Kirsi Virtanen - UTU Research Portal

Kirsi Virtanen

- Associate Professor,
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

kianvi@utu.fi

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Comparison of Automatic Segmentation and Preprocessing Approaches for Dynamic Total-Body 3D Pet Images with Different Pet Tracers (2025)
- Journal of Imaging Informatics in MedicineAtherosclerosis
Jaakkola, Maria K.; Rivera Pineda, Marcela Xiomara; Diaz, Rafael; Rantala, Maria; Jalo, Anna; Karpijoki, Henri; Saari, Teemu; Maaniitty, Teemu; Keller, Thomas; Louhi, Heli; Wahlroos, Saara; Haaparanta-Solin, Merja; Solin, Olof; Hentila, Jaakko; Helin, Jatta S.; Nissinen, Tuuli A.; Eskola, Olli; Rajander, Johan; Knuuti, Juhani; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Hannukainen, Jarna C.; Lopez-Picon, Francisco; Klen, Riku
Effects of Whole‐Body Cryotherapy Combined With Conventional Obesity Management Versus Obesity Management Alone: A Clinical TrialModification in mitochondrial function is associated with the FADS1 variant and its interaction with alpha-linolenic acid-enriched diet - an exploratory study (2025)
- ObesityJournal of Lipid Research
Karppinen, Jari E.; Suojanen, Laura; Heinonen, Sini; Kaye, Sanna; van der Kolk, Birgitta W.; White, James W.; Orava, Janne; Lee, Seung Hyuk T.; Dillon, Eugené; Muniandy, Maheswary; Rissanen, Aila; le Roux, Carel W.; Docherty, Neil; Pajukanta, Päivi; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.
Emerging debates and resolutions in brown adipose tissue research (2025)
- Cell Metabolism
Cypess, Aaron M.; Cannon, Barbara; Nedergaard, Jan; Kazak, Lawrence; Chang, Douglas C.; Krakoff, Jonathan; Tseng, Yu-Hua; Schéele, Camilla; Boucher, Jeremie; Petrovic, Natasa; Blondin, Denis P.; Carpentier, André C.; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Kooijman, Sander; Rensen, Patrick C.N.; Cero, Cheryl; Kajimura, Shingo
Indole-3-propionic acid promotes hepatic stellate cells inactivation (2025)
- Journal of Translational MedicineEating Behaviors
Ilha, Mariana; Sehgal, Ratika; Matilainen, Johanna; Rilla, Kirsi; Kaminska, Dorota; Gandhi, Shrey; Männistö, Ville; Ling, Charlotte; Romeo, Stefano; Pajukanta, Päivi; Pirinen, Eija; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.; Vaittinen, Maija; Pihlajamäki, Jussi
Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease Alters Fatty Acid Profiles in the Liver and Adipose Tissue (2025)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Palomurto, Saana; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Karja, Vesa; Schwab, Ursula; Kaminska, Dorota; Kakela, Pirjo; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Männistö, Ville
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
The interplay between organized lymphoid structures and thermogenic adipose tissue (2025)
- Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Acosta, Francisco M.; Örling, Johanna; Salmi, Marko; Virtanen, Kirsi A.
Dietary n-3 alpha-linolenic and n-6 linoleic acids modestly lower serum lipoprotein(a) concentration but differentially influence other atherogenic lipoprotein traits : a randomized trialLiraglutide demonstrates a therapeutic effect on mitochondrial dysfunction in human SGBS adipocytes in vitro2024
Nuotio, Petrus; Lankinen, Maria A.; Meuronen, Topi; de Mello, Vanessa D.; Sallinen, Taisa; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Laakso, Markku; Schwab, Ursula
Secretin modulates appetite via brown adipose tissue-brain axis (2024)
Vaittinen, Maija; Ilha, Mariana; Sehgal, Ratika; Lankinen, Maria A.; Ågren, Jyrki; Käkelä, Pirjo; Virtanen, Kirsi A.; Laakso, Markku; Schwab, Ursula; Pihlajamäki, Jussi
