Francesca Cottalasso

The corticosteroid‐induced inhibitory effect on NK cell function reflects down‐regulation and/or dysfunction of triggering receptors involved in natural cytotoxicity

Chiara Vitale, Laura Chiossone, Claudia Cantoni et al. · European Journal of Immunology · 2004 · 88 citations

Molecular analysis of the methylprednisolone-mediated inhibition of NK-cell function: evidence for different susceptibility of IL-2– versus IL-15–activated NK cells

Laura Chiossone, Chiara Vitale, Francesca Cottalasso et al. · Blood · 2007 · 77 citations

Human NK cells at early stages of differentiation produce CXCL8 and express CD161 molecule that functions as an activating receptor

Elisa Montaldo, Chiara Vitale, Francesca Cottalasso et al. · Blood · 2012 · 65 citations · Full text

Analysis of the activating receptors and cytolytic function of human natural killer cells undergoing <i>in vivo</i> differentiation after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Chiara Vitale, Laura Chiossone, Giuseppe Morreale et al. · European Journal of Immunology · 2004 · 47 citations · Full text

Cell Therapy, Lymphocyte Development, Immune Regulation +20

Methylprednisolone induces preferential and rapid differentiation of CD34+ cord blood precursors toward NK cells

Chiara Vitale, Francesca Cottalasso, Elisa Montaldo et al. · International Immunology · 2008 · 34 citations

Nk Cell Differentiation, Rapid Differentiation, Cell Therapy +14