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Antonella Mencacci

Antonella Mencacci

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Microbiology

D-Index
54
Citations
9373
World Ranking
3993
National Ranking
124

Overview

Antonella Mencacci is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on infectious diseases. Their research interests span several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Surgery, and Pharmacology.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Mencacci has frequently published in the following scientific venues:

  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Infection and Public Health
  • Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • British Journal of Haematology

Among recent significant papers are:

  • "SARS-CoV2 infection impairs the metabolism and redox function of cellular glutathione" (2021) published in Redox Biology
  • "Effect of High-Titer Convalescent Plasma on Progression to Severe Respiratory Failure or Death in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia" (2021) published in JAMA Network Open
  • "Multinational evaluation of the BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia plus Panel as compared to standard of care testing" (2021) published in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • "Evaluation of Lumipulse® G SARS-CoV-2 antigen assay automated test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (NP) in nasopharyngeal swabs for community and population screening" (2021) published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Is recurrence possible in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Case series and systematic review of literature" (2020) published in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Barbara Camilloni
  • Daniela Francisci
  • Silvia Bozza
  • Samuele Sabbatini
  • Giuseppe Vittorio De Socio

In addition to journal articles, Mencacci has contributed to the academic book titled "Clinical impact of fast platforms and laboratory automation for the rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases and detection of antimicrobial resistance determinants" published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Dendritic Cells Discriminate between Yeasts and Hyphae of the Fungus Candida albicans Implications for Initiation of T Helper Cell Immunity in Vitro and in Vivo

    Cristiana Fè d'Ostiani;Giuseppe Del Sero;Angela Bacci;Claudia Montagnoli

  • Impaired neutrophil response and CD4+ T helper cell 1 development in interleukin 6-deficient mice infected with Candida albicans.

    L Romani;A Mencacci;E Cenci;R Spaccapelo

  • Interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 inhibit nitric oxide-dependent macrophage killing of Candida albicans.

    Elio Cenci;Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Roberta Spaccapelo

  • Cytokine- and T Helper-Dependent Lung Mucosal Immunity in Mice with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

    Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Cristiana Fè d'Ostiani;Giuseppe Del Sero

  • T Cell Vaccination in Mice with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

    Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Angela Bacci;Francesco Bistoni

  • Interleukin-4 Causes Susceptibility to Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis through Suppression of Protective Type I Responses

    Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Giuseppe Del Sero;Angela Bacci

  • Neutralizing antibody to interleukin 4 induces systemic protection and T helper type 1-associated immunity in murine candidiasis.

    Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Ursula Grohmann;S. Mocci

  • An immunoregulatory role for neutrophils in CD4+ T helper subset selection in mice with candidiasis.

    L Romani;A Mencacci;E Cenci;G Del Sero

  • Neutralization of IL-10 up-regulates nitric oxide production and protects susceptible mice from challenge with Candida albicans.

    Luigina Romani;Paolo Puccetti;Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci

  • Neutrophil production of IL-12 and IL-10 in candidiasis and efficacy of IL-12 therapy in neutropenic mice.

    Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci;Roberta Spaccapelo

  • Iron Overload Alters Innate and T Helper Cell Responses to Candida albicans in Mice

    Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci;Johan R. Boelaert;Paola Bucci

  • CD4+ subset expression in murine candidiasis. Th responses correlate directly with genetically determined susceptibility or vaccine-induced resistance.

    Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;Elio Cenci;Roberta Spaccapelo

  • IL-12 is both required and prognostic in vivo for T helper type 1 differentiation in murine candidiasis.

    Luigina Romani;Antonella Mencacci;L Tonnetti;Roberta Spaccapelo

  • CD80+Gr-1+ Myeloid Cells Inhibit Development of Antifungal Th1 Immunity in Mice with Candidiasis

    Antonella Mencacci;Claudia Montagnoli;Angela Bacci;Elio Cenci

  • Endogenous Interleukin 4 Is Required for Development of Protective CD4+ T Helper Type 1 Cell Responses to Candida albicans

    Antonella Mencacci;Giuseppe Del Sero;Elio Cenci;Cristiana Fè d'Ostiani

  • Interleukin-4 and -10 exacerbate candidiasis in mice.

    Laura Tonnetti;Roberta Spaccapelo;Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci

  • Procalcitonin Levels in Gram-Positive, Gram-Negative, and Fungal Bloodstream Infections

    Christian Leli;Marta Ferranti;Amedeo Moretti;Zainab Salim Al Dhahab

  • T Helper Cell Type 1 (Th1)- and Th2-like Responses Are Present in Mice with Gastric Candidiasis but Protective Immunity Is Associated with Th1 Development

    Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Roberta Spaccapelo;Laura Tonnetti

  • Impaired Antifungal Effector Activity but Not Inflammatory Cell Recruitment in Interleukin-6-Deficient Mice with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

    Elio Cenci;Antonella Mencacci;Andrea Casagrande;Paolo Mosci

  • IL-22 and IDO1 affect immunity and tolerance to murine and human vaginal candidiasis.

    Antonella De Luca;Agostinho Carvalho;Cristina Cunha;Rossana G. Iannitti

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Bistoni
Francesco Bistoni University of Perugia
Elio Cenci
Elio Cenci University of Perugia
Luigina Romani
Luigina Romani University of Perugia
Paolo Puccetti
Paolo Puccetti University of Perugia
Anna Vecchiarelli
Anna Vecchiarelli University of Perugia
Silvia Bozza
Silvia Bozza University of Perugia
Manfred Kopf
Manfred Kopf ETH Zurich
Antonio Cassone
Antonio Cassone University of Siena
Ursula Grohmann
Ursula Grohmann University of Perugia
Luciano Polonelli
Luciano Polonelli University of Parma

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