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Ricardo Pujol-Borrell is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research primarily centers on medicine, with a notable focus on infectious diseases, immunology, neurology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as oncology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect active involvement in COVID-19 and immune system studies. Noteworthy papers include:

  • Headache: A striking prodromal and persistent symptom, predictive of COVID-19 clinical evolution, 2020, Cephalalgia
  • Peripheral and lung resident memory T cell responses against SARS-CoV-2, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Stratification of hospitalized COVID-19 patients into clinical severity progression groups by immuno-phenotyping and machine learning, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Commercialized kits to assess T-cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 S peptides. A pilot study in health care workers, 2021, Medicina Clínica
  • Activation of the Monocyte/Macrophage System and Abnormal Blood Levels of Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Pujol-Borrell's frequent co-authors include Mónica Martínez-Gallo, M. Hernández, Daniel Álvarez-Sierra, Andrés Antón, and Iria Arrese-Muñoz. Their collaborations span multiple publications, indicating sustained research partnerships.

Publication venues where their work frequently appears are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Nature Communications
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Medicina Clínica (English Edition)

Their research topics cover a broad range within medical science, including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immune responses and vaccinations

Best Publications

  • ROLE OF ABERRANT HLA-DR EXPRESSION AND ANTIGEN PRESENTATION IN INDUCTION OF ENDOCRINE AUTOIMMUNITY

    G F Bottazzo;R Pujol-Borrell;T Hanafusa;M Feldmann

  • Lymphoid neogenesis in chronic inflammatory diseases

    Francesca Aloisi;Ricardo Pujol-Borrell

  • Aberrant expression of HLA-DR antigen on thyrocytes in Graves' disease: relevance for autoimmunity

    T Hanafusa;L Chiovato;Deborah Doniach;R Pujol-Borrell

  • HLA class II induction in human islet cells by interferon-gamma plus tumour necrosis factor or lymphotoxin.

    R Pujol-Borrell;I Todd;M Doshi;G F Bottazzo

  • Interferon-gamma induces HLA-DR expression by thyroid epithelium.

    I Todd;R Pujol-Borrell;L J Hammond;G F Bottazzo

  • Thyroid Autoimmune Disease: Demonstration of Thyroid Antigen-Specific B Cells and Recombination-Activating Gene Expression in Chemokine-Containing Active Intrathyroidal Germinal Centers

    Maria Pilar Armengol;Manel Juan;Anna Lucas-Martín;María Teresa Fernández-Figueras

  • Organ-specific autoimmunity: a 1986 overview.

    Gian Franco Bottazzo;Ian Todd;Rita Mirakian;Antonio Belfiore

  • Interferon expression in the pancreases of patients with type I diabetes.

    Xiaojian Huang;Jean Yuang;Audrey Goddard;Alan Foulis

  • Lectin-induced expression of DR antigen on human cultured follicular thyroid cells

    R. Pujol-Borrell;T. Hanafusa;L. Chiovato;G. F. Bottazzo

  • Pancreas in recent onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Changes in HLA, adhesion molecules and autoantigens, restricted T cell receptor V beta usage, and cytokine profile.

    Nuria Somoza;Francesca Vargas;Carme Roura-Mir;Marta Vives-Pi

  • Peripheral and Islet Interleukin-17 Pathway Activation Characterizes Human Autoimmune Diabetes and Promotes Cytokine-Mediated β-Cell Death

    Sefina Arif;Fabrice Moore;Katherine Marks;Thomas Bouckenooghe

  • Evidence of expression of endotoxin receptors CD14, toll-like receptors TLR4 and TLR2 and associated molecule MD-2 and of sensitivity to endotoxin (LPS) in islet beta cells

    M Vives-Pi;N Somoza;J Fernández-Alvarez;F Vargas

  • Transcription of a Broad Range of Self-Antigens in Human Thymus Suggests a Role for Central Mechanisms in Tolerance Toward Peripheral Antigens

    Mireia Sospedra;Xavier Ferrer-Francesch;Orlando Domínguez;Manel Juan

  • Peripheral and lung resident memory T cell responses against SARS-CoV-2.

    Judith Grau-Expósito;Nerea Sánchez-Gaona;Núria Massana;Marina Suppi

  • Comparative study of clinical grade human tolerogenic dendritic cells

    M Naranjo-Gómez;D Raïch-Regué;C Oñate;L Grau-López

  • Single-cell analysis of intrathyroidal lymphocytes shows differential cytokine expression in Hashimoto's and Graves' disease.

    Carme Roura-Mir;Marta Catálfamo;Mireia Sospedra;Laura Alcalde

  • RETROVIRUS-LIKE SEQUENCES IN GRAVES' DISEASE: IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN AUTOIMMUNITY

    Anna Ciampolillo;Rita Mirakian;Thomas Schulz;Vittoria Marini

  • Stable antigen-specific T-cell hyporesponsiveness induced by tolerogenic dendritic cells from multiple sclerosis patients.

    Dàlia Raϊch-Regué;Laia Grau-López;Mar Naranjo-Gómez;Cristina Ramo-Tello

  • Differential expression and regulation of MHC products in the endocrine and exocrine cells of the human pancreas.

    R Pujol-Borrell;I Todd;M Doshi;D Gray

  • Chemokines determine local lymphoneogenesis and a reduction of circulating CXCR4+ T and CCR7 B and T lymphocytes in thyroid autoimmune diseases.

    Maria-Pilar Armengol;Cristina B. Cardoso-Schmidt;Marco Fernández;Xavier Ferrer

  • Differential expression and regulation of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) products in neural and glial cells of the human fetal brain

    Thekla Mauerhoff;Ricardo Pujol-Borrell;Rita Mirakian;Gian Franco Bottazzo

  • Demonstration of Thyroid Antigen-Specific B Cells and Recombination-Activating Gene Expression in Chemokine- Containing Active Intrathyroidal Germinal Centers

    Maria Pilar Armengol;Manel Juan;Anna Lucas-Martõ;Dolores Jaraquemada

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesc E. Borràs
Francesc E. Borràs Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
Marc Feldmann
Marc Feldmann University of Oxford
Margarita Bofill
Margarita Bofill Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Bruno Kyewski
Bruno Kyewski German Cancer Research Center
Robert Tampé
Robert Tampé Goethe University Frankfurt
Sabine Costagliola
Sabine Costagliola Université Libre de Bruxelles
José M. Gatell
José M. Gatell University of Barcelona
Javier Martinez-Picado
Javier Martinez-Picado University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Marco Londei
Marco Londei University College London
David Comas
David Comas Pompeu Fabra University

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