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• Internalization and recycling of ALCAM/CD166 detected by a fully human single-chain recombinant antibody.

  Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM/CD166), a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily with five extracellular immunoglobulin-like domai…

  Authors: Tiziana Piazza, Emanuela Cha, Italia Bongarzone, Silvana Canevari, Andrea Bolognesi, Letizia Polito, Antonio Bargellesi, Francesca Sassi, Silvano Ferrini, Marina Fabbi

  Source: Journal of cell science. 2005 Apr 1

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• A novel isoform of pro-interleukin-18 expressed in ovarian tumors is resistant to caspase-1 and -4 processing.

  Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a proinflammatory cytokine synthesized as a 24 kDa inactive precursor (pro-IL-18) by several cell types, and is processed to…

  Authors: Alessia Gaggero, Alessandro De Ambrosis, Delia Mezzanzanica, Tiziana Piazza, Anna Rubartelli, Mariangela Figini, Silvana Canevari, Silvano Ferrini

  Source: Oncogene. 2004 Sep 30

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• Targeting tumor-related immunosuppression for cancer immunotherapy.

  Tumors produce several factors, such as Prostaglandins (PGs), Interleukin (IL)-10, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Transforming Growth F…

  Authors: Guido Frumento, Tiziana Piazza, Emma Di Carlo, Silvano Ferrini

  Source: Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets. 2006 Sep

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• Role of IL-21 in immune-regulation and tumor immunotherapy.

  IL-21, the most recently discovered member of the IL-2 cytokine family, is an attractive subject for research due to its involvement in experimental m…

  Authors: Emma di Carlo, Daniela de Totero, Tiziana Piazza, Marina Fabbi, Silvano Ferrini

  Source: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII. 2007 Sep

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• Arginase 2 is expressed by human lung cancer, but it neither induces immune suppression, nor affects disease progression.

  In human prostate cancer, Arginase 2 (ARG2) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) are concomitantly expressed by tumor cells, and induce tumor immune escape…

  Authors: Rita Rotondo, Luca Mastracci, Tiziana Piazza, Gaia Barisione, Marina Fabbi, Michela Cassanello, Roberta Costa, Barbara Morandi, Simonetta Astigiano, Alfredo Cesario,…

  Source: International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2008 Sep 1

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• The ALCAM shedding by the metalloprotease ADAM17/TACE is involved in motility of ovarian carcinoma cells.

  Previous findings indicated that the activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) is expressed by tumors and plays a role in tumor biology. In t…

  Authors: Ombretta Rosso, Tiziana Piazza, Italia Bongarzone, Armando Rossello, Delia Mezzanzanica, Silvana Canevari, Anna Maria Orengo, Andrea Puppo, Silvano Ferrini, Marina Fabbi

  Source: Molecular cancer research : MCR. 2007 Dec

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• CD25+ regulatory T cell depletion augments immunotherapy of micrometastases by an IL-21-secreting cellular vaccine.

  IL-21 is an IL-2-like cytokine, signaling through a specific IL-21R and the IL-2R gamma-chain. Because the TS/A mammary adenocarcinoma cells genetical…

  Authors: Alberto Comes, Ombretta Rosso, Anna Maria Orengo, Emma Di Carlo, Carlo Sorrentino, Raffaella Meazza, Tiziana Piazza, Barbara Valzasina, Patrizia Nanni, Mario P Colombo,…

  Source: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2006 Feb 1

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• Tumor cells engineered with IL-12 and IL-15 genes induce protective antibody responses in nude mice.

  IL-12 and IL-15 stimulate T, B, and NK cell functions through independent mechanisms, and cooperative effects of these cytokines have been reported. T…

  Authors: Anna Maria Orengo, Emma Di Carlo, Alberto Comes, Marina Fabbi, Tiziana Piazza, Michele Cilli, Piero Musiani, Silvano Ferrini

  Source: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2003 Jul 15

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