Effect of tumor cells and tumor microenvironment on NK‐cell function M Vitale, C Cantoni, G Pietra, MC Mingari, L Moretta European journal of immunology 44 (6), 1582-1592, 2014 | 441 | 2014 |
Peptide-specific recognition of human cytomegalovirus strains controls adaptive natural killer cells Q Hammer, T Rückert, EM Borst, J Dunst, A Haubner, P Durek, F Heinrich, ... Nature immunology 19 (5), 453-463, 2018 | 388 | 2018 |
Melanoma cells inhibit natural killer cell function by modulating the expression of activating receptors and cytolytic activity G Pietra, C Manzini, S Rivara, M Vitale, C Cantoni, A Petretto, M Balsamo, ... Cancer research 72 (6), 1407-1415, 2012 | 378 | 2012 |
Melanoma-associated fibroblasts modulate NK cell phenotype and antitumor cytotoxicity M Balsamo, F Scordamaglia, G Pietra, C Manzini, C Cantoni, M Boitano, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (49), 20847-20852, 2009 | 347 | 2009 |
Killer Ig-like receptors (KIRs): their role in NK cell modulation and developments leading to their clinical exploitation D Pende, M Falco, M Vitale, C Cantoni, C Vitale, E Munari, A Bertaina, ... Frontiers in immunology 10, 461739, 2019 | 334 | 2019 |
Hypoxia downregulates the expression of activating receptors involved in NK‐cell‐mediated target cell killing without affecting ADCC M Balsamo, C Manzini, G Pietra, F Raggi, F Blengio, MC Mingari, ... European journal of immunology 43 (10), 2756-2764, 2013 | 269 | 2013 |
HLA-E-restricted recognition of cytomegalovirus-derived peptides by human CD8+ cytolytic T lymphocytes G Pietra, C Romagnani, P Mazzarino, M Falco, E Millo, A Moretta, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (19), 10896-10901, 2003 | 252 | 2003 |
Natural killer cells kill human melanoma cells with characteristics of cancer stem cells G Pietra, C Manzini, M Vitale, M Balsamo, E Ognio, M Boitano, P Queirolo, ... International immunology 21 (7), 793-801, 2009 | 198 | 2009 |
NK cells and ILCs in tumor immunotherapy S Sivori, D Pende, L Quatrini, G Pietra, M Della Chiesa, P Vacca, ... Molecular aspects of medicine 80, 100870, 2021 | 166 | 2021 |
The engagement of CTLA-4 on primary melanoma cell lines induces antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and TNF-α production S Laurent, P Queirolo, S Boero, S Salvi, P Piccioli, S Boccardo, ... Journal of translational medicine 11, 1-13, 2013 | 163 | 2013 |
Analysis of natural killer cells isolated from human decidua: evidence that 2B4 (CD244) functions as an inhibitory receptor and blocks NK-cell function P Vacca, G Pietra, M Falco, E Romeo, C Bottino, F Bellora, F Prefumo, ... Blood 108 (13), 4078-4085, 2006 | 156 | 2006 |
Structural basis for a major histocompatibility complex class Ib–restricted T cell response HL Hoare, LC Sullivan, G Pietra, CS Clements, EJ Lee, LK Ely, T Beddoe, ... Nature immunology 7 (3), 256-264, 2006 | 138 | 2006 |
The Emerging Role of HLA‐E‐Restricted CD8+ T Lymphocytes in the Adaptive Immune Response to Pathogens and Tumors G Pietra, C Romagnani, C Manzini, L Moretta, MC Mingari BioMed Research International 2010 (1), 907092, 2010 | 130 | 2010 |
Hypoxia modifies the transcriptome of human NK cells, modulates their immunoregulatory profile, and influences NK cell subset migration M Parodi, F Raggi, D Cangelosi, C Manzini, M Balsamo, F Blengio, A Eva, ... Frontiers in immunology 9, 418208, 2018 | 124 | 2018 |
Melanoma cells become resistant to NK‐cell‐mediated killing when exposed to NK‐cell numbers compatible with NK‐cell infiltration in the tumor M Balsamo, W Vermi, M Parodi, G Pietra, C Manzini, P Queirolo, ... European journal of immunology 42 (7), 1833-1842, 2012 | 124 | 2012 |
Polymorphism in human cytomegalovirus UL40 impacts on recognition of human leukocyte antigen-E (HLA-E) by natural killer cells SL Heatley, G Pietra, J Lin, JML Widjaja, CM Harpur, S Lester, J Rossjohn, ... Journal of Biological Chemistry 288 (12), 8679-8690, 2013 | 121 | 2013 |
The analysis of the natural killer‐like activity of human cytolytic T lymphocytes revealed HLA‐E as a novel target for TCR α/β‐mediated recognition G Pietra, C Romagnani, M Falco, M Vitale, R Castriconi, D Pende, E Millo, ... European Journal of Immunology 31 (12), 3687-3693, 2001 | 120 | 2001 |
NK-CTLs, a novel HLA-E-restricted T-cell subset L Moretta, C Romagnani, G Pietra, A Moretta, MC Mingari Trends in immunology 24 (3), 136-143, 2003 | 119 | 2003 |
Identification of HLA-E-specific alloreactive T lymphocytes: a cell subset that undergoes preferential expansion in mixed lymphocyte culture and displays a broad cytolytic … C Romagnani, G Pietra, M Falco, E Millo, P Mazzarino, R Biassoni, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 99 (17), 11328-11333, 2002 | 113 | 2002 |
Human NK cells: from surface receptors to the therapy of leukemias and solid tumors L Moretta, G Pietra, E Montaldo, P Vacca, D Pende, M Falco, G Del Zotto, ... Frontiers in immunology 5, 80885, 2014 | 109 | 2014 |