Department of Paediatrics

Increased GLP-1 response to oral glucose in pre-pubertal obese children.

Giannini, Cosimo; Pietropaoli, Nicoletta; Polidori, Nella; Chiarelli, Francesco; Marcovecchio, Maria Loredana; Mohn, Angelika (De Gruyter, 2016-08-01)

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal hormones, such as glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1), have been hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity-related complications. However, few data are available in youth. The objective ...
Unmet needs in paediatric NAFLD research: what do we need to prioritise for the future?

Hatton, Grace; Alterio, Tommaso; Nobili, Valerio; Mann, Jake

Introduction: Paediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common disorder that has complex pathophysiology and unquantified clinical significance. Though there have been major advances in the field there is ...
ACE Inhibitors and Statins in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.

Dunger, David B; Marcovecchio, David Brian; Deanfield, John (2018-02)

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Plasma from pre-pubertal obese children impairs insulin stimulated Nitric Oxide (NO) bioavailability in endothelial cells: Role of ER stress.

Di Pietro, Natalia; Marcovecchio, Maria Loredana; Di Silvestre, Sara; de Giorgis, Tommaso; Cordone, Vincenzo Giuseppe Pio; Lanuti, Paola; Chiarelli, FrancescoBologna, GiuseppinaMohn, AngelikaPandolfi, Assunta et al. (2017-03)