MD, PhD, postdoctoral fellow Aino Latva-Rasku - UTU Research Portal

Aino Latva-Rasku
MD, PhD, postdoctoral fellow

Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

Turku PET Centre

aehyyp@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8786-9160

Areas of expertise

Insulin resistance; insulin actions; positron emission tomography (PET)

Research community or research topic

Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research group in Turku PET Centre

Publications

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Automated long axial field of view PET image processing and kinetic modelling with the TurBO toolbox (2026)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Tuisku, Jouni; Palonen, Santeri; Kärpijoki, Henri; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Tuomola, Nelli; Harju, Harri; Nesterov, Sergey V.; Oikonen, Vesa; Iida, Hidehiro; Teuho, Jarmo; Han, Chunlei; Karjalainen, Tomi; Kirjavainen, Anna K.; Rajader, Johan; Klén, Riku; Nuutila, Pirjo; Knuuti, Juhani; Nummenmaa, Lauri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Intranasal insulin affects brain, but not peripheral tissue, glucose uptake in lean, healthy men: a positron emission tomography study (2026)
- American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Latva-Rasku, Aino; Laurila, Sanna; Karjalainen, Tomi; Klén, Riku; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Eskola, Olli; Nummenmaa, Lauri; Heni, Martin; Nuutila, Pirjo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Nephrin is produced in visceral adipose tissue in humans and associates with insulin resistance (2026)
- Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Rebelos, Eleni; Rossi, Chiara; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Raggi, Francesco; Moriconi, Diego; Saukko, Ekaterina; Dadson, Prince; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Tuomola, Nelli; Kauhanen, Saila; Helmio, Mika; Salminen, Paulina; Mantzoros, Christos S.; Nuutila, Pirjo; Solini, Anna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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)
Circulating N-Acetylaspartate Levels Associate with Measures of Peripheral and Tissue-Specific Insulin Sensitivity (2025)
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Rebelos, Eleni; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Rajander, Johan; Salminen, Paulina; Anastasiou, Ioanna A.; Kounatidis, Dimitris; Tentolouris, Nikolaos; Campi, Beatrice; Dardano, Angela; Daniele, Giuseppe; Saba, Alessandro; Ferrannini, Ele; Nuutila, Pirjo
(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)
Mildly elevated liver lipid content is characterised by reduced insulin sensitivity (2025)
- JHEP Reports
Tuomola, Nelli; Rebelos, Eleni; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Bucci, Marco; Immonen, Heidi; Saunavaara, Virva; Laine, Saara; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Raiko, Juho R.H.; Fernandes Silva, Lilian; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Hannukainen, Jarna C.; Ala-Korpela, Mika; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Heinonen, Ilkka H.A.; Nuutila, Pirjo; Honka, Miikka-Juhani
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
New 3D segmentation algorithm for modeling of kidney in positron emission tomography images (2025)
- Network Modeling Analysis in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics
Rainio, Oona; Latva-Rasku, Aino; Hirvonen, Jussi; Knuuti, Juhani; Klén, Riku
(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)