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Prof. Alessio Basolo

Associate Professor of Endocrinology · Endocrinology I

Prof. Alessio Basolo

Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa. He works clinically in Endocrinology Unit 1 of Pisa University Hospital (AOUP), in the Obesity and Lipodystrophy Centre and in ultrasound diagnostics.

Clinical activity

  • Outpatient clinics for general endocrinology, obesity and lipodystrophies, and ultrasound diagnostics at Endocrinology 1 (since 2020)
  • Clinical lead for the activities of the metabolic chamber at Endocrinology 1
  • From 2015 to 2020, clinical care of patients in National Institutes of Health (NIH) projects in Phoenix, Arizona

Education

2011
Degree in Medicine and Surgery with honours, University of Pisa. Thesis on congenital generalised lipodystrophy (Berardinelli-Seip syndrome)
2016
Specialisation in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases with honours, University of Pisa
2019
PhD in Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Pisa (grade: excellent)

Professional career

2015–2020
Visiting fellow at the Obesity and Diabetes Clinical Research Section, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Phoenix (Arizona, USA), with Dr. Jonathan Krakoff (59 months)
2020–2022
Research fellow, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa: studies on energy expenditure and weight control with a new metabolic chamber
2022–2025
Fixed-term Researcher (RTDB), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Since 2025
Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Research

His work focuses on thyroid disease, obesity and lipodystrophies, and on the study of energy expenditure and calorie intake with the metabolic chamber, the reference method for measuring 24-hour energy expenditure. In the United States he studied the pathogenesis of obesity and its link with type 2 diabetes; in Pisa he works in the group of Prof. Ferruccio Santini.

He has taken part as co-investigator in international clinical trials, including SELECT, STEP 5 and SELECT-LIFE on semaglutide in obesity, and in NIH studies on the gut microbiota and eating behaviour.

In 2017 he received the research award of the Basic Science Section at Obesity Week in Washington for the study «Dysregulation of energy sensing predicts long-term weight gain».

Teaching

He teaches in the Specialty School in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (endocrine-metabolic diagnostics, thyroid diseases, hypothalamic-pituitary diseases), in the degree courses in Sport and Exercise Medicine and in Food Biosafety and Quality, and in the PhD programme in Clinical Pathophysiology.

Scientific societies and journals

  • Member of the Italian Society of Obesity (SIO), Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), European Thyroid Association (ETA), European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) and Endocrine Society
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Endocrine Journal and Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Co-author of the consensus document «Prevention Italy 2021» on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Publications

Author of 63 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Medicine, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Thyroid and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and of the chapter «Obesity and thyroid function» in the volume Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity (Springer, 2015 and 2020).

