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List of works by Antonella Maria Vittoria Afeltra

A case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in the elderly: not just a 'second childhood'

scientific article published on 25 June 2012

Accuracy of anti-ribosomal P protein antibody testing for the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: an international meta-analysis

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Adipokines and systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk factors

scientific article published on 01 February 2009

Alexithymia and neuroendocrine-immune response in patients with autoimmune diseases: preliminary results on relationship between alexithymic construct and TNF-alpha levels

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Alexithymia, mood states and pain experience in systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis

scientific article published on 11 April 2014

An unusual post-traumatic case of extrahepatic bile duct compression.

scientific article published on December 2006

Anti-TNF-alpha antibodies are not associated with Helicobacter pylori induced gastritis.

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Anti-lactoferrin antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus: isotypes and clinical correlates

scientific article published on 09 December 2004

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in echinococcus granulosus hydatid disease

scientific article published on 01 October 2001

Antibodies to carbonic anhydrase in patients with connective tissue diseases: relationship with lung involvement.

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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in autoimmune thyroid disorders

scientific article published on 01 May 1998

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in synovial fluid and in serum of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other types of synovitis

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Antinuclear antibodies prevalence in Filipinos migrated to Italy.

scientific article published on July 2008

Antiprothrombin antibodies: a comparative analysis of homemade and commercial methods. A collaborative study by the Forum Interdisciplinare per la Ricerca nelle Malattie Autoimmuni (FIRMA)

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Apoptosis and autoimmunity induced by clodronate in systemic lupus erythematosus mononuclear circulating cells.

scientific article published on April 2010

Apoptotic molecular mechanisms implicated in autoimmune diseases.

scientific article published on January 2009

Auditory pathway in rheumatoid arthritis. A comparative study and surgical perspectives.

scientific article published in January 2006

Blood coagulation alterations and thromboembolism in Crohn's disease

scientific article published on 01 January 1983

CD5 B cells in autoimmune and non immune-mediated thyroid dysfunctions

scientific article published on 01 February 1997

CD5+ B lymphocytes and CD4+ CD45RA+ T cells in Graves' disease

scientific article published on 01 March 1993

Cardiovascular safety of anti-TNF-alpha therapies: facts and unsettled issues.

scientific article published on 22 April 2011

Circulating Anticoagulant against Factor XII and Platelet Antibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

scientific article published on January 1, 1977

Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 01 August 2010

Clinical improvement in psoriatic arthritis symptoms during treatment for infertility with carnitine.

scientific article published in January 2004

Coexpression of CD69 and HLADR activation markers on synovial fluid T lymphocytes of patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis: a three-colour cytometric analysis

scientific article published on 01 October 1997

Color and power Doppler sonography of Achilles tendons before and after contrast medium: what is their role?

scientific article published on 01 October 2007

Comparative effects of arginine and other amino acid deprivation on in vitro expression of lymphocyte activation markers

scientific article published on 01 April 1994

Comparison between conventional and automated software-guided ultrasound assessment of bilateral common carotids intima-media thickness in patients with rheumatic diseases

scientific article published on 04 January 2012

Cytokines expression in SLE nephritis.

scientific article published on January 2011

Deep vein thrombosis, inferior vena cava interruption and multiple thrombophilic gene mutations

scientific article published on 01 July 2011

Detection of anti-IFI16 antibodies by ELISA: clinical and serological associations in systemic sclerosis

scientific article published on 06 December 2010

Diagnostic accuracy of currently available anti-double-stranded DNA antibody assays. An Italian multicentre study

scientific article published in January 2011

Disappearance of huge splenomegaly under alpha interferon treatment of hairy cell leukemia

scientific article published on 01 January 1988

Endothelial dysfunction and activation as an expression of disease: role of prostacyclin analogs.

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Enhanced portal flow velocity and volume following Iloprost treatment

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Erectile dysfunction, endothelium dysfunction, and microvascular damage in patients with systemic sclerosis.

