Diego Perez-Tilve

Diego Perez-Tilve

Assoc Professor (F3)

Education

Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo Spain, 1998 (Biology)

Doctoral Degree: University of Vigo 2004 (Biological Sciences)

2004 -2009 Postdoctoral Fellowship : Obesity Research Center and Genome Research Institute, University of Cincinnati 2009 (Psychiatry)

Positions and Work Experience

2009 -To Present Research Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Unviersity of Cincinanti College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Research Support

Grant: #R01 DK077975 Investigators:Hui, David; Obici, Silvana; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Stern, Javier; Tschoep, Matthias 01-15-2009 -12-31-2013 National Inst of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease Neuroendocrine Regulation of Adipocyte Metabolism Role:PI $1,747,173.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #Insulin Tests in Rodents Investigators:Perez-Tilve, Diego 01-01-2014 -12-31-2014 Calibrium Novel peptide-based therapies for the treatment of diabetes Role:PI $311,578.00 Active Level:Industry

Grant: #2017 ISRA Investigators:Perez-Tilve, Diego 01-01-2017 -12-31-2017 CohBar, Inc. Cohbar agreement 2017 Role:PI $376,583.00 Active Level:Industry

Grant: #2019 Industry Sponsored Agreement 08-07-2019 -08-07-2020 MBX Biosciences, Inc MBX Role:PI $275,720.00 Awarded Level:Industry

Grant: #2019 Industry Sponsored Agreement 08-07-2019 -08-07-2020 MBX Biosciences, Inc MBX Role:PI $275,720.00 Awarded Level:Industry

Grant: #2019 Sponsored Research Agreement Investigators:Perez-Tilve, Diego 01-01-2020 -12-31-2022 Novo Nordisk A/S Novel peptide-based therapies for the treatment of diabetes - 2019 agreement Role:PI $1,309,722.08 Awarded Level:Foreign Industry

Grant: #2020 Agreement_Continuation_Yr 2 Investigators:Perez-Tilve, Diego 08-08-2020 -08-08-2021 MBX Biosciences, Inc MBX Biosciences SPONSORED RESEARCH AGREEMENT Role:PI $305,171.00 Active Level:Industry

Grant: #R01GM144426 Investigators:Perez-Tilve, Diego; Sasaki, Atsuo 12-15-2022 -11-30-2026 National Institute of General Medical Sciences Mechanistic role of phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate 4-kinase beta in GTP-dependent lysosomal acidification for stress-resilient cell growth and metabolism Role:Collaborator 372318.00 Awarded Level:Federal

01-01-2024 -12-31-2024 Bluewater Biosciences, Inc. Peptide nuclear hormone chimeric pharmacology Role:PI 643743.17 Hold Level:Industry

03-01-2024 -02-28-2025 Ghrelco, Inc. GHRELCO: PEG-Leptin Role:PI 643743.00 Hold Level:Industry

03-01-2024 -02-28-2025 Ghrelco, Inc. GHRELCO: PEG-Leptin Role:PI 643743.00 Hold Level:Industry

Grant: #IBRI Service Agr 10-01-2024 -03-31-2025 Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Development of multi receptor agonists from the treatment of metabolic diseases. Role:PI 104279.27 Hold

Grant: #IBRI Service Agr 10-01-2024 -03-31-2025 Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Development of multi receptor agonists from the treatment of metabolic diseases. Role:PI 104279.27 Hold

Grant: #IBRI Service Agr 09-01-2025 -12-31-2025 Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Development of multi receptor agonists from the treatment of metabolic diseases. Role:PI 118013.50 Hold Level:Non Profit

Grant: #IBRI Service Agr 09-01-2025 -12-31-2025 Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Development of multi receptor agonists from the treatment of metabolic diseases. Role:PI 118013.50 Hold Level:Non Profit

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Perez-Tilve, Diego; Davidson, W Sean; Tschöp, Matthias; Hofmann, Susanna M  (2011). CNS regulation of plasma cholesterol. Annals of medicineMore Information

Perez-Tilve, Diego; Heppner, Kristy; Kirchner, Henriette; Lockie, Sarah H; Woods, Stephen C; Smiley, David L; Tschöp, Matthias; Pfluger, Paul  (2011). Ghrelin-induced adiposity is independent of orexigenic effects. The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyMore Information

