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Roberto Vettor

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1 Spectrum of ALMS1 variants and evaluation of genotype-phenotype correlations in Alström syndrome. Hum Mutat 2007 2.20
2 Insulin resistance in morbid obesity: reversal with intramyocellular fat depletion. Diabetes 2002 2.06
3 High glucose induces adipogenic differentiation of muscle-derived stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.84
4 Reduced plasma visfatin/pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor in obesity is not related to insulin resistance in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 1.60
5 Early-onset liver mtDNA depletion and late-onset proteinuric nephropathy in Mpv17 knockout mice. Hum Mol Genet 2008 1.37
6 Plasma adiponectin is decreased in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Eur J Endocrinol 2005 1.34
7 Evidence for osteocalcin production by adipose tissue and its role in human metabolism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 1.33
8 The endogenous cannabinoid system stimulates glucose uptake in human fat cells via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and calcium-dependent mechanisms. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 1.28
9 Cannabinoid type 1 receptor blockade promotes mitochondrial biogenesis through endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in white adipocytes. Diabetes 2008 1.25
10 Increased serum resistin in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is related to liver disease severity and not to insulin resistance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 1.23
11 Effects of high-fat diet exposure during fetal life on type 2 diabetes development in the progeny. J Lipid Res 2008 1.14
12 ALMS1-deficient fibroblasts over-express extra-cellular matrix components, display cell cycle delay and are resistant to apoptosis. PLoS One 2011 1.13
13 Cortisol and ACTH response to oral dexamethasone in obesity and effects of sex, body fat distribution, and dexamethasone concentrations: a dose-response study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 1.11
14 Characterization of the IGF system in 15 patients with Alström syndrome. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2007 1.09
15 Anorexia nervosa is characterized by increased adiponectin plasma levels and reduced nonoxidative glucose metabolism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 1.06
16 Resistin and adiponectin expression in visceral fat of obese rats: effect of weight loss. Obes Res 2002 1.05
17 Effect of glucocorticoids on adiponectin: a study in healthy subjects and in Cushing's syndrome. Eur J Endocrinol 2004 1.00
18 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
19 Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance are independently associated with plasma lipids, uric acid and blood pressure in non-diabetic subjects. The GISIR database. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2007 0.98
20 Adipocytokines, fat distribution, and insulin resistance in elderly men and women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004 0.96
21 Increased serum resistin in adults with prader-willi syndrome is related to obesity and not to insulin resistance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 0.96
22 Sleeve gastrectomy as revisional procedure for failed gastric banding or gastroplasty. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2009 0.95
23 Here, there and everywhere: the endocannabinoid system. J Neuroendocrinol 2008 0.95
24 Relation between leptin and the metabolic syndrome in elderly women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2004 0.94
25 Adiponectin and insulin sensitivity in primary aldosteronism. Am J Hypertens 2007 0.94
26 Clonal characterization of rat muscle satellite cells: proliferation, metabolism and differentiation define an intrinsic heterogeneity. PLoS One 2010 0.94
27 Adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 0.93
28 Relationship between leptin levels and bone mineral density in the elderly. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2003 0.92
29 Effects of octreotide exposure during pregnancy in acromegaly. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2009 0.91
30 Regulation of Alström syndrome gene expression during adipogenesis and its relationship with fat cell insulin sensitivity. Int J Mol Med 2008 0.91
31 A real-time PCR approach to evaluate adipogenic potential of amniotic fluid-derived human mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cells Dev 2006 0.89
32 Microarray analysis during adipogenesis identifies new genes altered by antiretroviral drugs. AIDS 2006 0.89
33 Adiponectin, insulin resistance, and left ventricular structure in dipper and nondipper essential hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens 2005 0.88
34 Obesity reduces the expression of GLUT4 in the endometrium of normoinsulinemic women affected by the polycystic ovary syndrome. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.88
35 The Italian National Survey for Prader-Willi syndrome: an epidemiologic study. Am J Med Genet A 2008 0.88
36 Uncarboxylated osteocalcin stimulates 25-hydroxy vitamin D production in Leydig cell line through a GPRC6a-dependent pathway. Endocrinology 2014 0.88
37 Stem-cell therapy in an experimental model of pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure: role of paracrine and neurohormonal milieu in the remodeling process. J Heart Lung Transplant 2011 0.87
38 The progression from obesity to type 2 diabetes in Alström syndrome. Pediatr Diabetes 2011 0.87
39 Testosterone treatment improves metabolic syndrome-induced adipose tissue derangements. J Endocrinol 2012 0.86
40 Lack of an association between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma gene Pro12Ala polymorphism and adiponectin levels in the polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 0.86