Full list of publications (63)
  1. Pelosini C, Martinelli S, Ceccarini G, Magno S, Barone I, Basolo A, Fierabracci P, Vitti P, Maffei M, Santini F. 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. Metabolism 2014;63(11):1385-9. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2014.07.010. ISSN: 00260495
  2. Fierabracci P, Martinelli S, Tamberi A, Piaggi P, Basolo A, Pelosini C, Ricco I, Magno S, Querci G, Ceccarini G, Scartabelli G, Salvetti G, Vitti P, Santini F. Weight Loss and Variation of Levothyroxine Requirements in Hypothyroid Obese Patients After Bariatric Surgery. Thyroid 2016;26(4):499-503. (In eng). DOI: 10.1089/thy.2015.0473. ISSN: 10507256
  3. Heinitz S, Piaggi P, Vinales KL, Basolo A, Spranger J, Piomelli D, Krakoff J, Jumpertz von Schwartzenberg R. Specific skeletal muscle sphingolipid compounds in energy expenditure regulation and weight gain in Native Americans of Southwestern heritage. Int J Obes (Lond) 2017;41(10):1585-1593. (In eng). DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2017.143. ISSN: 03070565
  4. Basolo A, Burkholder J, Osgood K, Graham A, Bundrick S, Frankl J, Piaggi P, Thearle MS, Krakoff J. Exenatide has a pronounced effect on energy intake but not energy expenditure in non-diabetic subjects with obesity: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Metabolism 2018;85:116-125. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2018.03.017. ISSN: 00260495
  5. Basolo A, Votruba SB, Heinitz S, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Deviations in energy sensing predict long-term weight change in overweight Native Americans. Metabolism 2018;82:65-71. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.12.013. ISSN: 00260495
  6. Heinitz S, Basolo A, Piaggi P, Piomelli D, Jumpertz von Schwartzenberg R, Krakoff J. Peripheral Endocannabinoids Associated With Energy Expenditure in Native Americans of Southwestern Heritage. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018;103(3):1077-1087. (In eng). DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02257. ISSN: 03070565
  7. Heinitz S, Basolo A, Piomelli D, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Endocannabinoid Anandamide Mediates the Effect of Skeletal Muscle Sphingomyelins on Human Energy Expenditure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018;103(10):3757-3766. (In eng). DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-00780. ISSN: 0021972X
  8. Piaggi P, Vinales KL, Basolo A, Santini F, Krakoff J. Energy expenditure in the etiology of human obesity: spendthrift and thrifty metabolic phenotypes and energy-sensing mechanisms. J Endocrinol Invest 2018;41(1):83-89. (In eng). DOI: 10.1007/s40618-017-0732-9. ISSN: 03914097
  9. Basolo A, Begaye B, Hollstein T, Vinales KL, Walter M, Santini F, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Effects of Short-Term Fasting and Different Overfeeding Diets on Thyroid Hormones in Healthy Humans. Thyroid 2019;29(9):1209-1219. (In eng). DOI: 10.1089/thy.2019.0237. ISSN: 10507256
  10. Basolo A, Heinitz S, Stinson EJ, Begaye B, Hohenadel M, Piaggi P, Krakoff J, Votruba SB. Fasting glucagon-like peptide 1 concentration is associated with lower carbohydrate intake and increases with overeating. J Endocrinol Invest 2019;42(5):557-566. (In eng). DOI: 10.1007/s40618-018-0954-5. ISSN: 03914097
  11. Hollstein T, Ando T, Basolo A, Krakoff J, Votruba SB, Piaggi P. Metabolic response to fasting predicts weight gain during low-protein overfeeding in lean men: further evidence for spendthrift and thrifty metabolic phenotypes. Am J Clin Nutr 2019;110(3):593-604. (In eng). DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz062. ISSN: 00029165
  12. Basolo A, Ando T, Hollstein T, Votruba SB, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Higher Urinary Dopamine Concentration is Associated with Greater Ad Libitum Energy Intake in Humans. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(5):953-961. DOI: 10.1002/oby.22781. ISSN: 19307381
  13. Basolo A, Hohenadel M, Ang QY, Piaggi P, Heinitz S, Walter M, Walter P, Parrington S, Trinidad DD, von Schwartzenberg RJ, Turnbaugh PJ, Krakoff J. Effects of underfeeding and oral vancomycin on gut microbiome and nutrient absorption in humans. Nature Medicine 2020;26(4):589-598. (In eng). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0801-z. ISSN: 10788956
