Nickel Sensitivity Is Associated with GH-IGF1 Axis Impairment and Pituitary Abnormalities on MRI in Overweight and Obese Subjects

Autore: Renata Risi 1 , Simonetta Masieri 2, Eleonora Poggiogalle 1, Mikiko Watanabe 1 , Alessandra Caputi 1, Rossella Tozzi 1 , Elena Gangitano 1 , Davide Masi 1, Stefania Mariani 1, Lucio Gnessi 1 and Carla Lubrano 1,*


1 Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161 Rome, Italy; 2 Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy;