Publications

2018

Peer Review:

Phyto-polyphenols as potential inhibitors of breast cancer metastasis

Avtanski D, Poretsky L

In: Molecular Medicine 24(1):29-45, 2018.

A case of hyperthyroidism in a patient using nutritional supplement “Survival Shield”

Taylor JE, Fishman SL, Morris M, Krymskaya M, Goldman R, Poretsky L

In: Endocrine Practice, DOI:10.4158/ACCR-2018-0086, 2018.

Obesity and breast cancer bone metastasis

Avtanski D, Sengupta S, Poretsky L

In: [manuscript in preparation]

Role of microRNAs as regulatory link between obesity and breast cancer

Avtanski D, Saxena N, Sharma D

In: [manuscript in preparation]

Book Chapter:

Vitamin D and obesity

Avtanski D, Garcia A, Liao E

In: Liao E. (eds) Extraskeletal effects of vitamin D. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press, Cham, Print ISBN 978-3-319-73741-6, Online ISBN 978-3-319-73742-3

Resources for transgender persons

Colon D, Goldstein S, Poretsky L

In: “Transgender Medicine – Interdisciplinary Approach”. L. Poretsky, Ed. Submitted.

Endocrinology of transgender care—adults

Paliou M, Poretsky L, Hembree W.

In: “Transgender Medicine – Interdisciplinary Approach”. L. Poretsky, Ed. Submitted.

Abstracts:

Role of AXL receptor tyrosine kinase in mediating resistin effects on epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer

Lavi A, Weber D, Satlof L, Poretsky L, Avtanski D

In: The Feinstein Institute Summer Students Poster Presentation, Manhasset, New York

Role of adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1) in mediating resistin actions in mouse liver cells

Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Poretsky L, Avtanski D

In: American Diabetes Association 78th Scientific Serrions, Orlando Florida – Abstract # 1754-P

Resistin increases breast cancer metastatic potential by inducing epithelial to mesenchymal transition and stemness

Koroma M, Caraballo B, Thangeswaran P, Poretsky L, Avtanski D

In: Northwell Health 2018 Academic Awards Day, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York – Abstract # BS4

Obesity as a multifactorial disease: Energy metabolism, insulin resistance, endoscopic bariatric intervention and the pathophysiology of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in human obesity

Koroma M, Avtanski D, Vegesna A, Spector YJ, Okolo P, Benias P, Roland B, Miller L, Poretsky L

In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 6

The role of circulating advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in predicting clinically significant coronary artery disease

Basman C, Fishman S, Sonmez H, Avtanski D, Stoffels G, Singh V, Poretsky L

In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 3

Role of adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1) in mediating resistin actions in mouse liver cells

Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Poretsky L

In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 2

Resistin inhibits insulin signaling in adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1)-dependent manner

Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Lavi A, Bianco J, Marin S, Ronca C, Poretsky L

In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 1

Resistin inhibits insulin signaling in adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1)-dependent manner

Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Lavi A, Bianco J, Marin S, Ronca C, Poretsky L

In: The Endocrine Society’s 100th Annual Meeting & Expo, Chicago, Illinois – Abstract # SUN-141

Resistin increases breast cancer cell motility and induces cellular mesenchymal reprogramming

Avtanski D, Garcia A, Caraballo B, Thangeswaran P, Bianco J, Lavi A, Marin S, Ronca C, Poretsky L

In: The Endocrine Society’s 100th Annual Meeting & Expo, Chicago, Illinois – Abstract # SAT-329 – abstract selected for inclusion in a moderated poster session

2017

Endocrine Pancreas

Liao EP, Poretsky L

In: Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, pp 43-55, 3rd edition, L. Poretsky, Ed. Springer, New York, 2017.

KEYWORDS: Islets; beta cell; insulin; alpha cell; glucagon; amylin; ghrelin

Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-1, and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 serum levels in Chinese women with and without gestational diabetes

Seto-Young D, Avtanski D, Kim SJ, Sy V, Liao EP, Liu G, Wan S, Lesser M, Poretsky L

Clin Obstet Gynecol Reprod Med, 3(5):1-4, 2017.

KEYWORDS: IGF-I; IGFBP-1; FGF21; GDM

The Main Events in the History of Diabetes Mellitus

Goldman R, Zajac J, Shrestha A, Patel P, Poretsky L

In: Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, pp 3-19, 3rd edition, L. Poretsky, Ed. Springer, New York, 2017.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Sood M, Zweig S, Tolentino M, Strizhevsky M, Poretsky L

In: Principles of Diabetes Mellitus pp 659-677, 3rd edition, L. Poretsky, Ed. Springer, New York, 2017.