Pfluger, Paul T; Castañeda, Tamara R; Heppner, Kristy M; Strassburg, Sabine; Kruthaupt, Traci; Chaudhary, Nilika; Halem, Heather; Culler, Michael D; Datta, Rakesh; Burget, Lukas; Tschöp, M H; Nogueiras, Ruben; Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2011). Ghrelin, peptide YY and their hypothalamic targets differentially regulate spontaneous physical activity. Physiology & behaviorMore Information

Patterson, James T; Ottaway, Nickki; Gelfanov, Vasily M; Smiley, David L; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Pfluger, Paul T; Tschöp, Matthias H; Dimarchi, Richard D  (2011). A novel human-based receptor antagonist of sustained action reveals body weight control by endogenous GLP-1. ACS chemical biology, 6 (2) , 135-45More Information

Müller, Timo D; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Tong, Jenny; Pfluger, Paul T; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2010). Ghrelin and its potential in the treatment of eating/wasting disorders and cachexia. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 1 (2) , 159-167More Information

Strassburg, Sabine; Pfluger, Paul T; Chaudhary, Nilika; Tso, Patrick; Tschöp, Matthias H; Anker, Stefan D; Nogueiras, Ruben; Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2010). Action profile of the antiobesity drug candidate oleoyl-estrone in rats. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 18 (12) , 2260-7More Information

Horvath, Tamas L; Sarman, Beatrix; García-Cáceres, Cristina; Enriori, Pablo J; Sotonyi, Peter; Shanabrough, Marya; Borok, Erzsebet; Argente, Jesus; Chowen, Julie A; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Pfluger, Paul T; Brönneke, Hella S; Levin, Barry E; Diano, Sabrina; Cowley, Michael A; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2010). Synaptic input organization of the melanocortin system predicts diet-induced hypothalamic reactive gliosis and obesity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107 (33) , 14875-80More Information

Heppner, Kristy M; Habegger, Kirk M; Day, Jonathan; Pfluger, Paul T; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Ward, Brian; Gelfanov, Vasily; Woods, Steve C; DiMarchi, Richard; Tschöp, Matthias  (2010). Glucagon regulation of energy metabolism. Physiology & behavior, 100 (5) , 545-8More Information

Lee, Sang Jun; Kim, Ji Young; Nogueiras, Ruben; Linares, Juan F; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Jung, Dae Young; Ko, Hwi Jin; Hofmann, Susanna M; Drew, Angela; Leitges, Michael; Kim, Jason K; Tschöp, Matthias H; Diaz-Meco, Maria T; Moscat, Jorge  (2010). PKCzeta-regulated inflammation in the nonhematopoietic compartment is critical for obesity-induced glucose intolerance. Cell metabolism, 12 (1) , 65-77More Information

Perez-Tilve, Diego; Hofmann, Susanna M; Basford, Joshua; Nogueiras, Ruben; Pfluger, Paul T; Patterson, James T; Grant, Erin; Wilson-Perez, Hilary E; Granholm, Norman A; Arnold, Myrtha; Trevaskis, James L; Butler, Andrew A; Davidson, William S; Woods, Stephen C; Benoit, Stephen C; Sleeman, Mark W; DiMarchi, Richard D; Hui, David Y; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2010). Melanocortin signaling in the CNS directly regulates circulating cholesterol. Nature neuroscience, 13 (7) , 877-82More Information

Gil-Lozano, Manuel; Pérez-Tilve, Diego; Alvarez-Crespo, Mayte; Martís, Aurelio; Fernandez, Ana M; Catalina, Pablo A F; Gonzalez-Matias, Lucas C; Mallo, Federico  (2010). GLP-1(7-36)-amide and Exendin-4 stimulate the HPA axis in rodents and humans. Endocrinology, 151 (6) , 2629-40More Information

Stefater, Margaret A; Pérez-Tilve, Diego; Chambers, Adam P; Wilson-Pérez, Hilary E; Sandoval, Darleen A; Berger, José; Toure, Mouhamadoul; Tschöp, Matthias; Woods, Stephen C; Seeley, Randy J  (2010). Sleeve gastrectomy induces loss of weight and fat mass in obese rats, but does not affect leptin sensitivity. Gastroenterology, 138 (7) , 2426-36, 2436.e1-3More Information

Pérez-Tilve, Diego; González-Matías, Lucas; Aulinger, Benedikt A; Alvarez-Crespo, Mayte; Gil-Lozano, Manuel; Alvarez, Elias; Andrade-Olivie, Amalia M; Tschöp, Matthias H; D'Alessio, David A; Mallo, Federico  (2010). Exendin-4 increases blood glucose levels acutely in rats by activation of the sympathetic nervous system. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 298 (5) , E1088-96More Information

