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Pauli Puolakkainen

Pauli Puolakkainen

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Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
17834
World Ranking
18909
National Ranking
214

Overview

Pauli Puolakkainen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their work spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these disciplines, their research subfields include oncology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, and cancer research.

The scientist's recent academic output includes notable papers published predominantly between 2020 and 2021. These papers are:

  • SIRT 2-dependent IDH 1 deacetylation inhibits colorectal cancer and liver metastases, 2020, EMBO Reports
  • Defining Major Surgery: A Delphi Consensus Among European Surgical Association (ESA) Members, 2020, World Journal of Surgery
  • Gut Microbiota and Host Gene Mutations in Colorectal Cancer Patients and Controls of Iranian and Finnish Origin, 2020, Anticancer Research
  • Tumor-associated macrophages regulate gastric cancer cell invasion and metastasis through TGFβ2/NF-κB/Kindlin-2 axis, 2020, Chinese Journal of Cancer Research
  • Gut microbiota of patients with different subtypes of gastric cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumors, 2021, Gut Pathogens

Their research covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Metastasis and carcinoma case studies
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies

Pauli Puolakkainen has collaborated with multiple frequent co-authors, who include:

  • Harri Mustonen
  • Hanna Seppänen
  • Arto Kokkola
  • Sakari Knuutila
  • Caj Haglund

Their publications have appeared in several journals frequently, highlighting a concentration of work in specific venues such as:

  • JAMA Surgery
  • HPB
  • Scandinavian Journal of Surgery
  • Pancreatology
  • Gut Pathogens

Best Publications

  • Early antibiotic treatment in acute necrotising pancreatitis

    V Sainio;E Kemppainen;P Puolakkainen;R Haapiainen

  • Early prediction of severity in acute pancreatitis by urinary trypsinogen activation peptide: a multicentre study.

    Neoptolemos Jp;Kemppainen Ea;Mayer Jm;Fitzpatrick Jm

  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 in Lymphangiogenesis in Wound Healing

    Karri Paavonen;Pauli Puolakkainen;Lotta Jussila;Tiina Jahkola

  • A prospective diagnostic accuracy study of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, multidetector row computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in primary diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer.

    Saila P. Kauhanen;Gaber Komar;Marko P. Seppänen;Kirsti I. Dean

  • FOXC2 controls formation and maturation of lymphatic collecting vessels through cooperation with NFATc1

    Camilla Norrmén;Konstantin I. Ivanov;Konstantin I. Ivanov;Jianpin Cheng;Jianpin Cheng;Nadine Zangger

  • SPARC-null mice display abnormalities in the dermis characterized by decreased collagen fibril diameter and reduced tensile strength.

    Amy D. Bradshaw;Pauli Puolakkainen;Thomas N. Wight;E. Helene Sage

  • Early assessment of pancreatic infections and overall prognosis in severe acute pancreatitis by procalcitonin (PCT): a prospective international multicenter study.

    Bettina M. Rau;Esko A. Kemppainen;Andrew A. Gumbs;Markus W. Büchler

  • Distinct expression profiles of stromelysin-2 (MMP-10), collagenase-3 (MMP-13), macrophage metalloelastase (MMP-12), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP-3) in intestinal ulcerations.

    M Vaalamo;M L Karjalainen-Lindsberg;P Puolakkainen;J Kere

  • Patterns of matrix metalloproteinase and TIMP-1 expression in chronic and normally healing human cutaneous wounds.

    M Vaalamo;M Weckroth;P Puolakkainen;J Kere

  • The risk of gastric carcinoma and carcinoid tumours in patients with pernicious anaemia. A prospective follow-up study

    A. Kokkola;S.-M. Sjöblom;R. Haapiainen;P. Sipponen

  • Differential expression of SPARC and thrombospondin 1 in wound repair: immunolocalization and in situ hybridization.

    M. J. Reed;P. Puolakkainen;Timothy F Lane;D. Dickerson

  • Enhanced expression of matrilysin, collagenase, and stromelysin-1 in gastrointestinal ulcers.

    U. K. Saarialho-Kere;M. Vaalamo;P. Puolakkainen;K. Airola

  • Multiple organ dysfunction associated with severe acute pancreatitis

    Kimmo I. Halonen;Ville Pettilä;Ari K. Leppäniemi;Esko A. Kemppainen

  • Enhanced growth of tumors in SPARC null mice is associated with changes in the ECM.

    Rolf A. Brekken;Pauli Puolakkainen;David C. Graves;Gail Workman

  • C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum phospholipase A2 in the assessment of the severity of acute pancreatitis.

    P Puolakkainen;V Valtonen;A Paananen;T Schröder

  • Biomaterial topography alters healing in vivo and monocyte/macrophage activation in vitro

    Paige C. S. Bota;Angela M. B. Collie;Angela M. B. Collie;Pauli Puolakkainen;Robert B. Vernon

  • Inflammation and immunosuppression in severe acute pancreatitis.

    Marja-Leena Kylänpää;Heikki Repo;Pauli Antero Puolakkainen

  • Calcium-alginate beads for the oral delivery of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1): stabilization of TGF-β1 by the addition of polyacrylic acid within acid-treated beads

    Russell J. Mumper;Allan S. Huffman;Pauli A. Puolakkainen;Lisa S. Bouchard

  • Severe acute pancreatitis: prognostic factors in 270 consecutive patients.

    Kimmo I. Halonen;Ari K. Leppäniemi;Pauli A. Puolakkainen;Johan E. Lundin

  • Transcription Factor PROX1 Induces Colon Cancer Progression by Promoting the Transition from Benign to Highly Dysplastic Phenotype

    Tatiana Petrova;Antti Nykänen;Camilla Norrmen;Konstantin I Ivanov

Frequent Co-Authors

Sakari Knuutila
Sakari Knuutila University of Helsinki
Ari Leppäniemi
Ari Leppäniemi University of Helsinki
Ulf-Håkan Stenman
Ulf-Håkan Stenman University of Helsinki
Pentti Sipponen
Pentti Sipponen University of Helsinki
Hilpi Rautelin
Hilpi Rautelin Uppsala University
Ulpu Saarialho-Kere
Ulpu Saarialho-Kere Karolinska Institute
Ville Pettilä
Ville Pettilä University of Helsinki
John P. Neoptolemos
John P. Neoptolemos Heidelberg University
Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
E. Helene Sage
E. Helene Sage Benaroya Research Institute

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