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  1. Valeric Acid: A Gut-Derived Metabolite as a Potential Epigenetic Modulator of Neuroinflammation in the Gut–Brain Axis

    Article • Cells, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  2. The Influence of Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells in Kidney Diseases

    Article • Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy, August 2025, Bentham Science Publishers

    Fabio Sallustio

  3. Skin Photodamage and Melanomagenesis: A Comprehensive Review

    Article • Cancers, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  4. Psychobiotic Properties of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  5. How Stem and Progenitor Cells Can Affect Renal Diseases

    Article • Cells, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  6. Refractory IgA Nephropathy: A Challenge for Future Nephrologists

    Article • Medicina, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  7. Elevated levels of IL-6 in IgA nephropathy patients are induced by an epigenetically driven mechanism modulated by viral and bacterial RNA

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, December 2023, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  8. Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Induce Skeletal Muscle Cell Repair by Sustaining the Expression of Proteins Involved in the Response to Cellular Damage and Oxidative Stress

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  9. Human Adult Renal Progenitor Cells Prevent Cisplatin-Nephrotoxicity by Inducing CYP1B1 Overexpression and miR-27b-3p Down-Regulation through Extracellular Vesicles

    Article • Cells, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  10. The Landscape of IgA Nephropathy Treatment Strategy: A Pharmacological Overview

    Article • Future Pharmacology, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  11. The Mission of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Human Adult Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells and Renal Diseases

    Article • Cells, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  12. The Human Virome and Its Crosslink with Glomerulonephritis and IgA Nephropathy

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  13. IgA nephropathy and acute renal diseases and disorders: A puzzle waiting to be solved

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, November 2022, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  14. Extracellular vesicles derived from patients with antibody-mediated rejection induce tubular senescence and endothelial to mesenchymal transition in renal cells

    Article • Arabian archaeology and epigraphy, September 2022, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  15. Editorial: Repair and regenerative mechanisms by stem/progenitor cells and secretome: The golden twenties of translational medicine

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, August 2022, Frontiers

    Fabio Sallustio

  16. HUMAN RENAL PROGENITOR CELLS CAN SECRETE HIGH LEVELS OF ANTI-AGING PROTEIN α-KLOTHO

    Article • Stem Cells, August 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  17. Pre-Transplant Expression of CCR-2 in Kidney Transplant Recipients Is Associated With the Development of Delayed Graft Function

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, March 2022, Frontiers

    Fabio Sallustio

  18. The Icarus Flight of Perinatal Stem and Renal Progenitor Cells Within Immune System

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, March 2022, Frontiers

    Fabio Sallustio

  19. Elevated levels of IL-6 in IgA nephropathy patients are induced by an epigenetically driven mechanism modulated by viral and bacterial RNA

    Article • March 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Fabio Sallustio

  20. Analysis of the Physico-Chemical, Mechanical and Biological Properties of Crosslinked Type-I Collagen from Horse Tendon: Towards the Development of Ideal Scaffolding Material for Urethral Regeneration

    Article • Materials, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Ph. D. Nunzia Gallo, Fabio Sallustio

  21. Why stem/progenitor cells lose their regenerative potential

    Article • World Journal of Stem Cells, November 2021, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Fabio Sallustio

  22. Ozone eliminates novel coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 in mucosal samples

    Article • New Microbes and New Infections, September 2021, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  23. High-dose Everolimus May Induce Pro-inflammatory/Fibrotic Transcriptomic Changes in Bronchial Epithelial Cells from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

    Article • Current Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine, August 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Valentina Masola, Fabio Sallustio

  24. Uridine and pyruvate protect T cells’ proliferative capacity from mitochondrial toxic antibiotics: a clinical pilot study

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Fabio Sallustio

  25. Identification and monitoring of Copy Number Variants (CNV) in monoclonal gammopathy

    Article • Cancer Biology & Therapy, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Fabio Sallustio

  26. Rifaximin as a Potential Treatment for IgA Nephropathy in a Humanized Mice Model

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  27. PMMA-Based Continuous Hemofiltration Modulated Complement Activation and Renal Dysfunction in LPS-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, April 2021, Frontiers

    Fabio Sallustio

  28. Toll-Like Receptors in Stem/Progenitor Cells

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Fabio Sallustio

  29. Adult Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells Can Modulate T Regulatory Cells and Double Negative T Cells

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  30. High levels of gut-homing immunoglobulin A–positive+B lymphocytes support the pathogenic role of intestinal mucosal hyperresponsiveness in immunoglobulin A nephropathy patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  31. A New Vision of IgA Nephropathy: The Missing Link

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  32. Urinary miRNA-27b-3p and miRNA-1228-3p correlate with the progression of Kidney Fibrosis in Diabetic Nephropathy

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Fabio Sallustio

  33. LPS-Binding Protein Modulates Acute Renal Fibrosis by Inducing Pericyte-to-Myofibroblast Trans-Differentiation through TLR-4 Signaling

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  34. Renal Stem Cells can reverse the LPS induced fibrosis

    Article • The FASEB Journal, July 2019, Wiley

    Fabio Sallustio, Rossana Franzin

  35. Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Actuating Stem/Progenitor Cell Repair Mechanisms: Different Functions in Different Cells

    Article • Stem Cells International, April 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    PhD Paola Pontrelli, Claudia Curci, chiara divella, Fabio Sallustio

  36. Do thermal treatments influence the ultrafast opto-thermal processes of eumelanin?

    Article • European Biophysics Journal, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Fabio Sallustio

  37. New findings showing how DNA methylation influences diseases

    Article • World Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2019, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Fabio Sallustio

  38. A transcriptomics study of hereditary angioedema attacks

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  39. Complement Activation During Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Induces Pericyte-to-Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation Regulating Peritubular Capillary Lumen Reduction Through pERK Signaling

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, May 2018, Frontiers

    Fabio Sallustio

  40. In Vitro Identification of New Transcriptomic and miRNomic Profiles Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis Induced by High Doses Everolimus: Looking for New Pathogenetic Markers and Therapeutic Targets

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  41. Renal Stem/Progenitor cells can repair the kidney damaged by chemical​ agents as cisplatin

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Fabio Sallustio

  42. Epigenetic dysregulation in neuroblastoma: A tale of miRNAs and DNA methylation

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms, December 2016, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  43. Multiple rare genetic variants co-segregating with familial IgA nephropathy all act within a single immune-related network

    Article • Journal of Internal Medicine, October 2016, Wiley

    Fabio Sallustio

  44. Differentiation of renal stem cells on fibronectin

    Article • Biomaterials, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Cecilia Bucci, Fabio Sallustio

  45. Potential role of effector memory T cells in chronic T cell-mediated kidney graft rejection

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  46. Clinical Application of Human Urinary Extracellular Vesicles in Kidney and Urologic Diseases

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2016, MDPI AG

    Fabio Sallustio

  47. Aberrantly methylated DNA regions lead to low activation of CD4+ T-cells in IgA nephropathy

    Article • Clinical Science, March 2016, Portland Press Ltd.

    Fabio Sallustio

  48. In a retrospective international study, circulating miR-148b and let-7b were found to be serum markers for detecting primary IgA nephropathy

    Article • Kidney International, March 2016, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  49. Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Study through NMR-Based Metabolomics Combined with Transcriptomics

    Article • Diseases, January 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Fabio Sallustio

  50. The Three-Gene Signature in Urinary Extracellular Vesicles from Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Article • Journal of Cancer, January 2016, Ivyspring International Publisher

    Fabio Sallustio

  51. Potential Reparative Role of Resident Adult Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells in Acute Kidney Injury

    Article • BioResearch Open Access, December 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Fabio Sallustio

  52. Correction: miR-1915 and miR-1225-5p Regulate the Expression of CD133, PAX2 and TLR2 in Adult Renal Progenitor Cells

    Article • PLOS One, May 2015, PLOS

    Fabio Sallustio

  53. Correction: A Bioartificial Renal Tubule Device Embedding Human Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells

    Article • PLOS One, May 2015, PLOS

    Fabio Sallustio

  54. SP054ABNORMAL METHYLATED DNA REGIONS INDICATE AN ATYPICAL RESPONSE OF THE CD4+ T CELLS IN IGA NEPHROPATHY PATIENTS

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  55. SP051EXOSOMAL SHUTTLE RNA IN URINARY EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AS BIOMARKER OF CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  56. NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Dialyzed Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

    Article • PLOS One, March 2015, PLOS

    Fabio Sallustio

  57. Local synthesis of interferon-alpha in lupus nephritis is associated with type I interferons signature and LMP7 induction in renal tubular epithelial cells

    Article • Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Fabio Sallustio

  58. microRNAs in glomerular diseases from pathophysiology to potential treatment target

    Article • Clinical Science, March 2015, Portland Press Ltd.

    Fabio Sallustio

  59. Altered monocyte expression and expansion of non-classical monocyte subset in IgA nephropathy patients

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  60. Role of let-7b in the regulation ofN-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 in IgA nephropathy

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  61. CTR2 Identifies a Population of Cancer Cells with Stem Cell-like Features in Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Article • The Journal of Urology, December 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Fabio Sallustio

  62. Genome-wide scan identifies a copy number variable region at 3p21.1 that influences the TLR9 expression levels in IgA nephropathy patients

    Article • European Journal of Human Genetics, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Fabio Sallustio

  63. Correction: A Bioartificial Renal Tubule Device Embedding Human Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    Fabio Sallustio

  64. A Bioartificial Renal Tubule Device Embedding Human Renal Stem/Progenitor Cells

    Article • PLOS One, January 2014, PLOS

    Fabio Sallustio

  65. Dialysis-related transcriptomic profiling: The pivotal role of heparanase

    Article • Experimental Biology and Medicine, November 2013, SAGE Publications

    Fabio Sallustio

  66. miR-1915 and miR-1225-5p Regulate the Expression of CD133, PAX2 and TLR2 in Adult Renal Progenitor Cells

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Fabio Sallustio

  67. MicroRNAs in kidney diseases: new promising biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, June 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  68. Human renal stem/progenitor cells repair tubular epithelial cell injury through TLR2-driven inhibin-A and microvesicle-shuttled decorin

    Article • Kidney International, March 2013, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  69. A proton nuclear magnetic resonance-based metabolomic approach in IgA nephropathy urinary profiles

    Article • Metabolomics, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Fabio Sallustio

  70. Activated innate immunity and the involvement of CX3CR1–fractalkine in promoting hematuria in patients with IgA nephropathy

    Article • Kidney International, September 2012, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  71. BMP-2 induces a profibrotic phenotype in adult renal progenitor cells through Nox4 activation

    Article • AJP Renal Physiology, July 2012, American Physiological Society

    Fabio Sallustio

  72. Abnormal miR-148b Expression Promotes Aberrant Glycosylation of IgA1 in IgA Nephropathy

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2012, American Society of Nephrology

    Fabio Sallustio

  73. AQP5 Is Expressed In Type-B Intercalated Cells in the Collecting Duct System of the Rat, Mouse and Human Kidney

    Article • Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2011, Karger Publishers

    Fabio Sallustio

  74. Altered modulation of WNT–β-catenin and PI3K/Akt pathways in IgA nephropathy

    Article • Kidney International, August 2010, Elsevier

    Fabio Sallustio

  75. Pharmacogenomics: a new paradigm to personalize treatments in nephrology patients

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, November 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Fabio Sallustio

  76. TLR2 plays a role in the activation of human resident renal stem/progenitor cells

    Article • The FASEB Journal, October 2009, Wiley

    Fabio Sallustio

  77. Early response of gene clusters is associated with mouse lung resistance or sensitivity to cigarette smoke

    Article • AJP Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, March 2009, American Physiological Society

    Dr Ulrich Pfeffer, Fabio Sallustio

  78. Growth Arrest-Inducing Genes Are Activated in Dbl-Transformed Mouse Fibroblasts

    Article • Gene Expression, March 2006, Cognizant Communication Corporation

    Fabio Sallustio