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M. Micallef

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h-index: 21
Works: 45
Citations: 3,114

Most-cited papers

Cloning of the cDNA for human IFN-gamma-inducing factor, expression in Escherichia coli, and studies on the biologic activities of the protein.
S. Ushio, M. Namba, T. Okura, K. Hattori +12 more
1996Journal of Immunology699 citations
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Interferon‐γ‐inducing factor enhances T helper 1 cytokine production by stimulated human T cells: synergism with interleukin‐12 for interferon‐γ production
M. Micallef, T. Ohtsuki, K. Kohno, F. Tanabe +8 more
1996608 citations
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Interferon-gamma-inducing factor enhances T helper 1 cytokine production by stimulated human T cells: synergism with interleukin-12 for interferon-gamma production.
M. Micallef, T. Ohtsuki, K. Kohno, F. Tanabe +8 more
1996European Journal of Immunology258 citations
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Apoptosis and suppression of tumor growth by artepillin C extracted from Brazilian propolis.
T. Kimoto, Shigeyuki Arai, M. Kohguchi, Miho Aga +4 more
1998Cancer Detection and Prevention198 citations
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In vivo antitumor effects of murine interferon- γ -inducing factor/interleukin-18 in mice bearing syngeneic Meth A sarcoma malignant ascites
M. Micallef, Kenshi Yoshida, Sachiko Kawai, T. Hanaya +7 more
1997Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy178 citations Open access
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Interleukin 18 induces the sequential activation of natural killer cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes to protect syngeneic mice from transplantation with Meth A sarcoma.
M. Micallef, T. Tanimoto, K. Kohno, M. Ikeda +1 more
1997Cancer Research126 citations
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Apoptosis of human leukemia cells induced by Artepillin C, an active ingredient of Brazilian propolis.
T. Kimoto, Miho Aga, Keiko Hino, Satomi Koya-Miyata +6 more
2001Anticancer Research124 citations
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Interleukin 18 enhances Fas ligand expression and induces apoptosis in Fas-expressing human myelomonocytic KG-1 cells.
T. Ohtsuki, M. Micallef, K. Kohno, T. Tanimoto +2 more
1997Anticancer Research118 citations
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Cell differentiation and apoptosis of monocytic and promyelocytic leukemia cells (U‐937 and HL‐60) by tryptanthrin, an active ingredient of Polygonum tinctorium Lour.
T. Kimoto, Keiko Hino, Satomi Koya-Miyata, Y. Yamamoto +7 more
2001Pathology international (Print)84 citations
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Pulmonary carcinogenesis induced by ferric nitrilotriacetate in mice and protection from it by Brazilian propolis and artepillin C
T. Kimoto, Satomi Koya-Miyata, Keiko Hino, M. Micallef +4 more
2001Virchows Archiv73 citations
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The induction of apoptosis in human melanoma, breast and ovarian cancer cell lines using an essential oil extract from the conifer Tetraclinis articulata.
J. Buhagiar, M. Podesta, A. Wilson, M. Micallef +1 more
1999Anticancer Research73 citations
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An extract from Ricinus communis L. leaves possesses cytotoxic properties and induces apoptosis in SK-MEL-28 human melanoma cells
S. Darmanin, P. S. Wismayer, Marie Therese Camilleri Podesta, M. Micallef +1 more
2009Natural Product Research66 citations
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Synergistic antitumor effects of interleukin-12 gene transfer and systemic administration of interleukin-18 in a mouse bladder cancer model
K. Yamanaka, I. Hara, H. Nagai, H. Miyake +5 more
1999Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy61 citations Open access
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Renal carcinogenesis induced by ferric nitrilotriacetate in mice, and protection from it by Brazilian propolis and Artepillin C
T. Kimoto, S. Koya, Keiko Hino, Y. Yamamoto +6 more
2000Pathology international (Print)59 citations
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The natural plant product tryptanthrin ameliorates dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis in mice.
M. Micallef, K. Iwaki, T. Ishihara, S. Ushio +6 more
2002International Immunopharmacology56 citations
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Prevention of azoxymethane-induced intestinal tumors by a crude ethyl acetate-extract and tryptanthrin extracted from Polygonum tinctorium Lour.
Satomi Koya-Miyata, T. Kimoto, M. Micallef, Keiko Hino +5 more
2001Anticancer Research54 citations
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Effectiveness of cancer vaccine therapy using cells transduced with the interleukin-12 gene combined with systemic interleukin-18 administration
I. Hara, H. Nagai, H. Miyake, K. Yamanaka +7 more
1999Cancer Gene Therapy50 citations Open access
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Differential requirements for JAK2 and TYK2 in T cell proliferation and IFN‐γ production induced by IL‐12 alone or together with IL‐18
N. Sugimoto, M. Nakahira, H. Ahn, M. Micallef +3 more
2003European Journal of Immunology45 citations Open access
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Simultaneous exposure to interleukin-18 and interleukin-10 in vitro synergistically augments murine spleen natural killer cell activity
M. Micallef, T. Tanimoto, K. Torigoe, Y. Nishida +3 more
1999Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy29 citations Open access
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Enhancement of experimental pulmonary metastasis and inhibition of subcutaneously transplanted tumor growth following cryosurgery.
Toshiyuki Shibata, T. Yamashita, K. Suzuki, Noritoshi Takeichi +5 more
1998Anticancer Research26 citations
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Antitumor Activity of Interleukin-18 Against the Murine T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma EL-4 in Syngeneic Mice
Sachiko Akamatsu, Norie Arai, T. Hanaya, Shigeyuki Arai +6 more
2002Journal of immunotherapy22 citations
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The (un)intended consequences of multi-sided platform adoption for different actors in business networks
M. Micallef, Joona Keränen, Olga Kokshagina
2023Industrial Marketing Management15 citations Open access
