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Christopher Corrigan

Christopher Corrigan

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Immunology

D-Index
83
Citations
31496
World Ranking
1422
National Ranking
120

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
31634
World Ranking
14938
National Ranking
1374

Overview

Christopher Corrigan is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a significant focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Physiology, Surgery, and Immunology and Allergy as subfields of study.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

Christopher Corrigan's work has been published in various scientific venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Cellular Immunology
  • Allergy
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Recent publications include:

  • "Defining a Severe Asthma Super-Responder: Findings from a Delphi Process" (2021), published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • "Composite type-2 biomarker strategy versus a symptom-risk-based algorithm to adjust corticosteroid dose in patients with severe asthma: a multicentre, single-blind, parallel group, randomised controlled trial" (2020), published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Blood eosinophil count, a marker of inhaled corticosteroid effectiveness in preventing COPD exacerbations in post-hoc RCT and observational studies: systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020), published in Respiratory Research
  • "Basophils from Cancer Patients Respond to Immune Stimuli and Predict Clinical Outcome" (2020), published in Cells
  • "Safety and anti-tumour activity of the IgE antibody MOv18 in patients with advanced solid tumours expressing folate receptor-alpha: a phase I trial" (2023), published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christopher Corrigan include:

  • Sun Ying
  • Zhe Lv
  • Ye Cui
  • Stephen J. Till
  • Kewu Huang

Best Publications

  • Predominant TH2-like bronchoalveolar T-lymphocyte population in atopic asthma

    D. S. Robinson;Q. Hamid;Sun Ying;A. Tsicopoulos

  • Thymic stromal lymphopoietin expression is increased in asthmatic airways and correlates with expression of Th2-attracting chemokines and disease severity.

    Sun Ying;Brian O’Connor;Jonathan Ratoff;Qiu Meng

  • Expression of mRNA for interleukin-5 in mucosal bronchial biopsies from asthma.

    Q Hamid;M Azzawi;S Ying;R Moqbel

  • IL-33 Amplifies the Polarization of Alternatively Activated Macrophages That Contribute to Airway Inflammation

    Mariola Kurowska-Stolarska;Bartosz Stolarski;Peter Kewin;Grace Murphy

  • T cells and eosinophils in the pathogenesis of asthma.

    C.J. Corrigan;A.B. Kay

  • Effect of incorrect use of dry powder inhalers on management of patients with asthma and COPD

    Federico Lavorini;Antoine Magnan;Antoine Magnan;Jean Christophe Dubus;Thomas Voshaar

  • IL-25 augments type 2 immune responses by enhancing the expansion and functions of TSLP-DC–activated Th2 memory cells

    Yui Hsi Wang;Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Pornpimon Angkasekwinai;Ning Lu;Kui Shin Voo

  • Reversing the defective induction of IL-10-secreting regulatory T cells in glucocorticoid-resistant asthma patients.

    Emmanuel Xystrakis;Siddharth Kusumakar;Sandra Boswell;Emma Peek

  • Expression of IL-4 and IL-5 mRNA and protein product by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, eosinophils, and mast cells in bronchial biopsies obtained from atopic and nonatopic (intrinsic) asthmatics.

    S Ying;M Humbert;J Barkans;C J Corrigan

  • IL-4 and IL-5 mRNA and protein in bronchial biopsies from patients with atopic and nonatopic asthma: evidence against "intrinsic" asthma being a distinct immunopathologic entity.

    M Humbert;S R Durham;S Ying;P Kimmitt

  • Blood eosinophil count and prospective annual asthma disease burden: a UK cohort study

    David B Price;Anna Rigazio;Jonathan D Campbell;Eugene R Bleecker

  • CD4 T-lymphocyte activation in acute severe asthma. Relationship to disease severity and atopic status.

    C. J. Corrigan;A. B. Kay

  • Difficult/therapy-resistant asthma: the need for an integrated approach to define clinical phenotypes, evaluate risk factors, understand pathophysiology and find novel therapies. ERS Task Force on Difficult/Therapy-Resistant Asthma. European Respiratory Society

    KF Chung;P Godard;E Adelroth;J Ayres

  • Expression and generation of interleukin-8, IL-6 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by bronchial epithelial cells and enhancement by IL-1 beta and tumour necrosis factor-alpha

    O Cromwell;Q Hamid;C J Corrigan;J Barkans

  • Efficacy and safety of specific immunotherapy with SQ allergen extract in treatment-resistant seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

    Anthony J. Frew;Richard J. Powell;Christopher J. Corrigan;Stephen R. Durham

  • T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION IN ACUTE SEVERE ASTHMA

    C.J. Corrigan;Adele Hartnell;A.B. Kay

  • The immunopathology of extrinsic (atopic) and intrinsic (non-atopic) asthma: more similarities than differences.

    Marc Humbert;Günter Menz;Sun Ying;Christopher J Corrigan

  • Elevated expression of messenger ribonucleic acid encoding IL-13 in the bronchial mucosa of atopic and nonatopic subjects with asthma

    M Humbert;S R Durham;P Kimmitt;N Powell

  • Expression and Cellular Provenance of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin and Chemokines in Patients with Severe Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Sun Ying;Brian O'Connor;Jonathan Ratoff;Qiu Meng

  • Phenotype of cells expressing mRNA for TH2-type (interleukin 4 and interleukin 5) and TH1-type (interleukin 2 and interferon gamma) cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsies from atopic asthmatic and normal control subjects.

    S Ying;S R Durham;C J Corrigan;Q Hamid

  • 293 Expression of mRNA for interleukin-5 in mucosal bronchial biopsies from asthma

    A.B. Kay;O. Hamid;M. Azzawi;Sun Ying

  • Changing of the guard

    Andy Wardlaw;Robyn O'Hehir;Qutayba A Hamid;Chris Corrigan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sun Ying
Sun Ying Capital Medical University
Tak H. Lee
Tak H. Lee King's College London
Catherine M. Hawrylowicz
Catherine M. Hawrylowicz King's College London
Stephen J. Till
Stephen J. Till King's College London
A. B. Kay
A. B. Kay Imperial College London
Hannah J. Gould
Hannah J. Gould King's College London
Marc Humbert
Marc Humbert University of Paris-Saclay
Adrian R. Martineau
Adrian R. Martineau Queen Mary University of London
Neil Barnes
Neil Barnes GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Daniela Riccardi
Daniela Riccardi Cardiff University

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