Margherita Maffei

26.0k citations

63 papers · 20.6k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 33

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.01%
Physiology top 0.05%
Epidemiology top 0.1%
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.01%
Molecular Biology top 5%

Co-authors: Jeffrey M. Friedman Marisa Barone Yiying Zhang Jeffrey L. Halaas Roger L. Lallone K.S. Gajiwala S.K. Burley Brian T. Chait
Topics: Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (25 papers)Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers)Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (16 papers)
Cited by: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Nutrition and Dietetics Physiology
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: Italy United States France

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Margherita Maffei

61 papers receiving 19.8k citations

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Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue

1994 10.5k citations Yiying Zhang, Margherita Maffei et al. Nature profile →
Weight-Reducing Effects of the Plasma Protein Encoded by the obese Gene

1995 3.7k citations Margherita Maffei, Jeffrey M. Friedman et al. profile →
Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects

1995 3.1k citations Margherita Maffei, Jeffrey M. Friedman et al. profile →
Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue

1995 734 citations Margherita Maffei, Marisa Barone et al. Nature profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Reduced ccl11/eotaxin mediates the beneficial effects of environmental stimulation on the aged hippocampus 2021 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Gaia Scabia,Giovanna Testa,Manuela Scali,Serena Del Turco,Genni Desiato,Nicoletta Berardi,Alessandro Sale,Michela Matteoli,Lamberto Maffei,Margherita Maffei,Marco Mainardi	23
2	Leptin, the brain and energy homeostasis: From an apparently simple to a highly complex neuronal system 2021 ·Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders ·Margherita Maffei,Antonio Giordano	24
3	Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Acts on Distinctive Hypothalamic Arcuate Neurons and Promotes Leptin Entry Into and Action on the Mouse Hypothalamus 2020 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·(unknown),Ilenia Severi,Jessica Perugini,(unknown),Marco Mainardi,Margherita Maffei,Saverio Cinti,Antonio Giordano	12
4	Serum IGF-binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) concentrations change early after gastric bypass bariatric surgery revealing a possible marker of leptin sensitivity in obese subjects 2019 ·Endocrine ·Giovanni Ceccarini,Caterina Pelosini,Federica Ferrari,Silvia Magno,(unknown),Guido Salvetti,(unknown),(unknown),P Buccianti,Paolo Piaggi,Margherita Maffei,Ferruccio Santini	18
5	Fuel homeostasis and locomotor behavior: role of leptin and melanocortin pathways 2014 ·Journal of Endocrinological Investigation ·Giovanni Ceccarini,Margherita Maffei,Paolo Vitti,Ferruccio Santini	15
6	Haptoglobin Is Required to Prevent Oxidative Stress and Muscle Atrophy 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Enrico Bertaggia,Gaia Scabia,Stefania Dalise,(unknown),Ferruccio Santini,Paolo Vitti,Carmelo Chisari,Marco Sandri,Margherita Maffei	53
7	Identification of a novel mutation in the polymerase delta 1 (POLD1) gene in a lipodystrophic patient affected by mandibular hypoplasia, deafness, progeroid features (MDPL) syndrome 2014 ·Metabolism ·Caterina Pelosini,Silvia Martinelli,Giovanni Ceccarini,Silvia Magno,Ilaria Barone,Alessio Basolo,Paola Fierabracci,Paolo Vitti,Margherita Maffei,Ferruccio Santini	43
8	The expression of platelet serotonin transporter (SERT) in human obesity 2013 ·BMC Neuroscience ·Gino Giannaccini,Laura Betti,Lionella Palego,Alessandro Marsili,Ferruccio Santini,Caterina Pelosini,Laura Fabbrini,(unknown),Laura Giusti,Margherita Maffei,M Lanza,(unknown),Stefano Baroni,Mauro Mauri,Paolo Vitti,Paola Fierabracci,Antonio Lucacchini	19
9	Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Concentrations Are Reduced in Severely Obese Women and Raise After Weight Loss Induced by Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding 2012 ·Obesity Surgery ·Giulia Galli,Aldo Pinchera,Paolo Piaggi,Paola Fierabracci,Monica Giannetti,Giorgia Querci,(unknown),Luca Manetti,Giovanni Ceccarini,Silvia Martinelli,(unknown),Marco Anselmino,Fausto Bogazzi,Alberto Landi,Paolo Vitti,Margherita Maffei,Ferruccio Santini	36