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

Evaluation of current methods for the measurement of serum anti double-stranded DNA antibodies

scientific article published on August 2007

Expression of CD69 antigen on synovial fluid T cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic synovitis

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Expression of lactoferrin on human granulocytes: analysis with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies

scientific article published on 01 August 1997

Expression of lactoferrin on neutrophil granulocytes from synovial fluid and peripheral blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Factors related to alexithymia in patients with systemic sclerosis: a tight relationship with facial image dissatisfaction

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

How to predict subclinical atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

scientific article published on 05 September 2010

IL-1β biological treatment of familial Mediterranean fever.

scientific article published on August 2013

Iloprost enhances portal flow velocity and volume in patients with systemic sclerosis

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

Iloprost: an adjunctive approach to chronic viral hepatitis treatment.

scientific article published in January 2005

Immune imbalance in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients: effects of intra-articular injection of thymopentin

scientific article published on 01 April 1991

Immunization with vaccines and Sjögren's syndrome

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

Improved hepatic perfusion after iloprost infusion in patients with HCV chronic infection: a pilot study with possible therapeutic implications.

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In vivo effects of RU41740 in aged humans: evaluation of some immunological parameters

scientific article published on 01 July 1991

Increased levels of lactoferrin in synovial fluid but not in serum from patients with rheumatoid arthritis

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Inflammation and Dysmetabolism in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

scientific article published on 22 July 2019

Infliximab reverses growth hormone resistance associated with inflammatory bowel disease

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Kidney vasculogenesis and angiogenesis: role of vascular endothelial growth factor.

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Lack of effect of vitamin D administration during pregnancy and early life on diabetes incidence in the non-obese diabetic mouse

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Left common and right internal carotid artery occlusion - color-coded duplex sonography and magnetic resonance angiography findings.

scientific article published in April 2006

Long-term treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus with cyclosporin A

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Low level tumor necrosis factor-alpha protects cardiomyocytes against high level tumor necrosis factor-alpha: brief insight into a beneficial paradox.

scientific article published on December 2014

Lung involvement in connective tissue diseases: a comprehensive review and a focus on rheumatoid arthritis.

scientific article published on 15 May 2013

Matters of the Heart: The Case of TNF -Targeting Drugs

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Mediterranean diet and Psoriatic Arthritis activity: a multicenter cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Meningeal involvement in Wegener granulomatosis: case report and review of the literature

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

Methimazole treatment in Graves' disease: behaviour of CD5+B lymphocytes and regulatory T cell subsets

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: report of a case with massive involvement of nasal, pharyngeal and laryngeal mucosa

scientific article published on 30 March 2006

N-acetylcysteine infusion improves hepatic perfusion in the early stages of systemic sclerosis.

scientific article published in July 2009

Neuropsychiatric lupus erythematosus

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Neuropsychiatric lupus syndromes: relationship with antiphospholipid antibodies

scientific article published on 01 July 2003

Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: tools for the diagnosis

scientific article published on 03 April 2014

Non-cirrhotic portal hypertension with large regenerative nodules: a diagnostic challenge.

scientific article published on May 2011

Novel opportunities in automated classification of antinuclear antibodies on HEp-2 cells.

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Nutritional status measured by BMI is impaired and correlates with left ventricular mass in patients with systemic sclerosis.

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Percutaneous ultrasound-guided ablation of BW7756-hepatoma using ethanol or acetic acid in a rat model

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Peripheral blood cell repopulation following high-dose cyclophosphamide

scientific article published on January 1, 1992

Peripheral graft infection due to Staphylococcus aureus without abnormal findings by 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled-leukocyte scan

scientific article published on 04 November 2008

Platelet antibodies in different forms of chronic thrombocytopenia

scientific article published on January 1, 1977

Platelet antibodies in non-immunized patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

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Portal diameter in the diagnosis of esophageal varices in 266 cirrhotic patients: which role?

