Laura Pekkarinen

Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

lepekk@utu.fi

Expertese

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Obesity risk is associated with altered cerebral glucose metabolism and decreased μ-opioid and CB1 receptor availability (2022)
- International Journal of Obesity
Kantonen Tatu, Pekkarinen Laura, Karjalainen Tomi, Bucci Marco, Kalliokoski Kari, Haaparanta-Solin Merja, Aarnio Richard, Dickens Alex M., von Eyken Annie, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Kirjavainen Anna K., Helin Semi, Hirvonen Jussi, Rönnemaa Tapani, Nuutila Pirjo, Nummenmaa Lauri
Obesity risk is associated with brain glucose uptake and insulin resistance (2022)
- European Journal of Endocrinology
Pekkarinen Laura, Kantonen Tatu, Rebelos Eleni, Latva-Rasku Aino, Dadson Prince, Karjalainen Tomi, Bucci Marco, Kalliokoski Kari, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Kirjavainen Anna K, Rajander Johan, Rönnemaa Tapani, Nummenmaa Lauri, Nuutila Pirjo
Renal Sinus Fat Is Expanded in Patients with Obesity and/or Hypertension and Reduced by Bariatric Surgery Associated with Hypertension Remission (2022)
- Metabolites
Moritz Emilia, Dadson Prince, Saukko Ekaterina, Honka Miikka-Juhani, Koskensalo Kalle, Seppälä Kerttu, Pekkarinen Laura, Moriconi Diego, Helmiö Mika, Salminen Paulina, Nuutila Pirjo, Rebelos Eleni
μ-opioid receptor availability is associated with sex drive in human males (2022)
- Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Nummenmaa Lauri, Jern Patrick, Malen Tuulia, Kantonen Tatu, Pekkarinen Laura, Lukkarinen Lasse, Sun Lihua, Nuutila Pirjo, Putkinen Vesa
Cerebral μ-opioid and CB1 receptor systems have distinct roles in human feeding behavior (2021)
- Translational Psychiatry
Kantonen Tatu, Karjalainen Tomi, Pekkarinen Laura, Isojärvi Janne, Kalliokoski Kari, Kaasinen Valtteri, Hirvonen Jussi, Nuutila Pirjo, Nummenmaa Lauri
Insulin-stimulated brain glucose uptake correlates negatively with peripheral insulin sensitivity already in the early phase of metabolic dysregulation (2021)
- Diabetologia
57 th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Pekkarinen L, Kantonen T, Karjalainen T, Bucci M, Rebelos E, Dadson P, Latva-Rasku A, Kalliokoski K, Laitinen K, Houttu N, Kirjavainen A, Ronnemaa T, Nummenmaa L, Nuutila P
Lihomisriski on yhteydessä aivojen insuliini- ja reseptorimuutoksiin (2021)
- Duodecim
Kantonen T., Pekkarinen L., Karjalainen T., Bucci M., Kalliokoski K., Haaparanta-Solin M., Aarnio R., Dickens A.M., von Eyken A., Laitinen K., Houttu N., Kirjavainen A.K., Helin S., Hirvonen J., Rönnemaa T., Nuutila P., Nummenmaa L.
Brain free fatty acid uptake is elevated in morbid obesity, and is irreversible 6 months after bariatric surgery: A positron emission tomography study (2020)
- Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Eleni Rebelos, Jussi Hirvonen, Marco Bucci, Laura Pekkarinen, Mikko Nyman, Jarna C. Hannukainen, Patricia Iozzo, Paulina Salminen, Lauri Nummenmaa, Ele Ferrannini, Pirjo Nuutila