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Giovanni Pacini is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and has published extensively in the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Their scientific contributions span several subfields including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to pancreatic function and diabetes, accounting for 22 publications, as well as diabetes treatment and management with 18 publications. Additional topics in their work include diabetes management and research, metabolism related to diabetes and cancer, diet and metabolism studies, and liver disease diagnosis and treatment.

Giovanni Pacini's recent published papers include the following:

  • Glucose effectiveness: Lessons from studies on insulin-independent glucose clearance in mice, 2020, Journal of Diabetes Investigation
  • Consuming Sucrose- or HFCS-sweetened Beverages Increases Hepatic Lipid and Decreases Insulin Sensitivity in Adults, 2021, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • HbA1c during early pregnancy reflects beta-cell dysfunction in women developing GDM, 2020, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • Mathematical Model of Glucagon Kinetics for the Assessment of Insulin-Mediated Glucagon Inhibition During an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Medullary Thyroid Cancer with Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome: A Case Report and Systematic Review of Detailed Cases from the Literature, 2022, Thyroid

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrea Tura, with 19 joint publications
  • Christian Göbl, with 8 joint publications
  • Bo Åhrén, with 6 joint publications
  • Micaela Morettini, with 6 joint publications
  • Laura Burattini, with 5 joint publications

Giovanni Pacini publishes often in journal venues such as Frontiers in Endocrinology, where they have 6 publications. Other notable venues include Nutrients and Biomedicines (2 publications each), Scientific Reports (2 publications), and Diabetes (2 publications).

Best Publications

  • Sex and Gender Differences in Risk, Pathophysiology and Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

    Alexandra Kautzky-Willer;Jürgen Harreiter;Giovanni Pacini

  • Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome: Further evidence for an etiologic association

    Gianfranco Pagano;Giovanni Pacini;Giovanni Musso;Roberto Gambino

  • A Model-Based Method for Assessing Insulin Sensitivity From the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

    Andrea Mari;Giovanni Pacini;Elaine Murphy;Bernhard Ludvik

  • MINMOD: a computer program to calculate insulin sensitivity and pancreatic responsivity from the frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test

    Giovanni Pacini;Richard N. Bergman

  • The Relative Benefits of Endurance and Strength Training on the Metabolic Factors and Muscle Function of People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Edmund Cauza;Ursula Hanusch-Enserer;Barbara Strasser;Bernhard Ludvik

  • Improved meal-related beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity by the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor vildagliptin in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes over 1 year.

    Bo Ahrén;Giovanni Pacini;James E. Foley;Anja Schweizer

  • Pathogenesis of Age-Related Glucose Intolerance in Man: Insulin Resistance and Decreased β-Cell Function

    M. Chen;R. N. Bergman;G. Pacini;D. Porte

  • INSULIN RESISTANCE AND HYPERINSULINEMIA ARE ALREADY PRESENT IN PATIENTS WITH INCIPIENT RENAL DISEASE

    Danilo Fliser;Giovanni Pacini;Giovanni Pacini;Renate Engelleiter;Renate Engelleiter;Alexandra Kautzky-Willer;Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

  • Dose-dependent inhibition by ghrelin of insulin secretion in the mouse.

    Martina Kvist Reimer;Giovanni Pacini;Bo Ahrén

  • Non-invasive glucose monitoring: Assessment of technologies and devices according to quantitative criteria

    Andrea Tura;Alberto Maran;Giovanni Pacini

  • Proceedings from an international consensus meeting on posttransplantation diabetes mellitus: Recommendations and future directions

    A. Sharif;M. Hecking;A.P. de Vries;E. Porrini

  • Methods for clinical assessment of insulin sensitivity and β-cell function

    Giovanni Pacini;Andrea Mari

  • Adipokines in NASH : Postprandial lipid metabolism as a link between adiponectin and liver disease

    Giovanni Musso;Roberto Gambino;Marilena Durazzo;Giampaolo Biroli

  • Pronounced insulin resistance and inadequate beta-cell secretion characterize lean gestational diabetes during and after pregnancy.

    Alexandra Kautzky-Willer;Rudolf Prager;Werner Waldhäusl;Giovanni Pacini

  • Importance of quantifying insulin secretion in relation to insulin sensitivity to accurately assess beta cell function in clinical studies

    Bo Ahrén;Giovanni Pacini

  • Course of renal function in type 2 diabetic patients with abnormalities of albumin excretion rate.

    R Nosadini;M Velussi;E Brocco;M Bruseghin

  • Plasma Adiponectin, Insulin Sensitivity, and Subclinical Inflammation in Women With Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

    Christine Winzer;Oswald Wagner;Andreas Festa;Barbara Schneider

  • Increased plasma leptin in gestational diabetes

    A Kautzky-Willer;G Pacini;A Tura;C Bieglmayer

  • Insulinogenic indices from insulin and C-peptide: comparison of beta-cell function from OGTT and IVGTT.

    Andrea Tura;Alexandra Kautzky-Willer;Giovanni Pacini

  • Hypoadiponectinemia Predicts the Severity of Hepatic Fibrosis and Pancreatic Beta-Cell Dysfunction in Nondiabetic Nonobese Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Giovanni Musso;Roberto Gambino;Giampaolo Biroli;Monica Carello

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Roden
Michael Roden Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Bo Ahrén
Bo Ahrén Lund University
Oswald Wagner
Oswald Wagner Medical University of Vienna
Werner Waldhäusl
Werner Waldhäusl Medical University of Vienna
Christian Herder
Christian Herder Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Angelo Avogaro
Angelo Avogaro University of Padua
Richard N. Bergman
Richard N. Bergman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Maurizio Cassader
Maurizio Cassader University of Turin
Claudio Cobelli
Claudio Cobelli University of Padua
Umberto Morbiducci
Umberto Morbiducci Polytechnic University of Turin

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