Richard S Surwit, Professor and Vice Chairman and Chief, Division of Medical Psychology

Richard S Surwit

Professor and Vice Chairman and Chief, Division of Medical Psychology
Ph.D., McGill University Faculty of Medicine,
mailing address: 3426 Hosp South Durham, NC 27710
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Research Summary:
 1. Interaction of genetics and disease 2, Psychological and central nervous system factors in glucose control in diabetes and obesity

Representative Publications:   (More Publications)

  1. Collins, S., Cao, W., Daniel, K.W., Dixon, T.M., Medvedev, A.V., Onuma, H. and Surwit, R. Adrenoceptors, Uncoupling Proteins, and Energy Expenditure. Experimental Biology and Medicine 2001 226, 982-990..
  2. Fleury C, Neverova M, Collins S, Raimbault S, Champign O, Levi Meyrueis C, Bouillaud F, Seldin MF, Surwit RS, ricquier D, Warden CH: Uncoupling protein-2: A novel candidate thermogenic protein linked to obesity and insulin resistance. Nature Genetics 15: 269-272, 1997..
  3. Surwit, R.S. and Collins, S. Revisting lessons from the C57BL/6J mouse. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2001, 280, E825-E826 (letter)..
  4. Van Tilburg, M.A.L., McCaskill, C.C., Lane, J.D., Edwards, C.L., Bethel, A., Feinglos, M.N., and Surwit, R.S. Depressed mood is a factor in glycemic control in type 1, diabetes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 2001, 63, 551-555..
  5. Collins S, Kuhn CM, Petro AE, Swick AG, Chruny BA, Surwit RS: Role of leptin in fat regulation. Nature 360: 677, 1996..
  6. Wing, R.R., Goldstein, M.G., Acton, K.J., Birch, L.L., Jakicic, J.M., Sallis, J.F., West, D.S., Jeffrey, R.W., and Surwit, R.S. Behavioral science research in diabetes: Lifestyle changes related to obesity and physical activity. Diabetes Care, 2001, 24, 117-123..
  7. Collins S, Daniel KW, Petro AE, Surwit RS: Strain-specific response to B3 AR agonist treatment of diet-induced obesity in mice. Endocrinology 138: 405-413, 1997..
  8. Surwit RS, Feinglos MN, Rodin J, Sutherland A, Petro AE, Opara EC, Kuhn M: Rebuffe-Scrive. Differential effects of fat and sucrose on the development of obesity and diabetes in C57BL/6J and A/J mice. Metabolism 44: 645-651, 1995..
  9. Fleury C, Neverova M, Collins S, Raimbault S, Champign O, Levi-Meyrueis C, Bouillaud F, Seldin MF, Surwit RS, Ricquier D, Warden CH: Uncompling protein-2: A novel candidate thermogenic protein linked to obesity and insulin resistance. Nature Genetics 15: 269-272, 1997..
  10. Surwit RS, Feinglos MN, McCaskill CC, Clay SL, Babyak MA, Brownlow BS, Plaisted CG, Lin PH: Metabolic and behavioral effects of a high sucrose diet in weight loss. American Journal Clinical Nutrition 65: 908-915, 1997..
  11. Surwit RS, Petro AE, Parekh P, Collins S: Low plasma leptin in response to dietary fat in diabetes and obesity prone mice. Diabetes 46: 1516-1520, 1997..
  12. Brownlow BS, Petro A, Feinglos MN, Surwit RS: The role of motor activity in diet-induced obesity in C57BL/6J mice. Physiology and Behavior 60: 37-41, 1996..
  13. Collins S, Kuhn CM, Petro AE, Swick AG, Chruny BA, Surwit RS: Role of leptin in fat regulation Nature 380: 677, 1996..
  14. Collins S, Surwit RS: Pharmacologic manipulation of ob expression in a dietary model of obesity. Journal of Biological Chemistry 271: 9437-9440, 1996..
  15. Opara EC, Petro AE, Tevrizian A, Feinglos MN, Surwit RS: Metabolic efficacy of L-glutamine supplementation during high fat feeding in the C57BL/6J mouse. the Journal of Nutrition 126: 273-279, 1996..
  16. Surwit RS, Williams P: Animal models provide insight into psychosomatic factors in diabetes. Psychosomatic Medicine 58: 582-589, 1996..
  17. Edens JL, Surwit RS: In support of behavioral treatment for day wetting in children. Urology 45: 904-907, 1995..
  18. Gettys WT, Ramkumar V, Cochrane C, Surwit R, Taylor IL: Tissue specific alterations in G-protein expression in genetic vs diet-induced models of NIDDM in the mouse. Metabolism 44: 771-778, 1995..
  19. Lee SK, Opara EC, Surwit RS, Feinglos MN, Akwari OE: Defective glucose-stimulated insulin release from perifused islets of C57BL/6J mice. Pancreas 11: 206-211, 1995..
  20. Surwit RS, Feinglos MN, Rodin J, Sutherland A, Petro AE, Opara EC, Kuhn C, Rebuffe-Scrive M: Differential effects of fat and sucrose on the development of obesity and diabetes in C57BL/6J and A/J mice. Metabolism 44: 645-651, 1995..
  21. Wencel HC, Smothers C, Opara E, Kuhn C, Feinglos M, Surwit RS: Impaired second phase insulin response of diabetes-prone C57BL/6J mouse islets. Physiology and Behavior 57: 1215-1220, 1995..
  22. Schneider MS, King LR, Surwit RS: Kegel exercises and childhood incontinence: A new role for an old treatment. Journal of Pediatrics 124: 91-92, 1994..
  23. Lane JD, McCaskill CC, Ross SL, Feinglos MN, Surwit RS: Relaxation training for non-insulin dependent diabetes: Predicting who will benefit. Diabetes Care 16: 1087-1094, 1993..
  24. Mills E, Kuhn CM, Feinglos MN, Surwit RS: Hypertension in the C57BL/6J mouse model of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Physiology 264 (33): R73-R78, 1993..
  25. Rebuffe-Scrive M, Surwit R, Feinglos M, Kuhn C, Rodin J: Regional fat distribution and metabolism in new animal model (C57BL/6J) of NIDDM. Metabolism 42: 1405-1409, 1993..
  26. Surwit RS, Schneider MS: The role of stress in the etiology and treatment of diabetes mellitus. Psychosomatic Medicine 55: 380-393, 1993..
  27. Surwit RS: Of mice and men: Behavioral medicine in the study of type II diabetes. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 15: 227-235, 1993..