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Ignazio Castagliuolo

Ignazio Castagliuolo

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
14507
World Ranking
8295
National Ranking
219

Overview

Ignazio Castagliuolo is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has a research focus mainly situated within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly contributions span various subfields, including Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics with a particular emphasis on cancer and gastrointestinal health. These include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Ignazio Castagliuolo has published extensively in several journals where they have a strong presence. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Antibiotics
  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Gut Microbes

Among their recent papers are contributions across a variety of biomedical topics and journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Reactive Oxygen Species and Antitumor Immunity-From Surveillance to Evasion," published in 2020 in Cancers
  • "Protective Effects of Lactoferrin against SARS-CoV-2 Infection In Vitro," published in 2021 in Nutrients
  • "Skin Microbiome Analysis for Forensic Human Identification: What Do We Know So Far?" published in 2020 in Microorganisms
  • "SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics and transmission from community-wide serological testing in the Italian municipality of Vo'," published in 2021 in Nature Communications
  • "Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Exert Opposite Effects to Their Cells of Origin in Murine Sodium Dextran Sulfate-Induced Colitis," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Immunology

Collaborations form an important component of their scholarly activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Melania Scarpa
  • Marco Scarpa
  • Paola Brun
  • Imerio Angriman
  • Andromachi Kotsafti

Best Publications

  • Increased intestinal permeability in obese mice: new evidence in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

    Paola Brun;Ignazio Castagliuolo;Vincenza Di Leo;Andrea Buda

  • Saccharomyces boulardii protease inhibits the effects of Clostridium difficile toxins A and B in human colonic mucosa.

    I Castagliuolo;M F Riegler;L Valenick;J T LaMont

  • Saccharomyces boulardii inhibits Clostridium difficile toxin A binding and enterotoxicity in rat ileum.

    Charalabos Pothoulakis;Ciaran P. Kelly;Manher A. Joshi;Ning Gao

  • Role of substance P and the neurokinin 1 receptor in acute pancreatitis and pancreatitis-associated lung injury

    Madhav Bhatia;Ashok K. Saluja;Bernd Hofbauer;Jean Louis Frossard

  • Acute stress causes mucin release from rat colon: role of corticotropin releasing factor and mast cells

    I. Castagliuolo;J. T. Lamont;B. Qiu;S. M. Fleming

  • Saccharomyces boulardii protease inhibits Clostridium difficile toxin A effects in the rat ileum.

    I Castagliuolo;J T LaMont;S T Nikulasson;C Pothoulakis

  • Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for severe Clostridium difficile colitis

    J Salcedo;S Keates;C Pothoulakis;M Warny

  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 Regulates Intestinal Inflammation by Controlling Integrity of the Enteric Nervous System

    Paola Brun;Maria Cecilia Giron;Marsela Qesari;Andrea Porzionato

  • CP-96,345, a substance P antagonist, inhibits rat intestinal responses to Clostridium difficile toxin A but not cholera toxin.

    C Pothoulakis;I Castagliuolo;J T LaMont;A Jaffer

  • p38 MAP kinase activation by Clostridium difficile toxin A mediates monocyte necrosis, IL-8 production, and enteritis

    Michel Warny;Andrew C. Keates;Sarah Keates;Ignazio Castagliuolo

  • Neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor is required in Clostridium difficile- induced enteritis.

    I. Castagliuolo;M. Riegler;A. Pasha;S. Nikulasson

  • Neuronal involvement in the intestinal effects of Clostridium difficile toxin A and Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin in rat ileum

    Ignazio Castagliuolo;J.Thomas LaMont;Richard Letourneau;Ciaran Kelly

  • Increased substance P responses in dorsal root ganglia and intestinal macrophages during Clostridium difficile toxin A enteritis in rats

    Ignazio Castagliuolo;Andrew C. Keates;Bosheng Qiu;Ciaran P. Kelly

  • Exposure to bacterial cell wall products triggers an inflammatory phenotype in hepatic stellate cells.

    Paola Brun;Ignazio Castagliuolo;Massimo Pinzani;Giorgio Palù

  • Direct evidence of mast cell involvement in Clostridium difficile toxin a—induced enteritis in mice

    Barry K. Wershil;Ignazio Castagliuolo;Charalabos Pothoulakis

  • Neurotensin is a proinflammatory neuropeptide in colonic inflammation

    Ignazio Castagliuolo;Chi-Chung Wang;Leyla Valenick;Asiya Pasha

  • T cells in the myenteric plexus of achalasia patients show a skewed TCR repertoire and react to HSV-1 antigens.

    Monica Facco;Paola Brun;Ilenia Baesso;Mario Costantini

  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Transactivation Mediates Substance P-induced Mitogenic Responses in U-373 MG Cells

    Ignazio Castagliuolo;Leyla Valenick;Jennifer Liu;Charalabos Pothoulakis

  • Anti-Clostridium difficile bovine immunoglobulin concentrate inhibits cytotoxicity and enterotoxicity of C. difficile toxins.

    C. P. Kelly;Charalabos Pothoulakis;F. Vavva;I. Castagliuolo

  • Survival of anti-Clostridium difficile bovine immunoglobulin concentrate in the human gastrointestinal tract.

    C P Kelly;S Chetham;S Keates;E F Bostwick

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Brun
Paola Brun University of Padua
Giorgio Palù
Giorgio Palù University of Padua
Charalabos Pothoulakis
Charalabos Pothoulakis University of California, Los Angeles
Massimo Rugge
Massimo Rugge University of Padua
Luisa Barzon
Luisa Barzon University of Padua
Ciaran P. Kelly
Ciaran P. Kelly Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Matteo Fassan
Matteo Fassan University of Padua
Stefano Dall’Acqua
Stefano Dall’Acqua University of Padua
Mario Plebani
Mario Plebani University of Padua
Ernest Hamel
Ernest Hamel National Institutes of Health

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