| Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue Y Zhang, R Proenca, M Maffei, M Barone, L Leopold, JM Friedman Nature 372 (6505), 425-432, 1994 | 20525 | 1994 |
| Weight-reducing effects of the plasma protein encoded by the obese gene JL Halaas, KS Gajiwala, M Maffei, SL Cohen, BT Chait, D Rabinowitz, ... Science 269 (5223), 543-546, 1995 | 6475 | 1995 |
| Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects M Maffei, J Halaas, E Ravussin, RE Pratley, GH Lee, Y Zhang, H Fei, ... Nature medicine 1 (11), 1155-1161, 1995 | 5087 | 1995 |
| Increased expression in adipocytes of ob RNA in mice with lesions of the hypothalamus and with mutations at the db locus. M Maffei, H Fei, GH Lee, C Dani, P Leroy, Y Zhang, R Proenca, R Negrel, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 92 (15), 6957-6960, 1995 | 633 | 1995 |
| The human obese (OB) gene: RNA expression pattern and mapping on the physical, cytogenetic, and genetic maps of chromosome 7. ED Green, M Maffei, VV Braden, R Proenca, U DeSilva, Y Zhang, ... Genome research 5 (1), 5-12, 1995 | 378 | 1995 |
| Relatively low plasma leptin concentrations precede weight gain in Pima Indians E Ravussin, RE Pratley, M Maffei, H Wang, JM Friedman, PH Bennett, ... Nature medicine 3 (2), 238-240, 1997 | 359 | 1997 |
| Absence of mutations in the human OB gene in obese/diabetic subjects M Maffei, M Stoffel, M Barone, B Moon, M Dammerman, E Ravussin, ... Diabetes 45 (5), 679-682, 1996 | 257 | 1996 |
| Two independent mechanical events in the interaction cycle of skeletal muscle myosin with actin M Capitanio, M Canepari, P Cacciafesta, V Lombardi, R Cicchi, M Maffei, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (1), 87-92, 2006 | 218 | 2006 |
| Randomized trial on the effects of a combined physical/cognitive training in aged MCI subjects: the Train the Brain study Scientific Reports 7 (1), 39471, 2017 | 187 | 2017 |
| Characterization of the long pentraxin PTX3 as a TNFα-induced secreted protein of adipose cells A Abderrahim-Ferkoune, O Bezy, C Chiellini, M Maffei, P Grimaldi, ... Journal of lipid research 44 (5), 994-1000, 2003 | 181 | 2003 |
| Serum haptoglobin: a novel marker of adiposity in humans C Chiellini, F Santini, A Marsili, P Berti, A Bertacca, C Pelosini, ... The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 89 (6), 2678-2683, 2004 | 147 | 2004 |
| Obesity modulates the expression of haptoglobin in the white adipose tissue via TNFα C Chiellini, A Bertacca, SE Novelli, CZ Görgün, A Ciccarone, A Giordano, ... Journal of cellular physiology 190 (2), 251-258, 2002 | 115 | 2002 |
| Acute exogenous TSH administration stimulates leptin secretion in vivo F Santini, G Galli, M Maffei, P Fierabracci, C Pelosini, A Marsili, ... European Journal of Endocrinology 163 (1), 63-67, 2010 | 97 | 2010 |
| Identification of cathepsin K as a novel marker of adiposity in white adipose tissue C Chiellini, M Costa, SE Novelli, EZ Amri, L Benzi, A Bertacca, P Cohen, ... Journal of cellular physiology 195 (2), 309-321, 2003 | 85 | 2003 |
| Melanocortin‐4 receptor mutations in obesity F Santini, M Maffei, C Pelosini, G Salvetti, G Scartabelli, A Pinchera Advances in clinical chemistry 48, 95-109, 2009 | 80 | 2009 |
| Haptoglobin is required to prevent oxidative stress and muscle atrophy E Bertaggia, G Scabia, S Dalise, F Lo Verso, F Santini, P Vitti, C Chisari, ... PLoS One 9 (6), e100745, 2014 | 77 | 2014 |
| Adipose tissue ob mRNA expression in humans: discordance with plasma leptin and relationship with adipose TNFα expression S Ranganathan, M Maffei, PA Kern Journal of lipid research 39 (4), 724-730, 1998 | 75 | 1998 |
| Human leptin tissue distribution, but not weight loss-dependent change in expression, is associated with methylation of its promoter M Marchi, S Lisi, M Curcio, S Barbuti, P Piaggi, G Ceccarini, M Nannipieri, ... Epigenetics 6 (10), 1198-1206, 2011 | 74 | 2011 |
| Cathepsin K null mice show reduced adiposity during the rapid accumulation of fat stores M Funicello, M Novelli, M Ragni, T Vottari, C Cocuzza, J Soriano-Lopez, ... PloS one 2 (8), e683, 2007 | 74 | 2007 |
| Haptoglobin activates innate immunity to enhance acute transplant rejection in mice H Shen, Y Song, CM Colangelo, T Wu, C Bruce, G Scabia, A Galan, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 122 (1), 383-387, 2012 | 73 | 2012 |
