Professor, MD, PhD Pirjo Nuutila - UTU Research Portal

Pirjo Nuutila
Professor, MD, PhD

- Professor,
Department of Clinical Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)
- ,
InFLAMES Flagship (Faculty of Medicine)

Turku PET centre

pirjo.nuutila@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2569

+358 40 162 6834

Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-338X

Publications

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Anorexia nervosa is associated with higher brain mu-opioid receptor availability (2025)
- Molecular Psychiatry
Pak, Kyoungjune; Tuisku, Jouni; Karlsson, Henry K.; Hirvonen, Jussi; Rebelos, Eleni; Pekkarinen, Laura; Sun, Lihua; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Helin, Semi; Rajander, Johan; Karukivi, Max; Nuutila, Pirjo; Nummenmaa, Lauri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Hepatic Glucose Uptake During Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemia Associates With Glycemia During Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (2025)
- Journal of the Endocrine Society
Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Rebelos, Eleni; Pekkarinen, Laura; Tuomola, Nelli; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Koukkari, Leena; Immonen, Heidi; Mari, Andrea; Kalliokoski, Kari K; Hannukainen, Jarna C; Nuutila, Pirjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Proteomic profiling reveals alterations in metabolic and cellular pathways in severe obesity and following metabolic bariatric surgery (2025)
- American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Dadson, Prince; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Suomi, Tomi; Haridas, P. A. Nidhina; Rokka, Anne; Palani, Senthil; Goltseva, Elena; Wang, Ning; Roivainen, Anne; Salminen, Paulina; James, Peter; Olkkonen, Vesa M.; Elo, Laura L.; Nuutila, Pirjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Reward responses to vicarious feeding depend on body mass index (2025)
- Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Järvinen, Lili; Santavirta, Severi; Putkinen, Vesa; Karlsson, Henry K.; Seppälä, Kerttu; Sun, Lihua; Hudson, Matthew; Hirvonen, Jussi; Nuutila, Pirjo; Nummenmaa, Lauri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The effects of Calorie restriction and Bariatric surgery on Circulating Proneurotensin levels (2025)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Miskelly Michael G, Berggren Johan, Svensson Malin, Koffert Jukka, Honka Henri, Kauhanen Saila, Nuutila Pirjo, Hedenbro Jan, Lindqvist Andreas, Melander Olle, Wierup Nils
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Acromegaly management in the Nordic countries : A Delphi consensus survey (2024)
- Clinical Endocrinology
Arlien-Søborg, Mai C.; Dal, Jakob; Heck, Ansgar; Stochholm, Kirstine; Husted, Eigil; Feltoft, Claus Larsen; Rasmussen, Åse Krogh; Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla; Andreassen, Mikkel; Klose, Marianne Christina; Nielsen, Torben Leo; Andersen, Marianne Skovsager; Christensen, Louise Lehmann; Krogh, Jesper; Jarlov, Anne; Bollerslev, Jens; Nermoen, Ingrid; Oksnes, Marianne; Dahlqvist, Per; Olsson, Tommy; Berinder, Katarina; Hoybye, Charlotte; Petersson, Maria; Akerman, Anna-karin; Wahlberg, Jeanette; Ekman, Bertil; Engstrom, Britt Eden; Johannsson, Gudmundur; Ragnarsson, Oskar; Olsson, Daniel; Sigurjónsdóttir, Helga Ágústa; Fougner, Stine Lyngvi; Matikainen, Niina; Vehkavaara, Satu; Metso, Saara; Jaatinen, Pia; Hämäläinen, Päivi; Rintamäki, Reeta; Yliaska, Iina; Immonen, Heidi; Mäkimattila, Sari; Cederberg-Tamminen, Henna; Viukari, Marianna; Nevalainen, Pasi; Nuutila, Pirjo; Schalin-Jäntti, Camilla; Burman, Pia; Jørgensen, Jens Otto Lunde
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Alterations in type 2 dopamine receptors across neuropsychiatric conditions: A large-scale PET cohort (2024)
- NeuroImage: Clinical
Malén T, Santavirta S, De Maeyer S, Tuisku J, Kaasinen V, Kankare T, Isojärvi J, Rinne J, Hietala J, Nuutila P, Nummenmaa L
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Combined [18F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-MR Imaging: A Promising Tool for Diagnostics of Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease (2024)
- Digestive Diseases
Mattila, Juho; Kallio, Johanna; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Nuutila, Pirjo; Koffert, Jukka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Improved Localization of Insulinomas Using 68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 PET/CT (2024)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Boss, M; Eriksson, O; Mikkola, K; Eek, A; Brom, M; Buitinga, M; Brouwers, AH; Velikyan, I; Waser, B; Kauhanen, S; Solin, O; Marciniak, C; Eriksson, B; Reubi, JC; Aveline, C; Wild, D; Pattou, F; Talbot, JN; Hofland, J; Sundin, A; Nuutila, P; Hermans, J; Gotthardt, M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Kinetic Modeling of Brain [18-F]FDG Positron Emission Tomography Time Activity Curves with Input Function Recovery (IR) Method (2024)
