Joana Gaifem

Universidade do Porto — Portugal

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

17h-index956citations38works15.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research(7), Galectins and Cancer Biology(7), Gut microbiota and health(6), Inflammatory Bowel Disease(6), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies(4)

Publications38 total

<i>N</i> -Glycans as fundamental immune-checkpoints at the frontiers of inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer
2025Open Access
Branched-Chain Amino Acids Exacerbate Colitis Progression by Lowering Colonic Fumarate Levels
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases·2025· 2 cited
418: CHANGES IN CELLULAR GLYCOSYLATION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY AND PRECEDE BY UP TO 6 YEARS THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRONHS DISEASE.
Gastroenterology·2025
Alterations in mucosa branched <i>N</i> -glycans lead to dysbiosis and downregulation of ILC3: a key driver of intestinal inflammation
Gut Microbes·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
P0034 Glycosylation as new molecular mechanism underlying Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Journal of Crohn s and Colitis·2025Open Access
A unique serum IgG glycosylation signature predicts development of Crohn’s disease and is associated with pathogenic antibodies to mannose glycan
Nature Immunology·2024· 47 citedOpen Access
Akkermansia muciniphila and Parabacteroides distasonis as prognostic markers for relapse in ulcerative colitis patients
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
The role of glycans in health and disease: Regulators of the interaction between gut microbiota and host immune system
Seminars in Immunology·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
<i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> and <i>Parabacteroides distasonis</i> synergistically protect from colitis by promoting ILC3 in the gut
mBio·2024· 56 citedOpen Access
Immune regulatory networks coordinated by glycans and glycan-binding proteins in autoimmunity and infection
Cellular and Molecular Immunology·2023· 168 citedOpen Access
Cholesteryl hemiazelate identified in CVD patients causes in vitro and in vivo inflammation
Journal of Lipid Research·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Cholesteryl hemiazelate Identified in Cardiovascular Disease Patients Causes <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> Inflammation
2023Open Access
DOP69 Glycans as an actor in the microbiome-immune response crosstalk.
Journal of Crohn s and Colitis·2023Open Access
Neutralizing Anti-Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor Autoantibodies Recognize Post-Translational Glycosylations on Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor Years Before Diagnosis and Predict Complicated Crohn’s Disease
Gastroenterology·2022· 57 citedOpen Access
Altered IgG glycosylation at COVID‐19 diagnosis predicts disease severity
European Journal of Immunology·2022· 48 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Altered IgG glycosylation at COVID‐19 diagnosis predicts disease severity"
2022Open Access
Anti–GM-CSF autoantibodies promote a “pre-diseased” state in Crohn’s Disease
2021· 2 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Drives a Glycan Switch of Peripheral T Cells at Diagnosis
The Journal of Immunology·2021· 10 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 infection drives a glycan switch of peripheral T cells at diagnosis
2021· 1 citedOpen Access
The Role of Glycosylation in Inflammatory Diseases
Advances in experimental medicine and biology·2021· 7 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Salomé S. Pinho(17), Ricardo Silvestre(14), Inês Alves(11), Cláudia S. Rodrigues(10), Ana M. Dias(8), António G. Castro(7), Egídio Torrado(6), Manuel M. Vicente(6), Fernando Rodrigues(5), Cristina Cunha(5), Agostinho Carvalho(5), Ângela Fernandes(5), Luís Malheiro(5), Rui Castro(5), Margarida Saraiva(4), Catarina M. Azevedo(4), Joana Torres(4), Jean‐Frédéric Colombel(4), Ana Mendes‐Frias(4), Nair Seixas(4)