Adjunct Professor, Group leader Pia Rantakari - UTU Research Portal

Pia Rantakari
Adjunct Professor, Group leader

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- Senior Research Fellow,
Turku Bioscience Centre (Independent units)
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InFLAMES Flagship (Faculty of Medicine)
- Docent,
Department of Clinical Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)

piaranta@utu.fi

Tykistökatu 6

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1638-5075

Rantakari group

Publications

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Early precursor-derived pituitary gland tissue-resident macrophages play a pivotal role in modulating hormonal balance (2025)
- Cell Reports
Lehtonen, Henna; Jokela, Heli; Hofmann, Julian; Tola, Lauriina; Mehmood, Arfa; Ginhoux, Florent; Becher, Burkhard; Greter, Melanie; Yegutkin, Gennady G.; Salmi, Marko; Gerke, Heidi; Rantakari, Pia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Body-wide genetic deficiency of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 14 sensitizes mice to colitis (2024)
- FASEB Journal
Vedantham, Madhukar; Polari, Lauri; Poosakkannu, Anbu; Pinto, Rita G.; Sakari, Moona; Laine, Jukka; Sipilä, Petra; Määttä, Jorma; Gerke, Heidi; Rissanen, Tiia; Rantakari, Pia; Toivola, Diana M.; Pulliainen, Arto T.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Embigin deficiency leads to delayed embryonic lung development and high neonatal mortality in mice (2024)
- iScience
Talvi Salli, Jokinen Johanna, Sipilä Kalle, Rappu Pekka, Zhang Fu-Ping, Poutanen Matti, Rantakari Pia, Heino Jyrki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Immunomodulatory Synthetic Glycocluster Molecule Prevents Melanoma Growth in vivo (2024)
- ChemBioChem
Honkanen, Meija; Narvi, Elli; Ojala, Veera; Jokilammi, Anne; Rantakari, Pia; Kronqvist, Pauliina; Kähäri, Veli-Matti; Veräjänkorva, Esko; Kurppa, Kari J; Rahkila, Jani; Ekambaram, Ramesh; Savolainen, Johannes; Leino, Reko; Elenius, Klaus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Protocol to study early lung developmental branching in mouse embryos using explant culture (2024)
- STAR protocols
Talvi, Salli; Jokinen, Johanna; Rantakari, Pia; Heino, Jyrki
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the early immune response in the lymph nodes of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected mice (2024)
- Microbes and Infection
Rinne, Varpu; Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, Kirsi; Fair-Mäkelä, Ruth; Salmi, Marko; Rantakari, Pia; Lönnberg, Tapio; Alinikula, Jukka; Pietikäinen, Annukka; Hytönen, Jukka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The senescent secretome drives PLVAP expression in cultured human hepatic endothelial cells to promote monocyte transmigration (2023)
- iScience
Wilkinson AL, Hulme S, Kennedy JI, Mann ER, Horn P, Shepherd EL, Yin K, Zaki MYW, Hardisty G, Lu WY, Rantakari Pia, Adams DH, Salmi Marko, Hoare M, Patten DA, Shetty S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Unravelling the sex-specific diversity and functions of adrenal gland macrophages (2022)
- Cell Reports
Dolfi Bastien, Gallerand Alexandre, Firulyova Maria M., Xu Yingzheng, Merlin Johanna, Dumont Adélie, Castiglione Alexia, Vaillant Nathalie, Quemener Sandrine, Gerke Heidi, Stunault Marion I., Schrank Patricia R., Kim Seung-Hyeon, Zhu Alisha, Ding Jie, Gilleron Jerome, Magnone Virginie, Barbry Pascal, Dombrowicz David, Duranton Christophe, Wakkach Abdelilah, Blin-Wakkach Claudine, Becher Burkhard, Pagnotta Sophie, Arguello Rafael J., Rantakari Pia, Chakarov Svetoslav, Ginhoux Florent, Zaitsev Konstantin, Kim Ki-Wook, Yvan-Charvet Laurent, Guinamard Rodolphe R., Williams Jesse W., Ivanov Stoyan
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Embryonic macrophages function during early life to determine invariant natural killer T cell levels at barrier surfaces (2021)
- Nature Immunology
