Pius Loetscher

15.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
75 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Pius Loetscher is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pius Loetscher has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Oncology, 42 papers in Immunology and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Pius Loetscher's work include Chemokine receptors and signaling (38 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (21 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (19 papers). Pius Loetscher is often cited by papers focused on Chemokine receptors and signaling (38 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (21 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (19 papers). Pius Loetscher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Pius Loetscher's co-authors include Bernhard Moser, Marco Baggiolini, Ian Clark‐Lewis, Patrick Schaerli, Marcel Loetscher, Michael Seitz, Martin Lipp, Marlene Wolf, Katharina Willimann and Alfred Walz and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Pius Loetscher

75 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Chemokine receptor specific for IP10 and mig: structure, function, and expression in activated T-lymphocytes.

1996 1.0k citations Marcel Loetscher, Basil O. Gerber et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Lymphocyte traffic control by chemokines

2001 980 citations Bernhard Moser, Pius Loetscher profile →
Cxc Chemokine Receptor 5 Expression Defines Follicular Homing T Cells with B Cell Helper Function

2000 953 citations Patrick Schaerli, Katharina Willimann et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
Rapid and coordinated switch in chemokine receptor expression during dendritic cell maturation

1998 907 citations Patrick Schaerli, Pius Loetscher et al. European Journal of Immunology profile →
Chemokines: multiple levels of leukocyte migration control☆

2004 656 citations Bernhard Moser, Pius Loetscher et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pius Loetscher Switzerland	49	7.7k	5.1k	2.0k	1.2k	913	75	11.6k
James B. Rottman United States	39	5.6k 0.7×	2.7k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	726 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	71	8.7k
Michael Croft United States	69	12.9k 1.7×	3.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.2×	970 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	206	16.9k
Christophe Combadière France	58	7.7k 1.0×	3.8k 0.7×	2.6k 1.3×	730 0.6×	903 1.0×	166	13.0k
Giovanna Tosato United States	74	5.9k 0.8×	8.0k 1.6×	4.1k 2.0×	744 0.6×	1.4k 1.6×	242	15.8k
William A. Kuziel United States	67	7.7k 1.0×	2.9k 0.6×	3.1k 1.5×	637 0.5×	868 1.0×	125	13.9k
Rosanne Spolski United States	50	10.2k 1.3×	3.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	595 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	90	13.5k
Antal Rot Austria	54	7.5k 1.0×	5.0k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.7×	1.0k 1.1×	108	12.3k
Francine Brière France	44	15.4k 2.0×	2.5k 0.5×	2.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	74	19.1k
William C. Fanslow United States	58	9.6k 1.2×	2.3k 0.5×	2.3k 1.1×	876 0.7×	761 0.8×	108	13.1k
Angel F. López Australia	63	6.9k 0.9×	2.9k 0.6×	3.6k 1.8×	1.5k 1.2×	2.3k 2.5×	275	13.7k

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Kitamura, Takanori, Teruaki Fujishita, Pius Loetscher, et al.. (2010). Inactivation of chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 1 (CCR1) suppresses colon cancer liver metastasis by blocking accumulation of immature myeloid cells in a mouse model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(29). 13063–13068. 147 indexed citations

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Ninichuk, Volha, Alexander G. Khandoga, Stephan Segerer, et al.. (2007). The Role of Interstitial Macrophages in Nephropathy of Type 2 Diabetic db/db Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 170(4). 1267–1276. 81 indexed citations

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Schaerli, Patrick, et al.. (2004). A Skin-selective Homing Mechanism for Human Immune Surveillance T Cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 199(9). 1265–1275. 165 indexed citations

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Bardi, Giuseppe, Verena Niggli, & Pius Loetscher. (2003). Rho kinase is required for CCR7‐mediated polarization and chemotaxis of T lymphocytes. FEBS Letters. 542(1-3). 79–83. 58 indexed citations

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Schaerli, Patrick, Pius Loetscher, & Bernhard Moser. (2001). Cutting Edge: Induction of Follicular Homing Precedes Effector Th Cell Development. The Journal of Immunology. 167(11). 6082–6086. 79 indexed citations

