Parisa Kalantari

STING agonist protects against exacerbation of schistosome egg-induced immunopathology
Pengyu Liu, Megan S. Linnane, Kaile Jump, Shuchang Tian, Santoshi Chaudhary, Rajeswaran Mani, Jordan E. Bisanz, Parisa Kalantari, Jul 2026, In: PLoS pathogens
Date: Jul 2026

C-type lectin receptor signaling in schistosomiasis
Santoshi Chaudhary, Parisa Kalantari, May 2026, In: Frontiers in immunology
Date: May 2026

NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes exacerbate the pathogenic Th17 cell response to eggs of the helminth Schistosoma mansoni
Madhusoodhanan Suresh Kumar Meena Kumari, Pengyu Liu, Megan S. Nitchman, Santoshi Chaudhary, Kaile Jump, Yoelkys Morales, Emily A. Miller, Ilana Shecter, Miguel J. Stadecker, Parisa Kalantari, Mar 2025, In: PLoS pathogens
Date: Mar 2025

The balance between gasdermin D and STING signaling shapes the severity of schistosome immunopathology
Parisa Kalantari, Ilana Shecter, Jacob Hopkins, Andrea Pilotta Gois, Yoelkys Morales, Bijan F. Harandi, Shruti Sharma, Miguel J. Stadecker, Mar 28 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Date: Mar 28 2023

The c-type lectin Receptor-Driven, Th17 Cell-Mediated severe pathology in schistosomiasis
Parisa Kalantari, Stephen C. Bunnell, Miguel J. Stadecker, 2019, In: Frontiers in immunology
Date: 2019

Interplay between Plasmodium falciparum haemozoin and l-arginine
Yolanda Corbett, Sarah D'Alessandro, Silvia Parapini, Diletta Scaccabarozzi, Parisa Kalantari, Stefania Zava, Flavio Giavarini, Donatella Caruso, Irma Colombo, Timothy J. Egan, Nicoletta Basilico, Dec 6 2018, In: Malaria journal
Date: Dec 6 2018

The emerging role of pattern recognition receptors in the pathogenesis of Malaria
Parisa Kalantari, Mar 2018, In: Vaccines
Date: Mar 2018

CD209a Synergizes with Dectin-2 and Mincle to Drive Severe Th17 Cell-Mediated Schistosome Egg-Induced Immunopathology
Parisa Kalantari, Yoelkys Morales, Emily A. Miller, Luis D. Jaramillo, Holly E. Ponichtera, Marcel A. Wuethrich, Cheolho Cheong, Maria C. Seminario, Joanne M. Russo, Stephen C. Bunnell, Miguel J. Stadecker, Jan 30 2018, In: Cell Reports
Date: Jan 30 2018

MIR-718 represses proinflammatory cytokine production through targeting phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)
Parisa Kalantari, Omid F. Harandi, Sarika Agarwal, Florentina Rus, Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Daniel R. Caffrey, Douglas T. Golenbock, Apr 7 2017, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Date: Apr 7 2017

Bacterial RNA:DNA hybrids are activators of the NLRP3 inflammasome
Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Vijay A.K. Rathinam, Maninjay K. Atianand, Parisa Kalantari, Brian Skehan, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, John M. Leong, May 27 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Date: May 27 2014

CD36 coordinates NLRP3 inflammasome activation by facilitating intracellular nucleation of soluble ligands into particulate ligands in sterile inflammation
Frederick J. Sheedy, Alena Grebe, Katey J. Rayner, Parisa Kalantari, Bhama Ramkhelawon, Susan B. Carpenter, Christine E. Becker, Hasini N. Ediriweera, Adam E. Mullick, Douglas T. Golenbock, Lynda M. Stuart, Eicke Latz, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Kathryn J. Moore, Aug 2013, In: Nature Immunology
Citations: 855

Innate sensing of malaria parasites
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Parisa Kalantari, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Douglas T. Golenbock, Jan 1 2014, In: Nature Reviews Immunology
Citations: 262

Innate Immune Recognition of an AT-Rich Stem-Loop DNA Motif in the Plasmodium falciparum Genome
Shruti Sharma, Rosane B. DeOliveira, Parisa Kalantari, Peggy Parroche, Nadege Goutagny, Zhaozhao Jiang, Jennie Chan, Daniella C. Bartholomeu, Fanny Lauw, J. Perry Hall, Glen N. Barber, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Douglas T. Golenbock, Aug 26 2011, In: Immunity
Citations: 216

Dual engagement of the NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes by plasmodium-derived hemozoin and DNA during Malaria
Parisa Kalantari, Rosane B. DeOliveira, Jennie Chan, Yolanda Corbett, Vijay Rathinam, Andrea Stutz, Eicke Latz, Ricardo T. Gazzinelli, Douglas T. Golenbock, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, 2014, In: Cell Reports
Citations: 175

Bacterial RNA:DNA hybrids are activators of the NLRP3 inflammasome
Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja, Vijay A.K. Rathinam, Maninjay K. Atianand, Parisa Kalantari, Brian Skehan, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, John M. Leong, May 27 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 94

A Multifactorial Role for P. falciparum Malaria in Endemic Burkitt's Lymphoma Pathogenesis
Charles Torgbor, Peter Awuah, Kirk Deitsch, Parisa Kalantari, Karen A. Duca, David A. Thorley-Lawson, May 2014, In: PLoS pathogens
Citations: 88

RNA and beta;-hemolysin of group B streptococcus induce interleukin-1β (IL-1β) by activating NLRP3 inflammasomes in mouse macrophages
Rahul Gupta, Shubhendu Ghosh, Brian Monks, Rosane B. DeOliveira, Te Chen Tzeng, Parisa Kalantari, Anubhab Nandy, Bornali Bhattacharjee, Jennie Chan, Fabianno Ferreira, Vijay Rathinam, Shruti Sharma, Egil Lien, Neal Silverman, Katherine Fitzgerald, Arnaud Firon, Patrick Trieu-Cuot, Philipp Henneke, D..., May 16 2014, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Citations: 73

Gambogic acid covalently modifies IκB kinase-β subunit to mediate suppression of lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of NF-κB in macrophages
Umamaheshwari D. Palempall, Ujjawal Gandhi, Parisa Kalantari, Hema Vunta, Ryan J. Arner, Vivek Narayan, Anand Ravindran, K. Sandeep Prabhu, Apr 15 2009, In: Biochemical Journal
Citations: 68

Thioredoxin reductase-1 negatively regulates HIV-1 transactivating protein Tat-dependent transcription in human macrophages
Parisa Kalantari, Vivek Narayan, Sathish K. Natarajan, Kambadur Muralidhar, Ujjawal H. Gandhi, Hema Vunta, Andrew J. Henderson, K. Sandeep Prabhu, Nov 28 2008, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Citations: 67

MIR-718 represses proinflammatory cytokine production through targeting phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)
Parisa Kalantari, Omid F. Harandi, Sarika Agarwal, Florentina Rus, Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Daniel R. Caffrey, Douglas T. Golenbock, Apr 7 2017, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Citations: 50

Centers & Institutes

• Center for Cellular Dynamics

• Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences IGDP

• Megan Nitchman

• Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
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