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Brett Johnson

Imperial College LondonORCID 0000-0002-2902-1919Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Brett Johnson1 paper · Oklahoma State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 2 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Alexander Dimitri MirasiD· 2 shared Anne Gibbon· 1 shared Antonio RivaiD· 1 shared Carel Wynand le RouxiD· 1 shared Carissa Greenough· 1 shared Elina AkalestouiD· 1 shared Gary WilliamsoniD· 1 shared Giuseppe DE VITOiD· 1 shared

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Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy inhibits 11βHSD1 and subsequently reduces IL6 secretion in Mice and Humans: A Shared Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism

Shiyi Liang, Suhanya Samarasinghe, Brett Johnson, Wenya Wang, Isabella Doria Durazzo, Hio Lam Phoebe Tsou, Antonio Riva, Alexander Dimitri Miras, Elina Akalestou

This study shows that vertical sleeve gastrectomy reduces 11βHSD1 and IL6 in mice and humans, linking glucocorticoid metabolism to improved glucose homeostasis and reduced inflammation.

Journal of Endocrinology · Oct 29, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

α-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Reduces Blood Glucose Across Species

Patrick Swan, Brett Johnson, Stephanie E. Simonds, Tomris Mustafa, Michael James Houghton, Suhaniya Samarasinghe, Neil Gerard Docherty, Migena Luli, Jack T. Pryor, Carissa Greenough, Anne Gibbon, Philip Evan Thompson, Wenxiao K Yue, Giuseppe DE VITO, Gary Williamson, , Michael Alexander Cowley

This study shows that α-MSH reduces blood glucose in humans and non-human primates via the MC5R pathway, suggesting it as a potential target for diabetes treatment.

bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology