Kari Alitalo

University of Helsinki — Finland

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

187h-index124.6kcitations1.1kworks5.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer(443), Lymphatic System and Diseases(354), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism(89), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research(69), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling(63)

Publications1.1k total

Deletion of the angiopoietin receptor Tie2 enhances proliferation and sprouting of cardiac endothelial cells
Angiogenesis·2026Open Access
Supplementary Figure S6 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S7 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S12 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S5 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Table S2 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S8 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S10 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S1 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S2 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S4 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Table S1 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Supplementary Figure S3 from A Multipotent PROX1<sup>+</sup> Tumor Stem/Progenitor Cell Population Emerges during Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Mediates Radioresistance in Colorectal Cancer
2025Open Access
Inhibiting cholesterol synthesis halts rhabdomyosarcoma growth via ER stress and cell cycle arrest
EMBO Molecular Medicine·2025Open Access
Lymfactin® gene therapy with vascularized lymph node transfer reduces compression-free swelling and enhances quality of life in breast cancer-related lymphedema: Final Phase I trial results
Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Cerebrospinal fluid draining lymphatics in health and disease: advances and controversies
Nature Cardiovascular Research·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Combined angiogenic and hypertrophic gene therapy enhances skeletal muscle growth
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Abstract LB179: <i>TCF7</i> deletion accelerates intestinal adenoma development by unleashing the proliferation of slow-cycling tumor stem cells
Cancer Research·2025· 1 cited
Author Reply to Peer Reviews of Targeting de novo cholesterol synthesis in rhabdomyosarcoma induces cell cycle arrest and triggers apoptosis through ER stress-mediated pathways
2025
Abstract 119: A multipotent PROX1+ tumor stem/progenitor cell population emerges during intestinal tumorigenesis and mediates radioresistance in CRC
Cancer Research·2025
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael Jeltsch(8), Arja Kaipainen(6), Tuomas Tammela(6), Marika J. Karkkainen(6), Seppo Ylä‐Herttuala(6), Vladimir Joukov(5), Tatiana V. Petrova(5), Lotta Jussila(5), Terhi Kärpänen(5), Christer Betsholtz(4), Katri Pajusola(4), Olli Saksela(4), Steven A. Stacker(4), Dontscho Kerjaschki(4), Ulf Eriksson(4), David G. Jackson(3), Eola Kukk(3), Tuija Mustonen(3), Daniel Dumont(3), Martin L. Breitman(3)