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Gregory Cartee, Ph.D.

Research Professor, IoG
Professor
Movement Science
Division of Kinesiology

3040 E CCRB
401 Washtenaw Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2214
Tel: (734) 615-3458
Fax: (734) 936-1925
Email: gcartee@umich.edu

http://www.kines.umich.edu/faculty/full-time/cartee.html


Dr. Cartee's major research interests are to understand the cellular mechanisms whereby: 1) exercise, and 2) calorie restriction lead to improved insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. In addition, he is interested in the influence of age on glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle.

Publications:

Kim, J., R.S. Solis, E.B. Arias, and G.D. Cartee. Post-contraction insulin sensitivity: Relationship with contraction protocol, glycogen concentration and 5'AMP-activated protein kinase phosphorylation. J. Appl. Physiol. 96: 575-583, 2004.

Arias, E.B., J. Kim, and G.D. Cartee. Prolonged incubation in PUGNAC results in increased protein O-linked glycosylation and insulin resistance in rat skeletal muscle. Diabetes. 53: 921-930, 2004.

Bruss, M.D., E.B. Arias, G.E. Lienhard, and G.D. Cartee. Increased phosphorylation of Akt substrate of 160 kDa (AS160) in rat skeletal muscle in response to insulin or contractile activity. Diabetes. In Press (January, 2005).

McCurdy, C.E., R.T. Davidson, and G.D. Cartee. Brief calorie restriction increases Akt2 phosphorylation in insulin-stimulated rat skeletal muscle. Am. J. Physiol.(Endocrinol. Metab.) 48: E693-E700, 2003.

Cartee, G.D. "Effects of aging on glucose homeostasis: Cellular
approaches." In: Muscle Metabolism. Frontiers in Animal Diabetes
Research. H. Wallberg-Henriksson and J.R. Zierath, Editors. Taylor &
Francis, New York, pp 373-391, 2002.

Dumke, C.L., J. Kim, E.B. Arias, and G.D. Cartee. "Role of
kallikrein-kininogen system in insulin- stimulated glucose transport
after muscle contractions." J. Appl. Physiol. 92: 657-664, 2002.

Arias, E.B., L.E. Gosselin, and G.D. Cartee. "Exercise training
eliminates age-related differences in skeletal muscle insulin receptor
and IRS-1 abundance in rats." J. Geront.: Biol. Sci. 56A: B1-B7,2001.

 

 
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