41 Ghrelin, insulin sensitivity and postprandial glucose disposal in overweight and obese children. Eur J Endocrinol 2006 0.86
42 Evidence for the presence of glucose transporter 4 in the endometrium and its regulation in polycystic ovary syndrome patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 0.85
43 Overweight patients operated on for cancer of the esophagus survive longer than normal-weight patients. J Gastrointest Surg 2012 0.84
44 Analysis of insulin sensitivity in adipose tissue of patients with primary aldosteronism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 0.83
45 Insulin resistance, adipose depots and gut: interactions and pathological implications. Dig Liver Dis 2010 0.83
46 Heart lipid accumulation in obese non-diabetic rats: effect of weight loss. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2007 0.83
47 Hypercoagulability in overweight and obese subjects who are asymptomatic for thrombotic events. Thromb Haemost 2014 0.82
48 Insulin receptor and glucose transporters mRNA expression throughout the menstrual cycle in human endometrium: a physiological and cyclical condition of tissue insulin resistance. Gynecol Endocrinol 2012 0.82
49 Rational error in internal medicine. Intern Emerg Med 2008 0.82
50 Insulin-like factor 3 as a marker of testicular function in obese men. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2009 0.82
51 A critical reflection on the definition of metabolic syndrome. Pharmacol Res 2006 0.82
52 FXR activation normalizes insulin sensitivity in visceral preadipocytes of a rabbit model of MetS. J Endocrinol 2013 0.81
53 Molecular and morphometric description of adipose tissue during weight changes: a quantitative tool for assessment of tissue texture. Int J Mol Med 2004 0.81
54 A structure-activity study to identify novel and efficient substrates of the human semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase/VAP-1 enzyme. Biochimie 2010 0.81
55 The impact of growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-I axis and nocturnal breathing disorders on cardiovascular features of adult patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 0.80
56 Sustained exendin-4 secretion through gene therapy targeting salivary glands in two different rodent models of obesity/type 2 diabetes. PLoS One 2012 0.78
57 Conditional cardiovascular response to growth hormone therapy in adult patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 0.78
58 Impact of lowering the criterion for impaired fasting glucose on identification of individuals with insulin resistance. The GISIR database. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2008 0.78
59 Effect of hypertension on outcomes of high-risk patients after BCG-treated bladder cancer: a single-institution long follow-up cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 0.77
60 Late potentials and ventricular arrhythmias in acromegaly. Int J Cardiol 2005 0.77
61 The contribution of stem cell therapy to skeletal muscle remodeling in heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2013 0.76
62 Infrared thermography for indirect assessment of activation of brown adipose tissue in lean and obese male subjects. Physiol Meas 2016 0.76
63 Ambulatory arterial stiffness indexes in acromegaly. Eur J Endocrinol 2011 0.76
64 Genes implicated in insulin resistance are down-regulated in primary aldosteronism patients. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012 0.76
65 Role of insulin and free fatty acids in the regulation of ob gene expression and plasma leptin in normal rats. Obes Res 2004 0.75
66 A critical overview of homeopathy. Ann Intern Med 2003 0.75
67 In vitro comparative assessment of decellularized bovine pericardial patches and commercial bioprosthetic heart valves. Biomed Mater 2017 0.75
68 Neck thermography in the differentiation between diffuse toxic goiter during methimazole treatment and normal thyroid. Endocrine 2014 0.75
69 Sudden death due to aortic rupture in acromegaly. Heart Vessels 2008 0.75
70 Do oestrogen receptors play a role in the pathogenesis of HIV-associated lipodystrophy? AIDS 2005 0.75
71 Endothelial progenitor cells are reduced in acromegalic patients and can be restored by treatment with somatostatin analogs. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014 0.75
72 Ovarian tumors secreting insulin. Endocrine 2015 0.75
73 Presence of anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies in obesity. Eur J Clin Invest 2012 0.75
74 Insulin and body weight but not hyperandrogenism seem involved in seasonal serum 25-OH-vitamin D3 levels in subjects affected by PCOS. Gynecol Endocrinol 2014 0.75
75 Defective ADAMTS13 synthesis as a possible consequence of NASH in an obese patient with recurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Eur J Haematol 2014 0.75
76 Splenic infarction: a rare cause of acute abdominal pain presenting in an older patient with primary antiphospholipid antibodies syndrome. Intern Emerg Med 2009 0.75
77 Lung cancer and paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes. Case report and review of the literature. Clin Lung Cancer 2013 0.75
78 A dose-response elevation in hepatic glucose uptake is paralleled by liver triglyceride synthesis and release. Endocr Res 2011 0.75
79 Lowering of circulating free-fatty acids levels and reduced expression of leptin in white adipose tissue in postobesity status. J Investig Med 2002 0.75
80 Insulin-like factor 3 plasma levels in acromegaly before and after somatostatin analog treatment. Endocrine 2014 0.75
81 Emergency pacemaker implantation in acromegaly. Int J Cardiol 2004 0.75
82 Neuroendocrine tumor of small bowel. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 0.75
83 [Scientific medicine and alternative medicine: the problem of the separation line]. Ann Ital Med Int 2004 0.75