- Metabolites
Bucci, Marco; Rebelos, Eleni; Oikonen, Vesa; Rinne, Juha; Nummenmaa, Lauri; Iozzo, Patricia; Nuutila, Pirjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Loading Enhances Glucose Uptake in Muscles, Bones, and Bone Marrow of Lower Extremities in Humans (2024)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Bellman, Jakob; Sjöros, Tanja; Hägg, Daniel; Atencio Herre, Erika; Hieta, Janina; Eskola, Olli; Laitinen, Kirsi; Nuutila, Pirjo; Jansson, John-Olov; Jansson, Per-Anders; Kalliokoski, Kari; Roivainen, Anne; Ohlsson, Claes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
New improved radiometabolite analysis method for [18F]FTHA from human plasma : a test-retest study with postprandial and fasting state (2024)
- EJNMMI Research
Aarnio, Richard; Kirjavainen, Anna; Rajander, Johan; Forsback, Sarita; Kalliokoski, Kari; Nuutila, Pirjo; Milicevic, Zvonko; Coskun, Tamer; Haupt, Axel; Laitinen, Iina; Haaparanta-Solin, Merja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Non-invasive quantification of stem cell-derived islet graft size and composition (2024)
- Diabetologia
Lithovius, Väinö; Lahdenpohja, Salla; Ibrahim, Hazem; Saarimäki-Vire, Jonna; Uusitalo, Lotta; Montaser, Hossam; Mikkola, Kirsi; Yim, Cheng-Bin; Keller, Thomas; Rajander, Johan; Balboa, Diego; Barsby, Tom; Solin, Olof; Nuutila, Pirjo; Grönroos, Tove J.; Otonkoski, Timo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Seasonal variation in D2/3 dopamine receptor availability in the human brain (2024)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Sun Lihua, Malén Tuulia, Tuisku Jouni, Kaasinen Valtteri, Hietala Jarmo A., Rinne Juha, Nuutila Pirjo, Nummenmaa Lauri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
SGLT2 Inhibitor Dapagliflozin Increases Skeletal Muscle and Brain Fatty Acid Uptake in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes : A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Positron Emission Tomography Study (2024)
- Diabetes Care
Latva-Rasku, Aino; Rebelos, Eleni; Tuisku, Jouni; Aarnio, Richard; Bhowmik, Achol; Keskinen, Helmi; Laurila, Sanna; Lahesmaa-Hatting, Minna; Pekkarinen, Laura; Isackson, Henrik; Kirjavainen, Anna K.; Koffert, Jukka; Heurling, Kerstin; Nummenmaa, Lauri; Ferrannini, Ele; Oldgren, Jonas; Oscarsson, Jan; Nuutila, Pirjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
[11C]carfentanil PET imaging for studying the peripheral opioid system in vivo: effect of photoperiod on mu-opioid receptor availability in brown adipose tissue (2023)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Sun Lihua, Aarnio Richard, Herre Erika Atencio, Kärnä Salli, Palani Senthil, Virtanen Helena, Liljenbäck Heidi, Virta Jenni, Honkaniemi Aake, Oikonen Vesa, Han Chunlei, Laurila Sanna, Bucci Marco, Helin Semi, Yatkin Emrah, Nummenmaa Lauri, Nuutila Pirjo, Tang Jing, Roivainen Anne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of CNR1 gene and cannabinoid 1 receptor protein in the human brain (2023)
- Journal of Neuroscience Research
Pak Kyoungjune, Kantonen Tatu, Pekkarinen Laura, Nuutila Pirjo, Nummenmaa Lauri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cold-stimulated brown adipose tissue activation is related to changes in serum metabolites relevant to NAD+ metabolism in humans (2023)
- Cell Reports
U-Din Mueez, de Mello Vanessa D, Tuomainen Marjo, Raiko Juho, Niemi Tarja, Fromme Tobias, Klåvus Anton, Gautier Nadine, Haimilahti Kimmo, Lehtonen Marko, Kristiansen Karsten, Newman John W, Pietiläinen Kirsi H, Pihlajamäki Jussi, Amri Ez-Zoubir, Klingenspor Martin, Nuutila Pirjo, Pirinen Eija, Hanhineva Kati, Virtanen Kirsi A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluation of renal glucose uptake with [18F]FDG-PET: Methodological advancements and metabolic outcomes (2023)
- Metabolism
Rebelos Eleni, Mari Andrea, Oikonen Vesa, Iida Hidehiro, Nuutila Pirjo, Ferrannini Ele
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Finnish-specific AKT2 gene variant leads to impaired insulin signalling in myotubes (2023)
- Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
Mäkinen Selita, Datta Neeta, Rangarajan Savithri, Nguyen Yen H., Olkkonen Vesa M., Latva-Rasku Aino, Nuutila Pirjo, Laakso Markku, Koistinen Heikki A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)