Peer-Reviewed Publications

Wooten, J.S., Breden, M., Hoeg, T., & Smith, B.K. (2022). Effects of weight-loss on adipokines, total and regional body composition and markers of metabolic syndrome in women who are overweight and obese.  Endocrine and Metabolic Science, Volume 7-8:100120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endmts.2022.100120


Umbaugh, D.S., Maciejewski, J.C., Wooten, J.S., & Guilford, B.L. (2022). Neuronal inflammation is associated with changes in epidermal innervation in high fat fed mice. Frontiers in Physiology, 13:891550.. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.89155


Rosa-Caldwell, M.E., Poole, K.E., Seija, A., Harris, H.P., Greene, N.P., & Wooten, J.S. (2022). Exercise during weight-loss improves hepatic mitophagy. Sports Medicine and Health Science, 4(3):183-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2022.04.003


Wooten J.S., Poole, K.E., Harris, M.P., Guilford, B., Umbaugh, D., & Seija, A. (2022). The effects of voluntary wheel running during weight-loss on biomarkers of hepatic lipid metabolism and inflammation in C57Bl/6J mice. Current Research in Physiology, 5, 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crphys.2022.01.003


Wooten, J.S., Webb, B.L., DiMarco, N.M., Nichols, D.L., & Sanborn, C.B. (2021). Impact of menopause and body composition status on dyslipidemia in women. American Journal of Health Behavior, 45(1), 71-80. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.45.1.6


Witt, K., Sandoval, K., Wooten, J.S., Harris, M., Schaller, M., & Umbaugh, D. (2018). Mfsd2a and Glut1 brain nutrient transporters altered with 32-week low and high lard vs. fish-oil dietary treatment in C57Bl/6 mice. Current Developments in Nutrition, 2, 1-10.


Wooten, J.S., Nick, T.N., Seija, A., Poole, K.E., & Stout, K.B. (2016). High-fructose intake impairs the hepatic hypolipidemic effects of a high-fat fish-oil diet. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 6(4), 265-274.


Rivas, E., Wooten, J.S., Newmire, D., & Ben-Ezra, V. (2016). Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation combined with acute aerobic exercise does not alter the improved post-exercise insulin response in normoglycemic, inactive and overweight men. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116(6), 1255-65.


Johns, M., Fyalka, R., Shea, J.A., Neumann, W.L., Rausaria, S., Msengi, E.N. Imani-Nejad, M., Zollars, H., McPherson, T., Schober, J., Wooten, J., & Kwon, G. (2015). SR-135, a peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst, enhances beta-cell function and survival in B6D2F1 mice fed a high fat diet. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 577-578, 49-59.


Gapin, J., Labban, J., Bohall, S.C., Wooten, J.S., & Chang, Y.C. (2015). Acute exercise is associated with specific executive functions in college students with ADHD: A preliminary study. Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 4, 89-96.


Wooten, J.S., Wu, H., Raya, J., Mansoori, A., Perrard, X.D., Perrard, J., & Hoogeveen, R.C. (2014). The influence of an obesity-induced diet on oxysterol metabolism in C57BL/6J mice. Cholesterol: 843468.


Herrick, J.E., Kirk, E.P.  Holly, M.R., Smith, B.S., & Wooten, J.S. (2014). Diastolic blood pressure is predictive of an elevated ventilator efficiency slope in at-risk middle-aged obese adults that are asymptomatic for cardiovascular disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, 5(1), 7-14.


Wooten, J.S., Gillard, B.K., Nambi, P., Pownall, H.J., Scott, L.W., Ballantyne, C.M., Smith, E.O., Nambi, V., Coraza, I., & Balasubramanyam, A. (2013). Intensive lifestyle modification reduces Lp-PLA2 in dyslipidemic HIV/HAART patients. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 45(6), 1043-1050.


Phillips, M.D., Patrizi, R.M., Cheek, D.J., Wooten, J.S., Barbee, J.J., & Mitchell, J.B. (2012). Whole body resistance training reduces subclinical inflammation in obese, postmenopausal women without fat mass loss. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44(11), 2099-2110.