  14. Basolo A, Parrington S, Ando T, Hollstein T, Piaggi P, Krakoff J. Procedures for Measuring Excreted and Ingested Calories to Assess Nutrient Absorption Using Bomb Calorimetry. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(12):2315-2322. (In eng). DOI: 10.1002/oby.22965. ISSN: 19307381
  15. Basolo A, Shah MH, Parthasarathy V, Parrington S, Walter M, Votruba SB, Krakoff J, Piaggi P, Chang DC. Thigh Adipocyte Size is Inversely Related to Energy Intake and Respiratory Quotient in Healthy Women. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(6):1129-1140. (In eng). DOI: 10.1002/oby.22804. ISSN: 19307381
  16. Chang DC, Basolo A, Piaggi P, Votruba SB, Krakoff J. Hydration biomarkers and copeptin: relationship with ad libitum energy intake, energy expenditure, and metabolic fuel selection. Eur J Clin Nutr 2020;74(1):158-166. (In eng). DOI: 10.1038/s41430-019-0445-6. ISSN: 09543007
  17. Heinitz S, Hollstein T, Ando T, Walter M, Basolo A, Krakoff J, Votruba SB, Piaggi P. Early adaptive thermogenesis is a determinant of weight loss after six weeks of caloric restriction in overweight subjects. Metabolism 2020;110:154303. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154303. ISSN: 00260495
  18. Hollstein T, Basolo A, Ando T, Votruba SB, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Urinary Norepinephrine Is a Metabolic Determinant of 24-Hour Energy Expenditure and Sleeping Metabolic Rate in Adult Humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020;105(4):1145-56. (In eng). DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa047. ISSN: 0021972X
  19. Hollstein T, Basolo A, Ando T, Votruba SB, Walter M, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Recharacterizing the Metabolic State of Energy Balance in Thrifty and Spendthrift Phenotypes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020;105(5):1375-92. (In eng). DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa098. ISSN: 0021972X
  20. Hollstein T, Heinitz S, Ando T, Rodzevik TL, Basolo A, Walter M, Chang DC, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Metabolic Responses to 24-Hour Fasting and Mild Cold Exposure in Overweight Individuals Are Correlated and Accompanied by Changes in FGF21 Concentration. Diabetes 2020;69(7):1382-1388. (In eng). DOI: 10.2337/db20-0153. ISSN: 00121797
  21. Basolo A, Ando T, Chang DC, Hollstein T, Krakoff J, Piaggi P, Votruba S. Reduced Albumin Concentration Predicts Weight Gain and Higher Ad Libitum Energy Intake in Humans. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021;12:642568. (In eng). DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.642568. ISSN: 16642392
  22. Basolo A, Bechi Genzano S, Piaggi P, Krakoff J, Santini F. Energy Balance and Control of Body Weight: Possible Effects of Meal Timing and Circadian Rhythm Dysregulation. Nutrients 2021;13(9) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/nu13093276. ISSN: 20726643
  23. Basolo A, Hollstein T, Shah MH, Walter M, Krakoff J, Votruba SB, Piaggi P. Higher fasting plasma FGF21 concentration is associated with lower ad libitum soda consumption in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 2021;114(4):1518-1522. (In eng). DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab204. ISSN: 00029165
  24. Basolo A, Hollstein T, Walter M, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Urinary Dopamine Excretion Rate Decreases during Acute Dietary Protein Deprivation and Is Associated with Increased Plasma Pancreatic Polypeptide Concentration. Nutrients 2021;13(4) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/nu13041234. ISSN: 20726643
  25. Basolo A, Matrone A, Elisei R, Santini F. Effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on thyroid function and thyroid hormone metabolism. Semin Cancer Biol 2021 (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.12.008. ISSN: 1044579X
  26. Basolo A, Poma AM, Giannini R, Ceccarini G, Pelosini C, Fierabracci P, Castany MU, Bechi Genzano S, Ambrosini CE, Materazzi G, Chiovato L, Basolo F, Santini F, Torregrossa L. Histological pattern and gene expression profiling of thyroid tissue in subjects with obesity. J Endocrinol Invest 2021 (In eng). DOI: 10.1007/s40618-021-01662-w. ISSN: 03914097
  27. Hollstein T, Basolo A, Ando T, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Reduced adaptive thermogenesis during acute protein-imbalanced overfeeding is a metabolic hallmark of the human thrifty phenotype. Am J Clin Nutr 2021;114(4):1396-1407. (In eng). DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab209. ISSN: 00029165
