Barry Elliot Hurwitz, Ph.D.
Barry Elliot Hurwitz, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology University of Florida, 1984
Research Interests
My research interests include the investigation of the early interactions of behavioral factors (i.e., stress, anxiety, hostility, depression, vitality, sleep, diet & nutrition), and cardiovascular and immunological functions that promote disease and disease progression in adults. Interests include obesity, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome and HIV/AIDS.
Selected Publications: Peer Reviewed Journals (of more than 60 publications)
Hurwitz, B.E. (2010). The Longitudinal Predictive Validity of Metabolic Syndrome. International Diabetes Monitor. 22(1), 29-35.
Fletcher, M.A., Rosenthal, M., Antoni, M., Ironson, G., Zeng, X.R., Barnes, Z., Harvey, J., Hurwitz, B.E., Levis, S., Broderick, G., Klimas, N.G. (2010). Plasma Neuropeptide Y: a biomarker for symptom severity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The Behavioral and Brain Functions. 6, 76(1-9). [www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/ 6/1/76]
Fletcher, M.A., Zeng, X.R., Maher, K., Levis, S., Hurwitz, B.E., Antoni, M., Broderick, G., Klimas, N.G. (2010). Biomarkers in chronic fatigue syndrome: evaluation of natural killer cell function and dipeptidyl peptidase IV/CD26. PLoS One. 5(5), e10817.
Hurwitz, B.E., Coryell, V.T., Parker, M., Martin, P., LaPerriere, A., Klimas, N.G., Sfakianakis, G.N., Bilsker, M.S. (2009). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Illness Severity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Blood Volume and Evidence of Diminished Cardiac Function. Clinical Science. 118(2), 125-135.
Hurwitz, B.E., Henry, N., Goldberg, R.B. (2009). Long-term Oral Contraceptive Treatment, Metabolic Syndrome and Measures of Cardiovascular Risk in Pre-menopausal Women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004. Gynecological Endocrinology. 25(7), 441-449.
Klaus, J.R., Hurwitz, B.E., Llabre, M.M., Skyler, J.S., Goldberg, R.B., Marks, J.B., Bilsker, M.S, Schneiderman, N. (2009). Central Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Pathways to preclinical cardiovascular structure and function. Journal of the CardioMetabolic Syndrome. 4, 63-71.
Paz-Filho, G., Esposito, K., Hurwitz, B., Sharma, A., Dong, C., Andreev, V., Delibasi, T., Erol, H., Ayala, A., Wong, M., Licinio, J. (2009). Leptin and insulin sensitivity: reply to Oral and Burant. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 296, E396.
Paz-Filho, G., Esposito, K., Hurwitz, B., Sharma, A., Dong, C., Andreev, V., Delibasi, T., Erol, H., Ayala, A., Wong, M., Licinio, J. (2008). Changes in insulin sensitivity during leptin replacement therapy in leptin-deficient patients. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 295(6), E1401-E1408.
Paz-Filho, G.J., Ayala, A., Esposito, K., Erol, H.K., Delibasi, T., Hurwitz, B.E., Wong, M.L., Licinio, J. (2008). Effects of Leptin on Lipid Metabolism. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 40, 572-574.
Greeson, J.M., Hurwitz, B.E., Llabre, M.M., Schneiderman, N., Penedo, F.J., &Klimas, N.G., (2008). Psychological Distress, Killer Lymphocytes, and Disease Severity in HIV/AIDS. Brain, Behavior &Immunity. 22(6), 901-911.
Hurwitz, B.E., Llabre, M.M. Selenium Effects on HIV RNA and CD4 Cell Counts: Author reply (2007) Archives of Internal Medicine. 167(14), 1557.
Hurwitz, B.E., Klaus, J.R., Llabre, M.M., Gonzalez, A., Lawrence, P.J., Maher, K.J., Greeson, J.M., Baum, M.K., Shor-Posner , G., Skyler, J.S., &Schneiderman, N. (2007). Selenium Supplementation Suppresses HIV Viral Load: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Internal Medicine. 167(2):148-54.
Hurwitz, B.E., LaPerriere, A. (2006). Exercise Intervention and Metabolic Syndrome in Type 2 Diabetes. International Diabetes Monitor. 18(3), 33-37.
Hurwitz, B.E., Brownley, K.A., Motivala, S.J., Milanovich, J.R., Kibler, J.L., Fillion, L., LeBlanc, W.G., Kumar, M., Klimas, N.G., Fletcher, M.A., &Schneiderman, N. (2005). Sympatho-Immune Anomalies Underlying the Response to Stressful Challenge in HIV Spectrum Disease. Psychosomatic Medicine. 67(5), 798-806.
Hurwitz, B.E., Klimas, N.G., Llabre, M.M., Maher, K.J., Skyler, J.S., Bilsker, M.S., McPherson-Baker, S., Lawrence, P.J., LaPerriere, A.R., Greeson, J.M., Klaus, J.R., Lawrence, R. &Schneiderman, N. (2004). HIV, Metabolic Syndrome X, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Role of protease inhibitor exposure. Cardiovascular Toxicology. 4(3), 303-316.
Hurwitz, B.E. (2004). Chronic Sildenafil Therapy for Improving Systemic Vascular Endothelial Function. International Diabetes Monitor. 16(1), 23-25.
Motivala, S.J., Hurwitz, B.E., Llabre, M.M., Klimas, N.G., Fletcher, M.A., Antoni, M.H., LeBlanc, W.G., &Schneiderman, N. (2003). Psychological distress is associated with decreased memory T-helper and B-cell counts in pre-AIDS HIV seropositive men and women but only in those with low viral load. Psychosomatic Medicine. 65(4), 627-635.
Gerrity, T.R., Bates, J., Bell, D.S., Chrousos, G., Furst, G, Hedrick, T., Hurwitz, B.E., Kula, R.W., Levine, S.M, Moore, R.C., Schondorf, R. (2002). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: What role does the autonomic nervous system play in the pathophysiology of this complex illness? Neuroimmunomodulation. 10(3), 134-141.
Maher, K.J., Klimas, N.G., Hurwitz, B.E., Schiff, R., Fletcher, M.A. (2002). Quantitative fluorescence measures for determination of intracellular perforin content. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. 9(6), 1248-1252.
Peckerman A., Hurwitz, B.E., Nagel, J.H., Leitten, C., Agatston, A.S., &Schneiderman, N. (2001). Effects of Gender and Age on the Cardiac Baroreceptor Reflex in Hypertension. Clinical Experimental Hypertension. 23(8), 645-656.
Brownley, K.A., Milanovich, J.R., Motivala, S.J., Schneiderman, N., Fillion, L., Graves, J.A., Klimas, N.G., Fletcher, M.A., &Hurwitz, B.E. (2001). Autonomic and cardiovascular function in HIV spectrum disease: Early indications of cardiac pathophysiology. Clinical Autonomic Research,11(5):319-326.
Goldstein, R.Z., Hurwitz, B.E., Llabre, M.M., Schneiderman, N., Gutt, M., Skyler, J.S., Prineas, R.J. &Donahue, R.P. (2001). Modeling Preclinical Cardiovascular Risk for use in Epidemiological Studies: The Miami Community Health Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 154(8), 765-776.
Penedo, F.J., Antoni, M.H., Schneiderman, N., Ironson, G.H., Malow, R.M., Cruess, S., Hurwitz, B., &LaPerriere, A. (2001). Dysfunctional attitudes, coping and depression among HIV+ men who have sex with men (MSM). Cognitive Therapy and Research, 25(5), 591-606.
Hurwitz, B.E., Brownley, K.A., Fletcher, M.A. &Klimas, N.G. (2000). Chronic fatigue syndrome: Evidence supporting the hypothesis of a behaviorally-activated neuromodulator of fatigue. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 6(2), 45-63.
Peckerman, A., LaManca, J.J., Smith, S.L., Taylor, A., Tiersky, L., Pollet, C., Korn, L., Hurwitz, B.E., Ottenweller, J.E., Natelson, B.H. (2000). Cardiovascular stress responses and their relation to symptoms in Gulf War veterans with fatiguing illness. Psychosomatic Medicine. 62, 509-516.
Hurwitz, B.E. (2000). Preclinical signs of autonomic neuropathy or compensatory autonomic regulation? International Diabetes Monitor. 12(1), 8-10.