Wooten, J.S., Biggerstaff, K.D. & Ben-Ezra, V. (2011). A Single 1-hr session of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise does not modify lipids and lipoproteins in normolipidemic obese women. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 36(5), 715-722.


Wooten, J.S., Phillips, M.D., Mitchell, J.B., Patrizi, R., Pleasant, R.N., Hein, R.M., Menzies, R.D., & Barbee, J.J. (2011). Resistance exercise and lipoproteins in postmenopausal women. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 32, 7-13.


Wooten, J.S., Biggerstaff, K.D., & Ben-Ezra, V. (2009). Responses of LDL and HDL particle size and distribution to omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and aerobic exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, 107, 794-800.


Wooten, J.S., Biggerstaff, K.D., & Anderson, C.E. (2008). Response of lipid, lipoprotein-cholesterol, and electrophoretic characteristics of lipoproteins following a single bout of aerobic exercise in women. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 104, 19-27.


Biggerstaff, K.D., & Wooten, J.S. (2004). Understanding lipoproteins as transporters of cholesterol and other lipids. Advances in Physiology Education, 28, 105-106.



Book Chapters

Biggerstaff, K.D., & Wooten, J.S. (2009). Hyperlipidemia and Dyslipidemia, In Ehrman, J., Gordon, P., Visich, P. & Keteyian, S. (Eds.), Clinical Exercise Physiology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.



Select Abstracts (Past 5 years)

2022

Wooten, J.S., Kamm, D.R., Krone, K.J., & Volkman, J.J. (2022). Voluntary wheel running reduces hepatic dendritic and cytotoxic T cells in Western diet-fed C57Bl/6J mice. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (May 31-June 4, 2022).


Guilford, B.L., Nimmer, J.K., Gagen, A.N., & Wooten, J.S. (2022). Omega-3 fatty acids prevent hind-as hypersensitivity and pro inflammatory adipose tissue macrophage phenotype in high-fat-fed mice. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (May 31-June 4, 2022).


2021

Nimmer, J., Gagen, A., Wooten, J.S. & Guilford, B.L. (2021). The impact of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiac autonomic nerve fiber innervation in high fat-fed mice. Presented at the annual meeting of the Experimental Biology (April 27-30, 2021).


2020

Reeb, C., Sandoval, K.E., Wooten, J.S., Schaller, M.L., Harris, M.P., & Ken A. Witt, K.A. (2020). Western versus Omega-3 Diet impact on Blood-Brain Barrier Tight-Junction Protein Expression. Presented at the annual meeting of the Experimental Biology (April 4-7, 2020).


2019

Altenburg, H.M., Kamm, D.R., Schaller, M.L., Harris, M.P., Witt, K.A., Sandoval, K.E., & Wooten, J.S. (2019). The effects of sex differences and diet on the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in SAMP8 mice. Submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 6-9, 2019).


2018

Kamm, D.R., Schaller, M.L., Harris, M.P., Witt, K.A., Sandoval, K.E., & Wooten, J.S. High-fat high-fructose diet and sex differences induce alteration in markers of blood brain barrier integrity in age-accelerated mice. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine – Texas Chapter (March 1-2, 2018).


Umbaugh, D.S., Schaller, M.L., Harris, M.P., Wooten, J.S., Sandoval, K.E., & Witt, K.A. (2018). Western versus omega-3 based diets differentially alter key brain fatty acid transport genes. Presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 21-25, 2018).


Nimmer, J.N., Maciejewski, J.C., Umbaugh, D.S., Schaller, M.L., Harris, M.P., Sandoval, K.E., Witt, Wooten, J.S., & Guilford, B.L. (2018). Omega-3 fatty acids prevent mechanical hypersensitivity but do not alter nerve fiber density in a high fat-fed murine model of prediabetic neuropathy. Presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 21-25, 2018).


Reller, A.M., Umbaugh, D.S., Schaller, M.L., Maciejewski, J.C., Wooten, J.S., and Guilford, B.L. (2018). Early neuronal inflammation may be a contributing factor to changes in epidermal innervation associated with neuropathy in prediabetic mice. Presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 21-25, 2018).


