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Kirsi Virtanen

- Associate Professor,
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

kianvi@utu.fi

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In Vivo Imaging of Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans: FDG-PET/CT and Beyond (2022) Brown adipose tissue Virtanen Kirsi A
Novel Effects of the Gastrointestinal Hormone Secretin on Cardiac Metabolism and Renal Function (2022)
- American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Laurila Sanna, Rebelos Eleni, Lahesmaa Minna, Sun Lihua, Schnabi Katharina, Peltomaa Tia-Mari, Klén Riku, U-Din Mueez, Honka Miikka-Juhani, Eskola Olli, Kirjavainen Anna K., Nummenmaa Lauri, Klingenspor Martin, Virtanen Kirsi A., Nuutila Pirjo
Obesity associated blunted subcutaneous adipose tissue blood flow after meal is improved after bariatric surgery (2022)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Saari Teemu, Koffert Jukka, Honka Henri, Kauhanen Saila, U-Din Mueez, Wierup Nils, Lindqvist Andreas, Groop Leif, Virtanen Kirsi, Nuutila Pirjo
Associations Between Brain Gray Matter Volumes and Adipose Tissue Metabolism in Healthy Adults (2021)
- Obesity
Raiko Juho RH, Tuulari Jetro J, Saari Teemu, Parkkola Riita, Savisto Nina, Nuutila Pirjo, Virtanen Kirsi
Changes in electrocardiogram parameters during acute nonshivering cold exposure and associations with brown adipose tissue activity, plasma catecholamine levels, and brachial blood pressure in healthy adults (2021)
- Physiological Reports
Raiko Juho, Saari Teemu, Orava Janne, Savisto Nina, Parkkola Riita, Haaparanta-Solin Merja, Nuutila Pirjo, Virtanen Kirsi
Differential Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Adipose Tissue Following Weight Loss Induced by Diet or Bariatric Surgery (2021)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
van der Kolk Birgitta W., Muniandy Maheswary, Kaminska Dorota, Alvarez Marcus, Ko Arthur, Miao Zong, Valsesia Armand, Langin Dominique, Vaittinen Maija, Pääkkönen Mirva, Jokinen Riikka, Kaye Sanna, Heinonen Sini, Virtanen Kirsi A., Andersson Daniel P., Männistö Ville, Saris Wim H., Astrup Arne, Rydén Mikael, Blaak Ellen E., Pajukanta Päivi, Pihlajamäki Jussi, Pietiläinen Kirsi H.
Editorial: Brown Adipose Tissue: From Heat Production in Rodents to Metabolic Health in Humans (2021)
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
Chondronikola Maria, Bartelt Alexander, Vidal-Puig Antonio, Virtanen Kirsi A.
Exercise intensity regulates cytokine and klotho responses in men (2021)
- Nutrition and Diabetes
Middelbeek Roeland JW, Motiani Piryanka, Brandt Nina, Nigro Pasquale, Zheng Jia, Virtanen Kirsi A, Kalliokoski Kari K, Hannukainen Jarna C, Goodyear Laurie J
GPR180 is a component of TGFβ signalling that promotes thermogenic adipocyte function and mediates the metabolic effects of the adipocyte-secreted factor CTHRC1 (2021)
- Nature Communications
Balazova Lucia, Balaz Miroslav, Horvath Carla, Horváth Áron, Moser Caroline, Kovanicova Zuzana, Ghosh Adhideb, Ghoshdastider Umesh, Efthymiou Vissarion, Kiehlmann Elke, Sun Wenfei, Dong Hua, Ding Lianggong, Amri Ez-Zoubir, Nuutila Pirjo, Virtanen Kirsi A., Niemi Tarja, Ukropcova Barbara, Ukropec Josef, Pelczar Pawel, Lamla Thorsten, Hamilton Bradford, Neubauer Heike, Wolfrum Christian
HAND2 is a novel obesity-linked adipogenic transcription factor regulated by glucocorticoid signalling (2021)
- Diabetologia
Giroud Maude, Tsokanos Foivos-Filippos, Caratti Giorgio, Kotschi Stefan, Khani Sajjad, Jouffe Céline, Vogl Elena S, Irmler Martin, Glantschnig Christina, Gil-Lozano Manuel, Hass Daniela, Khan Asrar Ali, Garcia Marcos Rios, Mattijssen Frits, Maida Adriano, Tews Daniel, Fischer-Posovszky Pamela, Feuchtinger Annette, Virtanen Kirsi A, Beckers Johannes, Wabitsch Martin, Uhlenhaut Henriette, Blüher Matthias, Tuckermann Jan, Scheideler Marcel, Bartelt Alexander, Herzig Stephan
