Professore Associato di Endocrinologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa. Svolge attività clinica nell'Unità Operativa di Endocrinologia 1 dell'Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, nel Centro Obesità e Lipodistrofie e nella diagnostica ecografica.
Attività clinica
- Ambulatori di endocrinologia generale, obesità e lipodistrofie e diagnostica ecografica dell'Endocrinologia 1 (dal 2020)
- Referente per le attività cliniche della camera metabolica dell'Endocrinologia 1
- Dal 2015 al 2020 assistenza clinica ai pazienti nei progetti del National Institutes of Health (NIH) a Phoenix, Arizona
Formazione
- 2011
- Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia con lode, Università di Pisa. Tesi sulla lipodistrofia congenita generalizzata (sindrome di Berardinelli-Seip)
- 2016
- Specializzazione in Endocrinologia e Malattie del Metabolismo con lode, Università di Pisa
- 2019
- Dottorato di Ricerca in Fisiopatologia Clinica, Università di Pisa (giudizio: ottimo)
Percorso professionale
- 2015–2020
- Visiting fellow presso la Obesity and Diabetes Clinical Research Section, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Phoenix (Arizona, USA), con il Dr. Jonathan Krakoff (59 mesi)
- 2020–2022
- Assegnista di ricerca, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa: studi sul consumo energetico e il controllo del peso con una nuova camera metabolica
- 2022–2025
- Ricercatore a tempo determinato (RTDB), Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale
- Dal 2025
- Professore Associato di Endocrinologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale
Ricerca
Si occupa di patologia tiroidea, obesità e lipodistrofie e dello studio del consumo energetico e dell'introito calorico con la camera metabolica, il metodo di riferimento per misurare la spesa energetica nelle 24 ore. Negli Stati Uniti ha studiato la patogenesi dell'obesità e il suo legame con il diabete di tipo 2; a Pisa lavora nel gruppo del Prof. Ferruccio Santini.
Ha partecipato come co-investigator a studi clinici internazionali, tra cui SELECT, STEP 5 e SELECT-LIFE sulla semaglutide nell'obesità, e a studi del NIH sul microbiota intestinale e sul comportamento alimentare.
Nel 2017 ha ricevuto il premio per la ricerca della Basic Science Section all'Obesity Week di Washington per lo studio «Dysregulation of energy sensing predicts long-term weight gain».
Didattica
Insegna nella Scuola di Specializzazione in Endocrinologia e Malattie del Metabolismo (diagnostica endocrino-metabolica, malattie della tiroide, malattie ipotalamo-ipofisarie), nei corsi di laurea in Medicina dello sport e dell'esercizio fisico e in Biosicurezza e qualità degli alimenti, e nel Dottorato in Fisiopatologia clinica.
Società scientifiche e riviste
- Membro di Società Italiana Obesità (SIO), Società Italiana di Endocrinologia (SIE), European Thyroid Association (ETA), European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) ed Endocrine Society
- Membro dell'Editorial Board di Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Endocrine Journal e Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Co-autore del documento di consenso «Prevention Italy 2021» per la prevenzione delle malattie cardiovascolari
Pubblicazioni
Autore di 63 pubblicazioni su riviste internazionali peer-review, tra cui Nature Medicine, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Thyroid e American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, e del capitolo «Obesity and thyroid function» nel volume Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity (Springer, 2015 e 2020).
Elenco completo delle pubblicazioni (63)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.