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Mesenchymal Cells Appearing in Pancreatic Tissue Culture are Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells With the Capacity to Improve Transplanted Islet Function.

Sordi V, Melzi R, Mercalli A, Formicola R, Doglioni C, Tiboni F, Ferrari G, Nano R, Chwalek K, Borg D, Lammert E, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Stem Cells. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19924826 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors: Expression Profiling Evidences a Role for AKT-mTOR Pathway.

Missiaglia E, Dalai I, Barbi S, Beghelli S, Falconi M, Della Peruta M, Piemonti L, Capurso G, Di Florio A, Delle Fave G, Pederzoli P, Croce CM, Scarpa A.

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19917848 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Bone marrow as an alternative site for islet transplantation.

Cantarelli E, Melzi R, Mercalli A, Sordi V, Ferrari G, Lederer CW, Mrak E, Rubinacci A, Ponzoni M, Sitia G, Guidotti LG, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Blood. 2009 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19773545 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Improving the procedure for detection of intrahepatic transplanted islets by magnetic resonance imaging.

Malosio ML, Esposito A, Poletti A, Chiaretti S, Piemonti L, Melzi R, Nano R, Tedoldi F, Canu T, Santambrogio P, Brigatti C, De Cobelli F, Maffi P, Secchi A, Del Maschio A.

Am J Transplant. 2009 Oct;9(10):2372-82. Epub 2009 Aug 14.PMID: 19681816 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Association between plasma monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 concentration and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged diabetic and nondiabetic individuals.

Piemonti L, Calori G, Lattuada G, Mercalli A, Ragogna F, Garancini MP, Ruotolo G, Luzi L, Perseghin G.

Diabetes Care. 2009 Nov;32(11):2105-10. Epub 2009 Jul 29.PMID: 19641159 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

The contribution of hematopoietic stem cells to beta-cell replacement.

Sordi V, Piemonti L.

Curr Diab Rep. 2009 Apr;9(2):119-24. Review.PMID: 19323956 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ghrelin-producing epsilon cells in the developing and adult human pancreas.

Andralojc KM, Mercalli A, Nowak KW, Albarello L, Calcagno R, Luzi L, Bonifacio E, Doglioni C, Piemonti L.

Diabetologia. 2009 Mar;52(3):486-93. Epub 2008 Dec 19.PMID: 19096824 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The chemokine receptor CX3CR1 is involved in the neural tropism and malignant behavior of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Marchesi F, Piemonti L, Fedele G, Destro A, Roncalli M, Albarello L, Doglioni C, Anselmo A, Doni A, Bianchi P, Laghi L, Malesci A, Cervo L, Malosio M, Reni M, Zerbi A, Di Carlo V, Mantovani A, Allavena P.

Cancer Res. 2008 Nov 1;68(21):9060-9.PMID: 18974152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Beta-cell transplantation for diabetes therapy.

Sordi V, Nano R, Melzi R, Antonioli B, Piemonti L.

Lancet. 2008 Jul 5;372(9632):28; author reply 29-30. No abstract available. PMID: 18603153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapamycin monotherapy in patients with type 1 diabetes modifies CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T-cells.

Monti P, Scirpoli M, Maffi P, Piemonti L, Secchi A, Bonifacio E, Roncarolo MG, Battaglia M.

Diabetes. 2008 Sep;57(9):2341-7. Epub 2008 Jun 16.PMID: 18559659 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diabetes mellitus: an opportunity for therapy with stem cells?

Sordi V, Bertuzzi F, Piemonti L.

Regen Med. 2008 May;3(3):377-97. Review.PMID: 18462060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High levels of donor CCL2/MCP-1 predict graft-related complications and poor graft survival after kidney-pancreas transplantation.

Ogliari AC, Caldara R, Socci C, Sordi V, Cagni N, Moretti MP, Dell'acqua A, Mercalli A, Scavini M, Secchi A, Bonifacio E, Bosi E, Piemonti L.

Am J Transplant. 2008 Jun;8(6):1303-11. Epub 2008 Apr 29.PMID: 18444915 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Islet transplantation in patients with autoimmune diabetes induces homeostatic cytokines that expand autoreactive memory T cells.

