List of works by Stefano Vella

A controlled trial of nevirapine plus zidovudine versus zidovudine alone in p24 antigenaemic HIV-infected patients. The Dutch-Italian-Australian Nevirapine Study Group.

scientific article published on June 1996

A randomized trial comparing the introduction of ritonavir or indinavir in 1251 nucleoside-experienced patients with advanced HIV infection.

scientific article

A randomized trial of 2 different 4-drug antiretroviral regimens versus a 3-drug regimen, in advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease

scientific article published on 15 August 2003

AIDS dementia complex in the Italian National AIDS Registry: temporal trends (1987–93) and differential incidence according to mode of transmission of HIV-1 infection

article

Access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the south of the world.

scientific article published in May 2001

Antibodies against pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide in Malawian HIV-positive mothers and their HIV-exposed uninfected children

scientific article

Antiretroviral drug resistance testing in adult HIV-1 infection: recommendations of an International AIDS Society-USA Panel.

scientific article published in May 2000

Antiretroviral drug resistance testing in adults with HIV infection: implications for clinical management. International AIDS Society--USA Panel.

scientific article

Antiretroviral prophylaxis for breastfeeding transmission in Malawi: drug concentrations, virological efficacy and safety

scientific article

Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in 1998: updated recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA Panel

scientific article published on 01 July 1998

Antiretroviral treatment for adult HIV infection in 2002: updated recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA Panel.

scientific article

Apoptosis-associated gene expression in HIV-infected patients in response to successful antiretroviral therapy

article

Apoptotic Cell Signaling in Lymphocytes from HIV+ Patients during Successful Therapy

article

Association of virus load, CD4 cell count, and treatment with clinical progression in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with very low CD4 cell counts

scientific article published on 3 July 2002

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drugs and growth: an Italian prospective observational study

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Barriers to a cure for HIV: new ways to target and eradicate HIV-1 reservoirs

scientific article published on 29 March 2013

Beyond viral suppression of HIV - the new quality of life frontier

scientific article published on 22 June 2016

British HIV Association guidelines

CD4+ lymphocyte increases in HIV patients during potent antiretroviral therapy are dependent on inhibition of CD8+ cell apoptosis

scientific article published on December 2003

Cardiovascular measures in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who are new users of methylphenidate and atomoxetine

scientific article

Causes of death in HIV infection

article

Changes in apoptosis after interruption of potent antiretroviral therapy in patients with maximal HIV-1-RNA suppression

article

Changing incidence of central nervous system diseases in the EuroSIDA cohort

scientific article published on March 2004

Changing patterns of mortality across Europe in patients infected with HIV-1. EuroSIDA Study Group.

scientific article

Clinical development of monoclonal antibody-based drugs in HIV and HCV diseases

scientific article

Comparison of HIV type 1 sequences from plasma, cell-free breast milk, and cell-associated breast milk viral populations in treated and untreated women in Mozambique

scientific article

Comparison of four-drug regimens and pairs of sequential three-drug regimens as initial therapy for HIV-1 infection.

scientific article published on December 2003

Comparison of long-term prognosis of patients with AIDS treated and not treated with zidovudine. AIDS in Europe Study Group

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Comparison of sequential three-drug regimens as initial therapy for HIV-1 infection

scientific article published on December 2003

Concentrations of tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz in mothers and children enrolled under the Option B-Plus approach in Malawi

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA load in breast milk of human immunodeficiency virus-positive women and infant CMV infection acquisition are not reduced with long-term antiretroviral therapy

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Development of a human immunodeficiency virus vector-based, single-cycle assay for evaluation of anti-integrase compounds

scientific article

Differential survival of patients with AIDS according to the 1987 and 1993 CDC case definitions

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Discordant response to antiretroviral therapy: HIV isolation, genotypic mutations, T-cell proliferation and cytokine production

scientific article published on September 2002

Drug-associated resistance mutations in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients for whom highly active antiretroviral therapy is failing.

scientific article

EZH2 down-regulation exacerbates lipid accumulation and inflammation in in vitro and in vivo NAFLD.

scientific article published on 12 December 2013

Early immune reconstitution after potent antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children correlates with the increase in thymus volume

