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Luigi Chieco-Bianchi

Luigi Chieco-Bianchi

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Immunology

D-Index
58
Citations
10510
World Ranking
3550
National Ranking
140

Overview

Luigi Chieco-Bianchi is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and focuses primarily on research within the fields of immunology and microbiology. Their work concentrates on specialized areas including immunology and the study of T-cells and retroviruses, with an additional focus on galectins and cancer biology.

Their research output includes recent contributions to scientific knowledge, notably a 2021 publication titled Mechanisms Involved in the Promoting Activity of Fibroblasts in HTLV-1-Mediated Lymphomagenesis: Insights into the Plasticity of Lymphomatous Cells published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. This paper explores the interaction of fibroblasts and the mechanisms underlying HTLV-1 associated lymphomagenesis.

Collaborative efforts feature prominently in Luigi Chieco-Bianchi's research portfolio. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Giulia Rigotto
  • Barbara Montini
  • Adriana Mattiolo
  • Nayana Lazzari
  • Maria Assunta Piano

The primary venues for publishing research have so far included the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, where the team's findings related to molecular processes in immunology have been disseminated.

Key scientific topics addressed in their work include:

  • T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology

Their contributions reside within subfields that deepen understanding of immune system functions, retroviral mechanisms, and the complex biology of cancer development facilitated by molecular interactions.

Best Publications

  • Genetic control of the CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio in humans.

    A Amadori;R Zamarchi;G De Silvestro;G Forza

  • Risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1

    M.L. Newell;D. Dunn;C.S. Peckham;A.E. Ades

  • Seroprevalence of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8 in several regions of Italy.

    M. L. Calabrò;J. Sheldon;A. Favero;G. R. Simpson

  • HIV-1-specific B cell activation. A major constituent of spontaneous B cell activation during HIV-1 infection.

    A Amadori;R Zamarchi;V Ciminale;A Del Mistro

  • Identification of genes selectively regulated by IFNs in endothelial cells.

    Stefano Indraccolo;Ulrich Pfeffer;Sonia Minuzzo;Giovanni Esposito

  • B-cell activation and HIV-1 infection: Deeds and misdeeds

    Alberto Amadori;Luigi Chieco-Bianchi

  • Interruption of tumor dormancy by a transient angiogenic burst within the tumor microenvironment.

    Stefano Indraccolo;Laura Stievano;Sonia Minuzzo;Valeria Tosello

  • Reducing the global burden of HTLV-1 infection: An agenda for research and action.

    Luc Willems;Hideki Hasegawa;Roberto Accolla;Charles Bangham

  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related Kaposi's sarcoma regression after highly active antiretroviral therapy: biologic correlates of clinical outcome.

    A. M. Cattelan;M. L. Calabrò;P. Gasperini;S. M. L. Aversa

  • Mitochondrial targeting of the p13II protein coded by the x-II ORF of human T-cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I).

    Vincenzo Ciminale;Lorenza Zotti;Donna M D'Agostino;Tiziana Ferro

  • Dynamics of viral replication in infants with vertically acquired human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.

    A De Rossi;S Masiero;C Giaquinto;E Ruga

  • Regression of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma following antiretroviral therapy with protease inhibitors: biological correlates of clinical outcome.

    A.M Cattelan;M.L Calabro;S.M.L Aversa;M Zanchetta

  • Truncation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein allows efficient pseudotyping of Moloney murine leukemia virus particles and gene transfer into CD4+ cells.

    F Mammano;F Salvatori;S Indraccolo;A De Rossi

  • Dynamics of Epstein-Barr virus in HIV-1-infected subjects on highly active antiretroviral therapy

    Elisabetta Righetti;Gianna Ballon;Lucia Ometto;Anna Maria Cattelan

  • Differential effects of angiostatin, endostatin and interferon-α1 gene transfer on in vivo growth of human breast cancer cells

    S Indraccolo;E Gola;A Rosato;S Minuzzo

  • In-vitro production of HIV-specific antibody in children at risk of AIDS.

    Alberto Amadori;Carlo Giaquinto;Franco Zacchello;Anita De Rossi

  • Antigen detection, virus culture, polymerase chain reaction, and in vitro antibody production in the diagnosis of vertically transmitted HIV-1 infection

    A. De Rossi;A. E. Ades;F. Mammano;A. Del Mistro

  • B cell activation during HIV-1 infection. II. Cell-to-cell interactions and cytokine requirement

    A Amadori;R Zamarchi;M L Veronese;M Panozzo

  • Viral phenotype and host-cell susceptibility to HIV-1 infection as risk factors for mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission.

    L. Ometto;C. Zanotto;A. Maccabruni;D. Caselli

  • The seroepidemiology of human T-lymphotropic viruses: types I and II in Europe: a prospective study of pregnant women.

    Graham P Taylor;Monique Bodéus;Françoise Courtois;Georg Pauli

  • Spontaneous in vitro production of virus-specific antibody by lymphocytes from HIV-infected subjects.

    Alberto Amadori;Anita De Rossi;Georgine P. Faulkner-Valle;Luigi Chieco-Bianchi

  • Mitochondrial Alterations Induced by the p13II Protein of Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 CRITICAL ROLE OF ARGININE RESIDUES

    Donna M. D'Agostino;Laura Ranzato;Giorgio Arrigoni;Ilaria Cavallari

  • CD8+ T lymphocytes in the lung of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients harbor human immunodeficiency virus type 1

    G Semenzato;C Agostini;L Ometto;R Zambello

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Amadori
Alberto Amadori University of Padua
Stefano Indraccolo
Stefano Indraccolo Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Alfonso Colombatti
Alfonso Colombatti University of Udine
Paola Zanovello
Paola Zanovello University of Padua
Carlo Giaquinto
Carlo Giaquinto University of Padua
Paolo Bernardi
Paolo Bernardi University of Padua
Marco Montagna
Marco Montagna Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Adriana Albini
Adriana Albini University of Milano-Bicocca
Fabio Di Lisa
Fabio Di Lisa University of Padua
Thomas F. Schulz
Thomas F. Schulz Hannover Medical School

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