Antonio La Cava
Professor-in-Residence · UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
Credentials: · ·
History
Research
The weight of leptin in immunity
Review · Nature reviews. Immunology · 2004 · First of 2 authors · Corresponding · 700 citations
A key role of leptin in the control of regulatory T cell proliferation
Immunity · 2007 · 528 citations
Nature Immunology · 2015 · 347 citations
- BH
29 papers
- DH
10 papers
- DC
8 papers
- SA
8 papers
- TV
8 papers
- SB
7 papers · 5 as a resident
- MW
5 papers
- DC
3 papers
Grants
- 2020–2023
Autoantibody Blockade in Neonatal Lupus
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R21
Contact PI · $429K · University of California Los Angeles
- 2019–2022
Antibody-Mediated Suppression of Autoimmunity in Humanized Mice
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · R21
Contact PI · $357.5K · University of California Los Angeles
- 2015–2018
Leptin and mTOR: Metabolic Partners in Autoimmunity
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R21
Contact PI · $423.5K · University of California Los Angeles
- 2011–2013
Sexual Dimorphism and Dysregulated Immune Responses in SLE: The Role of Leptin
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R21
Contact PI · $423.5K · University of California Los Angeles

