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  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
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Overview

Barbara Ensoli is affiliated with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, focusing especially on subfields such as Virology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The main topics of Barbara Ensoli's work revolve around HIV research and treatment, with notable emphasis on:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Orietta Picconi (10 collaborations)
  • Aurelio Cafaro (9 collaborations)
  • Paolo Monini (8 collaborations)
  • Cecilia Sgadari (8 collaborations)
  • Antonella Tripiciano (7 collaborations)

Barbara Ensoli has published repeatedly in several scientific venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications)
  • Expert Review of Vaccines (2 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)
  • Poster (2 publications)
  • The Lancet HIV (1 publication)

Significant papers by Barbara Ensoli include:

  • "New insights into pathogenesis point to HIV-1 Tat as a key vaccine target," 2021, Archives of Virology
  • "Global and regional epidemiology of HIV-1 recombinants in 1990-2015: a systematic review and global survey," 2020, The Lancet HIV
  • "HIV-1 Tat Protein Enters Dysfunctional Endothelial Cells via Integrins and Renders Them Permissive to Virus Replication," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Role of HIV-1 Tat Protein Interactions with Host Receptors in HIV Infection and Pathogenesis," 2024, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "HIV therapeutic vaccines aimed at intensifying combination antiretroviral therapy," 2020, Expert Review of Vaccines

Barbara Ensoli's contributions have been recognized in part through membership in scientific organizations, including being appointed as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Tat protein of HIV-1 stimulates growth of cells derived from Kaposi's sarcoma lesions of AIDS patients

    B Ensoli;G Barillari;S Z Salahuddin;R C Gallo

  • Release, uptake, and effects of extracellular human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein on cell growth and viral transactivation.

    B Ensoli;L Buonaguro;G Barillari;V Fiorelli

  • Synergy between basic fibroblast growth factor and HIV-1 Tat protein in induction of Kaposi's sarcoma

    Barbara Ensoli;Rita Gendelman;Phillip Markham;Valeria Fiorelli

  • AIDS-Kaposi's sarcoma-derived cells express cytokines with autocrine and paracrine growth effects.

    B Ensoli;S Nakamura;SZ Salahuddin;P Biberfeld

  • HIV-1 Tat protein exits from cells via a leaderless secretory pathway and binds to extracellular matrix-associated heparan sulfate proteoglycans through its basic region

    Hsiao C. Chang;Felipe Samaniego;Felipe Samaniego;Bala C. Nair;Luigi Buonaguro

  • The sor gene of HIV-1 is required for efficient virus transmission in vitro.

    Amanda G. Fisher;Barbara Ensoli;Lucinda Ivanoff;Mark Chamberlain

  • The Tat protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1, a growth factor for AIDS Kaposi sarcoma and cytokine-activated vascular cells, induces adhesion of the same cell types by using integrin receptors recognizing the RGD amino acid sequence.

    Giovanni Barillari;Rita Gendelman;Robert C. Gallo;Barbara Ensoli

  • Kaposi's sarcoma cells: long-term culture with growth factor from retrovirus-infected CD4+ T cells

    S Nakamura;SZ Salahuddin;P Biberfeld;B Ensoli

  • Control of SHIV-89.6P-infection of cynomolgus monkeys by HIV-1 Tat protein vaccine.

    Aurelio Cafaro;Antonella Caputo;Claudio Fracasso;Maria T. Maggiorella

  • Biologically diverse molecular variants within a single HIV-1 isolate.

    Amanda G. Fisher;Barbara Ensoli;David Looney;Andrea Rose

  • Global and regional molecular epidemiology of HIV-1, 1990–2015: a systematic review, global survey, and trend analysis

    Joris Hemelaar;Ramyiadarsini Elangovan;Jason Yun;Leslie Dickson-Tetteh

  • Productive dual infection of human CD4+ T lymphocytes by HIV-1 and HHV-6.

    Paolo Lusso;Barbara Ensoli;Phillip D. Markham;Dharam V. Ablashi

  • Effects of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein on the expression of inflammatory cytokines.

    Luigi Buonaguro;Giovanni Barillari;Hsiao K. Chang;Cindy A. Bohan

  • HIV protease inhibitors are potent anti-angiogenic molecules and promote regression of Kaposi sarcoma.

    Cecilia Sgadari;Giovanni Barillari;Elena Toschi;Davide Carlei

  • Monocytes in Kaposi's sarcoma lesions are productively infected by human herpesvirus 8.

    C Blasig;C Zietz;B Haar;F Neipel

  • Biology of Kaposi's sarcoma.

    B. Ensoli;C. Sgadari;G. Barillari;M.C. Sirianni

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor present in Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) are induced by inflammatory cytokines and synergize to promote vascular permeability and KS lesion development.

    Felipe Samaniego;Phillip D. Markham;Rita Gendelman;Yoshiki Watanabe

  • Angiogenic properties of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein.

    Adriana Albini;Giovanni Barillari;Roberto Benelli;Robert C. Gallo

  • Human herpes virus-6 increases HIV-1 expression in co-infected T cells via nuclear factors binding to the HIV-1 enhancer.

    B Ensoli;P Lusso;F Schachter;S F Josephs

  • Effects of cytokines from activated immune cells on vascular cell growth and HIV-1 gene expression. Implications for AIDS-Kaposi's sarcoma pathogenesis.

    Giovanni Barillari;Luigi Buonaguro;Valeria Fiorelli;John Hoffman

  • Reactivation and persistence of human herpesvirus-8 infection in B cells and monocytes by Th-1 cytokines increased in Kaposi's sarcoma.

    Paolo Monini;Sandra Colombini;Michael Stürzl;Delia Goletti

  • Native HIV-1 Tat Protein Targets Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells and Enhances Their Maturation, Function, and Antigen-Specific T Cell Responses

    Emanuele Fanales-Belasio;Sonia Moretti;Filomena Nappi;Giovanni Barillari;Giovanni Barillari

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Monini
Paolo Monini Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Robert C. Gallo
Robert C. Gallo University of South Florida
Michael Stürzl
Michael Stürzl University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Luigi Buonaguro
Luigi Buonaguro Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Mauro Magnani
Mauro Magnani University of Urbino
Massimo Andreoni
Massimo Andreoni University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giovanni Rezza
Giovanni Rezza Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Fernando Aiuti
Fernando Aiuti Sapienza University of Rome
Delia Goletti
Delia Goletti Istituto Sperimentale Italiano Lazzaro Spallanzani
Mario Falchi
Mario Falchi King's College London

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