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Samuel C. Silverstein

Samuel C. Silverstein

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
87
Citations
28041
World Ranking
2825
National Ranking
1452

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Samuel C. Silverstein is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic career is marked by recognition from several prominent organizations, reflecting ongoing contributions to their fields of study.

They have been honored as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2003. Prior to that, in 1993, they were named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. In 1991, they received fellowship status with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Although specific details regarding Silverstein's research publications, topics, and co-authors are not provided, the fellowships and affiliations suggest active engagement in scholarly research consistent with the standards of these institutions.

Best Publications

  • Scavenger receptor-mediated adhesion of microglia to β-amyloid fibrils

    J El Khoury;S E Hickman;C A Thomas;L Cao

  • Adult mouse astrocytes degrade amyloid-beta in vitro and in situ.

    Tony Wyss-Coray;John D. Loike;Thomas C. Brionne;Emily Lu

  • Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) Multiplies Intracellularly in Human Monocytes

    Marcus A. Horwitz;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Studies on the mechanism of phagocytosis. I. Requirements for circumferential attachment of particle-bound ligands to specific receptors on the macrophage plasma membrane.

    Frank M. Griffin;Johanna A. Griffin;Judith E. Leider;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Identification of the C3bi receptor of human monocytes and macrophages by using monoclonal antibodies.

    S D Wright;P E Rao;W C Van Voorhis;L S Craigmyle

  • Extracellular cytolysis by activated macrophages and granulocytes. II. Hydrogen peroxide as a mediator of cytotoxicity.

    Carl F. Nathan;Samuel C. Silverstein;Linda H. Brukner;Zanvil A. Cohn

  • Studies of the macrophage complement receptor. Alteration of receptor function upon macrophage activation.

    Celso Bianco;Frank M. Griffin;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Receptors for C3b and C3bi promote phagocytosis but not the release of toxic oxygen from human phagocytes

    Samuel D. Wright;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • EXTRACELLULAR CYTOLYSIS BY ACTIVATED MACROPHAGES AND GRANULOCYTES I. Pharmacologic Triggering of Effector Cells and the Release of Hydrogen Peroxide

    Carl F. Nathan;Linda H. Brukner;Samuel C. Silverstein;Zanvil A. Cohn

  • Complement receptor type three (CD11b/CD18) of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes recognizes fibrinogen

    Samuel D. Wright;Jeffrey I. Weitz;Ada J. Huang;Susan M. Levin

  • CD36, a Class B Scavenger Receptor, Is Expressed on Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease Brains and Can Mediate Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Response to β-Amyloid Fibrils

    Indra Sethy Coraci;Jens Husemann;Joan W. Berman;Christine Hulette

  • Tumor-promoting phorbol esters stimulate C3b and C3b' receptor-mediated phagocytosis in cultured human monocytes.

    Samuel D. Wright;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • ATP4- permeabilizes the plasma membrane of mouse macrophages to fluorescent dyes.

    T H Steinberg;A S Newman;J A Swanson;S C Silverstein

  • Endothelial cell cytosolic free calcium regulates neutrophil migration across monolayers of endothelial cells

    Ada J. Huang;John E. Manning;Tania M. Bandak;Michelle C. Ratau

  • Inhibition of Fura-2 sequestration and secretion with organic anion transport blockers.

    F Di Virgilio;T.H Steinberg;S.C Silverstein

  • Scavenger receptors in neurobiology and neuropathology: their role on microglia and other cells of the nervous system.

    Jens Husemann;John D. Loike;Roman Anankov;Maria Febbraio

  • Protection from Lethal Gram-Positive Infection by Macrophage Scavenger Receptor–Dependent Phagocytosis

    Christian A. Thomas;Christian A. Thomas;Yongmei Li;Tatsuhiko Kodama;Hiroshi Suzuki

  • Phorbol esters and horseradish peroxidase stimulate pinocytosis and redirect the flow of pinocytosed fluid in macrophages.

    Joel A. Swanson;Brian D. Yirinec;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Studies on the mechanism of phagocytosis. II. The interaction of macrophages with anti-immunoglobulin IgG-coated bone marrow-derived lymphocytes.

    Frank M. Griffin;Johanna A. Griffin;Samuel C. Silverstein

  • Fibronectin and serum amyloid P component stimulate C3b- and C3bi-mediated phagocytosis in cultured human monocytes

    Samuel D. Wright;Lydia S. Craigmyle;Samuel C. Silverstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. Steinberg
Thomas H. Steinberg Washington University in St. Louis
Samuel D. Wright
Samuel D. Wright CSL (United States)
Joel A. Swanson
Joel A. Swanson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marcus A. Horwitz
Marcus A. Horwitz University of California, Los Angeles
Josef Michl
Josef Michl University of Colorado Boulder
Harold C. Neu
Harold C. Neu Columbia University
Carl Nathan
Carl Nathan Cornell University
Joachim Herz
Joachim Herz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Zanvil A. Cohn
Zanvil A. Cohn Rockefeller University
Howard A. Shuman
Howard A. Shuman University of Chicago

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