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Ilkka Julkunen

Ilkka Julkunen

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Immunology

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Medicine

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Overview

Ilkka Julkunen is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases. Their work spans several subfields including infectious diseases, epidemiology, molecular biology, immunology, and animal science and zoology.

The main themes of Julkunen's research revolve around SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, encompassing studies on viral detection, vaccine responses, and clinical research related to the pandemic. Additional research interests include animal virus infections, influenza virus studies, viral gastroenteritis, and vaccine coverage and hesitancy.

Julkunen's recent publications reflect their engagement with COVID-19 vaccine responses and immune system reactions, with notable papers including:

  • COVID-19 mRNA vaccine induced antibody responses against three SARS-CoV-2 variants (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Comparative analysis of COVID-19 vaccine responses and third booster dose-induced neutralizing antibodies against Delta and Omicron variants (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Long-Lasting T Cell Responses in BNT162b2 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccinees and COVID-19 Convalescent Patients (2022, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • A Combination of N and S Antigens With IgA and IgG Measurement Strengthens the Accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 Serodiagnostics (2021, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • Persistent T cell-mediated immune responses against Omicron variants after the third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose (2023, Frontiers in Immunology)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Julkunen include:

  • Laura Kakkola
  • Pekka Kolehmainen
  • Pinja Jalkanen
  • Pamela Österlund
  • Johanna Lempainen

Julkunen's work has been published in prominent venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, Vaccine, Microbiology Spectrum, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Research Square. These journals reflect a strong emphasis on immunological and virological research within the context of infectious diseases.

Best Publications

  • Distinct patterns and kinetics of chemokine production regulate dendritic cell function.

    Federica Sallusto;Belinda Palermo;Danielle Lenig;Minja Miettinen

  • Maturation, activation, and protection of dendritic cells induced by double-stranded RNA.

    Marina Cella;Mariolina Salio;Yoichi Sakakibara;Hanno Langen

  • Viral infection and Toll-like receptor agonists induce a differential expression of type I and λ interferons in human plasmacytoid and monocyte-derived dendritic cells

    Eliana M Coccia;Martina Severa;Martina Severa;Elena Giacomini;Danièle Monneron

  • Infection of Human Macrophages and Dendritic Cells with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induces a Differential Cytokine Gene Expression That Modulates T Cell Response

    Elena Giacomini;Elisabetta Iona;Lucietta Ferroni;Minja Miettinen

  • AS03 Adjuvanted AH1N1 Vaccine Associated with an Abrupt Increase in the Incidence of Childhood Narcolepsy in Finland

    Hanna Nohynek;Jukka Jokinen;Markku Partinen;Outi Vaarala

  • IL-21 in Synergy with IL-15 or IL-18 Enhances IFN-γ Production in Human NK and T Cells

    Mari Strengell;Sampsa Matikainen;Jukka Sirén;Anne Lehtonen

  • Lactobacilli and Streptococci Induce Interleukin-12 (IL-12), IL-18, and Gamma Interferon Production in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

    Minja Miettinen;Sampsa Matikainen;Jaana Vuopio-Varkila;Jaana Pirhonen

  • Molecular pathogenesis of influenza A virus infection and virus-induced regulation of cytokine gene expression.

    Ilkka Julkunen;Timo Sareneva;Jaana Pirhonen;Tapani Ronni

  • Increased Incidence and Clinical Picture of Childhood Narcolepsy following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Vaccination Campaign in Finland

    Markku Partinen;Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä;Ismo Ilveskoski;Christer Hublin

  • IFN Regulatory Factor Family Members Differentially Regulate the Expression of Type III IFN (IFN-λ) Genes

    Pamela I. Österlund;Taija E. Pietilä;Ville Veckman;Sergei V. Kotenko

  • IFNs activate toll-like receptor gene expression in viral infections.

    M Miettinen;T Sareneva;I Julkunen;S Matikainen

  • Virus infection activates IL-1 beta and IL-18 production in human macrophages by a caspase-1-dependent pathway.

    Jaana Pirhonen;Timo Sareneva;Masashi Kurimoto;Ilkka Julkunen

  • Influenza A virus-induced IFN-alpha/beta and IL-18 synergistically enhance IFN-gamma gene expression in human T cells.

    Timo Sareneva;Sampsa Matikainen;Masashi Kurimoto;Ilkka Julkunen

  • IL-21 Up-Regulates the Expression of Genes Associated with Innate Immunity and Th1 Response

    Mari Strengell;Timo Sareneva;Don Foster;Ilkka Julkunen

  • Inflammatory responses in influenza A virus infection.

    Ilkka Julkunen;Krister Melén;Maria Nyqvist;Jaana Pirhonen

  • IFN-alpha regulates TLR-dependent gene expression of IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, IL-28, and IL-29

    Jukka Sirén;Jaana Pirhonen;Ilkka Julkunen;Sampsa Matikainen

  • Narcolepsy as an autoimmune disease: the role of H1N1 infection and vaccination.

    Markku Partinen;Birgitte Rahbek Kornum;Giuseppe Plazzi;Poul Jennum

  • Antibodies to influenza nucleoprotein cross-react with human hypocretin receptor 2

    Syed Sohail Ahmed;Wayne Volkmuth;José Duca;Lorenzo Corti

  • Lactobacilli and Streptococci activate NF-kappa B and STAT signaling pathways in human macrophages.

    Minja Miettinen;Anne Lehtonen;Ilkka Julkunen;Sampsa Matikainen

  • Probiotic intervention has strain-specific anti-inflammatory effects in healthy adults

    Riina A Kekkonen;Netta Lummela;Heli Karjalainen;Sinikka Latvala

  • Expression and Replication of the Influenza Virus Genome

    Robert M. Krug;Firelli V. Alonso-Caplen;Ilkka Julkunen;Michael G. Katze

Frequent Co-Authors

Sampsa Matikainen
Sampsa Matikainen University of Helsinki
Thedi Ziegler
Thedi Ziegler University of Turku
Markku Partinen
Markku Partinen University of Helsinki
Olli Vapalahti
Olli Vapalahti University of Helsinki
Outi Vaarala
Outi Vaarala University of Helsinki
Riitta Korpela
Riitta Korpela University of Helsinki
Jorma Ilonen
Jorma Ilonen University of Turku
Matti Waris
Matti Waris Turku University Hospital
Maija Lappalainen
Maija Lappalainen University of Helsinki
Dennis H. Bamford
Dennis H. Bamford University of Helsinki

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