Tschöp, Johannes; Nogueiras, Ruben; Haas-Lockie, Sarah; Kasten, Kevin R; Castañeda, Tamara R; Huber, Nadine; Guanciale, Kelsey; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Habegger, Kirk; Ottaway, Nickki; Woods, Stephen C; Oldfield, Brian; Clarke, Iain; Chua, Streamson; Farooqi, I Sadaf; O'Rahilly, Stephen; Caldwell, Charles C; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2010). CNS leptin action modulates immune response and survival in sepsis. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 30 (17) , 6036-47More Information

Sutton, Gregory M; Begriche, Karima; Kumar, K Ganesh; Gimble, Jeffrey M; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Nogueiras, Ruben; McMillan, Ryan P; Hulver, Matthew W; Tschöp, Matthias H; Butler, Andrew A  (2010). Central nervous system melanocortin-3 receptors are required for synchronizing metabolism during entrainment to restricted feeding during the light cycle. The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 24 (3) , 862-72More Information

Day, Jonathan W; Ottaway, Nickki; Patterson, James T; Gelfanov, Vasily; Smiley, David; Gidda, Jas; Findeisen, Hannes; Bruemmer, Dennis; Drucker, Daniel J; Chaudhary, Nilika; Holland, Jenna; Hembree, Jazzminn; Abplanalp, William; Grant, Erin; Ruehl, Jennifer; Wilson, Hilary; Kirchner, Henriette; Lockie, Sarah Haas; Hofmann, Susanna; Woods, Stephen C; Nogueiras, Ruben; Pfluger, Paul T; Perez-Tilve, Diego; DiMarchi, Richard; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2009). A new glucagon and GLP-1 co-agonist eliminates obesity in rodents. Nature chemical biology, 5 (10) , 749-57More Information

Nogueiras, Ruben; Pérez-Tilve, Diego; Veyrat-Durebex, Christelle; Morgan, Donald A; Varela, Luis; Haynes, William G; Patterson, James T; Disse, Emmanuel; Pfluger, Paul T; López, Miguel; Woods, Stephen C; DiMarchi, Richard; Diéguez, Carlos; Rahmouni, Kamal; Rohner-Jeanrenaud, Françoise; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2009). Direct control of peripheral lipid deposition by CNS GLP-1 receptor signaling is mediated by the sympathetic nervous system and blunted in diet-induced obesity. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 29 (18) , 5916-25More Information

Sutton, Gregory M; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Nogueiras, Ruben; Fang, Jidong; Kim, Jason K; Cone, Roger D; Gimble, Jeffrey M; Tschöp, Matthias H; Butler, Andrew A  (2008). The melanocortin-3 receptor is required for entrainment to meal intake. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 28 (48) , 12946-55More Information

Perez-Tilve, Diego; D'Alessio, David A; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2008). A sweet spot for the bariatric surgeon. Cell metabolism, 8 (3) , 177-9More Information

Strassburg, Sabine; Anker, Stefan D; Castaneda, Tamara R; Burget, Lukas; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Pfluger, Paul T; Nogueiras, Ruben; Halem, Heather; Dong, Jesse Z; Culler, Michael D; Datta, Rakesh; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2008). Long-term effects of ghrelin and ghrelin receptor agonists on energy balance in rats. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 295 (1) , E78-84More Information

Nogueiras, Ruben; López, Miguel; Lage, Ricardo; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Pfluger, Paul; Mendieta-Zerón, Hugo; Sakkou, Maria; Wiedmer, Petra; Benoit, Stephen C; Datta, Rakesh; Dong, Jesse Z; Culler, Michael; Sleeman, Mark; Vidal-Puig, Antonio; Horvath, Tamas; Treier, Mathias; Diéguez, Carlos; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2008). Bsx, a novel hypothalamic factor linking feeding with locomotor activity, is regulated by energy availability. Endocrinology, 149 (6) , 3009-15More Information

López, Miguel; Lage, Ricardo; Saha, Asish K; Pérez-Tilve, Diego; Vázquez, María J; Varela, Luis; Sangiao-Alvarellos, Susana; Tovar, Sulay; Raghay, Kawtar; Rodríguez-Cuenca, Sergio; Deoliveira, Rosangela M; Castañeda, Tamara; Datta, Rakesh; Dong, Jesse Z; Culler, Michael; Sleeman, Mark W; Alvarez, Clara V; Gallego, Rosalía; Lelliott, Christopher J; Carling, David; Tschöp, Matthias H; Diéguez, Carlos; Vidal-Puig, Antonio  (2008). Hypothalamic fatty acid metabolism mediates the orexigenic action of ghrelin. Cell metabolism, 7 (5) , 389-99More Information

