Mustapha Si‐Tahar

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

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Mustapha Si‐Tahar is a scholar working on Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mustapha Si‐Tahar has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Immunology, 31 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mustapha Si‐Tahar's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (30 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (13 papers). Mustapha Si‐Tahar is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (30 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (16 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (13 papers). Mustapha Si‐Tahar collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Mustapha Si‐Tahar's co-authors include Michel Chignard, Viviane Balloy, Ronan Le Goffic, Loïc Guillot, Julien Pothlichet, Nicolas Escriou, James Madara, Shizuo Akira, Sarah E. Bloch and Gérard Eberl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Mustapha Si‐Tahar

113 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Involvement of Toll-like Receptor 3 in the Immune Response of Lung Epithelial Cells to Double-stranded RNA and Influenza A Virus

2004 554 citations Loïc Guillot, Ronan Le Goffic et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mustapha Si‐Tahar France	41	3.8k	1.6k	1.3k	1.0k	810	118	6.5k
Alexander H. Dalpke Germany	51	3.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	2.7k 2.0×	909 0.9×	698 0.9×	187	8.3k
Stefan Hippenstiel Germany	52	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	2.7k 2.0×	931 0.9×	839 1.0×	159	7.4k
Irina Smirnova United States	21	6.0k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.5×	602 0.6×	551 0.7×	38	8.2k
Judd E. Shellito United States	36	3.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	665 0.7×	1.4k 1.7×	113	6.3k
Shawn Skerrett United States	44	2.0k 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	670 0.8×	95	5.5k
Bastian Opitz Germany	39	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	2.2k 1.7×	578 0.6×	508 0.6×	89	5.4k
Jerry A. Nick United States	44	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	1.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	1.2k 1.4×	130	6.8k
Kathrin S. Michelsen United States	36	4.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.9k 1.4×	382 0.4×	681 0.8×	64	6.8k
Christophe Van Huffel United States	13	5.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	562 0.6×	461 0.6×	21	7.6k
Ole E. Sørensen Sweden	50	3.9k 1.0×	894 0.6×	2.8k 2.1×	583 0.6×	625 0.8×	98	8.8k

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Iserentant, Gilles, Ludovic Richert, Benoit Briard, et al.. (2025). Directed-complement killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa protects against lethal pneumonia. EBioMedicine. 120. 105926–105926.

Désoubeaux, Guillaume, et al.. (2025). Cytosolic receptors and signaling in antifungal immunity. The EMBO Journal. 44(24). 7346–7363. 1 indexed citations

Vasseur, Virginie, et al.. (2024). Preventive nasal administration of flagellin restores antimicrobial effect of gentamicin and protects against a multidrug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 68(5). e0136123–e0136123. 1 indexed citations

Diaz, Olivier, Anne Aublin‐Gex, Mustapha Si‐Tahar, et al.. (2024). Pharmacological induction of the hypoxia response pathway in Huh7 hepatoma cells limits proliferation but increases resilience under metabolic stress. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 320–320. 6 indexed citations

Si‐Tahar, Mustapha, et al.. (2024). The deadly dance of alveolar macrophages and influenza virus. European Respiratory Review. 33(174). 240132–240132. 7 indexed citations

Catela, David, Virginie Vasseur, Benoit Briard, et al.. (2024). Thorough assessment of primary cell cultures for murine and human alveolar macrophages. Revue des Maladies Respiratoires. 41(3). 211–211.

Vasseur, Virginie, et al.. (2023). Poly-L-Lysine to Fight Antibiotic Resistances of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2851–2851. 5 indexed citations

Guillon, Antoine, Adam Lesner, Thomas Baranek, et al.. (2021). Proteinase release from activated neutrophils in mechanically ventilated patients with non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 pneumonia. European Respiratory Journal. 57(4). 2003755–2003755. 28 indexed citations

Barbry, Pascal, Antoine Guillon, Mustapha Si‐Tahar, et al.. (2021). TLR5 signalling is hyper-responsive in porcine cystic fibrosis airways epithelium. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 21(2). e117–e121. 6 indexed citations

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Jouan, Youenn, Antoine Guillon, Yonatan Perez, et al.. (2020). Phenotypical and functional alteration of unconventional T cells in severe COVID-19 patients. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217(12). 128 indexed citations

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Jouan, Youenn, Emmanuel C. Patin, Maya Hassane, et al.. (2018). Thymic Program Directing the Functional Development of γδT17 Cells. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 981–981. 15 indexed citations

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Guillon, Antoine, Thomas Sécher, Lea Ann Dailey, et al.. (2017). Insights on animal models to investigate inhalation therapy: Relevance for biotherapeutics. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 536(1). 116–126. 30 indexed citations

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Guillon, Antoine, Emmanuelle Mercier, Philippe Lanotte, et al.. (2015). Aerosol Route to Administer Teicoplanin in Mechanical Ventilation: In Vitro Study, Lung Deposition and Pharmacokinetic Analyses in Pigs. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 28(4). 290–298. 11 indexed citations

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Dubois, Alice V., Patrick Midoux, Delphine Gras, et al.. (2013). Poly- l -Lysine Compacts DNA, Kills Bacteria, and Improves Protease Inhibition in Cystic Fibrosis Sputum. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(6). 703–709. 21 indexed citations

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Barbier, Diane, Ignacio García-Verdugo, Julien Pothlichet, et al.. (2012). Influenza A Induces the Major Secreted Airway Mucin MUC5AC in a Protease–EGFR–Extracellular Regulated Kinase–Sp1–Dependent Pathway. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 47(2). 149–157. 67 indexed citations

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Si‐Tahar, Mustapha, Timothy B. Niewold, Damien Vitour, et al.. (2011). A loss-of-function variant of the antiviral molecule MAVS is associated with a subset of systemic lupus patients (47.10). The Journal of Immunology. 186(1_Supplement). 47.10–47.10. 2 indexed citations

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Balloy, Viviane, Reuben Ramphal, Huot Khun, et al.. (2009). Lack of MyD88 Protects the Immunodeficient Host Against Fatal Lung Inflammation Triggered by the Opportunistic Bacteria Burkholderia cenocepacia. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 670–676. 20 indexed citations

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Ramphal, Reuben, Viviane Balloy, Jeevan Jyot, et al.. (2008). Control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Lung Requires the Recognition of Either Lipopolysaccharide or Flagellin. The Journal of Immunology. 181(1). 586–592. 95 indexed citations

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Goffic, Ronan Le, Julien Pothlichet, Damien Vitour, et al.. (2007). Cutting Edge: Influenza A Virus Activates TLR3-Dependent Inflammatory and RIG-I-Dependent Antiviral Responses in Human Lung Epithelial Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 178(6). 3368–3372. 344 indexed citations

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Guillot, Loïc, Viviane Balloy, Francis X. McCormack, et al.. (2002). Cutting Edge: The Immunostimulatory Activity of the Lung Surfactant Protein-A Involves Toll-Like Receptor 4. The Journal of Immunology. 168(12). 5989–5992. 250 indexed citations

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