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Spain
2023

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Medicine

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131
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59551
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2408
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Carlos Dieguez is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, with a research focus rooted primarily in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly contributions span various subfields including Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin

Frequent publication venues for Carlos Dieguez include:

  • Nutrients
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Metabolism
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The scientist has published notable papers such as:

  • "Unraveling the Role of Leptin in Liver Function and Its Relationship with Liver Diseases," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Inhibition of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A in hepatic stellate cells protects against fibrosis," 2022, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Central Ceramide Signaling Mediates Obesity-Induced Precocious Puberty," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "Multifaceted actions of melanin-concentrating hormone on mammalian energy homeostasis," 2021, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "COVID Isolation Eating Scale (CIES): Analysis of the impact of confinement in eating disorders and obesity-A collaborative international study," 2020, European Eating Disorders Review

Carlos Dieguez collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Miguel López
  • Rubén Nogueiras
  • Eva Nóvoa
  • Natália da Silva Lima
  • Gema Frühbeck

Best Publications

  • Developmental and Hormonally Regulated Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression of KiSS-1 and Its Putative Receptor, GPR54, in Rat Hypothalamus and Potent Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Activity of KiSS-1 Peptide

    V M Navarro;J M Castellano;R Fernández-Fernández;M L Barreiro

  • Preliminary evidence that Ghrelin, the natural GH secretagogue (GHS)-receptor ligand, strongly stimulates GH secretion in humans.

    E. Arvat;L. Di Vito;F. Broglio;M. Papotti

  • Kisspeptins and Reproduction: Physiological Roles and Regulatory Mechanisms

    Leonor Pinilla;Enrique Aguilar;Carlos Dieguez;Robert P. Millar

  • Adipokines as emerging mediators of immune response and inflammation

    Francisca Lago;Carlos Dieguez;Juan Gómez-Reino;Oreste Gualillo

  • Hypothalamic AMPK and fatty acid metabolism mediate thyroid regulation of energy balance

    Miguel González López;Miguel González López;Luis Varela;María J. Sánchez Vazquez;Sergio Rodriguez-Cuenca

  • Serum leptin levels in normal children : Relationship to age, gender, body mass index, pituitary-gonadal hormones, and pubertal stage

    R V Garcia-Mayor;M A Andrade;M Rios;M Lage

  • Changes in plasma levels of fat-derived hormones adiponectin, leptin, resistin and visfatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Miguel Otero;Rocio Lago;Rodolfo Gomez;Francisca Lago

  • Changes in hypothalamic KiSS-1 system and restoration of pubertal activation of the reproductive axis by kisspeptin in undernutrition.

    J M Castellano;V M Navarro;R Fernández-Fernández;R Nogueiras

  • AMPK: a metabolic gauge regulating whole-body energy homeostasis.

    Ricardo Lage;Carlos Diéguez;Antonio Vidal-Puig;Miguel López

  • Ghrelin, a novel placental-derived hormone.

    O Gualillo;J Caminos;M Blanco;T Garcìa-Caballero

  • “Eating addiction”, rather than “food addiction”, better captures addictive-like eating behavior

    Johannes Hebebrand;Özgür Albayrak;Roger Adan;Jochen Antel

  • Leptin, from fat to inflammation: old questions and new insights

    Miguel Otero;Rocı́o Lago;Francisca Lago;Felipe F. Casanueva

  • GLP-1 Agonism Stimulates Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis and Browning Through Hypothalamic AMPK

    Daniel Beiroa;Monica Imbernon;Rosalía Gallego;Ana Senra

  • Advanced vaginal opening and precocious activation of the reproductive axis by KiSS-1 peptide, the endogenous ligand of GPR54

    V. M. Navarro;R. Fernández-Fernández;J. M. Castellano;J. Roa

  • Characterization of the potent luteinizing hormone-releasing activity of KiSS-1 peptide, the natural ligand of GPR54.

    V M Navarro;J M Castellano;R Fernández-Fernández;S Tovar

  • Synthesis of Leptin in Human Placenta

    Rosa Señarís;Tomás Garcia-Caballero;Xesús Casabiell;Rosalía Gallego

  • Hypothalamic fatty acid metabolism mediates the orexigenic action of ghrelin.

    Miguel Lopez;Ricardo Lage;Asish K Saha;Diego Perez-Tilve

  • The emerging role of adipokines as mediators of inflammation and immune responses

    Francisca Lago;Carlos Dieguez;Juan Gómez-Reino;Oreste Gualillo

  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Actions of Leptin

    Felipe F Casanueva;Carlos Dieguez

  • Novel Expression and Functional Role of Ghrelin in Rat Testis

    M. Tena-Sempere;M. L. Barreiro;L. C. González;F. Gaytán

Frequent Co-Authors

Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela
Rubén Nogueiras
Rubén Nogueiras University of Santiago de Compostela
Miguel López
Miguel López University of Santiago de Compostela
Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba
Leonor Pinilla
Leonor Pinilla University of Córdoba
Oreste Gualillo
Oreste Gualillo Servicio Gallego de Salud
Ezio Ghigo
Ezio Ghigo University of Turin
Justo P. Castaño
Justo P. Castaño University of Córdoba
Juan Carlos Roa
Juan Carlos Roa University of Córdoba
Susana Jiménez-Murcia
Susana Jiménez-Murcia University of Barcelona

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