Monti P, Scirpoli M, Maffi P, Ghidoli N, De Taddeo F, Bertuzzi F, Piemonti L, Falcone M, Secchi A, Bonifacio E.

J Clin Invest. 2008 May;118(5):1806-14.PMID: 18431516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Intrahepatic islet transplant in the mouse: functional and morphological characterization.

Melzi R, Sanvito F, Mercalli A, Andralojc K, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Cell Transplant. 2008;17(12):1361-70.PMID: 19364073 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transplant estimated function: a simple index to evaluate beta-cell secretion after islet transplantation.

Caumo A, Maffi P, Nano R, Bertuzzi F, Luzi L, Secchi A, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Feb;31(2):301-5. Epub 2007 Oct 31.PMID: 17977937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A preclinical evaluation of pemetrexed and irinotecan combination as second-line chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer.

Mercalli A, Sordi V, Formicola R, Dandrea M, Beghelli S, Scarpa A, Di Carlo V, Reni M, Piemonti L.

Br J Cancer. 2007 May 7;96(9):1358-67. Epub 2007 Apr 10.PMID: 17426706 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Relevance of hyperglycemia on the timing of functional loss of allogeneic islet transplants: implication for mouse model.

Melzi R, Battaglia M, Draghici E, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Transplantation. 2007 Jan 27;83(2):167-73.PMID: 17264813 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased intestinal permeability precedes clinical onset of type 1 diabetes.

Bosi E, Molteni L, Radaelli MG, Folini L, Fermo I, Bazzigaluppi E, Piemonti L, Pastore MR, Paroni R.

Diabetologia. 2006 Dec;49(12):2824-7. Epub 2006 Oct 7.PMID: 17028899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differential effects of immunosuppressive drugs on chemokine receptor CCR7 in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells: selective upregulation by rapamycin.

Sordi V, Bianchi G, Buracchi C, Mercalli A, Marchesi F, D'Amico G, Yang CH, Luini W, Vecchi A, Mantovani A, Allavena P, Piemonti L.

Transplantation. 2006 Sep 27;82(6):826-34.PMID: 17006331 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Culture medium modulates proinflammatory conditions of human pancreatic islets before transplantation.

Marzorati S, Antonioli B, Nano R, Maffi P, Piemonti L, Giliola C, Secchi A, Lakey JR, Bertuzzi F.

Am J Transplant. 2006 Nov;6(11):2791-5. Epub 2006 Aug 25.PMID: 16939517 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapamycin induces a caspase-independent cell death in human monocytes.

Mercalli A, Sordi V, Ponzoni M, Maffi P, De Taddeo F, Gatti G, Servida P, Bernardi M, Bellio L, Bertuzzi F, Secchi A, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Am J Transplant. 2006 Jun;6(6):1331-41.PMID: 16686757 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stem cells and the kidney: a new therapeutic tool?

Zerbini G, Piemonti L, Maestroni A, Dell'Antonio G, Bianchi G.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Apr;17(4 Suppl 2):S123-6. Review.PMID: 16565235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Raltitrexed-eloxatin salvage chemotherapy in gemcitabine-resistant metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Reni M, Pasetto L, Aprile G, Cordio S, Bonetto E, Dell'Oro S, Passoni P, Piemonti L, Fugazza C, Luppi G, Milandri C, Nicoletti R, Zerbi A, Balzano G, Di Carlo V, Brandes AA.

Br J Cancer. 2006 Mar 27;94(6):785-91.PMID: 16508631 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Gluten-free diet in subjects at risk for type 1 diabetes: a tool for delaying progression to clinical disease?

Bosi E, Pastore MR, Molteni L, Bazzigaluppi E, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2005;569:157-8. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16137121 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells express a restricted set of functionally active chemokine receptors capable of promoting migration to pancreatic islets.

Sordi V, Malosio ML, Marchesi F, Mercalli A, Melzi R, Giordano T, Belmonte N, Ferrari G, Leone BE, Bertuzzi F, Zerbini G, Allavena P, Bonifacio E, Piemonti L.

