Lesley Probert

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Lesley Probert is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lesley Probert has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Immunology, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Lesley Probert's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (26 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (21 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (18 papers). Lesley Probert is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (26 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (21 papers) and Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (18 papers). Lesley Probert collaborates with scholars based in Greece, United Kingdom and United States. Lesley Probert's co-authors include George Kollias, Katerina Akassoglou, D Kioussis, Spiros Georgopoulos, Manolis Pasparakis, George Kontogeorgos, Hans Lassmann, George Kassiotis, Era Taoufik and Vivian Tseveleki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Lesley Probert

100 papers receiving 7.3k 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.

Transgenic mice expressing human tumour necrosis factor: a predictive genetic model of arthritis.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lesley Probert Greece	44	2.3k	2.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	101	7.4k
Neil Scolding United Kingdom	52	1.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	897 0.7×	665 0.6×	218	7.9k
Mohsen Khademi Sweden	47	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	901 0.7×	825 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	130	6.7k
Oded Abramsky Israel	49	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	896 0.7×	893 0.7×	654 0.6×	197	8.0k
Jia Newcombe United Kingdom	56	3.2k 1.4×	2.7k 1.2×	2.4k 1.8×	650 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	102	9.6k
Rhonda R. Voskuhl United States	53	3.6k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	117	9.0k
Masahide Asano Japan	56	3.8k 1.7×	4.8k 2.2×	966 0.7×	590 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	169	11.0k
Klaus V. Toyka Germany	50	1.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	534 0.4×	755 0.6×	144	8.7k
Martin Stangel Germany	50	1.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 2.0×	585 0.5×	889 0.8×	283	9.1k
M. L. Cuzner United Kingdom	52	2.7k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	2.6k 2.1×	575 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	133	9.2k
Christine D. Dijkstra Netherlands	55	4.0k 1.8×	2.6k 1.2×	2.6k 2.0×	492 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	132	9.7k

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Papadopoulos, Dimitrios, Roberta Magliozzi, Lesley Probert, et al.. (2025). Accelerated Cellular Senescence in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Histopathological Study. Annals of Neurology. 97(6). 1074–1087. 3 indexed citations

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Tselios, Theodore, et al.. (2023). Spontaneous human CD8 T cell and autoimmune encephalomyelitis-induced CD4/CD8 T cell lesions in the brain and spinal cord of HLA-DRB1*15-positive multiple sclerosis humanized immune system mice. eLife. 12. 3 indexed citations

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Boziki, Marina, Charis Styliadis, Christos Bakirtzis, et al.. (2021). A National Representative, Cross-Sectional Study by the Hellenic Academy of NeuroImmunology (HEL.A.NI.) on COVID-19 and Multiple Sclerosis: Overall Impact and Willingness Toward Vaccination. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 757038–757038. 5 indexed citations

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Swanson, Kathryn A., et al.. (2020). Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Multiple Sclerosis: Consequences for Therapy Development. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–19. 117 indexed citations

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Probert, Lesley, et al.. (2020). Characterization of Asparagine Deamidation in Immunodominant Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Peptide Potential Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(20). 7566–7566. 6 indexed citations

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Probert, Lesley. (2015). TNF and its receptors in the CNS: The essential, the desirable and the deleterious effects. Neuroscience. 302. 2–22. 370 indexed citations

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Tseveleki, Vivian, Theodore Tselios, Olga S. Koutsoni, et al.. (2014). Mannan-conjugated myelin peptides prime non-pathogenic Th1 and Th17 cells and ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Experimental Neurology. 267. 254–267. 29 indexed citations

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Tseveleki, Vivian, Renee Rubio, Sotirios–Spyridon Vamvakas, et al.. (2010). Comparative gene expression analysis in mouse models for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and stroke for identifying commonly regulated and disease-specific gene changes. Genomics. 96(2). 82–91. 69 indexed citations

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Taoufik, Era, Vivian Tseveleki, Sotirios–Spyridon Vamvakas, et al.. (2009). Neuronal IκB Kinase β Protects Mice from Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Mediating Neuroprotective and Immunosuppressive Effects in the Central Nervous System. The Journal of Immunology. 183(12). 7877–7889. 28 indexed citations

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Quinones, Marlon P., Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Carlos A. Estrada, et al.. (2007). Role of astrocytes and chemokine systems in acute TNFα induced demyelinating syndrome: CCR2-dependent signals promote astrocyte activation and survival via NF-κB and Akt. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 37(1). 96–109. 47 indexed citations

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Mastronardi, Fabrizio G., D. D. Wood, Mei Jiang, et al.. (2006). Increased Citrullination of Histone H3 in Multiple Sclerosis Brain and Animal Models of Demyelination: A Role for Tumor Necrosis Factor-Induced Peptidylarginine Deiminase 4 Translocation. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(44). 11387–11396. 188 indexed citations

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Akassoglou, Katerina, Eleni Douni, Jan Bauer, et al.. (2003). Exclusive tumor necrosis factor (TNF) signaling by the p75TNF receptor triggers inflammatory ischemia in the CNS of transgenic mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(2). 709–714. 70 indexed citations

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Tselios, Theodore, Ioanna Daliani, Lesley Probert, et al.. (2000). Treatment of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) induced by guinea pig myelin basic protein epitope 72–85 with a Human MBP87–99 analogue and effects of cyclic peptides. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 8(8). 1903–1909. 32 indexed citations

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Kassiotis, George, Jan Bauer, Katerina Akassoglou, et al.. (1999). A tumor necrosis factor-induced model of human primary demyelinating diseases develops in immunodeficient mice. European Journal of Immunology. 29(3). 912–917. 32 indexed citations

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Kassiotis, George, Jan Bauer, Katerina Akassoglou, et al.. (1999). A tumor necrosis factor-induced model of human primary demyelinating diseases develops in immunodeficient mice. European Journal of Immunology. 29(3). 912–917. 2 indexed citations

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Kassiotis, George, Manolis Pasparakis, George Kollias, & Lesley Probert. (1999). TNF accelerates the onset but does not alter the incidence and severity of myelin basic protein-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. European Journal of Immunology. 29(3). 774–780. 82 indexed citations

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Fiore, Marco, Enrico Alleva, Lesley Probert, et al.. (1998). Exploratory and Displacement Behavior in Transgenic Mice Expressing High Levels of Brain TNF-α. Physiology & Behavior. 63(4). 571–576. 46 indexed citations

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Cope, Andrew P., Roland Liblau, Xiaodong Yang, et al.. (1997). Chronic Tumor Necrosis Factor Alters T Cell Responses by Attenuating T Cell Receptor Signaling. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 185(9). 1573–1584. 259 indexed citations

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Akassoglou, Katerina, Lesley Probert, George Kontogeorgos, & George Kollias. (1997). Astrocyte-specific but not neuron-specific transmembrane TNF triggers inflammation and degeneration in the central nervous system of transgenic mice. The Journal of Immunology. 158(1). 438–445. 217 indexed citations

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Terenghi, G., J. M. Polak, Lesley Probert, et al.. (1982). Mapping, quantitative distribution and origin of substance P- and VIP-containing nerves in the Uvea of guinea pig eye. Histochemistry. 75(3). 399–417. 89 indexed citations

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