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Effect of sex, age and transmission category on the progression to AIDS and survival of zidovudine-treated symptomatic patients

scientific article published on January 1995

Emergence of lamivudine resistance hepatitis B virus mutations in pregnant women infected with HBV and HIV receiving antiretroviral prophylaxis for the prevention of mother-to-infant transmission in Malawi

scientific article published in October 2012

Endogenous CCL2 neutralization restricts HIV-1 replication in primary human macrophages by inhibiting viral DNA accumulation

scientific article

Enhanced brain performance in mice following postnatal stress

scientific article published on 8 October 2012

Estimates of the virological benefit of antiretroviral therapy are both assay- and analysis-dependent

scientific article published on 01 November 1998

Factors influencing medication adherence beliefs and self-efficacy in persons naive to antiretroviral therapy: a multicenter, cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

First-line HIV therapy shall not fail.

scientific article

Follow-up on metabolic markers in children treated for obstructive sleep apnea

scientific article published on 18 May 2006

Forecasting Hepatitis C liver disease burden on real-life data. Does the hidden iceberg matter to reach the elimination goals?

Frequency and determinants of use of antiretroviral and prophylactic therapies against Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (PCP) before AIDS diagnosis in Italy

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

From Durban to Durban: end of AIDS further than hoped

scientific article published in September 2016

Future treatment perspectives.

scientific article published on September 2003

Growth indices in breastfed infants pre and postnatally exposed to tenofovir compared with tenofovir-unexposed infants

scientific article

HIV eradication revisited

HIV phenotype switching during antiretroviral therapy

article

HIV treatment--a rational approach to the use of antiretroviral agents.

scientific article published in July 1998

HIV-1 coreceptor switch during 2 years of structured treatment interruptions

scientific article

HIV-related morbidity and mortality in patients starting protease inhibitors in very advanced HIV disease (CD4 count of < 50 cells/uL): an analysis of 338 clinical events from a randomized clinical trial*

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High CMV IgG antibody levels are associated to a lower CD4+ RESPONSE to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected women

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

High prevalence of M184 mutation among patients with viroimmunologic discordant responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy and outcomes after change of therapy guided by genotypic analysis.

scientific article

In memoriam: Joep Lange MD, PhD.

scientific article published on 8 September 2014

Incidence of DAA failure and the clinical impact of retreatment in real-life patients treated in the advanced stage of liver disease: Interim evaluations from the PITER network

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Induction-maintenance antiretroviral therapy: proof of concept

scientific article published on 01 May 1998

Inhibition of vaginal transmission of HIV-1 in hu-SCID mice by the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor TMC120 in a gel formulation

article

Interleukin-15 enhances the secretion of IFN-gamma and CC chemokines by natural killer cells from HIV viremic and aviremic patients

scientific article published on 25 October 2005

Inverse correlation between CD8+ lymphocyte apoptosis and CD4+ cell counts during potent antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients

scientific article published on 12 February 2004

Italian attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder registry.

scientific article

Markers of cell death-activation in lymphocytes of vertically HIV-infected children naive to highly active antiretroviral therapy: The role of age

scientific article published in September 2001

Maternal antiretroviral therapy for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi: maternal and infant outcomes two years after delivery

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Maximizing the benefits of antiretroviral therapy for key affected populations

scientific article

Microbial translocation is associated with residual viral replication in HAART-treated HIV+ subjects with <50copies/ml HIV-1 RNA.

scientific article published on 25 September 2009

Mission now possible for AIDS fund

scientific article published in Nature

Modelling cost-effectiveness and health gains of a "universal" vs. "prioritized" HCV treatment policy in a real-life cohort.

scientific article

Modification of cell perifusion for extended study of hormone release in the rat pituitary.

scientific article published in January 2001

Modifications of residual viraemia in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected subjects undergoing repeated highly active antiretroviral therapy interruptions

scientific article published in January 2009

Mutation of ornithine transcarbamylase (H136R) in a girl with severe intermittent orotic aciduria but normal enzyme activity ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 1997

