Dennis Claflin
Associate Research Scientist Emeritus
Molecular and Integrative Physiology
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Dennis Claflin
Associate Research Scientist Emeritus/a
  • Recent Publications
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    • Journal Article
      Thrombospondin-1 promotes fibro-adipogenic stromal expansion and contractile dysfunction of the diaphragm in obesity.
      Buras ED, Woo M-S, Kaul Verma R, Kondisetti SH, Davis CS, Claflin DR, Converso-Baran K, Michele DE, Brooks SV, Chun T-H. JCI Insight, 2024 Jul 2; 9 (16): DOI:10.1172/jci.insight.175047
      PMID: 38954467
    • Journal Article
      Unacylated Ghrelin Protects Against Age-Related Loss of Muscle Mass and Contractile Dysfunction in Skeletal Muscle.
      Kim H, Ranjit R, Claflin DR, Georgescu C, Wren JD, Brooks SV, Miller BF, Ahn B. Aging Cell, 2024 Sep 2; e14323 DOI:10.1111/acel.14323
      PMID: 39223708
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      FRI040 Thrombospondin-1 Regulates Diaphragm Stromal Architecture And Contractile Properties In Obesity-Associated Respiratory Dysfunction
      Buras ED, Verma RK, Woo M-S, Kondisetti SH, Davis C, Claflin D, Converso-Baran K, Michele D, Brooks S, Chun T-H. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2023 Oct 5; 7 (Supplement_1): bvad114.051 DOI:10.1210/jendso/bvad114.051
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      FRI041 Obesity-associated Diaphragm Weakness Is Not Explained By Defects At The Level Of The Contractile Apparatus
      Verma RK, Claflin D, Davis C, Converso-Baran K, Michele D, Brooks S, Chun T-H, Buras ED. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2023 Oct 5; 7 (Supplement_1): bvad114.052 DOI:10.1210/jendso/bvad114.052
    • Preprint
      Thrombospondin-1 promotes fibro-adipogenic stromal expansion and contractile dysfunction of the diaphragm in obesity.
      Buras ED, Woo M-S, Verma RK, Kondisetti SH, Davis CS, Claflin DR, Baran KC, Michele DE, Brooks SV, Chun T-H. 2023 Aug 19; DOI:10.1101/2023.08.17.553733
      PMID: 37645822
    • Journal Article
      Modulating fast skeletal muscle contraction protects skeletal muscle in animal models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
      Russell AJ, DuVall M, Barthel B, Qian Y, Peter AK, Newell-Stamper BL, Hunt K, Lehman S, Madden M, Schlachter S, Robertson B, Van Deusen A, Rodriguez HM, Vera C, Su Y, Claflin DR, Brooks SV, Nghiem P, Rutledge A, Juehne TI, Yu J, Barton ER, Luo YE, Patsalos A, Nagy L, Sweeney HL, Leinwand LA, Koch K. J Clin Invest, 2023 May 15; 133 (10): DOI:10.1172/JCI153837
      PMID: 36995778
    • Journal Article
      Deletion of Neuronal CuZnSOD Accelerates Age-Associated Muscle Mitochondria and Calcium Handling Dysfunction That Is Independent of Denervation and Precedes Sarcopenia.
      Su Y, Claflin DR, Huang M, Davis CS, Macpherson PCD, Richardson A, Van Remmen H, Brooks SV. Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Oct 4; 22 (19): DOI:10.3390/ijms221910735
      PMID: 34639076
    • Journal Article
      Transgenic expression of SOD1 specifically in neurons of Sod1 deficient mice prevents defects in muscle mitochondrial function and calcium handling.
      Su Y, Ahn B, Macpherson PCD, Ranjit R, Claflin DR, Van Remmen H, Brooks SV. Free Radic Biol Med, 2021 Mar; 165: 299 - 311. DOI:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.01.047
      PMID: 33561489