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Amalia Gastaldelli is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, particularly in areas related to metabolism, diabetes, and liver disease. Their scholarly work spans multiple disciplines including medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, epidemiology, physiology, surgery, and molecular biology.

The scientist's recent publications include studies addressing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, obesity-related diabetes mechanisms, and imaging analysis in type 2 diabetes patients. Notable papers include:

  • EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), 2024, Journal of Hepatology
  • Why does obesity cause diabetes?, 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • Effect of tirzepatide versus insulin degludec on liver fat content and abdominal adipose tissue in people with type 2 diabetes (SURPASS-3 MRI): a substudy of the randomised, open-label, parallel-group, phase 3 SURPASS-3 trial, 2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Metabolomics and lipidomics in NAFLD: biomarkers and non-invasive diagnostic tests, 2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Diagnostic accuracy of elastography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with NAFLD: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Journal of Hepatology

Gastaldelli has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors, suggesting a strong presence in collaborative research networks. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Fabrizia Carli
  • Melania Gaggini
  • Elisabetta Bugianesi
  • Ralph A. DeFronzo
  • Marzieh Salehi

Their work is often published in well-recognized scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets encompass:

  • Diabetes
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diabetes Care
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Gastaldelli's main fields of study are Medicine, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, Physiology, Surgery, and Molecular Biology. The topical focus of their research includes:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Best Publications

  • EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Giulio Marchesini;Christopher P. Day;Jean Francois Dufour;Ali Canbay

  • Regulation of endogenous fat and carbohydrate metabolism in relation to exercise intensity and duration.

    J. A. Romijn;E. F. Coyle;L. S. Sidossis;A. Gastaldelli

  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pioglitazone in Subjects with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Renata Belfort;Stephen A. Harrison;Kenneth Brown;Celia Darland

  • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Its Connection with Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemia, Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease

    Melania Gaggini;Mariangela Morelli;Emma Buzzigoli;Ralph A. DeFronzo

  • Insulin resistance in non-diabetic patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: sites and mechanisms

    E. Bugianesi;A. Gastaldelli;E. Vanni;R. Gambino

  • A Sustained Increase in Plasma Free Fatty Acids Impairs Insulin Secretion in Nondiabetic Subjects Genetically Predisposed to Develop Type 2 Diabetes

    Sangeeta Kashyap;Renata Belfort;Amalia Gastaldelli;Thongchai Pratipanawatr

  • Relationship Between Hepatic/Visceral Fat and Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Nondiabetic and Type 2 Diabetic Subjects

    Amalia Gastaldelli;Amalia Gastaldelli;Kenneth Cusi;Kenneth Cusi;Maura Pettiti;Jean Hardies

  • β-Cell Function in Subjects Spanning the Range from Normal Glucose Tolerance to Overt Diabetes: A New Analysis

    Ele Ferrannini;Amalia Gastaldelli;Yoshinori Miyazaki;Masafumi Matsuda

  • Plasma Adiponectin in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Is Related to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Fat Content, Not to Liver Disease Severity

    Elisabetta Bugianesi;Uberto Pagotto;Rita Manini;Ester Vanni

  • Molecular basis and mechanisms of progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

    Fabio Marra;Amalia Gastaldelli;Gianluca Svegliati Baroni;Gianluca Tell

  • Separate Impact of Obesity and Glucose Tolerance on the Incretin Effect in Normal Subjects and Type 2 Diabetic Patients

    Elza Muscelli;Andrea Mari;Arturo Casolaro;Stefania Camastra

  • Fatty liver is associated with insulin resistance, risk of coronary heart disease, and early atherosclerosis in a large European population.

    Amalia Gastaldelli;Michaela Kozakova;Kurt Højlund;Allan Flyvbjerg

  • The Subtle Balance between Lipolysis and Lipogenesis: A Critical Point in Metabolic Homeostasis

    Chiara Saponaro;Melania Gaggini;Fabrizia Carli;Amalia Gastaldelli

  • Effect of adipose tissue insulin resistance on metabolic parameters and liver histology in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Romina Lomonaco;Romina Lomonaco;Carolina Ortiz-Lopez;Carolina Ortiz-Lopez;Beverly Orsak;Amy Webb;Amy Webb

  • Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor activation stimulates hepatic lipid oxidation and restores hepatic signalling alteration induced by a high‐fat diet in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

    Gianluca Svegliati-Baroni;Stefania Saccomanno;Chiara Rychlicki;Laura Agostinelli

  • Beta-cell dysfunction and glucose intolerance: results from the San Antonio metabolism (SAM) study

    A. Gastaldelli;E. Ferrannini;E. Ferrannini;Y. Miyazaki;M. Matsuda

  • Influence of obesity and type 2 diabetes on gluconeogenesis and glucose output in humans: a quantitative study.

    Amalia Gastaldelli;Simona Baldi;Maura Pettiti;Elena Toschi

  • Saturated Fat Is More Metabolically Harmful for the Human Liver Than Unsaturated Fat or Simple Sugars

    Panu K Luukkonen;Sanja Sädevirta;You Zhou;Brandon Kayser

  • Altered amino acid concentrations in NAFLD: Impact of obesity and insulin resistance

    Melania Gaggini;Fabrizia Carli;Chiara Rosso;Emma Buzzigoli

  • From NASH to diabetes and from diabetes to NASH: Mechanisms and treatment options

    Amalia Gastaldelli;Kenneth Cusi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph A. DeFronzo
Ralph A. DeFronzo The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Elisabetta Bugianesi
Elisabetta Bugianesi University of Turin
Ele Ferrannini
Ele Ferrannini University of Pisa
Maurizio Cassader
Maurizio Cassader University of Turin
Franco Folli
Franco Folli University of Milan
Mario Rizzetto
Mario Rizzetto University of Turin
Robert R. Wolfe
Robert R. Wolfe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Kenneth Cusi
Kenneth Cusi University of Florida
Geltrude Mingrone
Geltrude Mingrone King's College London
Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Hannele Yki-Järvinen University of Helsinki

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