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List of works by Maria J Pereira

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Dapagliflozin Plus Once-Weekly Exenatide Versus Placebo in Individuals with Obesity and Without Diabetes: Metabolic Effects and Markers Associated with Bodyweight Loss

scientific article published on 13 June 2018

A case report of improved metabolic control after conversion from everolimus to cyclosporin A: role of adipose tissue mechanisms?

scientific article published in September 2014

Altered Glucose Uptake in Muscle, Visceral Adipose Tissue, and Brain Predict Whole-Body Insulin Resistance and may Contribute to the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: A Combined PET/MR Study

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Altered Glucose Uptake in Muscle, Visceral Adipose Tissue, and Brain Predict Whole-Body Insulin Resistance and may Contribute to the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: A Combined PET/MR Study

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Altered hormonal and autonomic nerve responses to hypo- and hyperglycaemia are found in overweight and insulin-resistant individuals and may contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 26 November 2020

Author Correction: Intra- and inter-individual metabolic profiling highlights carnitine and lysophosphatidylcholine pathways as key molecular defects in type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Calcineurin is an important factor involved in glucose uptake in human adipocytes.

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Characterization of brown adipose tissue in the human perirenal depot

scientific article published on 22 April 2014

Cyclosporine A and tacrolimus reduce the amount of GLUT4 at the cell surface in human adipocytes: increased endocytosis as a potential mechanism for the diabetogenic effects of immunosuppressive agents

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

Cyclosporine A enhances gluconeogenesis while sirolimus impairs insulin signaling in peripheral tissues after 3 weeks of treatment

scientific article published on 21 June 2014

Dapagliflozin once daily plus exenatide once weekly in obese adults without diabetes: Sustained reductions in body weight, glycaemia and blood pressure over 1 year

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Dapagliflozin once-daily and exenatide once-weekly dual therapy: A 24-week randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II study examining effects on body weight and prediabetes in obese adults without diabetes

scientific article published on 23 August 2016

Differences between men and women in the regulation of adipose 11β-HSD1 and in its association with adiposity and insulin resistance

scientific article published on 20 June 2013

Direct effects of glucagon on glucose uptake and lipolysis in human adipocytes

scientific article published on 28 December 2019

Early Changes in Adipose Tissue Morphology, Gene Expression, and Metabolism After RYGB in Patients With Obesity and T2D

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Effects of cyclosporine and sirolimus on insulin-stimulated glucose transport and glucose tolerance in a rat model.

scientific article published on April 2013

Effects of decavanadate and insulin enhancing vanadium compounds on glucose uptake in isolated rat adipocytes

scientific article published on 26 September 2009

Emerging Role of SGLT-2 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Obesity

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Estrogen interacts with glucocorticoids in the regulation of lipocalin 2 expression in human adipose tissue. Reciprocal roles of estrogen receptor α and β in insulin resistance?

scientific article published on 03 April 2019

Evaluation of reference genes for gene expression studies in human brown adipose tissue

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FKBP5 expression in human adipose tissue increases following dexamethasone exposure and is associated with insulin resistance

scientific article published on 04 June 2014

FKBP5 expression in human adipose tissue: potential role in glucose and lipid metabolism, adipogenesis and type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 21 July 2018

Genotype-based recall to study metabolic effects of genetic variation: a pilot study of PPARG Pro12Ala carriers

scientific article published on 5 January 2018

Glucagon Levels During Short-Term SGLT2 Inhibition Are Largely Regulated by Glucose Changes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Impaired adipose tissue lipid storage, but not altered lipolysis, contributes to elevated levels of NEFA in type 2 diabetes. Degree of hyperglycemia and adiposity are important factors

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

Intra- and inter-individual metabolic profiling highlights carnitine and lysophosphatidylcholine pathways as key molecular defects in type 2 diabetes

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Lipocalin 2 produces insulin resistance and can be upregulated by glucocorticoids in human adipose tissue.

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Microdialysis and proteomics of subcutaneous interstitial fluid reveals increased galectin-1 in type 2 diabetes patients

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of cyclosporin A and sirolimus on glucose and lipid metabolism in liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in an in vivo rat model

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Role of cannabinoid receptor 1 in human adipose tissue for lipolysis regulation and insulin resistance.

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Role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma Pro12Ala polymorphism in human adipose tissue: assessment of adipogenesis and adipocyte glucose and lipid turnover

scientific article published on 14 August 2018

Secretagogin is increased in plasma from type 2 diabetes patients and potentially reflects stress and islet dysfunction.

scientific article published on 27 April 2018

Short and long term in vivo effects of Cyclosporine A and Sirolimus on genes and proteins involved in lipid metabolism in Wistar rats

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

The TGR5 gene is expressed in human subcutaneous adipose tissue and is associated with obesity, weight loss and resting metabolic rate

scientific article published on 22 March 2013

The immunosuppressive agents rapamycin, cyclosporin A and tacrolimus increase lipolysis, inhibit lipid storage and alter expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism in human adipose tissue

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mTOR inhibition with rapamycin causes impaired insulin signalling and glucose uptake in human subcutaneous and omental adipocytes

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