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Matthew Pitts, PhD

TitleDirector, Murine Behavioral Cor
Faculty RankAssistant Researcher
InstitutionUniversity of Hawaii
DepartmentCell & Molecular Biology
AddressJohn A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii at Manoa
651 Ilalo Street
Honolulu HI 96813
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    1. Nunes LGA, Ma C, Hoffmann FW, Shay AE, Pitts MW, Hoffmann PR. Selenoprotein I is indispensable for ether lipid homeostasis and proper myelination. J Biol Chem. 2024 May; 300(5):107259. PMID: 38582453.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    2. An KJ, Hanato AN, Hui KW, Pitts MW, Seale LA, Nicholson JL, Toh P, Kim JK, Berry MJ, Torres DJ. Selenium Protects Mouse Hypothalamic Cells from Glucocorticoid-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Vulnerability and Insulin Signaling Impairment. Antioxidants (Basel). 2023 Feb 20; 12(2). PMID: 36830084.
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    3. Nunes LGA, Pitts MW, Hoffmann PR. Selenoprotein I (selenoi) as a critical enzyme in the central nervous system. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2022 10 30; 729:109376. PMID: 36007576.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    4. Ma C, Hoffmann FW, Nunes LG, Urena F, Andrukhiv A, Gerschenson M, Pitts MW, Hoffmann PR. Selenoprotein I deficiency in T cells promotes differentiation into tolerant phenotypes while decreasing Th17 pathology. J Leukoc Biol. 2022 12; 112(6):1387-1397. PMID: 35916034.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    5. Pitts MW, Hoffmann PR, Schomburg L. Editorial: Selenium and Selenoproteins in Brain Development, Function, and Disease. Front Neurosci. 2021; 15:821140. PMID: 35095409.
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    6. Torres DJ, Pitts MW, Seale LA, Hashimoto AC, An KJ, Hanato AN, Hui KW, Remigio SMA, Carlson BA, Hatfield DL, Berry MJ. Female Mice with Selenocysteine tRNA Deletion in Agrp Neurons Maintain Leptin Sensitivity and Resist Weight Gain While on a High-Fat Diet. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Oct 12; 22(20). PMID: 34681674.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    7. Torres DJ, Pitts MW. Pericytic porters: helping leptin step in. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2021 12; 32(12):958-959. PMID: 34420855.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    8. Kilonzo VW, Sasuclark AR, Torres DJ, Coyle C, Pilat JM, Williams CS, Pitts MW. Juvenile Selenium Deficiency Impairs Cognition, Sensorimotor Gating, and Energy Homeostasis in Mice. Front Nutr. 2021; 8:667587. PMID: 34026810.
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    9. Fujimoto BA, Young M, Nakamura N, Ha H, Carter L, Pitts MW, Torres D, Noh HL, Suk S, Kim JK, Polgar N. Disrupted glucose homeostasis and skeletal-muscle-specific glucose uptake in an exocyst knockout mouse model. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun; 296:100482. PMID: 33647317.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    10. Kilonzo VW, Sweet RA, Glausier JR, Pitts MW. Deficits in Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 67 Immunoreactivity, Parvalbumin Interneurons, and Perineuronal Nets in the Inferior Colliculus of Subjects With Schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 2020 Sep 21; 46(5):1053-1059. PMID: 32681171.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    
    11. Seale LA, Torres DJ, Berry MJ, Pitts MW. A role for selenium-dependent GPX1 in SARS-CoV-2 virulence. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 08 01; 112(2):447-448. PMID: 32592394.
      Citations: 39     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    12. Torres DJ, Pitts MW, Hashimoto AC, Berry MJ. Agrp-Specific Ablation of Scly Protects against Diet-Induced Obesity and Leptin Resistance. Nutrients. 2019 Jul 23; 11(7). PMID: 31340540.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    13. Sasuclark AR, Khadka VS, Pitts MW. Cell-Type Specific Analysis of Selenium-Related Genes in Brain. Antioxidants (Basel). 2019 May 05; 8(5). PMID: 31060314.