KEYWORDS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Insulin Resistance; Oligomenorrhea; Hirsutism; Androgens

The readmission rates in patients with and without diabetes mellitus at an urban teaching hospital

Sonmez H, Kambo V, Avtanski D, Lutsky L, Poretsky L

J Diabetes Complications 31 (12), 1681-1685, 2017.

KEYWORDS: Diabetes mellitus; Length of stay; Primary diagnosis of diabetes; Readmission rates; Rehospitalization

Reproductive effects of irisin: Initial in vitro studies

Poretsky L, Islam J, Avtanski D, Lin YK, Shen YL, Hirth Y, Lesser M, Rosenwaks Z, Seto-Young D.

Reprod Biol, 17(3):285-288, 2017.

KEYWORDS: Irisin; Ovary; Pituitary

Book

Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, 3rd edition.

L. Poretsky, editor. Springer, New York, 2017.

2016

In vitro effects of pioglitazone on the expression of components of Wnt signaling pathway and markers of bone mineralization.

Avtanski D, Hirth Y, Babushkin N, Sy V, Sharma D, Poretsky L, Seto-Young D.

Horm Metab Res. 2016 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26849824.

KEYWORDS: PPARγ – β-catenin – BSP – OPG – FGF23 – calcium – phosphate

Is there a role for Vitamin D in human reproduction?

Nandi A, Sinha N, Ong W, Sonmez E, Poretsky L.

Horm Mol Biol Clin Invest, 25(1):15-28, 2016 PMID: 26943610

2015

Effects of sevelamer carbonate on advanced glycation endproducts and anti-oxidant/pro-oxidant status in patients with diabetes kidney diasease

Yubero-Serrano EM, Woodward M, Poretsky L, Vlassara H, Striker GE, AGE-Less Study Group.

Clinical Journal Am Society Nephrology, 10 (5): 59-66, 2015.

KEYWORDS: advanced glycation end product; albuminuria; diabetic nephropathy; ethnicity; oxidative stress

2014

Associated conditions: Why are they important?

Liao EP, Poretsky L

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 43:1, xvii-xviii, 2014

ErbB Receptor-Driven Prolactinomas Respond to Targeted Lapatinib Treatment in Female Transgenic Mice

Xiaohai Liu, Maya Kano, Takako Araki, Odelia Cooper, Hidenori Fukuoka, Yukiko Tone, Masahide Tone, and Shlomo Melmed

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 43:1, xvii-xviii, 2014

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Nandi A, Chen Z, Patel R, Poretsky L

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 43:1, xvii-xviii, 2014

KEYWORDS: Insulin resistance; Long-term effects; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Risk factors

Total adiponectin, but not inflammatory markers CRP, TNF-α, IL-6 and MCP-1, correlates with increasing glucose intolerance in pregnant Chinese-Americans

Kim SJ, Sy V, Araki T, Babushkin N, Huang D, Tan D, Liao E, Liu G, Wan S, Poretsky L, Seto-Young D

KEYWORDS: Chinese pregnant women; HMW-adiponectin; T-adiponectin; gestational diabetes; glucose intolerance; inflammatory markers; 华裔妊娠妇女，妊娠糖尿病，葡萄糖耐量，HMW-脂联素，炎症标志物，T-脂联素

2013

Diabetes and the female reproductive system

Nandi A, Poretsky L

KEYWORDS: Diabetes in pregnancy, Insulin and the ovary, PCOS

New approach to preventing and treating diabetes mellitus: Focus on advanced glycation end products (AGE)

Liao E, Busta A, Pareek A, Poretsky L

KEYWORDS: Diabetes, advanced glycation end products (AGE), retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, diabetes complications, receptor for AGE (RAGE), methylglyoxal

The sovietization of American medicine: Notes from the front lines

Poretsky L

Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, 18(2), 2:50-54, 2013

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) Affect Osteoblast Viability and Biomarkers Independently of the TZD Effects on Aromatase

Seth A, Sy V, Pareek A, Suwandhi P, Rosenwaks Z, Poretsky L, Seto-Young D

KEYWORDS: osteoblast, oral antidiabetic drugs, bone homeostasis

Why focus on complications?

