Area of research
Molecular Biology · Surgery
Research interest
Research focused on Fatty liver and Adipose tissue, with related work in Type 2 diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, Body mass index. Notable publications include 'No effects of oral vitamin D supplementation on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial', 'Circulating IL-8 levels are increased in patients with type 2 diabetes and associated with worse inflammatory and cardiometabolic profile', and 'Relationship between adipose tissue dysfunction, vitamin D deficiency and the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease'.
Effect of sitagliptin vs. placebo on bone mineralization in women with type 2 diabetes: the SLowDOWN (SitagLiptin in Diabetes for Osteoporosis in WomeN) randomized clinical trial
Long-term benefits of dapagliflozin on renal outcomes of type 2 diabetes under routine care: a comparative effectiveness study on propensity score matched cohorts at low renal risk
MASLD, hepatic steatosis and fibrosis are associated with the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and retinopathy in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Association of osteocalcin, osteoprotegerin, and osteopontin with cardiovascular disease and retinopathy in type 2 diabetes
Hepatic steatosis with significant fibrosis is associated with an increased 10-year estimated risk of cardiovascular disease in adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Validation in type 2 diabetes of a metabolomic signature of all‐cause mortality
Body mass index versus surrogate measures of central adiposity as independent predictors of mortality in type 2 diabetes
Contribution of rare variants in monogenic diabetes-genes to early-onset type 2 diabetes
A sub-analysis of the SAGE study in Italy indicates good glycemic control in type 1 diabetes
Pathogenic variants of MODY-genes in adult patients with early-onset type 2 diabetes
Cardiovascular risk reduction throughout GLP-1 receptor agonist and SGLT2 inhibitor modulation of epicardial fat
Adipose tissue remodelling in obese subjects is a determinant of presence and severity of fatty liver disease
Variability in genes regulating vitamin D metabolism is associated with vitamin D levels in type 2 diabetes
Circulating IL-8 levels are increased in patients with type 2 diabetes and associated with worse inflammatory and cardiometabolic profile
Relationship between adipose tissue dysfunction, vitamin D deficiency and the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
No effects of oral vitamin D supplementation on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
A novel inhibitor of p75-neurotrophin receptor improves functional outcomes in two models of traumatic brain injury
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene rs11568820 variant is associated with type 2 diabetes and impaired insulin secretion in Italian adult subjects, and associates with increased cardio-metabolic risk in children
Phenotypical heterogeneity linked to adipose tissue dysfunction in patients with Type 2 diabetes
Italian Society for the Study of Diabetes (SID)/Italian Endocrinological Society (SIE) guidelines on the treatment of hyperglycemia in Cushing’s syndrome and acromegaly
Resistant hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes
Hypovitaminosis D is Independently Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Patients