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Francesco Annunziato

Francesco Annunziato

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Immunology

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91
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35420
World Ranking
1026
National Ranking
33

Medicine

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92
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406

Overview

Francesco Annunziato is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Molecular Biology. Additional subfields include Neurology and Hematology.

The scientist's work emphasizes a range of topics including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Francesco Annunziato has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Impaired immune cell cytotoxicity in severe COVID-19 is IL-6 dependent, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (third edition), 2021, European Journal of Immunology
  • The central role of the nasal microenvironment in the transmission, modulation, and clinical progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2020, Mucosal Immunology
  • Semen impairment and occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in semen after recovery from COVID-19, 2021, Human Reproduction
  • First-dose mRNA vaccination is sufficient to reactivate immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 in subjects who have recovered from COVID-19, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation

Their publishing record includes contributions to books, notably:

  • Cellular Primary Immunodeficiencies, 2021, Springer International Publishing
  • T-Helper Cells, 2021, Springer Science+Business Media

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francesco Annunziato include:

  • Laura Maggi
  • Alessio Mazzoni
  • Lorenzo Cosmi
  • Manuela Capone
  • Francesco Liotta

The scientist's publications appear repeatedly in several prominent venues such as:

  • European Journal of Immunology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Immunology Letters
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Best Publications

  • Phenotypic and functional features of human Th17 cells.

    Francesco Annunziato;Lorenzo Cosmi;Veronica Santarlasci;Laura Maggi

  • Role for Interferon-γ in the Immunomodulatory Activity of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Mauro Krampera;Lorenzo Cosmi;Roberta Angeli;Annalisa Pasini

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • Progesterone favors the development of human T helper cells producing Th2-type cytokines and promotes both IL-4 production and membrane CD30 expression in established Th1 cell clones.

    M P Piccinni;M G Giudizi;R Biagiotti;L Beloni

  • An alternatively spliced variant of CXCR3 mediates the inhibition of endothelial cell growth induced by IP-10, Mig, and I-TAC, and acts as functional receptor for platelet factor 4.

    Laura Lasagni;Michela Francalanci;Francesco Annunziato;Elena Lazzeri

  • Evidence for a cross-talk between human neutrophils and Th17 cells

    Martin Pelletier;Laura Maggi;Alessandra Micheletti;Elena Lazzeri

  • Human interleukin 17-producing cells originate from a CD161+CD4+ T cell precursor.

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Raffaele De Palma;Veronica Santarlasci;Laura Maggi

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Isolation and Characterization of Multipotent Progenitor Cells from the Bowman’s Capsule of Adult Human Kidneys

    Costanza Sagrinati;Giuseppe Stefano Netti;Benedetta Mazzinghi;Elena Lazzeri

  • The 3 major types of innate and adaptive cell-mediated effector immunity.

    Francesco Annunziato;Chiara Romagnani;Sergio Romagnani

  • Type 1 T-helper cell predominance and interleukin-12 expression in the gut of patients with Crohn's disease.

    P Parronchi;P Romagnani;F Annunziato;S Sampognaro

  • Toll-Like Receptors 3 and 4 Are Expressed by Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Can Inhibit Their T-Cell Modulatory Activity by Impairing Notch Signaling

    Francesco Liotta;Roberta Angeli;Lorenzo Cosmi;Lucia Filì

  • Ability of HIV to promote a TH1 to TH0 shift and to replicate preferentially in TH2 and TH0 cells

    Enrico Maggi;Marcello Mazzetti;Adriana Ravina;Francesco Annunziato

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (third edition)

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  • Phenotype, localization, and mechanism of suppression of CD4(+)CD25(+) human thymocytes.

    Francesco Annunziato;Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Elena Lazzeri

  • Human CD8+CD25+ thymocytes share phenotypic and functional features with CD4+CD25+ regulatory thymocytes

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Elena Lazzeri;Michela Francalanci

  • CXC chemokines: the regulatory link between inflammation and angiogenesis.

    Paola Romagnani;Laura Lasagni;Francesco Annunziato;Mario Serio

  • Impaired immune cell cytotoxicity in severe COVID-19 is IL-6 dependent.

    Alessio Mazzoni;Lorenzo Salvati;Laura Maggi;Manuela Capone

  • Cell cycle–dependent expression of CXC chemokine receptor 3 by endothelial cells mediates angiostatic activity

    Paola Romagnani;Francesco Annunziato;Laura Lasagni;Elena Lazzeri

  • Th17 cells: new players in asthma pathogenesis.

    Lorenzo Cosmi;Francesco Liotta;Enrico Maggi;Sergio Romagnani

  • CD161 is a marker of all human IL-17-producing T-cell subsets and is induced by RORC

    Laura Maggi;Veronica Santarlasci;Manuela Capone;Anna Peired

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo Cosmi
Lorenzo Cosmi University of Florence
Sergio Romagnani
Sergio Romagnani University of Florence
Enrico Maggi
Enrico Maggi Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Francesco Liotta
Francesco Liotta University of Florence
Laura Maggi
Laura Maggi Sapienza University of Rome
Paola Romagnani
Paola Romagnani University of Florence
Roberto Manetti
Roberto Manetti University of Sassari
Paola Parronchi
Paola Parronchi University of Florence
Rolando Cimaz
Rolando Cimaz University of Milan
Mario Serio
Mario Serio University of Florence

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