Pfluger, Paul T; Kirchner, Henriette; Günnel, Susanne; Schrott, Brigitte; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Fu, Sheng; Benoit, Stephen C; Horvath, Tamas; Joost, Hans-Georg; Wortley, Katherine E; Sleeman, Mark W; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2008). Simultaneous deletion of ghrelin and its receptor increases motor activity and energy expenditure. American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 294 (3) , G610-8More Information

Tizzano, Joseph P; Stribling, D Sloan; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Strack, Alison; Frassetto, Andrea; Chen, Richard Z; Fong, Tung M; Shearman, Lauren; Krieter, Philip A; Tschöp, Matthias H; Skolnick, Phil; Basile, Anthony S  (2008). The triple uptake inhibitor (1R,5S)-(+)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0] hexane hydrochloride (DOV 21947) reduces body weight and plasma triglycerides in rodent models of diet-induced obesity. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 324 (3) , 1111-26More Information

Hofmann, Susanna M; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Greer, Todd M; Coburn, Beth A; Grant, Erin; Basford, Joshua E; Tschöp, Matthias H; Hui, David Y  (2008). Defective lipid delivery modulates glucose tolerance and metabolic response to diet in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Diabetes, 57 (1) , 5-12More Information

Hofmann, Susanna M; Zhou, Li; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Greer, Todd; Grant, Erin; Wancata, Lauren; Thomas, Andrew; Pfluger, Paul T; Basford, Joshua E; Gilham, Dean; Herz, Joachim; Tschöp, Matthias H; Hui, David Y  (2007). Adipocyte LDL receptor-related protein-1 expression modulates postprandial lipid transport and glucose homeostasis in mice. The Journal of clinical investigation, 117 (11) , 3271-82More Information

Nogueiras, Ruben; Wiedmer, Petra; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Veyrat-Durebex, Christelle; Keogh, Julia M; Sutton, Gregory M; Pfluger, Paul T; Castaneda, Tamara R; Neschen, Susanne; Hofmann, Susanna M; Howles, Philip N; Morgan, Donald A; Benoit, Stephen C; Szanto, Ildiko; Schrott, Brigitte; Schürmann, Annette; Joost, Hans-Georg; Hammond, Craig; Hui, David Y; Woods, Stephen C; Rahmouni, Kamal; Butler, Andrew A; Farooqi, I Sadaf; O'Rahilly, Stephen; Rohner-Jeanrenaud, Françoise; Tschöp, Matthias H  (2007). The central melanocortin system directly controls peripheral lipid metabolism. The Journal of clinical investigation, 117 (11) , 3475-88More Information

Nomiyama, Takashi; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Ogawa, Daisuke; Gizard, Florence; Zhao, Yue; Heywood, Elizabeth B; Jones, Karrie L; Kawamori, Ryuzo; Cassis, Lisa A; Tschöp, Matthias H; Bruemmer, Dennis  (2007). Osteopontin mediates obesity-induced adipose tissue macrophage infiltration and insulin resistance in mice. The Journal of clinical investigation, 117 (10) , 2877-88More Information

Spuch, Carlos; Diz-Chaves, Yolanda; Pérez-Tilve, Diego; Alvarez-Crespo, Mayte; Mallo, Federico  (2007). Prolactin-releasing Peptide (PrRP) increases prolactin responses to TRH in vitro and in vivo. Endocrine, 31 (2) , 119-24

Pérez-Tilve, Diego; González-Matías, Lucas; Alvarez-Crespo, Mayte; Leiras, Roberto; Tovar, Sulay; Diéguez, Carlos; Mallo, Federico  (2007). Exendin-4 potently decreases ghrelin levels in fasting rats. Diabetes, 56 (1) , 143-51More Information

Nogueiras, Rubén; Pfluger, Paul; Tovar, Sulay; Arnold, Myrtha; Mitchell, Sharon; Morris, Amanda; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Vázquez, Maria J; Wiedmer, Petra; Castañeda, Tamara R; DiMarchi, Richard; Tschöp, Matthias; Schurmann, Annette; Joost, Hans-Georg; Williams, Lynda M; Langhans, Wolfgang; Diéguez, Carlos  (2007). Effects of obestatin on energy balance and growth hormone secretion in rodents. Endocrinology, 148 (1) , 21-6More Information

