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Leonor Pinilla

Leonor Pinilla

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Medicine

D-Index
74
Citations
19299
World Ranking
19421
National Ranking
279

Overview

Leonor Pinilla is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and focuses their research on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work primarily addresses reproductive medicine and molecular biology, with subfields including endocrine and autonomic systems, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's studies cover a range of topics related to reproductive biology and metabolism. Key topics include hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, ovarian function and disorders, plant reproductive biology, regulation of appetite and obesity, circadian rhythm and melatonin, hormonal regulation and hypertension, and reproductive biology and fertility.

Leonor Pinilla has published multiple papers in recognized scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Central Ceramide Signaling Mediates Obesity-Induced Precocious Puberty (2020, Cell Metabolism)
  • Superior metabolic improvement of polycystic ovary syndrome traits after GLP1-based multi-agonist therapy (2024, Nature Communications)
  • Dicer ablation in Kiss1 neurons impairs puberty and fertility preferentially in female mice (2022, Nature Communications)
  • AMPK-Dependent Mechanisms but Not Hypothalamic Lipid Signaling Mediates GH-Secretory Responses to GHRH and Ghrelin (2020, Cells)
  • Connecting nutritional deprivation and pubertal inhibition via GRK2-mediated repression of kisspeptin actions in GnRH neurons (2022, Metabolism)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Leonor Pinilla include María J. Vázquez, Manuel Tena-Sempere, Francisco Ruíz-Pino, Francisco Gaytán, and Violeta Heras.

The prominent publication venues for their work are:

  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Cells
  • Metabolism

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

  • Kisspeptins and Reproduction: Physiological Roles and Regulatory Mechanisms

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Novel Expression and Functional Role of Ghrelin in Rat Testis

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

  • Estradiol regulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis via hypothalamic AMPK

    Pablo Blanco Martinez De Morentin;Ismael Gonzalez-Garcia;Luis Martins;Ricardo Lage

  • Novel signals for the integration of energy balance and reproduction.

    R. Fernandez-Fernandez;A.C. Martini;V.M. Navarro;J.M. Castellano

  • New frontiers in kisspeptin/GPR54 physiology as fundamental gatekeepers of reproductive function.

    Juan Roa;Enrique Aguilar;Enrique Aguilar;Carlos Dieguez;Carlos Dieguez;Leonor Pinilla;Leonor Pinilla

  • Effects of KiSS-1 peptide, the natural ligand of GPR54, on follicle-stimulating hormone secretion in the rat.

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

  • Immunolocalization of ghrelin and its functional receptor, the type 1a growth hormone secretagogue receptor, in the cyclic human ovary.

    Felice Gaytan;M Barreiro;Lisa Chopin;Adrian Herington

  • Expression of Hypothalamic KiSS-1 System and Rescue of Defective Gonadotropic Responses by Kisspeptin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Rats

    Juan M. Castellano;Victor M. Navarro;Rafael Fernández-Fernández;Juan Roa

  • Expression of KiSS-1 in Rat Ovary: Putative Local Regulator of Ovulation?

    J M Castellano;M Gaytan;J Roa;E Vigo

  • Leptin inhibits testosterone secretion from adult rat testis in vitro

    M Tena-Sempere;L Pinilla;LC Gonzalez;C Dieguez

  • Interactions between kisspeptin and neurokinin B in the control of GnRH secretion in the female rat.

    Víctor M. Navarro;Juan M. Castellano;Sarah M. McConkey;Rafael Pineda

  • Expression of Ghrelin and its Functional Receptor, the Type 1a Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor, in Normal Human Testis and Testicular Tumors

    Felice Gaytan;M. Barreiro;J Caminos;Lisa Chopin

  • Regulation of pituitary cell function by adiponectin.

    Francisca Rodriguez-Pacheco;Antonio J. Martinez-Fuentes;Sulay Tovar;Leonor Pinilla

  • Evidence for two distinct KiSS genes in non-placental vertebrates that encode kisspeptins with different gonadotropin-releasing activities in fish and mammals

    Alicia Felip;Silvia Zanuy;Rafael Pineda;Leonor Pinilla

  • Effects of ghrelin upon gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin secretion in adult female rats : In vivo and in vitro studies

    Rafael Fernández-Fernández;Manuel Tena-Sempere;Víctor M. Navarro;María L. Barreiro

  • Critical roles of kisspeptins in female puberty and preovulatory gonadotropin surges as revealed by a novel antagonist.

    R. Pineda;D. Garcia-Galiano;A. Roseweir;M. Romero

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba
Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Juan Carlos Roa
Juan Carlos Roa University of Córdoba
Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela
Miguel López
Miguel López University of Santiago de Compostela
Rubén Nogueiras
Rubén Nogueiras University of Santiago de Compostela
Justo P. Castaño
Justo P. Castaño University of Córdoba
Raúl M. Luque
Raúl M. Luque University of Córdoba
Oline K. Rønnekleiv
Oline K. Rønnekleiv Oregon Health & Science University
Robert A. Steiner
Robert A. Steiner University of Washington

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