Silvia Melgar

5.0k citations

75 papers · 3.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Molecular Biology top 5%
Immunology top 2%
Genetics top 2%
Epidemiology top 5%
Surgery top 10%

Co-authors: Erik Michaëlsson Agneta Karlsson Mònica Aguilera Fergus Shanahan John MacSharry Marie‐Louise Hammarström Caitríona M. O’Driscoll Sten Hammarström
Topics: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (24 papers)Gut microbiota and health (18 papers)Immune Response and Inflammation (16 papers)
Cited by: Gastroenterology Immunology Genetics
Journals: Nature CommunicationsSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaNature Immunology
Partner nations: Ireland Sweden United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Silvia Melgar

69 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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The Impact of Western Diet and Nutrients on the Microbiota and Immune Response at Mucosal Interfaces

2017 346 citations Mònica Aguilera, John MacSharry et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

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1	Mixed-method Irish study exploring the role of diet in IBD based on an online questionnaire and a patient panel opinion 2024 ·BMJ Open Gastroenterology ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Anne M. Murphy,(unknown),(unknown),Majella O’Keeffe,Silvia Melgar	0
2	Human intestinal organoids: Modeling gastrointestinal physiology and immunopathology — current applications and limitations 2023 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Peter F. Flood,(unknown),Kenneth Nally,Silvia Melgar	14
3	Identification of Gut Bacteria such as Lactobacillus johnsonii that Disseminate to Systemic Tissues of Wild Type and MyD88–/– Mice 2022 ·Gut Microbes ·(unknown),Panagiota Stamou,Fiona Crispie,(unknown),(unknown),Chyi‐Song Hsieh,Paul D. Cotter,Órla O’Sullivan,Silvia Melgar,Paul W. O’Toole,Rodney D. Newberry,Valerio Rossini,Kenneth Nally	2
4	TNF-α synergises with IFN-γ to induce caspase-8-JAK1/2-STAT1-dependent death of intestinal epithelial cells 2021 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Jerzy A. Woznicki,(unknown),Peter F. Flood,(unknown),Ciaran M. Lee,Panagiota Stamou,(unknown),(unknown),Karine Regazzoni,Nyree Crawford,Simon S. McDade,Daniel B. Longley,Pedro Aza‐Blanc,Fergus Shanahan,(unknown),Jane McCarthy,Silvia Melgar,Bradford L. McRae,Kenneth Nally	109
5	Inflammasome Signaling Regulates the Microbial–Neuroimmune Axis and Visceral Pain in Mice 2021 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Mònica Aguilera,Valerio Rossini,(unknown),Donjetë Simnica,(unknown),Valeria D. Felice,(unknown),(unknown),Á Fanning,(unknown),Siobhain M. O’Mahony,John F. Cryan,Kenneth Nally,Fergus Shanahan,Silvia Melgar	12
6	Bifidobacterium breve Exopolysaccharide Blocks Dendritic Cell Maturation and Activation of CD4+ T Cells 2021 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown),Panagiota Stamou,(unknown),(unknown),María Esteban-Torres,Francesca Bottacini,Jerzy A. Woznicki,(unknown),Silvia Melgar,Marco Ventura,Douwe van Sinderen,Valerio Rossini,Kenneth Nally	26
7	<p>Emerging applications of upconverting nanoparticles in intestinal infection and colorectal cancer</p> 2019 ·International Journal of Nanomedicine ·(unknown),(unknown),Stefan Andersson‐Engels,Silvia Melgar	48
8	Staying alive: growth and survival of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis under in vitro and in vivo conditions 2018 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Muireann Egan,Francesca Bottacini,Mary O’Connell Motherway,Patrick G. Casey,(unknown),Silvia Melgar,Jean‐Michel Faurie,Christian Chervaux,Tamara Smokvina,Douwe van Sinderen	6
9	The Impact of Western Diet and Nutrients on the Microbiota and Immune Response at Mucosal Interfacesbreakdown → 2017 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown),Mònica Aguilera,John MacSharry,Silvia Melgar	346
10	Quantitative analysis of mucosal oxygenation using ex vivo imaging of healthy and inflamed mammalian colon tissue 2016 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·Alexander V. Zhdanov,Irina A. Okkelman,Anna V. Golubeva,(unknown),Niall P. Hyland,Silvia Melgar,Fergus Shanahan,John F. Cryan,Dmitri B. Papkovsky	23
11	A novel effect of DMOG on cell metabolism: direct inhibition of mitochondrial function precedes HIF target gene expression 2015 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Alexander V. Zhdanov,Irina A. Okkelman,Fergus W. J. Collins,Silvia Melgar,Dmitri B. Papkovsky	82
12	The Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Analogue FTY720 Impairs Mucosal Immunity and Clearance of the Enteric Pathogen Citrobacter rodentium 2012 ·Infection and Immunity ·C. Murphy,Lindsay J. Hall,(unknown),Aoife Quinlan,John MacSharry,Fergus Shanahan,Kenneth Nally,Silvia Melgar	23
13	Pattern recognition receptors—Molecular orchestrators of inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease 2012 ·Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews ·D. Walsh,Joanna McCarthy,Caitríona M. O’Driscoll,Silvia Melgar	131
14	Psychological stress reactivates dextran sulfate sodium-induced chronic colitis in mice 2008 ·Stress ·Silvia Melgar,Karin Engström,(unknown),Vicente Martı́nez	46
15	Lack of colonic inflammation‐induced acute visceral hypersensitivity to colorectal distension in Na_v1.9 knockout mice 2008 ·European Journal of Pain ·Vicente Martı́nez,Silvia Melgar	35
16	Validation of murine dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis using four therapeutic agents for human inflammatory bowel disease 2008 ·International Immunopharmacology ·Silvia Melgar,(unknown),Erika Rehnström,Agneta Karlsson,(unknown),Liselotte Jansson,Erik Michaëlsson	159
17	Intra-colonic administration of the TLR7 agonist R-848 induces an acute local and systemic inflammation in mice 2007 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Agneta Karlsson,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Erika Rehnström,(unknown),Per‐Göran Gillberg,Liselotte Jansson,Erik Michaëlsson,Silvia Melgar	13
18	Cytolytic Capabilities of Lamina Propria and Intraepithelial Lymphocytes in Normal and Chronically Inflamed Human Intestine 2004 ·Scandinavian Journal of Immunology ·Silvia Melgar,Sten Hammarström,Åke Öberg,Anna Danielsson,Marie‐Louise Hammarström	14
19	Paradoxical coexpression of proinflammatory and down-regulatory cytokines in intestinal T cells in childhood celiac disease 2002 ·Gastroenterology ·Göte Forsberg,Olle Hernell,Silvia Melgar,Anne Israelsson,Sten Hammarström,Marie‐Louise Hammarström	135
20	An apoptotic response by J774 macrophage cells is common upon infection with diarrheagenicEscherichia coli 1999 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Xin‐He Lai,Jianguo Xu,Silvia Melgar,Bernt Eric Uhlin	17

About Silvia Melgar

Silvia Melgar is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Immunology and Genetics, having authored 75 papers that have together received 3.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (24 papers), Gut microbiota and health (18 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gastroenterology (359 citations), Immunology (1.1k citations) and Genetics (874 citations). Silvia Melgar has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, Sweden and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Erik Michaëlsson, Agneta Karlsson, Mònica Aguilera, Fergus Shanahan, John MacSharry, Marie‐Louise Hammarström, Caitríona M. O’Driscoll, Sten Hammarström, Kenneth Nally and Aoife Quinlan. Their work appears in journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nature Immunology.

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