E Beltramo

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Affiliation: University of Turin
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Pericyte adhesion is impaired on extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells in high hexose concentrations
    E Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetologia 45:416-9. 2002
  2. ncbi Different apoptotic responses of human and bovine pericytes to fluctuating glucose levels and protective role of thiamine
    Elena Beltramo
    Laboratory of Diabetic Retinopathy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 25:566-76. 2009
  3. ncbi Effects of thiamine and benfotiamine on intracellular glucose metabolism and relevance in the prevention of diabetic complications
    Elena Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Corso AM Dogliotti, 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
    Acta Diabetol 45:131-41. 2008
  4. ncbi Effects of mechanical stress and high glucose on pericyte proliferation, apoptosis and contractile phenotype
    Elena Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Corso AM Dogliotti 14, I 10126 Turin, Italy
    Exp Eye Res 83:989-94. 2006
  5. ncbi Thiamine and benfotiamine prevent apoptosis induced by high glucose-conditioned extracellular matrix in human retinal pericytes
    Elena Beltramo
    Laboratory of Diabetic Retinopathy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 25:647-56. 2009
  6. ncbi Thiamine and benfotiamine prevent increased apoptosis in endothelial cells and pericytes cultured in high glucose
    E Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Italy
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 20:330-6. 2004
  7. ncbi A study of capillary pericyte viability on extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells in high glucose
    E Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, C so AM Dogliotti 14, 10126 Torino, Italy
    Diabetologia 46:409-15. 2003
  8. ncbi Effects of protein kinase C inhibition and activation on proliferation and apoptosis of bovine retinal pericytes
    F Pomero
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetologia 46:416-9. 2003
  9. ncbi Failure of angiotensin II and insulin to stimulate transforming growth factor-beta1. Release from cultured bovine retinal pericytes
    P Limone
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Torino, Italy
    Diabetes Metab 28:499-503. 2002
  10. ncbi Effect of prolactin on carcinoembryonic antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte response induced by dendritic cells
    L Matera
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
    Clin Exp Immunol 137:320-8. 2004

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Pericyte adhesion is impaired on extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells in high hexose concentrations
    E Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetologia 45:416-9. 2002
    ..We aimed at checking whether pericyte interaction with extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells is influenced by the hexose concentrations in which endothelial cells are cultured...
  2. ncbi Different apoptotic responses of human and bovine pericytes to fluctuating glucose levels and protective role of thiamine
    Elena Beltramo
    Laboratory of Diabetic Retinopathy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 25:566-76. 2009
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  3. ncbi Effects of thiamine and benfotiamine on intracellular glucose metabolism and relevance in the prevention of diabetic complications
    Elena Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Corso AM Dogliotti, 14, 10126, Turin, Italy
    Acta Diabetol 45:131-41. 2008
    ..Clinical trials on diabetic patients would be necessary to test this vitamin as a potential and inexpensive approach to the prevention and/or treatment of diabetic vascular complications...
  4. ncbi Effects of mechanical stress and high glucose on pericyte proliferation, apoptosis and contractile phenotype
    Elena Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Corso AM Dogliotti 14, I 10126 Turin, Italy
    Exp Eye Res 83:989-94. 2006
    ....
  5. ncbi Thiamine and benfotiamine prevent apoptosis induced by high glucose-conditioned extracellular matrix in human retinal pericytes
    Elena Beltramo
    Laboratory of Diabetic Retinopathy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 25:647-56. 2009
    ..Since human and bovine pericytes may behave differently in conditions mimicking the diabetic milieu, we verified the behaviour of human retinal pericytes cultured on HG-conditioned ECM...
  6. ncbi Thiamine and benfotiamine prevent increased apoptosis in endothelial cells and pericytes cultured in high glucose
    E Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Italy
    Diabetes Metab Res Rev 20:330-6. 2004
    ..We now aim at verifying the effects of thiamine and benfotiamine on cell cycle, apoptosis, and expression of adhesion molecules in endothelial cells and pericytes, under high ambient glucose...
  7. ncbi A study of capillary pericyte viability on extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells in high glucose
    E Beltramo
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, C so AM Dogliotti 14, 10126 Torino, Italy
    Diabetologia 46:409-15. 2003
    ..As we showed previously that pericyte adhesion is impaired on extracellular matrix produced by endothelial cells in high hexose concentrations, we aimed to verify if altered adhesion could influence pericyte viability and replication...
  8. ncbi Effects of protein kinase C inhibition and activation on proliferation and apoptosis of bovine retinal pericytes
    F Pomero
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
    Diabetologia 46:416-9. 2003
    ..Protein kinase C inhibition, proposed for the treatment of diabetic macular edema and proliferative retinopathy, might accelerate pericyte dropout in earlier stages when these cells are still present in retinal capillaries...
  9. ncbi Failure of angiotensin II and insulin to stimulate transforming growth factor-beta1. Release from cultured bovine retinal pericytes
    P Limone
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Torino, Italy
    Diabetes Metab 28:499-503. 2002
    ..We therefore aimed at evaluating the possible effects of Angiotensin-II on TGF-B1 secretion by cultured retinal pericytes (BRP)...
  10. ncbi Effect of prolactin on carcinoembryonic antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte response induced by dendritic cells
    L Matera
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
    Clin Exp Immunol 137:320-8. 2004
    ..05) and decreased (P < 0.05) by 200 ng PRL. Pre-incubation of CTL with an antibody specific for the PRL-R almost completely abrogated this effect...