Sepehr Torabinejad PhD
Postdoctoral Associate, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition
(W Bldg) | (617) 358-7930STORABIN@BU.EDU

Publications
Miro C, Cicatiello AG, Nappi A, Sagliocchi S, Acampora L, Restolfer F, Cuomo O, de Alteris G, Pugliese G, Torabinejad S, Maritato R, Murolo M, Di Cicco E, Velotti N, Capuano M, La Civita E, Terracciano D, Ciampaglia R, Stornaiuolo M, Musella M, Aprea G, Pignataro G, Savastano S, Dentice M. Leptin enhances the intracellular thyroid hormone activation in skeletal muscle to boost energy balance. Cell Metab. 2025 Apr 01; 37(4):936-953.e7. PMID: 39986272.
Published on 1/20/2025Nappi A, D'Esposito V, Miro C, Parascandolo A, Cicatiello AG, Sagliocchi S, Acampora L, Torabinejad S, Restolfer F, Raia M, Murolo M, Di Cicco E, Formisano P, Dentice M. Thyroid Hormone Activation Regulates the Crosstalk between Breast Cancer and Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2025 Jan 20; 30(1):26113. PMID: 39862097.
Published on 1/13/2025Torabinejad S, Miro C, Nappi A, Del Giudice F, Cicatiello AG, Sagliocchi S, Acampora L, Restolfer F, Murolo M, Di Cicco E, Capone F, Imbimbo C, Dentice M, Crocetto F. Obesity alters the fitness of peritumoral adipose tissue, exacerbating tumor invasiveness in renal cancer through the induction of ADAM12 and CYP1B1. Mol Oncol. 2025 Jun; 19(6):1612-1632. PMID: 39806854.
Published on 12/15/2024Miro C, Menale C, Acampora L, Nappi A, Sagliocchi S, Restolfer F, Torabinejad S, Stornaiuolo M, Dentice M, Cicatiello AG. Muscle PGC-1a Overexpression Drives Metabolite Secretion Boosting Subcutaneous Adipocyte Browning. J Cell Physiol. 2025 Jan; 240(1):e31480. PMID: 39676331.
Published on 8/1/2023Bahrayni Toosi MT, Kasiri A, Torabinejad S, Soleymanifard S, Sankian M, Aledavood SA, Hosseini Shamili F, Lavi F. Preliminary Results of the Effects of Localized High-Dose Radiotherapy Combined with Total Body Low-Dose Irradiation on Tumor Growth and Stimulating the Immune System in Tumor-Bearing Mice. J Biomed Phys Eng. 2023 Aug; 13(4):323-332. PMID: 37609506.
Published on 7/28/2023Miro C, Nappi A, Sagliocchi S, Di Cicco E, Murolo M, Torabinejad S, Acampora L, Pastore A, Luciano P, La Civita E, Terracciano D, Stornaiuolo M, Dentice M, Cicatiello AG. Thyroid Hormone Regulates the Lipid Content of Muscle Fibers, Thus Affecting Physical Exercise Performance. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jul 28; 24(15). PMID: 37569453.
Published on 6/1/2023Torabinejad S, Soleymanifard S, Sayyah S, Behnam Rasouli F. High-dose Irradiation Stimulated Breast Tumor Microenvironment to Enhance Tumor Cell Growth and Decrease Tumor Cell Motility. J Biomed Phys Eng. 2023 Jun; 13(3):209-216. PMID: 37312890.
Published on 4/26/2023Torabinejad S, Miro C, Barone B, Imbimbo C, Crocetto F, Dentice M. The androgen-thyroid hormone crosstalk in prostate cancer and the clinical implications. Eur Thyroid J. 2023 Jun 01; 12(3). PMID: 36930264.
Published on 3/4/2023Nappi A, Miro C, Pezone A, Tramontano A, Di Cicco E, Sagliocchi S, Cicatiello AG, Murolo M, Torabinejad S, Abbotto E, Caiazzo G, Raia M, Stornaiuolo M, Antonini D, Fabbrocini G, Salvatore D, Avvedimento VE, Dentice M. Loss of p53 activates thyroid hormone via type 2 deiodinase and enhances DNA damage. Nat Commun. 2023 Mar 04; 14(1):1244. PMID: 36871014.
Published on 2/10/2023Sagliocchi S, Murolo M, Cicatiello AG, Miro C, Nappi A, Di Cicco E, Torabinejad S, La Civita E, Romano V, Terracciano D, Stornaiuolo M, Dentice M. Repositioning of Cefuroxime as novel selective inhibitor of the thyroid hormone activating enzyme type 2 deiodinase. Pharmacol Res. 2023 Mar; 189:106685. PMID: 36773711.