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Maria Chiara Deregibus

Maria Chiara Deregibus

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
17654
World Ranking
13577
National Ranking
407

Overview

Maria Chiara Deregibus is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Nephrology.

The scientist has authored publications on various topics, with a particular focus on extracellular vesicles and their role in disease mechanisms. Key research themes include extracellular vesicles in disease, RNA interference and gene delivery, microRNA in disease regulation, COVID-19 impact on reproduction, nephrotoxicity and medicinal plants, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles regulate survival and function of pancreatic β cells (2021, JCI Insight)
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles Ameliorate Kidney Injury in Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy (2020, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology)
  • Surface Marker Expression in Small and Medium/Large Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Naive or Apoptotic Condition Using Orthogonal Techniques (2021, Cells)
  • Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Delivery Platform for RNA-Based Vaccine: Feasibility Study of an Oral and Intranasal SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (2023, Pharmaceutics)
  • Oral Delivery of mRNA Vaccine by Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Carriers (2023, Cells)

Their frequent co-authors include Giovanni Camussi, Cristina Grange, Margherita Alba Carlotta Pomatto, Chiara Gai, and Benedetta Bussolati.

Deregibus has published extensively in journals such as Cells, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, JCI Insight, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, and Pharmaceutics.

Best Publications

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Microvesicles Protect Against Acute Tubular Injury

    Stefania Bruno;Cristina Grange;Maria Chiara Deregibus;Raffaele A. Calogero

  • Exosomes/microvesicles as a mechanism of cell-to-cell communication

    Giovanni Camussi;Maria C Deregibus;Stefania Bruno;Vincenzo Cantaluppi

  • Endothelial progenitor cell derived microvesicles activate an angiogenic program in endothelial cells by a horizontal transfer of mRNA.

    Maria Chiara Deregibus;Vincenzo Cantaluppi;Raffaele Calogero;Marco Lo Iacono

  • Microvesicles derived from human adult mesenchymal stem cells protect against ischaemia-reperfusion-induced acute and chronic kidney injury

    Stefano Gatti;Stefania Bruno;Maria Chiara Deregibus;Andrea Sordi

  • Microvesicles Released from Human Renal Cancer Stem Cells Stimulate Angiogenesis and Formation of Lung Premetastatic Niche

    Cristina Grange;Marta Tapparo;Federica Collino;Loriana Vitillo

  • Isolation of Renal Progenitor Cells from Adult Human Kidney

    Benedetta Bussolati;Stefania Bruno;Cristina Grange;Stefano Buttiglieri

  • Microvesicles Derived from Adult Human Bone Marrow and Tissue Specific Mesenchymal Stem Cells Shuttle Selected Pattern of miRNAs

    Federica Collino;Maria Chiara Deregibus;Stefania Bruno;Luca Sterpone

  • Microvesicles Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Survival in a Lethal Model of Acute Kidney Injury

    Stefania Bruno;Cristina Grange;Federica Collino;Maria Chiara Deregibus

  • Microvesicles derived from endothelial progenitor cells protect the kidney from ischemia–reperfusion injury by microRNA-dependent reprogramming of resident renal cells

    Vincenzo Cantaluppi;Stefano Gatti;Davide Medica;Federico Figliolini

  • Isolation and characterization of a stem cell population from adult human liver

    Maria Beatriz Herrera;Stefania Bruno;Stefano Buttiglieri;Ciro Tetta

  • Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell-derived microvesicles

    Luigi Biancone;Stefania Bruno;Maria Chiara Deregibus;Ciro Tetta

  • Extracellular vesicles as an emerging mechanism of cell-to-cell communication.

    Ciro Tetta;Ezio Ghigo;Lorenzo Silengo;Maria Chiara Deregibus

  • Human liver stem cell-derived microvesicles accelerate hepatic regeneration in hepatectomized rats

    Mb Herrera;Valentina Fonsato;S Gatti;Maria Chiara Deregibus

  • Urinary exosomal microRNAs in incipient diabetic nephropathy.

    Federica Barutta;Marinella Tricarico;Alessandro Corbelli;Laura Annaratone

  • Altered angiogenesis and survival in human tumor-derived endothelial cells

    Benedetta Bussolati;Ilaria Deambrosis;Simona Russo;Maria Chiara Deregibus

  • Microvesicles derived from human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells inhibit tumor growth.

    Stefania Bruno;Federica Collino;Maria Chiara Deregibus;Cristina Grange

  • Charge-based precipitation of extracellular vesicles

    Maria Chiara Deregibus;Federico Figliolini;Sergio D'Antico;Paola Maria Manzini

  • Role of stem-cell-derived microvesicles in the paracrine action of stem cells.

    Giovanni Camussi;Maria Chiara Deregibus;Vincenzo Cantaluppi

  • Paracrine/endocrine mechanism of stem cells on kidney repair: role of microvesicle-mediated transfer of genetic information.

    Giovanni Camussi;Maria Chiara Deregibus;Ciro Tetta

  • Microvesicles derived from endothelial progenitor cells enhance neoangiogenesis of human pancreatic islets.

    Vincenzo Cantaluppi;Luigi Biancone;Federico Figliolini;Silvia Beltramo

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Camussi
Giovanni Camussi University of Turin
Ciro Tetta
Ciro Tetta Fresenius Medical Care (Germany)
Stefania Bruno
Stefania Bruno University of Turin
Benedetta Bussolati
Benedetta Bussolati University of Turin
Peter J. Quesenberry
Peter J. Quesenberry Brown University
Raffaele A. Calogero
Raffaele A. Calogero University of Turin
Adriana Albini
Adriana Albini University of Milano-Bicocca
Silvio Aime
Silvio Aime University of Turin
Camillo Ricordi
Camillo Ricordi University of Miami
W. Curt LaFrance
W. Curt LaFrance Brown University

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