Francesca Sisto

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Francesca Sisto is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesca Sisto has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Francesca Sisto's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (12 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (11 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (7 papers). Francesca Sisto is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (12 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (11 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (7 papers). Francesca Sisto collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Türkiye and Serbia. Francesca Sisto's co-authors include Valentina Coccè, Augusto Pessina, Giulio Alessandri, Arianna Bonomi, Eugenio Parati, Emilio Ciusani, Luisa Pascucci, Simone Carradori, Gianpietro Bondiolotti and Alberta Locatelli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Francesca Sisto

71 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. profile →

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Kamran Mansouri Iran

Mohamed F. Elshal Egypt

Mohammad Hossein Karimi Iran

P. R. Sudhakaran India

C. Hu China

Nicholas Ekow Thomford South Africa

Takao Fukuda Japan

Ali Jahanian‐Najafabadi Iran

Prachya Kongtawelert Thailand

Bo Han China

Kamran Mansouri Iran

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesca Sisto

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Ottaviano, Emerenziana, et al.. (2025). Pilocarpine inhibits Candida albicans SC5314 biofilm maturation by altering lipid, sphingolipid, and protein content. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(5). e0298724–e0298724. 2 indexed citations

Spano, Mattia, Valentina Puca, Simone Carradori, et al.. (2023). Antibiofilm activity and NMR-based metabolomic characterization of cell-free supernatant of Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1128275–1128275. 15 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

Grande, Rossella, Francesca Sisto, Valentina Puca, et al.. (2020). Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of New Synthesized Silver Ultra-NanoClusters (SUNCs) Against Helicobacter pylori. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 1705–1705. 38 indexed citations

Tesauro, M., Fausto Petrelli, A Lizioli, et al.. (2019). Presence of Legionella spp. in human dental plaque.. PubMed. 30(5). 387–390. 4 indexed citations

Consonni, Dario, Margherita Migone De Amicis, Francesca Sisto, et al.. (2018). Clinical outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection according to strain type. A prospective study in medical wards. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 54. 21–26. 6 indexed citations

Stanojković, Tatjana, Ana Tačić, Margarita Dodevska, et al.. (2017). Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Activities of Cantharellus cibarius Fr. (Cantarellaceae). Journal of Medicinal Food. 20(8). 790–796. 22 indexed citations

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

Sisto, Francesca, M.M. Scaltrito, Arianna Bonomi, et al.. (2016). In vitro activity of artemisone and artemisinin derivatives against extracellular and intracellular Helicobacter pylori. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 48(1). 101–105. 19 indexed citations

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Bonomi, Arianna, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Elsa Vertua, et al.. (2015). Human amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells (hAMSCs) as potential vehicles for drug delivery in cancer therapy: an in vitro study. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 6(1). 155–155. 55 indexed citations

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Bonomi, Arianna, Daniela Lisini, Stefania Elena Navone, et al.. (2014). Human CD14+ cells loaded with Paclitaxel inhibit in vitro cell proliferation of glioblastoma. Cytotherapy. 17(3). 310–319. 12 indexed citations

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Alessandri, Giulio, Arianna Bonomi, Valentina Coccè, et al.. (2011). Abstract 4354: Mesenchymal stem cells loaded with paclitaxel inhibit tumor growth and angiogenesis. Cancer Research. 71(8_Supplement). 4354–4354. 1 indexed citations

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Pessina, Augusto, Arianna Bonomi, Valentina Coccè, et al.. (2011). Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Primed with Paclitaxel Provide a New Approach for Cancer Therapy. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28321–e28321. 143 indexed citations

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Basilico, Nicoletta, et al.. (2010). ヘモゾイン(マラリア色素)の脂質成分および熱帯熱マラリア原虫寄生赤血球は,合成および天然のエンドセリン-1に結合する. BioMed Research International. 2010. 1–9. 28 indexed citations

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Chimenti, Franco, Bruna Bizzarri, Adriana Bolasco, et al.. (2010). Synthesis, selective anti-Helicobacter pylori activity, and cytotoxicity of novel N-substituted-2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-3-carboxamides. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(16). 4922–4926. 110 indexed citations

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Pessina, Augusto, Arianna Bonomi, Francesca Sisto, et al.. (2010). CD45⁺/CD133⁺ positive cells expanded from umbilical cord blood expressing PDX‐1 and markers of pluripotency. Cell Biology International. 34(8). 783–790. 5 indexed citations

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Sisto, Francesca, M.M. Scaltrito, Giuseppe Russello, Arianna Bonomi, & F Dubini. (2009). Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Helicobacter pylori Determined by Microdilution Method Using a New Medium. Current Microbiology. 58(6). 559–563. 21 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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Gomaraschi, Monica, Nicoletta Basilico, Francesca Sisto, et al.. (2005). High-density lipoproteins attenuate interleukin-6 production in endothelial cells exposed to pro-inflammatory stimuli. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1736(2). 136–143. 49 indexed citations

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Cocuzza, Clementina, et al.. (2004). Prevalence of the Internalization-Associated Gene prtF1 in aBacterial Population of Streptococcus pyogenes Isolated fromChildren with Acute Pharyngotonsillitis before and afterAntibiotic Therapy. Microbial Drug Resistance. 10(3). 264–268. 9 indexed citations

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