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Maria-Cristina Cuturi

Maria-Cristina Cuturi

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Immunology

D-Index
55
Citations
9810
World Ranking
3818
National Ranking
177

Overview

Maria-Cristina Cuturi is affiliated with the University of Nantes in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. Within these domains, the scientist has contributed notably to subfields including Physiology and Biological Psychiatry.

Their work focuses on several core topics, notably:

  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Among their recent publications is the paper titled "Inhibition of CD38 enzyme activity on engrafted human immune cells enhances NAD+ metabolism and inhibits inflammation in an in-vivo model of xeno-GvHD," published in 2025 in Frontiers in Immunology.

Coauthorship collaborations include the following researchers:

  • Ghenima Ahmil-Boiteau
  • Pranjali Dalvi
  • Kevin Dang
  • Harshad S. Ugamraj
  • Giulia Castello

Publication venues for their work include Frontiers in Immunology, reflecting the scientist's engagement with journals focused on immunological research.

Best Publications

  • Interaction of Fc receptor (CD16) ligands induces transcription of interleukin 2 receptor (CD25) and lymphokine genes and expression of their products in human natural killer cells.

    Ignacio Anegon;Maria Cristina Cuturi;Giorgio Trinchieri;Bice Perussia

  • Independent regulation of tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin production by human peripheral blood lymphocytes.

    M C Cuturi;M Murphy;M P Costa-Giomi;R Weinmann

  • A role for heme oxygenase-1 in the immunosuppressive effect of adult rat and human mesenchymal stem cells.

    Dominique Chabannes;Marcelo Hill;Emmanuel Merieau;Julien Rossignol

  • Heme oxygenase-1 expression inhibits dendritic cell maturation and proinflammatory function but conserves IL-10 expression.

    Christine Chauveau;Séverine Rémy;Pierre Joseph Royer;Marcelo Hill

  • Regulatory cell therapy in kidney transplantation (The ONE Study): a harmonised design and analysis of seven non-randomised, single-arm, phase 1/2A trials.

    Birgit Sawitzki;Paul N Harden;Petra Reinke;Aurélie Moreau

  • Fc gamma R(CD16) interaction with ligand induces Ca2+ mobilization and phosphoinositide turnover in human natural killer cells. Role of Ca2+ in Fc gamma R(CD16)-induced transcription and expression of lymphokine genes.

    Marco Antonio Cassatella;I Anegon;Mc Cuturi;P Griskey

  • Presentation of donor major histocompatibility complex antigens by bone marrow dendritic cell-derived exosomes modulates allograft rejection.

    Hélène Pêche;Michèle Heslan;Claire Usal;Sébastian Amigorena

  • Production of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors by human natural killer cells.

    M C Cuturi;I Anegón;F Sherman;R Loudon

  • CD40Ig treatment results in allograft acceptance mediated by CD8CD45RC T cells, IFN-gamma, and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase.

    Carole Guillonneau;Marcelo Hill;François-Xavier Hubert;Elise Chiffoleau

  • A critical role for transforming growth factor-beta in donor transfusion-induced allograft tolerance.

    R Josien;P Douillard;C Guillot;M Müschen

  • Effector Mechanisms of Rejection

    Aurélie Moreau;Emilie Varey;Ignacio Anegon;Maria-Cristina Cuturi

  • Rat Spleen Dendritic Cells Express Natural Killer Cell Receptor Protein 1 (NKR-P1) and Have Cytotoxic Activity to Select Targets via a Ca2+-dependent Mechanism

    Régis Josien;Michèle Heslan;Jean-Paul Soulillou;Maria-Cristina Cuturi

  • Endotoxin-induced myeloid-derived suppressor cells inhibit alloimmune responses via heme oxygenase-1.

    V. De Wilde;N. Van Rompaey;M. Hill;J. F. Lebrun

  • Induction of Tolerance by Exosomes and Short-Term Immunosuppression in a Fully MHC-Mismatched Rat Cardiac Allograft Model

    H. Pêche;K. Renaudin;G. Beriou;E. Merieau

  • Prolongation of heart allograft survival by immature dendritic cells generated from recipient type bone marrow progenitors.

    Hélène Pêche;Benjamin Trinité;Bernard Martinet;Maria Cristina Cuturi

  • Peripheral tolerance of an allograft in adult rats : characterization by low interleukin-2 and interferon-γ mRNA levels and by strong accumulation of major histocompatibility complex transcripts in the graft

    Laurence Bugeon;Maria-Cristina Cuturi;Marie-Martine Hallet;Jacques Paineau

  • Role for thymic and splenic regulatory CD4+ T cells induced by donor dendritic cells in allograft tolerance by LF15-0195 treatment.

    Elise Chiffoleau;Gaëlle Bériou;Patrick Dutartre;Claire Usal

  • Tolerance to Cardiac Allografts Via Local and Systemic Mechanisms After Adenovirus-Mediated CTLA4Ig Expression

    Cécile Guillot;Patrick Mathieu;Hélène Coathalem;Brigitte Le Mauff

  • Targeting TMEM176B Enhances Antitumor Immunity and Augments the Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Blockers by Unleashing Inflammasome Activation.

    Mercedes Segovia;Mercedes Segovia;Sofia Russo;Sofia Russo;Mathias Jeldres;Yamil D. Mahmoud

  • Predominant Th1 cell infiltration in acute rejection episodes of human kidney grafts.

    Mario M. D'elios;Mario M. D'elios;Régis Josien;Régis Josien;Marta Manghetti;Marta Manghetti;Amedeo Amedei;Amedeo Amedei

  • Mechanism and Localization of CD8 Regulatory T Cells in a Heart Transplant Model of Tolerance

    Xian Liang Li;Xian Liang Li;Séverine Ménoret;Séverine Ménoret;Séverine Bezie;Séverine Bezie;Lise Caron;Lise Caron

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Paul Soulillou
Jean-Paul Soulillou University of Nantes
Régis Josien
Régis Josien Grenoble Alpes University
Ignacio Anegon
Ignacio Anegon University of Nantes
Sophie Brouard
Sophie Brouard University of Nantes
Philippe Moullier
Philippe Moullier University of Nantes
Roland Buelow
Roland Buelow MedtechAlert
Giovanna Lombardi
Giovanna Lombardi King's College London
Edward K. Geissler
Edward K. Geissler University of Regensburg
Cees van Kooten
Cees van Kooten Leiden University Medical Center

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