Christopher J.B. Nicol

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Christopher J.B. Nicol is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J.B. Nicol has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Christopher J.B. Nicol's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (25 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers). Christopher J.B. Nicol is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (25 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (10 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (10 papers). Christopher J.B. Nicol collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Taiwan. Christopher J.B. Nicol's co-authors include Frank J. Gonzalez, Peter G. Wells, Ming‐Chang Chiang, Kimihiko Matsusue, Rebecca R. Laposa, Taro E. Akiyama, Jerrold M. Ward, Yi‐Chuan Cheng, Lisa K. Johnson and Kelly R. Dietz and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J.B. Nicol

74 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Liver Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Contributes to Hepatic Steatosis, Triglyceride Clearance, and Regulation of Body Fat Mass

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Filomena de Nigris Italy

Kang Ho Kim United States

Glenn L. Wilson United States

Hou‐Zao Chen China

Marı́a Monsalve Spain

Pascal Escher Switzerland

Noriyuki Shibata Japan

Andrew J. Hoy Australia

Francesco Oriente Italy

Dolors Serra Spain

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J.B. Nicol

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Chan, Tony F., Yuping Yang, Christopher J.B. Nicol, T M Chiang, & Chiahui Yen. (2025). Resveratrol-Enhanced Human Neural Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Mitigate MPP+-Induced Neurotoxicity Through Activation of AMPK and Nrf2 Pathways and Inhibition of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in SH-SY5Y Cells. Life. 15(2). 294–294. 4 indexed citations

Chiang, Ming‐Chang, Christopher J.B. Nicol, Yuping Yang, T M Chiang, & Chiahui Yen. (2025). The α-MG exhibits neuroprotective potential by reducing amyloid beta peptide-induced inflammation, oxidative stress, and tau aggregation in human neural stem cells. Brain Research. 1852. 149506–149506. 3 indexed citations

Chiang, Ming‐Chang, et al.. (2024). Gold Nanoparticles in Neurological Diseases: A Review of Neuroprotection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(4). 2360–2360. 44 indexed citations

Nicol, Christopher J.B., et al.. (2024). A Novel Bioluminescent Biosensor Quantifying Intramolecular Interaction and Levels of Pyroptosis Effector GSDMD. Cells. 13(19). 1606–1606. 2 indexed citations

Hao, Yawei, et al.. (2024). Identification of PTPN12 Phosphatase as a Novel Negative Regulator of Hippo Pathway Effectors YAP/TAZ in Breast Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(7). 4064–4064. 2 indexed citations

Kaufmann, Martin, David Hurlbut, John F. Rudan, et al.. (2023). Metabolically Active Zones Involving Fatty Acid Elongation Delineated by DESI-MSI Correlate with Pathological and Prognostic Features of Colorectal Cancer. Metabolites. 13(4). 508–508. 6 indexed citations

Kaufmann, Martin, Gábor Fichtinger, Parvin Mousavi, et al.. (2023). Molecular characterization of human peripheral nerves using desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging. Journal of Anatomy. 243(5). 758–769. 2 indexed citations

Choi, Jihoon, et al.. (2022). Novel MicroRNA-Regulated Transcript Networks Are Associated with Chemotherapy Response in Ovarian Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(9). 4875–4875. 3 indexed citations

Ghaffari, Abdi, Sandip Sengupta, Yolanda Madarnas, et al.. (2022). Targeting the Ezrin Adaptor Protein Sensitizes Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy and Reduces Neoadjuvant Therapy–induced Metastasis. Cancer Research Communications. 2(6). 456–470. 5 indexed citations

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Nicol, Christopher J.B., et al.. (2019). Examining the Role of Nuclear Receptors During In Vivo Chemical-Mediated Breast Tumorigenesis. Methods in molecular biology. 1966. 203–210. 1 indexed citations

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Craig, Andrew W., et al.. (2019). A PKA/cdc42 Signaling Axis Restricts Angiogenic Sprouting by Regulating Podosome Rosette Biogenesis and Matrix Remodeling. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 2385–2385. 11 indexed citations

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Lightbody, Elizabeth D. & Christopher J.B. Nicol. (2019). Immunofluorescence Labeling of Nuclear Receptor Expression in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue. Methods in molecular biology. 1966. 101–105. 3 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yulei, Taha Azad, Elizabeth D. Lightbody, et al.. (2018). PI3K Positively Regulates YAP and TAZ in Mammary Tumorigenesis Through Multiple Signaling Pathways. Molecular Cancer Research. 16(6). 1046–1058. 56 indexed citations

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Lin, Chien‐Hung, Yi‐Chuan Cheng, Christopher J.B. Nicol, et al.. (2017). Activation of AMPK is neuroprotective in the oxidative stress by advanced glycosylation end products in human neural stem cells. Experimental Cell Research. 359(2). 367–373. 41 indexed citations

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Körschen, Heinz G., et al.. (2016). A Fluorometric Activity Assay for Light-Regulated Cyclic-Nucleotide-Monophosphate Actuators. Methods in molecular biology. 1408. 93–105. 3 indexed citations

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Roche, Jennifer M., et al.. (2015). Opposing roles for mammary epithelial-specific PPARγ signaling and activation during breast tumour progression. Molecular Cancer. 14(1). 85–85. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Yen‐Lin, Dee Pei, Yi‐Chuan Cheng, et al.. (2015). The neuroprotective role of metformin in advanced glycation end product treated human neural stem cells is AMPK-dependent. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1852(5). 720–731. 71 indexed citations

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Wells, Peter G., Chao Chen, Winnie Jeng, et al.. (2005). Molecular and biochemical mechanisms in teratogenesis involving reactive oxygen species. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 207(2). 354–366. 180 indexed citations

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Crosby, Michelle B., John H. Zhang, John L. Svenson, et al.. (2005). Inflammatory modulation of PPARγ expression and activity. Clinical Immunology. 118(2-3). 276–283. 18 indexed citations

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Wells, Peter G., et al.. (1997). Oxidative damage in chemical teratogenesis. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 396(1-2). 65–78. 211 indexed citations

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