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Pietro Luigi Poliani

Pietro Luigi Poliani

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
10689
World Ranking
16615
National Ranking
524

Overview

Pietro Luigi Poliani is affiliated with the University of Brescia in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several related subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Neurology, Immunology, and Cancer Research.

Their work covers a range of specific topics, notably:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Inflammation biomarkers and pathways

Poliani has contributed to multiple publications in various scientific venues. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Cancers
  • Nature Medicine
  • Pathologica
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Poliani include:

  • Human and mouse single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal TREM2-dependent and TREM2-independent cellular responses in Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • TREM2 drives microglia response to amyloid-β via SYK-dependent and -independent pathways, 2022, Cell
  • Corticotroph Aggressive Pituitary Tumors and Carcinomas Frequently Harbor ATRX Mutations, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Efficacy of the EDP-M Scheme Plus Adjunctive Surgery in the Management of Patients with Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma: The Brescia Experience, 2020, Cancers
  • EBF1 is expressed in pericytes and contributes to pericyte cell commitment, 2021, Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Collaborations have been a noticeable part of their scientific work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Manuela Cominelli
  • Francesca Pagani
  • Roberto Liserre
  • Rossella Galli
  • Simona Serioli

Best Publications

  • Human and mouse single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal TREM2-dependent and TREM2-independent cellular responses in Alzheimer’s disease

    Yingyue Zhou;Wilbur M. Song;Prabhakar S. Andhey;Amanda Swain

  • TREM2 sustains microglial expansion during aging and response to demyelination

    Pietro Luigi Poliani;Yaming Wang;Elena Fontana;Michelle L. Robinette

  • NK cells recognize and kill human glioblastoma cells with stem cell-like properties.

    Roberta Castriconi;Antonio Daga;Alessandra Dondero;Gianluigi Zona

  • Inhibition of Th1 development and treatment of chronic-relapsing experimental allergic encephalomyelitis by a non-hypercalcemic analogue of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3

    Frank Mattner;Simona Smiroldo;Francesca Galbiati;Marc Muller

  • Macrophage colony-stimulating factor induces the proliferation and survival of macrophages via a pathway involving DAP12 and beta-catenin.

    Karel Otero;Isaiah R Turnbull;Pietro Luigi Poliani;William Vermi

  • Neurospheres enriched in cancer stem-like cells are highly effective in eliciting a dendritic cell-mediated immune response against malignant gliomas.

    Serena Pellegatta;Pietro Luigi Poliani;Daniela Corno;Francesca Menghi

  • Sustained Activation of mTOR Pathway in Embryonic Neural Stem Cells Leads to Development of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Associated Lesions

    Laura Magri;Marco Cambiaghi;Manuela Cominelli;Clara Alfaro-Cervello

  • Intrathecal Delivery of IFN-γ Protects C57BL/6 Mice from Chronic-Progressive Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Increasing Apoptosis of Central Nervous System-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

    Roberto Furlan;Elena Brambilla;Francesca Ruffini;Pietro L. Poliani

  • Replication-defective herpes simplex virus vectors for gene transfer in vivo.

    Peggy Marconi;David Krisky;Thomas Oligino;Pietro L. Poliani

  • Caspase-1 Regulates the Inflammatory Process Leading to Autoimmune Demyelination

    Roberto Furlan;Gianvito Martino;Francesca Galbiati;Pietro L. Poliani

  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression Identifies Functionally and Molecularly Distinct Tumor-Initiating Cells in Human Glioblastoma Multiforme and Is Required for Gliomagenesis

    Stefania Mazzoleni;Letterio S. Politi;Mauro Pala;Manuela Cominelli

  • Leucine-rich repeat containing 8A (LRRC8A) is essential for T lymphocyte development and function

    Lalit Kumar;Janet Chou;Christina S.K. Yee;Arturo Borzutzky

  • Cutaneous distribution of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in lupus erythematosus. Selective tropism at the site of epithelial apoptotic damage.

    William Vermi;Silvia Lonardi;Mauro Morassi;Cristina Rossini

  • Enhancer of Zeste 2 (EZH2) is up-regulated in malignant gliomas and in glioma stem-like cells.

    F. Orzan;S. Pellegatta;P. L. Poliani;F. Pisati

  • Early defects in human T-cell development severely affect distribution and maturation of thymic stromal cells: possible implications for the pathophysiology of Omenn syndrome

    Pietro Luigi Poliani;Fabio Facchetti;Maria Ravanini;Andrew Richard Gennery

  • Drug inducible transgene expression in brain using a herpes simplex virus vector

    Oligino T;Poliani Pl;Wang Y;Tsai Sy

  • Mutations in OSTM1 (Grey Lethal) Define a Particularly Severe Form of Autosomal Recessive Osteopetrosis With Neural Involvement

    Alessandra Pangrazio;Pietro Luigi Poliani;André Megarbane;Gérard Lefranc

  • A hypomorphic R229Q Rag2 mouse mutant recapitulates human Omenn syndrome

    Veronica Marrella;Pietro Luigi Poliani;Anna Casati;Francesca Rucci

  • Fibroblast growth factor-II gene therapy reverts the clinical course and the pathological signs of chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in C57BL/6 mice.

    F Ruffini;R Furlan;P L Poliani;E Brambilla

  • Hypomorphic Rag mutations can cause destructive midline granulomatous disease.

    Suk See De Ravin;Edward W. Cowen;Kol A. Zarember;Narda L. Whiting-Theobald

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Villa
Anna Villa National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Luigi D. Notarangelo
Luigi D. Notarangelo National Institutes of Health
Fabio Facchetti
Fabio Facchetti University of Brescia
Gianvito Martino
Gianvito Martino Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Gaetano Finocchiaro
Gaetano Finocchiaro Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Joseph C. Glorioso
Joseph C. Glorioso University of Pittsburgh
Paolo Vezzoni
Paolo Vezzoni National Research Council (CNR)
Luciano Adorini
Luciano Adorini Intercept Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Lawrence Steinman
Lawrence Steinman Stanford University
Frederick W. Alt
Frederick W. Alt Boston Children's Hospital

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