Search Results - "Pihlajamaki, J"

Causal relationship of hepatic fat with liver damage and insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver by Dongiovanni, P., Stender, S., Pietrelli, A., Mancina, R. M., Cespiati, A., Petta, S., Pelusi, S., Pingitore, P., Badiali, S., Maggioni, M., Mannisto, V., Grimaudo, S., Pipitone, R. M., Pihlajamaki, J., Craxi, A., Taube, M., Carlsson, L. M.S., Fargion, S., Romeo, S., Kozlitina, J., Valenti, L.

“…Background and Aims Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is epidemiologically associated with hepatic and metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to examine…”
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Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Among Patients Admitted for Bariatric Surgery. A Prospective Multicentre Trial by Peromaa-Haavisto, P., Tuomilehto, H., Kössi, J., Virtanen, J., Luostarinen, M., Pihlajamäki, J., Käkelä, P., Victorzon, M.

“…Background Obesity has become one of the greatest public health concerns worldwide and is known to be the most important risk factor for obstructive sleep…”
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Association of plasma fatty acid composition with plasma irisin levels in normal weight and overweight/obese children by Viitasalo, A., Ågren, J., Venäläinen, T., Pihlajamäki, J., Jääskeläinen, J., Korkmaz, A., Atalay, M., Lakka, T. A.

“…Summary Background Irisin has been suggested to protect against overweight. There are no previous data on the association of plasma fatty acid (FA) composition…”
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Association of indices of liver and adipocyte insulin resistance with 19 confirmed susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes in 6,733 non-diabetic Finnish men by Vangipurapu, J, Stančáková, A, Pihlajamäki, J, Kuulasmaa, T. M, Kuulasmaa, T, Paananen, J, Kuusisto, J, Ferrannini, E, Laakso, M

“…Aims/hypothesis Of the confirmed type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci only a few are known to affect insulin sensitivity. We examined the association of indices…”
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Visfatin Is an Adipokine, But It Is Not Regulated by Thiazolidinediones by Hammarstedt, Ann, Pihlajamäki, Jussi, Rotter Sopasakis, Victoria, Gogg, Silvia, Jansson, Per-Anders, Laakso, Markku, Smith, Ulf

“…Context: Visfatin was recently reported to be expressed in human adipose tissue and to exert insulin-mimicking effects. Objective: The objective of this study…”
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Associations of I148M variant in PNPLA3 gene with plasma ALT levels during 2-year follow-up in normal weight and overweight children: the PANIC Study by Viitasalo, A., Pihlajamaki, J., Lindi, V., Atalay, M., Kaminska, D., Joro, R., Lakka, T. A.

“…Summary Objectives PNPLA3 I148M polymorphism (rs738409) has been strongly associated with liver fat content and plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in…”
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Glomerular filtration rate and parathyroid hormone are associated with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in men without chronic kidney disease by Karhapää, P., Pihlajamäki, J., Pörsti, I., Kastarinen, M., Mustonen, J., Niemelä, O., Tuomi, H., Kuusisto, J.

“…  Karhapää P, Pihlajamäki J, Pörsti I, Kastarinen M, Mustonen J, Niemelä O, Tuomi H, Kuusisto J (University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; University of Tampere,…”
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Framework of the outreach after a school shooting and the students perceptions of the provided support by Turunen, Tuija, Haravuori, Henna, Pihlajamäki, Jaakko J., Marttunen, Mauri, Punamäki, Raija-Leena

“…A large number of bereaved family members, surviving students, and their relatives as well as school staff and the wider community were in need of psychosocial…”
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Obstructive sleep apnea: the effect of bariatric surgery after 12 months. A prospective multicenter trial by Peromaa-Haavisto, P., MD, PhD, Tuomilehto, H., MD, PhD, Kössi, J., MD, PhD, Virtanen, J., MD, Luostarinen, M., MD, PhD, Pihlajamäki, J., MD, PhD, Käkelä, P., MD, Victorzon, M., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder, particularly in bariatric patients. It is known to be tightly linked…”
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High circulating levels of RBP4 and mRNA levels of aP2, PGC‐1α and UCP‐2 predict improvement in insulin sensitivity following pioglitazone treatment of drug‐naïve type 2 diabetic subjects by Hammarstedt, A., Pihlajamäki, J., Graham, T. E., Kainulainen, S., Kahn, B. B., Laakso, M., Smith, U.

“… Context.  High levels of circulating retinol‐binding protein 4 (RBP4) and baseline expression of adipogenic genes correlate with subsequent improvement in…”
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Linkage of familial combined hyperlipidaemia to chromosome 1q21-q23 by Pajukanta, Päivi, Nuotio, Ilpo, Terwilliger, Joseph D, Porkka, Kimmo V.K, Ylitalo, Kati, Pihlajamäki, Jussi, Suomalainen, Aki J, Syvänen, Ann-Christine, Lehtimäki, Terho, Viikari, Jorma S.A, Laakso, Markku, Taskinen, Marja-Riitta, Ehnholm, Christian, Peltonen, Leena

“…More than half of the patients with angiographically confirmed premature coronary heart disease (CHD) have a familial lipoprotein disorder. Familial combined…”
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High amount of visceral fat mass is associated with multiple metabolic changes in offspring of type 2 diabetic patients by SALMENNIEMI, U, RUOTSALAINEN, E, VÄNTTINEN, M, VAUHKONEN, I, PIHIAJAMÄKI, J, KAINULAINEN, S, PUNNONEN, K, LAAKSO, M

“…To investigate the relative contribution of total body fat mass (TFM) and intra-abdominal fat mass (IAFM) to metabolic consequences of obesity in offspring of…”
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Haplotypes of PPARGC1A are associated with glucose tolerance, body mass index and insulin sensitivity in offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes by PIHLAJAMÄKI, J, KINNUNEN, M, RUOTSALAINEN, E, SALMENNIEMI, U, VAUHKONEN, I, KUULASMAA, T, KAINULAINEN, S, LAAKSO, M

“…Decreased expression of the peroxisomal proliferator activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha gene (PPARGC1A) is found in patients with type 2 diabetes,…”
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104 A CANDIDATE-GENE APPROACH TO VALIDATION OF GENETIC MODIFIER ASSOCIATIONS USING A LARGE COHORT WITH HISTOLOGICALLY CHARACTERISED NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE by Anstee, Q.M, Darlay, R, Leathart, J, Liu, Y.-L, Tordjman, J, Clement, K, Aithal, G, Valenti, L, Van Gaal, L, Stickel, F, Alison, M, Romero-Gomez, M, Andrade, R, Reeves, H, Bedossa, P, Pihlajamaki, J, Kotronen, A, Yki-Jarvinen, H, Chalasani, N, Kleiner, D.E, Rotter, J, Burt, A, Ratziu, V, Cordell, H.J, Daly, A.K, Day, C.P

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Associations between weight loss history and factors related to type 2 diabetes risk in the Stop Diabetes study by Halali, F., Lapveteläinen, A., Aittola, K., Männikkö, R., Tilles-Tirkkonen, T., Järvelä-Reijonen, E., Absetz, P., Kolehmainen, M., Schwab, U., Lindström, J., Lakka, T. A., Pihlajamäki, J., Karhunen, L.

“…Background Frequent weight loss attempts are related to maladaptive eating behaviours and higher body mass index (BMI). We studied associations of several type…”
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Common polymorphisms in the genes regulating the early insulin signalling pathway: effects on weight change and the conversion from impaired glucose tolerance to Type 2 diabetes. The Finnish Diabetes Prevention study by LAUKKANEN, O, PIHLAJAMÄKI, J, LAAKSO, M, LINDSTRÖM, J, ERIKSSON, J, VALLE, T. T, HÄMÄLÄINEN, H, ILANNE-PARIKKA, P, KEINÄNEN-KIUKAANNIEMI, S, TUOMILEHTO, J, UUSITUPA, M

“…Type 2 diabetes is a complex disorder with strong heritability. The aim of our study was to investigate whether common polymorphisms in the genes regulating…”
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Diverse associations of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25‐dihydroxy‐vitamin D with dyslipidaemias by Karhapää, P., Pihlajamäki, J., Pörsti, I., Kastarinen, M., Mustonen, J., Niemelä, O., Kuusisto, J.

“…  Karhapää P, Pihlajamäki J, Pörsti I, Kastarinen M, Mustonen J, Niemelä O, Kuusisto J (University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; University of Tampere, Tampere;…”
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High circulating levels of RBP4 and mRNA levels of aP2, PGC-1alpha and UCP-2 predict improvement in insulin sensitivity following pioglitazone treatment of drug-naïve type 2 diabetic subjects by Hammarstedt, A, Pihlajamäki, J, Graham, T E, Kainulainen, S, Kahn, B B, Laakso, M, Smith, U

“…High levels of circulating retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and baseline expression of adipogenic genes correlate with subsequent improvement in insulin…”
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Association of angiotensin converting enzyme and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter gene polymorphisms with features of the insulin resistance syndrome in patients with premature coronary heart disease by Viitanen, Laura, Pihlajamäki, Jussi, Halonen, Pirjo, Lehtonen, Maija, Kareinen, Anu, Lehto, Seppo, Laakso, Markku

“…Polymorphisms of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) (insertion/deletion (I/D) in intron 16) and of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) (promoter…”
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Alterations in fatty acid metabolism in response to obesity surgery combined with dietary counseling by Walle, P, Takkunen, M, Männistö, V, Vaittinen, M, Käkelä, P, Ågren, J, Schwab, U, Lindström, J, Tuomilehto, J, Uusitupa, M, Pihlajamäki, J

“…Background: The effects of obesity surgery on serum and adipose tissue fatty acid (FA) profile and FA metabolism may modify the risk of obesity-related…”
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