  28. Hollstein T, Heinitz S, Basolo A, Krakoff J, Votruba SB, Piaggi P. Reduced metabolic efficiency in sedentary eucaloric conditions predicts greater weight regain in adults with obesity following sustained weight loss. Int J Obes (Lond) 2021;45(4):840-849. (In eng). DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00748-y. ISSN: 03070565
  29. Hollstein T, Vinales K, Chen KY, Cypess AM, Basolo A, Schlögl M, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Reduced brown adipose tissue activity during cold exposure is a metabolic feature of the human thrifty phenotype. Metabolism 2021;117:154709. (In eng). DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154709. ISSN: 00260495
  30. Macerola E, Poma AM, Vignali P, Basolo A, Ugolini C, Torregrossa L, Santini F, Basolo F. Molecular Genetics of Follicular-Derived Thyroid Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021;13(5) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/cancers13051139. ISSN: 20726694
  31. Macerola E, Proietti A, Poma AM, Ugolini C, Torregrossa L, Vignali P, Basolo A, Materazzi G, Elisei R, Santini F, Basolo F. Molecular Alterations in Relation to Histopathological Characteristics in a Large Series of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma from a Single Institution. Cancers (Basel) 2021;13(13) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133123. ISSN: 20726694
  32. Poma AM, Basolo A, Bonuccelli D, Proietti A, Macerola E, Ugolini C, Torregrossa L, Alì G, Giannini R, Vignali P, Santini F, Toniolo A, Basolo F. Activation of Type I and Type II Interferon signaling in SARS-CoV-2-positive thyroid tissue of patients dying from COVID-19. Thyroid 2021 (In eng). DOI: 10.1089/thy.2021.0345. ISSN: 10507256
  33. Poma AM, Bonuccelli D, Giannini R, Macerola E, Vignali P, Ugolini C, Torregrossa L, Proietti A, Pistello M, Basolo A, Santini F, Toniolo A, Basolo F. COVID-19 autopsy cases: detection of virus in endocrine tissues. J Endocrinol Invest 2021:1-6. (In eng). DOI: 10.1007/s40618-021-01628-y. ISSN: 03914097
  34. Poma AM, Hammerstad SS, Genoni A, Basolo A, Dahl-Jorgensen K, Toniolo A. Immune Transcriptome of Cells Infected with Enterovirus Strains Obtained from Cases of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease. Microorganisms 2021;9(4) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9040876. ISSN: 20762607
  35. Poma AM, Macerola E, Basolo A, Batini V, Rago T, Santini F, Torregrossa L. Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histological Types of Thyroid Cancer in the Elderly: Evaluation of 9070 Patients from a Single Referral Centre. Cancers (Basel) 2021;13(4) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040907. ISSN: 20726694
  36. Agate L, Minaldi E, Basolo A, Angeli V, Jaccheri R, Santini F, Elisei R. Nutrition in Advanced Thyroid Cancer Patients. Nutrients 2022;14(6) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/nu14061298. ISSN: 20726643
  37. Basolo A, Poma AM, Bonuccelli D, Proietti A, Macerola E, Ugolini C, Torregrossa L, Giannini R, Vignali P, Basolo F, Santini F, Toniolo A. Adipose tissue in COVID-19: detection of SARS-CoV-2 in adipocytes and activation of the interferon-alpha response. J Endocrinol Invest 2022:1-9. (In eng). DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01742-5. ISSN: 03914097
  38. Macerola E, Poma AM, Proietti A, Rago T, Romani R, Vignali P, Ugolini C, Torregrossa L, Basolo A, Santini F, Basolo F. Down-regulation of miR-7-5p and miR-548ar-5p predicts malignancy in indeterminate thyroid nodules negative for BRAF and RAS mutations. Endocrine 2022 (In eng). DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-03034-7. ISSN: 1355008X
  39. Piaggi P, Basolo A, Martin CK, Redman LM, Votruba SB, Krakoff J. The counterbalancing effects of energy expenditure on body weight regulation: Orexigenic versus energy-consuming mechanisms. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2022;30(3):639-644. (In eng). DOI: 10.1002/oby.23332. ISSN: 19307381
  40. Poma AM, Macerola E, Proietti A, Vignali P, Sparavelli R, Torregrossa L, Matrone A, Basolo A, Elisei R, Santini F, Ugolini C. Clinical-Pathological Features and Treatment Outcome of Patients With Hobnail Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:842424. (In eng). DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.842424. ISSN: 16642392
