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46
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6588
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4647
National Ranking
203

Best Publications

  • Human NK cells: surface receptors, inhibitory checkpoints, and translational applications

    Simona Sivori;Paola Vacca;Genny Del Zotto;Enrico Munari

  • Crosstalk between decidual NK and CD14+ myelomonocytic cells results in induction of Tregs and immunosuppression

    Paola Vacca;Claudia Cantoni;Massimo Vitale;Carola Prato

  • CD34+ hematopoietic precursors are present in human decidua and differentiate into natural killer cells upon interaction with stromal cells.

    Paola Vacca;Chiara Vitale;Elisa Montaldo;Romana Conte

  • NK cells and ILCs in tumor immunotherapy

    Simona Sivori;Daniela Pende;Linda Quatrini;Gabriella Pietra

  • Linoleic acid potentiates CD8+ T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor immunity

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  • Origin, phenotype and function of human natural killer cells in pregnancy

    Paola Vacca;Lorenzo Moretta;Alessandro Moretta;Maria Cristina Mingari

  • Human Natural Killer Cells: Origin, Receptors, Function, and Clinical Applications

    Lorenzo Moretta;Elisa Montaldo;Paola Vacca;Genny Del Zotto

  • PD-L1 Expression Heterogeneity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Defining Criteria for Harmonization between Biopsy Specimens and Whole Sections.

    Enrico Munari;Giuseppe Zamboni;Gianluigi Lunardi;Luigi Marchionni

  • Identification of diverse innate lymphoid cells in human decidua

    P Vacca;E Montaldo;D Croxatto;F Loiacono

  • Regulatory role of NKp44, NKp46, DNAM-1 and NKG2D receptors in the interaction between NK cells and trophoblast cells. Evidence for divergent functional profiles of decidual versus peripheral NK cells

    Paola Vacca;Claudia Cantoni;Claudia Cantoni;Carola Prato;Ezio Fulcheri

  • Analysis of natural killer cells isolated from human decidua : evidence that 2B4 (CD244) functions as an inhibitory receptor and blocks NK-cell function

    Paola Vacca;Gabriella Pietra;Michela Falco;Elisa Romeo

  • Markers and function of human NK cells in normal and pathological conditions.

    Genny Del Zotto;Emanuela Marcenaro;Paola Vacca;Simona Sivori

  • Characterization of Human NK Cell-Derived Exosomes: Role of DNAM1 Receptor In Exosome-Mediated Cytotoxicity Against Tumor.

    Anna Laura Di Pace;Nicola Tumino;Francesca Besi;Claudia Alicata

  • The Immune Checkpoint PD-1 in Natural Killer Cells: Expression, Function and Targeting in Tumour Immunotherapy.

    Linda Quatrini;Francesca Romana Mariotti;Enrico Munari;Nicola Tumino

  • Unique Eomes(+) NK Cell Subsets Are Present in Uterus and Decidua During Early Pregnancy.

    Elisa Montaldo;Paola Vacca;Laura Chiossone;Daniele Croxatto

  • Human NK Cells: From Surface Receptors to the Therapy of Leukemias and Solid Tumors

    Lorenzo Moretta;Gabriella Pietra;Elisa Montaldo;Paola Vacca

  • Human CAR NK Cells: A New Non-viral Method Allowing High Efficient Transfection and Strong Tumor Cell Killing.

    Tiziano Ingegnere;Francesca Romana Mariotti;Andrea Pelosi;Concetta Quintarelli

  • PD-1/PD-L1 in Cancer: Pathophysiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects

    Enrico Munari;Francesca R Mariotti;Linda Quatrini;Pietro Bertoglio

  • Group 3 innate lymphoid cells regulate neutrophil migration and function in human decidua

    Daniele Croxatto;Alessandra Micheletti;Elisa Montaldo;Paola Orecchia

  • Identification of effector-memory CMV-specific T lymphocytes that kill CMV-infected target cells in an HLA-E-restricted fashion.

    Paola Mazzarino;Gabriella Pietra;Paola Vacca;Michela Falco

Frequent Co-Authors

Lorenzo Moretta
Lorenzo Moretta Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Maria Cristina Mingari
Maria Cristina Mingari University of Genoa
Alessandro Moretta
Alessandro Moretta University of Genoa
Franco Locatelli
Franco Locatelli Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Guido Martignoni
Guido Martignoni University of Verona
Giuseppe Zamboni
Giuseppe Zamboni University of Verona
George J. Netto
George J. Netto University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michela Falco
Michela Falco Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Daniela Pende
Daniela Pende University of Genoa
Claudia Cantoni
Claudia Cantoni University of Genoa

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