Lorenzo Piemonti

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Relevance of Hyperglycemia on the Timing of Functional Loss of Allogeneic Islet Transplants: Implication for Mouse Model
    Transplantation, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 167–173, 2007
  2. A preclinical evaluation of pemetrexed and irinotecan combination as second-line chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer
    British Journal of Cancer, Article ID 6603726, 2007
  3. Raltitrexed–eloxatin salvage chemotherapy in gemcitabine-resistant metastatic pancreatic cancer
    British Journal of Cancer, vol. 94, no. 6, Article ID 6603026, 6 pages, 2006
  4. Increased intestinal permeability precedes clinical onset of type 1 diabetes
    Diabetologia, vol. 49, no. 12, pp. 2824–2827, 2006
  5. Differential Effects of Immunosuppressive Drugs on Chemokine Receptor CCR7 in Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells: Selective Upregulation by Rapamycin
    Transplantation, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 826–834, 2006
  6. Stem Cells and the Kidney: A New Therapeutic Tool?
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, vol. 17, no. 4_suppl_2, pp. S123–S126, 2006
  7. Culture Medium Modulates Proinflammatory Conditions of Human Pancreatic Islets Before Transplantation
    American Journal of Transplantation, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 2791–2795, 2006
  8. Rapamycin Induces a Caspase-Independent Cell Death in Human Monocytes
    American Journal of Transplantation, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 1331–1341, 2006
  9. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells express a restricted set of functionally active chemokine receptors capable of promoting migration to pancreatic islets
    Blood, vol. 106, no. 2, pp. 419–427, 2005
  10. In vitro modulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 release in human pancreatic islets
    Transplantation Proceedings, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 607–608, 2004
  11. A comprehensive in vitro characterization of pancreatic ductal carcinoma cell line biological behavior and its correlation with the structural and genetic profile
    Virchows Archiv, vol. 445, no. 3, pp. 236–247, 2004
  12. Tissue Factor and CCL2/Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Released by Human Islets Affect Islet Engraftment in Type 1 Diabetic Recipients
    Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, vol. 89, no. 11, pp. 5724–5728, 2004
  13. From Pattern Recognition Receptor to Regulator of Homeostasis: The Double-Faced Macrophage Mannose Receptor
    Critical Reviews in Immunology, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 179–192, 2004
  14. Increased Survival, Proliferation, and Migration in Metastatic Human Pancreatic Tumor Cells Expressing Functional CXCR4
    Cancer Research, vol. 64, no. 22, pp. 8420–8427, 2004
  15. Donor and Isolation Variables Associated with Human Islet Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Release
    Transplantation, vol. 78, no. 10, pp. 1564–1567, 2004
  16. Rapamycin impairs antigen uptake of human dendritic cells1
    Transplantation, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 137–145, 2003
  17. Strategies for tumor immune escape
    Drugs of Today, vol. 39, no. 9, p. 701, 2003
  18. Effects of anti-lymphocytes and anti-thymocytes globulin on human dendritic cells
    International Immunopharmacology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 189–196, 2003
  19. Fasting Plasma Leptin, Tumor Necrosis Factor-  Receptor 2, and Monocyte Chemoattracting Protein 1 Concentration in a Population of Glucose-Tolerant and Glucose-Intolerant Women: Impact on cardiovascular mortality
    Diabetes Care, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 2883–2889, 2003
  20. Human Pancreatic Islets Produce and Secrete MCP-1/CCL2: Relevance in Human Islet Transplantation
    Diabetes, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 55–65, 2001
  21. Generation and functional characterisation of dendritic cells from patients with pancreatic carcinoma with special regard to clinical applicability
    Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, vol. 49, no. 10, pp. 544–550, 2000
  22. EFFECTS OF CRYOPRESERVATION ON IN VITRO AND IN VIVO LONG-TERM FUNCTION OF HUMAN ISLETS1
    Transplantation, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 655–662, 1999
  23. CRYOPRESERVATION OF HUMAN ISLETS OF LANGERHANS
    Transplantation, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 597–598, 1999
  24. Glucocorticoids increase the endocytic activity of human dendritic cells
    International Immunology, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 1519–1526, 1999
  25. IL-10 prevents the differentiation of monocytes to dendritic cells but promotes their maturation to macrophages
    European Journal of Immunology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 359–369, 1998
  26. Interleukin-10 increases mannose receptor expression and endocytic activity in monocyte-derived dendritic cells
    International Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Research, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 162–169, 1998
  27. Islet transplantation in IDDM patients
    Diabetologia, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 225–231, 1997