María Rescigno

36.7k total citations · 12 hit papers
232 papers, 21.9k citations indexed

About

María Rescigno is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, María Rescigno has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 21.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Immunology, 79 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in María Rescigno's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (83 papers), Gut microbiota and health (55 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (46 papers). María Rescigno is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (83 papers), Gut microbiota and health (55 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (46 papers). María Rescigno collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. María Rescigno's co-authors include Paola Ricciardi‐Castagnoli, Andrea De Gottardi, Agustı́n Albillos, Francesca Granucci, Giuseppe Penna, Marcello Chieppa, Andrea Cerutti, Barbara Valzasina, Gianluca Rotta and Erika Mileti and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

María Rescigno

223 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

Dendritic cells express tight junction proteins and penet... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2001 2019 1997 1999 2005 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Dendritic cells express tight junction proteins and penetrate gut epithelial monolayers to sample bacteria
    2001 1.9k citations María Rescigno et al. profile →
  2. The gut-liver axis in liver disease: Pathophysiological basis for therapy
    2019 1.4k citations Agustı́n Albillos, Andrea De Gottardi et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
  3. Maturation Stages of Mouse Dendritic Cells in Growth Factor–dependent Long-Term Cultures
    1997 734 citations María Rescigno, Giuseppe Penna et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  4. Fcγ Receptor–mediated Induction of Dendritic Cell Maturation and Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I–restricted Antigen Presentation after Immune Complex Internalization
    1999 727 citations María Rescigno et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  5. Intestinal immune homeostasis is regulated by the crosstalk between epithelial cells and dendritic cells
    2005 627 citations Marcello Chieppa, Francesca Avogadri et al. profile →
  6. Dendritic Cell Survival and Maturation Are Regulated by Different Signaling Pathways
    1998 605 citations María Rescigno et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  7. Intestinal Bacteria Trigger T Cell-Independent Immunoglobulin A2 Class Switching by Inducing Epithelial-Cell Secretion of the Cytokine APRIL
    2007 566 citations María Rescigno et al. profile →
  8. Dynamic imaging of dendritic cell extension into the small bowel lumen in response to epithelial cell TLR engagement
    2006 561 citations Marcello Chieppa, María Rescigno et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  9. A gut-vascular barrier controls the systemic dissemination of bacteria
    2015 511 citations Ilaria Spadoni, Elena Zagato et al. Science profile →
  10. Chemokine nitration prevents intratumoral infiltration of antigen-specific T cells
    2011 510 citations María Rescigno, Vincenzo Bronte et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
  11. Microbiota-driven gut vascular barrier disruption is a prerequisite for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis development
    2019 495 citations Juliette Mouriès, Paola Brescia et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
  12. Association Between BNT162b2 Vaccination and Long COVID After Infections Not Requiring Hospitalization in Health Care Workers
    2022 159 citations Elena Azzolini, Riccardo Levi et al. profile →

Peers

María Rescigno
Ivaylo I. Ivanov United States
Klaus Pfeffer Germany
Dana J. Philpott Canada
Lars Eckmann United States
Stephen E. Girardin Canada
Kathy D. McCoy Switzerland
Kenya Honda Japan
Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck United States
Till Strowig Germany
Andrew T. Gewirtz United States
Ivaylo I. Ivanov United States
María Rescigno
Citations per year, relative to María Rescigno María Rescigno (= 1×) peers Ivaylo I. Ivanov

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Fields of papers citing papers by María Rescigno