Prevalence of eating disorder symptoms in people with insulin-dependent-diabetes : A systematic review and meta-analysisSegmentation of Dynamic Total-Body [18F]-FDG PET Images Using Unsupervised Clustering (2024)
Niemelä Pia E., Leppänen Hanna A., Voutilainen Ari, Möykkynen Essi M., Virtanen Kirsi A., Ruusunen Anu A., Rintamäki Reeta M.
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
Defective extracellular matrix remodeling in brown adipose tissue is associated with fibro-inflammation and reduced diet-induced thermogenesis (2023)
- Cell ReportsEMBO Reports
Pellegrinelli Vanessa, Figueroa-Juárez Elizabeth., Samuelson Isabella, U-Din Mueez, Rodriguez-Fdez Sonia, Virtue Samuel., Leggat Jennifer, Çubuk Cankut., Peirce Vivian J., Niemi Tarja, Campbell Mark, Rodriguez-Cuenca Sergio, Blázquez Joaquin Dopazo, Carobbio Stefania, Virtanen Kirsi A., Vidal-Puig Antonio
(2023)
- Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Vaittinen Maija, Ilha Mariana, Herbers Elena, Wagner Anita, Virtanen Kirsi A, Pietiläinen Kirsi H, Pirinen Eija, Pihlajamäki Jussi
Adenosine/A2B Receptor Signaling Ameliorates the Effects of Aging and Counteracts Obesity (2023)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Sun Lihua, Laurila Sanna, Lahesmaa Minna, Rebelos Eleni, Virtanen Kirsi A., Schnabl Katharina, Klingenspor Martin, Nummenmaa Lauri, Nuutila Pirjo
Brown adipose tissue content of triglycerides, but not SUV, is associated with cardiovascular risk markers in volunteers from a tropical region2023
- International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Jaakkola Maria K., Rantala Maria, Jalo Anna, Saari Teemu, Hentilä Jaakko, Helin Jatta S., Nissinen Tuuli A., Eskola Olli, Rajander Johan, Virtanen Kirsi A., Hannukainen Jarna C., López-Picón Francisco, Klén Riku
The obesity-linked human lncRNA AATBC stimulates mitochondrial function in adipocytesBrown adipose tissue fat-fraction is associated with skeletal muscle adiposity (2023)
Giroud Maude, Kotschi Stefan, Kwon Yun, Le Thuc Ophelia, Hoffmann Anne, Gil-Lozano Manuel, Karbiener Michael, Higareda-Almaraz Juan Carlos, Khani Sajjad, Tews Daniel, Fischer-Posovszky Pamela, Sun Wenfei, Dong Hua, Ghosh Adhideb, Wolfrum Christian, Wabitsch Martin, Virtanen Kirsi A., Blueher Matthias, Nielsen Soren, Zeigerer Anja, Garcia-Caceres Cristina, Scheideler Marcel, Herzig Stephan, Bartelt Alexander
Thermogenic Capacity of Human Supraclavicular Brown Fat and Cold-Stimulated Brain Glucose Metabolism (2023)
- Metabolites
U-Din Mueez, Rebelos Eleni, Saari Teemu, Niemi Tarja, Kuellmer Katharina, Eskola Olli, Fromme Tobias, Rajander Johan, Taittonen Markku, Klingenspor Martin, Nuutila Pirjo, Nummenmaa Lauri, Virtanen Kirsi A.
(2022)
- Cell Metabolism
Gnad Thorsten, Navarro Gemma, Lahesmaa Minna, Reverte-Salisa Laia, Copperi Francesca, Cordomi Arnau, Naumann Jennifer, Hochhäuser Aileen, Haufs-Brusberg Saskia, Wenzel Daniela, Suhr Frank, Jespersen Naja Zenius, Scheele Camilla, Tsvilovskyy Volodymyr, Brinkmann Christian, Rittweger Joern, Dani Christian, Kranz Mathias, Deuther-Conrad Winnie, Eltzschig Holger K., Niemi Tarja, Taittonen Markku, Brust Peter, Nuutila Pirjo, Pardo Leonardo, Fleischmann Bernd K., Blüher Matthias, Franco Rafael, Bloch Wilhelm, Virtanen Kirsi A., Pfeifer Alexander
(2022)
- Diabetologia
Monfort-Pires M, Silva GR, Dadson P, Nogueira GA, U-Din M, Virtanen KA, Velloso LA
2022
- European Journal of Applied Physiology
Ogawa Madoka, Koskensalo Kalle, Laurila Sanna, Holstila Milja, Lahesmaa Minna, Virtanen Kirsi A, Iida Hidehiro, Akima Hiroshi, Nuutila Pirjo