Theander-Carrillo, Claudia; Wiedmer, Petra; Cettour-Rose, Philippe; Nogueiras, Ruben; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Pfluger, Paul; Castaneda, Tamara R; Muzzin, Patrick; Schürmann, Annette; Szanto, Ildiko; Tschöp, Matthias H; Rohner-Jeanrenaud, Françoise  (2006). Ghrelin action in the brain controls adipocyte metabolism. The Journal of clinical investigation, 116 (7) , 1983-93More Information

Spuch, Carlos; Diz-Chaves, Yolanda; Pérez-Tilve, Diego; Mallo, Federico  (2006). Fibroblast growth factor-2 and epidermal growth factor modulate prolactin responses to TRH and dopamine in primary cultures. Endocrine, 29 (2) , 317-24More Information

Perez-Tilve, Diego; Stern, Javier E; Tschöp, Matthias  (2006). The brain and the metabolic syndrome: not a wireless connection. Endocrinology, 147 (3) , 1136-9More Information

Perez-Tilve, Diego; Nogueiras, Ruben; Mallo, Federico; Benoit, Stephen C; Tschoep, Matthias  (2006). Gut hormones ghrelin, PYY, and GLP-1 in the regulation of energy balance [corrected] and metabolism. Endocrine, 29 (1) , 61-71

Spuch, Carlos; Diz-Chaves, Yolanda; Pérez-Tilve, Diego; Mallo, Federico  (2004). Heparin increases prolactin and modifies the effects of fgf-2 upon prolactin accumulation in pituitary primary cultures. Endocrine, 24 (2) , 131-6More Information

Diz Chaves, Yolanda; Spuch Calvar, Carlos; Pérez Tilve, Diégo; Mallo Ferrer, Federico  (2003). GH responses to GHRH and GHRP-6 in Streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats. Life sciences, 73 (26) , 3375-85

Heppner, K. M., Piechowski, C. L., Muller, A.,D. A., and Perez-Tilve, D. Ottaway, N., Sisley, S., Smiley, D. L., Habegger, K. M., Pfluger, P. T., Dimarchi, R., Biebermann, H., Tschop, M. H., Sandoval,  (2014). Both acyl and des-acyl ghrelin regulate adiposity and glucose metabolism via central nervous system ghrelin receptors. . Diabetes. (63) , 122-131

Habegger, K. M., Heppner, K. M., Amburgy, S. E., Ottaway, N., Holland, J., Raver, C., Bartley, E., Muller, T. D., Pfluger, P. T., Berger, J., Toure, M., Benoit, S. C., Dimarchi, R. D., Perez-Tilve, D., D'Alessio, D. A., Seeley, R. J., and Tschop, M. H.  (2014). GLP-1R Responsiveness Predicts Individual Gastric Bypass Efficacy on Glucose Tolerance in Rats. Diabetes. (63) , 505-13

Gao, Y., Ottaway, N., Schriever, S. C., Legutko, B., Garcia-Caceres, C., de la Fuente, E., Mergen, C., Bour, S., Thaler, J. P., Seeley, R. J., Filosa, J., Stern, J. E., Perez-Tilve, D., Schwartz, M. W., Tschop, M. H., and Yi, C. X.  (2014). Hormones and diet, but not body weight, control hypothalamic microglial activity. Glia (62) , 17-25

Wilson-Perez, H. E., Chambers, A. P., Ryan, K. K., Li, B., Sandoval, D. A., Stoffers, D., Drucker, D. J., Perez-Tilve, D., and Seeley, R. J.  (2013). Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is effective in two genetic mouse models of glucagon-like Peptide 1 receptor deficiency. . Diabetes. (62) , 2380-2385

Ward, B. P., Ottaway, N. L., Perez-Tilve, D., Ma, D., Gelfanov, V. M., Tschop, M. H., and Dimarchi, R. D  (2013). Peptide lipidation stabilizes structure to enhance biological function. Molecular metabolism (2) , 468-479

Muller, T. D., Muller, A., Yi, C. X., Habegger, K. M., Meyer, C. W., Gaylinn, B. D., Finan, B., Heppner, K., Trivedi, C., Bielohuby, M., Abplanalp, W., Meyer, F., Piechowski, C. L., Pratzka, J., Stemmer, K., Holland, J., Hembree, J., Bhardwaj, N., Raver, C., Ottaway, N., Krishna, R., Sah, R., Sallee, F. R., Woods, S. C., Perez-Tilve, D., Bidlingmaier, M., Thorner, M. O., Krude, H., Smiley, D., DiMarchi, R., Hofmann, S., Pfluger, P. T., Kleinau, G., Biebermann, H., and Tschop, M. H  (2013). The orphan receptor Gpr83 regulates systemic energy metabolism via ghrelin-dependent and ghrelin-independent mechanisms. Nature communications (4) , 1968