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    14. Gong T, Hashimoto AC, Sasuclark AR, Khadka VS, Gurary A, Pitts MW. Selenoprotein M Promotes Hypothalamic Leptin Signaling and Thioredoxin Antioxidant Activity. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2021 10 01; 35(10):775-787. PMID: 30648404.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    15. Gong T, Torres DJ, Berry MJ, Pitts MW. Hypothalamic redox balance and leptin signaling - Emerging role of selenoproteins. Free Radic Biol Med. 2018 11 01; 127:172-181. PMID: 29518483.
      Citations: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    16. Pitts MW. Barnes Maze Procedure for Spatial Learning and Memory in Mice. Bio Protoc. 2018 Mar 05; 8(5). PMID: 29651452.
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    17. Ogawa-Wong AN, Hashimoto AC, Ha H, Pitts MW, Seale LA, Berry MJ. Sexual Dimorphism in the Selenocysteine Lyase Knockout Mouse. Nutrients. 2018 Jan 31; 10(2). PMID: 29385050.
      Citations: 12     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    18. Pitts MW, Hoffmann PR. Endoplasmic reticulum-resident selenoproteins as regulators of calcium signaling and homeostasis. Cell Calcium. 2018 03; 70:76-86. PMID: 28506443.
      Citations: 65     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    19. Pitts MW, Kremer PM, Hashimoto AC, Torres DJ, Byrns CN, Williams CS, Berry MJ. Competition between the Brain and Testes under Selenium-Compromised Conditions: Insight into Sex Differences in Selenium Metabolism and Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disease. J Neurosci. 2015 Nov 18; 35(46):15326-38. PMID: 26586820.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    20. Berry MJ, Astern J, Bellinger F, Brampton C, Cann R, Gerschenson M, Haymer D, James NG, Jameson DM, LeSaux O, Hoffmann PR, Nichols R, Pitts M, Seale L, Seifried S, Stokes AJ, Todorovic C. Medical school hotline: the research mission of the cell and molecular biology department and program at the john a. Burns school of medicine. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2015 Apr; 74(4):150-3. PMID: 25954603.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Pitts MW, Byrns CN, Ogawa-Wong AN, Kremer P, Berry MJ. Selenoproteins in nervous system development and function. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2014 Dec; 161(3):231-45. PMID: 24974905.
      Citations: 30     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    22. Byrns CN, Pitts MW, Gilman CA, Hashimoto AC, Berry MJ. Mice lacking selenoprotein P and selenocysteine lyase exhibit severe neurological dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and audiogenic seizures. J Biol Chem. 2014 Apr 04; 289(14):9662-74. PMID: 24519931.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    23. Raman AV, Pitts MW, Seyedali A, Hashimoto AC, Bellinger FP, Berry MJ. Selenoprotein W expression and regulation in mouse brain and neurons. Brain Behav. 2013 Sep; 3(5):562-74. PMID: 24392277.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    
    24. Pitts MW, Reeves MA, Hashimoto AC, Ogawa A, Kremer P, Seale LA, Berry MJ. Deletion of selenoprotein M leads to obesity without cognitive deficits. J Biol Chem. 2013 Sep 06; 288(36):26121-26134. PMID: 23880772.
      Citations: 48     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    25. Pitts MW, Raman AV, Hashimoto AC, Todorovic C, Nichols RA, Berry MJ. Deletion of selenoprotein P results in impaired function of parvalbumin interneurons and alterations in fear learning and sensorimotor gating. Neuroscience. 2012 Apr 19; 208:58-68. PMID: 22640876.
      Citations: 33     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    26. Pitts MW, Takahashi LK. The central amygdala nucleus via corticotropin-releasing factor is necessary for time-limited consolidation processing but not storage of contextual fear memory. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2011 Jan; 95(1):86-91. PMID: 21093597.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    27. Pitts MW, Todorovic C, Blank T, Takahashi LK. The central nucleus of the amygdala and corticotropin-releasing factor: insights into contextual fear memory. J Neurosci. 2009 Jun 03; 29(22):7379-88. PMID: 19494159.
      Citations: 48     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    28. Todorovic C, Sherrin T, Pitts M, Hippel C, Rayner M, Spiess J. Suppression of the MEK/ERK signaling pathway reverses depression-like behaviors of CRF2-deficient mice. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009 May; 34(6):1416-26. PMID: 18843268.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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