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Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

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Immunology

D-Index
88
Citations
46598
World Ranking
1140
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Microbiology and Immunology
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli is affiliated with the Toscana Life Sciences Foundation in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to medicine, with a significant concentration in pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Other specialized areas of study include infectious diseases, molecular biology, obstetrics and gynecology, and neurology.

Their work covers key topics such as prenatal screening and diagnostics, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, lymphoma diagnosis and treatment, CNS lymphoma diagnosis and treatment, viral-associated cancers and disorders, and parvovirus B19 infection studies.

Frequent coauthors in their research include E. Ferrazzi, D. Lattuada, Chiara Bolognesi, Silvia Saragozza, and Marta Serafini. Their publications appear regularly in several scientific journals, including Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Prenatal Diagnosis, Frontiers in Immunology, and Nature Immunology.

Selected recent publications of Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli demonstrate the scope of their research interests:

  • Cytologic and Molecular Diagnostics for Vitreoretinal Lymphoma: Current Approaches and Emerging Single-Cell Analyses, 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • Isolation of single circulating trophoblasts from maternal circulation for noninvasive fetal copy number variant profiling, 2022, Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Rapid generation of human recombinant monoclonal antibodies from antibody-secreting cells using ferrofluid-based technology, 2024, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Sensing the gut microbiota, 2020, Nature Immunology
  • OC05.01: Automated isolation of single circulating fetal trophoblasts for prenatal genetic analysis, 2021, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

They have been recognized with awards such as membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2008, noted in the fields of microbiology and immunology, and are a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Defective LPS Signaling in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr Mice: Mutations in Tlr4 Gene

    Alexander Poltorak;Xiaolong He;Irina Smirnova;Mu Ya Liu

  • Dendritic cells express tight junction proteins and penetrate gut epithelial monolayers to sample bacteria.

    Maria Rescigno;Matteo Urbano;Barbara Valzasina;Maura Francolini

  • Eradication of established murine tumors using a novel cell-free vaccine: dendritic cell-derived exosomes

    Laurence Zitvogel;Armelle Regnault;Anne Lozier;Joseph Wolfers

  • Proteomic Analysis of Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes: A Secreted Subcellular Compartment Distinct from Apoptotic Vesicles

    Clotilde Théry;Muriel Boussac;Philippe Véron;Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

  • Dendritic cells directly trigger NK cell functions: cross-talk relevant in innate anti-tumor immune responses in vivo.

    Nadine C. Fernandez;Anne Lozier;Caroline Flament;Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

  • Molecular characterization of dendritic cell-derived exosomes. Selective accumulation of the heat shock protein hsc73.

    Clotilde Théry;Armelle Regnault;Jérôme Garin;Joseph Wolfers

  • Generation of gut-homing IgA-secreting B cells by intestinal dendritic cells

    J. Rodrigo Mora;Makoto Iwata;Bertus Eksteen;Si-Young Song

  • Fcγ Receptor–mediated Induction of Dendritic Cell Maturation and Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I–restricted Antigen Presentation after Immune Complex Internalization

    Armelle Regnault;Danielle Lankar;Valérie Lacabanne;Ana Rodriguez

  • Maturation Stages of Mouse Dendritic Cells in Growth Factor–dependent Long-Term Cultures

    Claudia Winzler;Patrizia Rovere;Maria Rescigno;Francesca Granucci

  • IRF4 Transcription Factor-Dependent CD11b+ Dendritic Cells in Human and Mouse Control Mucosal IL-17 Cytokine Responses

    Andreas Schlitzer;Naomi McGovern;Pearline Teo;Teresa Zelante

  • Dendritic Cell Survival and Maturation Are Regulated by Different Signaling Pathways

    Maria Rescigno;Manuela Martino;Claire L. Sutherland;Michael R. Gold

  • Selective transport of internalized antigens to the cytosol for MHC class I presentation in dendritic cells.

    Ana Rodriguez;Armelle Regnault;Monique Kleijmeer;Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli

  • Inducible IL-2 production by dendritic cells revealed by global gene expression analysis.

    Francesca Granucci;Caterina Vizzardelli;Norman Pavelka;Sonia Feau

  • Dendritic Cells Discriminate between Yeasts and Hyphae of the Fungus Candida albicans Implications for Initiation of T Helper Cell Immunity in Vitro and in Vivo

    Cristiana Fè d'Ostiani;Giuseppe Del Sero;Angela Bacci;Claudia Montagnoli

  • Physical contact between lipopolysaccharide and Toll-like receptor 4 revealed by genetic complementation

    A. Poltorak;P. Ricciardi-Castagnoli;S. Citterio;Bruce A Beutler

  • Cutting Edge: Bystander Apoptosis Triggers Dendritic Cell Maturation and Antigen-Presenting Function

    Patrizia Rovere;Cristina Vallinoto;Attilio Bondanza;Maria Cristina Crosti

  • Cross-presentation of glycoprotein 96-associated antigens on major histocompatibility complex class I molecules requires receptor-mediated endocytosis.

    Harpreet Singh-Jasuja;René E.M. Toes;Pieter Spee;Christian Münz

  • The Adenylate Cyclase Toxin of Bordetella pertussis Binds to Target Cells via the αMβ2 Integrin (Cd11b/Cd18)

    Pierre Guermonprez;Nadia Khelef;Eric Blouin;Philippe Rieu

  • Monokine production by microglial cell clones.

    M. Righi;L. Mori;G. De Libero;M. Sironi

  • Mouse microglial cells express a plasma membrane pore gated by extracellular ATP

    D Ferrari;M Villalba;P Chiozzi;S Falzoni

  • Defective LPS signaling in C3 H/HeJ and C57 BL/10 ScCr mice: Mutations in Tlr4 Gene

    A. Poltorak;X. He;I. Smirnova;M. Y. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesca Granucci
Francesca Granucci University of Milano-Bicocca
Maria Rescigno
Maria Rescigno Humanitas University
Ivan Zanoni
Ivan Zanoni Boston Children's Hospital
Teresa Zelante
Teresa Zelante University of Perugia
Giampiero Girolomoni
Giampiero Girolomoni University of Verona
Sebastian Amigorena
Sebastian Amigorena Institute Curie
Jean Davoust
Jean Davoust Université Paris Cité
Michael Poidinger
Michael Poidinger Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Clotilde Théry
Clotilde Théry PSL University
Hans J. Geuze
Hans J. Geuze Utrecht University

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