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Thorkil Ploug’s main research focus is ”Biomarker discovery and clinical implementation within the area of personalized medicine and prevention”. Current activities are in 5 key fields:
- Metabolic regulation (exercise, obesity, NAFLD/NASH and diabetes)
- Ischemic and diabetic cardiovascular diseases
- Inflammation and autoimmunity
- Degenerative conditions (dementia, osteoarthritis and ageing)
- Cancer (prostate and breast)
Thorkil Ploug is a member of the management committee for the European Union’s COST action CliniMARK: ‘Good biomarker practice to increase the number of clinically validated biomarkers’. He also serves as Director of Studies for the Master of Science programme “Human Biology”.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
- Biomarkers
- Systems Biology
- Human Physiology
- Metabolic Regulation
- Exercise
- Obesity
- NAFLD/NASH
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Inflammation
- Dementia
- Osteoarthritis
- Ageing
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
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PPARG Pro12Ala Ala carriers exhibit greater improvements in peripheral insulin sensitivity in response to 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training
Blond, M. B., Schnurr, T. M., Rasenkilde, M., Quist, J. S., Gram, A. S., Reichkendler, M. H., Auerbach, P. L., Nordby, P., Skovgaard, L. T., Ribel-Madsen, R., Justesen, J. M., Kilpelainen, T. O., Ploug, T., Stallknecht, B. M. & Hansen, T., 2019, In: Physiological Genomics. 51, 6, p. 254-260Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Changes in urinary excretion of oxidative nucleic acid modifications in the week following Copenhagen Marathon 2018, Denmark
Larsen, E. L., Kjær, L. K., Michaelsen, C., Andersen, E., Lyngbæk, M., Petersen-bønding, C., Henriksen, T., Vilsbøll, T., Knop, F. K., Ploug, T., Poulsen, H. E. & Karstoft, K., 2018, In: Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 128, S1, p. S54Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Ectopic Lipid Deposition Is Associated With Insulin Resistance in Postmenopausal Women
Abildgaard, J., Danielsen, E. R., Dorph, E., Thomsen, C., Juul, A., Ewertsen, C., Pedersen, B. K., Pedersen, A. T., Ploug, T. & Lindegaard, B., 1 Sept 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 103, 9, p. 3394-3404Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Macrophage Area Content and Phenotype in Hepatic and Adipose Tissue in Patients with Obesity Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Kristensen, M. D., Lund, M. T., Hansen, M., Poulsen, S. S., Ploug, T., Dela, F., Helge, J. W. & Prats, C., Nov 2017, In: Obesity. 25, 11, p. 1921-1931 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of six commercial plasma small RNA isolation kits using qRT-PCR and electrophoretic separation: higher recovery of microRNA following ultracentrifugation
Meerson, A. & Ploug, T., 27 Dec 2016, In: Biology Methods and Protocols. 1, 1, 9 p., bpw003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Higher muscle content of perilipin 5 and endothelial lipase protein in trained than untrained middle-aged men
Vigelsø Hansen, A., Prats , C., Ploug, T., Dela, F. & Helge, J. W., 2016, In: Physiological Research. 65, 2, p. 293-302 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Rac1 governs exercise-stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle through regulation of GLUT4 translocation in mice
Sylow, L., Laurent, I., Kleinert, M., Møller, L. L. V., Ploug, T., Schjerling, P., Bilan, P. J., Klip, A., Jensen, T. E. & Richter, E., 1 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Physiology. 594, 17, p. 4997-5008 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Changes in peak fat oxidation in response to different doses of endurance training
Larsen, M. R., Reichkendler, M. H., Auerbach, P., Bonne, T. C., Sjödin, A. M., Ploug, T. & Stallknecht, B. M., 1 Feb 2015, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 25, 1, p. 41-52 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review