  41. Vignali P, Proietti A, Macerola E, Poma AM, Torregrossa L, Ugolini C, Basolo A, Matrone A, Rago T, Santini F, Elisei R, Materazzi G, Basolo F. Clinical-Pathological and Molecular Evaluation of 451 NIFTP Patients from a Single Referral Center. Cancers (Basel) 2022;14(2) (In eng). DOI: 10.3390/cancers14020420. ISSN: 20726694
  42. Basolo A, Magno S, Santini F, Ceccarini G. Ketogenic Diet and Weight Loss: Is There an Effect on Energy Expenditure? Nutrients. 2022 Apr 26;14(9):1814. doi: 10.3390/nu14091814. PMID: 35565778 Free PMC article. Review.
  43. Poma AM, Proietti A, Macerola E, Bonuccelli D, Conti M, Salvetti A, Dolo V, Chillà A, Basolo A, Santini F, Toniolo A, Basolo F. Suppression of Pituitary Hormone Genes in Subjects Who Died From COVID-19 Independently of Virus Detection in the Gland. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jul 14;107(8):2243-2253. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac312. PMID: 35567590 Free PMC article.
  44. Macerola E, Poma AM, Vignali P, Proietti A, Ugolini C, Torregrossa L, Basolo A, Elisei R, Santini F, Basolo F. Predictive Biomarkers in Thyroid Cancer. Front Oncol. 2022 May 6;12:901004. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.901004. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35600349 Free PMC article. Review.
  45. Hollstein T, Basolo A, Unlu Y, Ando T, Walter M, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Effects of Short-term Fasting on Ghrelin/GH/IGF-1 Axis in Healthy Humans: The Role of Ghrelin in the Thrifty Phenotype. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Aug 18;107(9):e3769-e3780. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac353. PMID: 35678263
  46. Fierabracci P, Basolo A, Scartabelli G, Bechi Genzano S, Salvetti G, Sotgia G, Rotondi M, Chiovato L, Ceccarini G, Santini F. Possible added value of thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) testing in the evaluation of thyroidal status of subjects with overweight or obesity. J Endocrinol Invest. 2022 Nov;45(11):2077-2084. doi: 10.1007/s40618-022-01839-x. Epub 2022 Jul 4. PMID: 35781791 Free PMC article.
  47. Torregrossa L, Poma AM, Macerola E, Rago T, Vignali P, Romani R, Proietti A, Di Stefano I, Scuotri G, Ugolini C, Basolo A, Antonelli A, Materazzi G, Santini F, Basolo F. The Italian Consensus for the Classification and Reporting of Thyroid Cytology: Cytohistologic and molecular correlations on 37,371 nodules from a single institution. Cancer Cytopathol. 2022 Jul 5. doi: 10.1002/cncy.22618. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35789118
  48. Macerola E, Proietti A, Poma AM, Vignali P, Sparavelli R, Ginori A, Basolo A, Elisei R, Santini F, Basolo F. Limited Accuracy of Pan-Trk Immunohistochemistry Screening for NTRK Rearrangements in Follicular-Derived Thyroid Carcinoma. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jul 5;23(13):7470. doi: 10.3390/ijms23137470. PMID: 35806472 Free PMC article.
  49. Matrone A, Basolo A, Santini F, Elisei R. Understanding the effect of obesity on papillary thyroid cancer: is there a need for tailored diagnostic and therapeutic management? Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Oct 6:1-10. doi: 10.1080/17446651.2022.2131529. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36203362
  50. Basolo A, Poma AM, Macerola E, Bonuccelli D, Proietti A, Salvetti A, Vignali P, Torregrossa L, Evangelisti L, Sparavelli R, Giannini R, Ugolini C, Basolo F, Santini F, Toniolo A. AUTOPSY STUDY OF TESTICLES IN COVID-19: UPREGULATION OF IMMUNE-RELATED GENES AND DOWNREGULATION OF TESTIS-SPECIFIC GENES. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Oct 19:dgac608. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac608. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36260523
  51. Macerola E, Poma AM, Vignali P, Proietti A, Torregrossa L, Ugolini C, Basolo A, Matrone A, Elisei R, Santini F, Basolo F. MicroRNA expression profiling of RAS-mutant thyroid tumors with follicular architecture: microRNA signatures to discriminate benign from malignant lesions. J Endocrinol Invest. 2023 Aug;46(8):1651-1662. doi: 10.1007/s40618-023-02023-5. Epub 2023 Feb 7. PMID: 36749451
  52. Proietti A, Signorini F, Giannini R, Poma AM, Macerola E, Torregrossa L, Materazzi G, Basolo A, Santini F, Elisei R, Viola D, Basolo F, Ugolini C. Outcomes of the Tall-Cell Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Patients with Different Ages: A 17-Year Mono-Institutional Experience. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr 5;15(7):2152. doi: 10.3390/cancers15072152. PMID: 37046812
