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33087
World Ranking
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National Ranking
6219

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Antonio C. Bianco is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Their research spans molecular biology, genetics, surgery, and physiology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to medical science.

The main topics of Antonio Bianco's work include:

  • Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Antonio Bianco has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Evidence-Based Use of Levothyroxine/Liothyronine Combinations in Treating Hypothyroidism: A Consensus Document" (2020) published in Thyroid
  • "Primary hypothyroidism and quality of life" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "Deiodinases and the Metabolic Code for Thyroid Hormone Action" (2021) published in Endocrinology
  • "Comparative Effectiveness of Levothyroxine, Desiccated Thyroid Extract, and Levothyroxine+Liothyronine in Hypothyroidism" (2021) published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Individualized Therapy for Hypothyroidism: Is T4 Enough for Everyone?" (2020) published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

The scientist frequently publishes in specialized medical journals. The most common publication venues are:

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Thyroid
  • Endocrinology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Antonio Bianco collaborates often with several co-authors, including:

  • Matthew D Ettleson
  • Federico Salas-Lucia
  • Tatiana L. Fonseca
  • Miriam O. Ribeiro
  • Neda Laiteerapong

Among their recognitions, Antonio Bianco is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Bile acids induce energy expenditure by promoting intracellular thyroid hormone activation

    Mitsuhiro Watanabe;Sander M. Houten;Chikage Mataki;Marcelo A. Christoffolete

  • Biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, and physiological roles of the iodothyronine selenodeiodinases.

    Antonio C. Bianco;Domenico Salvatore;Balázs Gereben;Marla J. Berry

  • Guidelines for the Treatment of Hypothyroidism: Prepared by the American Thyroid Association Task Force on Thyroid Hormone Replacement

    Jacqueline Jonklaas;Antonio C. Bianco;Andrew J. Bauer;Kenneth D. Burman

  • Deiodinases: implications of the local control of thyroid hormone action

    Antonio C. Bianco;Brian W. Kim

  • Cellular and Molecular Basis of Deiodinase-Regulated Thyroid Hormone Signaling

    Balázs Gereben;Ann Marie Zavacki;Scott Ribich;Brian W. Kim

  • βAR Signaling Required for Diet-Induced Thermogenesis and Obesity Resistance

    Eric S. Bachman;Harveen Dhillon;Chen Yu Zhang;Saverio Cinti

  • Serum Bile Acids Are Higher in Humans With Prior Gastric Bypass: Potential Contribution to Improved Glucose and Lipid Metabolism

    Mary Elizabeth Patti;Mary Elizabeth Patti;Sander M. Houten;Antonio C. Bianco;Raquel Bernier

  • Epicardial adipose tissue: emerging physiological, pathophysiological and clinical features.

    Gianluca Iacobellis;Antonio C. Bianco

  • The type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase is essential for adaptive thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue.

    Lucia A. De Jesus;Suzy D. Carvalho;Mirian O. Ribeiro;Mark Schneider

  • Intracellular conversion of thyroxine to triiodothyronine is required for the optimal thermogenic function of brown adipose tissue.

    A C Bianco;J E Silva

  • Perilipin Promotes Hormone-sensitive Lipase-mediated Adipocyte Lipolysis via Phosphorylation-dependent and -independent Mechanisms

    Hideaki Miyoshi;Hideaki Miyoshi;Sandra C. Souza;Hui Hong Zhang;Katherine J. Strissel

  • Thyroid function in critically ill patients

    Eric Fliers;Antonio C Bianco;Lies Langouche;Anita Boelen

  • LXRs regulate the balance between fat storage and oxidation.

    Nada Y. Kalaany;Karine C. Gauthier;Ann Marie Zavacki;Pradeep P.A. Mammen

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor induces local thyroid hormone inactivation during hypoxic-ischemic disease in rats

    Warner S. Simonides;Michelle A. Mulcahey;Everaldo M. Redout;Alice Muller

  • Peroxisome Proliferator Activator Receptor γ Coactivator-1 Expression Is Reduced in Obesity POTENTIAL PATHOGENIC ROLE OF SATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND p38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE ACTIVATION

    Sarah Crunkhorn;Farrell Dearie;Christos Mantzoros;Hiral Gami

  • Thyroid hormone–sympathetic interaction and adaptive thermogenesis are thyroid hormone receptor isoform–specific

    Miriam O. Ribeiro;Suzy D. Carvalho;James J. Schultz;Grazia Chiellini

  • Mice with targeted disruption of the Dio2 gene have cold-induced overexpression of the uncoupling protein 1 gene but fail to increase brown adipose tissue lipogenesis and adaptive thermogenesis

    Marcelo A. Christoffolete;Camila C. G. Linardi;Lucia de Jesus;Katia Naomi Ebina

  • Thyroid hormone inhibits lung fibrosis in mice by improving epithelial mitochondrial function

    Guoying Yu;Argyris Tzouvelekis;Rong Wang;Jose D Herazo-Maya

  • Wnt signaling regulates mitochondrial physiology and insulin sensitivity

    John C. Yoon;Aylwin Ng;Brian H. Kim;Antonio Bianco

  • Triiodothyronine amplifies norepinephrine stimulation of uncoupling protein gene transcription by a mechanism not requiring protein synthesis

    A. C. Bianco;Xiaoyang Sheng;J. E. Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

Csaba Fekete
Csaba Fekete Institute of Experimental Medicine
Ronald M. Lechan
Ronald M. Lechan Tufts Medical Center
P. Reed Larsen
P. Reed Larsen Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mary-Elizabeth Patti
Mary-Elizabeth Patti Harvard University
Zsolt Liposits
Zsolt Liposits Institute of Experimental Medicine
Robin P. Peeters
Robin P. Peeters Erasmus University Rotterdam
Allison B. Goldfine
Allison B. Goldfine Harvard University
Berenice B. Mendonca
Berenice B. Mendonca Universidade de São Paulo
Jean-Paul Mornon
Jean-Paul Mornon Sorbonne University
Isabelle Callebaut
Isabelle Callebaut Sorbonne University

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