Danilo Cucchi

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Danilo Cucchi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Danilo Cucchi has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Danilo Cucchi's work include Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (7 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Danilo Cucchi is often cited by papers focused on Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (7 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (4 papers). Danilo Cucchi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Danilo Cucchi's co-authors include Claudio Mauro, Valentina Pucino, Joanne Smith, Robert Haas, Michelangelo Certo, Enrico De Smaele, Frances Humby, Kevin Blighe, Sarah E. Headland and Stefano Bombardieri and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Danilo Cucchi

21 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Lactate Buildup at the Site of Chronic Inflammation Promotes Disease by Inducing CD4+ T Cell Metabolic Rewiring

2019 386 citations Valentina Pucino, Michelangelo Certo et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Danilo Cucchi Italy	16	848	418	312	237	189	22	1.5k
Martin Böttcher Germany	19	929 1.1×	521 1.2×	251 0.8×	358 1.5×	78 0.4×	46	1.7k
Anling Liu China	20	1.1k 1.4×	214 0.5×	268 0.9×	258 1.1×	131 0.7×	36	1.7k
H. Eric Canada	14	752 0.9×	539 1.3×	345 1.1×	251 1.1×	222 1.2×	21	1.5k
Alessio Menga Italy	20	829 1.0×	683 1.6×	422 1.4×	150 0.6×	166 0.9×	30	1.6k
Yueran Zhao China	24	569 0.7×	513 1.2×	210 0.7×	137 0.6×	150 0.8×	77	1.7k
Raj Wadgaonkar United States	23	923 1.1×	387 0.9×	209 0.7×	213 0.9×	147 0.8×	41	1.5k
Meixiang Yang China	20	495 0.6×	503 1.2×	131 0.4×	204 0.9×	139 0.7×	38	1.2k
Renfang Mao China	20	1.0k 1.2×	599 1.4×	565 1.8×	475 2.0×	141 0.7×	50	1.9k
Nassim Ghaffari‐Tabrizi‐Wizsy Austria	23	968 1.1×	603 1.4×	309 1.0×	283 1.2×	73 0.4×	58	2.1k
Jacques Behmoaras United Kingdom	22	808 1.0×	502 1.2×	142 0.5×	128 0.5×	165 0.9×	57	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Danilo Cucchi

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Cucchi, Danilo, et al.. (2025). Abstract 1580: HuB14-VA-PL2202, a novel antibody-drug conjugate targeting ASCT2, a novel ADC target over-expressed in both solid and hematological cancers. Cancer Research. 85(8_Supplement_1). 1580–1580. 1 indexed citations

Caimi, Paolo F., Mehdi Hamadani, Carmelo Carlo‐Stella, et al.. (2024). Understanding how CD19 expression levels impact the response to loncastuximab tesirine: a plain language summary. Future Oncology. 21(3). 271–279. 1 indexed citations

Caimi, Paolo F., Mehdi Hamadani, Carmelo Carlo‐Stella, et al.. (2023). In relapsed or refractory diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma, CD19 expression by immunohistochemistry alone is not a predictor of response to loncastuximab tesirine. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 76–83. 2 indexed citations

Camacho‐Muñoz, Dolores, Jennifer Niven, Danilo Cucchi, et al.. (2022). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids reverse the impact of western diets on regulatory T cell responses through averting ceramide-mediated pathways. Biochemical Pharmacology. 204. 115211–115211. 7 indexed citations

Cucchi, Danilo, et al.. (2021). The emerging relationship between metabolism and DNA repair. Cell Cycle. 20(10). 943–959. 28 indexed citations

Cucchi, Danilo, Dolores Camacho‐Muñoz, Michelangelo Certo, et al.. (2020). Fatty acids – from energy substrates to key regulators of cell survival, proliferation and effector function. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 9–23. 47 indexed citations

Certo, Michelangelo, et al.. (2020). Endothelial cell and T‐cell crosstalk: Targeting metabolism as a therapeutic approach in chronic inflammation. British Journal of Pharmacology. 178(10). 2041–2059. 40 indexed citations

Cucchi, Danilo, Dolores Camacho‐Muñoz, Michelangelo Certo, et al.. (2019). Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids impinge on CD4+ T cell motility and adipose tissue distribution via direct and lipid mediator-dependent effects. Cardiovascular Research. 116(5). 1006–1020. 48 indexed citations

Pucino, Valentina, Michelangelo Certo, Vinay Bulusu, et al.. (2019). Lactate Buildup at the Site of Chronic Inflammation Promotes Disease by Inducing CD4+ T Cell Metabolic Rewiring. Cell Metabolism. 30(6). 1055–1074.e8. 386 indexed citations breakdown →

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Freitas, Marta O., Danilo Cucchi, Gemma Bridge, et al.. (2019). MLH1 deficiency leads to deregulated mitochondrial metabolism. Cell Death and Disease. 10(11). 795–795. 31 indexed citations

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Pucino, Valentina, Danilo Cucchi, & Claudio Mauro. (2018). Lactate transporters as therapeutic targets in cancer and inflammatory diseases. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 22(9). 735–743. 61 indexed citations

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Miele, Evelina, Agnese Pò, Federica Begalli, et al.. (2017). β-arrestin1-mediated acetylation of Gli1 regulates Hedgehog/Gli signaling and modulates self-renewal of SHH medulloblastoma cancer stem cells. BMC Cancer. 17(1). 488–488. 56 indexed citations

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Pò, Agnese, Marianna Silvano, Evelina Miele, et al.. (2017). Noncanonical GLI1 signaling promotes stemness features and in vivo growth in lung adenocarcinoma. Oncogene. 36(32). 4641–4652. 87 indexed citations

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Mauro, Claudio, Joanne Smith, Danilo Cucchi, et al.. (2017). Obesity-Induced Metabolic Stress Leads to Biased Effector Memory CD4 + T Cell Differentiation via PI3K p110δ-Akt-Mediated Signals. Cell Metabolism. 25(3). 593–609. 116 indexed citations

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Papathanassiu, Adonia E., Jeong‐Hun Ko, Martha Imprialou, et al.. (2017). BCAT1 controls metabolic reprogramming in activated human macrophages and is associated with inflammatory diseases. Nature Communications. 8(1). 16040–16040. 181 indexed citations

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Haas, Robert, et al.. (2016). Intermediates of Metabolism: From Bystanders to Signalling Molecules. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 41(5). 460–471. 141 indexed citations

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Benvenuto, Monica, Laura Masuelli, Enrico De Smaele, et al.. (2016). In vitroandin vivoinhibition of breast cancer cell growth by targeting the Hedgehog/GLI pathway with SMO (GDC-0449) or GLI (GANT-61) inhibitors. Oncotarget. 7(8). 9250–9270. 96 indexed citations

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Magno, Laura Di, Sonia Coni, Simona Manni, et al.. (2016). The energy sensor AMPK regulates Hedgehog signaling in human cells through a unique Gli1 metabolic checkpoint. Oncotarget. 7(8). 9538–9549. 35 indexed citations

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Smaele, Enrico De, et al.. (2012). Hedgehog signaling pathway and its targets for treatment in basal cell carcinoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 173–173. 10 indexed citations

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Smaele, Enrico De, Lucia Di Marcotullio, Marta Moretti, et al.. (2011). Identification and Characterization of KCASH2 and KCASH3, 2 Novel Cullin3 Adaptors Suppressing Histone Deacetylase and Hedgehog Activity in Medulloblastoma. Neoplasia. 13(4). 374–IN23. 80 indexed citations

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