Kirsi Virtanen - UTU Research Portal

Kirsi Virtanen

- Associate Professor,
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

kianvi@utu.fi

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Brown adipose tissue triglyceride content is associated with decreased insulin sensitivity, independently of age and obesity (2015)
- Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Juho Raiko, Milja Holstila, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Janne Orava, Virva Saunavaara, Tarja Niemi, Jukka Laine, Markku Taittonen, Ronald J.H. Borra, Pirjo Nuutila, Riitta Parkkola
Cold increases brown fat temperature and decreases fat content: measured using MRS in humans (2015)
- Diabetologia
Koskensalo K, Raiko J, Saari T, Saunavaara V, Eskola O, Nuutila P, Parkkola R, Virtanen KA
Different Predictors of Right and Left Ventricular Metabolism in Healthy Middle-Aged Men (2015)
- Frontiers in Physiology
Heiskanen MA, Leskinen T, Eskelinen JJ, Heinonen IHA, Loyttyniemi E, Virtanen K, Parkka JP, Hannukainen JC, Kalliokoski KK
Ihmisen ruskea rasvakudos (2015)
- Duodecim
Virtanen KA, Nuutila P
Muscle-specific glucose and free fatty acid uptake after sprint interval and moderate-intensity training in healthy middle-aged men (2015)
- Journal of Applied Physiology
Eskelinen JJ, Heinonen I, Loyttyniemi E, Saunavaara V, Kirjavainen A, Virtanen KA, Hannukainen JC, Kalliokoski KK
Postprandial brown adipose tissue fatty acid metabolism in lean and obese subjects (2015)
- Diabetologia
Saari T, Raiko J, Savisto N, Haaparanta-Solin M, Nuutila P, Virtanen KA
Test-retest reliability of (11)C-ORM-13070 in PET imaging of α2C-adrenoceptors in vivo in the human brain (2015)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Jussi Lehto, Jere R. Virta, Vesa Oikonen, Anne Roivainen, Pauliina Luoto, Eveliina Arponen, Semi Helin, Johanna Hietamäki, Aila Holopainen, Marita Kailajärvi, Juha M. Peltonen, Juha Rouru, Jukka Sallinen, Kirsi Virtanen, Iina Volanen, Mika Scheinin, Juha O. Rinne
The Cannabinoid Receptor-1 Is an Imaging Biomarker of Brown Adipose Tissue. (2015)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Eriksson O, Mikkola K, Espes D, Tuominen L, Virtanen K, Forsbäck S, Haaparanta-Solin M, Hietala J, Solin O, Nuutila P
¹¹C-ORM-13070, a novel PET ligand for brain α₂C-adrenoceptors: radiometabolism, plasma pharmacokinetics, whole-body distribution and radiation dosimetry in healthy men. (2014)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Luoto P, Suilamo S, Oikonen V, Arponen E, Helin S, Herttuainen J, Hietamäki J, Holopainen A, Kailajärvi M, Peltonen JM, Rouru J, Sallinen J, Scheinin M, Virta J, Virtanen K, Volanen I, Roivainen A, Rinne JO
BAT thermogenesis: Linking shivering to exercise. (2014)
- Cell Metabolism
Virtanen KA
Brown adipose tissue function is accompanied by cerebral activation in lean but not in obese humans (2014)
- Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Orava J, Nummenmaa L, Noponen T, Viljanen T, Parkkola R, Nuutila P, Virtanen KA
Chapter Eight – Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans: Detection and Functional Analysis Using PET (Positron Emission Tomography), MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), and DECT (Dual Energy Computed Tomography) (2014)
- Methods in Enzymology
Magnus Borga, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Thobias Romu, Olof Dahlqvist Leinhard,
Anders Persson, Pirjo Nuutila, Sven Enerbäck
Cold exposure increases the oxygen uptake rate of brown adipose tissue in humans (2014)
- Diabetologia
Din MU, Raiko J, Saari T, Tolvanen T, Oikonen V, Teuho J, Sipilä H, Savisto N, Nuutila P, Virtanen, KA
Decreased thioredoxin-1 and increased HSP90 expression in skeletal muscle in subjects with type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance. (2014)
- BioMed Research International
Venojärvi M, Korkmaz A, Aunola S, Hällsten K, Virtanen K, Marniemi J, Halonen JP, Hänninen O, Nuutila P, Atalay M.
Hyperthyroidism increases brown fat metabolism in humans (2014)
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Lahesmaa M, Orava J, Schalin-Jäntti C, Soinio M, Hannukainen JC, Noponen T, Kirjavainen A, Iida H, Kudomi N, Enerbäck S, Virtanen KA, Nuutila P
Imaging of Organ Metabolism in Obesity and Diabetes: Treatment Perspectives. (2014)
- Current Pharmaceutical Design
Hannukainen J, Guzzardi M, Virtanen K, Sanguinetti E, Nuutila P, Iozzo P
Impact of a very low-energy diet on the fecal microbiota of obese individuals. (2014)
- European Journal of Nutrition
Simões CD, Maukonen J, Scott KP, Virtanen KA, Pietiläinen KH, Saarela M.
Prospective Flutemetamol Positron Emission Tomography and Histopathology in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (2014)
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
Rinne JO, Frantzen J, Leinonen V, Lonnrot K, Laakso A, Virtanen KA, Solin O, Kotkansalo A, Koivisto A, Sajanti J, Karppinen A, Lehto H, Rummukainen J, Buckley C, Smith A, Jones PA, Sherwin P, Farrar G, McLain R, Kailajarvi M, Grachev ID
Ruskea rasva vaikuttaa terveen aikuisen sokeritasapainoon (2014)
- Diabetes ja lääkäri
Virtanen KA
Agreement of bioelectrical impedance with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and MRI to estimate changes in body fat, skeletal muscle and visceral fat during a 12-month weight loss intervention (2013)
- British Journal of Nutrition
Pietilainen KH, Kaye S, Karmi A, Suojanen L, Rissanen A, Virtanen KA