Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Boyle, K.E., J.P. Canham, L.A. Consitt, D. Zheng, T.R. Koves, T.P. Gavin, D. Holbert, P.D. Neufer, O. Ilkayeva, D.M. Muoio, and J.A. Houmard.  A High-Fat Diet Elicits Differential Responses in Genes Coordinating Oxidative Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle of Lean and Obese Individuals. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 96(3): 775-81, 2011.

Bell, J.A., M.A. Reed, L.A. Consitt, O.J. Martin, K.R. Haynie, M.W. Hulver, D.M. Muoio, and G.L. Dohm.  Lipid partitioning, incomplete fatty acid oxidation, and insulin signal transduction in primary human muscle cells: effects of severe obesity, fatty acid incubation, and fatty acid translocase/CD36 overexpression.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 95(7): 3400-10, 2010.  

Consitt, L.A., J.A. Bell, M. Hulver, T.R. Koves, D.M. Muoio, G.L. Dohm and J.A. Houmard.  PGC-1α overexpression increases lipid oxidation in myocytes from extremely obese individuals. Diabetes. 59(6): 1407-15, 2010. 

Wideman, L., C.F. Baker, P. Brown, L.A. Consitt, P.K. Brown, W.T. Ambrosius, and M.S. Schechter.  Substrate utilization during and after exercise in mild cystic fibrosis.  Med Sci Sports Exerc.  41(2): 270-8, 2009.

Consitt, L.A., J.A. Bell, and J.A. Houmard.  Intramuscular Lipid Metabolism, Insulin Action, and Obesity.  IUBMB Life. 61(1): 47-55, 2009.

Consitt, LA., L. Wideman, M.S. Hickey, and R.F. Morrison.  Phosphorylation of the JAK2-STAT5 pathway in response to acute aerobic exercise.  Med Sci Sports Exerc. 40(6): 1031-8, 2008.

Consitt, LA., R.J. Bloomer, and L. Wideman.  The effect of exercise type on immunofunctional and traditional growth hormone.  Eur J Appl Physiol. 100(3): 321-30, 2007. 

Wideman, L., L.A. Consitt, J. Patrie, B. Swearingin, R. Bloomer, P.G. Davis, and A. Weltman.  The impact of sex and exercise duration on growth hormone secretion.  J. Appl Physiol. 101(6):1641-7, 2006.   

Bloomer, R.J., P.G. Davis, L.A. Consitt, and Wideman L.  Plasma protein carbonyl response to increasing exercise duration in aerobically trained men and women.  Int J Sports Med. 28(1): 1-5, 2006. 

Bloomer, R.J., A.H. Goldfarb, L. Wideman, M.J. McKenzie, and L.A. Consitt.  Effects of acute aerobic and anaerobic exercise on blood markers of oxidative stress.  J. Strength Cond. Res. 19(2):276-285, 2005.

Consitt, L.A.., J. L. Copeland, and M. S. Tremblay. Endogenous anabolic hormone responses to endurance versus resistance exercise and training in women. Sports Med. 32:1-22, 2002.

Copeland, J. L., L.A. Consitt, and M. S. Tremblay. Hormonal responses to endurance and resistance exercise in females aged 19-69 years. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 57:B158-165, 2002. 

Consitt, L.A., J. L. Copeland, and M. S. Tremblay. Hormone responses to resistance vs. endurance exercise in premenopausal females. Can. J. Appl. Physiol. 26:574-587, 2001. 

Book Chapters:

Consitt LA, Boyle KE, and Houmard JA.  Exercise as an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes.  In Contemporary Endocrinology: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practical Management.  Eds. MN Feinglos & MA Bethel.  Humana Press; Totowa; NJ, pgs 135-150, 2008.

Berggren JR, Consitt LA, and Houmard JA.  Lipid metabolism and insulin signaling.  In Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes.  Eds JA Hawley & JR Zierath.  Human Kinetics; Champaign, pgs 43-57, 2008.

Abstracts and Presentations:

Consitt, L.A., J. Van Meter, D. Collier, M. Dar, and J.A. Houmard.  Aerobic and resistance exercise training improves insulin action in young and aged individuals.  Presented in a Featured Science Session at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, June 2010.

Consitt, L.A., J.A. Bell,  T.R. Koves, D.M. Muoio, G.L. Dohm and J.A. Houmard.  Overexpression of PGC-1α in lean and obese human skeletal muscle cells increases fatty acid oxidation.  Presented at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Banff, Alberta, October 15-18, 2008.

Boyle, K.E., J.P. Canham, L.A. Consitt, D. Zheng, T.F. Gavin, and J.A. Houmard.  Evidence for metabolic inflexibility in response to dietary lipid with obesity.  Presented at The Integrative Biology of Exercise –V, Hilton Head, SC, Sept 24-27, 2008.  

Consitt, L.A., L. Wideman, M.S. Hickey, and R.F. Morrison.  Growth Hormone Signaling in Response to Acute Exercise. Presented at Experimental Biology, San Francisco, CA, April 2006.

Consitt, L.A., R.J. Bloomer, and L. Wideman.  The response of immunofunctional and total GH to acute aerobic and resistance exercise. Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, June 1-4, 2005.   

Consitt, L.A., R.J. Bloomer, L. Wideman, M.J. Mckenzie and A.H. Goldfarb.  Physiological response to short duration aerobic and anaerobic exercise bouts.  Presented at the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Jan 29-31, 2004.

Wideman, L., L.A. Consitt, B. Swearingin, P.G. Davis, J. Patie, and A Weltman. Gender and exercise duration affect exercise-induced growth hormone release.  Presented at the Endocrine Society’s 86^th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 16-19, 2004.   

McKenzie, M.J., A.H. Goldfarb, R.J. Bloomer, & L.A. Consitt.  Effect of microhydrin on blood lactate and whole blood glutathione status in rats.  Presented at the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Jan 30-Feb 1, 2003.

Wideman, L., L.A. Consitt, R.J. Bloomer, R.A. Weaver, T.You, P.G. Davis, and A. Weltman.  The effect of exercise duration on growth hormone (GH) release in endurance trained men (Abstract).  The Endocrine Society’s 85^th Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts: 388, 2003.         

Wideman, L., P. Brown, L. Consitt, M.S. Schechter, W.T. Ambrosius, S. Rimm-Hewitt, and C.F. Baker. Maximal and submaximal exercise energy expenditure in healthy adolescents and those with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) (Abstract).  Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 35(5 Suppl.): S235, 2003.

Davis, P.G., R.J. Bloomer, L. Wideman, L.A. Consitt, and A.H. Goldfarb. Effect of exercise duration on plasma protein carbonyls in male cyclists (Abstract).  Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 35(5 Suppl.): S344, 2003.

Davis, P.G., L. Wideman, R.J. Bloomer, L.A. Consitt, R.A. Weaver, and T.You.  Acute effect of prolonged cycle ergometer exercise on plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (Abstract).  Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 34(5 Suppl.):S30, 2002.   

Baker, C.F., L. Consitt, P. Brown, M.S. Schechter, W.T. Ambrosius, S. Rimm-Hewitt, S., & L. Wideman.  Energy expenditure during rest, maximal and constant load exercise in healthy adolescents and those with Cystic Fibrosis.  Presented at the Institute of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Annual Research Symposium, Oct 28, 2002.

Copeland, J. L., L. A. Consitt, and M. S. Tremblay. Age-related differences in hormone responses to endurance vs. resistance exercise in females (Abstract). Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 33(5 Suppl.):S119, 2001.