Augusto Pessina

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Augusto Pessina is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Augusto Pessina has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Augusto Pessina's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (36 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (15 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (13 papers). Augusto Pessina is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (36 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (15 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (13 papers). Augusto Pessina collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Augusto Pessina's co-authors include Giulio Alessandri, Valentina Coccè, Arianna Bonomi, Luisa Pascucci, Eugenio Parati, Francesca Sisto, Emilio Ciusani, Laura Gribaldo, Maurizio Muraca and Piero Ceccarelli and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Augusto Pessina

105 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Paclitaxel is incorporated by mesenchymal stromal cells and released in exosomes that inhibit in vitro tumor growth: A new approach for drug delivery

2014 746 citations Luisa Pascucci, Valentina Coccè et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

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Basem M. Abdallah Denmark

Yeon Jeong Kim South Korea

Béatrice Dozin Italy

Mikhail G. Kolonin United States

Aideen E. Ryan Ireland

Nicoletta Zini Italy

Vincenzo Desiderio Italy

Guy A. Howard United States

Katsuto Tamai Japan

Giuseppe Pirozzi Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Augusto Pessina

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Facchetti, Giorgio, Valentina Coccè, Luisa Doneda, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of chalcone derivatives as selective Monoamine Oxidase-B inhibitors with potential neuroprotective effects. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 298. 117990–117990. 2 indexed citations

Coccè, Valentina, Luisa Doneda, Isabella Rimoldi, et al.. (2024). Anticancer platinum-drug delivered by mesenchymal stromal cells improves its activity on glioblastoma. Cancer Nanotechnology. 15(1). 1 indexed citations

Cordani, Nicoletta, Daniela Lisini, Valentina Coccè, et al.. (2023). Conditioned Medium of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Loaded with Paclitaxel Is Effective in Preclinical Models of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(6). 5864–5864. 10 indexed citations

Ferrero, Ivana, Francesco Barbero, Ivana Fenoglio, et al.. (2023). A New Paclitaxel Formulation Based on Secretome Isolated from Mesenchymal Stem Cells Shows a Significant Cytotoxic Effect on Osteosarcoma Cell Lines. Pharmaceutics. 15(9). 2340–2340. 5 indexed citations

Alessandri, Giulio, Augusto Pessina, Rita Paroni, et al.. (2021). Single-Shot Local Injection of Microfragmented Fat Tissue Loaded with Paclitaxel Induces Potent Growth Inhibition of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Nude Mice. Cancers. 13(21). 5505–5505. 5 indexed citations

Coccè, Valentina, Isabella Rimoldi, Giorgio Facchetti, et al.. (2021). In Vitro Activity of Monofunctional Pt-II Complex Based on 8-Aminoquinoline against Human Glioblastoma. Pharmaceutics. 13(12). 2101–2101. 7 indexed citations

Coccè, Valentina, Silvia Franzè, A.T. Brini, et al.. (2019). In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) Secreted by Gingival Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Primed with Paclitaxel. Pharmaceutics. 11(2). 61–61. 54 indexed citations

Alessandri, Giulio, Valentina Coccè, Fabio Pastorino, et al.. (2019). Microfragmented human fat tissue is a natural scaffold for drug delivery: Potential application in cancer chemotherapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 302. 2–18. 32 indexed citations

Bonomi, Arianna, Erica Ghezzi, Luisa Pascucci, et al.. (2017). Effect of canine mesenchymal stromal cells loaded with paclitaxel on growth of canine glioma and human glioblastoma cell lines. The Veterinary Journal. 223. 41–47. 18 indexed citations

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Brini, A.T., Valentina Coccè, Lorena Maria Ferreira, et al.. (2016). Cell-mediated drug delivery by gingival interdental papilla mesenchymal stromal cells (GinPa-MSCs) loaded with paclitaxel. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. 13(6). 789–798. 44 indexed citations

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Torre, Maria Luisa, Enrico Lucarelli, Marco Ferrari, et al.. (2014). Ex Vivo Expanded Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Minimal Quality Requirements for Clinical Application. Stem Cells and Development. 24(6). 677–685. 66 indexed citations

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Girolamo, Laura de, Enrico Lucarelli, Giulio Alessandri, et al.. (2013). Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells: A New ''Cells as Drugs'' Paradigm. Efficacy and Critical Aspects in Cell Therapy. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 19(13). 2459–2473. 130 indexed citations

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Pessina, Augusto, Arianna Bonomi, Loredana Cavicchini, et al.. (2008). Microbiological Risk Assessment in Stem Cell Manipulation. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 34(1). 1–12. 5 indexed citations

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Gribaldo, Laura, Silvia Casati, Anna Federica Castoldi, & Augusto Pessina. (1999). Comparison of in vitro drug-sensitivity of human granulocyte-macrophage progenitors from two different origins. Experimental Hematology. 27(11). 1593–1598. 21 indexed citations

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Pessina, Augusto, et al.. (1999). Preliminary study on in vitro activity and cytotoxicity on cell cultures of a new polyene antifungal molecule (SPA-S-843). European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 47(2). 179–184. 4 indexed citations

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Pessina, Augusto, et al.. (1999). Role of SR-4987 stromal cells in the modulation of Doxorubicin toxicity to in vitro granulocyte-macrophage progenitors (CFU-GM). Life Sciences. 65(5). 513–523. 27 indexed citations

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Gribaldo, Laura, et al.. (1998). Drug Sensitivity of Granulocyte-Macrophage Precursors (CFU-GM) from Fresh Murine Bone Marrow and from Long-Term Bone Marrow Cultures.. Toxicology in Vitro. 12(1). 39–45. 8 indexed citations

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Giuliani, Alessandro, et al.. (1995). The different inhibiting effect of cholera toxin on two leukemia cell lines does not correlate with their toxin binding capacity. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 152(2). 103–112. 3 indexed citations

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Pessina, Augusto, et al.. (1992). Establishment and characterization of a new murine cell line (SR-4987) derived from marrow stromal cells. Cytotechnology. 8(2). 93–102. 17 indexed citations

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Pessina, Augusto, Paolo Brambilla, S. Villà, & Paolo Mocarelli. (1982). CFU-s and CFU-c Proliferation after Treatment of Normal Bone Marrow Cells with Ehrlich Ascitic Fluid. Oncology. 39(6). 391–395. 13 indexed citations

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