Dr Luke Wilson

Contact Details
- Position
- Senior Research Fellow
- Department
- Department of Medicine (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- PhD
- Research summary
- Integrative human physiology
- Teaching
- ELM2 - Integrated Cases Tutor
- Memberships
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN)
Research
I am an integrative human physiologist primarily focusing on cerebro-, cardiovascular, respiratory and neurophysiology, with applications in health (resting and imposed stressors such as exercise, mental and thermal) and in those with disease (diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease).
Additional details
Convenor of the Kidney in Health and Disease Research Network
Publications
Osborne, H., Al-Sammak, A., Spyker, L., Shah, S., Fitzgerald, K., Martin, H., Roessler, D., Wilson, L., & Lyons, K. (2023). Spinal pain in undergraduate dental students at the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry. New Zealand Dental Journal, 119(2), 75-80.
Vlietstra, L., Waters, D. L., Jones, L. M., Wilson, L., & Meredith-Jones, K. (2023). High-intensity interval aerobic and resistance training to counteract low relative lean soft tissue mass in middle age: A randomized controlled trial. Experimental Gerontology, 171, 111991. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2022.111991
Roxburgh, B. H., Cotter, J. D., Campbell, H. A., Reymann, U., Wilson, L. C., Gwynne-Jones, D., van Rij, A. M., & Thomas, K. N. (2022). Physiological relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and fitness for surgery: A narrative review. British Journal of Anaesthesia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.10.039
Hegerty, K., Jaure, A., Scholes-Robertson, N., Howard, K., Ju, A., Evangelidis, N., … INCremental dialysis to improve Health outcomes people starting Hemodialysis (INCH-HD) investigators, including Walker, R., Wyeth, E., & Wilson, L. (2022). Australian workshops on patients’ perspectives on hemodialysis and incremental start. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.11.012
Gibbons, T. D., Dempsey, J. A., Thomas, K. N., Ainslie, P. N., Wilson, L. C., Stothers, T. A. M., Campbell, H. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Carotid body hyperexcitability underlies heat-induced hyperventilation in exercising humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, 1394-1406. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00435.2022
Osborne, H., Al-Sammak, A., Spyker, L., Shah, S., Fitzgerald, K., Martin, H., Roessler, D., Wilson, L., & Lyons, K. (2023). Spinal pain in undergraduate dental students at the University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry. New Zealand Dental Journal, 119(2), 75-80.
Journal - Research Article
Vlietstra, L., Waters, D. L., Jones, L. M., Wilson, L., & Meredith-Jones, K. (2023). High-intensity interval aerobic and resistance training to counteract low relative lean soft tissue mass in middle age: A randomized controlled trial. Experimental Gerontology, 171, 111991. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2022.111991
Journal - Research Article
Fordyce, A. M., Whalley, G. A., Coffey, S., & Wilson, L. C. (2022). Adjunct methods for the detection of patent foramen ovale: The contribution of transcranial Doppler and the Valsalva manoeuvre. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 31, 1471-1481. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.07.017
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Gibbons, T. D., Dempsey, J. A., Thomas, K. N., Ainslie, P. N., Wilson, L. C., Stothers, T. A. M., Campbell, H. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Carotid body hyperexcitability underlies heat-induced hyperventilation in exercising humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 133, 1394-1406. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00435.2022
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Gibbons, T. D., Dempsey, J. A., Thomas, K. N., Campbell, H. A., Stothers, T. A. M., Wilson, L. C., Ainslie, P. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2022). Contribution of the carotid body to thermally-mediated hyperventilation in humans. Journal of Physiology, 600(15), 3603-3624. doi: 10.1113/jp282918
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Hegerty, K., Jaure, A., Scholes-Robertson, N., Howard, K., Ju, A., Evangelidis, N., … INCremental dialysis to improve Health outcomes people starting Hemodialysis (INCH-HD) investigators, including Walker, R., Wyeth, E., & Wilson, L. (2022). Australian workshops on patients’ perspectives on hemodialysis and incremental start. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.11.012
Journal - Research Article
Roxburgh, B. H., Cotter, J. D., Campbell, H. A., Reymann, U., Wilson, L. C., Gwynne-Jones, D., van Rij, A. M., & Thomas, K. N. (2022). Physiological relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and fitness for surgery: A narrative review. British Journal of Anaesthesia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.10.039
Journal - Research Article
