!!Francesco Di Virgilio - Major Publications
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1) Di Virgilio F & Adinolfi E (2016) Extracellular purines, purinergic receptors and tumor growth. Oncogene, in press.
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2) Pietrocola F, Pol J, Vacchelli E, Rao S, Enot DP, Baracco EE, Levesque S, Castoldi F, Jacquelot N, Yamazaki T, Senovilla L, Marino G, Aranda F, Durand S, Sica V, Chery A, Lachkar S, Sigl V, Bloy N, Buque A, Falzoni S, Ryffel B, Apetoh L, Di Virgilio F, Madeo F, Maiuri MC, Zitvogel L, Levine B, Penninger JM, Kroemer G. (2016) Caloric Restriction Mimetics Enhance Anticancer Immunosurveillance.\\
Cancer Cell 30:147-60. 
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3) Amoroso F, Salaro E, Falzoni S, Chiozzi P, Giuliani AL, Cavallesco G, Maniscalco P, Puozzo A, Bononi I, Martini F, Tognon M, & Di Virgilio F (2016) P2X7 targeting inhibits growth of human mesothelioma. Oncotarget 7:49664-49676.
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4) Salaro E, Rambaldi A, Falzoni S, Amoroso FA, Franceschini A, Sarti AC, Bonora M, Cavazzini F, Rigolin GM,  Ciccone M, Audrito V, Deaglio S, Pelegrin P, Pinton P, Cuneo A, Di Virgilio F (2016) Involvement of the P2X7-NLRP3 axis in leukemic cell proliferation and death. Sci Rep, 6:26280.
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5) Adinolfi E, Capece M, Franceschini A, Falzoni S, Giuliani AL, Rotondo A, Sarti AC, Bonora M, Syberg S, Corigliano D, Pinton P, Jorgensen NR, Abelli L, Emionite L, Raffaghello L, Pistoia V, Di Virgilio F. (2015) Accelerated tumor progression in mice lacking the ATP receptor P2X7. Cancer Res, 75:635-644.
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6) Di Virgilio F (2013). The therapeutic potential of modifying inflammasomes and NOD-like receptors. Pharmacol Rev, 65:872-905.
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7) Di Virgilo F (2012) Purines, purinergic receptors and cancer. Cancer Res, 72:5441-5447.
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8) Adinolfi E, Raffaghello L, Giuliani AL, Cavazzini L, Capece M, Chiozzi P, Bianchi G, Kroemer G, Pistoia V, & Di Virgilio F (2012) Expression of the P2X7 receptor increases in vivo tumor growth. Cancer Res, 72:2957-2969.
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9) Michaud M, Martins I, Sukkurwala AQ, Adjemian S, Ma Y, Pellegatti P, Shen S, Kepp O, Scoazec M, Mignot G,  Rello-Varona S, Tailler M, Menger L, Vacchelli E, Galluzzi L,Ghiringhelli F, Di Virgilio F, Zitvogel L, Kroemer G (2011) Autophagy-dependent anticancer immune responses induced by chemiotherapeutic agents in mice. Science 334:1573-577.
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10) Wilhelm, K Ganesan J, Muller T, Durr C, Grimm M, Beilhack A, Krempl CD, Sorichter S, Gerlach UV, Juttner E,  Zerweck A, Gartner F, Pellegatti P, Di Virgilio F, FerrariD, Kambham N, Fisch P, Finke J, Idzko M, ZeiserR. (2010) Graft-versus-host disease is enhanced by extracellular ATP activating P2X7R. Nat Med 16:1434-8.\\
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__Scientific metrics__\\
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__ISI-WOS:__ H-index 73; overall citations n 17346.\\
__Scopus:__ H-index 72; overall citations n 16225.\\
__Google Scholar:__ H-index 84; overall citations n 22773.\\
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Four papers by Dr Di Virgilio are highlighted in the WOS-ISI data base as "Highly cited paper" (top 1% of the pertinent academic field):
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1) Michaud et al 2011 Science 334:1573-1577 \\
2) Di Virgilio 2007 Trends Pharmacol Sci 28:465-472 \\
3) Bours et al 2006 Pharmacol Ther 112:358-404 \\
4) Ferrari et al 2006 J Immunol 176:3877-3883