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D-Index
82
Citations
28663
World Ranking
1490
National Ranking
750

Overview

Vito Pistoia was affiliated with Boston Children's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist contributed notably within the subfields of Immunology, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Oncology.

The research topics explored by Pistoia included:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Renal and related cancers
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis

They published in several frequent venues, such as:

  • Cancer Immunology Research
  • Cancers
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Some of their recent publications include:

  • Nutlin-3a Enhances Natural Killer Cell-Mediated Killing of Neuroblastoma by Restoring p53-Dependent Expression of Ligands for NKG2D and DNAM-1 Receptors, 2020, Cancer Immunology Research
  • Wilms' Tumor Primary Cells Display Potent Immunoregulatory Properties on NK Cells and Macrophages, 2021, Cancers
  • Identification of neuroblastoma cell lines with uncommon TAZ+/mesenchymal stromal cell phenotype with strong suppressive activity on natural killer cells, 2021, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

During their career, Pistoia collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Lorenzo Moretta
  • Irene Veneziani
  • Franco Locatelli
  • Paola Vacca
  • Nicola Tumino

Best Publications

  • Mesenchymal stem cells in health and disease

    Antonio Uccelli;Lorenzo Moretta;Vito Pistoia

  • Human mesenchymal stem cells modulate B-cell functions

    Anna Corcione;Federica Benvenuto;Elisa Ferretti;Debora Giunti

  • Fasting Cycles Retard Growth of Tumors and Sensitize a Range of Cancer Cell Types to Chemotherapy

    Changhan Lee;Lizzia Raffaghello;Sebastian Brandhorst;Sebastian Brandhorst;Fernando M. Safdie

  • Immunoregulatory function of mesenchymal stem cells

    Antonio Uccelli;Lorenzo Moretta;Vito Pistoia

  • Increased Level of Extracellular ATP at Tumor Sites: In Vivo Imaging with Plasma Membrane Luciferase

    Patrizia Pellegatti;Lizzia Raffaghello;Giovanna Bianchi;Federica Piccardi

  • Mesenchymal stem cells: a new strategy for immunosuppression?

    Antonio Uccelli;Vito Pistoia;Lorenzo Moretta

  • HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS INHIBIT NEUTROPHIL APOPTOSIS: A MODEL FOR NEUTROPHIL PRESERVATION IN THE BONE MARROW NICHE

    Lizzia Raffaghello;Giordano Bianchi;Maria Bertolotto;Fabrizio Montecucco

  • Recapitulation of B cell differentiation in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis

    Anna Corcione;Simona Casazza;Elisa Ferretti;Debora Giunti

  • Expression of P2X7 Receptor Increases In Vivo Tumor Growth

    Elena Adinolfi;Lizzia Raffaghello;Anna Lisa Giuliani;Luigi Cavazzini

  • Downregulation and/or release of NKG2D ligands as immune evasion strategy of human neuroblastoma.

    Lizzia Raffaghello;Ignazia Prigione;Irma Airoldi;Marta Camoriano

  • Human mesenchymal stem cells promote survival of T cells in a quiescent state.

    Federica Benvenuto;Stefania Ferrari;Ezio Gerdoni;Francesca Gualandi

  • TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma are overexpressed in the bone marrow of Fanconi anemia patients and TNF-alpha suppresses erythropoiesis in vitro

    Carlo Dufour;Anna Corcione;Johanna Svahn;Riccardo Haupt

  • Production of cytokines by human B cells in health and disease

    Vito Pistoia

  • Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) from healthy donors and auto-immune disease patients reduce the proliferation of autologous- and allogeneic-stimulated lymphocytes in vitro

    Ciara Bocelli-Tyndall;L. Bracci;G. Spagnoli;A. Braccini

  • Differential effects of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide and retinoic acid on neuroblastoma cells: apoptosis versus differentiation.

    Mirco Ponzoni;Paola Bocca;Valeria Chiesa;Andrea Decensi

  • γδ T cell reconstitution after HLA-haploidentical hematopoietic transplantation depleted of TCR-αβ+/CD19+ lymphocytes

    Irma Airoldi;Alice Bertaina;Ignazia Prigione;Alessia Zorzoli

  • Soluble HLA-G: Are they clinically relevant?

    Vito Pistoia;Fabio Morandi;Xinhui Wang;Soldano Ferrone

  • Immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells: a review based on an interdisciplinary meeting held at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, London, UK, 31 October 2005

    Alan Tyndall;Ulrich A Walker;Andrew Cope;Francesco Dazzi

  • Reciprocal Interactions Between Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and γδ T Cells Or Invariant Natural Killer T Cells

    Ignazia Prigione;Federica Benvenuto;Paola Bocca;Luca Battistini

  • Immunogenicity of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in HLA‐Class I‐Restricted T‐Cell Responses Against Viral or Tumor‐Associated Antigens

    Fabio Morandi;Lizzia Raffaghello;Giovanna Bianchi;Francesca Meloni

  • Use of luciferase probes to measure ATP in living cells and animals

    Giampaolo Morciano;Alba Clara Sarti;Saverio Marchi;Sonia Missiroli

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Gattorno
Marco Gattorno Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Manlio Ferrarini
Manlio Ferrarini University of Genoa
Domenico Ribatti
Domenico Ribatti University of Bari Aldo Moro
Lorenzo Moretta
Lorenzo Moretta Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Angela Pistorio
Angela Pistorio Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Fabio Malavasi
Fabio Malavasi University of Turin
Emma Di Carlo
Emma Di Carlo University of Chieti-Pescara
Franco Dallegri
Franco Dallegri University of Genoa
Silvano Ferrini
Silvano Ferrini University of Genoa
Mirco Ponzoni
Mirco Ponzoni Istituto Giannina Gaslini

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