Optimization and simplification of antiretroviral therapy for adults and children

scientific article

Optimization of hepatitis C virus screening strategies by birth cohort in Italy

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

Plasma HIV-1 copy number and in vitro infectivity of plasma prior to and during combination antiretroviral treatment1

article

Preclinical validation of Aurora kinases-targeting drugs in osteosarcoma

scientific article published on 15 October 2013

Predictors of Immunological Failure after Initial Response to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV‐1–Infected Adults: A EuroSIDA Study

article

Predictors of attrition from care at 2 years in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected adults in Tigray, Ethiopia

scientific article published on 6 August 2017

Premature ovarian senescence and high miscarriage rate impair fertility in women with hepatitis C virus infection

scientific article published on 4 September 2017

Prevalence and characteristics of multinucleoside-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 among European patients receiving combinations of nucleoside analogues

scientific article published in August 2000

Quality of life outcomes of combination zidovudine–didanosine–nevirapine and zidovudine–didanosine for antiretroviral-naive advanced HIV-infected patients

article

Recovery of interleukin-17 production from interleukin-15-stimulated CD4+ mononuclear cells in HIV-1-infected patients with sustained viral suppression

scientific article published on 8 October 2013

Redox features of the cell: a gender perspective

scientific article published on November 2007

Replication capacity, biological phenotype, and drug resistance of HIV strains isolated from patients failing antiretroviral therapy.

scientific article

Retention, transfer out and loss to follow-up two years after delivery in a cohort of HIV+ pregnant women in Malawi

scientific article published on 6 May 2015

Ritonavir-boosted darunavir combined with raltegravir or tenofovir-emtricitabine in antiretroviral-naive adults infected with HIV-1: 96 week results from the NEAT001/ANRS143 randomised non-inferiority trial

scientific article published on 4 August 2014

Saquinavir delays the emergence of zidovudine resistance in HIV-1 seropositive patients treated with combination therapy

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

Selection of resistance mutations in children receiving prophylaxis with lamivudine or nevirapine for the prevention of postnatal transmission of HIV.

scientific article published in May 2006

Sex issues in HIV-1-infected persons during highly active antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review

scientific article published on 21 August 2007

Short Communication: Non-B HIV Type 1 Subtypes: Replicative Capacity and Response to Antiretroviral Therapy

article

Simplified maintenance therapy with abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine plus tenofovir after sustained HIV load suppression: four years of follow-up

scientific article published on May 2007

Spontaneous and anti-Fas-induced apoptosis in lymphocytes from HIV-infected patients undergoing highly active anti-retroviral therapy

article

Success hinges on support for treatment.

scientific article

Suppression of plasma viral load below 20 copies/ml is required to achieve a long-term response to therapy

scientific article published on 01 September 1998

The impact of HBV or HCV infection in a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women receiving a nevirapine-based antiretroviral regimen in Malawi

scientific article

The mutational archive in proviral DNA does not change during 24 months of continuous or intermittent highly active antiretroviral therapy.

scientific article

The relationship between ritonavir plasma levels and side-effects: implications for therapeutic drug monitoring

scientific article published on 01 October 1999

Thymus volume correlates with the progression of vertical HIV infection

article

Time to act: global apathy towards HIV/AIDS is a crime against humanity.

scientific article published in November 2002

Treatment as Prevention: unanswered questions and progress to date.

scientific article published on 2 November 2014

Treatment for adult HIV infection: 2004 recommendations of the International AIDS Society-USA Panel.

scientific article published in July 2004

Triple Antiretroviral Prophylaxis Administered During Pregnancy and After Delivery Significantly Reduces Breast Milk Viral Load

article by Marina Giuliano et al published March 2007 in Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Unite forces to validate biomarkers in the quest for lasting HIV remission

scientific article published on 01 July 2016

Vaginal transmission of HIV-1 in hu-SCID mice: a new model for the evaluation of vaginal microbicides.

scientific article published in November 2001

Validation of a self-reported HIV symptoms list: the ISS-HIV symptoms scale

scientific article published on 9 April 2016

Viral sequence analysis of HIV-positive women and their infected children: insight on the timing of infection and on the transmission network

scientific article

Viro-immunological response and emergence of resistance in HIV-infected women receiving combination antiretroviral regimens for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Malawi.

scientific article published on 17 October 2013

Virological Response and Drug Resistance 1 and 2 Years Post-Partum in HIV-Infected Women Initiated on Life-Long Antiretroviral Therapy in Malawi

scientific article published on 11 April 2016

Weight changes during and after 6 months of breastfeeding in HIV-infected mothers receiving antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

scientific article published in December 2014

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