Laura Pekkarinen

Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

lepekk@utu.fi

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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)
Waist-to-height ratio as a non-invasive marker of renal sinus fat: a MRI-based cohort study (2025)
- International Journal of Obesity
Moriconi, Diego; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Saukko, Ekaterina; Moritz, Emilia; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Dadson, Prince; Tuomola, Nelli; Pekkarinen, Laura; Salminen, Paulina; Nuutila, Pirjo; Rebelos, Eleni
(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)
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)
Insulin sensitivity and endocannabinoid function as risk factors for obesity: Positron emission tomography studies of insulin sensitivity and CB1 receptors (2023) Pekkarinen Laura
(G5 Article dissertation )
Insulin-stimulated brain glucose uptake correlates with brain metabolites in severe obesity: A combined neuroimaging study (2023)
- Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Rebelos Eleni, Latva-Rasku Aino, Koskensalo Kalle, Pekkarinen Laura, Saukko Ekaterina, Ihalainen Jukka, Honka Miikka-Juhani, Tuisku Jouni, Bucci Marco, Laurila Sanna, Rajander Johan, Salminen Paulina, Nummenmaa Lauri, Jansen Jacobus FA, Ferrannini Ele, Nuutila Pirjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lower abdominal adipose tissue cannabinoid type 1 receptor availability in young men with overweight (2023)
- Obesity
Pekkarinen L., Kantonen T., Oikonen V., Haaparanta-Solin M., Aarnio R., Dickens A.M., von Eyken A., Latva-Rasku A., Dadson P., Kirjavainen A.K., Rajander J., Kalliokoski K., Rönnemaa T., Nummenmaa L., Nuutila P.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Renal Cortical Glucose Uptake Is Decreased in Insulin Resistance and Correlates Inversely With Serum Free-fatty Acids (2023)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Rebelos Eleni, Mari Andrea, Honka Miikka-Juhani, Pekkarinen Laura, Latva-Rasku Aino, Laurila Sanna, Rajander Johan, Salminen Paulina, Iida Hidehiro, Ferrannini Ele, Nuutila Pirjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Aerobic Fitness is Associated with Cerebral mu-Opioid Receptor Activation in Healthy Humans (2022)
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Saanijoki Tiina, Kantonen Tatu, Pekkarinen Laura, Kalliokoski Kari, Hirvonen Jussi, Malén Tuulia, Tuominen Lauri, Tuulari Jetro J, Arponen Eveliina, Nuutila Pirjo, Nummenmaa Lauri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)