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Antonio Toniolo

Antonio Toniolo

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Microbiology

D-Index
48
Citations
7430
World Ranking
4709
National Ranking
152

Overview

Antonio Toniolo is affiliated with the University of Insubria in Italy and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields including Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, and Neurology.

The scientist's key research topics cover Viral Infections and Immunology Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology, Diabetes and Associated Disorders, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, and COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies.

Antonio Toniolo has contributed to multiple recent papers demonstrating a consistent focus on infectious and metabolic diseases as well as viral detection and immune response. Some notable publications include:

  • COVID-19 autopsy cases: detection of virus in endocrine tissues (2021, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation)
  • Adipose tissue in COVID-19: detection of SARS-CoV-2 in adipocytes and activation of the interferon-alpha response (2022, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation)
  • Development of a Risk Prediction Model for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infection After Liver Transplantation: A Multinational Cohort Study (2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • Live enteroviruses, but not other viruses, detected in human pancreas at the onset of type 1 diabetes in the DiViD study (2022, Diabetologia)
  • Activation of Type I and Type II Interferon Signaling in SARS-CoV-2-Positive Thyroid Tissue of Patients Dying from COVID-19 (2021, Thyroid)

Their work frequently appears in several notable venues, including:

  • Preprints.org
  • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
  • Diabetologia
  • Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research
  • Microorganisms

Antonio Toniolo's collaborative network features several frequent coauthors, indicating active cooperation within their research community. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Anello Marcello Poma
  • Alessio Basolo
  • Fulvio Basolo
  • Diana Bonuccelli
  • Elisabetta Macerola

The scope of the scientist's research shows an interdisciplinary approach, linking viral infections with immunological responses and metabolic diseases such as diabetes. The focus on COVID-19 related studies is evident across multiple aspects, including viral detection in tissues, immune signaling, and long-term clinical impacts.

Best Publications

  • Occurrence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae in Italy: Implications for Resistance to β-Lactams and Other Antimicrobial Drugs

    T. Spanu;F. Luzzaro;M. Perilli;G. Amicosante

  • Virus-induced diabetes mellitus. XX. Polyendocrinopathy and autoimmunity.

    T Onodera;Antonio Toniolo;Ur Ray;Ab Jenson

  • Trends in production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among enterobacteria of medical interest: report of the second Italian nationwide survey.

    Francesco Luzzaro;Marilina Mezzatesta;Claudia Mugnaioli;Mariagrazia Perilli

  • CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in Italy: Molecular Epidemiology of an Emerging Countrywide Problem

    Claudia Mugnaioli;Francesco Luzzaro;Filomena De Luca;Gioconda Brigante

  • Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Produced by Nosocomial Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from an Italian Nationwide Survey

    Mariagrazia Perilli;Emanuela Dell'Amico;Bernardetta Segatore;Maria Rosaria de Massis

  • IMP-12, a New Plasmid-Encoded Metallo-β-Lactamase from a Pseudomonas putida Clinical Isolate

    Jean Denis Docquier;Maria Letizia Riccio;Claudia Mugnaioli;Francesco Luzzaro

  • Proteus mirabilis Bloodstream Infections: Risk Factors and Treatment Outcome Related to the Expression of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases

    Andrea Endimiani;Francesco Luzzaro;Gioconda Brigante;Mariagrazia Perilli

  • HIV-1 kills renal tubular epithelial cells in vitro by triggering an apoptotic pathway involving caspase activation and Fas upregulation.

    Pier Giulio Conaldi;Luigi Biancone;Antonella Bottelli;Antonella Bottelli;Alison Wade-Evans

  • Emergence in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae Clinical Isolates of the VIM-4 Metallo-β-Lactamase Encoded by a Conjugative Plasmid

    Francesco Luzzaro;Jean Denis Docquier;Céline Colinon;Andrea Endimiani

  • Development of Inflammatory Angiogenesis by Local Stimulation of Fas In Vivo

    Luigi Biancone;Antonella De Martino;Viviana Orlandi;Pier Giulio Conaldi

  • Bacteremia Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Producing the TEM-52 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase: Treatment Outcome of Patients Receiving Imipenem or Ciprofloxacin

    Andrea Endimiani;Francesco Luzzaro;Mariagrazia Perilli;Gianluigi Lombardi

  • The diabetes pandemic and associated infections: suggestions for clinical microbiology

    Antonio Toniolo;Gianluca Cassani;Anna Puggioni;Agostino Rossi

  • Nosocomial Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Pseudomonas putida Producing VIM-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase

    Gianluigi Lombardi;Francesco Luzzaro;Jean Denis Docquier;Maria Letizia Riccio

  • Evolution of CTX-M-type β-lactamases in isolates of Escherichia coli infecting hospital and community patients

    Gioconda Brigante;Francesco Luzzaro;Mariagrazia Perilli;Gianluigi Lombardi

  • Platelet-activating factor directly stimulates in vitro migration of endothelial cells and promotes in vivo angiogenesis by a heparin-dependent mechanism.

    G Camussi;G Montrucchio;E Lupia;A De Martino

  • Dynamics of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing the PER-1 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase

    Francesco Luzzaro;Elisabetta Mantengoli;Mariagrazia Perilli;Gianluigi Lombardi

  • Sites of simian foamy virus persistence in naturally infected African green monkeys: latent provirus is ubiquitous, whereas viral replication is restricted to the oral mucosa.

    Valeria Falcone;Jörg Leupold;Jörn Clotten;Enikö Urbanyi

  • Normal breast epithelial cells produce interleukins 6 and 8 together with tumor-necrosis factor: defective IL6 expression in mammary carcinoma.

    Fulvio Basolo;Pier Giulio Conaldi;Lisa Fiore;Simonetta Calvo

  • Induction of diabetes by cumulative environmental insults from viruses and chemicals.

    Antonio Toniolo;Takashi Onodera;Ji-Won Yoon;Abner Louis Notkins

  • Virus-induced diabetes mellitus: autoimmunity and polyendocrine disease prevented by immunosuppression.

    Takashi Onodera;Usha R. Ray;Kathleen A. Melez;Hoshibumi Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Luzzaro
Francesco Luzzaro University of Insubria
Fulvio Basolo
Fulvio Basolo University of Pisa
Mauro Bendinelli
Mauro Bendinelli University of Pisa
Gian Maria Rossolini
Gian Maria Rossolini University of Florence
Gianfranco Amicosante
Gianfranco Amicosante University of L'Aquila
Takashi Onodera
Takashi Onodera University of Tokyo
Gabriella Fontanini
Gabriella Fontanini University of Pisa
Andrea Endimiani
Andrea Endimiani University of Bern
Giovanni Camussi
Giovanni Camussi University of Turin
Pietro Speziale
Pietro Speziale University of Pavia

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