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Rubén Nogueiras is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain and has an extensive publication record focused primarily on medicine and its related subfields. Their research work spans physiology, epidemiology, molecular biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

The main topics covered in Nogueiras's research include adipose tissue and metabolism, regulation of appetite and obesity, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases, as well as diet and metabolism studies. There is also work related to COVID-19 clinical research.

Frequent co-authors in their scientific collaborations include Carlos Diéguez, Vincent Prévot, Markus Schwaninger, Maria Luz Martínez-Chantar, and Miguel López, illustrating a well-established network in their research community.

The scientist regularly publishes in several key journals, reflecting their areas of interest and expertise. Journals in which they have frequently published are:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Hepatology

Among their recent papers are the following works, providing insight into the focus and scope of their research:

  • "The SARS-CoV-2 main protease Mpro causes microvascular brain pathology by cleaving NEMO in brain endothelial cells," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Leptin brain entry via a tanycytic LepR-EGFR shuttle controls lipid metabolism and pancreas function," 2021, Nature Metabolism
  • "Targeting Hepatic Glutaminase 1 Ameliorates Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis by Restoring Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Triglyceride Assembly," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "Inhibition of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A in hepatic stellate cells protects against fibrosis," 2022, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Tanycytic networks mediate energy balance by feeding lactate to glucose-insensitive POMC neurons," 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Best Publications

  • Sirtuin 1 and Sirtuin 3: Physiological Modulators of Metabolism

    Ruben Nogueiras;Kirk M. Habegger;Nilika Chaudhary;Brian Finan

  • A new glucagon and GLP-1 co-agonist eliminates obesity in rodents

    Jonathan Day;Nickki Ottaway;James Patterson;Vasily Gelfanov

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Daniel Beiroa;Monica Imbernon;Rosalía Gallego;Ana Senra

  • Ghrelin action in the brain controls adipocyte metabolism

    Claudia Theander-Carrillo;Petra Wiedmer;Philippe Cettour-Rose;Ruben Nogueiras

  • Mitofusin 2 in POMC Neurons Connects ER Stress with Leptin Resistance and Energy Imbalance

    Marc Schneeberger;Marcelo O. Dietrich;Marcelo O. Dietrich;David Sebastián;Mónica Imbernón

  • 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

  • The central melanocortin system directly controls peripheral lipid metabolism

    Ruben Nogueiras;Petra Wiedmer;Diego Perez-Tilve;Christelle Veyrat-Durebex

  • Estradiol regulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis via hypothalamic AMPK

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

  • Effects of obestatin on energy balance and growth hormone secretion in rodents.

    Rubén Nogueiras;Paul Pfluger;Sulay Tovar;Myrtha Arnold

  • Expression and regulation of adiponectin and receptor in human and rat placenta.

    J. Eduardo Caminos;Rubén Nogueiras;Rosalía Gallego;Susana Bravo

  • Hypothalamic AMPK: A canonical regulator of whole-body energy balance

    Miguel López;Rubén Nogueiras;Manuel Tena-Sempere;Carlos Diéguez

  • Expression of ghrelin in the cyclic and pregnant rat ovary.

    J. E. Caminos;M. Tena-Sempere;F. Gaytán;J. E. Sanchez-Criado

  • The SARS-CoV-2 main protease Mpro causes microvascular brain pathology by cleaving NEMO in brain endothelial cells

    Jan Wenzel;Josephine Lampe;Helge Müller-Fielitz;Raphael Schuster

  • Energy balance regulation by thyroid hormones at central level

    Miguel López;Clara V. Alvarez;Rubén Nogueiras;Carlos Diéguez

  • Central Ceramide-Induced Hypothalamic Lipotoxicity and ER Stress Regulate Energy Balance

    Cristina Contreras;Ismael González-García;Noelia Martínez-Sánchez;Patricia Seoane-Collazo

  • Hypothalamic AMPK-ER Stress-JNK1 Axis Mediates the Central Actions of Thyroid Hormones on Energy Balance

    Noelia Martínez-Sánchez;Patricia Seoane-Collazo;Cristina Contreras;Luis Varela

  • Direct Control of Peripheral Lipid Deposition by CNS GLP-1 Receptor Signaling Is Mediated by the Sympathetic Nervous System and Blunted in Diet-Induced Obesity

    Ruben Nogueiras;Diego Pérez-Tilve;Christelle Veyrat-Durebex;Donald A. Morgan

  • Nicotine Induces Negative Energy Balance Through Hypothalamic AMP-Activated Protein Kinase

    Pablo Blanco Martinez De Morentin;Andrew J Whittle;Johan Fernø;Rubén Nogueiras

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Miguel López
Miguel López University of Santiago de Compostela
Matthias H. Tschöp
Matthias H. Tschöp Technical University of Munich
Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela
Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba
Paul T. Pfluger
Paul T. Pfluger Helmholtz Zentrum München
Kamal Rahmouni
Kamal Rahmouni University of Iowa Health Care
Justo P. Castaño
Justo P. Castaño University of Córdoba
Antonio Vidal-Puig
Antonio Vidal-Puig University of Cambridge
Leonor Pinilla
Leonor Pinilla University of Córdoba

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