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Italy
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
117
Citations
55169
World Ranking
4187
National Ranking
123

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Ezio Ghigo is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and focuses primarily on medical research, with a strong emphasis on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. The scope of their research extends into multiple subfields including surgery, physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and molecular biology. This multidisciplinary approach reflects the complexity of their investigations into hormonal and metabolic processes.

Thematically, their work frequently addresses pituitary gland disorders and treatments, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors, as well as hormonal regulation and hypertension. Research regarding adrenal and paraganglionic tumors and adrenal hormones and disorders is also a significant part of their output. Additionally, Ghigo has contributed to studies in diet and metabolism, as well as hormonal and reproductive biology.

Several recent publications demonstrate the variety and focus of their research. Among these are:

  • Changes in Weight and Nutritional Habits in Adults with Obesity during the "Lockdown" Period Caused by the COVID-19 Virus Emergency, 2020, published in Nutrients
  • Consensus on criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and remission, 2023, published in Pituitary
  • Adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles regulate survival and function of pancreatic β cells, 2021, published in JCI Insight
  • Prevalence of primary aldosteronism and association with cardiovascular complications in patients with resistant and refractory hypertension, 2020, published in Journal of Hypertension
  • The incidence of the refeeding syndrome. A systematic review and meta-analyses of literature, 2021, published in Clinical Nutrition

Ghigo collaborates frequently with fellow researchers, including Fabio Bioletto, Silvia Grottoli, Nunzia Prencipe, Valentina Gasco, and Mirko Parasiliti-Caprino. These collaborations highlight a consistent network of co-authors involved in related fields and projects.

The main venues for Ghigo's publications reflect a focus on endocrinology and nutrition, with multiple contributions to:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
  • Nutrients
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology

The cumulative body of work, comprising over 400 publications in medicine, exhibits a concentration in endocrinology and metabolism. Ghigo's research engages with physiological systems, surgical aspects, and the molecular foundations of health and disease. This comprehensive portfolio supports ongoing inquiry into complex hormonal networks and their clinical implications.

Best Publications

  • Biological, physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological aspects of ghrelin.

    Aart J van der Lely;Matthias Tschöp;Mark L Heiman;Ezio Ghigo

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of growth hormone (GH) deficiency in childhood and adolescence: Summary statement of the GH research society

    Kenneth M. Attie;Bengt Ake Bengtsson;Sandra L. Blethen;Werner Blum

  • Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin inhibit cell death in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells through ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/AKT

    Gianluca Baldanzi;Nicoletta Filigheddu;Santina Cutrupi;Filomena Catapano

  • Ghrelin, a natural GH secretagogue produced by the stomach, induces hyperglycemia and reduces insulin secretion in humans.

    Fabio Broglio;Emanuela Arvat;Andrea Benso;Cristina Gottero

  • A Consensus on Criteria for Cure of Acromegaly

    Andrea Giustina;Philippe Chanson;M.D. Bronstein;A. Klibanski

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adults with growth hormone deficiency: Summary statement of the growth hormone research society workshop on adult growth hormone deficiency

    A. Attanasio;K. Attie;R. Baxter;B. A. Bengtsson

  • Neuroendocrine and peripheral activities of ghrelin: implications in metabolism and obesity.

    Giampiero Muccioli;Matthias Tschöp;Mauro Papotti;Romano Deghenghi

  • 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

  • Endocrine activities of ghrelin, a natural growth hormone secretagogue (GHS), in humans: comparison and interactions with hexarelin, a nonnatural peptidyl GHS, and GH-releasing hormone.

    E Arvat;M Maccario;L Di Vito;F Broglio

  • Growth hormone secretagogue binding sites in peripheral human tissues.

    Mauro Papotti;Corrado Ghè;Paola Cassoni;Filomena Catapano

  • The endocrine response to ghrelin as a function of gender in humans in young and elderly subjects.

    Fabio Broglio;Andrea Benso;Carlotta Castiglioni;Cristina Gottero

  • Expression of Ghrelin and of the GH Secretagogue Receptor by Pancreatic Islet Cells and Related Endocrine Tumors

    Marco Volante;Elena AllÌa;Patrizia Gugliotta;Ada Funaro

  • Identification, characterization, and biological activity of specific receptors for natural (ghrelin) and synthetic growth hormone secretagogues and analogs in human breast carcinomas and cell lines.

    Paola Cassoni;Mauro Papotti;Corrado Ghè;Filomena Catapano

  • Non-Acylated Ghrelin Counteracts the Metabolic But Not the Neuroendocrine Response to Acylated Ghrelin in Humans

    F. Broglio;C. Gottero;F. Prodam;C. Gauna

  • Changes in Weight and Nutritional Habits in Adults with Obesity during the "Lockdown" Period Caused by the COVID-19 Virus Emergency.

    Marianna Pellegrini;Valentina Ponzo;Rosalba Rosato;Elena Scumaci

  • Neuroendocrine and metabolic effects of acute ghrelin administration in human obesity.

    F. Tassone;F. Broglio;S. Destefanis;S. Rovere

  • Residual pituitary function after brain injury-induced hypopituitarism: A prospective 12-month study

    Gianluca Aimaretti;Maria Rosaria Ambrosio;Carolina Di Somma;Maurizio Gasperi

  • Acylated and unacylated ghrelin promote proliferation and inhibit apoptosis of pancreatic beta-cells and human islets: involvement of 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate/protein kinase A, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, and phosphatidyl inositol 3-Kinase/Akt signaling.

    Riccarda Granata;Fabio Settanni;Luigi Biancone;Letizia Trovato

  • Traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage are conditions at high risk for hypopituitarism: screening study at 3 months after the brain injury

    Gianluca Aimaretti;Maria Rosaria Ambrosio;Carolina Di Somma;Alessandra Fusco

  • Reliability of provocative tests to assess growth hormone secretory status. Study in 472 normally growing children.

    E Ghigo;J Bellone;G Aimaretti;S Bellone

Frequent Co-Authors

Emanuela Arvat
Emanuela Arvat University of Turin
Giampiero Muccioli
Giampiero Muccioli University of Turin
Mauro Papotti
Mauro Papotti University of Turin
Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela
Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Andrea Giustina
Andrea Giustina Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Enio Martino
Enio Martino University of Pisa
Leo J. Hofland
Leo J. Hofland Erasmus University Rotterdam
Annamaria Colao
Annamaria Colao University of Naples Federico II
Secondo Fassino
Secondo Fassino University of Turin

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