Skip to content

Home Search Authors Pakistan News Saved

SciRah

SciRah does not host or store research papers. Results come live from free, official scholarly APIs, and every paper links back to its original source.

Data sources

OpenAlex
Semantic Scholar
Crossref
CORE
arXiv
PubMed

Privacy policy Terms of service

Melissa A. Kirigiti · SciRah

Researcher profile · Semantic Scholar

Melissa A. Kirigiti

Share profile

Melissa A. Kirigiti — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 19
Works: 51
Citations: 1,492

Most-cited papers

Expression and distribution of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor mRNA, protein and binding in the male nonhuman primate (Macaca mulatta) brain.
K. Heppner, Melissa A. Kirigiti, A. Secher, S. Paulsen +5 more
2015Endocrinology190 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Early overnutrition results in early-onset arcuate leptin resistance and increased sensitivity to high-fat diet.
Maria M. Glavas, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Xiao-qiu Xiao, P. Enriori +6 more
2010Endocrinology160 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Characterisation of Arcuate Nucleus Kisspeptin/Neurokinin B Neuronal Projections and Regulation during Lactation in the Rat
Cadence True, Melissa A. Kirigiti, P. Ciofi, K. L. Grove +1 more
2011Journal of neuroendocrinology143 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Leptin is not the Critical Signal for Kisspeptin or Luteinising Hormone Restoration During Exit from Negative Energy Balance
Cadence True, Melissa A. Kirigiti, P. Kievit, K. L. Grove +1 more
2011Journal of neuroendocrinology94 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Maternal High-Fat Diet and Obesity Impact Palatable Food Intake and Dopamine Signaling in Nonhuman Primate Offspring
H. M. Rivera, P. Kievit, Melissa A. Kirigiti, L. A. Bauman +11 more
2015Obesity82 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Regulation of food intake and gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinizing hormone during lactation: role of insulin and leptin.
Jing Xu, Melissa A. Kirigiti, K. L. Grove, M. Smith
2009Endocrinology80 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Developmental Switch of Leptin Signaling in Arcuate Nucleus Neurons
Arian F. Baquero, A. D. de Solís, Sarah R. Lindsley, Melissa A. Kirigiti +4 more
2014Journal of Neuroscience77 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Leptin Stimulates Neuropeptide Y and Cocaine Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Coexpressing Neuronal Activity in the Dorsomedial Hypothalamus in Diet-Induced Obese Mice
Shin J. Lee, Saurabh Verma, Stephanie E. Simonds, Melissa A. Kirigiti +6 more
2013Journal of Neuroscience74 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Pro-Inflammatory Endothelial Activation Detected by Molecular Imaging in Obese Non-Human Primates Coincides with the Onset of Insulin Resistance and Progressively Increases with Duration of Insulin Resistance
S. Chadderdon, J. Belcik, L. Bader, Melissa A. Kirigiti +4 more
2013Circulation69 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
GLP-1R Signaling Directly Activates Arcuate Nucleus Kisspeptin Action in Brain Slices but Does not Rescue Luteinizing Hormone Inhibition in Ovariectomized Mice During Negative Energy Balance
K. Heppner, Arian F. Baquero, Camdin M. Bennett, Sarah R. Lindsley +8 more
2017eNeuro55 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Suppression of basal spontaneous gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuronal activity during lactation: role of inhibitory effects of neuropeptide Y.
Jing Xu, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Michael A. Cowley, K. L. Grove +1 more
2009Endocrinology51 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Efferent projections of NPY expressing neurons of the dorsomedial hypothalamus in chronic hyperphagic models
Shin J. Lee, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Sarah R. Lindsley, A. Loche +4 more
2013The Journal of comparative neurology47 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Maternal and postnatal high-fat diet consumption programs energy balance and hypothalamic melanocortin signaling in nonhuman primate offspring.
E. Sullivan, H. M. Rivera, Cadence True, J. G. Franco +10 more
2017American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology46 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Suppression of food intake by Glp1r/Lepr-coexpressing neurons prevents obesity in mouse models
Alan C. Rupp, Abigail J. Tomlinson, Alison H. Affinati, Warren T. Yacawych +12 more
2023Journal of Clinical Investigation38 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
NK2R control of energy expenditure and feeding to treat metabolic diseases
F. Sass, Tao Ma, Jeppe H. Ekberg, Melissa A. Kirigiti +43 more
2024Nature36 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Differential Gene Expression Between Neuropeptide Y Expressing Neurons of the Dorsomedial Nucleus of the Hypothalamus and the Arcuate Nucleus: Microarray Analysis Study
Shin J. Draper, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Maria M. Glavas, B. E. Grayson +5 more
2010Brain Research35 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Central and Peripheral Administration of Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 Improves Pancreatic Islet Insulin Secretion in Diabetic Mouse Models
Katherine G. Tennant, Sarah R. Lindsley, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Cadence True +1 more
2019Diabetes32 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Cross-species analysis defines the conservation of anatomically segregated VMH neuron populations
Alison H. Affinati, Paul V. Sabatini, Cadence True, Abigail J. Tomlinson +7 more
2021bioRxiv26 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Arcuate nucleus neuropeptide coexpression and connections to gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the female rhesus macaque
Cadence True, Diana L. Takahashi, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Sarah R. Lindsley +5 more
2017Journal of neuroendocrinology25 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Early High-Fat Diet Exposure Causes Dysregulation of the Orexin and Dopamine Neuronal Populations in Nonhuman Primates
Cadence True, Anam J. Arik, Sarah R. Lindsley, Melissa A. Kirigiti +2 more
2018Frontiers in Endocrinology19 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Developmental Changes in Synaptic Distribution in Arcuate Nucleus Neurons
Arian F. Baquero, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Karalee C. Baquero, Shin J. Lee +2 more
2015Journal of Neuroscience17 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Endogenous kisspeptin tone is a critical excitatory component of spontaneous GnRH activity and the GnRH response to NPY and CART
Saurabh Verma, Melissa A. Kirigiti, R. Millar, K. Grove +1 more
2014Neuroendocrinology16 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Effects of Pre and Postnatal Protein Restriction on Maternal and Offspring Metabolism in the Nonhuman Primate.
Melissa A. Kirigiti, Tim Frazee, Baylin J Bennett, Anam J. Arik +7 more
2020American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology15 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Reelin is modulated by diet-induced obesity and has direct actions on arcuate proopiomelanocortin neurons
Brandon L. Roberts, Baylin J Bennett, Camdin M. Bennett, J. M. Carroll +16 more
2019Molecular Metabolism14 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
A Cross-Species Atlas of the Dorsal Vagal Complex Reveals Neural Mediators of Cagrilintide’s Effects on Energy Balance
Mette Q. Ludwig, Bernd Coester, Desiree Gordian, S. Hassan +24 more
2025bioRxiv10 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
A cross-species atlas of the dorsal vagal complex reveals neural mediators of the effects of cagrilintide on energy balance
Mette Q. Ludwig, Bernd Coester, Desiree Gordian, S. Hassan +27 more
2026Nature Metabolism7 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Maternal Western-style diet in non-human primates leads to offspring islet adaptations including altered gene expression and insulin hypersecretion.
Darian T. Carroll, Joseph M. Elsakr, Allie Miller, Jennifer D. Fuhr +10 more
2023American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism7 citations
Semantic Scholar
Maternal Western Diet Programmes Bile Acid Dysregulation and Hepatic Fibrosis in Fetal and Juvenile Macaques
Michael J. Nash, Evgenia Dobrinskikh, Saif I. Al-Juboori, R. Janssen +12 more
2025Liver international (Print)6 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Proinflammatory Endothelial Activation Detected by Molecular Imaging in Obese Nonhuman Primates Coincides With Onset of Insulin Resistance and Progressively Increases With Duration of Insulin Resistance
S. Chadderdon, J. Belcik, Lindsay Bader, Melissa A. Kirigiti +4 more
6 citations
Semantic Scholar
Leptin-mediated suppression of food intake by conserved Glp1r-expressing neurons prevents obesity
Alan C. Rupp, Abigail J. Tomlinson, Alison H. Affinati, Cadence True +8 more
2021bioRxiv5 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Effect of metabolic status on response to SIV infection and antiretroviral therapy in nonhuman primates
G. Webb, K. Sauter, D. Takahashi, Melissa A. Kirigiti +21 more
2024JCI Insight4 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Analysis of beta-cell maturity and mitochondrial morphology in juvenile non-human primates exposed to maternal Western-style diet during development
Darian T. Carroll, Allie Miller, Jennifer D. Fuhr, Joseph M. Elsakr +14 more
2024Frontiers in Endocrinology3 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Effect of obesity on the acute response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) in nonhuman primates
K. Sauter, G. Webb, Lindsay Bader, C. Kreklywich +24 more
2025bioRxiv1 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Microarray analysis of gene expression in Neuropeptide Y expressing neurons of the Dorsomedial nucleus of the Hypothalamus
Shin J. Draper, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Maria M. Glavas, B. E. Grayson +3 more
20091 citations
Semantic Scholar
Suppression of Basal Spontaneous GnRH Neuronal Activity during Lactation: Role of Inhibitory Effects of NPY
Jing Xu, Melissa A. Kirigiti, M. Cowley, K. Grove +1 more
20081 citations
Semantic Scholar
Proinflammatory Endothelial Activation Detected by Molecular Imaging in Obese Nonhuman Primates Coincides With Onset of Insulin Resistance and Progressively Increases With Duration of Insulin Resistance
S. Chadderdon, J. Belcik, Lindsay Bader, Melissa A. Kirigiti +4 more
1 citations
Semantic Scholar
Suppression of Basal Spontaneous Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Neuronal Activity during Lactation: Role of Inhibitory Effects of Neuropeptide Y
Jing-jun Xu, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Michael A. Cowley, K. L. Grove +2 more
1 citations
Semantic Scholar
Efficacy of postmenopausal estrogen replacement in SIV-infected female macaques on antiretroviral therapy
G. Webb, D. Takahashi, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Sarah R. Lindsley +19 more
2026bioRxiv0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Skeletal and body composition effects of orchiectomy in a colony of diet-induced obese cynomolgus macaques
Melissa A. Kirigiti, Lindsay Bader, Cicely Zaro, Casey M. McGuire +5 more
2026JBMR Plus0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
2674-P: Adaptations of Juvenile Offspring Islets to Maternal Overnutrition and Metformin in a Nonhuman Primate Model
Alexa N. Del Bene, Jennifer D. Fuhr, Sarah R. Lindsley, Melissa A. Kirigiti +7 more
2026Diabetes0 citations
Semantic Scholar
Effect of obesity on the acute response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) in nonhuman primates
K. Sauter, G. Webb, Lindsay Bader, C. Kreklywich +24 more
2025PLoS Pathogens0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Gut Microbiota Composition Correlates to Trunk Fat Percentage in Male Cynomolgus Macaque Monkeys
D. O. Lützhøft, R. Jacobsen, Denitsa Vladimirova Stefanova, Karen-Margrethe Pedersen +7 more
2025Clinical and Translational Science0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Impact of obesity on the gut microbiome and inflammatory markers during SIV infection and antiretroviral therapy
Casey M. McGuire, Isaac R. Cinco, D. Takahashi, K. Sauter +5 more
2025Microbiology spectrum0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
SAT-731 Impact of Maternal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) Surgery on Offspring Growth and Bone Health in Non-Human Primates (NHP)
K. Sauter, D. Takahashi, Hannah Blomenkamp, Molly Shallman +7 more
2025Journal of the Endocrine Society0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Preparation of Frozen Non-Human Primate Fetal Islets for Combined Single Nuclei RNA-Sequencing and ATAC-Sequencing, and Bulk Metabolomics
Darian T. Carroll, Sarah R. Lindsley, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Alex Buko +3 more
2024Journal of Visualized Experiments0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
14 Persistent Programming of Offspring Gut Serotonin Pathway by Maternal Western-Style Diet in Non-Human Primates
E. Bolte, Derek S. O'Neil, Rene Lindsley, Melissa A. Kirigiti +3 more
2024American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology0 citations
Semantic Scholar
Adaptations to maternal WSD-feeding and metformin use on fetal islets from non-human primate offspring
Darian Thomas Carroll, Jennifer D. Fuhr, Rene Lindsley, Melissa A. Kirigiti +3 more
2024Physiology0 citations
Semantic Scholar
320-OR: Maternal Overnutrition Confers Increased Spare Respiratory Capacity and Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Nonhuman Primate Offspring Islets
Darian T. Carroll, Joseph M. Elsakr, Valerie F. Ricciardi, Jennifer C. Dunn +10 more
2022Diabetes0 citations
Semantic Scholar
Contents Vol. 99, 2014
Karin H. J. Albers-Wolthers, J. de Gier, H. Kooistra, V. Rutten +30 more
2014Neuroendocrinology0 citations Open access
Semantic Scholar
Chronic inflammation is associated with increased insulin resistance susceptibility in neonatally overfed mice
Xiao-qiu Xiao, Maria M. Glavas, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Sarah K. Fisher +7 more
20080 citations
Semantic Scholar

Frequent co-authors

Invite them to SciRah by sharing their profile.

P. Kievit×32
Invite
P. Kievit — researcher profile on SciRah
Sarah R. Lindsley×18
Invite
Sarah R. Lindsley — researcher profile on SciRah
K. Grove×14
Invite
K. Grove — researcher profile on SciRah
M. Smith×12
Invite
M. Smith — researcher profile on SciRah

×11

Invite

Cadence True — researcher profile on SciRah

Invite

K. L. Grove — researcher profile on SciRah

Lindsay Bader×8

Invite

Lindsay Bader — researcher profile on SciRah

Invite

T. Dean — researcher profile on SciRah

Invite

K. Sauter — researcher profile on SciRah

Casey M. McGuire×7

Invite

Casey M. McGuire — researcher profile on SciRah

Invite

M. Cowley — researcher profile on SciRah

Abigail J. Tomlinson×6

Invite

Abigail J. Tomlinson — researcher profile on SciRah