Gibbons, T. D., Ainslie, P. N., Thomas, K. N., Wilson, L. C., Akerman, A. P., Donnelly, J., Campbell, H. A., & Cotter, J. D. (2021). Influence of the mode of heating on cerebral blood flow, non-invasive intracranial pressure and thermal tolerance in humans. Journal of Physiology, 599(7), 1977-1996. doi: 10.1113/jp280970
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Kuan, I. H. S., Wilson, L. C., Leishman, J. C., Cosgrove, S., Walker, R. J., Putt, T. L., Schollum, J. B. W., & Wright, D. F. B. (2021). Metformin doses to ensure efficacy and safety in patients with reduced kidney function. PLoS ONE, 16(2), e0246247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246247
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Shoemaker, L. N., Wilson, L. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Machado, L., Walker, R. J., & Cotter, J. D. (2021). Indomethacin markedly blunts cerebral perfusion and reactivity, with little cognitive consequence in healthy young and older adults. Journal of Physiology, 599(4), 1097-1113. doi: 10.1113/jp280118
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Akerman, A. P., Walker, R. J., Schollum, J. B. W., Putt, T. L., & Wilson, L. C. (2020). Refinement of a protocol to induce reliable muscle cramps in the abductor hallucis. Physiological Measurement, 41, 055003. doi: 10.1088/1361-6579/ab8855
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Gibbons, T. D., Tymko, M. M., Thomas, K. N., Wilson, L. C., Stembridge, M., Caldwell, H. G., … Cotter, J. D. (2020). Global REACH 2018: The influence of acute and chronic hypoxia on cerebral haemodynamics and related functional outcomes during cold and heat stress. Journal of Physiology, 598(2), 265-284. doi: 10.1113/jp278917
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Moharram, M. A., Wilson, L. C., Williams, M. J. A., & Coffey, S. (2020). Beat-to-beat blood pressure measurement using a cuffless device does not accurately reflect invasive blood pressure. International Journal of Cardiology Hypertension, 5, 100030. doi: 10.1016/j.ijchy.2020.100030
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Perry, B. G., De Hamel, T., Thomas, K. N., Wilson, L. C., Gibbons, T. D., & Cotter, J. D. (2020). Cerebrovascular haemodynamics during isometric resistance exercise with and without the Valsalva manoeuvre. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120, 467-479. doi: 10.1007/s00421-019-04291-7
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Shoemaker, L. N., Wilson, L. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Machado, L., & Cotter, J. D. (2020). Acute exercise-related cognitive effects are not attributable to changes in end-tidal CO2 or cerebral blood velocity. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120, 1637-1649. doi: 10.1007/s00421-020-04393-7
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Shoemaker, L. N., Wilson, L. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Machado, L., & Cotter, J. D. (2019). Cerebrovascular regulation is not blunted during mental stress. Experimental Physiology, 104, 1678-1687. doi: 10.1113/ep087832
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Shoemaker, L. N., Wilson, L. C., Lucas, S. J. E., Machado, L., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2019). Swimming-related effects on cerebrovascular and cognitive function. Physiological Reports, 7(20), e14247. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14247
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Lucas, R. A. I., Wilson, L. C., Ainslie, P. N., Fan, J. L., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2018). Independent and interactive effects of incremental heat strain, orthostatic stress, and mild hypohydration on cerebral perfusion. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 314(3), R415-R426. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00109.2017
Journal - Research Article
Hoye, N. A., Wilson, L. C., Wilkins, G. T., Jardine, D. L., Putt, T. L., Samaranayaka, A., Schollum, J. B. W., & Walker, R. J. (2017). Endovascular renal denervation in end-stage kidney disease patients: Cardiovascular protection: A proof-of-concept study. Kidney International Reports, 2(5), 856-865. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.04.012
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Wilson, G. A., Wilson, L. C., Lamberts, R. R., Majeed, K., Lal, S., Wilkins, G. T., & Baldi, J. C. (2017). β-adrenergic responsiveness in the type 2 diabetic heart: Effects on cardiac reserve. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49(5), 907-914. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001184
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Wilson, L. C., Peebles, K. C., Hoye, N. A., Manning, P., Sheat, C., Williams, M. J. A., Wilkins, G. T., Wilson, G. A., & Baldi, J. C. (2017). Resting heart rate variability and exercise capacity in Type 1 diabetes. Physiological Reports, 5(8), e13248. doi: 10.14814/phy2.13248
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Baldi, J. C., Wilson, G. A., Wilson, L. C., Wilkins, G. T., & Lamberts, R. R. (2016). The type 2 diabetic heart: Its role in exercise intolerance and the challenge to find effective exercise interventions. Sports Medicine, 46, 1605-1617. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0542-9
