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N. Istfan

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h-index: 32
Works: 97
Citations: 4,117

Most-cited papers

Nitrate biosynthesis in man.
L. Green, K. Ruiz de Luzuriaga, D. Wagner, W. Rand +3 more
1981Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America667 citations Open access
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Infusion of tumor necrosis factor/cachectin promotes muscle catabolism in the rat. A synergistic effect with interleukin 1.
Enrique A. Flores, B. Bistrian, J. J. Pomposelli, C. Dinarello +2 more
1989Journal of Clinical Investigation407 citations Open access
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Hyperinsulinemia: An Early Indicator of Metabolic Dysfunction
Dylan D. Thomas, B. Corkey, N. Istfan, C. Apovian
2019Journal of the Endocrine Society222 citations Open access
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Effects of long-chain triglyceride emulsions on reticuloendothelial system function in humans.
D. Seidner, E. Mascioli, N. Istfan, Kathaleen A. Porter +3 more
1989JPEN - Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition176 citations
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Docosahexaenoic acid is a potent inducer of apoptosis in HT-29 colon cancer cells.
Z.-Y. Chen, N. Istfan
2000Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids147 citations
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Parenteral infusion of long- and medium-chain triglycerides and reticuloendothelial system function in man.
Gordon L. Jensen, E. Mascioli, D. Seidner, N. Istfan +5 more
1990JPEN - Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition145 citations
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Effects of systemic infusions of endotoxin, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin-1 on glucose metabolism in the rat: relationship to endogenous glucose production and peripheral tissue glucose uptake.
P. Ling, B. Bistrian, B. Mendez, N. Istfan
1994Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental138 citations
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Consuming a hypocaloric high fat low carbohydrate diet for 12 weeks lowers C-reactive protein, and raises serum adiponectin and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol in obese subjects
M. Ruth, A. Port, Mitali S. Shah, Ashley C Bourland +4 more
2013Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental128 citations Open access
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Effect of medical and surgical weight loss on endothelial vasomotor function in obese patients.
N. Gokce, J. Vita, M. McDonnell, A. Forse +5 more
2005American Journal of Cardiology117 citations
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Insulin modulates circulating endothelin-1 levels in humans.
Howard A. Wolpert, S. N. Steen, N. Istfan, D. Simonson
1993Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental108 citations
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Weight Loss and Health Outcomes in African Americans and Whites After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Wendy A. Anderson, G. Greene, R. Forse, Caroline M. Apovian +1 more
2007Obesity86 citations Open access
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Relation of cumulative weight burden to vascular endothelial dysfunction in obesity.
Joshua M Arkin, R. Alsdorf, Sherman J. Bigornia, J. Palmisano +5 more
2008American Journal of Cardiology85 citations Open access
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Approach to the Patient: Management of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Patient With Weight Regain.
N. Istfan, M. Lipartia, Wendy A. Anderson, D. Hess +1 more
2020Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism68 citations Open access
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Absorption of dietary zinc in man: comparison of intrinsic and extrinsic labels using a triple stable isotope method.
M. Janghorbani, N. Istfan, J. O. Pagounes, F. H. Steinke +1 more
1982American Journal of Clinical Nutrition66 citations
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Fructose consumption and cancer: is there a connection?
A. Port, M. Ruth, N. Istfan
2012Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity63 citations
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Cytokines, Muscle Proteolysis, and the Catabolic Response to Infection and Inflammation
B. Bistrian, Joseph E. Schwartz, N. Istfan
1992Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine59 citations
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance and Beta Cell Function: Relationship to Racial Disparities in Type 2 Diabetes among African Americans versus Caucasians
Brooke R. Hasson, C. Apovian, N. Istfan
2015Current Obesity Reports58 citations
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Absorption of stable70 Zn in healthy young men in relation to zinc intake.
N. Istfan, M. Janghorbani, Vernon R. Young
1983American Journal of Clinical Nutrition58 citations
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Effect of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor/cachectin on glucose turnover in the rat.
Enrique A. Flores, N. Istfan, J. J. Pomposelli, G. Blackburn +1 more
1990Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental57 citations
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Influence of omega-3 fatty acids on splanchnic blood flow and lactate metabolism in an endotoxemic rat model.
E. Pscheidl, J. Wan, G. Blackburn, B. Bistrian +1 more
1992Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental53 citations
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Docosahexaenoic acid, a major constituent of fish oil diets, prevents activation of cyclin-dependent kinases and S-phase entry by serum stimulation in HT-29 cells.
Z.-Y. Chen, N. Istfan
2001Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids50 citations
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Enhanced skeletal muscle and liver protein synthesis with structured lipid in enterally fed burned rats.
S. Demichele, M. Karlstad, Vigen K. Babayan, N. Istfan +2 more
1988Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental50 citations
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Influence of the Walker 256 carcinosarcoma on muscle, tumor, and whole-body protein synthesis and growth rate in the cancer-bearing rat.
J. Tayek, N. Istfan, Catherine T. Jones, Karim Hamawy +2 more
1986Cancer Research46 citations
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Insulin resistance versus insulin secretion in the hypertension of obesity.
N. Istfan, Claudia S. Plaisted, B. Bistrian, G. Blackburn
1992HYPERTENSION44 citations Open access
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Structured lipid made from fish oil and medium-chain triglycerides alters tumor and host metabolism in Yoshida-sarcoma-bearing rats.
Pei-Ra Ling, N. Istfan, Sarah M. Lopes, Vigen K. Babayan +2 more
