The landscape of the mesenchymal signature in brain tumours

J Behnan, G Finocchiaro, G Hanna - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The complexity of glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and lethal variant of gliomas,
is reflected by cellular and molecular heterogeneity at both the inter-and intra-tumoural …

Constitutive and TNFα-inducible expression of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 in glioblastoma and neurospheres: Implications for CAR-T cell therapy

S Pellegatta, B Savoldo, N Di Ianni… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
The heterogeneous expression of tumor-associated antigens limits the efficacy of chimeric
antigen receptor (CAR)–redirected T cells (CAR-Ts) for the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM) …

Coexisting cancer stem cells with heterogeneous gene amplifications, transcriptional profiles, and malignancy are isolated from single glioblastomas

F De Bacco, F Orzan, G Crisafulli, M Prelli, C Isella… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is known as an intractable, highly heterogeneous tumor encompassing
multiple subclones, each supported by a distinct glioblastoma stem cell (GSC). The …

Altered function of the glutamate–aspartate transporter GLAST, a potential therapeutic target in glioblastoma

C Corbetta, N Di Ianni, MG Bruzzone… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In glioma patients, high levels of glutamate can cause brain edema and seizures. GLAST, a
glutamate–aspartate transporter expressed by astrocytes with a role in glutamate uptake, is …

FFPE samples from cavitational ultrasonic surgical aspirates are suitable for RNA profiling of gliomas

C Alenda, E Rojas, LM Valor - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
During surgical procedures for gliomas, tissue material obtained from cavitational ultrasonic
surgical aspirators (CUSAs) is generally discarded but can actually exceed the amount and …

Identification and characterization of a new source of adult human neural progenitors

J Behnan, B Stangeland, T Langella… - Cell Death & …, 2017 - nature.com
Adult neural progenitor cells (aNPCs) are a potential source for cell based therapy for
neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic brain injuries. These cells have been …

[HTML][HTML] Intelligent ultrasonic aspirator: Advancing tissue differentiation through hierarchical classification during hand-held resection

N Erben, D Schetelig, J Buggisch, MM Bonsanto… - Biomedical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Modern neurosurgery strives to maximize tumor removal while preserving healthy tissue
integrity. Accurate intraoperative differentiation between tumor and healthy tissue is crucial …

[HTML][HTML] Establishment of vestibular schwannoma primary cell cultures obtained from cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator tissue material

S Leisz, CH Klause, AL Becker, M Scheer… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign tumor arising from the Schwann cells
of the eighth cranial nerve. The complexity in treatment is associated with unpredictable …

NovumRNA: accurate prediction of non-canonical tumor antigens from RNA sequencing data

M Ausserhofer, D Rieder, M Facciolla, G Lamberti… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Non-canonical tumor-specific antigens (ncTSAs) can expand the pool of targets for cancer
immunotherapy, but require robust and comprehensive computational pipelines for their …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol for in vitro establishment of heterogeneous stem-like cultures derived from whole human glioblastoma tumors

F De Bacco, F Orzan, E Casanova, M Prelli… - STAR protocols, 2023 - Elsevier
Cultures enriched in glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs) are prominent in vitro models to
investigate molecular determinants and therapeutic targets of glioblastoma; however …