Gensollen Thomas, Lin Xi, Zhang Ting, Pyzik Michal, See Peter, Glickman Jonathan N, Ginhoux Florent, Waldor Matthew, Salmi Marko, Rantakari Pia, Blumberg Richard S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Exploring the Ion Channel TRPV2 and Testicular Macrophages in Mouse Testis (2021)
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Eubler Katja, Rantakari Pia, Gerke Heidi, Herrmann Carola, Missel Annika, Schmid Nina, Walenta Lena, Lahiri Shibojyoti, Imhof Axel, Strauss Leena, Poutanen Matti, Mayerhofer Artur
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Single-Cell Proteomics Reveals the Defined Heterogeneity of Resident Macrophages in White Adipose Tissue (2021)
- Frontiers in Immunology
Félix Inês, Jokela Heli, Karhula Joona, Kotaja Noora, Savontaus Eriika, Salmi Marko, Rantakari Pia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 Determines the Cellular Properties of Endometrial Pericytes (2021)
- Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
Gharanei Seley, Fishwick Katherine, Durairaj Ruban Peter, Jin Tianrong, Siamantouras Eleftherios, Liu Kuo-Kang, Straube Anne, Lucas Emma S, Weston Christopher J, Rantakari Pia, Salmi Marko, Jalkanen Sirpa, Brosens Jan J, Tan Bee Kang
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Fetal-derived macrophages persist and sequentially maturate in ovaries after birth in mice (2020)
- European Journal of Immunology
Heli Jokela, Emmi Lokka, Miikka Kiviranta, Sofia Tyystjärvi, Heidi Gerke, Kati Elima, Marko Salmi, Pia Rantakari
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Generation, localization and functions of macrophages during the development of testis (2020)
- Nature Communications
Emmi Lokka, Laura Lintukorpi, Sheyla Cisneros-Montalvo, Juho-Antti Mäkelä, Sofia Tyystjärvi, Venla Ojasalo, Heidi Gerke, Jorma Toppari, Pia Rantakari, Marko Salmi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Genetic Ablation of MiR-22 Fosters Diet-Induced Obesity and NAFLD Development (2020)
- Journal of Personalized Medicine
Gjorgjieva Monika, Sobolewski Cyril, Ay Anne-Sophie, Abegg Daniel, de Sousa Marta Correia, Portius Dorothea, Berthou Flavien, Fournier Margot, Maeder Christine, Rantakari Pia, Zhang Fu-Ping, Poutanen Matti, Picard Didier, Montet Xavier, Nef Serge, Adibekian Alexander, Foti Michelangelo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Preperitoneal Fat Grafting Inhibits the Formation of Intra-abdominal Adhesions in Mice (2020)
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Mervi Laukka, Erika Hoppela, Jemiina Salo, Pia Rantakari, Tove J. Gronroos, Katri Orte, Kaisa Auvinen, Marko Salmi, Heidi Gerke, Kerstin Thol, Emilia Peuhu, Saila Kauhanen, Pirjo Merilahti, Pauliina Hartiala
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Clever-1 contributes to lymphocyte entry into the spleen via the red pulp (2019)
- Science Immunology
Tadayon S, Dunkel J, Takeda A, Halle O, Karikoski M, Gerke H, Rantakari P, Virtakoivu R, Pabst O, Salmi M, Hollmen M, Jalkanen S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Fenestral diaphragms and PLVAP associations in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells are developmentally regulated (2019)
- Scientific Reports
Kaisa Auvinen, Emmi Lokka, Elias Mokkala, Norma Jäppinen, Sofia Tyystjärvi, Heikki Saine, Markus Peurla, Shishir Shetty, Kati Elima, Pia Rantakari, Marko Salmi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Fetal-derived macrophages dominate in adult mammary glands (2019)
- Nature Communications
Jäppinen N., Félix I., Lokka E., Tyystjärvi S., Pynttäri A., Lahtela T., Gerke H., Elima K., Rantakari P., Salmi M.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Transcytosis route mediates rapid delivery of intact antibodies to draining lymph nodes (2019)
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
Kähäri L, Fair-Mäkelä R, Auvinen K, Rantakari P, Jalkanen S, Ivaska J, Salmi M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)