Barbara Valzasina

Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori — Italy

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

T-cell and B-cell Immunology(7), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses(7), Immune Cell Function and Interaction(7), Immune Response and Inflammation(2), Tryptophan and brain disorders(2)

Publications12 total

OX40 triggering blocks suppression by regulatory T cells and facilitates tumor rejection
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2008· 12 citedOpen Access
OX40 triggering blocks suppression by regulatory T cells and facilitates tumor rejection
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2008· 396 citedOpen Access
Modulation of tryptophan catabolism by human leukemic cells results in the conversion of CD25− into CD25+ T regulatory cells
Blood·2006· 385 citedOpen Access
Tumor-Induced Expansion of Regulatory T Cells by Conversion of CD4+CD25− Lymphocytes Is Thymus and Proliferation Independent
Cancer Research·2006· 252 cited
CD25+ Regulatory T Cell Depletion Augments Immunotherapy of Micrometastases by an IL-21-Secreting Cellular Vaccine
The Journal of Immunology·2006· 106 citedOpen Access
Leukemic Transformation Induces the Constitutive Expression of Indoleamine 2,3-Dyoxigenase Which Directly Increases CD4+CD25+ T Regulatory Cells.
Blood·2005
Triggering of OX40 (CD134) on CD4+CD25+ T cells blocks their inhibitory activity: a novel regulatory role for OX40 and its comparison with GITR
Blood·2005· 430 citedOpen Access
CD40/CD40L interaction regulates CD4<sup>+</sup>CD25<sup>+</sup> T reg homeostasis through dendritic cell‐produced IL‐2
European Journal of Immunology·2005· 109 cited
Toll-like receptor 4 is not required for the full maturation of dendritic cells or for the degradation of Gram-negative bacteria
European Journal of Immunology·2002· 34 cited
Dendritic cells express tight junction proteins and penetrate gut epithelial monolayers to sample bacteria
Nature Immunology·2001· 2.5k cited
FAS Engagement Induces the Maturation of Dendritic Cells (Dcs), the Release of Interleukin (Il)-1β, and the Production of Interferon γ in the Absence of IL-12 during Dc–T Cell Cognate Interaction
The Journal of Experimental Medicine·2000· 226 citedOpen Access
Glutamate Synthase:  Identification of the NADPH-Binding Site by Site-Directed Mutagenesis
Biochemistry·2000· 18 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Mario P. Colombo(8), María Rescigno(3), Paola Ricciardi‐Castagnoli(3), Cristiana Guiducci(3), Silvia Piconese(3), Matteo Urbano(2), Gianluca Rotta(2), Francesca Granucci(2), Heidrun Dislich(2), Antonio Curti(2), Simona Pandolfi(2), Michela Aluigi(2), Alessandro Isidori(2), Elisa Ferri(2), Sergio Rutella(2), Ilaria Durelli(2), Alberto L. Horenstein(2), Francesca Fiore(2), Massimo Massaia(2), Michele Baccarani(2)