David Proctor

Professor of Kinesiology, Physiology, and Medicine

David Proctor

Research Summary

Physiology of aging and exercise; cardiovascular responses to exercise; regulation of skeletal muscle blood flow; skeletal muscle adaptation; vascular adaptation.

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Most Recent Publications

Single and 7-day handgrip and squat exercise prevents endothelial ischaemia-reperfusion injury in individuals with cardiovascular disease risk factors

Yasina Somani, Maxime Boidin, Mandy Peggen, Iris Wanders, David Proctor, David Low, Helen Jones, Gregory Lip, Dick Thijssen, American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology

Seven-day dietary nitrate supplementation clinically significantly improves basal macrovascular function in postmenopausal women: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover clinical trial

Jocelyn M. Delgado Spicuzza, Jigar Gosalia, Liezhou Zhong, Catherine Bondonno, Kristina S. Petersen, Mary Jane De Souza, Elmira Alipour, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Yasina B. Somani, David N. Proctor, 2024, Frontiers in Nutrition

Single and 7-day handgrip and squat exercise prevents endothelial ischemia-reperfusion injury in individuals with cardiovascular disease risk factors

Yasina B. Somani, Maxime Boidin, Mandy A.G. Peggen, Iris Wanders, David N. Proctor, David A. Low, Helen Jones, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Dick H.J. Thijssen, 2024, American Journal of Physiology on p. R79-R87

Effects of short-term dietary nitrate supplementation on exercise and coronary blood flow responses in patients with peripheral artery disease

Danielle Jin Kwang Kim, Zhaohui Gao, Jonathan C. Luck, Kristen Brandt, Amanda J. Miller, Daniel Kim-Shapiro, Swati Basu, Urs Leuenberger, Andrew W. Gardner, Matthew D. Muller, David N. Proctor, 2024, Frontiers in Nutrition

Menopausal stage differences in endothelial resistance to ischemia-reperfusion injury

Jocelyn M. Delgado Spicuzza, David N. Proctor, Dick H.J. Thijssen, Yasina B. Somani, 2023, Physiological Reports

Maximal calf conductance is associated with 6-minute walk distance in participants with and without peripheral artery disease

Andrew W. Gardner, Polly S. Montgomery, Ming Wang, Menglu Liang, David N. Proctor, 2023, Vascular Medicine on p. 113-121

Increased pulse wave velocity is related to impaired working memory and executive function in older adults with metabolic syndrome

Jigar Gosalia, Polly Montgomery, S Zhang, William Pomilla, M Wang, Menglu Liang, Anna Csiszar, Zoltan Ungvari, Andriy Yabluchanskiy, David N. Proctor, Andrew Gardner, 2022, GeroScience on p. 2831-2844

A single dose of dietary nitrate supplementation protects against endothelial ischemia–reperfusion injury in early postmenopausal women

Y. B. Somani, R. N. Soares, J. Gosalia, J. M. Delgado, M. Flanagan, S. Basu, D. B. Kim-Shapiro, J. M. Murias, D. N. Proctor, 2022, Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism on p. 749-761

Inorganic nitrate supplementation and blood flow restricted exercise tolerance in post-menopausal women

David N. Proctor, Kristina A. Neely, Swapan Mookerjee, Jacqueline Tucker, Yasina B. Somani, Michael Flanagan, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Swati Basu, Matthew D. Muller, Danielle Jin-Kwang Kim, 2022, Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry on p. 26-34

The effects of dietary nitrate supplementation in post-menopausal women

Jocelyn M. Delgado, Jigar Gosalia, Matthew Studinski, Yasina Somani, David Proctor, 2022, FASEB Journal

Most-Cited Papers

L-citrulline supplementation: Impact on cardiometabolic health

Timothy D. Allerton, David N. Proctor, Jacqueline M. Stephens, Tammy R. Dugas, Guillaume Spielmann, Brian A. Irving, 2018, Nutrients

Aging women and their endothelium: Probing the relative role of estrogen on vasodilator function

Yasina Somani, James A. Pawelczyk, Mary Jane De Souza, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, David N. Proctor, 2019, American Journal of Physiology on p. H395-H404

Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled-Feeding Trial

Alyssa M. Tindall, Kristina S. Petersen, Ann C. Skulas-Ray, Chesney K. Richter, David N. Proctor, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, 2019, Journal of the American Heart Association on p. e011512

The association between near-infrared spectroscopy-derived and flow-mediated dilation assessment of vascular responsiveness in the arm

Rogerio N. Soares, Yasina B. Somani, David N. Proctor, Juan M. Murias, 2019, Microvascular Research on p. 41-44

Acute dietary nitrate supplementation does not augment submaximal forearm exercise hyperemia in healthy young men

Jin Kwang Kim, David J. Moore, David G. Maurer, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Swati Basu, Michael P. Flanagan, Ann C. Skulas-Ray, Penny Kris-Etherton, David N. Proctor, 2014, Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism on p. 122-128

Blood pressure and calf muscle oxygen extraction during plantar flexion exercise in peripheral artery disease

J. Carter Luck, Amanda J. Miller, Faisal Aziz, John F. Radtka, David N. Proctor, Urs A. Leuenberger, Lawrence I. Sinoway, X. Matthew D. Muller, 2017, Journal of Applied Physiology on p. 2-10

Endothelial function, arterial stiffness and adherence to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans: A cross-sectional analysis

Katherine A. Sauder, David N. Proctor, Mosuk Chow, Lisa M. Troy, Na Wang, Joseph A. Vita, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Gary F. Mitchell, Paul F. Jacques, Naomi M. Hamburg, Sheila G. West, 2015, British Journal of Nutrition on p. 1773-1781

Differences in vascular function between trained and untrained limbs assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy

Rogério Nogueira Soares, Mitchell A. George, David N. Proctor, Juan M. Murias, 2018, European Journal of Applied Physiology on p. 2241-2248

Incorporating freeze-dried strawberry powder into a high-fat meal does not alter postprandial vascular function or blood markers of cardiovascular disease risk: A randomized controlled trial

Chesney K. Richter, Ann C. Skulas-Ray, Trent L. Gaugler, Joshua D. Lambert, David N. Proctor, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, 2017, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on p. 313-322

Effects of acute dietary nitrate supplementation on aortic blood pressures and pulse wave characteristics in post-menopausal women

Danielle Jin Kwang Kim, Carly A. Roe, Yasina B. Somani, David J. Moore, Megan A. Barrett, Michael Flanagan, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Swati Basu, Matthew D. Muller, David N. Proctor, 2019, Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry on p. 10-16