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Richard O. Williams

Richard O. Williams

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Immunology

D-Index
77
Citations
15674
World Ranking
1859
National Ranking
165

Overview

Richard O. Williams is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Immunology, Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience, Rheumatology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Mast cells and histamine

Richard O. Williams has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Autoimmunity
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Cancer Research

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Williams include:

  • "IDO and Kynurenine Metabolites in Peripheral and CNS Disorders," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Modulation of T cells by tryptophan metabolites in the kynurenine pathway," 2023, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
  • "High-resolution 3D imaging uncovers organ-specific vascular control of tissue aging," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Interactions of IDO and the Kynurenine Pathway with Cell Transduction Systems and Metabolism at the Inflammation-Cancer Interface," 2023, Cancers
  • "An integrated cytokine and kynurenine network as the basis of neuroimmune communication," 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Trevor W. Stone
  • Felix I. L. Clanchy
  • Louise M. Topping
  • Joy Ogbechi
  • A Smith Mith

Best Publications

  • Anti-tumor necrosis factor ameliorates joint disease in murine collagen-induced arthritis.

    Richard O. Williams;Marc Feldmann;Ravinder N. Maini

  • Relationship between Th1/Th2 cytokine patterns and the arthritogenic response in collagen‐induced arthritis

    Claudia Mauri;Richard O. Williams;Marita Walmsley;Marc Feldmann

  • Interleukin-10 inhibition of the progression of established collagen-induced arthritis.

    Marita Walmsley;Peter D. Katsikis;Erika Abney;Sarah Parry

  • Monoclonal anti-TNF alpha antibody as a probe of pathogenesis and therapy of rheumatoid disease.

    Ravinder N. Maini;Michael J. Elliott;Fionula M. Brennan;Richard O. Williams

  • RHAMM, a receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility, compensates for CD44 in inflamed CD44-knockout mice: A different interpretation of redundancy

    Shlomo Nedvetzki;Erez Gonen;Nathalie Assayag;Reuven Reich

  • Synergy between anti-CD4 and anti-tumor necrosis factor in the amelioration of established collagen-induced arthritis.

    Richard O. Williams;Lesley J. Mason;Marc Feldmann;Ravinder N. Maini

  • Blockade of tumor necrosis factor in collagen-induced arthritis reveals a novel immunoregulatory pathway for Th1 and Th17 cells

    Clare A. Notley;Julia J. Inglis;Saba Alzabin;Fiona E. McCann

  • IFN-λ resolves inflammation via suppression of neutrophil infiltration and IL-1β production

    Katrina Blazek;Hayley L. Eames;Miriam Weiss;Adam J. Byrne

  • Protocol for the induction of arthritis in C57BL/6 mice.

    Julia J Inglis;Egle Simelyte;Fiona E McCann;Gabriel Criado

  • Fluoxetine and citalopram exhibit potent antiinflammatory activity in human and murine models of rheumatoid arthritis and inhibit toll‐like receptors

    Sandra M. Sacre;Mino Medghalchi;Bernard Gregory;Fionula Brennan

  • Suppression of collagen-induced arthritis by continuous administration of IL-4.

    A C Horsfall;D M Butler;L Marinova;P J Warden

  • Collagen-induced arthritis as a model of hyperalgesia: functional and cellular analysis of the analgesic actions of tumor necrosis factor blockade.

    Julia J. Inglis;Clare A. Notley;David Essex;Alex W. Wilson

  • Treatment of murine osteoarthritis with TrkAd5 reveals a pivotal role for nerve growth factor in non-inflammatory joint pain.

    Kay E. McNamee;Annika Burleigh;Annika Burleigh;Annika Burleigh;Luke L. Gompels;Marc Feldmann

  • Treg cell function in rheumatoid arthritis is compromised by ctla-4 promoter methylation resulting in a failure to activate the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase pathway.

    Adam P. Cribbs;Alan Kennedy;Henry Penn;Jordan E. Read

  • Inflammation is preceded by tumor necrosis factor-dependent infiltration of mesenchymal cells in experimental arthritis.

    L Marinova-Mutafchieva;R O Williams;K Funa;R N Maini

  • Apremilast, a novel PDE4 inhibitor, inhibits spontaneous production of tumour necrosis factor-alpha from human rheumatoid synovial cells and ameliorates experimental arthritis

    Fiona E McCann;Andrew C Palfreeman;Melanie Andrews;Melanie Andrews;Dany P Perocheau

  • Evaluation of TNF-alpha and IL-1 blockade in collagen-induced arthritis and comparison with combined anti-TNF-alpha/anti-CD4 therapy.

    Richard O. Williams;Lilia Marinova-Mutafchieva;Marc Feldmann;Ravinder N. Maini

  • Incomplete response of inflammatory arthritis to TNFα blockade is associated with the Th17 pathway

    Saba Alzabin;Sonya M Abraham;Taher E Taher;Andrew Palfreeman

  • Amelioration of collagen-induced arthritis and suppression of interferon-gamma, interleukin-12, and tumor necrosis factor alpha production by interferon-beta gene therapy.

    Kostas A. Triantaphyllopoulos;Richard O. Williams;Hitakshi Tailor;Yuti Chernajovsky

  • IDO and Kynurenine Metabolites in Peripheral and CNS Disorders

    Yi-Shu Huang;Joy Ogbechi;Felix I. Clanchy;Richard O. Williams

  • RHAMM, a receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility, compensates for CD44 in inflamed CD44-knockout mice: A different interpretation of redundancy (vol 101, pg 18081, 2004)

    S Nedvetzki;E Gonen;N Assayag;R Reich

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Feldmann
Marc Feldmann University of Oxford
Ravinder N. Maini
Ravinder N. Maini Imperial College London
Peter C. Taylor
Peter C. Taylor University of Oxford
Fionula M. Brennan
Fionula M. Brennan University of Oxford
Claudia Mauri
Claudia Mauri University College London
Patrick J. Venables
Patrick J. Venables University of Oxford
Andrew P. Cope
Andrew P. Cope King's College London
Isabel Roditi
Isabel Roditi University of Bern
Ewa M. Paleolog
Ewa M. Paleolog University of Oxford
Christopher D. Buckley
Christopher D. Buckley University of Oxford

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