Publications

  1. AlAsfoor S, Bernard CE, Jessen E, Simon VA, Rakhshan F, Cipriani G, Hsi LC, Patraw JA, Carothers KJ, Lau JS, McDonough SJ, Dasari S, Farrugia G, Grover M. Protocol for isolating immune cells from human gastric muscularis propria for single-cell analysis. STAR Protoc. 2024 Sep 20; 5 (3):103258 Epub 2024 Aug 11
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  2. Chikkamenahalli LL, Jessen E, Bernard CE, Ip WKE, Breen-Lyles M, Cipriani G, Pullapantula SR, Li Y, AlAsfoor S, Wilson L, Koch KL, Kuo B, Shulman RJ, Chumpitazi BP, McKenzie TJ, Kellogg TA, Tonascia J, Hamilton FA, Sarosiek I, McCallum R, Parkman HP, Pasricha PJ, Abell TL, Farrugia G, Dasari S, Grover M, NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium (GpCRC). Single cell atlas of human gastric muscle immune cells and macrophage-driven changes in idiopathic gastroparesis. iScience. 2024 Mar 15; 27 (3):108991 Epub 2024 Jan 23
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  3. D'Ambrosio M, Bigagli E, Cinci L, Cipriani G, Niccolai A, Biondi N, Rodolfi L, Zambelli F, Gencarelli M, Laurino A, Raimondi L, Tredici MR, Luceri C. Arthrospira platensis F&M-C265 reduces cardiometabolic risk factors in rats fed a high fat diet. Journal of Functional Foods. 2024; 116:106150
  4. Li X, Ji S, Cipriani G, Hillestad ML, Eisenman ST, Barry MA, Nath KA, Linden DR, Wright A, AlAsfoor S, Grover M, Sha L, Hsi LC, Farrugia G. Adeno-associated virus-9 reverses delayed gastric emptying of solids in diabetic mice. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2023 Nov; 35 (11):e14669 Epub 2023 Sept 13
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  5. D'Ambrosio M, Ji S, Eldesouki M, Dahal S, Mercado-Perez A, Wegner A, Beyder A, Bigagli E, Luceri C, Farrugia G, Cipriani G. C1qa Muscularis Macrophages Regulate Gastrointestinal Motility Through Close Association With Enteric Neurons. Gastro Hep Adv. 2023; 2 (8):1028-1031 Epub 2023 Aug 19
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  6. Mischopoulou M, D'Ambrosio M, Bigagli E, Luceri C, Farrugia G, Cipriani G. Role of Macrophages and Mast Cells as Key Players in the Maintenance of Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle Homeostasis and Disease. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022; 13 (6):1849-1862 Epub 2022 Mar 02
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  7. Ji S, Traini C, Mischopoulou M, Gibbons SJ, Ligresti G, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Sha L, Farrugia G, Vannucchi MG, Cipriani G. Muscularis macrophages establish cell-to-cell contacts with telocytes/PDGFRalpha-positive cells and smooth muscle cells in the human and mouse gastrointestinal tract. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2021 Mar; 33 (3):e13993 Epub 2020 Oct 05
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  8. Cipriani G, Terhaar ML, Eisenman ST, Ji S, Linden DR, Wright AM, Sha L, Ordog T, Szurszewski JH, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Muscularis Propria Macrophages Alter the Proportion of Nitrergic but Not Cholinergic Gastric Myenteric Neurons. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 7 (3):689-691.e4 Epub 2019 Jan 31
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  9. Cipriani G, Gibbons SJ, Miller KE, Yang DS, Terhaar ML, Eisenman ST, Ordog T, Linden DR, Gajdos GB, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. Change in Populations of Macrophages Promotes Development of Delayed Gastric Emptying in Mice. Gastroenterology. 2018 Jun; 154 (8):2122-2136.e12 Epub 2018 Mar 06
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  10. Miller KE, Bajzer Z, Hein SS, Phillips JE, Syed S, Wright AM, Cipriani G, Gibbons SJ, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G, Ordog T, Linden DR. High temporal resolution gastric emptying breath tests in mice. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2018 Mar 25; e13333 [Epub ahead of print]