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Robson, Rachel L., Rachel M. McLoughlin, Janusz Witowski, et al.. (2001). Differential Regulation of Chemokine Production in Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells: IFN-γ Controls Neutrophil Migration Across the Mesothelium In Vitro and In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 167(2). 1028–1038. 56 indexed citations

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Loetscher, Pius, Antonio Pellegrino, Jiang-Hong Gong, et al.. (2001). The Ligands of CXC Chemokine Receptor 3, I-TAC, Mig, and IP10, Are Natural Antagonists for CCR3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(5). 2986–2991. 245 indexed citations

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Bermejo, Mercedes, Juan Martin‐Serrano, Estelle Oberlin, et al.. (1998). Activation of blood T lymphocytes down-regulates CXCR4 expression and interferes with propagation of X4 HIV strains. European Journal of Immunology. 28(10). 3192–3204. 2 indexed citations

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Bermejo, Mercedes, Juan Martin‐Serrano, Estelle Oberlin, et al.. (1998). Activation of blood T lymphocytes down-regulates CXCR4 expression and interferes with propagation of X4 HIV strains. European Journal of Immunology. 28(10). 3192–3204. 74 indexed citations

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Seitz, Michael, et al.. (1998). Effects of methotrexate on differentiation of monocytes and production of cytokine inhibitors by monocytes. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 41(11). 2032–2038. 48 indexed citations

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Moser, Bernhard, Marcel Loetscher, Luca Piali, & Pius Loetscher. (1998). Lymphocyte Responses to Chemokines. International Reviews of Immunology. 16(3-4). 323–344. 75 indexed citations

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Loetscher, Marcel, Pius Loetscher, Nicole Brass, Eckart Meese, & Bernhard Moser. (1998). Lymphocyte-specific chemokine receptor CXCR3: regulation, chemokine binding and gene localization. European Journal of Immunology. 28(11). 3696–3705. 299 indexed citations

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Seitz, Michael, Pius Loetscher, Béatrice Dewald, Harry Towbin, & Marco Baggiolini. (1997). In vitro modulation of cytokine, cytokine inhibitor, and prostaglandin E release from blood mononuclear cells and synovial fibroblasts by antirheumatic drugs.. PubMed. 24(8). 1471–6. 22 indexed citations

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Amara, Ali, Sylvie Le Gall, Olivier Schwartz, et al.. (1997). HIV Coreceptor Downregulation as Antiviral Principle: SDF-1α–dependent Internalization of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 Contributes to Inhibition of HIV Replication. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 186(1). 139–146. 491 indexed citations

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Forssmann, Ulf, Mariagrazia Uguccioni, Pius Loetscher, et al.. (1997). Eotaxin-2, a Novel CC Chemokine that Is Selective for the Chemokine Receptor CCR3, and Acts Like Eotaxin on Human Eosinophil and Basophil Leukocytes. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 185(12). 2171–2176. 339 indexed citations

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Loetscher, Marcel, Basil O. Gerber, Pius Loetscher, et al.. (1996). Chemokine receptor specific for IP10 and mig: structure, function, and expression in activated T-lymphocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 184(3). 963–969. 1041 indexed citations breakdown →

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Loetscher, Pius, Michael Seitz, Ian Clark‐Lewis, Marco Baggiolini, & Bernhard Moser. (1996). Activation of NK cells by CC chemokines. Chemotaxis, Ca2+ mobilization, and enzyme release. The Journal of Immunology. 156(1). 322–327. 228 indexed citations

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Seitz, Michael, Pius Loetscher, Béatrice Dewald, et al.. (1994). Production of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, inflammatory chemotactic proteins, and prostaglandin E by rheumatoid and osteoarthritic synoviocytes--regulation by IFN-gamma and IL-4.. The Journal of Immunology. 152(4). 2060–2065. 71 indexed citations

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Loetscher, Pius, et al.. (1992). Immobilization of monoclonal antibodies for affinity chromatography using a chelating peptide. Journal of Chromatography A. 595(1-2). 113–119. 18 indexed citations

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Althaus, Felix R., et al.. (1990). The poly-ADP-ribosylation system of higher eukaryotes: a protein shuttle mechanism in chromatin?. PubMed. 41(1-3). 9–18. 6 indexed citations

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