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Francesco Tedesco

Francesco Tedesco

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Immunology

D-Index
73
Citations
18652
World Ranking
2146
National Ranking
87

Overview

Francesco Tedesco is affiliated with the University of Trieste in Italy and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of Medicine. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Rheumatology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's primary focus includes the study of renal and vascular pathologies as well as urological disorders and treatments. Key research topics covered by Tedesco include:

  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
  • Renal and Vascular Pathologies
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments

Tedesco has frequently published in notable venues such as:

  • European Urology Open Science
  • The Journal of Urology
  • European Urology
  • Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • Minerva Urology and Nephrology

Their recent publications include studies on COVID-19 and complement system activation, as well as advances in urological surgery. Selected recent papers are:

  • "Complement activation in patients with COVID-19: A novel therapeutic target" (2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
  • "Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies in COVID-19 Are Different From Those Detectable in the Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome" (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Complement activation and endothelial perturbation parallel COVID-19 severity and activity" (2020, Journal of Autoimmunity)
  • "Robotic Surgery in Urology: History from PROBOT® to HUGOTM" (2023, Sensors)
  • "Multiple-Organ Complement Deposition on Vascular Endothelium in COVID-19 Patients" (2021, Biomedicines)

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Francesco Prata, Rocco Papalia, Roberto Mario Scarpa, Alberto Ragusa, and Angelo Civitella, demonstrating a network of sustained research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Repairing skeletal muscle: regenerative potential of skeletal muscle stem cells

    Francesco Saverio Tedesco;Arianna Dellavalle;Jordi Diaz-Manera;Graziella Messina

  • Biologic response of B lymphoma cells to anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab in vitro: CD55 and CD59 regulate complement-mediated cell lysis

    Josée Golay;Luisella Zaffaroni;Thomas Vaccari;Thomas Vaccari;Manuela Lazzari;Manuela Lazzari

  • Pathogenesis of antiphospholipid syndrome: understanding the antibodies

    Pier Luigi Meroni;M. Orietta Borghi;Elena Raschi;Francesco Tedesco

  • Thrombus formation induced by antibodies to β2-glycoprotein I is complement-dependent and requires a priming factor

    Fabio Fischetti;Paolo Durigutto;Valentina Pellis;Alessandra Debeus

  • The Cytolytically Inactive Terminal Complement Complex Activates Endothelial Cells to Express Adhesion Molecules and Tissue Factor Procoagulant Activity

    Francesco Tedesco;Mario Pausa;Ermanno Nardon;Martino Introna

  • Dynamics of complement activation in aHUS and how to monitor eculizumab therapy

    Marina Noris;Miriam Galbusera;Sara Gastoldi;Paolo Macor

  • Functional analysis of the classical, alternative, and MBL pathways of the complement system: standardization and validation of a simple ELISA

    M.A. Seelen;A. Roos;J. Wieslander;T.E. Mollnes

  • Inhibiting the C5–C5a receptor axis

    Trent M. Woodruff;Kutty S. Nandakumar;Francesco Tedesco

  • Transplantation of genetically corrected human iPSC-derived progenitors in mice with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

    Francesco Saverio Tedesco;Francesco Saverio Tedesco;Mattia F. M. Gerli;Laura Perani;Sara Benedetti

  • Complement in human diseases: Lessons from complement deficiencies.

    Marina Botto;Michael Kirschfink;Paolo Macor;Matthew C. Pickering

  • C1q acts in the tumour microenvironment as a cancer-promoting factor independently of complement activation

    Roberta Bulla;Claudio Tripodo;Damiano Rami;Guang Sheng Ling

  • Endothelial Cell E- and P-Selectin and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Function as Signaling Receptors

    P. Lorenzon;E. Vecile;E. Nardon;E. Ferrero

  • Recruitment of circulating NK cells through decidual tissues: a possible mechanism controlling NK cell accumulation in the uterus during early pregnancy

    Claudia Carlino;Helena Stabile;Stefania Morrone;Roberta Bulla

  • Age and Sex-Associated Changes of Complement Activity and Complement Levels in a Healthy Caucasian Population

    Mariana Gaya de Costa;Felix Poppelaars;Felix Poppelaars;Cees van Kooten;Tom Eirik Mollnes;Tom Eirik Mollnes;Tom Eirik Mollnes

  • Alternative Pathway Activation of Complement by Shiga Toxin Promotes Exuberant C3a Formation That Triggers Microvascular Thrombosis

    Marina Morigi;Miriam Galbusera;Sara Gastoldi;Monica Locatelli

  • C1q: A fresh look upon an old molecule.

    Nicole M. Thielens;Francesco Tedesco;Suzanne S. Bohlson;Christine Gaboriaud

  • Complement activation in patients with COVID-19: A novel therapeutic target.

    Massimo Cugno;Massimo Cugno;Pier Luigi Meroni;Roberta Gualtierotti;Samantha Griffini

  • The complement system in the pathophysiology of pregnancy

    Guillermina Girardi;Roberta Bulla;Jane E. Salmon;Francesco Tedesco

  • Complement-Mediated Demyelination in Patients with IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy and Polyneuropathy

    Salvatore Monaco;Bruno Bonetti;Sergio Ferrari;Giuseppe Moretto

  • Intra‐arterial transplantation of HLA‐matched donor mesoangioblasts in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Giulio Cossu;Stefano C Previtali;Sara Napolitano;Maria Pia Cicalese

  • Protection against inflammation- and autoantibody-caused fetal loss by the chemokine decoy receptor D6

    Yeny Martinez de la Torre;Chiara Buracchi;Elena M. Borroni;Jana Dupor

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Tripodo
Claudio Tripodo FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology
Pier Luigi Meroni
Pier Luigi Meroni Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Maria Orietta Borghi
Maria Orietta Borghi University of Milan
Tom Eirik Mollnes
Tom Eirik Mollnes Oslo University Hospital
Marina Botto
Marina Botto Imperial College London
Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University
Berhane Ghebrehiwet
Berhane Ghebrehiwet Stony Brook University
Gérard Chaouat
Gérard Chaouat Grenoble Alpes University
Mohamed R. Daha
Mohamed R. Daha Leiden University
Reinhard Würzner
Reinhard Würzner Innsbruck Medical University

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