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Overview

Antonio Ferrante is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans across several subfields, including Immunology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics focus on Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Inflammasome and immune disorders, Vitamin D Research Studies, and Liver physiology and pathology.

Antonio Ferrante has authored multiple papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Perinatal and Early-Life Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Allergy (2021), published in Nutrients
  • Vitamin D upregulates the macrophage complement receptor immunoglobulin in innate immunity to microbial pathogens (2021), published in Communications Biology
  • Large eddy simulation of flame and thermal-acoustic characteristics in a strut-based scramjet with dynamic thickened flame model (2022), published in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
  • Characterization of the Transient Deficiency of PKC Isozyme Levels in Immature Cord Blood T Cells and Its Connection to Anti-Allergic Cytokine Profiles of the Matured Cells (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Investigating the Antifibrotic Effects of β-Citronellol on a TGF-β1-Stimulated LX-2 Hepatic Stellate Cell Model (2024), published in Biomolecules

Their frequent co-authors include Alex Quach, Charles S. Hii, Khalida Perveen, Trishni Putty, and Watunyoo Buakaew.

Antonio Ferrante's work is often published in venues such as Pathology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Annals of Botany, UNC Libraries, and The Journal of Immunology, indicating a consistent focus on biomedical and molecular sciences.

Best Publications

  • Drought, Abscisic Acid and Transpiration Rate Effects on the Regulation of PIP Aquaporin Gene Expression and Abundance in Phaseolus vulgaris Plants

    Ricardo Aroca;Antonio Ferrante;Paolo Vernieri;Maarten J. Chrispeels

  • Histone modifications and their role in epigenetics of atopy and allergic diseases

    Bilal Alaskhar Alhamwe;Bilal Alaskhar Alhamwe;Razi Khalaila;Johanna Wolf;Verena von Bülow

  • Tumor necrosis factor alpha potentiates neutrophil antimicrobial activity: increased fungicidal activity against Torulopsis glabrata and Candida albicans and associated increases in oxygen radical production and lysosomal enzyme release

    A Ferrante

  • The water-soluble components of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree oil) suppress the production of superoxide by human monocytes, but not neutrophils, activated in vitro.

    C. Brand;A. Ferrante;R.H. Prager;Thomas Riley

  • Perinatal and Early-Life Nutrition, Epigenetics, and Allergy.

    Nathalie Acevedo;Bilal Alashkar Alhamwe;Bilal Alashkar Alhamwe;Luis Caraballo;Mei Ding;Mei Ding

  • Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Synergistically Increase Expression of Human Endothelial Adhesion Molecules through Activation of NF-κB and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways

    Hubertus P. A. Jersmann;Charles S. T. Hii;Judith V. Ferrante;Antonio Ferrante

  • Stimulation of p38 Phosphorylation and Activity by Arachidonic Acid in HeLa Cells, HL60 Promyelocytic Leukemic Cells, and Human Neutrophils EVIDENCE FOR CELL TYPE-SPECIFIC ACTIVATION OF MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES

    Charles S.T. Hii;Zhi H. Huang;Andrea Bilney;Maurizio Costabile

  • Antimalarial properties of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids: in vitro effects on Plasmodium falciparum and in vivo effects on P. berghei.

    L M Kumaratilake;B S Robinson;A Ferrante;A Poulos

  • Role of MAP kinases in the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced transactivation of the rat cytochrome P450C24 (CYP24) promoter. Specific functions for ERK1/ERK2 and ERK5.

    Prem P. Dwivedi;Charles S.T. Hii;Antonio Ferrante;Joseph Tan

  • Serum antibodies to Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba recently demonstrated to cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.

    Z. Hua Huang;Antonio Ferrante;Rodney F. Carter

  • Role of the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase cascade in human neutrophil killing of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans and in migration.

    Charles S. T. Hii;Kathryn Stacey;Nahid Moghaddami;Andrew W. Murray

  • Tumor necrosis factor enhances neutrophil-mediated killing of Plasmodium falciparum.

    L M Kumaratilake;A Ferrante;C M Rzepczyk

  • The role of T lymphocytes in immunity to Plasmodium falciparum. Enhancement of neutrophil-mediated parasite killing by lymphotoxin and IFN-gamma: comparisons with tumor necrosis factor effects.

    L M Kumaratilake;A Ferrante;C Rzepczyk

  • Neutrophil migration inhibitory properties of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The role of fatty acid structure, metabolism, and possible second messenger systems.

    A. Ferrante;D. Goh;D. P. Harvey;B. S. Robinson

  • Free‐living amoebae: pathogenicity and immunity

    A. Ferrante

  • Alterations in immunoglobulin synthesis by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from splenectomized patients with and without splenic regrowth

    Paul Drew;George Kiroff;Antonio Ferrante;Ralph Cohen

  • Immunoglobulin G subclass deficiency and predisposition to infection in Down's syndrome.

    Richard K. S. Loh;Sharon C. Harth;Yee Hing Thong;Antonio Ferrante

  • Effects of cytokines, complement, and antibody on the neutrophil respiratory burst and phagocytic response to Plasmodium falciparum merozoites.

    L M Kumaratilake;A Ferrante;T Jaeger;C M Rzepczyk

  • Phase I trial of Lipovaxin-MM, a novel dendritic cell-targeted liposomal vaccine for malignant melanoma

    Tessa Gargett;M. Nazim Abbas;Paul Rolan;Jason D. Price

  • Killing of Plasmodium falciparum by cytokine activated effector cells (neutrophils and macrophages).

    A. Ferrante;L. Kumaratilake;C.M. Rzepczyk;J.-M. Dayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Alf Poulos
Alf Poulos Alfred Health Ethics Committee
Andrew W. Murray
Andrew W. Murray Flinders University
Susan L. Prescott
Susan L. Prescott Telethon Kids Institute
Channing J. Der
Channing J. Der University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brian K. May
Brian K. May University of Adelaide
Harald Renz
Harald Renz Philipp University of Marburg
Holger Garn
Holger Garn Philipp University of Marburg
Jean-Michel Dayer
Jean-Michel Dayer University of Geneva
Pavel Mareš
Pavel Mareš Czech Academy of Sciences
Howard A. Morris
Howard A. Morris University of South Australia

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