Muller, T. D., Lee, S. J., Jastroch, M., Kabra, D., Stemmer, K., Aichler, M., Abplanalp, B., Ananthakrishnan, G., Bhardwaj, N., Collins, S., Divanovic, S., Endele, M., Finan, B., Gao, Y., Habegger, K. M., Hembree, J., Heppner, K. M., Hofmann, S., Holland, J., Kuchler, D., Kutschke, M., Krishna, R., Lehti, M., Oelkrug, R., Ottaway, N., Perez-Tilve, D., Raver, C., Walch, A. K., Schriever, S. C., Speakman, J., Tseng, Y. H., Diaz-Meco, M., Pfluger, P. T., Moscat, J., and Tschop, M. H.  (2013). p62 links beta-adrenergic input to mitochondrial function and thermogenesis. The Journal of clinical investigation (123) , 469-478

Lim, C. T., Kola, B., Feltrin, D., Perez-Tilve, D., Tschop, M. H., Grossman, A. B., and Korbonits, M.  (2013). Ghrelin and cannabinoids require the ghrelin receptor to affect cellular energy metabolism. Molecular and cellular endocrinology (365) , 303-308

Heppner, K. M., Muller, T. D., Kirchner, H., Perez-Tilve, D., Pfluger, P. T., Tschop, M. H., and Hofmann, S. M.  (2013). The role of ghrelin-octanoyl-acyl-transferase in thermoregulation. Journal of endocrinological investigation (36) , 180-184

Habegger, K. M., Stemmer, K., Cheng, C., Muller, T. D., Heppner, K. M., Ottaway, N., Holland, J., Hembree, J. L., Smiley, D., Gelfanov, V., Krishna, R., Arafat, A. M., Konkar,A., Belli, S., Kapps, M., Woods, S. C., Hofmann, S. M., D'Alessio, D., Pfluger, P. T., Perez-Tilve, D., Seeley, R. J., Konishi, M., Itoh, N., Kharitonenkov, A., Spranger, J., DiMarchi, R. D., and Tschop, M. H.  (2013). Fibroblast growth factor 21 mediates specific glucagon actions. Diabetes (62) , 1453-1463

Habegger, K. M., Kirchner, H., Yi, C. X., Heppner, K. M., Sweeney, D., Ottaway, N., Holland, J., Amburgy, S., Raver, C., Krishna, R., Muller, T. D., Perez-Tilve, D., Pfluger, P. T., Obici, S., DiMarchi, R. D., D'Alessio, D. A., Seeley, R. J., and Tschop, M. H.  (2013). GLP-1R agonism enhances adjustable gastric banding in diet-induced obese rats. Diabetes. (62) , 3261-3267

Habegger, K. M., Al-Massadi, O., Heppner, K. M., Myronovych, A., Holland, J., Berger, J., Yi, C. X., Gao, Y., Lehti, M., Ottaway, N., Amburgy, S., Raver, C., Muller, T. D., Pfluger, P. T., Kohli, R., Perez-Tilve, D., Seeley, R. J., and Tschop, M. H.  (2013). Duodenal nutrient exclusion improves metabolic syndrome and stimulates villus hyperplasia. Gut

Gadang, V., Kohli, R., Myronovych, A., Hui, D. Y., Perez-Tilve, D., and Jaeschke, A.  (2013). MLK3 promotes metabolic dysfunction induced by saturated fatty acid-enriched diet. . American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism ( 305) , 549-556

Finan, B., Ma, T., Ottaway, N., Muller, T. D., Habegger, K. M., Heppner, K. M., Kirchner, H., Holland, J., Hembree, J., Raver, C., Lockie, S. H., Smiley, D. L., Gelfanov, V., Yang, B., Hofmann, S., Bruemmer, D., Drucker, D. J., Pfluger, P. T., Perez-Tilve, D., Gidda, J., Vignati, L., Zhang, L., Hauptman, J. B., Lau, M., Brecheisen, M., Uhles, S., Riboulet, W., Hainaut, E., Sebokova, E., Conde-Knape, K., Konkar, A., DiMarchi, R. D., and Tschop, M. H.  (2013). Unimolecular dual incretins maximize metabolic benefits in rodents, monkeys, and humans. . Science translational medicine (5) , 209-151

