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List of works by Maria Grazia Cusi

5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy enhances the antitumor activity of a thymidylate synthase-directed polyepitopic peptide vaccine.

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A Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Vectored by a Stable Chimeric and Replication-Deficient Sendai Virus Protects Mice without Inducing Enhanced Disease.

scientific article published on March 2017

Age related changes in T cell mediated immune response and effector memory to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in healthy subjects.

scientific article published on 20 October 2010

Age-Dependent Seroprevalence of Toscana Virus in Central Italy and Correlation with the Clinical Profile

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Anti-angiogenetic effects of immune-reconstituted influenza virosomes assembled with parathyroid hormone-related protein derived peptide vaccine.

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Anti-cancer activity of dose-fractioned mPE +/- bevacizumab regimen is paralleled by immune-modulation in advanced squamous NSLC patients.

scientific article published in September 2017

Applications of influenza virosomes as a delivery system.

scientific article published on 12 January 2006

Bayesian skyline plot inference of the Toscana virus epidemic: a decline in the effective number of infections over the last 30 years

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Biotechnology for virus vaccine design, production, and control.

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Cetuximab ± chemotherapy enhances dendritic cell-mediated phagocytosis of colon cancer cells and ignites a highly efficient colon cancer antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cell response in vitro.

scientific article published on 16 August 2011

Chemo-immunotherapy of colorectal carcinoma: preclinical rationale and clinical experience.

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Chemo-immunotherapy of metastatic colorectal carcinoma with gemcitabine plus FOLFOX 4 followed by subcutaneous granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-2 induces strong immunologic and antitumor activity in metastatic colon c

scientific article published in August 2005

Chlamydia pneumoniae viability in atherosclerotic tissue: true or false?

scientific article published in November 2000

Cloning and sequencing of the F gene of live attenuated Urabe Am9 mumps virus

scientific article published on August 19, 1995

Comparative study of the immune response in mice immunized with four live attenuated strains of mumps virus by intranasal or intramuscular route.

scientific article published in July 2001

Comparison of a new prototype immunochromatographic assay and a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of serum antibodies against Toscana virus.

scientific article published on 25 September 2012

Dendritic cell-mediated cross-presentation of antigens derived from colon carcinoma cells exposed to a highly cytotoxic multidrug regimen with gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin, elicits a powerful human antigen-specific CTL re

scientific article published on July 2005

Detection of neurotropic viruses circulating in Tuscany: the incisive role of Toscana virus.

scientific article published in January 2000

Diagnostic potential of Toscana virus N protein expressed in Escherichia coli.

scientific article published on November 1998

Diagnostic tools for Toscana virus infection.

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EBV Reactivation and Chromosomal Polysomies: Euphorbia tirucalli as a Possible Cofactor in Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma.

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Editorial overview: anti-infectives: towards novel antiviral and antibacterial drugs? Current approaches to address a growing medical need

scientific article published on 22 October 2014

Editorial: arthropod-borne viruses and emergent viruses.

scientific article published on 22 April 2010

Efficient delivery of DNA to dendritic cells mediated by influenza virosomes

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

Epidemiological and clinical study of viral respiratory tract infections in children from Italy.

scientific article published in April 2009

Evaluation of a novel immunogenic vaccine platform based on a genome replication-deficient Sendai vector

scientific article published on July 2, 2013

Evaluation of rubella virus E2 and C proteins in protection against rubella virus in a mouse model.

scientific article published in August 1995

Evidence of Toscana Virus Variants Circulating in Tuscany, Italy, during the Summers of 1995 to 1997

scientific article published on July 1, 1998

Expression of recombinant E2 and C proteins of rubella virus in insect cells.

scientific article published on January 1994

Fast duplex one-step RT-PCR for rapid differential diagnosis of entero- or toscana virus meningitis.

scientific article published on July 2002

Gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, levofolinate, 5-fluorouracil, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and interleukin-2 (GOLFIG) versus FOLFOX chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer patients: the GOLFIG-2 multicentric open-label randomized

scientific article published on January 2014

Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci.

