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Costantino PitzalisProfessor of Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology QMUL Verified email at qmul.ac.uk Cited by 24464 |
Ectopic lymphoid-like structures in infection, cancer and autoimmunity
C Pitzalis, GW Jones, M Bombardieri… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Ectopic lymphoid-like structures often develop at sites of inflammation where they influence
the course of infection, autoimmune disease, cancer and transplant rejection. These …
the course of infection, autoimmune disease, cancer and transplant rejection. These …
New learnings on the pathophysiology of RA from synovial biopsies
C Pitzalis, S Kelly, F Humby - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2013 - journals.lww.com
RA is a heterogeneous clinical and pathobiological entity. Specific pathways within synovial
tissues are emerging as associated with diverse clinical evolution and therapeutic …
tissues are emerging as associated with diverse clinical evolution and therapeutic …
[HTML][HTML] Role of the IL-23/IL-17 axis in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: the clinical importance of its divergence in skin and joints
Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease causing erythematosus and scaly skin
plaques; up to 30% of patients with psoriasis develop Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), which is …
plaques; up to 30% of patients with psoriasis develop Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), which is …
Defining inflammatory cell states in rheumatoid arthritis joint synovial tissues by integrating single-cell transcriptomics and mass cytometry
To define the cell populations that drive joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we
applied single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), mass cytometry, bulk RNA sequencing …
applied single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), mass cytometry, bulk RNA sequencing …
Distinct synovial tissue macrophage subsets regulate inflammation and remission in rheumatoid arthritis
S Alivernini, L MacDonald, A Elmesmari, S Finlay… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Immune-regulatory mechanisms of drug-free remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are
unknown. We hypothesized that synovial tissue macrophages (STM), which persist in …
unknown. We hypothesized that synovial tissue macrophages (STM), which persist in …
[HTML][HTML] Lactate regulates metabolic and pro-inflammatory circuits in control of T cell migration and effector functions
Lactate has long been considered a “waste” by-product of cell metabolism, and it
accumulates at sites of inflammation. Recent findings have identified lactate as an active …
accumulates at sites of inflammation. Recent findings have identified lactate as an active …
[HTML][HTML] Ectopic lymphoid structures support ongoing production of class-switched autoantibodies in rheumatoid synovium
F Humby, M Bombardieri, A Manzo, S Kelly… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Follicular structures resembling germinal centres (GCs) that are characterized
by follicular dendritic cell (FDC) networks have long been recognized in chronically inflamed …
by follicular dendritic cell (FDC) networks have long been recognized in chronically inflamed …
[HTML][HTML] Rituximab versus tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis: synovial biopsy-based biomarker analysis of the phase 4 R4RA randomized trial
F Rivellese, AEA Surace, K Goldmann, E Sciacca… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receive highly targeted biologic therapies without
previous knowledge of target expression levels in the diseased tissue. Approximately 40 …
previous knowledge of target expression levels in the diseased tissue. Approximately 40 …
Mesenchymal multipotency of adult human periosteal cells demonstrated by single‐cell lineage analysis
Objective To investigate whether periosteal cells from adult humans have features of
multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) at the single‐cell level. Methods Cell …
multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) at the single‐cell level. Methods Cell …
[PDF][PDF] Lactate buildup at the site of chronic inflammation promotes disease by inducing CD4+ T cell metabolic rewiring
Accumulation of lactate in the tissue microenvironment is a feature of both inflammatory
disease and cancer. Here, we assess the response of immune cells to lactate in the context …
disease and cancer. Here, we assess the response of immune cells to lactate in the context …