Francesco Bistoni

17.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
305 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Francesco Bistoni is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Bistoni has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Infectious Diseases, 145 papers in Epidemiology and 104 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Francesco Bistoni's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (144 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (102 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (27 papers). Francesco Bistoni is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (144 papers), Fungal Infections and Studies (102 papers) and Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (27 papers). Francesco Bistoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Francesco Bistoni's co-authors include Luigina Romani, Paolo Puccetti, Anna Vecchiarelli, Elio Cenci, Elisabetta Blasi, Antonella Mencacci, R. Barluzzi, R. Mazzolla, Paolo Mosci and Claudia Monari and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Bistoni

301 papers receiving 13.8k citations

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Immortalization of murine microglial cells by a v-raf / v-myc carrying retrovirus

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Procalcitonin Predicts Real-Time PCR Results in Blood Samples from Patients with Suspected Sepsis 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Antonella Mencacci, Christian Leli, (unknown), (unknown), Amedeo Moretti, Francesco D’Alò, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Francesco Bistoni	32
2	DAMP signaling in fungal infections and diseases 2012 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Cristina Cunha, Agostinho Carvalho, (unknown), Francesco Bistoni, Luigina Romani	52
3	The Inflammatory Response Induced by Aspartic Proteases of Candida albicans Is Independent of Proteolytic Activity 2010 ·Infection and Immunity ·Donatella Pietrella, Anna Rachini, (unknown), Lydia Schild, Mihai G. Netea, Francesco Bistoni, Bernhard Hube, Anna Vecchiarelli	51
4	Lack of B7-1 and B7-2 costimulatory molecules modulates the severity of group B Streptococcus-induced arthritis 2010 ·Microbes and Infection ·Manuela Puliti, Francesco Bistoni, Luciana Tissi	6
5	Involvement of Glycoreceptors in Galactoxylomannan-Induced T Cell Death 2009 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Eva Pericolini, Elena Gabrielli, Elio Cenci, Magdia De Jesus, Francesco Bistoni, Arturo Casadevall, Anna Vecchiarelli	20
6	A Microbial Polysaccharide Reduces the Severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Influencing Th17 Differentiation and Proinflammatory Cytokines Production 2009 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Claudia Monari, (unknown), Miranda Piccioni, Eva Pericolini, Stefano Perito, Mario Calvitti, Francesco Bistoni, Thomas R. Kozel, Anna Vecchiarelli	41
7	Plasmepsin 4-Deficient Plasmodium berghei Are Virulence Attenuated and Induce Protective Immunity against Experimental Malaria 2009 ·American Journal Of Pathology ·Roberta Spaccapelo, Chris J. Janse, Sara Caterbi, Blandine Franke‐Fayard, J. Alfredo Bonilla, (unknown), Manlio Di Cristina, Tania Dottorini, Andrea Savarino, Antonio Cassone, Francesco Bistoni, Andrew P. Waters, John B. Dame, Andrea Crisanti	92
8	Lack of Toll IL-1R8 Exacerbates Th17 Cell Responses in Fungal Infection 2008 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Silvia Bozza, Teresa Zelante, Silvia Moretti, Pierluigi Bonifazi, Antonella De Luca, Carmen D’Angelo, Gloria Giovannini, Cecília Garlanda, Louis Boon, Francesco Bistoni, Paolo Puccetti, Alberto Mantovani, Luigina Romani	97
9	IL‐23 and the Th17 pathway promote inflammation and impair antifungal immune resistance 2007 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Teresa Zelante, Antonella De Luca, Pierluigi Bonifazi, Claudia Montagnoli, Silvia Bozza, Silvia Moretti, Maria Laura Belladonna, Carmine Vacca, Carmela Conte, Paolo Mosci, Francesco Bistoni, Paolo Puccetti, Robert A. Kastelein, Manfred Köpf, Luigina Romani	448
10	Glucuronoxylomannan exhibits potent immunosuppressive properties 2006 ·FEMS Yeast Research ·Claudia Monari, Francesco Bistoni, Anna Vecchiarelli	58
11	Exacerbation of group B streptococcal sepsis and arthritis in diabetic mice 2006 ·Microbes and Infection ·Manuela Puliti, Francesco Bistoni, Graziella Orefici, Luciana Tissi	12
12	Glucuronoxylomannan, a Microbial Compound, Regulates Expression of Costimulatory Molecules and Production of Cytokines in Macrophages 2004 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Claudia Monari, Francesco Bistoni, Arturo Casadevall, Eva Pericolini, Donatella Pietrella, Thomas R. Kozel, Anna Vecchiarelli	69
13	Function of Region I and II Adhesive Motifs ofPlasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein in Sporozoite Motility and Infectivity 2002 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Rita Tewari, Roberta Spaccapelo, Francesco Bistoni, Anthony A. Holder, Andrea Crisanti	89
14	Interleukin‐12 Counterbalances the Deleterious Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Glycoprotein gp120 on the Immune Response toCryptococcus neoformans 2001 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Donatella Pietrella, (unknown), Claudia Monari, Francesco Bistoni, Anna Vecchiarelli	12
15	T Cell Vaccination in Mice with Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis 2000 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Elio Cenci, Antonella Mencacci, Angela Bacci, Francesco Bistoni, Viswanath P. Kurup, Luigina Romani	169
16	Biological Role of Th Cell Subsets in Candidiasis 1996 ·Chemical immunology/Fortschritte der Allergielehre/Progress in allergy/Chemical immunology and allergy ·(unknown), Paolo Puccetti, Francesco Bistoni	85
17	A domain sharing model for active site assembly within the Mu A tetramer during transposition: the enhancer may specify domain contributions 1995 ·The EMBO Journal ·Isabella Screpanti, Luigina Romani, Piero Musiani, Andrea Modesti, Elena Fattori, Domenico Lazzaro, Carolina Sellitto, Susanna Scarpa, Diana Bellavia, Giuseppe Lattanzio, Francesco Bistoni, Luigi Frati, Riccardo Cortese, Alberto Gulino, Gennaro Ciliberto, (unknown), Valeria Poli	1
18	Role of Human Alveolar Macrophages as Antigen-Presenting Cells in Cryptococcus Neoformans Infection 1994 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Anna Vecchiarelli, M Dottorini, Donatella Pietrella, Claudia Monari, Cinzia Retini, Tommaso Todisco, Francesco Bistoni	75
19	Immunoregulatory role of different t cell subsets in murine candidiasis 1992 ·Pharmacological Research ·Luigina Romani, Simonetta Mocci, Elio Cenci, Antonella Mencacci, Paolo Mosci, Francesco Bistoni	1
20	Presence of a plant-like glyoxalase II in Candida albicans. 1990 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Gabriella Rosi, Francesco Bistoni, P Marconi, Stata Norton, Giovanni Principato	4

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