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Haemagglutinin-neuraminidase from HPIV3 mediates human NK regulation of T cell proliferation via NKp44 and NKp46

scientific article published on 23 April 2018

High-affinity HLA-A(*)02.01 peptides from parathyroid hormone-related protein generate in vitro and in vivo antitumor CTL response without autoimmune side effects

scientific article published on 01 November 2002

Histological description of the lymphadenopathy related to Toscana virus infection. Report of a case.

scientific article published on 5 November 2010

Human Polymorphonuclear Cells Support Zika Virus to Cross Endothelial Monolayer and Access Bloodstream

scientific article published in 2022

Human bocavirus detection in an atopic child affected by pneumonia associated with wheezing

scientific article published on 07 August 2007

Humoral immunity to respiratory syncytial virus in young and elderly adults.

scientific article published on 15 April 2009

Immune responses to wild and vaccine rubella viruses after rubella vaccination

scientific article published on 01 January 1989

Immune-modulating effects of bevacizumab in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer patients.

scientific article published on 3 October 2016

Immune-modulating effects of the newest cetuximab-based chemoimmunotherapy regimen in advanced colorectal cancer patients.

scientific article published on June 2012

Immunological characterization of respiratory syncytial virus N protein epitopes recognized by human cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

scientific article published in September 2007

Immunomodulatory properties of anticancer monoclonal antibodies: is the 'magic bullet' still a reliable paradigm?

scientific article published in January 2011

Immunopotentiating of mucosal and systemic antibody responses in mice by intranasal immunization with HLT-combined influenza virosomal vaccine

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Immunosuppressive monoclonal antibody to CD64 from patients with long-term stable multiple sclerosis.

scientific article published on 11 January 2013

In vitro generation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes against HLA-A2.1-restricted peptides derived from human thymidylate synthase.

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In vivo study of the GC90/IRIV vaccine for immune response and autoimmunity into a novel humanised transgenic mouse.

scientific article published on July 2003

Influenza virosomes are an efficient delivery system for respiratory syncytial virus-F antigen inducing humoral and cell-mediated immunity.

scientific article published in October 2002

Intranasal immunization with mumps virus DNA vaccine delivered by influenza virosomes elicits mucosal and systemic immunity.

scientific article published in November 2000

Non-HCV-related cryoglobulinemic vasculitis and parvovirus-B19 infection

scientific article published on 3 January 2017

Non-granulomatous cerebellar infection by Acanthamoeba spp. in an immunocompetent host

scientific article published on 04 October 2018

P2.03a-053 Immuno-Inflammatory Markers in Advanced NSCLC Patients Undergone Fractioned Cisplatin, Oral Etoposide and Bevacizumab

Peripheral neuropathy associated with anti-myelin basic protein antibodies in a woman vaccinated with rubella virus vaccine.

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Phase I trial of thymidylate synthase poly-epitope peptide (TSPP) vaccine in advanced cancer patients.

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Phase Ib study of poly-epitope peptide vaccination to thymidylate synthase (TSPP) and GOLFIG chemo-immunotherapy for treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients.

scientific article published on 21 December 2015

Phylodynamic analysis of the historical spread of Toscana virus around the Mediterranean

Plasmablastic transformation of a pre-existing plasmacytoma: a possible role for reactivation of Epstein Barr virus infection

scientific article published on 5 September 2014

Potential of DNA vaccines delivered by influenza virosomes

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

Prevalence of toscana and sicilian phlebovirus antibodies in classic Kaposi sarcoma case patients and control subjects in sicily.

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Pseudoexfoliation syndrome-associated genetic variants affect transcription factor binding and alternative splicing of LOXL1.

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Radiotherapy prolongs the survival of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients undergone to an immune-modulating treatment with dose-fractioned cisplatin and metronomic etoposide and bevacizumab (mPEBev).

scientific article published on 24 August 2017

Rapid detection of different RNA respiratory virus species by multiplex RT-PCR: application to clinical specimens.

scientific article published in November 1997

Rapid identification of Toscana virus by nested PCR during an outbreak in the Siena area of Italy

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Recruitment of dendritic cells and enhanced antigen-specific immune reactivity in cancer patients treated with hr-GM-CSF (Molgramostim) and hr-IL-2. results from a phase Ib clinical trial.

scientific article published on May 2001

Retrospective diagnosis of West Nile virus infection in a patient with meningoencephalitis in Tuscany, Italy.

scientific article published on 14 July 2011

Rubella in teenagers: epidemiology and prophylaxis in Siena, Italy

scholarly article by C Cellesi et al published 1 October 1985 in Journal of Biological Standardization

SARS-CoV-2 in pleural fluid in a kidney transplant patient

scientific article published on 18 October 2020

Search for Chlamydia pneumoniae genes and their expression in atherosclerotic plaques of carotid arteries.

scientific article published on March 2001

Serological Survey of Toscana Virus Infections in a High-Risk Population in Italy

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Serological and molecular detection of Toscana and other Phleboviruses in patients and sandflies in Tunisia

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Serological evidence of reinfection among vaccinees during rubella outbreak

scientific article published in The Lancet

Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus in a Sample Population in Tuscany, Italy

scientific article published on January 5, 2013

Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Toscana and Sicilian virus infection in a sample population of Sicily (Italy)

scientific article published on 18 November 2011

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in blood donors and renal transplant recipients: a retrospective study from central Italy.

scientific article published on September 2015

Seroprevalence to Measles Virus after Vaccination or Natural Infection in an Adult Population, in Italy

scientific article published on 03 February 2020

Serum antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus F and N proteins in two populations at high risk of infection: children and elderly.

scientific article published on 19 May 2010

Structure of rubella E1 glycoprotein epitopes established by multiple peptide synthesis.

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Systemic inflammatory status predict the outcome of k-RAS WT metastatic colorectal cancer patients receiving the thymidylate synthase poly-epitope-peptide anticancer vaccine.

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T-cell engineering by a chimeric T-cell receptor with antibody-type specificity for the HIV-1 gp120.

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Testicular involvement during Toscana virus infection: an unusual manifestation?

scientific article published on November 17, 2012

The response to plasmid DNA-virosome vaccination: a role for circulating antibodies?

scientific article published on 01 July 2001

The route to solve the interplay between inflammation, angiogenesis and anti-cancer immune response.

scientific article published on 21 July 2016

Toscana virus NSs protein inhibits the induction of type I interferon by interacting with RIG-I

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Toscana virus induces interferon although its NSs protein reveals antagonistic activity

scientific article published on 22 September 2010

Toscana virus infects dendritic and endothelial cells opening the way for the central nervous system

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Toscana virus non-structural protein NSs acts as E3 ubiquitin ligase promoting RIG-I degradation

scientific article published on 09 December 2019

Truncation of the C-terminal region of Toscana Virus NSs protein is critical for interferon-β antagonism and protein stability

scientific article published on 13 October 2015

Tumour-associated antigen (TAA)-specific cytotoxic T cell (CTL) response in vitro and in a mouse model, induced by TAA-plasmids delivered by influenza virosomes

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Type I interferons induced by endogenous or exogenous viral infections promote metastasis and relapse of leishmaniasis.

scientific article published on 24 April 2017

Ubiquitin and Not Only Unfolded Domains Drives Toscana Virus Non-Structural NSs Protein Degradation

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Virucidal activity of a novel non-alcoholic combination of disinfectants.

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Why is influenza virus more risky for pregnant women?

scientific article published on September 2010

[Evaluation of the specific immune response after anti-rubella vaccination]

scientific article published on 01 January 1988