Yi, C. X., Heppner, K. M., Kirchner, H., Tong, J., Bielohuby, M., Gaylinn, B. D., Muller, T. D., Bartley, E., Davis, H. W., Zhao, Y., Joseph, A., Kruthaupt, T., Ottaway, N., Kabra, D., Habegger, K. M., Benoit, S. C., Bidlingmaier, M., Thorner, M. O., Perez-Tilve, D., Tschop, M. H., and Pfluger, P. T.  (2012). The GOAT-ghrelin system is not essential for hypoglycemia prevention during prolonged calorie restriction. PLoS ONE, 7, 321

Wiedmer, P., Chaudhary, N., Rath, M., Yi, C. X., Ananthakrishnan, G., Nogueiras, R., Wirth, E. K., Kirchner, H., Schweizer, U., Jonas, W., Veyrat-Durebex, C., Rohner-Jeanrenaud, F., Schurmann, A., Joost, H. G., Tschop, M. H., and Perez-Tilve, D.  (2012). The HPA axis modulates the CNS melanocortin control of liver triacylglyceride metabolism. Physiology & behavior (105) , 791-799

Stemmer, K., Perez-Tilve, D., Ananthakrishnan, G., Bort, A., Seeley, R. J., Tschop, M. H., Dietrich, D. R., and Pfluger, P. T  (2012). High-fat-diet-induced obesity causes an inflammatory and tumor-promoting microenvironment in the rat kidney. . Disease models & mechanisms (5) , 627-635

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Morano, Rachel; Yates, Emily; Barnes, Rachel; Wohleb, Eric S; Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2022). Influence of Nutritional Status and Leptin Action on Agrp and Pomc Co-Expression in Hypothalamic Melanocortin System Neurons. Neuroendocrinology, 112 (3) , 287-297More Information

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Zhang, Qian; Delessa, Challa Tenagne; Augustin, Robert; Bakhti, Mostafa; Colldén, Gustav; Drucker, Daniel J; Feuchtinger, Annette; Caceres, Cristina Garcia; Grandl, Gerald; Harger, Alexandra; Herzig, Stephan; Hofmann, Susanna; Holleman, Cassie Lynn; Jastroch, Martin; Keipert, Susanne; Kleinert, Maximilian; Knerr, Patrick J; Kulaj, Konxhe; Legutko, Beata; Lickert, Heiko; Liu, Xue; Luippold, Gerd; Lutter, Dominik; Malogajski, Emilija; Medina, Marta Tarquis; Mowery, Stephanie A; Blutke, Andreas; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Salinno, Ciro; Sehrer, Laura; DiMarchi, Richard D; Tschöp, Matthias H; Stemmer, Kerstin; Finan, Brian; Wolfrum, Christian; Müller, Timo D  (2021). The glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) regulates body weight and food intake via CNS-GIPR signaling. Cell metabolism, 33 (4) , 833-844.e5More Information

Zizzari, Philippe; He, Rongjun; Falk, Sarah; Bellocchio, Luigi; Allard, Camille; Clark, Samantha; Lesté-Lasserre, Thierry; Marsicano, Giovanni; Clemmensen, Christoffer; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Finan, Brian; Cota, Daniela; Quarta, Carmelo  (2021). CB1 and GLP-1 Receptors Cross Talk Provides New Therapies for Obesity. Diabetes, 70 (2) , 415-422More Information

Sorrell, Joyce; Yates, Emily; Rivir, Marita; Woods, Stephen C; Hogenesch, John B; Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2020). The central melanocortin system mediates the benefits of time-restricted feeding on energy balance. Physiology & behavior, 227, 113132More Information

Pan, Jia; Parlee, Sebastian D; Brunel, Florence M; Li, Pengyun; Lu, Wei; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Liu, Fa; Finan, Brian; Kharitonenkov, Alexei; DiMarchi, Richard D  (2020). Optimization of Peptide Inhibitors of β-Klotho as Antagonists of Fibroblast Growth Factors 19 and 21. ACS pharmacology & translational science, 3 (5) , 978-986More Information

Kabotso, Daniel E K; Smiley, David; Mayer, John P; Gelfanov, Vasily M; Perez-Tilve, Diego; DiMarchi, Richard D; Pohl, Nicola L B; Liu, Fa  (2020). Addition of Sialic Acid to Insulin Confers Superior Physical Properties and Bioequivalence. Journal of medicinal chemistry, 63 (11) , 6134-6143More Information

