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Zina Moldoveanu is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Nephrology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Gastroenterology.

The research topics covered by Moldoveanu include:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Celiac Disease Research and Management
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Moldoveanu's publication record includes significant contributions to both journals and collaborative research. Frequent publication venues comprise:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Autoimmunity

Frequent co-authors in Moldoveanu's work include:

  • Stacy Hall
  • Jan Novák
  • Bruce A. Julian
  • Barbora Knoppová
  • Matthew B. Renfrow

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Moldoveanu include:

  • "Mucosal Immunity in COVID-19: A Neglected but Critical Aspect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection" (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Experimental evidence of pathogenic role of IgG autoantibodies in IgA nephropathy" (2021, Journal of Autoimmunity)
  • "Genetic regulation of serum IgA levels and susceptibility to common immune, infectious, kidney, and cardio-metabolic traits" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Pathogenesis and Racial Distribution of IgA Nephropathy" (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Sparsentan ameliorates glomerular hypercellularity and inflammatory-gene networks induced by IgA1-IgG immune complexes in a mouse model of IgA nephropathy" (2024, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology)

Best Publications

  • The Pathophysiology of IgA Nephropathy

    Hitoshi Suzuki;Krzysztof Kiryluk;Jan Novak;Zina Moldoveanu

  • Biodegradable block copolymers for delivery of proteins and water-insoluble drugs

    Gaylen M. Zentner;Ramesh Rathi;Chung Shih;James C. McRea

  • Aberrantly glycosylated IgA1 in IgA nephropathy patients is recognized by IgG antibodies with restricted heterogeneity

    Hitoshi Suzuki;Run Fan;Zhixin Zhang;Rhubell Brown

  • CpG DNA, a novel immune enhancer for systemic and mucosal immunization with influenza virus.

    Zina Moldoveanu;Laurie Love-Homan;Laurie Love-Homan;Wen Qiang Huang;Wen Qiang Huang;Arthur M. Krieg;Arthur M. Krieg

  • Patients with IgA nephropathy have increased serum galactose-deficient IgA1 levels.

    Z. Moldoveanu;R.J. Wyatt;J.Y. Lee;M. Tomana

  • Oral tolerance in humans. T cell but not B cell tolerance after antigen feeding.

    S Husby;J Mestecky;Z Moldoveanu;S Holland

  • Mucosal Immunity in COVID-19: A Neglected but Critical Aspect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

    Michael W. Russell;Zina Moldoveanu;Pearay L. Ogra;Jiri Mestecky

  • IgA antibody-producing cells in peripheral blood after antigen ingestion: evidence for a common mucosal immune system in humans

    Cecil Czerkinsky;Shirley J. Prince;Suzanne M. Michalek;Susan Jackson

  • Primary intestinal epithelial cells selectively transfer R5 HIV-1 to CCR5+ cells.

    Gang Meng;Xiping Wei;Xiaoyun Wu;Marty T. Sellers

  • IgA1-secreting cell lines from patients with IgA nephropathy produce aberrantly glycosylated IgA1

    Hitoshi Suzuki;Zina Moldoveanu;Stacy Hall;Rhubell Brown

  • Aberrant IgA1 Glycosylation Is Inherited in Familial and Sporadic IgA Nephropathy

    Ali G. Gharavi;Zina Moldoveanu;Robert J. Wyatt;Catherine V. Barker

  • Biodegradable microspheres: vaccine delivery system for oral immunization.

    J. H. Eldridge;R. M. Gilley;J. K. Staas;Z. Moldoveanu

  • Defective galactosylation and clearance of IgA1 molecules as a possible etiopathogenic factor in IgA nephropathy.

    Jiri Mestecky;Milan Tomana;Peggy A. Crowley-Nowick;Zina Moldoveanu

  • SIVcpz in wild chimpanzees

    Mario L. Santiago;Cynthia M. Rodenburg;Shadrack Kamenya;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche;Frederic Bibollet-Ruche

  • Aberrant glycosylation of IgA1 is inherited in both pediatric IgA nephropathy and Henoch–Schönlein purpura nephritis

    Krzysztof Kiryluk;Zina Moldoveanu;John T. Sanders;John T. Sanders;T. Matthew Eison;T. Matthew Eison

  • The level of galactose-deficient IgA1 in the sera of patients with IgA nephropathy is associated with disease progression

    Na Zhao;Ping Hou;Jicheng Lv;Zina Moldoveanu

  • Salivary, nasal, genital, and systemic antibody responses in monkeys immunized intranasally with a bacterial protein antigen and the Cholera toxin B subunit.

    M W Russell;Z Moldoveanu;P L White;G J Sibert

  • Human immune responses to influenza virus vaccines administered by systemic or mucosal routes.

    Z. Moldoveanu;M.L. Clements;S.J. Prince;B.R. Murphy

  • A novel two colour ELISPOT assay. I. Simultaneous detection of distinct types of antibody-secreting cells.

    Cecil Czerkinsky;Cecil Czerkinsky;Zina Moldoveanu;Jiri Mestecky;Lars-Åke Nilsson

  • Synergistic effect of IL-4 and IFN-gamma on the expression of polymeric Ig receptor (secretory component) and IgA binding by human epithelial cells.

    J O Phillips;M P Everson;Z Moldoveanu;C Lue

  • Patients with igA nephropathy have increased serum galactose-deficient igA1 levels. Commentary

    A. Roos;C. Van Kooten;Z. Moldoveanu;R. J. Wyatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiri Mestecky
Jiri Mestecky University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jan Novak
Jan Novak University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bruce A. Julian
Bruce A. Julian University of Alabama at Birmingham
Milan Tomana
Milan Tomana University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hiroshi Kiyono
Hiroshi Kiyono University of Tokyo
Jerry R. McGhee
Jerry R. McGhee University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael W. Russell
Michael W. Russell University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ali G. Gharavi
Ali G. Gharavi Columbia University
Cecil Czerkinsky
Cecil Czerkinsky Université Côte d'Azur
Andrej Tarkowski
Andrej Tarkowski Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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