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Portosystemic shunts in a large cohort of patients with liver cirrhosis: detection rate and clinical relevance

scientific article published on 22 January 2009

Prostacyclin in liver disease: a potential therapeutic option

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tissue: a new experimental animal model.

scientific article published in March 2004

Raynaud's phenomenon and antiphospholipid antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus: is there an association?

scientific article published on October 2003

Restoration of immune functions after chemotherapy

scientific article published on 01 December 1991

Retroperitoneal fibrosis and ankylosing spondylitis: which links?

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Retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with psoriasis: a case series.

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Screening of antinuclear antibodies: comparison between enzyme immunoassay based on nuclear homogenates, purified or recombinant antigens and immunofluorescence assay.

scientific article published in January 2004

Sexual distress, sexual dysfunction and relationship quality in women with systemic sclerosis: correlation with clinical variables

scientific article published in April 2014

Spontaneous splenorenal shunt in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome: the first case reported

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Stiffness parameters, intima-media thickness and early atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in elderly patients with primary Sjögren syndrome: a duplex Doppler sonographic study

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Surgical complications after resection of adrenal carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

Systemic lupus erythematosus patients with and without neuropsychiatric manifestations: a neck and transcranial duplex sonography study

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

The adjunctive role of antiphospholipid antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus cardiac involvement

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

The classification of Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test (CLIFT) using a novel automated system

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The involvement of T regulatory lymphocytes in a cohort of lupus nephritis patients: a pilot study.

scientific article published on 27 February 2015

The lymphocyte stimulation test: a sensitive technique for the detection of circulating platelet antibodies

scientific article published on April 1, 1979

The natural history of insulin content in the pancreas of female and male non-obese diabetic mouse: implications for trials of diabetes prevention in humans

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

The role of ribavirin in the combination therapy of hepatitis C virus infection.

scientific article published in January 2004

The unusual association of three autoimmune diseases in a patient with Noonan syndrome

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

The use of an interferon-gamma release assay as a biomarker of response to anti-TNF-alpha treatment

scientific article published on 01 November 2014

Thrombocytopenias. Immunological aspects

scientific article published on October 1, 1979

Thrombosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: congenital and acquired risk factors.

scientific article published in June 2005

Traditional and non traditional risk factors in accelerated atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGATS Study).

scientific article published on 29 October 2008

Transient global amnesia as the first symptom of primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Treatment of cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised hosts.

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Treatment of idiopathic mixed cryoglobulinemia with alpha interferon

scientific article published on 01 October 1987

Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: new therapeutic approaches with biological agents.

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Two spatially distant epitopes of human lactoferrin

scientific article published on 01 August 1996

Vascular endothelial growth factor: a key mediator of neoangiogenesis. A review.

scientific article published on January 1997

[A case of rubella arthritis with Tietze syndrome with variable common hypogammaglobulinemia]

scientific article published on 01 February 1988

[A clinico-epidemiological study on the efficacy of thymopentin therapy in patients with chronic bronchitis and cellular immunity deficiency]

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

[Alexithymia and immunoendocrine parameters in patients affected by systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis]

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

[BAFF/APRIL pathway in Sjögren syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship with chronic inflammation and disease activity]

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

[CD5 positive b-lymphocytes in autoimmunity: possible role in Graves' disease]

scientific article published on 01 September 1995

[Changes in various immunological parameters in patients with recurrent vaginal candidiasis]

scientific article published on 01 January 1991

[Clinical course and phenotypic instability in 4 cases of multiple myeloma: a biological model of tumors]

scientific article published on 01 April 1989

[Cytokines and renal injury]

scientific article published on 01 December 1996

[Dilated cardiomyopathy]

scientific article published on 01 June 1985

[Evaluation of various parameters of platelet function in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus. Methodologic study of the changes in PF4 and beta-TG]

scientific article published on 01 January 1986

[Platelet factor 3 availability in patients affected by pancreatic diabetes (author's transl)]

scientific article published on 01 September 1974

[Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with CRST syndrome (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia). Effect of cytostatic therapy in a case of our observation]

scientific article published on 01 April 1988

[The parenteral administration of essential amino acids in patients on periodic hemodialysis treatment. A pilot study]

scientific article published on 01 October 1993