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Immunology

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Overview

Samia J. Khoury is affiliated with the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Their research focuses primarily within the field of Medicine, contributing significantly to subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology, Rheumatology, Oncology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's publications span several key topics, with the majority related to Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies. Other notable topics include Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders, Polyomavirus and related diseases, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, and Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Samia J. Khoury include Tomáš Kalinčík, Raed Alroughani, Serkan Özakbaş, Anneke van der Walt, and Guy Laureys.

Their scholarly work is often published in venues such as Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Annals of Neurology, and JAMA Neurology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Samia J. Khoury include:

  • Aggressive multiple sclerosis (1): Towards a definition of the phenotype (2020, Multiple Sclerosis Journal)
  • SARS-CoV-2 and Multiple Sclerosis: Not All Immune Depleting DMTs are Equal or Bad (2020, Annals of Neurology)
  • Disease Reactivation After Cessation of Disease-Modifying Therapy in Patients With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (2022, Neurology)
  • Rituximab vs Ocrelizumab in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (2023, JAMA Neurology)
  • Consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: 2023 revision of the MENACTRIMS guidelines (2024, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders)

Best Publications

  • The Tim-3 ligand galectin-9 negatively regulates T helper type 1 immunity

    Chen Zhu;Ana C Anderson;Anna Schubart;Huabao Xiong

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • IL-4 inhibits TGF-β-induced Foxp3+ T cells and, together with TGF-β, generates IL-9+ IL-10+ Foxp3− effector T cells

    Valerie Dardalhon;Amit Awasthi;Hyoung-Joon Kwon;George Galileos

  • Directed migration of neural stem cells to sites of CNS injury by the stromal cell-derived factor 1α/CXC chemokine receptor 4 pathway

    Jaime Imitola;Khadir Raddassi;Kook In Park;Franz Josef Mueller;Franz Josef Mueller

  • Oral Tolerance: Immunologic Mechanisms and Treatment of Animal and Human Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases by Oral Administration of Autoantigens

    H. L. Weiner;A. Friedman;A. Miller;S. J. Khoury

  • Oral tolerance to myelin basic protein and natural recovery from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis are associated with downregulation of inflammatory cytokines and differential upregulation of transforming growth factor beta, interleukin 4, and prostaglandin E expression in the brain.

    S J Khoury;W W Hancock;H L Weiner

  • The programmed death-1 (PD-1) pathway regulates autoimmune diabetes in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice.

    Mohammed Javeed I. Ansari;Alan D. Salama;Alan D. Salama;Tanuja Chitnis;Tanuja Chitnis;R. Neal Smith

  • Double-blind pilot trial of oral tolerization with myelin antigens in multiple sclerosis

    HL Weiner;GA Mackin;M Matsui;EJ Orav

  • Induction of circulating myelin basic protein and proteolipid protein-specific transforming growth factor-beta1-secreting Th3 T cells by oral administration of myelin in multiple sclerosis patients.

    H Fukaura;S C Kent;M J Pietrusewicz;S J Khoury

  • IL-9 induces differentiation of TH17 cells and enhances function of FoxP3+ natural regulatory T cells

    Wassim Elyaman;Elizabeth M. Bradshaw;Catherine Uyttenhove;Valérie Dardalhon

  • Critical role of the programmed death-1 (PD-1) pathway in regulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Alan D. Salama;Tanuja Chitnis;Tanuja Chitnis;Jaime Imitola;Jaime Imitola;Mohammed Javeed I. Ansari

  • Directed migration of neural stem cells to sites of CNS injury by the stromal cell-derived factor 1 alpha/CXC chemokine receptor 4 pathway

    Yang D. Teng;Dan Frenkel;Marta Nieto;Franz-Josef Mueller

  • Expression of Cux‐1 and Cux‐2 in the subventricular zone and upper layers II–IV of the cerebral cortex

    Marta Nieto;Edwin S. Monuki;Hua Tang;Jaime Imitola

  • A critical role for the programmed death ligand 1 in fetomaternal tolerance.

    Indira Guleria;Arezou Khosroshahi;Mohammed Javeed I Ansari;Antje Habicht

  • Robust tumor immunity to melanoma mediated by interleukin-9-producing T cells

    Rahul Purwar;Christoph Schlapbach;Sheng Xiao;Hong Soon Kang

  • CD11b+Ly-6Chi Suppressive Monocytes in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Bing Zhu;Yoshio Bando;Sheng Xiao;Kaiyong Yang

  • Mutations in ARFGEF2 implicate vesicle trafficking in neural progenitor proliferation and migration in the human cerebral cortex

    Volney L Sheen;Vijay S Ganesh;Meral Topcu;Guillaume Sebire

  • Increased interleukin 12 production in progressive multiple sclerosis: Induction by activated CD4+ T cells via CD40 ligand

    Konstantin E. Balashov;Derek R. Smith;Samia J. Khoury;David A. Hafler

  • Galectin-1 Deactivates Classically-Activated Microglia and Protects from Inflammation-Induced Neurodegeneration

    Sarah C. Starossom;Ivan D. Mascanfroni;Jaime Imitola;Li Cao;Li Cao

  • Regulatory functions of CD8+CD28– T cells in an autoimmune disease model

    Nader Najafian;Tanuja Chitnis;Alan D. Salama;Bing Zhu

  • Evaluation and Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Older Men

    P. Abrams;C. Chapple;S. Khoury;Claus Roehrborn

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard L. Weiner
Howard L. Weiner Harvard University
Mohamed H. Sayegh
Mohamed H. Sayegh American University of Beirut
Tanuja Chitnis
Tanuja Chitnis Harvard University
David A. Hafler
David A. Hafler Yale University
Charles R.G. Guttmann
Charles R.G. Guttmann Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rohit Bakshi
Rohit Bakshi Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hideo Yagita
Hideo Yagita Juntendo University
Yue Wang
Yue Wang Zhejiang University
Philip L. De Jager
Philip L. De Jager Columbia University
Nader Najafian
Nader Najafian Brigham and Women's Hospital

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