Liao E, Poretsky L

KEYWORDS: Complications, Pathogenesis, Diabetes

2012

Looking beyond overnutrition for causes of epidemic metabolic disease

Leonid Poretsky

2011

Achieving a Successful Pregnancy in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Takako Araki, Rony Elias, Zev Rosenwaks, Leonid Poretsky

KEYWORDS: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Infertility, Pregnancy

Continuous insulin infusion is associated with a reduced post-surgical length of stay, but not with the complication rate, in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary artery bypass graft

Z. Abelev, A. Seth, R. Patel, S. Goldstein, M. Bogun, M. Paliou, J. Schlosser, P. Homel, A. Busta, D. Seto-Young, R. Tranbaugh and L. Poretsky

KEYWORDS: CABG, continuous insulin infusion, diabetes mellitus, insulin

Differential Roles of MAPK-Erk1/2 and MAPK-p38 in Insulin or Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) Signaling Pathways for Progesterone Production in Human Ovarian Cells

D. Seto-Young, D. Avtanski, M. Varadinova, A. Park, P. Suwandhi, A. Leiser, G. Parikh, L. Poretsky

KEYWORDS: insulin, IGF-1, steroid hormones, mitogen activated protein kinase, progesterone synthesis, polycystic ovary syndrome

Role of Vitamin D in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Alfonso B, Poretsky L, Busta A.

In: “Type 1 Diabetes/Book 3”, CP Liu, Ed., InTech Open Access Publisher, Rijeka, Croatia, 2011.

Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone Alter Aromatase Kinetic Properties in Human Granulosa Cells

Takako Araki, Miroslava Varadinova, Michael Goldman, Zev Rosenwaks, Leonid Poretsky and Donna Seto-Young

Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone Inhibit Estrogen Synthesis in Human Granulosa Cells by Interfering with Androgen Binding to Aromatase

D. Seto-Young, D. Avtanski, G. Parikh, P. Suwandhi, M. Strizhevsky, T. Araki, Z. Rosenwaks, L. Poretsky

KEYWORDS: thiazolidinediones, estrogens, aromatase, insulin sensitivity, PPAR- γ, polycystic ovary syndrome

2010

Endocrine Pancreas

Barry J. Brass, Zinoviy Abelev, Emilia Pauline Liao, and Leonid Poretsky

Lack of effect of subtherapeutic vitamin D treatment on glycemic and lipid parameters in Type 2 diabetes: A pilot prospective randomized trial

Parini Patel, Leonid Poretsky and Emilia Liao

The Main Events in the History of Diabetes Mellitus

Jacek Zajac, Anil Shrestha, Parini Patel, and Leonid Poretsky

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Susan B. Zweig, Marsha C. Tolentino, Marina Strizhevsky, and Leonid Poretsky

Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, Second Edition

Leonid Poretsky

Vitamin D Regulates Steroidogenesis and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 (IGFBP-1) Production in Human Ovarian Cells

G. Parikh, M. Varadinova, P. Suwandhi, T. Araki, Z. Rosenwaks, L. Poretsky, D. Seto-Young

Horm Metab Res 2010; 42: 754–757

2009

Metabolic and Hormonal Effects of Oral DHEA in Premenopausal Women with HIV Infection: A Randomized, Prospective, Placebo-controlled Pilot Study

L. Poretsky, L. Song, D.J. Brillon, S. Ferrando, J. Chiu, M. McElhiney, A. Ferenczi, C. Sison, I. Haller, J. Rabkin

KEYWORDS: endocrine effects, DHEA, HIV infection, premenopausal women, insulin sensitivity

Vitamin D in diabetes mellitus – a new field of knowledge poised for D-velopment

B. Alfonso, E. Liao, A. Busta, L. Poretsky

KEYWORDS: vitamin D; type 1 diabetes mellitus; type 2 diabetes mellitus; adult onset latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA)

2008

Possible prevention of hungry bone syndrome following parathyroidectomy by preoperative use of pamidronate

Yuriy Gurevich and Leonid Poretsky

2007

Case Study

Ramon E. Martinez and Leonid Poretsky

Insulin Volume 2, Number 3:144-145 2007 Elsevier Inc.

Interactions among Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-y, Insulin Signaling Pathways, and Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein in Human Ovarian Cells

Donna Seto-Young, Dimiter Avtanski, Marina Strizhevsky, Grishma Parikh, Parini Patel, Julia Kaplun,

Kevin Holcomb, Zev Rosenwaks, and Leonid Poretsky