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Ross, E. Z., Cotter, J. D., Wilson, L., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, S. J. E., & Ainslie, P. N. (2012). Cerebrovascular and corticomotor function during progressive passive hyperthermia in humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(5), 748-758. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00988.2011
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Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Syncope is unrelated to supine and postural hypotension following prolonged exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 111(3), 469-476. doi: 10.1007/s00421-010-1671-8
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Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular responses to head-up tilt II: Influence of age, training status and acute exercise. Experimental Gerontology, 46(1), 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.06.004
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Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K., Shave, R., Wilson, L., Thomas, K., Williams, M. J. A., & Ainslie, P. N. (2011). Cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular responses to head-up tilt I: Influence of age and training status. Experimental Gerontology, 46(1), 9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2010.06.005
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Lucas, R. A. I., Ainslie, P. N., Fan, J.-L., Wilson, L. C., Thomas, K. N., & Cotter, J. D. (2010). Skin cooling aids cerebrovascular function more effectively under severe than moderate heat stress. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 109, 101-108. doi: 10.1007/s00421-009-1298-9
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Wilson, L. C., Cotter, J. D., Fan, J.-L., Lucas, R. A. I., Thomas, K. N., & Ainslie, P. N. (2010). Cerebrovascular reactivity and dynamic autoregulation in tetraplegia. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology, 298, R1035-R1042. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00815.2009
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Murrell, C. J., Cotter, J. D., George, K. P., Shave, R., Wilson, L. C., Thomas, K. N., Williams, M. J. A., … Ainslie, P. N. (2009). Influence of age on syncope following prolonged exercise: Differential responses but similar orthostatic intolerance. Journal of Physiology, 587(24), 5959-5969. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.179549
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Williams, K., Gregson, W., Robertson, C., Datson, N., Whyte, G., Murrell, C., Wilson, L., Ainslie, P., … George, K. (2009). Alterations in left ventricular function and cardiac biomarkers as a consequence of repetitive endurance cycling. European Journal of Sport Science, 9(2), 97-105. doi: 10.1080/17461390902763391
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Fan, J.-L., Cotter, J. D., Lucas, R. A. I., Thomas, K., Wilson, L., & Ainslie, P. N. (2008). Human cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular function during severe passive hyperthermia: Effects of mild hypohydration. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105(2), 433-445.
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Lucas, S. J. E., Cotter, J. D., Murrell, C., Wilson, L., Anson, J. G., Gaze, D., … Ainslie, P. N. (2008). Mechanisms of orthostatic intolerance following very prolonged exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, 105(1), 213-225. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00175.2008
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Murrell, C., Wilson, L., Cotter, J. D., Lucas, S., Ogoh, S., George, K., & Ainslie, P. N. (2007). Alterations in autonomic function and cerebral hemodynamics to orthostatic challenge following a mountain marathon. Journal of Applied Physiology, 103(1), 88-96. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01396.2006
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Pradhan, S., Duffull, S. B., Wilson, L. C., Kuan, I. H. S., Walker, R. J., Putt, T. L., Schollum, J. B. W., & Wright, D. F. B. (2021). Does the intact nephron hypothesis provide a reasonable model for metformin dosing in chronic kidney disease? [Short communication]. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87, 4871-4879. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14919
Journal - Research Other
Gibbons, T., Thomas, K. N., & Wilson, L. C. (2020). Is all heat equal? Implications for the stimulus for adaptation in the brain. Journal of Physiology, 598(11), 2051-2052. doi: 10.1113/jp279748
Journal - Research Other
Van der Giessen, H., Wilson, L. C., Coffey, S., & Whalley, G. A. (2020). Review: Detection of patient foramen ovale using transcranial Doppler or standard echocardiography. Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 23(4), 210-219. doi: 10.1002/ajum.12232
Journal - Research Other
Hoye, N. A., Wilson, L. C., Jardine, D. L., & Walker, R. J. (2019). Sympathetic overactivity in dialysis patients: Underappreciated and clinically consequential. Seminars in Dialysis, 32, 255-265. doi: 10.1111/sdi.12756
Journal - Research Other