Alexander Pietras

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Alexander Pietras is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Pietras has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cancer Research, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alexander Pietras's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (16 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (9 papers). Alexander Pietras is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (16 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (9 papers). Alexander Pietras collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Spain. Alexander Pietras's co-authors include Sven Påhlman, Erik Fredlund, Rosa Noguera, Lorenz Poellinger, Tobias Löfstedt, Linda Holmquist Mengelbier, Samuel Navarro, Eric C. Holland, Johan Vallon‐Christersson and Åke Borg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Pietras

31 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Recruitment of HIF-1α and HIF-2α to common target genes is differentially regulated in neuroblastoma: HIF-2α promotes an aggressive phenotype

2006 594 citations Linda Holmquist Mengelbier, Erik Fredlund et al. Cancer Cell profile →
Osteopontin-CD44 Signaling in the Glioma Perivascular Niche Enhances Cancer Stem Cell Phenotypes and Promotes Aggressive Tumor Growth

2014 403 citations Alexander Pietras, Amanda Katz et al. Cell stem cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Complement Factor H Is an ICOS Ligand Modulating Tregs in the Glioma Microenvironment 2024 ·Cancer Immunology Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karin Leandersson, David O’Connell, Valeria Governa, Emre Can Tüysüz, Mattias Belting, Alexander Pietras, Myriam Martin, Anna M. Blom	4
2	Tumor suppressor role of the complement inhibitor CSMD1 and its role in TNF-induced neuroinflammation in gliomas 2024 ·Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research ·Emre Can Tüysüz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chrysostomi Gialeli, (unknown), Valeria Governa, Mattias Belting, Alexander Pietras, Anna M. Blom	5
3	TMIC-54. RADIOTHERAPY-INDUCED REMODELING OF THE GLIOBLASTOMA MICROENVIRONMENT 2023 ·Neuro-Oncology ·(unknown), (unknown), Crister Ceberg, Alexander Pietras	0
4	Radiotherapy-induced remodeling of the tumor microenvironment by stromal cells 2022 ·Seminars in Cancer Biology ·Tracy J. Berg, Alexander Pietras	42
5	What (H)IF isoform matters? A deubiquitinase can tune the hypoxic response 2022 ·The EMBO Journal ·Alexander Pietras	2
6	Hypoxia-Induced Reactivity of Tumor-Associated Astrocytes Affects Glioma Cell Properties 2021 ·Cells ·Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, Pauline Jeannot, (unknown), Tracy J. Berg, Alexander Pietras	24
7	The Irradiated Brain Microenvironment Supports Glioma Stemness and Survival via Astrocyte-Derived Transglutaminase 2 2021 ·Cancer Research ·Tracy J. Berg, Carolina Marques, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, (unknown), Kristoffer von Stedingk, David Lindgren, Pauline Jeannot, (unknown), Tobias Bergström, Fredrik J. Swartling, Valeria Governa, Johan Bengzon, Mattias Belting, Håkan Axelson, Massimo Squatrito, Alexander Pietras	32
8	Niche-derived soluble DLK1 promotes glioma growth 2020 ·Neoplasia ·Elisa Grassi, Pauline Jeannot, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, Tracy J. Berg, Alexander Pietras	12
9	Hypoxia-induced release, nuclear translocation, and signaling activity of a DLK1 intracellular fragment in glioma 2020 ·Oncogene ·Elisa Grassi, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, Alexander Pietras	24
10	CD44 Interacts with HIF-2α to Modulate the Hypoxic Phenotype of Perinecrotic and Perivascular Glioma Cells 2017 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), Elisa Grassi, Vasiliki Pantazopoulou, Bei Tong, David Lindgren, Tracy J. Berg, (unknown), Håkan Axelson, Alexander Pietras	88
11	ABCG2 regulates self-renewal and stem cell marker expression but not tumorigenicity or radiation resistance of glioma cells 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Alexander Pietras, Tatsuya Ozawa, Elena Bazzoli, Ondřej Podlaha, Christophe Antczak, Bengt Westermark, Sven Nelander, Lene Uhrbom, Karin Forsberg‐Nilsson, Hakim Djaballah, Franziska Michor, Eric C. Holland	44
12	Osteopontin-CD44 Signaling in the Glioma Perivascular Niche Enhances Cancer Stem Cell Phenotypes and Promotes Aggressive Tumor Growth breakdown → 2014 ·Cell stem cell ·Alexander Pietras, Amanda Katz, Elin Ekström, (unknown), John J. Halliday, Kenneth L. Pitter, Jillian L. Werbeck, Nduka Amankulor, Jason T. Huse, Eric C. Holland	403
13	Recruited Cells Can Become Transformed and Overtake PDGF-Induced Murine Gliomas In Vivo during Tumor Progression 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Elena I. Fomchenko, Joseph D. Dougherty, Karim Y. Helmy, Amanda Katz, Alexander Pietras, Cameron Brennan, Jason T. Huse, Ana Milosevic, Eric C. Holland	59
14	Hunting for Protein Markers of Hypoxia by Combining Plasma Membrane Enrichment with a New Approach to Membrane Protein Analysis 2011 ·Journal of Proteome Research ·Paolo Cifani, (unknown), (unknown), Karin Hansson, Fredrik Levander, Marianne Sandin, Morten Krogh, (unknown), Erik Fredlund, (unknown), Alexander Pietras, Sven Påhlman, (unknown)	3
15	The HIF-2α-Driven Pseudo-Hypoxic Phenotype in Tumor Aggressiveness, Differentiation, and Vascularization 2010 ·Current topics in microbiology and immunology ·Alexander Pietras, A. Johnsson, Sven Påhlman	50
16	HIF-1α and HIF-2α Are Differentially Regulated In vivo in Neuroblastoma: High HIF-1α Correlates Negatively to Advanced Clinical Stage and Tumor Vascularization 2009 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Rosa Noguera, Erik Fredlund, Marta Piqueras, Alexander Pietras, Siv Beckman, Samuel Navarro, Sven Påhlman	64
17	HIF-2α maintains an undifferentiated state in neural crest-like human neuroblastoma tumor-initiating cells 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexander Pietras, Loen M. Hansford, A. Johnsson, Esther Bridges, Jonas Sjölund, David Gisselsson, Matilda Rehn, Siv Beckman, Rosa Noguera, Samuel Navarro, Jörg Cammenga, Erik Fredlund, David R. Kaplan, Sven Påhlman	111
18	Suppression of renal cell carcinoma growth by inhibition of Notch signaling in vitro and in vivo 2008 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Jonas Sjölund, Martin Johansson, Sugata Manna, (unknown), Alexander Pietras, Siv Beckman, Elise Nilsson, Börje Ljungberg, Håkan Axelson	147
19	Arsenic trioxide-induced neuroblastoma cell death is accompanied by proteolytic activation of nuclear Bax 2007 ·Oncogene ·Jenny Karlsson, Alexander Pietras, (unknown), (unknown), Catharina Larsson, Sven Påhlman	15
20	Recruitment of HIF-1α and HIF-2α to common target genes is differentially regulated in neuroblastoma: HIF-2α promotes an aggressive phenotype breakdown → 2006 ·Cancer Cell ·Linda Holmquist Mengelbier, Erik Fredlund, Tobias Löfstedt, Rosa Noguera, Samuel Navarro, Helén Nilsson, Alexander Pietras, Johan Vallon‐Christersson, Åke Borg, Katarina Gradin, Lorenz Poellinger, Sven Påhlman	594

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