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Overview

Waljit S. Dhillo is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily addresses various aspects of medicine, with an emphasis on reproductive medicine, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, molecular biology, public health, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work focuses on topics including hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, ovarian function and disorders, hormonal and reproductive studies, plant reproductive biology, sexual function and dysfunction studies, reproductive biology and fertility, and sexual differentiation and disorders.

Frequent coauthors of Dhillo include Ali Abbara, Alexander Comninos, Edouard Mills, Maria Phylactou, and Channa Jayasena.

Their publications are often found in journals and venues such as Endocrine Abstracts, Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Frontiers in Endocrinology, and Clinical Endocrinology.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Dhillo are:

  • Association between high serum total cortisol concentrations and mortality from COVID-19, 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Male infertility due to testicular disorders, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Thyroid Function Before, During, and After COVID-19, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Functions of galanin, spexin and kisspeptin in metabolism, mood and behaviour, 2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Impact of COVID-19 on the Endocrine System: A Mini-review, 2021, Endocrinology

Best Publications

  • Ghrelin enhances appetite and increases food intake in humans.

    A. M. Wren;L. J. Seal;M. A. Cohen;A. E. Brynes

  • Ghrelin Causes Hyperphagia and Obesity in Rats

    Alison M. Wren;Caroline J. Small;Caroline R. Abbott;Waljit S. Dhillo

  • Effects of targeted delivery of propionate to the human colon on appetite regulation, body weight maintenance and adiposity in overweight adults

    Edward S. Chambers;Alexander Viardot;Arianna Psichas;Douglas J. Morrison

  • Kisspeptin-54 Stimulates the Hypothalamic-pituitary Gonadal Axis in Human Males

    Waljit S. Dhillo;Owais B. Chaudhri;Michael Patterson;Emily L. Thompson

  • Central and peripheral administration of kisspeptin-10 stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.

    E. L. Thompson;M. Patterson;K. G. Murphy;K. L. Smith

  • The Gut Hormones PYY3-36 and GLP-17-36 amide Reduce Food Intake and Modulate Brain Activity in Appetite Centers in Humans

    Akila De Silva;Victoria Salem;Christopher J. Long;Aidan Makwana

  • The Effects of Centrally Administered Apelin-13 on Food Intake, Water Intake and Pituitary Hormone Release in Rats

    Shahrad Taheri;Kevin Murphy;Mark Cohen;Elizabeth Sujkovic

  • Kisspeptin-54 Stimulates Gonadotropin Release Most Potently during the Preovulatory Phase of the Menstrual Cycle in Women

    Waljit S. Dhillo;Owais B. Chaudhri;Emily L. Thompson;Kevin G. Murphy

  • The kisspeptin system of the human hypothalamus: sexual dimorphism and relationship with gonadotropin-releasing hormone and neurokinin B neurons.

    E. Hrabovszky;P. Ciofi;B. Vida;M. C. Horvath

  • Gut peptides in the regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis.

    Kevin G. Murphy;Waljit S. Dhillo;Stephen R. Bloom

  • Post-embryonic ablation of AgRP neurons in mice leads to a lean, hypophagic phenotype

    Gavin A. Bewick;James V. Gardiner;Waljit S. Dhillo;Aysha S. Kent

  • Effect of Direct Injection of Melanin‐Concentrating Hormone into the Paraventricular Nucleus: Further Evidence for a Stimulatory Role in the Adrenal Axis via SLC‐1

    A. R. Kennedy;J. F. Todd;W. S. Dhillo;L. J. Seal

  • Association between high serum total cortisol concentrations and mortality from COVID-19.

    Tricia Tan;Tricia Tan;Bernard Khoo;Edouard G Mills;Edouard G Mills;Maria Phylactou;Maria Phylactou

  • Neurokinin 3 receptor antagonism as a novel treatment for menopausal hot flushes: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Julia K Prague;Rachel E Roberts;Alexander N Comninos;Sophie Clarke

  • Subcutaneous Injection of Kisspeptin-54 Acutely Stimulates Gonadotropin Secretion in Women With Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, But Chronic Administration Causes Tachyphylaxis

    Channa N. Jayasena;Gurjinder M. K. Nijher;Owais B. Chaudhri;Kevin G. Murphy

  • Neuropeptide S Stimulates the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Inhibits Food Intake

    Kirsty L. Smith;Michael Patterson;Waljit S. Dhillo;Sejal R. Patel

  • Triiodothyronine stimulates food intake via the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus independent of changes in energy expenditure

    Wing May Kong;Niamh M. Martin;Kirsty L. Smith;James V. Gardiner

  • The relationship between gut and adipose hormones, and reproduction

    Alexander N. Comninos;Channa N. Jayasena;Waljit S. Dhillo

  • Thyroid function before, during and after COVID-19.

    Bernard Khoo;Tricia Tan;Sophie A Clarke;Edouard G Mills;Edouard G Mills

  • Comprehensive Review on Kisspeptin and Its Role in Reproductive Disorders

    Holly Clarke;Waljit S. Dhillo;Channa N. Jayasena

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen R. Bloom
Stephen R. Bloom Imperial College London
M. A. Ghatei
M. A. Ghatei Imperial College London
Eugenii A. Rabiner
Eugenii A. Rabiner King's College London
Gary Frost
Gary Frost Imperial College London
Matthew B. Wall
Matthew B. Wall Imperial College London
Zsolt Liposits
Zsolt Liposits Institute of Experimental Medicine
Jimmy D. Bell
Jimmy D. Bell University of Westminster
Tom Bourne
Tom Bourne Imperial College London
Erik Hrabovszky
Erik Hrabovszky Hungarian Academy of Sciences

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