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COST Action CA15203 (2016-2021): MitoEAGLE
Evolution-Age-Gender-Lifestyle-Environment: mitochondrial fitness mapping

Distefano Giovanna

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Name	Distefano Giovanna, PhD, PT Research Scientist - Post-doctoral
Institution	Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, Florida Hospital, US
Address	301 East Princeton Street, 32804
City	Orlando
State/Province	Florida (FL)
Country	USA
Email	[email protected]
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O2k-Network Lab	US FL Orlando Goodpaster BH, US PA Pittsburgh DeLany JP, US PA Pittsburgh Goodpaster BH

Labels: Field of research: Basic, Clinical Topics: Muscle metabolism, Exercise and Aging

Publications

	Published	Reference
Qiao 2024 J Sport Health Sci	2024	Qiao YS, Blackwell TL, Cawthon PM, Coen PM, Cummings SR, Distefano G, Farsijani S, Forman DE, Goodpaster BH, Kritchevsky SB, Mau T, Toledo FGS, Newman AB, Glynn NW (2024) Associations of accelerometry-measured and self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior with skeletal muscle energetics: The Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.02.001
Doerrier 2024 Free Radic Biol Med	2024	Doerrier C, Gama-Perez P, Pesta D, Distefano G, Soendergaard SD, Maise Chroeis K, Gonzalez-Franquesa A, Goodpaster BH, Prats C, Sales-Pardo M, Guimera R, Coen PM, Gnaiger E, Larsen S, Garcia-Roves PM (2024) Harmonization of experimental procedures to assess mitochondrial respiration in human permeabilized skeletal muscle fibers. Free Radic Biol Med 223:384-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.07.039
BEC 2020.1 doi10.26124bec2020-0001.v1	2020	Gnaiger E et al ― MitoEAGLE Task Group (2020) Mitochondrial physiology. Bioenerg Commun 2020.1. https://doi.org/10.26124/bec:2020-0001.v1
MitoEAGLE muscle 1	2020	Doerrier C, Gama-Perez P, Distefano G, Pesta D, Soendergaard SD, Chroeis KM, Gonzalez-Franquesa A, Goodpaster BH, Coen P, Larsen S, Gnaiger E, Garcia-Roves PM (2020) Inter-laboratory harmonization of respiratory protocols in permeabilized human muscle fibers. - Updated: 2020-03-08
Braganza 2019 JCI Insight	2019	Braganza A, Corey CG, Santanasto AJ, Distefano G, Coen PM, Glynn NW, Nouraie SM, Goodpaster BH, Newman AB, Shiva S (2019) Platelet bioenergetics correlate with muscle energetics and are altered in older adults. JCI Insight 5:128248.
Distefano 2018 J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle	2018	Distefano G, Standley RA, Zhang X, Carnero EA, Yi F, Cornnell HH, Coen PM (2018) Physical activity unveils the relationship between mitochondrial energetics, muscle quality, and physical function in older adults. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 9:279-94.
Stanford 2018 Cell Metab	2018	Stanford KI, Lynes MD, Takahashi H, Baer LA, Arts PJ, May FJ, Lehnig AC, Middelbeek RJW, Richard JJ, So K, Chen EY, Gao F, Narain NR, Distefano G, Shettigar VK, Hirshman MF, Ziolo MT, Kiebish MA, Tseng YH, Coen PM, Goodyear LJ (2018) 12,13-diHOME: an exercise-induced lipokine that increases skeletal muscle fatty acid uptake. Cell Metab 27:1111-20.
Gusdon 2017 Exp Gerontol	2017	Gusdon AM, Callio J, Distefano G, O'Doherty RM, Goodpaster BH, Coen PM, Chu CT (2017) Exercise increases mitochondrial complex I activity and DRP1 expression in the brains of aged mice. Exp Gerontol 90:1-13.
Distefano 2016 J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci	2016	Distefano G, Standley RA, Dubé JJ, Carnero EA, Ritov VB, Stefanovic-Racic M, Toledo FG, Piva SR, Goodpaster BH, Coen PM (2016) Chronological age does not influence ex-vivo mitochondrial respiration and quality control in skeletal muscle. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 72:535-42.
Woodlief 2015 Obesity (Silver Spring)	2015	Woodlief TL, Carnero EA, Standley RA, Distefano G, Anthony SJ, Dubis GS, Jakicic JM, Houmard JA, Coen PM, Goodpaster BH (2015) Dose response of exercise training following roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: A randomized trial. Obesity (Silver Spring) 23:2454-61.
Coen 2015 Diabetes	2015	Coen PM, Menshikova EV, Distefano G, Zheng D, Tanner CJ, Standley RA, Helbling NL, Dubis GS, Ritov VB, Xie H, Desimone ME, Smith SR, Stefanovic-Racic M, Toledo FG, Houmard JA, Goodpaster BH (2015) Exercise and weight loss improve muscle mitochondrial respiration, lipid partitioning, and insulin sensitivity after gastric bypass surgery. Diabetes 64:3737-50.
Ambrosio 2014 Free Radic Biol Med	2014	Ambrosio F, Brown E, Stolz D, Ferrari R, Goodpaster BH, Deasy B, Distefano G, Roperti A, Cheikhi A, Garciafigueroa Y, Barchowsky A (2014) Arsenic induces sustained impairment of skeletal muscle and muscle progenitor cell ultrastructure and bioenergetics. Free Radic Biol Med 74C:64-73.
DeLany 2014 J Clin Endocrinol Metab	2014	DeLany JP, Dube JJ, Standley RA, Distefano G, Goodpaster BH, Stefanovic-Racic M, Coen PM, Toledo FG (2014) Racial differences in peripheral insulin sensitivity and mitochondrial capacity in the absence of obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 99:4307-14.
Dube 2014 Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab	2014	Dube JJ, Coen PM, DiStefano G, Chacon AC, Helbling NL, Desimone ME, Stafanovic-Racic M, Hames KC, Despines AA, Toledo FG, Goodpaster BH (2014) Effects of acute lipid overload on skeletal muscle insulin resistance, metabolic flexibility, and mitochondrial performance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 307:E1117-24.
Coen 2013 J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci	2013	Coen PM, Jubrias SA, Distefano G, Amati F, Mackey DC, Glynn NW, Manini TM, Wohlgemuth SE, Leeuwenburgh C, Cummings SR, Newman AB, Ferrucci L, Toledo FG, Shankland E, Conley KE, Goodpaster BH (2013) Skeletal muscle mitochondrial energetics are associated with maximal aerobic capacity and walking speed in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 68:447-55.
Sitnick 2013 Diabetes	2013	Sitnick MT, Basantani MK, Cai L, Schoiswohl G, Yazbeck CF, Distefano G, Ritov V, Delany JP, Schreiber R, Stolz DB, Gardner NP, Kienesberger PC, Pulinilkunnil T, Zechner R, Goodpaster BH, Coen P, Kershaw EE (2013) Skeletal muscle triacylglycerol hydrolysis does not influence metabolic complications of obesity. Diabetes 62:3350-6.

Abstracts

	Published	Reference
Doerrier 2020 PaduaMuscleDays Poster	2020	Doerrier C, Gama-Perez P, Chabi B, Ost M, Distefano G, Pesta D, Dahdah N, Lemieux H, Holody C, Carpenter RG, Tepp K, Puurand M, Kaambre T, Dubouchaud H, Cortade F, Calabria E, Casado M, Fernandez-Ortiz M, Acuna-Castroviejo D, Villena JA, Grefte S, Keijer J, O'Brien K, Sowton A, Murray AJ, Campbell MD, Marcinek DJ, Nollet E, Wuest R, Dayanidhi S, Soendergaard SD, Chroeis KM, Gonzalez-Franquesa A, Goodpaster BH, Coen PM, Larsen S, Gnaiger E, Garcia-Roves PM (2020) Commitment to reproducibility in mitochondrial respiration studies with permeabilized muscle fibers. PaduaMuscleDays.
Kramer 2019 Abstract IOC141	2019	Kramer P, Distefano G, Monte J, Mills A, Edmunds L, Jurczak M, Cummings SR, Kritchevsky S, Newman AB, Hepple RT, Goodpaster B, Coen PM, Molina A (2019) The Study of Muscle, Mobility, and Aging (SOMMA): A multi-institutional respirometry study. Mitochondr Physiol Network 24.02.
Doerrier 2019 MiP2019	2019	Inter-laboratory harmonization of respiratory protocols in permeabilized human muscle fibers.
Doerrier 2018 MiP2018c	2018	Inter-laboratory study on human permeabilized myofibers: effects of fiber preparation, respiration buffer, and blebbistatin on mitochondrial respiratory capacity and oxygen limitation.
Distefano 2017 MiPschool Obergurgl	2017	Effects of calorie restriction-induced weight loss and exercise on skeletal muscle mitochondrial energetics of older obese subjects.
Coen 2017 MiP2017 WG2	2017	Human skeletal muscle mitochondrial function: A proposal for a state-of-the-art literature review.
Doerrier 2017 MiP2017 WG2	2017	Upper limit of OXPHOS capacity in permeabilized myofibers: effect of oxygen, ADP and blebbistatin in MiR05Cr and Buffer Z.
Coen 2014 Abstract MiP2014	2014	Exercise improves insulin sensitivity and muscle mitochondrial respiration following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
DeLany 2013 TOS	2013	Skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiration is lower in African American compared to Caucasian women and is associated with resting metabolic rate and cardiorespiratory fitness.
Distefano 2012 Abstract IOC68	2012	Distefano G, Dube JJ, Helbling NL, Ritov VB, Stefanovic-Racic M, Toledo FGS, Ng J, Goodpaster BH, Coen PM (2012) Human skeletal muscle mitochondria respiration: The influence of aging, adiposity and aerobic fitness. MiPNet17.08.

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