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Andor Pivarcsi

Andor Pivarcsi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
11691
World Ranking
16060
National Ranking
244

Overview

Andor Pivarcsi is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has contributed extensively to fields intersecting medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily revolves around cancer research, immunology, oncology, molecular biology, and dermatology.

Their work covers multiple key topics including cytokine signaling pathways and interactions, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, plant and fungal interactions research, microRNA in disease regulation, NF-κB signaling pathways, psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis, as well as immunotherapy and immune responses.

Notable recent publications by Andor Pivarcsi include:

  • miR-19a/b and miR-20a Promote Wound Healing by Regulating the Inflammatory Response of Keratinocytes, 2020, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • A comprehensive analysis of coding and non-coding transcriptomic changes in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Circulating microRNAs in extracellular vesicles as potential biomarkers for psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis, 2020, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Cross-talk between IFN-γ and TWEAK through miR-149 amplifies skin inflammation in psoriasis, 2021, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Chromatin interactions in differentiating keratinocytes reveal novel atopic dermatitis-and psoriasis-associated genes, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Their frequent co-authors include Enikö Sonkoly, Kunal Das Mahapatra, Ankit Srivastava, Longlong Luo, and Lorenzo Pasquali.

Andor Pivarcsi's research has been disseminated through various publication venues, with a notable concentration in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Other frequently encountered journals include the British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, British Journal of Cancer, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • IL-31: A new link between T cells and pruritus in atopic skin inflammation

    Eniko Sonkoly;Anja Muller;Antti I. Lauerma;Andor Pivarcsi

  • MicroRNAs: novel regulators involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis?

    Enikö Sonkoly;Tianling Wei;Peter C.J. Janson;Annika Sääf

  • MicroRNAs and immunity: Novel players in the regulation of normal immune function and inflammation

    Enikö Sonkoly;Mona Ståhle;Andor Pivarcsi

  • Expression and function of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in human keratinocytes.

    Andor Pivarcsi;Laszlo Bodai;Bence Réthi;Anna Kenderessy-Szabó

  • Propionibacterium acnes and lipopolysaccharide induce the expression of antimicrobial peptides and proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines in human sebocytes

    István Nagy;Andor Pivarcsi;Kornélia Kis;Andrea Koreck

  • Distinct Strains of Propionibacterium acnes Induce Selective Human β-Defensin-2 and Interleukin-8 Expression in Human Keratinocytes Through Toll-Like Receptors

    István Nagy;Andor Pivarcsi;Andrea Koreck;Márta Széll

  • MiR-155 is overexpressed in patients with atopic dermatitis and modulates T-cell proliferative responses by targeting cytotoxic T lymphocyte–associated antigen 4

    Enikö Sonkoly;Peter Janson;Marja-Leena Majuri;Terhi Savinko

  • MiR-125b, a MicroRNA Downregulated in Psoriasis, Modulates Keratinocyte Proliferation by Targeting FGFR2

    Ning Xu;Petter Brodin;Tianling Wei;Florian Meisgen

  • Identification and characterization of a novel, psoriasis susceptibility-related noncoding RNA gene, PRINS.

    Eniko Sonkoly;Zsuzsanna Bata-Csorgo;Andor Pivarcsi;Hilda Polyanka

  • microRNAs in Inflammation

    Enikö Sonkoly;Andor Pivarcsi

  • CCL1-CCR8 interactions: an axis mediating the recruitment of T cells and Langerhans-type dendritic cells to sites of atopic skin inflammation.

    Michael Gombert;Marie Caroline Dieu-Nosjean;Franziska Winterberg;Erich Bünemann

  • Advances in microRNAs: implications for immunity and inflammatory diseases.

    E. Sonkoly;A. Pivarcsi

  • MicroRNAs: novel regulators in skin inflammation.

    E Sonkoly;M Ståhle;A Pivarcsi

  • MicroRNA-31 Is Overexpressed in Psoriasis and Modulates Inflammatory Cytokine and Chemokine Production in Keratinocytes via Targeting Serine/Threonine Kinase 40

    Ning Xu;Florian Meisgen;Lynn M. Butler;Gangwen Han

  • Microbial compounds induce the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines and human β-defensin-2 in vaginal epithelial cells

    Andor Pivarcsi;Istvan Nagy;Andrea Koreck;Kornelia Kis

  • MicroRNA-132 enhances transition from inflammation to proliferation during wound healing.

    Dongqing Li;Aoxue Wang;Xi Liu;Florian Meisgen

  • The Role of Innate Immunity in the Pathogenesis of Acne

    A. Koreck;A. Pivarcsi;A. Dobozy;L. Kemény

  • Hemese, a hemocyte-specific transmembrane protein, affects the cellular immune response in Drosophila

    Eva Kurucz;Carl Johan Zettervall;Rita Sinka;Peter Vilmos

  • MicroRNA-125b Down-regulates Matrix Metallopeptidase 13 and Inhibits Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion

    Ning Xu;Lingyun Zhang;Florian Meisgen;Masako Harada

  • MiR-21 is up-regulated in psoriasis and suppresses T cell apoptosis

    Florian Meisgen;Ning Xu;Tianling Wei;Peter C. Janson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lajos Kemény
Lajos Kemény University of Szeged
Bernhard Homey
Bernhard Homey Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Harri Alenius
Harri Alenius Karolinska Institute
Albert Zlotnik
Albert Zlotnik University of California, Irvine
Sakari Kauppinen
Sakari Kauppinen Aalborg University
Johan Hansson
Johan Hansson Karolinska Institute
Fredrik Granath
Fredrik Granath Karolinska Institute
Magnus Nordenskjöld
Magnus Nordenskjöld Karolinska Institute
Dan Grandér
Dan Grandér Karolinska Institute
Thomas Ruzicka
Thomas Ruzicka Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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