• Ghrelin neutralization during fasting-refeeding cycle impairs the recuperation of body weight and alters hepatic energy metabolism 

      Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Helming, Steffen; Vázquez, María J.; Klussmann, Sven; Cordido, Fernando (Elsevier, 2011)
      [Abstract] Ghrelin, a hormone whose levels increase during food deprivation, plays a pivotal role in the regulation of food intake, energy metabolism and storage, as well as in insulin sensitivity. Here, we investigated ...
    • Hypothalamic miR-30 regulates puberty onset via repression of the puberty-suppressing factor, Mkrn3 

      Heras, Violeta; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Manfredi-Lozano, María; Sánchez-Tapia, María J.; Ruiz-Pino, Francisco; Roa, Juan; Lara-Chica, Maribel; Morrugares-Carmona, Rosario; Jouy, Nathalie; Abreu, Ana P.; Prevot, Vincent; Belsham, Denise; Vázquez, María J.; Calzado, Marco A.; Pinilla, Leonor; Gaytán, Francisco; Latronico, Ana C.; Kaiser, Ursula B.; Castellano, Juan M.; Tena-Sempere, Manuel (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-07)
      [Abstract] Mkrn3, the maternally imprinted gene encoding the makorin RING-finger protein-3, has recently emerged as putative pubertal repressor, as evidenced by central precocity caused by MKRN3 mutations in humans; ...