Knerr, Patrick J; Mowery, Stephanie A; Finan, Brian; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Tschöp, Matthias H; DiMarchi, Richard D  (2020). Selection and progression of unimolecular agonists at the GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptors as drug candidates. Peptides, 125, 170225More Information

Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2020). Glucagon Peptide Family and Adipose Tissue: Not that Intimate, just Acquaintances. Endocrinology, 161 (2) More Information

Müller, T D; Finan, B; Bloom, S R; D'Alessio, D; Drucker, D J; Flatt, P R; Fritsche, A; Gribble, F; Grill, H J; Habener, J F; Holst, J J; Langhans, W; Meier, J J; Nauck, M A; Perez-Tilve, D; Pocai, A; Reimann, F; Sandoval, D A; Schwartz, T W; Seeley, R J; Stemmer, K; Tang-Christensen, M; Woods, S C; DiMarchi, R D; Tschöp, M H  (2019). Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Molecular metabolism, 30, 72-130More Information

Zaykov, Alexander N; Gelfanov, Vasily M; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Finan, Brian; DiMarchi, Richard D  (2019). Insulin-like peptide 5 fails to improve metabolism or body weight in obese mice. Peptides, 120, 170116More Information

Brunel, Florence M; Mayer, John P; Gelfanov, Vasily M; Zaykov, Alexander N; Finan, Brian; Perez-Tilve, Diego; DiMarchi, Richard D  (2019). A Disulfide Scan of Insulin by [3 + 1] Methodology Exhibits Site-Specific Influence on Bioactivity. ACS chemical biology, 14 (8) , 1829-1835More Information

Holland, Jenna; Sorrell, Joyce; Yates, Emily; Smith, Kathleen; Arbabi, Shahriar; Arnold, Myrtha; Rivir, Marita; Morano, Rachel; Chen, Jenny; Zhang, Xiang; Dimarchi, Richard; Woods, Stephen C; Sanchez-Gurmaches, Joan; Wohleb, Eric; Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2019). A Brain-Melanocortin-Vagus Axis Mediates Adipose Tissue Expansion Independently of Energy Intake. Cell reports, 27 (8) , 2399-2410.e6More Information

Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2019). 'Et Tu, Leptin?'. Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 30 (4) , 232-233More Information

Mroz, Piotr A; Finan, Brian; Gelfanov, Vasily; Yang, Bin; Tschöp, Matthias H; DiMarchi, Richard D; Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2019). Optimized GIP analogs promote body weight lowering in mice through GIPR agonism not antagonism. Molecular metabolism, 20, 51-62More Information

Rivero-Gutierrez, Belen; Haller, April; Holland, Jenna; Yates, Emily; Khrisna, Radha; Habegger, Kirk; Dimarchi, Richard; D'Alessio, David; Perez-Tilve, Diego  (2018). Deletion of the glucagon receptor gene before and after experimental diabetes reveals differential protection from hyperglycemia. Molecular metabolism, 17, 28-38More Information

Kim, Teayoun; Holleman, Cassie L; Nason, Shelly; Arble, Deanna M; Ottaway, Nickki; Chabenne, Joseph; Loyd, Christine; Kim, Jeong-A; Sandoval, Darleen; Drucker, Daniel J; DiMarchi, Richard; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Habegger, Kirk M  (2018). Hepatic Glucagon Receptor Signaling Enhances Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Disposal in Rodents. Diabetes, 67 (11) , 2157-2166More Information

Kim, Teayoun; Nason, Shelly; Holleman, Cassie; Pepin, Mark; Wilson, Landon; Berryhill, Taylor F; Wende, Adam R; Steele, Chad; Young, Martin E; Barnes, Stephen; Drucker, Daniel J; Finan, Brian; DiMarchi, Richard; Perez-Tilve, Diego; Tschöp, Matthias; Habegger, Kirk M  (2018). Glucagon Receptor Signaling Regulates Energy Metabolism via Hepatic Farnesoid X Receptor and Fibroblast Growth Factor 21. Diabetes, 67 (9) , 1773-1782More Information

Honors and Awards

1999 -2001 Predoctoral Fellowship University of Vigo, Spain

2001 -2004 Predoctoral Fellowship Autonomic Government of Galicia, Spain

2004 -2006 Postdoctoral Fellowship Autonomic Government of Galicia and Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, Spain

Contact Information

Research - Reading Campus - Metabolic Diseases Institute
2180 E. Galbraith Rd
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45215-0503
Phone: 513-558-7700
Fax: 513-558-0466
diego.pereztilve@uc.edu