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of María Rescigno

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Naso, A, Michela Lizier, Carmen Correale, et al.. (2025). A multi-strain probiotic formulation preserves intestinal epithelial and vascular barriers during enteropathogenic infection. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1631322–1631322. 1 indexed citations
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Díaz‐Basabe, Angélica, Georgia Lattanzi, Federica Perillo, et al.. (2024). Porphyromonas gingivalis fuels colorectal cancer through CHI3L1-mediated iNKT cell-driven immune evasion. Gut Microbes. 16(1). 2388801–2388801. 25 indexed citations
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Algieri, Francesca, Daniele Braga, Graziano Pesole, et al.. (2023). Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM I-5220-derived postbiotic protects from the leaky-gut. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1157164–1157164. 21 indexed citations
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Sanctis, Rita De, Paola Tiberio, Flavia Jacobs, et al.. (2023). 2105P Prophylactic role of a postbiotic microbiota-stabilizer on abemaciclib-induced diarrhea in breast cancer patients: A pilot application study. Annals of Oncology. 34. S1103–S1103.
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Fosso, Bruno, et al.. (2023). Amplicon-Based Microbiome Profiling: From Second- to Third-Generation Sequencing for Higher Taxonomic Resolution. Genes. 14(8). 1567–1567. 19 indexed citations
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Levi, Riccardo, Maximiliano Mollura, Milton Henriques Guimarães Júnior, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of Six Different SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines during a Six-Month Follow-Up and Five COVID-19 Waves in Brazil and Mexico. Vaccines. 11(4). 842–842. 3 indexed citations
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Pozzi, Chiara, Riccardo Levi, Maximiliano Mollura, et al.. (2023). Association Between Duration of SARS-CoV-2 Positivity and Long COVID. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 77(11). 1531–1533. 3 indexed citations
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Beaudoin, Lucie, Ophélie Rouxel, Léo Bertrand, et al.. (2021). Gut mucosa alterations and loss of segmented filamentous bacteria in type 1 diabetes are associated with inflammation rather than hyperglycaemia. Gut. 71(2). 296–308. 26 indexed citations
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Levi, Riccardo, Elena Azzolini, Chiara Pozzi, et al.. (2021). One dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine exponentially increases antibodies in individuals who have recovered from symptomatic COVID-19. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(12). 70 indexed citations
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Sorribas, Marcel, Manuel O. Jakob, Bahtiyar Yılmaz, et al.. (2019). FXR modulates the gut-vascular barrier by regulating the entry sites for bacterial translocation in experimental cirrhosis. Journal of Hepatology. 71(6). 1126–1140. 187 indexed citations
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Verduci, Elvira, Giuseppe Banderali, C Montanari, et al.. (2019). Childhood Dietary Intake in Italy: The Epidemiological “MY FOOD DIARY” Survey. Nutrients. 11(5). 1129–1129. 21 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Irina, Xin Li, Alexa Semon, et al.. (2018). CX3CR1 + mononuclear phagocytes control immunity to intestinal fungi. Science. 359(6372). 232–236. 221 indexed citations
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Caprara, Greta, Elena Prosperini, Viviana Piccolo, et al.. (2018). PARP14 Controls the Nuclear Accumulation of a Subset of Type I IFN–Inducible Proteins. The Journal of Immunology. 200(7). 2439–2454. 61 indexed citations
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Rescigno, María. (2017). The microbiota revolution: Excitement and caution. European Journal of Immunology. 47(9). 1406–1413. 22 indexed citations
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Guglietta, Silvia, Elena Zagato, Carsten Krieg, et al.. (2016). Coagulation induced by C3aR-dependent NETosis drives protumorigenic neutrophils during small intestinal tumorigenesis. Nature Communications. 7(1). 202 indexed citations
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Spadoni, Ilaria, Elena Zagato, Alice Bertocchi, et al.. (2015). A gut-vascular barrier controls the systemic dissemination of bacteria. Science. 350(6262). 830–834. 511 indexed citations breakdown →
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Murakami, Masato, Chiara Francavilla, Monica Corada, et al.. (2010). Inactivation of Junctional Adhesion Molecule-A Enhances Antitumoral Immune Response by Promoting Dendritic Cell and T Lymphocyte Infiltration. Cancer Research. 70(5). 1759–1765. 22 indexed citations
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Maddaluno, Luigi, Sue Ellen Verbrugge, Chiara Martinoli, et al.. (2009). The adhesion molecule L1 regulates transendothelial migration and trafficking of dendritic cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 206(3). 623–635. 74 indexed citations
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Chieppa, Marcello, María Rescigno, Alex Y. Huang, & Ronald N. Germain. (2006). Dynamic imaging of dendritic cell extension into the small bowel lumen in response to epithelial cell TLR engagement. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(13). 2841–2852. 561 indexed citations breakdown →
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Avogadri, Francesca, Chiara Martinoli, Liljana Petrovska, et al.. (2005). Cancer Immunotherapy Based on Killing of Salmonella -Infected Tumor Cells. Cancer Research. 65(9). 3920–3927. 144 indexed citations

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