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Teresa Zelante

Teresa Zelante

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Microbiology

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46
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11943
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4852
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159

Overview

Teresa Zelante is affiliated with the University of Perugia in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, immunology, biological psychiatry, infectious diseases, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The primary themes in their research cover:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Fungal infections and studies
  • Immunotherapy and immune responses
  • Multiple sclerosis research studies
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms

Frequent venues of publication include:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Cell Reports
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Scientific Reports

Regular collaborators of Zelante feature:

  • Luigina Romani
  • Claudio Costantini
  • Jan Frič
  • Marcela Hortová Kohoutková
  • Marina Maria Bellet

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 activation in mature cDC1 promotes tolerogenic education of inflammatory cDC2 via metabolic communication," 2022, Immunity
  • "Regulation of host physiology and immunity by microbial indole-3-aldehyde," 2021, Current Opinion in Immunology
  • "Interleukin-17 affects synaptic plasticity and cognition in an experimental model of multiple sclerosis," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Host and Microbial Tryptophan Metabolic Profiling in Multiple Sclerosis," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Comparison of two human organoid models of lung and intestinal inflammation reveals Toll-like receptor signalling activation and monocyte recruitment," 2020, Clinical & Translational Immunology

The research conducted by Zelante engages with several mechanisms underlying immune regulation, brain disorders, fungal and microbial interaction with the host immune system, and the metabolic profiling relevant to diseases such as multiple sclerosis. The focus on tryptophan metabolism and its effects on neuroinflammation and immunity is a recurring subject in their scientific inquiries.

Best Publications

  • Tryptophan Catabolites from Microbiota Engage Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Balance Mucosal Reactivity via Interleukin-22

    Teresa Zelante;Rossana G. Iannitti;Cristina Cunha;Antonella De Luca

  • IRF4 Transcription Factor-Dependent CD11b+ Dendritic Cells in Human and Mouse Control Mucosal IL-17 Cytokine Responses

    Andreas Schlitzer;Naomi McGovern;Pearline Teo;Teresa Zelante

  • Aryl hydrocarbon receptor control of a disease tolerance defence pathway

    Alban Bessede;Alban Bessede;Marco Gargaro;Maria T. Pallotta;Davide Matino

  • IL-23 and the Th17 pathway promote inflammation and impair antifungal immune resistance.

    Teresa Zelante;Antonella De Luca;Pierluigi Bonifazi;Claudia Montagnoli

  • Defective tryptophan catabolism underlies inflammation in mouse chronic granulomatous disease

    Luigina Romani;Francesca Fallarino;Antonella De Luca;Claudia Montagnoli

  • Dectin-1 Y238X polymorphism associates with susceptibility to invasive aspergillosis in hematopoietic transplantation through impairment of both recipient- and donor-dependent mechanisms of antifungal immunity

    Cristina Cunha;Mauro Di Ianni;Silvia Bozza;Gloria Giovannini

  • IL-22 defines a novel immune pathway of antifungal resistance

    A. De Luca;T. Zelante;C. D'Angelo;S. Zagarella

  • NFAT control of innate immunity.

    Jan Fric;Teresa Zelante;Alicia Yoke Wei Wong;Alexandra Mertes

  • Immunity and tolerance to Aspergillus involve functionally distinct regulatory T cells and tryptophan catabolism

    Claudia Montagnoli;Francesca Fallarino;Roberta Gaziano;Silvia Bozza

  • Role of complement and Fcγ receptors in the protective activity of the long pentraxin PTX3 against Aspergillus fumigatus

    Federica Moalli;Andrea Doni;Livija Deban;Teresa Zelante

  • Functional yet Balanced Reactivity to Candida albicans Requires TRIF, MyD88, and IDO-Dependent Inhibition of Rorc

    Antonella De Luca;Claudia Montagnoli;Teresa Zelante;Pierluigi Bonifazi

  • A Crucial Role for Tryptophan Catabolism at the Host/Candida albicans Interface

    Silvia Bozza;Francesca Fallarino;Lucia Pitzurra;Teresa Zelante

  • Balancing inflammation and tolerance in vivo through dendritic cells by the commensal Candida albicans

    P Bonifazi;T Zelante;C D'Angelo;A De Luca

  • Pentraxin 3 protects from MCMV infection and reactivation through TLR sensing pathways leading to IRF3 activation.

    Silvia Bozza;Francesco Bistoni;Francesco Bistoni;Roberta Gaziano;Roberta Gaziano;Lucia Pitzurra;Lucia Pitzurra

  • Cross-protective TH1 immunity against Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans

    Claudia Stuehler;Nina Khanna;Silvia Bozza;Teresa Zelante

  • Thymosin alpha1: an endogenous regulator of inflammation, immunity, and tolerance.

    Luigina Romani;Francesco Bistoni;Claudia Montagnoli;Roberta Gaziano

  • Lack of Toll IL-1R8 Exacerbates Th17 Cell Responses in Fungal Infection

    Silvia Bozza;Teresa Zelante;Silvia Moretti;Pierluigi Bonifazi

  • Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in infection: the paradox of an evasive strategy that benefits the host

    Teresa Zelante;Francesca Fallarino;Francesco Bistoni;Paolo Puccetti

  • Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 activation in mature cDC1 promotes tolerogenic education of inflammatory cDC2 via metabolic communication

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  • IL-17/Th17 in anti-fungal immunity: what's new?

    Teresa Zelante;Antonella De Luca;Carmen D' Angelo;Silvia Moretti

  • IL-17 and therapeutic kynurenines in pathogenic inflammation to fungi.

    Luigina Romani;Teresa Zelante;Antonella De Luca;Francesca Fallarino

Frequent Co-Authors

Luigina Romani
Luigina Romani University of Perugia
Silvia Bozza
Silvia Bozza University of Perugia
Paolo Puccetti
Paolo Puccetti University of Perugia
Francesca Fallarino
Francesca Fallarino University of Perugia
Francesco Bistoni
Francesco Bistoni University of Perugia
Carmine Vacca
Carmine Vacca University of Perugia
Michael Poidinger
Michael Poidinger Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli
Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli Toscana Life Sciences Foundation
Jean-Paul Latgé
Jean-Paul Latgé University of Crete
Nancy P. Keller
Nancy P. Keller University of Wisconsin–Madison

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