MOLLY CARR

Summary

Affiliation: University of Washington
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The emergence of the metabolic syndrome with menopause
    Molly C Carr
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 6426, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:2404-11. 2003
  2. ncbi A hepatic lipase gene promoter polymorphism attenuates the increase in hepatic lipase activity with increasing intra-abdominal fat in women
    M C Carr
    Department of Medicine, Divisions of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 6426, USA
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 19:2701-7. 1999
  3. ncbi Abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia in the metabolic syndrome: importance of type 2 diabetes and familial combined hyperlipidemia in coronary artery disease risk
    Molly C Carr
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 6426, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:2601-7. 2004
  4. ncbi Ethnic differences in hepatic lipase and HDL in Japanese, black, and white Americans: role of central obesity and LIPC polymorphisms
    Molly C Carr
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Lipid Res 45:466-73. 2004
  5. ncbi The contribution of intraabdominal fat to gender differences in hepatic lipase activity and low/high density lipoprotein heterogeneity
    M C Carr
    Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86:2831-7. 2001
  6. ncbi Changes in LDL density across the menopausal transition
    M C Carr
    Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 6426, USA
    J Investig Med 48:245-50. 2000
  7. ncbi Hepatic lipase and dyslipidemia: interactions among genetic variants, obesity, gender, and diet
    Samir S Deeb
    Divisions of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    J Lipid Res 44:1279-86. 2003
  8. ncbi Selective and independent associations of phospholipid transfer protein and hepatic lipase with the LDL subfraction distribution
    Susan J Murdoch
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    J Lipid Res 43:1256-63. 2002
  9. ncbi Increased urinary cortisol levels during the menopausal transition
    Nancy F Woods
    Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7260, USA
    Menopause 13:212-21. 2006
  10. ncbi Complex actions of sex steroids in adipose tissue, the cardiovascular system, and brain: Insights from basic science and clinical studies
    Judith L Turgeon
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, and Vascular Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Endocr Rev 27:575-605. 2006

Research Grants

  1. MENTORED PATIENT ORIENTED RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AW
    MOLLY CARR; Fiscal Year: 2004

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi The emergence of the metabolic syndrome with menopause
    Molly C Carr
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 6426, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:2404-11. 2003
    ..A better understanding of these metabolic changes with menopause will aid in the recognition and treatment of women at risk for future CVD, leading to appropriate interventions...
  2. ncbi A hepatic lipase gene promoter polymorphism attenuates the increase in hepatic lipase activity with increasing intra-abdominal fat in women
    M C Carr
    Department of Medicine, Divisions of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 6426, USA
    Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 19:2701-7. 1999
    ..003). We conclude that the LIPC promoter A allele attenuates the increase in HL activity due to IAF in premenopausal women...
  3. ncbi Abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia in the metabolic syndrome: importance of type 2 diabetes and familial combined hyperlipidemia in coronary artery disease risk
    Molly C Carr
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 6426, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:2601-7. 2004
    ..The measurement of fasting glucose and apolipoprotein B, in addition to the fasting lipid profile, can help to estimate CAD risk in patients with the metabolic syndrome...
  4. ncbi Ethnic differences in hepatic lipase and HDL in Japanese, black, and white Americans: role of central obesity and LIPC polymorphisms
    Molly C Carr
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Lipid Res 45:466-73. 2004
    ....
  5. ncbi The contribution of intraabdominal fat to gender differences in hepatic lipase activity and low/high density lipoprotein heterogeneity
    M C Carr
    Department of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86:2831-7. 2001
    ..The higher HL activity in men affects both LDL and HDL heterogeneity and may contribute to the gender difference in cardiovascular risk...
  6. ncbi Changes in LDL density across the menopausal transition
    M C Carr
    Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 6426, USA
    J Investig Med 48:245-50. 2000
    ..Characterization of lipoprotein levels and LDL buoyancy across the stages of the menopausal transition has yet to be reported...
  7. ncbi Hepatic lipase and dyslipidemia: interactions among genetic variants, obesity, gender, and diet
    Samir S Deeb
    Divisions of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    J Lipid Res 44:1279-86. 2003
    ..The dyslipidemia with high HL activity is a potentially proatherogenic lipoprotein profile in the metabolic syndrome, in Type 2 diabetes, and in familial combined hyperlipidemia...
  8. ncbi Selective and independent associations of phospholipid transfer protein and hepatic lipase with the LDL subfraction distribution
    Susan J Murdoch
    Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    J Lipid Res 43:1256-63. 2002
    ..PLTP and LPL were positively correlated and HL was negatively correlated with HDL fractions. The results suggest that PLTP and HL may be important and independent determinants of the LDL subpopulation density distributions...
  9. ncbi Increased urinary cortisol levels during the menopausal transition
    Nancy F Woods
    Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7260, USA
    Menopause 13:212-21. 2006
    ....
  10. ncbi Complex actions of sex steroids in adipose tissue, the cardiovascular system, and brain: Insights from basic science and clinical studies
    Judith L Turgeon
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, and Vascular Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Endocr Rev 27:575-605. 2006
    ..Only then will we have a better understanding of what hormonal compounds should be used in which populations of women and at what stages of menopausal/postmenopausal life...

Research Grants6

  1. MENTORED PATIENT ORIENTED RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AW
    MOLLY CARR; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..They will also elucidate the mechanisms that underlie the shifts in LDL size with oral and transdermal ERT. ..