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Interleukin 18 induces a synergistic enhancement of interferon gamma production in mixed murine spleen cell-tumor cell cultures: role of endogenous interleukin 12.
M. Micallef, T. Tanimoto, K. Kohno, H. Ikegami +1 more
2000Cancer Detection and Prevention14 citations
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Simultaneous analysis of the nasal shedding kinetics of field and vaccine strains of Bordetella bronchiseptica
R. Iemura, R. Tsukatani, M. Micallef, A. Taneno
2009The Veterinary Record11 citations
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Augmentation of in vitro interleukin 10 production after in vivo administration of interleukin 18 is activated macrophage-dependent and is probably not involved in the antitumor effects of interleukin 18.
M. Micallef, T. Tanimoto, K. Kohno, M. Ikeda +2 more
1998Anticancer Research9 citations
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Totarol Content and Cytotoxicity Varies Significantly in Different Types of Propolis
E. Zammit, Krystle Blair Theuma, S. Darmanin, M. Muraglia +6 more
20138 citations
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Effects of type of diet on pharmacokinetics of levothyroxine sodium oral solution.
R. Iemura, M. Toyota, M. Micallef
2013Research in Veterinary Science6 citations
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Expression profiling of tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced apoptosis-associated genes in human solid tumor cell lines.
Y. Yanai, M. Micallef, Shigeto Yamamoto, Kozou Yamamoto +3 more
2003Anticancer Research6 citations
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Differential platelet‐associated factor gene expression by a panel of human cell lines with megakaryoblastic properties after treatment with phorbol myristate acetate
M. Micallef, Y. Matsuo, K. Takayama, T. Ariyasu +2 more
1994Hematological Oncology6 citations
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Immunoregulatory cytokine production by tumor-bearing rat spleen cells and its modulation by bleomycin.
M. Micallef
1993Anti-Cancer Drugs6 citations
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Immunoregulatory cytokine release in rat spleen cell cultures after treatment with bleomycin and its analogues in vivo
M. Micallef, M. Hosokawa, T. Shibata, A. Nakane +3 more
2005Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy5 citations Open access
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Rat macrophage activation after treatment with the bleomycin group of antitumour antibiotics in vivo
M. Micallef, M. Hosokawa, Y. Togashi, Hiroshi Kobayashi
2005Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy5 citations Open access
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Tumor-necrosis-factor-alpha induces apoptosis in human leukemia T-cell line molt-16 - its relation to bcl-2 and C-myc expression.
T. Dao, Toshio Ariyasu, M. Micallef, J. Minowada
1994International Journal of Oncology3 citations
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Enhancement of tumor antigen expression and inhibition of pulmonary metastasis of rat fibrosarcoma cells by local radiotherapy.
Toshiyuki Shibata, Masao Hosokawa, M. Micallef, I. Chiba +4 more
1997Anticancer Research2 citations
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Enhancement of tumor associated antigen expression during the regression phase of xenogenized tumor cell growth in vivo.
Toshiyuki Shibata, M. Micallef, I. Chiba, Makoto Arisue +4 more
1997Anticancer Research2 citations
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Interferon gamma induction in human melanoma cell/allogeneic leukocyte co-cultures is enhanced by interleukin 18 but drug resistant melanoma cells are poorer inducers of IFN-gamma.
M. Micallef, Stephanie Darmanin, J. Buhagiar, Marie-Therese Camilleri-Podesta +4 more
2001International Immunopharmacology1 citations
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Modulation of the rat tumor-associated shedding antigen (CE7) and augmentation of immunogenicity by irradiation.
T. Shibata, Masao Hosokawa, M. Micallef, T. Mizukoshi +5 more
1996Anticancer Research1 citations
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Constitutive expression of immunosuppression-associated cytokine genes in a panel of human T-leukemia-cell lines - high-incidence of transforming growth-factor-Beta gene-expression.
M. Micallef, T. Ariyasu, T. Dao, Y. Matsuo +1 more
1994International Journal of Oncology1 citations
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Modulation of the shedding of a rat tumor-associated antigen by growth regulation and anti-cancer drugs.
T. Shibata, M. Micallef, I. Chiba, Masuo Hosokawa +1 more
1993Anti-Cancer Drugs1 citations
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Augmented accumulation of transferred lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells at murine tumor sites through production of LAK-attractant facilitated by chemotherapy.
M. Hosokawa, Yoshitaka Wakizaka, Y. Kuramitsu, M. Micallef +2 more
1992Tohoku journal of experimental medicine1 citations Open access
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920 Perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals on the use of chatbots as a supportive tool for patients undergoing pelvic radiotherapy
Claire Farrugia, M. Micallef, S. Mercieca
2025Radiotherapy and Oncology0 citations
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Establishment of B4-100 and B4-C4, clonal canine multiple myeloma cell lines and their application in generating monoclonal antibody-producing fully canine hybridomas.
M. Micallef, Kaori Torihama, Kohei Fujikake, Akiko Kumagai +7 more
2025Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology0 citations
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Inieri Induces the Sequential Activation of Natural Killer Cells and Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes to Protect Syngeneic Mice from Transplantation with Meth A Sarcoma1
M. Micallef, T. Tanimoto, K. Kohno, M. Ikeda +1 more
20060 citations
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Honeybee propolis and artepillin C in cancer and its chemoprevention.
M. Micallef, T. Kimoto, M. Kurimoto
20000 citations
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Bleomycin but not its derivatives inhibits the in vivo shedding of a rat tumor‐associated antigen
M. Micallef, T. Shibata, M. Hosokawa, Hiroshi Kobayashi
1992Anti-Cancer Drugs0 citations
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