Gagen, A.N., Schaller, M.L., Maciejewski, J.C., Sandoval, K.E., Witt, K.A., Wooten, J.S., & Guilford, B.L. (2018). Do omega-3 fatty acids prevent the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? Presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 21-25, 2018).


Kamm, D.R., Schaller, M.L., Umbaugh, D., Altenburg, H.M., Harris, M.P., Sandoval, K.E., Witt, K.A., & Wooten, J.S. Effects of fish-oils on markers of hepatic steatosis and cholesterol homeostasis in C57Bl/6 mice. Presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 21-25, 2018).


Schaller, M.L., Kamm, D.R., Harris, M.P., Witt, K.A., Sandoval, K.E., & Wooten, J.S. (2018). Fish-oils protect against hepatic inflammation following LPS stimulation. Submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 21-25, 2018). Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine – Texas Chapter (March 1-2, 2018).


Wooten J.S., Poole, K.E., Harris, M.P., Guilford, B., Umbaugh, D., & Seija, A. (2018). Effects of exercise on markers of steatohepatitis during weight-loss in C57Bl/6 mice. Presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 21-25, 2018).


2017

Sandoval, K.E., Wooten, J.S., Harris, M.P., Schaller, M.L., & Witt, K.A. (2017). Impact of Western versus omega-3 based diets on expression of Mfsd2a. Submitted for presentation at Society for Neuroscience Conference (November, 2017).


Witt, K.A., Wooten, J.S., Harris, M.P., Schaller, M.L., & Sandoval, K.E. (2017). Impact of Western versus omega-3 based diets on expression of Mfsd2a. Submitted for presentation at Society for Neuroscience Conference (November, 2017).


Kamm, D.R., Schaller, M.L., Harris, M.P., Witt, K.A., Sandoval, K.E., & Wooten, J.S. (2017). Dietary enrichment of fish-oils attenuates diet-induced obesity and hepatic steatosis. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine – Texas Chapter (February 16-17, 2017).


Breden, M., Smith, B.K., Harris, M.P., Burgess, B., Gloeckner, A., Phillips, M.D., & Wooten, J.S. (2017). The relationship of visceral adipose tissue with markers of energy homeostasis following weight-loss. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine – Texas Chapter (February 16-17, 2017).


Wooten, J.S., Webb, B.L., DiMarco, N.M., Nichols, D.L., & Sanborn, C.B. (2017). Influence of menopause and fat mass distribution on lipids and lipoproteins in normal-weight obese women. Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (May 30-June 3, 2017).


Harris, M.P., Schaller, M.L., Umbaugh, D., Sandoval, K.E., Witt, K.A., & Wooten, J.S. (2017). The effect of a Western diet on hepatic autophagy in age accelerated SAMP8 mice. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine – Texas Chapter (February 16-17, 2017). Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 22-26, 2017). Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (May 30-June 3, 2017).


Schaller, M.L., Harris, M.P., Kamm, D., Smith, S. Sandoval, K.E., Witt, K.A., & Wooten, J.S. (2017). Fish-oils increase BAMBI expression to protect against fibrotic activity in LPS stimulated hepatic tissue. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine – Texas Chapter (February 16-17, 2017). Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 22-26, 2017). Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (May 30-June 3, 2017).


Maciejewski, J.C., Harris, M.P., Schaller, M.L., Sandoval, K.E., Witt, K.A., Wooten, J.S., & Guilford, B.L. (2017). Omega-3 fatty acids therapeutic potential in the development of neuropathy. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine – Texas Chapter (February 16-17, 2017). Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 22-26, 2017). Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (May 30-June 3, 2017).


Rosa-Caldwell, M.E., Harris, M.P., Lee, D.E., Brown, J.L., Poole, K.E., Seija, A., Brown, L.A., Perry, R.A., Washington, T.A., Wooten, J.S., & Greene, N.P. (2017). Mitophagy regulation after diet and exercise in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology (April 22-26, 2017).

Joshua Wooten, Ph.D.

Professor of Exercise Physiology