Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. The emerging role of adipokines as mediators of inflammation and immune responses
   Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, vol. 18, no. 3-4, pp. 313–325, 2007
2. Further evidence for leptin involvement in cartilage homeostases
   Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 857–860, 2007
3. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, MEK-1 and p38 mediate leptin/interferon-gamma synergistic NOS type II induction in chondrocytes
   Life Sciences, 2007
4. Unlike ghrelin, obestatin does not exert any relevant activity in chondrocytes
   Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 66, no. 10, pp. 1399–1400, 2007
5. Changes in plasma levels of fat-derived hormones adiponectin, leptin, resistin and visfatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
   Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 1198–1201, 2006
6. Towards a pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory emerging role of leptin
   Rheumatology, vol. 45, no. 8, pp. 944–950, 2006
7. One ancestor, several peptidesPost-translational modifications of preproghrelin generate several peptides with antithetical effects
   Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 256, no. 1-2, pp. 1–8, 2006
8. Leptin: A metabolic hormone that functions like a proinflammatory adipokine
   Drug News & Perspectives, vol. 19, no. 1, p. 21, 2006
9. In-vitro anti-inflammatory activity of Pinus sylvestris and Plantago lanceolata extracts: effect on inducible NOS, COX-1, COX-2 and their products in J774A.1 murine macrophages
   Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 383–391, 2005
10. Leptin, from fat to inflammation: old questions and new insights
    FEBS Letters, vol. 579, no. 2, pp. 295–301, 2005
11. Adiponectin is synthesized and secreted by human and murine cardiomyocytes
    FEBS Letters, vol. 579, no. 23, pp. 5163–5169, 2005
12. Arthritis Research & Therapy, vol. 7, no. 3, p. R581, 2005
13. Growth hormone releasing peptide (ghrelin) is synthesized and secreted by cardiomyocytes
    Cardiovascular Research, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 481–488, 2004
14. Leptin inhibits lysophosphatidic acid-induced intracellular calcium rise by a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism
    Journal of Cellular Physiology, vol. 201, no. 2, pp. 214–226, 2004
15. In-vitro anti-inflammatory effect of Eucalyptus globulus and Thymus vulgaris: nitric oxide inhibition in J774A.1 murine macrophages
    Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 257–263, 2004
16. The Endogenous Growth Hormone Secretagogue (Ghrelin) Is Synthesized and Secreted by Chondrocytes
    Endocrinology, vol. 146, no. 3, pp. 1285–1292, 2004
17. GH prevents apoptosis in cardiomyocytes cultured in vitro through a calcineurin-dependent mechanism
    Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 180, no. 2, pp. 325–335, 2004
18. Ghrelin plasmatic levels in patients with fibromyalgia
    Rheumatology International, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 6–8, 2003
19. Synergistic induction of nitric oxide synthase type II: In vitro effect of leptin and interferon-? in human chondrocytes and ATDC5 chondrogenic cells
    Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 404–409, 2003
20. Resistin is expressed in different rat tissues and is regulated in a tissue- and gender-specific manner
    FEBS Letters, vol. 548, no. 1-3, pp. 21–27, 2003
21. Ghrelin, a widespread hormone: insights into molecular and cellular regulation of its expression and mechanism of action
    FEBS Letters, vol. 552, no. 2-3, pp. 105–109, 2003
22. Chronic inflammation modulates ghrelin levels in humans and rats
    Rheumatology, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 306–310, 2003
23. Hypothalamic levels of NPY, MCH, and prepro-orexin mRNA during pregnancy and lactation in the rat: role of prolactin
    The FASEB Journal, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 1392–1400, 2003
24. Differential effects of age and sex on the postnatal responsiveness of brown adipose tissue to prolactin administration in rats
    Experimental Physiology, vol. 88, no. 4, pp. 527–531, 2003
25. The occurrence of cytotoxic Aeromonas hydrophila strains in Italian mineral and thermal waters
    The Science of The Total Environment, vol. 292, no. 3, pp. 255–263, 2002
26. Leptin promotes the tyrosine phosphorylation of SHC proteins and SHC association with GRB2
    Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, vol. 190, no. 1-2, pp. 83–89, 2002
27. Effect of Cyclic 3',5'-Adenosine Monophosphate, Glucocorticoids, and Insulin on Leptin Messenger RNA Levels and Leptin Secretion in Cultured Human Trophoblast
    Biology of Reproduction, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 814–819, 2001
28. Ghrelin, A Novel Placental-Derived Hormone
    Endocrinology, vol. 142, no. 2, pp. 788–794, 2001
29. Hormonal Control of Growth Hormone Secretion
    Hormone Research, vol. 55, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 11–16, 2001
30. Gender and gonadal influences on ghrelin mRNA levels in rat stomach
    European Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 144, no. 6, pp. 687–690, 2001
31. Cold exposure inhibits leptin secretion in vitro by a direct and non-specific action on adipose tissue
    European Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 142, no. 2, pp. 195–199, 2000
32. Elevated serum leptin concentrations induced by experimental acute inflammation
    Life Sciences, vol. 67, no. 20, pp. 2433–2441, 2000
33. Dual Effect of Insulin on in Vitro Leptin Secretion by Adipose Tissue
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 276, no. 2, pp. 477–482, 2000
34. Prolactin Induction of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Rat C6 Glioma Cells
    Journal of Neurochemistry, vol. 73, no. 6, pp. 2272–2277, 1999
35. Growth Hormone Secretagogues: The Clinical Future
    Hormone Research, vol. 51, no. Suppl. 3, pp. 29–33, 1999
36. Prolactin Stimulates Leptin Secretion by Rat White Adipose Tissue
    Endocrinology, vol. 140, no. 11, pp. 5149–5153, 1999
37. Simple method of detecting enteroviruses in contaminated molluscs and sewage by using polymerase chain reaction coupled with a colorimetric microwell detection assay
    The Science of The Total Environment, vol. 243-244, no. 1-3, pp. 285–289, 1999
38. Prolactin Activates Tyrosyl Phosphorylation of Insulin Receptor Substrate 1and Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH Kinase
    Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 272, no. 4, pp. 2050–2052, 1997
39. Prolactin modulation of nitric oxide and TNF-a production by peripheral neutrophils in rats
    Life Sciences, vol. 61, no. 14, pp. 1395–1403, 1997
40. Dominant Negative and Cooperative Effects of Mutant Forms of Prolactin Receptor
    Molecular Endocrinology, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 1020–1032, 1997
41. The effect of age and sex on the expression of prolactin binding activity in the chicken bursa of fabricius
    Life Sciences, vol. 59, no. 21, pp. 1803–1808, 1996
42. Regulation of prolactin receptor mRNA expression in peripheral lymphocytes in rats in response to changes in serum concentrations of prolactin
    Endocrinology, vol. 136, no. 10, pp. 4713–4716, 1995
43. Further evidence for the involvement of prolactin in the inflammatory response
    Life Sciences, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. PL105–PL110, 1993