Barbara Villaggio

Ospedale Policlinico San Martino — Italy

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research(22), Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies(21), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions(13), Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases(11), T-cell and B-cell Immunology(9)

Publications117 total

Kidney Ultrastructure by Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging Directly From Formalin Fixed-Paraffin Embedded Biopsy: Is This a Dream Come True?
International Journal of Surgical Pathology·2017· 3 citedOpen Access
Myostatin mediates abdominal aortic atherosclerosis progression by inducing vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction and monocyte recruitment
Scientific Reports·2017· 48 citedOpen Access
Myostatin participate to abdominal aortic atherosclerosis and aneurysm development through VSMCs dysfunction and monocyte activation
Vascular Pharmacology·2015
Short- and Long-Term Effects of Methylprednisolone Pulses and Oral Cyclophosphamide in Renal Micropolyarteritis
Contributions to nephrology·2015
Effects of Macitentan and Its Active Metabolite on Cultured Human Systemic Sclerosis and Control Skin Fibroblasts
The Journal of Rheumatology·2015· 10 citedOpen Access
Myostatin: A Playmaker in Chronic Kidney Disease and Vascular Damage
CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa)·2015
Uric Acid Promotes Apoptosis in Human Proximal Tubule Cells by Oxidative Stress and the Activation of NADPH Oxidase NOX 4
PLoS ONE·2014· 139 citedOpen Access
Visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantumwith renal involvement in HIV-infected patients
BMC Infectious Diseases·2014· 11 citedOpen Access
AB0082 CTLA4-IG/CD86 Interaction on Cultured Human Endothelial Cells: Evaluation of VEGF-R and ICAM-1 Protein Expression
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2014
AB0211 Expression of M2 Macrophages in the Skin of Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Active Capillaroscopic Pattern of Microangiopathy
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2014
THU0542 In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Dexamethasone and Ctla4-Ig (ABATACEPT) Combined Treatment
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2014
Enhanced glomerular Toll-like receptor 4 expression and signaling in patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy and microalbuminuria
Kidney International·2014· 92 citedOpen Access
THU0023 Chronic Inflammation: Costimulatory Molecule CD86 Expression on Human Cultured Endothelial Cells
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2013
Diabetes - experimental models
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation·2013· 2 citedOpen Access
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 downregulates aromatase expression and inflammatory cytokines in human macrophages.
PubMed·2013· 68 cited
Endothelin receptor antagonists: effects on extracellular matrix synthesis in primary cultures of skin fibroblasts from systemic sclerosis patients
Reumatismo·2012· 7 citedOpen Access
AB0237 Endothelin-1 induces alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) expression in cultured human endothelial cells
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2012
AB0096 NF-KB involvement for CTLA4-IG intracellular signaling in human macrophages
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2012· 1 cited
AB0238 Effects of endothelin A/B receptor antagonist (bosentan) on alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and extracellular matrix protein synthesis in primary cultures of systemic sclerosis skin fibroblasts
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2012· 1 cited
FRI0047 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 downregulates aromatase expression and inflammatory cytokine production in human macrophages
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases·2012· 3 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Maurizio Cutolo(31), Alberto Sulli(27), B. Seriolo(15), P. Montagna(14), Daniela Verzola(11), Giacomo Garibotto(11), Silvia Capellino(10), Carmen Pizzorni(9), Stefano Soldano(8), Maria Teresa Gandolfo(7), S Accardo(7), Lamberto Felli(7), Rainer H. Straub(6), Giacomo Deferrari(6), Fabio Gianiorio(5), Paolo Traverso(4), C Craviotto(4), L. Castagnetta(4), R. Brizzolara(4), Paolo Clerico(4)