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Rodolfo Quarto

Rodolfo Quarto

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
17885
World Ranking
12317
National Ranking
369

Overview

Rodolfo Quarto is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and has a notable research presence primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans molecular biology with a strong focus on extracellular vesicles, microRNA regulation in disease, and cancer research. Additional areas of study include biomedical engineering, surgery, and biomaterials.

The scientist's main research topics explore extracellular vesicles in disease, microRNA in disease regulation, and circular RNAs in diseases. They have contributed to mesenchymal stem cell research, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, as well as autoimmune bullous skin diseases.

Key publication venues where Rodolfo Quarto frequently publishes include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cancers, ACS Applied Bio Materials, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, and Research Square.

Their recent papers exhibit a focus on cellular and molecular mechanisms as well as translational applications. Notable publications include:

  • Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Tools: From Pre-Clinical to Clinical Applications, 2021, Biology
  • Dissecting the effects of preconditioning with inflammatory cytokines and hypoxia on the angiogenic potential of mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)-derived soluble proteins and extracellular vesicles (EVs), 2020, Biomaterials
  • Circulating miRNAs in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis, 2022, Cancers
  • Small Extracellular Vesicles from Human Amniotic Fluid Samples as Promising Theranostics, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Young at Heart: Combining Strategies to Rejuvenate Endogenous Mechanisms of Cardiac Repair, 2020, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Collaboration is evident through frequent coauthors, including Roberta Tasso, Maria Chiara Ciferri, Daniele Reverberi, Cansu Görgün, and Katia Cortese. These collaborations highlight interdisciplinary approaches within the domains of molecular biology and regenerative medicine.

Best Publications

  • Repair of large bone defects with the use of autologous bone marrow stromal cells.

    Rodolfo Quarto;Maddalena Mastrogiacomo;Ranieri Cancedda;Sergei M. Kutepov

  • Clonal mesenchymal progenitors from human bone marrow differentiate in vitro according to a hierarchical model

    Anita Muraglia;Ranieri Cancedda;Rodolfo Quarto

  • Proliferation kinetics and differentiation potential of ex vivo expanded human bone marrow stromal cells: Implications for their use in cell therapy.

    Andrea Banfi;Anita Muraglia;Beatrice Dozin;Maddalena Mastrogiacomo

  • Autologous bone marrow stromal cells loaded onto porous hydroxyapatite ceramic accelerate bone repair in critical-size defects of sheep long bones.

    E. Kon;A. Muraglia;A. Corsi;P. Bianco

  • Stem cells associated with macroporous bioceramics for long bone repair: 6- to 7-year outcome of a pilot clinical study.

    Maurilio Marcacci;Elizaveta Kon;Vladimir Moukhachev;Andrei Lavroukov

  • Tissue engineering and cell therapy of cartilage and bone.

    Ranieri Cancedda;Beatrice Dozin;Paolo Giannoni;Rodolfo Quarto

  • The Receptor with High Affinity for Immunoglobulin E

    H Metzger;G Alcaraz;R Hohman;J P Kinet

  • Fibroblast growth factor-2 supports ex vivo expansion and maintenance of osteogenic precursors from human bone marrow.

    Ivan Martin;Anita Muraglia;Giuliano Campanile;Ranieri Cancedda

  • Role of scaffold internal structure on in vivo bone formation in macroporous calcium phosphate bioceramics.

    Maddalena Mastrogiacomo;Silvia Scaglione;Roberta Martinetti;Laura Dolcini

  • Ex vivo enrichment of mesenchymal cell progenitors by fibroblast growth factor 2.

    Giordano Bianchi;Andrea Banfi;Maddalena Mastrogiacomo;Rosario Notaro

  • Bone progenitor cell deficits and the age-associated decline in bone repair capacity.

    R. Quarto;D. Thomas;C. T. Liang

  • Stromal damage as consequence of high-dose chemo/radiotherapy in bone marrow transplant recipients.

    Maria Galotto;Giovanni Berisso;Laura Delfino;Marina Podesta

  • Design of graded biomimetic osteochondral composite scaffolds.

    Anna Tampieri;Monica Sandri;Elena Landi;Daniele Pressato

  • Replicative aging and gene expression in long-term cultures of human bone marrow stromal cells.

    Andrea Banfi;Giordano Bianchi;Rosario Notaro;Lucio Luzzatto

  • Three‐Dimensional Perfusion Culture of Human Bone Marrow Cells and Generation of Osteoinductive Grafts

    Alessandra Braccini;David Wendt;Claude Jaquiery;Marcel Jakob

  • Osteoinduction of human mesenchymal stem cells by bioactive composite scaffolds without supplemental osteogenic growth factors.

    Alessandro Polini;Dario Pisignano;Manuela Parodi;Rodolfo Quarto

  • Orderly osteochondral regeneration in a sheep model using a novel nano-composite multilayered biomaterial.

    Elizaveta Kon;Marco Delcogliano;Giuseppe Filardo;Milena Fini

  • Osteoconduction in large macroporous hydroxyapatite ceramic implants: evidence for a complementary integration and disintegration mechanism

    A Boyde;A Corsi;R Quarto;R Cancedda

  • Effect of different growth factors on the chondrogenic potential of human bone marrow stromal cells

    M Mastrogiacomo;R Cancedda;R Quarto

  • Cell therapy for bone disease: a review of current status.

    Ranieri Cancedda;Giordano Bianchi;Anna Derubeis;Rodolfo Quarto

Frequent Co-Authors

Ranieri Cancedda
Ranieri Cancedda University of Genoa
Ivan Martin
Ivan Martin University Hospital of Basel
Elizaveta Kon
Elizaveta Kon Humanitas University
Paolo Bianco
Paolo Bianco Sapienza University of Rome
Carlo Tacchetti
Carlo Tacchetti Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Anna Tampieri
Anna Tampieri National Research Council (CNR)
Henry Metzger
Henry Metzger National Institutes of Health
Giorgio Corte
Giorgio Corte University of Genoa
Chiara Vitale-Brovarone
Chiara Vitale-Brovarone Polytechnic University of Turin
Francesco Baino
Francesco Baino Polytechnic University of Turin

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