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  11. Hayashi Y, Toyomasu Y, Saravanaperumal SA, Bardsley MR, Smestad JA, Lorincz A, Eisenman ST, Cipriani G, Nelson Holte MH, Al Khazal FJ, Syed SA, Gajdos GB, Choi KM, Stoltz GJ, Miller KE, Kendrick ML, Rubin BP, Gibbons SJ, Bharucha AE, Linden DR, Maher LJ 3rd, Farrugia G, Ordog T. Hyperglycemia Increases Interstitial Cells of Cajal via MAPK1 and MAPK3 Signaling to ETV1 and KIT, Leading to Rapid Gastric Emptying. Gastroenterology. 2017 Aug; 153 (2):521-535.e20 Epub 2017 Apr 21
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  12. Eisenman ST, Gibbons SJ, Verhulst PJ, Cipriani G, Saur D, Farrugia G. Tumor necrosis factor alpha derived from classically activated "M1" macrophages reduces interstitial cell of Cajal numbers. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2017 Apr; 29 (4) Epub 2016 Oct 25
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  13. Choi KM, Gibbons SJ, Sha L, Beyder A, Verhulst PJ, Cipriani G, Phillips JE, Bauer AJ, Ordog T, Camp JJ, Ge X, Bharucha AE, Linden DR, Szurszewski JH, Kashyap PC, Farrugia G. Interleukin 10 Restores Gastric Emptying, Electrical Activity, and Interstitial Cells of Cajal Networks in Diabetic Mice. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Jul; 2 (4):454-467 Epub 2016 Apr 23
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  14. Cipriani G, Gibbons SJ, Kashyap PC, Farrugia G. Intrinsic Gastrointestinal Macrophages: Their Phenotype and Role in Gastrointestinal Motility. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Mar 1; 2 (2):120-130.e1
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  15. Cipriani G, Gibbons SJ, Verhulst PJ, Choi KM, Eisenman ST, Hein SS, Ordog T, Linden DR, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. Diabetic Csf1(op/op) mice lacking macrophages are protected against the development of delayed gastric emptying. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Jan 1; 2 (1):40-47
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  16. Cipriani G, Gibbons SJ, Saravanaperumal SA, Malysz J, Sha L, Szurszewski JH, Linden DR, Evangelista S, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Vannucchi MG, Farrugia G. Changes in nitrergic and tachykininergic pathways in rat proximal colon in response to chronic treatment with otilonium bromide. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2015 Jul; 27 (7):997-1009 Epub 2015 Apr 30
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  17. Traini C, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Evangelista S, Mazzaferro K, Cipriani G, Santicioli P, Vannucchi MG. Inner and outer portions of colonic circular muscle: ultrastructural and immunohistochemical changes in rat chronically treated with otilonium bromide. PLoS One. 2014; 9 (8):e103237 Epub 2014 Aug 14
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  18. Traini C, Cipriani G, Evangelista S, Santicioli P, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Vannucchi MG. Chronic treatment with otilonium bromide induces changes in L-type Ca²? channel, tachykinins, and nitric oxide synthase expression in rat colon muscle coat. Neurogastroenterology and motility. 2013.
  19. Baccari MC, Traini C, Garella R, Cipriani G, Vannucchi MG. Relaxin exerts two opposite effects on mechanical activity and nitric oxide synthase expression in the mouse colon. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012.
  20. Cipriani G, Serboiu CS, Gherghiceanu M, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Vannucchi MG. NK receptors, Substance P, Ano1 expression and ultrastructural features of the muscle coat in Cav-1(-/-) mouse ileum. J Cell Mol Med. 2011.
  21. Vannucchi MG, Garella R, Cipriani G, Baccari MC, Cipriani G. Relaxin counteracts the altered gastric motility of dystrophic (mdx) mice: functional and immunohistochemical evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2011.
  22. Cipriani G. Effect of otilonium bromide and ibodutant on the internalization of the NK2 receptor in human colon. Neurogastroenterology and motility. 2011.