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2026

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Microbiology

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96
Citations
33006
World Ranking
508
National Ranking
8

Medicine

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96
Citations
33273
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Italy Leader Award
  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Angela Santoni is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on Immunology and Microbiology, covering a substantial body of work in Medicine as well. The main subfields of their study include Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Surgery, and Physiology.

Their scientific output encompasses key topics such as:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Angela Santoni has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Marco Cippitelli, Cinzia Fionda, Alessandra Zingoni, Alessandra Soriani, and Helena Stabile.

Their publications appear predominantly in the following journals:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • European Journal of Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • Cancers

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Neutrophil diversity and plasticity in tumour progression and therapy," 2020, Nature Reviews. Cancer
  • "Regulation of PD-L1 Expression by NF-κB in Cancer," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "The Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) in the Challenging Future of Cancer Therapy and Age-Related Diseases," 2020, Biology
  • "Liver X Receptors: Regulators of Cholesterol Metabolism, Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Cancer," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Natural killer cells modulate motor neuron-immune cell cross talk in models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," 2020, Nature Communications

Angela Santoni's contributions integrate diverse aspects of immune regulation, cancer biology, and neuroimmune interactions. Their involvement in exploring immune cell cross talk and inflammatory mechanisms reflects an interdisciplinary approach to complex biomedical questions.

Awards received include:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, awarded in 2010
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Neutrophil diversity and plasticity in tumour progression and therapy.

    Sebastien Jaillon;Andrea Ponzetta;Diletta Di Mitri;Angela Santoni

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Apoptotic signaling through CD95 (Fas/Apo-1) activates an acidic sphingomyelinase.

    M G Cifone;R De Maria;P Roncaioli;M R Rippo

  • Natural Killer Cells: Characteristics and Regulation of Activity

    Ronald B. Herberman;Ronald B. Herberman;Ronald B. Herberman;Julie Y. Djeu;Julie Y. Djeu;Julie Y. Djeu;H. David Kay;H. David Kay;H. David Kay;John R. Ortaldo;John R. Ortaldo;John R. Ortaldo

  • The CD69 receptor: a multipurpose cell-surface trigger for hematopoietic cells

    Roberto Testi;Roberto Testi;Daniele D'Ambrosio;Daniele D'Ambrosio;Ruggero De Maria;Ruggero De Maria;Angela Santoni;Angela Santoni

  • ATM-ATR–dependent up-regulation of DNAM-1 and NKG2D ligands on multiple myeloma cells by therapeutic agents results in enhanced NK-cell susceptibility and is associated with a senescent phenotype

    Alessandra Soriani;Alessandra Zingoni;Cristina Cerboni;Maria Luisa Iannitto

  • The chemokine receptor CCR8 is preferentially expressed in Th2 but not Th1 cells.

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  • Multiple pathways originate at the Fas/APO-1 (CD95) receptor: sequential involvement of phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C and acidic sphingomyelinase in the propagation of the apoptotic signal.

    M. G. Cifone;P. Roncaioli;R. De Maria;G. Camarda

  • Noncompetitive allosteric inhibitors of the inflammatory chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2: Prevention of reperfusion injury

    Riccardo Bertini;Marcello Allegretti;Cinzia Bizzarri;Alessio Moriconi

  • Vitamin D3: a transcriptional modulator of the interferon‐γ gene

    Marco Cippitelli;Angela Santoni

  • Tumor necrosis factor alters synaptic transmission in rat hippocampal slices.

    Virginia Tancredi;Giovanna D'Arcangelo;Francesca Grassi;Paolo Tarroni

  • Cross-Talk between Activated Human NK Cells and CD4+ T Cells via OX40-OX40 Ligand Interactions

    Alessandra Zingoni;Thierry Sornasse;Benjamin G. Cocks;Yuetsu Tanaka

  • Antigen-activated human T lymphocytes express cell-surface NKG2D ligands via an ATM/ATR-dependent mechanism and become susceptible to autologous NK-cell lysis

    Cristina Cerboni;Alessandra Zingoni;Marco Cippitelli;Mario Piccoli

  • Lymphokine-activated killer cell activity: Characteristics of effector cells and their progenitors in blood and spleen

    Ronald B. Herberman;John Hiserodt;Nicola Vujanovic;Charles M Balch

  • Regulation of PD-L1 Expression by NF-κB in Cancer.

    Fabrizio Antonangeli;Ambra Natalini;Marina Chiara Garassino;Antonio Sica

  • Opioid-Induced Tolerance and Hyperalgesia

    Sebastiano Mercadante;Edoardo Arcuri;Angela Santoni

  • Recruitment of circulating NK cells through decidual tissues: a possible mechanism controlling NK cell accumulation in the uterus during early pregnancy

    Claudia Carlino;Helena Stabile;Stefania Morrone;Roberta Bulla

  • The Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP) in the Challenging Future of Cancer Therapy and Age-Related Diseases.

    Lorenzo Cuollo;Lorenzo Cuollo;Fabrizio Antonangeli;Angela Santoni;Alessandra Soriani

  • Analysis of the role of chemokines in angiogenesis.

    Giovanni Bernardini;Domenico Ribatti;Gaia Spinetti;Lucia Morbidelli

  • Dexamethasone-induced thymocyte apoptosis: apoptotic signal involves the sequential activation of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C, acidic sphingomyelinase, and caspases.

    Maria Grazia Cifone;Graziella Migliorati;Graziella Migliorati;Graziella Migliorati;Raffaella Parroni;Raffaella Parroni;Raffaella Parroni;Cristina Marchetti;Cristina Marchetti;Cristina Marchetti

  • Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Nef protein downmodulates the ligands of the activating receptor NKG2D and inhibits natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxicity.

    Cristina Cerboni;Francesca Neri;Nicoletta Casartelli;Alessandra Zingoni

  • The viral chemokine macrophage inflammatory protein-II is a selective Th2 chemoattractant.

    Silvano Sozzani;W. Luini;G. Bianchi;P. Allavena

  • Steroid sensitivity of thymocyte subpopulations during intrathymic differentiation. Effects of 17 beta-estradiol and dexamethasone on subsets expressing T cell antigen receptor or IL-2 receptor.

    I Screpanti;S Morrone;D Meco;A Santoni

  • Interplay between human cytomegalovirus and intrinsic/innate host responses: a complex bidirectional relationship

    Giada Rossini;Cristina Cerboni;Angela Santoni;Maria Paola Landini

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigi Frati
Luigi Frati Sapienza University of Rome
Carlo Riccardi
Carlo Riccardi University of Perugia
Maria Grazia Cifone
Maria Grazia Cifone University of L'Aquila
Guido Forni
Guido Forni University of Turin
Ronald B. Herberman
Ronald B. Herberman University of Pittsburgh
Maria Teresa Petrucci
Maria Teresa Petrucci Sapienza University of Rome
Roberto Testi
Roberto Testi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University
Mirella Giovarelli
Mirella Giovarelli University of Turin
Fabrizio Eusebi
Fabrizio Eusebi Sapienza University of Rome

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