Anthony J. Nappi

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

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Anthony J. Nappi is a scholar working on Immunology, Insect Science and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Anthony J. Nappi has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Immunology, 46 papers in Insect Science and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Anthony J. Nappi's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (52 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (35 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (18 papers). Anthony J. Nappi is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (52 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (35 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (18 papers). Anthony J. Nappi collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Anthony J. Nappi's co-authors include Y. Carton, E. Vass, Bruce M. Christensen, Emily Vass, F. Frey, Enzo Ottaviani, Marylène Poirié, Cheng-Chen Chen, Jianyong Li and Maristella Mastore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Anthony J. Nappi

88 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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Melanogenesis and associated cytotoxic reactions: Applications to insect innate immunity

2005 506 citations Anthony J. Nappi, Bruce M. Christensen Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology profile →

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Xiao‐Fan Zhao China

Yeon Soo Han South Korea

Andrew F. Rowley United Kingdom

José L. Soulages United States

Klaus W. Beyenbach United States

Huw H. Rees United Kingdom

Hans Merzendorfer Germany

Makio Takeda Japan

Estela L. Arrese United States

Qili Feng China

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Nappi, Anthony J.. (2010). Cellular immunity and pathogen strategies in combative interactions involving Drosophila hosts and their endoparasitic wasps. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations

Brivio, Maurizio Francesco, Maristella Mastore, & Anthony J. Nappi. (2010). A pathogenic parasite interferes with phagocytosis of insect immunocompetent cells. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 34(9). 991–998. 35 indexed citations

Nappi, Anthony J., Marylène Poirié, & Y. Carton. (2009). Chapter 4 The Role of Melanization and Cytotoxic By‐Products in the Cellular Immune Responses of Drosophila Against Parasitic Wasps. Advances in Parasitology. 70. 99–121. 91 indexed citations

Kohler, Lara J., Y. Carton, Maristella Mastore, & Anthony J. Nappi. (2007). Parasite suppression of the oxidations of eumelanin precursors in Drosophila melanogaster. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 66(2). 64–75. 21 indexed citations

Nappi, Anthony J. & Bruce M. Christensen. (2005). Melanogenesis and associated cytotoxic reactions: Applications to insect innate immunity. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 35(5). 443–459. 506 indexed citations breakdown →

Nappi, Anthony J., Lara J. Kohler, & Maristella Mastore. (2004). Signaling pathways implicated in the cellular innate immune responses of Drosophila. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27 indexed citations

Nappi, Anthony J., F. Frey, & Y. Carton. (2004). Drosophila serpin 27A is a likely target for immune suppression of the blood cell-mediated melanotic encapsulation response. Journal of Insect Physiology. 51(2). 197–205. 53 indexed citations

Carton, Y., F. Frey, David Stanley, Emily Vass, & Anthony J. Nappi. (2002). Dexamethasone Inhibition of the Cellular Immune Response of Drosophila melanogaster Against a Parasitoid. Journal of Parasitology. 88(2). 405–407. 65 indexed citations

Nappi, Anthony J. & E. Vass. (2001). Cytotoxic Reactions Associated with Insect Immunity. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 484. 329–348. 84 indexed citations

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Nappi, Anthony J., E. Vass, & Michael A. Collins. (1999). Contrasting effects of catecholic and O-methylated tetrahydroisoquinolines on hydroxyl radical production. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1434(1). 64–73. 11 indexed citations

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Carton, Y. & Anthony J. Nappi. (1997). Drosophila cellular immunity against parasitoids. Parasitology Today. 13(6). 218–227. 188 indexed citations

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Napolitano, Alessandra, Sofia Memoli, Anthony J. Nappi, Marco d’Ischia, & Giuseppe Prota. (1996). 5-S-Cysteinyldopa, a diffusible product of melanocyte activity, is an efficient inhibitor of hydroxylation/oxidation reactions induced by the Fenton system. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1291(1). 75–82. 25 indexed citations

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Coustau, Christine, Thomas A. Rocheleau, Y. Carton, Anthony J. Nappi, & Richard H. ffrench‐Constant. (1996). Induction of a putative serine protease transcript in immune challenged Drosophila. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 20(4). 265–272. 10 indexed citations

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Nappi, Anthony J. & E. Vass. (1993). Melanogenesis and the Generation of Cytotoxic Molecules During Insect Cellular Immune Reactions. Pigment Cell Research. 6(3). 117–126. 258 indexed citations

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Vass, Emily, Anthony J. Nappi, & Y. Carton. (1993). Alterations in the activities of tyrosinase, N-acetyltransferase, and tyrosine aminotransferase in immune reactive larvae of Drosophila melanogaster. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 17(2). 109–118. 22 indexed citations

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Carton, Y. & Anthony J. Nappi. (1991). The Drosophila immune reaction and the parasitoid capacity to evade it : genetic and coevolutionary aspects. Acta Oecologica. 12(1). 89–104. 64 indexed citations

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Nappi, Anthony J., et al.. (1991). Electrochemical identification of dopachrome isomerase in Drosophila melanogaster. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 180(2). 724–729. 17 indexed citations

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Nappi, Anthony J., Y. Carton, & F. Frey. (1991). Parasite‐induced enhancement of hemolymph tyrosinase activity in a selected immune reactive strain of Drosophila melanogaster. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 18(3). 159–168. 46 indexed citations

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Nappi, Anthony J., et al.. (1991). Hemolymph phenol oxidases in Drosophila melanogaster, Locusta migratoria, and Austropotamobius pallipes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 180(2). 748–754. 18 indexed citations

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Nappi, Anthony J., et al.. (1988). Phenol oxidase activity during melanotic tumor formation in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 52(2). 275–284. 4 indexed citations

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