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Antonio Nicolucci is affiliated with the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration within Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Additional subfields of study include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding and management of diabetes and its associated cardiovascular risks. Their work covers several main topics such as:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

Antonio Nicolucci has published in multiple frequent venues, with distinct publications in:

  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
  • Acta Diabetologica
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular Diabetology

Some of their recent scholarly articles include:

  • "The adolescent with obesity: what perspectives for treatment?", 2022, The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
  • "Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials", 2021, BMJ
  • "Insulin resistance, diabetic kidney disease, and all-cause mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study", 2021, BMC Medicine
  • "HbA1c variability predicts cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes regardless of being at glycemic target", 2022, Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • "Legacy effect of intensive glucose control on major adverse cardiovascular outcome: Systematic review and meta-analyses of trials according to different scenarios", 2020, Metabolism

Frequent co-authors in Antonio Nicolucci's work include:

  • Maria Chiara Rossi
  • Kamlesh Khunti
  • Giuseppe Lucisano
  • Peter Fenici
  • Giuseppe Pugliese

Best Publications

  • Effects of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for early breast cancer on recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials

    O. Abe;R. Abe;K. Enomoto;K. Kikuchi

  • Long-term effects of continuing adjuvant tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping at 5 years after diagnosis of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: ATLAS, a randomised trial

    Christina Davies;Hongchao Pan;Jon Godwin;Richard Gray

  • Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2™): Cross‐national benchmarking of diabetes‐related psychosocial outcomes for people with diabetes

    A. Nicolucci;K. Kovacs Burns;R. I. G. Holt;M. Comaschi

  • Prevalence of depression in chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

    Suetonia Palmer;Mariacristina Vecchio;Jonathan C. Craig;Marcello Tonelli

  • Anti-inflammatory effect of exercise training in subjects with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome is dependent on exercise modalities and independent of weight loss.

    S. Balducci;S. Zanuso;A. Nicolucci;F. Fernando

  • Impact of Follow-up Testing on Survival and Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

    P. Ghezzi;S. Magnanini;M. Rinaldini;F. Berardi

  • Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events in people with diabetes: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Giorgia De Berardis;Michele Sacco;Giovanni F M Strippoli;Fabio Pellegrini

  • Effects of statins in patients with chronic kidney disease: meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomised controlled trials

    Giovanni F M Strippoli;Sankar D Navaneethan;David W Johnson;Vlado Perkovic

  • Metformin Therapy and Risk of Cancer in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review

    Monica Franciosi;Giuseppe Lucisano;Emanuela Lapice;Giovanni F. M. Strippoli

  • Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Suetonia C Palmer;Britta Tendal;Reem A Mustafa;Reem A Mustafa;Per Olav Vandvik

  • Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Adverse Events Associated With Glucose-Lowering Drugs in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis.

    Suetonia C. Palmer;Dimitris Mavridis;Dimitris Mavridis;Antonio Nicolucci;David W. Johnson;David W. Johnson

  • Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events With Low-Dose Aspirin and Vitamin E in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Results of the Primary Prevention Project (PPP) trial

    Michele Sacco;Fabio Pellegrini;Maria C. Roncaglioni;Fausto Avanzini

  • The natural history of benign thyroid nodules.

    Cosimo Durante;Giuseppe Costante;Giuseppe Lucisano;Rocco Bruno

  • Meta-analysis: Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

    Suetonia C. Palmer;Sankar D. Navaneethan;Jonathan C. Craig;David W. Johnson

  • The impact of blood glucose self-monitoring on metabolic control and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients: an urgent need for better educational strategies.

    Monica Franciosi;Fabio Pellegrini;Giorgia De Berardis;Maurizio Belfiglio

  • Effect of an intensive exercise intervention strategy on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial: the Italian Diabetes and Exercise Study (IDES).

    Stefano Balducci;Silvano Zanuso;Antonio Nicolucci;Pierpaolo De Feo

  • Erectile dysfunction and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients: a serious problem too often overlooked.

    Giorgia De Berardis;Monica Franciosi;Maurizio Belfiglio;Barbara Di Nardo

  • Effects of iron overload and hepatitis C virus positivity in determining progression of liver fibrosis in thalassemia following bone marrow transplantation

    Emanuele Angelucci;Pietro Muretto;Antonio Nicolucci;Donatella Baronciani

  • Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs second study (DAWN2™): cross-national benchmarking indicators for family members living with people with diabetes

    K Kovacs Burns;Antonio Nicolucci;Richard I G Holt;I. Willaing

  • Effects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial

    Olga Vaccaro;Maria Masulli;Antonio Nicolucci;Enzo Bonora

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Pellegrini
Fabio Pellegrini Biogen (United States)
Gianni Tognoni
Gianni Tognoni University of Milan
Antonio Ceriello
Antonio Ceriello MultiMedica
Giovanni F.M. Strippoli
Giovanni F.M. Strippoli University of Sydney
Enzo Bonora
Enzo Bonora University of Verona
Mikhail Kosiborod
Mikhail Kosiborod University of Missouri–Kansas City
Jonathan C. Craig
Jonathan C. Craig Flinders University
Kamlesh Khunti
Kamlesh Khunti University of Leicester
Niklas Hammar
Niklas Hammar Karolinska Institute
Sheldon Greenfield
Sheldon Greenfield University of California, Irvine

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