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Overview

John A. Hamilton is a researcher affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their work primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on immunology and microbiology. Their published research spans several subfields including immunology, oncology, rheumatology, dermatology, and molecular biology.

The main research topics covered by John A. Hamilton include:

  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms

They have contributed frequently to several publication venues, including:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Seminars in Immunology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature reviews. Immunology

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by John A. Hamilton include:

  • "GM-CSF-based treatments in COVID-19: reconciling opposing therapeutic approaches," 2020, Nature reviews. Immunology
  • "Interleukin-17A Serves a Priming Role in Autoimmunity by Recruiting IL-1β-Producing Myeloid Cells that Promote Pathogenic T Cells," 2020, Immunity
  • "GM-CSF: A Promising Target in Inflammation and Autoimmunity," 2020, ImmunoTargets and Therapy
  • "Targeting GM-CSF in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders," 2021, Seminars in Immunology
  • "Type I interferon antagonism of the JMJD3-IRF4 pathway modulates macrophage activation and polarization," 2022, Cell Reports

Throughout their career, they have collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Ming-Chin Lee, Adrian Achuthan, Tanya Lupancu, Andrew J. Fleetwood, and Andrew D. Cook.

John A. Hamilton received the ACM Senior Member award in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines

    Peter J Murray;Judith E Allen;Subhra K Biswas;Edward A Fisher

  • Colony-stimulating factors in inflammation and autoimmunity.

    John A. Hamilton

  • The TIGR Rice Genome Annotation Resource: Improvements and New Features

    Shu Ouyang;Wei Zhu;John A. Hamilton;Haining Lin

  • Potential antiinflammatory effects of interleukin 4: suppression of human monocyte tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 1, and prostaglandin E2

    Prue H. Hart;Gerard F. Vitti;Diana R. Burgess;Genevieve A. Whitty

  • Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (CSF) and Macrophage CSF-Dependent Macrophage Phenotypes Display Differences in Cytokine Profiles and Transcription Factor Activities: Implications for CSF Blockade in Inflammation

    Andrew J. Fleetwood;Toby Lawrence;John A. Hamilton;Andrew D. Cook

  • Defining GM-CSF– and Macrophage-CSF–Dependent Macrophage Responses by In Vitro Models

    Derek C Lacey;Adrian Achuthan;Andrew J Fleetwood;Hang Dinh

  • Macrophage plasminogen activator: Modulation of enzyme production by anti-inflammatory steroids, mitotic inhibitors, and cyclic nucleotides

    Jean-Dominique Vassalli;John Hamilton;E. Reich

  • GM-CSF in inflammation and autoimmunity.

    John A Hamilton

  • A null mutation in the gene encoding a type I interferon receptor component eliminates antiproliferative and antiviral responses to interferons alpha and beta and alters macrophage responses

    Seung Y. Hwang;Paul J. Hertzog;Kerry A. Holland;Sony H. Sumarsono

  • Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor A New Putative Therapeutic Target in Multiple Sclerosis

    Jonathan Luke McQualter;Rima Darwiche;Christine Ewing;Manabu Onuki

  • Therapeutic options for targeting inflammatory osteoarthritis pain.

    Philip G Conaghan;Andrew D Cook;John A Hamilton;Paul P Tak

  • Proinflammatory cytokines inhibit osteogenic differentiation from stem cells: implications for bone repair during inflammation

    D.C. Lacey;P.J. Simmons;S.E. Graves;J.A. Hamilton

  • Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency--an under-recognized cause of dyslipidaemia and liver dysfunction.

    Željko Reiner;Ornella Guardamagna;Devaki Nair;Handrean Soran

  • N2 Neutrophils, Novel Players in Brain Inflammation After Stroke Modulation by the PPARγ Agonist Rosiglitazone

    María Isabel Cuartero;Iván Ballesteros;Ana Moraga;Florentino Nombela

  • GM-CSF- and M-CSF-dependent macrophage phenotypes display differential dependence on Type I interferon signaling

    Andrew J Fleetwood;Andrew J Fleetwood;Hang Dinh;Hang Dinh;Andrew D Cook;Andrew D Cook;Paul John Hertzog;Paul John Hertzog

  • The interglobular domain of cartilage aggrecan is cleaved by PUMP, gelatinases, and cathepsin B.

    Amanda J Fosang;Peter J Neame;Tim E Hardingham

  • Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.

    Bruce C Trapnell;Koh Nakata;Francesco Bonella;Ilaria Campo

  • Macrophage plasminogen activator: induction by concanavalin A and phorbol myristate acetate

    Jean-Dominique Vassalli;John Hamilton;E. Reich

  • Protection from Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor-Deficient Mice

    Ian K. Campbell;Melissa J. Rich;Robert J. Bischof;Ashley R. Dunn

  • Collagen-induced arthritis in C57BL/6 (H-2b) mice: new insights into an important disease model of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Ian K. Campbell;John A. Hamilton;Ian P. Wicks

  • Colony stimulating factors and myeloid cell biology in health and disease

    John A. Hamilton;Adrian Achuthan

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric C. Reynolds
Eric C. Reynolds University of Melbourne
Gary P. Anderson
Gary P. Anderson University of Melbourne
Ross Vlahos
Ross Vlahos RMIT University
Paul J. Hertzog
Paul J. Hertzog Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Wayne A. Phillips
Wayne A. Phillips Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Alister C. Ward
Alister C. Ward Deakin University
Stefan Steidl
Stefan Steidl MorphoSys (Germany)
Robin L. Anderson
Robin L. Anderson La Trobe University
Terence J. O'Brien
Terence J. O'Brien Monash University
Andrew J. Murphy
Andrew J. Murphy St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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