafa;Tahir A. Rizvi;Tom Loney

  • Islet Amyloid Polypeptide in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer and Diabetes

    Johan Permert;Jorgen Larsson;Gunilla T. Westermark;Margery K. Herrington

  • 5-Lipoxygenase and Leukotriene B4 Receptor Are Expressed in Human Pancreatic Cancers But Not in Pancreatic Ducts in Normal Tissue

    René Hennig;Xian-Zhong Ding;Wei-Gang Tong;Matthias B. Schneider

  • PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE IN INSULINOMAS, GASTRINOMAS, VIPOMAS, AND GLUCAGONOMAS

    J.M Polak;T.E Adrian;M.G Bryant;S.R Bloom

  • Neuropeptides in Alzheimer type dementia

    I.N. Ferrier;A.J. Cross;J.A. Johnson;G.W. Roberts

  • Bombesin: action on gut hormones and calcium in man.

    M. A. Ghatei;R. T. Jung;J. C. Stevenson;C. J. Hillyard

  • The distribution and origin of a novel brain peptide, neuropeptide Y, in the spinal cord of several mammals

    S. J. Gibson;J. M. Polak;J. M. Allen;T. E. Adrian

  • Peptide YY (PYY) immunoreactivity is co-stored with glucagon-related immunoreactants in endocrine cells of the gut and pancreas.

    A. Ali-Rachedi;I. M. Varndell;T. E. Adrian;D. A. Gapp;D. A. Gapp

  • NEUROPEPTIDE TYROSINE (NPY)—A MAJOR CARDIAC NEUROPEPTIDE

    J Gu;T.E Adrian;K Tatemoto;J.M Polak

  • Effects of peptide YY and neuropeptide Y on gastric emptying in man

    J.M. Allen;M.L. Fitzpatrick;J.C. Yeats;K. Darcy

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark S. Talamonti
Mark S. Talamonti NorthShore University HealthSystem
Stephen R. Bloom
Stephen R. Bloom Imperial College London
Eamonn Martin Quigley
Eamonn Martin Quigley Cornell University
M. A. Ghatei
M. A. Ghatei Imperial College London
J.M. Polak
J.M. Polak Hammersmith Hospital
David J. Bentrem
David J. Bentrem Northwestern University
Irvin M. Modlin
Irvin M. Modlin Yale University
Surinder K. Batra
Surinder K. Batra University of Nebraska Medical Center
Markus W. Büchler
Markus W. Büchler Champalimaud Foundation
Richard B. Silverman
Richard B. Silverman Northwestern University

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