Uberto Pagotto

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1 The endogenous cannabinoid system affects energy balance via central orexigenic drive and peripheral lipogenesis. J Clin Invest 2003 3.62
2 Regulation, function, and dysregulation of endocannabinoids in models of adipose and beta-pancreatic cells and in obesity and hyperglycemia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 2.72
3 Pharmacological management of obesity: an endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 2.05
4 Plasma adiponectin in nonalcoholic fatty liver is related to hepatic insulin resistance and hepatic fat content, not to liver disease severity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 1.73
5 The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006 1.53
6 CB(1) signaling in forebrain and sympathetic neurons is a key determinant of endocannabinoid actions on energy balance. Cell Metab 2010 1.33
7 Effect of flutamide and metformin administered alone or in combination in dieting obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2004 1.29
8 Requirement of cannabinoid receptor type 1 for the basal modulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function. Endocrinology 2006 1.27
9 Cannabinoid type 1 receptor blockade promotes mitochondrial biogenesis through endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in white adipocytes. Diabetes 2008 1.25
10 Octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, mediates its antiproliferative action in pituitary tumor cells by altering phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling and inducing Zac1 expression. Cancer Res 2006 1.24
11 Treatment with flutamide, metformin, and their combination added to a hypocaloric diet in overweight-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, 12-month, placebo-controlled study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 1.19
12 Stress-related development of obesity and cortisol in women. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2009 1.14
13 Glucose intolerance in a large cohort of mediterranean women with polycystic ovary syndrome: phenotype and associated factors. Diabetes 2004 1.14
14 Body mass index-independent metabolic alterations in narcolepsy with cataplexy. Sleep 2009 1.13
15 Energy balance regulation by endocannabinoids at central and peripheral levels. Trends Mol Med 2011 1.07
16 Serum steroid profiling by isotopic dilution-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: comparison with current immunoassays and reference intervals in healthy adults. Steroids 2010 1.06
17 Cannabinoid receptor stimulation impairs mitochondrial biogenesis in mouse white adipose tissue, muscle, and liver: the role of eNOS, p38 MAPK, and AMPK pathways. Diabetes 2010 0.99
18 Ghrelin as a potential anti-obesity target. Curr Pharm Des 2003 0.98
19 Activation of the sympathetic nervous system mediates hypophagic and anxiety-like effects of CB₁ receptor blockade. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.96
20 Cortisol, energy intake, and food frequency in overweight/obese women. Nutrition 2010 0.96
21 The gastric CB1 receptor modulates ghrelin production through the mTOR pathway to regulate food intake. PLoS One 2013 0.96
22 Glucocorticoids and type 2 diabetes: from physiology to pathology. J Nutr Metab 2012 0.96
23 Progressively increased patterns of subclinical cortisol hypersecretion in adrenal incidentalomas differently predict major metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes: a large cross-sectional study. Eur J Endocrinol 2012 0.96
24 Sex difference in the relationship between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and sex hormones in obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006 0.95
25 Here, there and everywhere: the endocannabinoid system. J Neuroendocrinol 2008 0.95
26 Autonomic disturbances in narcolepsy. Sleep Med Rev 2010 0.95
27 Estimation of reference intervals of five endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid related compounds in human plasma by two dimensional-LC/MS/MS. J Lipid Res 2011 0.94
28 Circulating obestatin levels and the ghrelin/obestatin ratio in obese women. Eur J Endocrinol 2007 0.93
29 Genetic variation in 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 predicts adrenal hyperandrogenism among lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 0.93
30 Organic cation transporter 1 polymorphisms predict the metabolic response to metformin in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 0.93
31 High prevalence of precocious puberty and obesity in childhood narcolepsy with cataplexy. Sleep 2013 0.92
32 Predictors of weight loss and maintenance in patients treated with antiobesity drugs. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2011 0.92
33 Central effects of the somatotropic system. Eur J Endocrinol 2003 0.92
34 Heterogeneity in the responsiveness to long-term lifestyle intervention and predictability in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Eur J Endocrinol 2010 0.89
35 Leucine supplementation protects from insulin resistance by regulating adiposity levels. PLoS One 2013 0.89
36 Active and total ghrelin concentrations in the newborn. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2005 0.88
37 Trimetazidine reduces endogenous free fatty acid oxidation and improves myocardial efficiency in obese humans. Cardiovasc Ther 2011 0.87
38 A combination of polymorphisms in HSD11B1 associates with in vivo 11{beta}-HSD1 activity and metabolic syndrome in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. Eur J Endocrinol 2011 0.87
39 Ghrelin and reproductive disorders. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011 0.87
40 In situ analysis of human menin in normal and neoplastic pancreatic tissues: evidence for differential expression in exocrine and endocrine cells. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 0.87
41 Polycystic ovary syndrome is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes: results from a long-term prospective study. Diabetes 2012 0.87
42 Plasma acylated ghrelin levels are higher in patients with chronic atrophic gastritis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2007 0.84
43 Tumor ZAC1 expression is associated with the response to somatostatin analog therapy in patients with acromegaly. Int J Cancer 2009 0.84
44 (11)C-meta-hydroxyephedrine PET/CT imaging allows in vivo study of adaptive thermogenesis and white-to-brown fat conversion. Mol Metab 2013 0.83
45 Functional effects of polymorphisms in the human gene encoding 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11 beta-HSD1): a sequence variant at the translation start of 11 beta-HSD1 alters enzyme levels. Endocrinology 2009 0.83
46 Cannabinoid receptors as therapeutic targets for obesity and metabolic diseases. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2006 0.83
47 I-123 MIBG scintigraphy and 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT negative but F-18 DOPA PET/CT positive pheochromocytoma: a case report. Clin Nucl Med 2011 0.82
48 Insulin-like factor 3: a new circulating hormone related to luteinizing hormone-dependent ovarian hyperandrogenism in the polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 0.81
49 Narcolepsy with cataplexy associated with nocturnal compulsive behaviors: a case-control study. Sleep 2011 0.81
50 Role of sex hormones in modulation of brown adipose tissue activity. J Mol Endocrinol 2012 0.80
51 Prevalence of hyperandrogenic states in late adolescent and young women: epidemiological survey on italian high-school students. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 0.80
52 The endocannabinoid system in the regulation of cardiometabolic risk factors. Am J Cardiol 2007 0.79
53 Androgen profiling by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in healthy normal-weight ovulatory and anovulatory late adolescent and young women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013 0.79
54 The unrelenting fall of the pharmacological treatment of obesity. Endocrine 2013 0.78
55 Efficacy of octreotide-LAR in dieting women with abdominal obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 0.78
56 Cross-talk between adipose tissue and the HPA axis in obesity and overt hypercortisolemic states. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2014 0.77
57 Feeding disorders and obesity. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2009 0.76
58 Brain PET imaging in obesity and food addiction: current evidence and hypothesis. Obes Facts 2012 0.76
59 Obesity-related proliferative diseases: the interaction between adipose tissue and estrogens in post-menopausal women. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2015 0.76
60 The negative association between total ghrelin levels, body mass and insulin secretion is lost in hypercortisolemic patients with Cushing's disease. Eur J Endocrinol 2005 0.75
61 Revisiting hyper- and hypo-androgenism by tandem mass spectrometry. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2013 0.75
62 Aldosterone and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2016 0.75
63 Guiding clinical decisions on abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risk. Clin Cornerstone 2009 0.75
64 The endocannabinoid system as a target for obesity treatment. Clin Cornerstone 2008 0.75