Blood. 2005 Jul 15;106(2):419-27. Epub 2005 Mar 22.PMID: 15784733 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Donor and isolation variables associated with human islet monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 release.

Melzi R, Piemonti L, Nano R, Clissi B, Calori G, Antonioli B, Marzorati S, Perseghin G, Di Carlo V, Bertuzzi F.

Transplantation. 2004 Nov 27;78(10):1564-7.PMID: 15599324 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased survival, proliferation, and migration in metastatic human pancreatic tumor cells expressing functional CXCR4.

Marchesi F, Monti P, Leone BE, Zerbi A, Vecchi A, Piemonti L, Mantovani A, Allavena P.

Cancer Res. 2004 Nov 15;64(22):8420-7.PMID: 15548713 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tissue factor and CCL2/monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 released by human islets affect islet engraftment in type 1 diabetic recipients.

Bertuzzi F, Marzorati S, Maffi P, Piemonti L, Melzi R, de Taddeo F, Valtolina V, D'Angelo A, di Carlo V, Bonifacio E, Secchi A.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Nov;89(11):5724-8.PMID: 15531535 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

From pattern recognition receptor to regulator of homeostasis: the double-faced macrophage mannose receptor.

Allavena P, Chieppa M, Monti P, Piemonti L.

Crit Rev Immunol. 2004;24(3):179-92. Review.PMID: 15482253 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A comprehensive in vitro characterization of pancreatic ductal carcinoma cell line biological behavior and its correlation with the structural and genetic profile.

Monti P, Marchesi F, Reni M, Mercalli A, Sordi V, Zerbi A, Balzano G, Di Carlo V, Allavena P, Piemonti L.

Virchows Arch. 2004 Sep;445(3):236-47. Epub 2004 Jul 17.PMID: 15258755 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tumor-derived MUC1 mucins interact with differentiating monocytes and induce IL-10highIL-12low regulatory dendritic cell.

Monti P, Leone BE, Zerbi A, Balzano G, Cainarca S, Sordi V, Pontillo M, Mercalli A, Di Carlo V, Allavena P, Piemonti L.

J Immunol. 2004 Jun 15;172(12):7341-9.PMID: 15187110 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

In vitro modulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 release in human pancreatic islets.

Marzorati S, Melzi R, Nano R, Antonioli B, Di Carlo V, Piemonti L, Bertuzzi F.

Transplant Proc. 2004 Apr;36(3):607-8.PMID: 15110609 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The CC chemokine MCP-1/CCL2 in pancreatic cancer progression: regulation of expression and potential mechanisms of antimalignant activity.

Monti P, Leone BE, Marchesi F, Balzano G, Zerbi A, Scaltrini F, Pasquali C, Calori G, Pessi F, Sperti C, Di Carlo V, Allavena P, Piemonti L.

Cancer Res. 2003 Nov 1;63(21):7451-61.PMID: 14612545 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Strategies for tumor immune escape.

Piemonti L, Zerbi A, Di Carlo V.

Drugs Today (Barc). 2003 Sep;39(9):701-24. Review.PMID: 14586485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cross-linking of the mannose receptor on monocyte-derived dendritic cells activates an anti-inflammatory immunosuppressive program.

Chieppa M, Bianchi G, Doni A, Del Prete A, Sironi M, Laskarin G, Monti P, Piemonti L, Biondi A, Mantovani A, Introna M, Allavena P.

J Immunol. 2003 Nov 1;171(9):4552-60.PMID: 14568928 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fasting plasma leptin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptor 2, and monocyte chemoattracting protein 1 concentration in a population of glucose-tolerant and glucose-intolerant women: impact on cardiovascular mortality.

Piemonti L, Calori G, Mercalli A, Lattuada G, Monti P, Garancini MP, Costantino F, Ruotolo G, Luzi L, Perseghin G.

Diabetes Care. 2003 Oct;26(10):2883-9.PMID: 14514596 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of anti-lymphocytes and anti-thymocytes globulin on human dendritic cells.