10	Description of an AGPAT2 pathologic allelic variant in a 54-year-old Caucasian woman with Berardinelli-Seip syndrome 2011 ·Acta Diabetologica ·Caterina Pelosini,Silvia Martinelli,(unknown),Enrico Pucci,Paola Fierabracci,Giovanna Scartabelli,Guido Salvetti,Paolo Vitti,Margherita Maffei,Aldo Pinchera,Ferruccio Santini	7
11	Haptoglobin activates innate immunity to enhance acute transplant rejection in mice 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Hua Shen,Yang Song,Christopher M. Colangelo,Terence Wu,Can Bruce,Gaia Scabia,Anjela Galan,Margherita Maffei,Daniel R. Goldstein	53
12	The obesity and inflammatory marker haptoglobin attracts monocytes via interaction with chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2 (CCR2) 2009 ·BMC Biology ·Margherita Maffei,Marcella Funicello,(unknown),(unknown),Mario Costa,Simonetta Lisi,Alessandro Viegi,Osele Ciampi,Giuseppe Bardi,Paolo Vitti,Aldo Pinchera,Ferruccio Santini	46
13	Adipocytes differentiation in the presence of Pluronic F127–coated carbon nanotubes 2009 ·Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine ·Giuseppe Bardi,Orazio Vittorio,Margherita Maffei,Tommaso Pizzorusso,Mario Costa	10
14	Cathepsin K Null Mice Show Reduced Adiposity during the Rapid Accumulation of Fat Stores 2007 ·PLoS ONE ·Marcella Funicello,Michela Novelli,Maurizio Ragni,(unknown),(unknown),Joaquín Soriano‐López,Chiara Chiellini,Federico Boschi,Pasquina Marzola,Pellegrino Masiello,Paul Säftig,Ferruccio Santini,(unknown),Sylvie Desmarais,Nicolas Morin,Joseph A. Mancini,M. David Percival,Aldo Pinchera,Margherita Maffei	45
15	Continually high insulin levels impair Akt phosphorylation and glucose transport in human myoblasts 2005 ·Metabolism ·A. Bertacca,Annamaria Ciccarone,P Cecchetti,(unknown),Incoronata Laurenza,Margherita Maffei,Chiara Chiellini,Stefano Del Prato,Luca Benzi	34
16	Genetic Screening for Melanocortin-4 Receptor Mutations in a Cohort of Italian Obese Patients: Description and Functional Characterization of a Novel Mutation 2004 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Ferruccio Santini,Margherita Maffei,Giovanni Ceccarini,Caterina Pelosini,Giovanna Scartabelli,V. Rosellini,Chiara Chiellini,Alessandro Marsili,Simonetta Lisi,Massimo Tonacchera,Patrizia Agretti,Luca Chiovato,C. Mammoli,Paolo Vitti,Aldo Pinchera	42
17	Intraocular delivery of BDNF following visual cortex lesion upregulates cytosolic branched chain aminotransferase (BCATc) in the rat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus 2004 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown),Sibel Naska,Elisabetta Menna,Chiara Chiellini,Andrew J. Sweatt,Susan M. Hutson,Luca Benzi,Margherita Maffei,Lamberto Maffei,Yuri Bozzi	12
18	Characterization of the long pentraxin PTX3 as a TNFα-induced secreted protein of adipose cells 2003 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·(unknown),Olivier Bézy,Chiara Chiellini,Margherita Maffei,Paul A. Grimaldi,Frédéric Bonino,Naïma Moustaïd‐Moussa,Fabio Pasqualini,Alberto Mantovani,Gérard Ailhaud,Ez‐Zoubir Amri	118
19	Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologuebreakdown → 1994 ·Nature ·Yiying Zhang,(unknown),Margherita Maffei,Marisa Barone,(unknown),Jeffrey M. Friedman	10513
20	Cloning and developmental expression of LFB3/HNF1β transcription factor in Xenopus laevis 1994 ·Mechanisms of Development ·Anna Demartis,Margherita Maffei,Robert Vignali,Giuseppina Barsacchi,Vincenzo De Simone	44

About Margherita Maffei

Margherita Maffei is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology, having authored 63 papers that have together received 20.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (25 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (14.1k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (7.7k citations) and Physiology (9.6k citations). Margherita Maffei has collaborated with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Jeffrey M. Friedman, Marisa Barone, Yiying Zhang, Jeffrey L. Halaas, Roger L. Lallone, K.S. Gajiwala, S.K. Burley, Brian T. Chait, Daniel Rabinowitz and Steven L. Cohen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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