• Beneficial effects of bariatric surgery-induced by weight loss on the proteome of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue 

      Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Varela, Luis; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Noguera, José Francisco; Valero-Gasalla, Javier; Cordido, Fernando; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Bravo, Susana Belén (MDPI, 2020-01-13)
      [Abstract] Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effective treatment for obesity and has a positive impact on cardiometabolic risk and in the remission of type 2 diabetes. Following BS, the majority of fat mass is lost from ...
    • Central resistance to thyroid hormones in morbidly obese subjects is reversed after bariatric surgery-induced weight loss 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Cordido, María; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Pena-Bello, Lara; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2020-01-28)
      [Abstract] Endocrine abnormalities are common in obesity, including altered thyroid function. The altered thyroid function of obesity may be due to a mild acquired resistance to the thyroid hormone. The aim of this study ...
    • Circulating levels of irisin in hypopituitary and normal subjects 

      Pena-Bello, Lara; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Eiras-Leal, Raquel; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Pérez-Fontán, Miguel; Cordido, María; Cordido, Fernando (PLoS ONE, 2016-07-29)
      [Abstract] Context. The recently identified myokine irisin conveys some of the benefits of exercise. Hypopituitarism with adult growth hormone deficiency (HP) is a situation characterized by decreased GH secretion and an ...
    • Cost-effectiveness analysis of preoperative treatment of acromegaly with somatostatin analogue on surgical outcome 

      Margusino-Framiñán, Luis; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Pena-Bello, Lara; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pita-Gutiérrez, Francisco; Pita-Fernández, Salvador; Cordido, Fernando (Elsevier, 2015-08-20)
      [Abstract] Context. There is no uniform standard of care for acromegaly. Due to the high costs involved, steps must be taken to ensure the cost-effective delivery of treatment. Objective. Taking the results of an earlier ...
    • Effect of weight loss after bariatric surgery on thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in euthyroid patients with morbid obesity 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Pena-Bello, Lara; Cordido, María; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2019-05-20)
      [Abstract] Obesity is associated with several endocrine abnormalities, including thyroid dysfunction. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of weight loss after bariatric surgery on thyroid-stimulating ...
    • Evaluation of thyroid hormone replacement dosing in morbidly obese hypothyroid patients after bariatric surgery-induced weight loss 

      Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Cordido, María; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Pértega-Díaz, Sonia; Urones Cuesta, Paula; García-Brao, María Jesús; Mena, Enrique; Pena-Bello, Lara; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Cordido, Fernando (MDPI, 2021-08-19)
      [Abstract] The most frequent endocrine disease in obese patients is hypothyroidism. To date, there are no clear data regarding what happens to the dose of levothyroxine (LT4) after bariatric surgery (BS). The objective of ...
    • Oral glucose-stimulated growth hormone (GH) test in adult GH deficiency patients and controls: potential utility of a novel test 

      Pena-Bello, Lara; Seoane-Pillado, Teresa; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Outeiriño-Blanco, Elena; Varela-Rodríguez, Bárbara María; Juiz-Valiña, Paula; Cordido, María; Cordido, Fernando (Elsevier para European Federation of Internal Medicine, 2017-06-09)
      [Abstract] Context. The diagnosis of adult GH deficiency requires confirmation with a GH stimulation test. Oral glucose (OG) administration affects GH secretion, initially decreasing and subsequently stimulating GH ...