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Antonio A. Freitas

Antonio A. Freitas

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Immunology

D-Index
49
Citations
10928
World Ranking
4318
National Ranking
204

Overview

Antonio A. Freitas is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France, with a primary focus on medicine and related biomedical fields. Their research encompasses various subfields including immunology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, sociology and political science, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their published work frequently appears in the following venues:

  • Revista fisio&terapia.
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • Molecular Immunology
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • European Journal of Immunology

Antonio A. Freitas's research topics span multiple areas such as:

  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Education Pedagogy and Practices
  • Education and Digital Technologies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Several papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • "Microbiota stimulation generates LCMV-specific memory CD8+ T cells in SPF mice and determines their TCR repertoire during LCMV infection," 2020, Molecular Immunology
  • "Photodynamic inactivation of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR) by a cationic porphyrin," 2025, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • "Aquagenic keratoderma as a consequence of excessive handwashing during the COVID-19 pandemic-A case report," 2023, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • "Maria de Sousa, (1939-2020)," 2020, European Journal of Immunology
  • "Abstract 541: CLL-1 specific chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CART) as a novel AML therapy," 2020, Cancer Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Antonio A. Freitas include:

  • Ueudison Alves Guimarães
  • Maria P. Sousa
  • A. Paiva
  • Elizângela Rodrigues de Aguiar Moura
  • Raquel Rodrigues da Silva

Best Publications

  • Differential Requirements for Survival and Proliferation of CD8 Naïve or Memory T Cells

    Corinne Tanchot;François A. Lemonnier;François A. Lemonnier;Beatrice Pérarnau;Beatrice Pérarnau;Antonio A. Freitas;Antonio A. Freitas

  • CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells inhibit natural killer cell functions in a transforming growth factor–β–dependent manner

    Francois Ghiringhelli;Cédric Ménard;Magali Terme;Caroline Flament

  • Population Biology of Lymphocytes: The Flight for Survival

    Antonio A. Freitas;Benedita Rocha

  • TLR-Activated B Cells Suppress T Cell-Mediated Autoimmunity

    Vicky Lampropoulou;Kai Hoehlig;Toralf Roch;Patricia Neves

  • Homeostasis of Peripheral CD4+ T Cells: IL-2Rα and IL-2 Shape a Population of Regulatory Cells That Controls CD4+ T Cell Numbers

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  • Lymphocyte lifespans: homeostasis, selection and competition

    António A Freitas;Benedita B Rocha

  • Anergy and exhaustion are independent mechanisms of peripheral T cell tolerance.

    Benedita Rocha;Alf Grandien;Antonio A. Freitas

  • Antiapoptotic Mcl-1 is critical for the survival and niche-filling capacity of Foxp3 + regulatory T cells

    Wim Pierson;Bénédicte Cauwe;Antonia Policheni;Antonia Policheni;Susan M Schlenner

  • Functional analysis via standardized whole-blood stimulation systems defines the boundaries of a healthy immune response to complex stimuli.

    Darragh Duffy;Darragh Duffy;Vincent Rouilly;Valentina Libri;Milena Hasan

  • Lymphocyte population kinetics in the mouse.

    Antonio A. Freitas;Benedita Rocha;Antonio A. Coutinho

  • IPEX and FOXP3 : Clinical and research perspectives

    Robert S. Wildin;Antonio Freitas

  • Accumulation of bromodeoxyuridine‐labeled cells in central and peripheral lymphoid organs: minimal estimates of prodution and turnover rates of mature lymphocytes

    Benedita Rocha;Claude Penit;Christophe Baron;Florence Vasseur

  • Murine plasmacytoid dendritic cells induce effector/memory CD8+ T-cell responses in vivo after viral stimulation.

    Géraldine Schlecht;Sylvie Garcia;Nicolas Escriou;Antonio A. Freitas

  • Antibody repertoires of normal BALB/c mice: B lymphocyte populations defined by state of activation.

    Dan Holmberg;Antonio A. Freitas;Denis Portnoiu;Frederic Jacquemart

  • Peripheral T cell survival

    Antonio A. Freitas;Benedita Rocha

  • T Cell Homeostasis

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  • Population dynamics of T lymphocytes. Renewal rate and expansion in the peripheral lymphoid organs.

    B Rocha;A A Freitas;A A Coutinho

  • Homeostasis of T cell numbers: from thymus production to peripheral compartmentalization and the indexation of regulatory T cells.

    Afonso R.M. Almeida;Benedita Rocha;Antonio A. Freitas;Corine Tanchot

  • Indexation as a Novel Mechanism of Lymphocyte Homeostasis: The Number of CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells Is Indexed to the Number of IL-2-Producing Cells

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  • Immunocompetent autoreactive B lymphocytes are activated cycling cells in normal mice.

    Denis Portnoi;Antonio Freitas;Dan Holmberg;Antonio Bandeira

  • IL-2 coordinates IL-2-producing and regulatory T cell interplay

    Inês F. Amado;Inês F. Amado;Inês F. Amado;Julien Berges;Julien Berges;Julien Berges;Rita J. Luther;Marie-Pierre Mailhé;Marie-Pierre Mailhé

  • Quorum-Sensing in CD4(+) T Cell Homeostasis: A Hypothesis and a Model.

    Afonso R.M. Almeida;Ines F. Amado;Ines F. Amado;Joseph Reynolds;Julien Berges;Julien Berges

  • Normal serum immunoglobulins participate in the selection of peripheral B-cell repertoires.

    A A Freitas;A C Viale;A Sundblad;C Heusser

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Coutinho
Antonio Coutinho Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Gérard Eberl
Gérard Eberl Université Paris Cité
Marc Daëron
Marc Daëron Institut Pasteur
James P. Di Santo
James P. Di Santo Institut Pasteur
Lluis Quintana-Murci
Lluis Quintana-Murci Institut Pasteur
Pierre Bruhns
Pierre Bruhns Université Paris Cité
Darragh Duffy
Darragh Duffy Institut Pasteur
Ana Cumano
Ana Cumano Institut Pasteur
Dan Holmberg
Dan Holmberg Lund University

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