  53. Poma AM, Bonuccelli D, Macerola E, Niballi S, Basolo A, Santini F, Basolo F, Toniolo A. Transcriptional changes in multiple endocrine organs from lethal cases of COVID-19. J Mol Med (Berl). 2023 Aug;101(8):973-986. doi: 10.1007/s00109-023-02334-3. Epub 2023 May 29. PMID: 37246981
  54. Basolo A, Salvetti G, Giannese D, Genzano SB, Ceccarini G, Giannini R, Sotgia G, Fierabracci P, Piaggi P, Santini F. Obesity, Hyperfiltration, and Early Kidney Damage: A New Formula for the Estimation of Creatinine Clearance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Nov 17;108(12):3280-3286. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad330. PMID: 37296533
  55. Poma AM, Basolo A, Alì G, Bonuccelli D, Di Stefano I, Conti M, Mazzetti P, Sparavelli R, Vignali P, Macerola E, Pistello M, Santini F, Basolo F, Toniolo A. SARS-CoV-2 spread to endocrine organs is associated with obesity: an autopsy study of COVID-19 cases. Endocrine. 2024 Jan;83(1):110-117. doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03518-0. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PMID: 37698811
  56. Basolo A, Fierabracci P, Salvetti G, Santini F. Comment on: Semaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in obesity without diabetes. J Endocrinol Invest. 2024 May;47(5):1047-1049. doi: 10.1007/s40618-023-02290-2. Epub 2023 Dec 29. PMID: 38157134
  57. Basolo A, Bechi Genzano S, Vitti J, Salvetti G, Gilio D, Ceccarini G, Scartabelli G, Lippi C, Bellini R, Mancini R, D'Imporzano S, Moretto C, Angeli V, Troiani D, Fierabracci P, Jaccheri R, Calderone A, Poma AM, Chiovato L, Saponati G, Santini F. Efficacy of multivitamin support following bariatric surgery in patients with obesity: a prospective observational study. Eat Weight Disord. 2024 May 7;29(1):34. doi: 10.1007/s40519-024-01655-7. PMID: 38714632
  58. Basolo A, Piaggi P, Angeli V, Fierabracci P, Bologna C, Vignali E, Troiani D, Jaccheri R, Pelosini C, Paoli M, Salvetti G, Chiovato L, Krakoff J, Landi A, Santini F. Effects of One-Month Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on 24 h Energy Metabolism and Body Composition in Women with Obesity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Apr 2: dgaf196. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaf196. Online ahead of print.
  59. Basolo A, Paolucci G, Piaggi P, Angeli V, Bechi Genzano S, Fierabracci P, Vignali E, Bologna C, Salvetti G, Chiovato L, Natali A, Krakoff J, Landi A, Santini F. Effects of 6-month treatment with the GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide on 24-hour energy metabolism and body composition in adults with obesity. J Endocrinol Invest. 2025 Nov;48(11):2735-2745. doi: 10.1007/s40618-025-02717-y. Epub 2025 Oct 8. PMID: 41060519.
  60. Basolo A, Lupi I, Piaggi P, Angeli V, Fierabracci P, Bologna C, Jaccheri R, Manetti L, Vignali E, Urbani C, Salvetti G, Chiovato L, Fleseriu M, Krakoff J, Landi A, Santini F. A Novel Evaluation of 24-hour Energy Metabolism in Cushing's Syndrome: The Metabolic Cost of Hypercortisolism. J Endocr Soc. 2025 Nov 21;10(2):bvaf186. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvaf186. PMID: 41551205; PMCID: PMC12810051.
  61. Hollstein T, Basolo A, Ando T, Chang DC, Krakoff J, Piaggi P. Specific metabolic rate and body weight regulation: racial and ethnic differences in mass-independent energy expenditure. J Endocrinol Invest. 2026 Aug;49(8):2009-2025. doi: 10.1007/s40618-026-02865-9. Epub 2026 Apr 6. PMID: 41940917.
  62. Basolo A, Piaggi P, Angeli V, Fierabracci P, Bologna C, Paolucci G, Salvetti G, Chiovato L, Krakoff J, Landi A, Santini F. Six- and Twelve-Month Changes in Body Composition and 24-h Energy Expenditure After a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Aug;34(8):1558-1568. doi: 10.1002/oby.70236. Epub 2026 Jun 15. PMID: 42297602; PMCID: PMC13422652.
  63. Tocci G, Nardoianni G, Pala B, Zuppini E, Gualtieri P, Di Renzo L, Valenti V, Basolo A, Salvetti G, Santini F, Sciarretta S, Barbato E. Severe obesity is independently associated with elevated 24-hour ambulatory heart rate in hypertensive outpatients. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 Jul 4:104857. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104857. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42463339.

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