Insulin Resistance Is Associated With Enhanced Brain Glucose Uptake During Euglycemic Hyperinsulinemia: A Large-Scale PET Cohort (2021)
- Diabetes Care
Rebelos Eleni, Bucci Marco, Karjalainen Tomi, Oikonen Vesa, Bertoldo Alessandra, Hannukainen Jarna C, Virtanen Kirsi A, Latva-Rasku Aino, Hirvonen Jussi, Heinonen Ilkka, Parkkola Riitta, Laakso Markku, Ferrannini Ele, Iozzo Patricia, Nummenmaa Lauri, Nuutila Pirjo
Secretin activates brown fat and induces satiation (2021)
- Nature Metabolism
Laurila Sanna, Sun Lihua, Lahesmaa Minna, Schnabl Katharina, Laitinen Kirsi, Klén Riku, Li Yongguo, Balaz Miroslav, Wolfrum Christian, Steiger Katja, Niemi Tarja, Taittonen Markku, U-Din Mueez, Välikangas Tommi, Elo Laura L, Eskola Olli, Kirjavainen Anna K, Nummenmaa Lauri, Virtanen Kirsi A, Klingenspor Martin, Nuutila Pirjo
Short Dietary Intervention with Olive Oil Increases Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Lean but not Overweight Subjects (2021)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Monfort-Pires Milena, U-Din Mueez, Nogueira Guilherme A, de Almeida-Faria Juliana, Sidarta-Oliveira Davi, Sant'Ana Marcella Ramos, De Lima-Júnior José C, Cintra Dennys E, de Souza Heraldo Possolo, Ferreira Sandra RG, Sapienza Marcelo Tatit, Virtanen Kirsi A, Velloso Licio A
The importance of human brown adipose tissue volume (2021)
- Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Virtanen Kirsi A, Nuutila Pirjo
The Obesity Risk SNP (rs17782313) near the MC4R Gene Is Not Associated with Brain Glucose Uptake during Insulin Clamp-A Study in Finns (2021)
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
Rebelos Eleni, Honka Miikka-Juhani, Ekblad Laura, Bucci Marco, Hannukainen Jarna C., Silva Lilian Fernandes, Virtanen Kirsi A., Nummenmaa Lauri, Nuutila Pirjo
Adenosine/A2B Receptor Signaling Ameliorates the Effects of Aging and Counteracts Obesity (2020)
- Cell Metabolism
Thorsten Gnad, Gemma Navarro, Minna Lahesmaa, Laia Reverte-Salisa, Francesca Copperi, Arnau Cordomi, Jennifer Naumann, Aileen Hochhäuser, Saskia Haufs-Brusberg, Daniela Wenzel, FrankSuhr, Naja Zenius Jespersen, Camilla Scheele, Volodymyr Tsvilovskyy, Christian Brinkmann, Joern Rittweger, Christian Dani, Mathias Kranz, Winnie Deuther-Conrad, Holger K.Eltzschig, Tarja Niemi, Markku Taittonen, Peter Brust, Pirjo Nuutila, Leonardo Pardo, Bernd K.Fleischmann, Matthias Blüher, Rafael Franco, Wilhelm Bloch, Kirsi A.Virtanen, Alexander Pfeifer
Basal and cold-induced fatty acid uptake of human brown adipose tissue is impaired in obesity (2020)
- Scientific Reports
Saari TJ, Raiko J , U-Din M, Niemi T, Taittonen M, Laine J, Savisto N, Haaparanta-Solin M, Nuutila P, Virtanen KA.
Bone Marrow Metabolism Is Impaired in Insulin Resistance and Improves After Exercise Training (2020)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Ojala R, Motiani KK, Ivaska KK, Arponen M, Eskelinen JJ, Virtanen KA, Löyttyniemi E, Heiskanen MA, U-Din M, Nuutila P, Kalliokoski KK, Hannukainen JC
Brain substrate metabolism and ß-cell function in humans: A positron emission tomography study (2020)
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Eleni Rebelos, Andrea Mari, Marco Bucci, Miikka‐Juhani Honka, Jarna C. Hannukainen, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Jussi Hirvonen, Lauri Nummenma, Martin Heni, Patricia Iozzo, Ele Ferrannini, Pirjo Nuutila
Exercise training improves adipose tissue metabolism and vasculature regardless of baseline glucose tolerance and sex (2020)
- BMJ open diabetes research and care
Sanna Maria Honkala, Piryanka Motiani, Riikka Kivelä, Karthik Amudhala Hemanthakumar, Erik Tolvanen, Kumail Kumar Motiani, Jari-Joonas Eskelinen, Kirsi A Virtanen, Jukka Kemppainen, Marja Anneli Heiskanen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Pirjo Nuutila, Kari K Kalliokoski, Jarna Christina Hannukainen