Raffaella Melzi

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Top papers

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1 Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells express a restricted set of functionally active chemokine receptors capable of promoting migration to pancreatic islets. Blood 2005 2.39
2 Human pancreatic islets produce and secrete MCP-1/CCL2: relevance in human islet transplantation. Diabetes 2002 1.84
3 Bone marrow as an alternative site for islet transplantation. Blood 2009 1.61
4 Extending indications for islet autotransplantation in pancreatic surgery. Ann Surg 2013 1.52
5 Rapamycin unbalances the polarization of human macrophages to M1. Immunology 2013 1.17
6 Mesenchymal cells appearing in pancreatic tissue culture are bone marrow-derived stem cells with the capacity to improve transplanted islet function. Stem Cells 2010 1.07
7 CXCR1/2 inhibition enhances pancreatic islet survival after transplantation. J Clin Invest 2012 1.05
8 Calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppressive regimen in type 1 diabetes patients receiving islet transplantation: single-group phase 1/2 trial. Transplantation 2014 1.01
9 Alloantibody and autoantibody monitoring predicts islet transplantation outcome in human type 1 diabetes. Diabetes 2012 0.99
10 Autologous pancreatic islet transplantation in human bone marrow. Diabetes 2013 0.97
11 Tissue factor and CCL2/monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 released by human islets affect islet engraftment in type 1 diabetic recipients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 0.91
12 Gene signatures associated with mouse postnatal hindbrain neural stem cells and medulloblastoma cancer stem cells identify novel molecular mediators and predict human medulloblastoma molecular classification. Cancer Discov 2012 0.89
13 Risks and benefits of transplantation in the cure of type 1 diabetes: whole pancreas versus islet transplantation. A single center study. Rev Diabet Stud 2011 0.89
14 Murine animal models for preclinical islet transplantation: No model fits all (research purposes). Islets 2013 0.78
15 Human pancreatic islet preparations release HMGB1: (ir)relevance for graft engraftment. Cell Transplant 2012 0.78
16 Human islet distribution programme for basic research: activity over the last 5 years. Diabetologia 2015 0.78
17 Engraftment versus immunosuppression: cost-benefit analysis of immunosuppression after intrahepatic murine islet transplantation. Transplantation 2014 0.77
18 Transplant Site Influences the Immune Response After Islet Transplantation: Bone Marrow Versus Liver. Transplantation 2017 0.76
19 Islet Volume and Indexes of β-Cell Function in Humans. Cell Transplant 2015 0.75
20 Beta-cell transplantation for diabetes therapy. Lancet 2008 0.75
21 The allocation of pancreas allografts on donor age and duration of intensive care unit stay: the experience of the North Italy Transplant program. Transpl Int 2014 0.75