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Alexander Sorisky
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Latest papers
A simplified protocol based on a standardized meal-stimulated beta-cell response to stratify people living with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025
Tetra methyl bisphenol F: another potential obesogen.
International journal of obesity (2005) · 2024
Statin-mediated reduction in mitochondrial cholesterol primes an anti-inflammatory response in macrophages by upregulating Jmjd3.
eLife · 2024
Latest funding
- $263,215
Characterizing the function of ZBTB8A in adipogenesis and its requirement for normal metabolism
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
- $666,991
Atherogenic adipocyte dysfunction induced by TSH
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
- $100,000
MAPping adipose tissue malfunction in obesity: Macrophages, Adipose cells, and PDGF
CIHR · 2008 · Nominated PI
44 publications.
A simplified protocol based on a standardized meal-stimulated beta-cell response to stratify people living with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes.
Sun CJ, Lochnan H, Sorisky A, Shaw J, Ramsay T, Nolan CJ, Prentki M, Rabasa-Lhoret R
Tetra methyl bisphenol F: another potential obesogen.
Singh M, Crosthwait J, Sorisky A, Atlas E
Statin-mediated reduction in mitochondrial cholesterol primes an anti-inflammatory response in macrophages by upregulating Jmjd3.
Salloum Z, Dauner K, Li YF, Verma N, Valdivieso-González D, Almendro-Vedia V, Zhang JD, Nakka K, Chen MX, McDonald J, Corley CD, Sorisky A, Song BL, López-Montero I, Luo J, Dilworth JF, Zha X
In vitro studies of the renin-angiotensin system in human adipose tissue/adipocytes and possible relationship to SARS-CoV-2: a scoping review.
Ting R, Dutton H, Sorisky A
Regulators of thymic stromal lymphopoietin production by human adipocytes.
Ma L, Zhen J, Sorisky A
Exposure to Low Doses of Dechlorane Plus Promotes Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and Glucose Intolerance in Male Mice.
Peshdary V, Styles G, Rigden M, Caldwell D, Kawata A, Sorisky A, Atlas E
Depot-Specific Analysis of Human Adipose Cells and Their Responses to Bisphenol S.
Peshdary V, Styles G, Gagné R, Yauk CL, Sorisky A, Atlas E
Effect of hemodialysis on extracellular vesicles and circulating submicron particles.
Ruzicka M, Xiao F, Abujrad H, Al-Rewashdy Y, Tang VA, Langlois MA, Sorisky A, Ooi TC, Burger D
Elevated Carbohydrate Response Element-Binding Protein Beta (ChREBPβ) and Thioredoxin Interacting Protein (TXNIP) Levels in Human Adipocytes Differentiated in High Glucose Concentrations.
Peshdary V, Gagnon A, Landry A, Ma L, Sorisky A
Dechlorane Plus increases adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 and human primary preadipocytes independent of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ transcriptional activity.
Peshdary V, Calzadilla G, Landry A, Sorisky A, Atlas E
Characterizing the function of ZBTB8A in adipogenesis and its requirement for normal metabolism
Principal investigators: Stanford, William L
Keywords: Adipogenesis; Chip-Seq; Knockout Mice; Metabolic Dysfunction; Mouse Models Of Disease; Obesity; Rna-Seq; Systems Biology; Transcriptional Regulation
Atherogenic adipocyte dysfunction induced by TSH
Principal investigators: Sorisky, Alexander M
Keywords: Adipocyte Biology; Cardiovascular Disease; Inflammation; Tsh Signaling
MAPping adipose tissue malfunction in obesity: Macrophages, Adipose cells, and PDGF
Principal investigators: Sorisky, Alexander M
Keywords: Adipose Cells; Cell Differentiation; Insulin Signaling; Obesity; Pdgf Signaling; Signal Transduction
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Patricia Poulin and Ian Gilron: 6 shared papers
- Alexander Sorisky and Ella Atlas: 5 shared papers
- Dylan Burger and Alexander Sorisky: 4 shared papers
- Dylan Burger and Marcel Ruzicka: 3 shared papers
- Xiaohui Zha and Alexander Sorisky: 2 shared papers
- Marcel Ruzicka and Alexander Sorisky: 2 shared papers
- Marc Prentki and Timothy Ramsay: 1 shared paper
- Marc Prentki and Alexander Sorisky: 1 shared paper
- Monica Taljaard and Patricia Poulin: 1 shared paper
- Monica Taljaard and Ian Gilron: 1 shared paper
- Monica Taljaard and Marcel Ruzicka: 1 shared paper
- Monica Taljaard and Alexander Sorisky: 1 shared paper
- Monica Taljaard and Hussein Abujrad: 1 shared paper
- Patricia Poulin and Alexander Sorisky: 1 shared paper
- Dylan Burger and Hussein Abujrad: 1 shared paper
- Ian Gilron and Alexander Sorisky: 1 shared paper
- Janine Malcolm and Alexander Sorisky: 1 shared paper
- Marcel Ruzicka and Timothy Ramsay: 1 shared paper
- Marcel Ruzicka and Hussein Abujrad: 1 shared paper
- Timothy Ramsay and Alexander Sorisky: 1 shared paper
- Alexander Sorisky and Hussein Abujrad: 1 shared paper
- Alexander Sorisky and Iris Teo: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medicine
- Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Nutrition
- Other
Co-authors at University of Ottawa, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Ella Atlas
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
5 shared papers, latest 2024
Dylan Burger
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2019
Marcel Ruzicka
Department of Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2019
Xiaohui Zha
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Hussein Abujrad
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Iris Teo
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Ian Gilron
Anesthesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Janine Malcolm
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Marc Prentki
Nutrition
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Timothy Ramsay
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Monica Taljaard
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Patricia Poulin
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
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