1991American Journal of Clinical Nutrition44 citations
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Enteral nutrition with structured lipid: effect on protein metabolism in thermal injury.
S. Demichele, M. Karlstad, B. Bistrian, N. Istfan +2 more
1989American Journal of Clinical Nutrition43 citations Open access
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Bioavailability of zinc from a diet based on isolated soy protein: application in young men of the stable isotope tracer, 70Zn.
Noel W. Solomons, M. Janghorbani, B. Ting, F. H. Steinke +4 more
1982Journal of NutriLife40 citations Open access
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The Mitigating Effect of Phentermine and Topiramate on Weight Regain after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
N. Istfan, Wendy A. Anderson, D. Hess, Liqun Yu +2 more
2020Obesity39 citations Open access
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Determinants of the pressor effect of phenylpropanolamine in healthy subjects.
G. Blackburn, J. P. Morgan, P. Lavin, R. Noble +2 more
1989Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)39 citations
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An evaluation of the nutritional value of a soy protein concentrate in young adult men using the short-term N-balance method.
N. Istfan, E. Murray, M. Janghorbani, Vernon R. Young
1983Journal of NutriLife38 citations Open access
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Simultaneous determination of absorption of selenium from poultry meat and selenite in young men: application of a triple stable-isotope method
M. Christensen, M. Janghorbani, F. H. Steinke, N. Istfan +1 more
1983British Journal of Nutrition35 citations Open access
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Weight Recidivism after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: an 11-year Experience in a Multi-Ethnic Medical Center
Dylan D. Thomas, Wendy A. Anderson, C. Apovian, D. Hess +4 more
2018Obesity34 citations Open access
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Fish oil enhances the antiproliferative effect of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on liver cancer cells.
Kun-Chun Chiang, K. Persons, N. Istfan, M. Holick +1 more
2009Anticancer Research32 citations
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Differential effects of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in cytokine- and endotoxin-treated rats.
Pei-Ra Ling, N. Istfan, E. Colon, B. Bistrian
1995American Journal of Physiology30 citations
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Evaluation of antitumor effect of tumor necrosis factor in terms of protein metabolism and cell cycle kinetics.
J. Wan, Franz Fogt, B. Bistrian, N. Istfan
1993American Journal of Physiology30 citations
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Effects of different lipid sources in total parenteral nutrition on whole body protein kinetics and tumor growth.
B. Mendez, Pei-Ra Ling, N. Istfan, Vigen K. Babayan +1 more
1992JPEN - Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition30 citations
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Effect of fetal growth on maternal protein metabolism in postabsorptive rat.
P. Ling, B. Bistrian, G. Blackburn, N. Istfan
1987American Journal of Physiology30 citations
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The nutritional value of a soy protein concentrate (STAPRO-3200) for long-term protein nutritional maintenance in young men.
N. Istfan, E. Murray, M. Janghorbani, William J. Evans +1 more
1983Journal of NutriLife28 citations Open access
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Racial differences in weight loss, hemoglobin A1C, and blood lipid profiles after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
N. Istfan, Wendy A. Anderson, C. Apovian, M. Ruth +2 more
2016Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases27 citations
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Flow cytometric measurement of cell cycle kinetics in rat Walker-256 carcinoma following in vivo and in vitro pulse labelling with bromodeoxyuridine.
F. Fogt, J. Wan, C. J. O'Hara, B. Bistrian +2 more
1991Cytometry26 citations Open access
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Effects of medium chain triglycerides supplementation on insulin sensitivity and beta cell function: A feasibility study
Dylan D. Thomas, Mary-Catherine Stockman, Liqun Yu, T. Meshulam +8 more
2019PLoS ONE25 citations Open access
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The effects of chronic fish oil feeding in rats on protein catabolism induced by recombinant mediators.
Y. Hirschberg, J. J. Pomposelli, G. Blackburn, N. Istfan +2 more
1990Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental25 citations
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Tumor and host response to arginine and branched chain amino acid‐enriched total parenteral nutrition. A study involving Walker 256 carcinosarcoma‐bearing rats
S. Ye, N. Istfan, David F. Driscoll, B. Bistrian
1992Cancer24 citations Open access
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Protein Sparing Therapies in Acute Illness and Obesity: A Review of George Blackburn’s Contributions to Nutrition Science
Dylan D. Thomas, N. Istfan, B. Bistrian, C. Apovian
2017Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental23 citations Open access
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Acute Carbohydrate Overfeeding: A Redox Model of Insulin Action and Its Impact on Metabolic Dysfunction in Humans.
N. Istfan, Brooke R. Hasson, C. Apovian, T. Meshulam +3 more
2021American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism22 citations Open access
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Effects of branched chain amino acid-enriched total parenteral nutrition on amino acid utilization in rats bearing Yoshida sarcoma.
Lisa E. Crosby, B. Bistrian, Pei-Ra Ling, N. Istfan +2 more
1988Cancer Research22 citations
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Obesity: Overview of Weight Management.
M. Mehta, N. Istfan, C. Apovian
2021Endocrine Practice21 citations
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IGF-I alters energy expenditure and protein metabolism during parenteral feeding in rats.
Pei-Ra Ling, Catherine J. Gollaher, E. Colon, N. Istfan +1 more
1995American Journal of Clinical Nutrition21 citations Open access
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Measurement of 68Zn and 70Zn in human blood in reference to the study of zinc metabolism.
M. Janghorbani, B. Ting, N. Istfan, Vernon R. Young
1981American Journal of Clinical Nutrition20 citations Open access
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Best practice guidelines on informed consent for weight loss surgery patients.
J. Sabin, R. Fanelli, H. Flaherty, N. Istfan +5 more
2005Obesity Research18 citations Open access
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