Monti P, Allavena P, Di Carlo V, Piemonti L.

Int Immunopharmacol. 2003 Feb;3(2):189-96.PMID: 12586600 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapamycin impairs antigen uptake of human dendritic cells.

Monti P, Mercalli A, Leone BE, Valerio DC, Allavena P, Piemonti L.

Transplantation. 2003 Jan 15;75(1):137-45.PMID: 12544886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overexpression of the Sm-like proto-oncogene in primary and metastatic pancreatic endocrine tumors.

Gumbs AA, Bassi C, Moore PS, Falconi M, Frigerio I, Baron A, Piemonti L, Modlin I, Scarpa A.

JOP. 2002 Jul;3(4):109-15.PMID: 12110768 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Human pancreatic islets produce and secrete MCP-1/CCL2: relevance in human islet transplantation.

Piemonti L, Leone BE, Nano R, Saccani A, Monti P, Maffi P, Bianchi G, Sica A, Peri G, Melzi R, Aldrighetti L, Secchi A, Di Carlo V, Allavena P, Bertuzzi F.

Diabetes. 2002 Jan;51(1):55-65.PMID: 11756323 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Generation and functional characterisation of dendritic cells from patients with pancreatic carcinoma with special regard to clinical applicability.

Piemonti L, Monti P, Zerbi A, Balzano G, Allavena P, Di Carlo V.

Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2000 Dec;49(10):544-50.PMID: 11129325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vitamin D3 affects differentiation, maturation, and function of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.

Piemonti L, Monti P, Sironi M, Fraticelli P, Leone BE, Dal Cin E, Allavena P, Di Carlo V.

J Immunol. 2000 May 1;164(9):4443-51.PMID: 10779743 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of cryopreservation on in vitro and in vivo long-term function of human islets.

Piemonti L, Bertuzzi F, Nano R, Leone BE, Socci C, Pozza G, Di Carlo V.

Transplantation. 1999 Sep 15;68(5):655-62.PMID: 10507485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Glucocorticoids increase the endocytic activity of human dendritic cells.

Piemonti L, Monti P, Allavena P, Leone BE, Caputo A, Di Carlo V.

Int Immunol. 1999 Sep;11(9):1519-26.PMID: 10464173 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Glucocorticoids affect human dendritic cell differentiation and maturation.

Piemonti L, Monti P, Allavena P, Sironi M, Soldini L, Leone BE, Socci C, Di Carlo V.

J Immunol. 1999 Jun 1;162(11):6473-81.PMID: 10352262 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Interleukin-10 increases mannose receptor expression and endocytic activity in monocyte-derived dendritic cells.

Longoni D, Piemonti L, Bernasconi S, Mantovani A, Allavena P.

Int J Clin Lab Res. 1998;28(3):162-9.PMID: 9801926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adhesion, transendothelial migration, and reverse transmigration of in vitro cultured dendritic cells.

D'Amico G, Bianchi G, Bernasconi S, Bersani L, Piemonti L, Sozzani S, Mantovani A, Allavena P.

Blood. 1998 Jul 1;92(1):207-14.PMID: 9639518 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

IL-10 prevents the differentiation of monocytes to dendritic cells but promotes their maturation to macrophages.

Allavena P, Piemonti L, Longoni D, Bernasconi S, Stoppacciaro A, Ruco L, Mantovani A.

Eur J Immunol. 1998 Jan;28(1):359-69.PMID: 9485215 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Receptor expression and responsiveness of human dendritic cells to a defined set of CC and CXC chemokines.

Sozzani S, Luini W, Borsatti A, Polentarutti N, Zhou D, Piemonti L, D'Amico G, Power CA, Wells TN, Gobbi M, Allavena P, Mantovani A.

J Immunol. 1997 Aug 15;159(4):1993-2000.PMID: 9257866 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Islet transplantation in IDDM patients.

Secchi A, Socci C, Maffi P, Taglietti MV, Falqui L, Bertuzzi F, De Nittis P, Piemonti L, Scopsi L, Di Carlo V, Pozza G.

Diabetologia. 1997 Feb;40(2):225-31.PMID: 9049485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles