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

Vascular Limitations in Blood Pressure Regulation with Age in Women: Insights from Exercise and Acute Cardioselective β-Blockade

Studinski, Bowlus, Pawelczyk, Delgado, Gosalia, Mookerjee, Muller, Fragin, David Proctor, Experimental Physiology

Effect of 12-wk dietary nitrate supplementation on carotid arterial stiffness in postmenopausal females

Vivian dos Santos Pinheiro, David N. Proctor, Rogerio Nogueira Soares, Thiago Silveira Alvares, 2025, American Journal of Physiology on p. H937-H944

Vascular limitations in blood pressure regulation with age in women: Insights from exercise and acute cardioselective β-blockade

Matthew J. Studinski, Christine Bowlus, James A. Pawelczyk, Jocelyn M. Delgado Spicuzza, Jigar Gosalia, Swapan Mookerjee, Matthew D. Muller, Jason Fragin, David N. Proctor, 2025, Experimental Physiology on p. 93-105

The acute effects of dietary nitrate supplementation opostmenopausal endothelial resistance to ischemia reperfusion injury: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind, crossover clinical trial

Jocelyn M. Delgado Spicuzza, Jigar Gosalia, Matthew Studinski, Chenée Armando, Elmira Alipour, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Michael Flanagan, Yasina B. Somani, Davidn Proctor, 2024, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology on p. 634-647

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

J Delgado Spicuzza, J Gosalia, L Zhong, C Bondonno, Kristina S. Petersen, Mary Jane De Souza, E Alipour, D Kim-Shapiro, Y Somani, David N. Proctor, 2024, Frontiers in Nutrition on p. 1359671

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

Linking metabolic syndrome, cerebral small vessel disease, and cognitive health: insights from a subclinical population study using TriNetX

Jigar Gosalia, Jocelyn M.Delgado Spicuzza, Christine K. Bowlus, James A. Pawelczyk, David N. Proctor, 2024, GeroScience

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Impairments in central cardiovascular function contribute to attenuated reflex vasodilation in aged skin

Jody L. Greaney, Anna E. Stanhewicz, David N. Proctor, Lacy M. Alexander, W. Larry Kenney, 2015, Journal of Applied Physiology on p. 1411-1420

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