Early anakinra treatment improves cardiac outcome of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, regardless of disease severity

…, L Abbagnato, A Agrusti, R Badolato, F Biscaro… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objective The main aim of this study was to define the best treatment option for multisystem
inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and to analyse the role of anakinra. Methods This …

[HTML][HTML] Case Report: An early-onset inflammatory colitis due to a variant in TNFAIP3 causing A20 haploinsufficiency

L Zanatta, F Biscaro, S Bresolin, M Marzaro… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autoinflammatory diseases (AID) are a heterogeneous group of inherited conditions caused
by abnormal activation of systems mediating innate immunity. Recent literature focuses on …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced levels of circulating progenitor cells in juvenile idiopathic arthritis are counteracted by anti TNF-α therapy

G Martini, F Biscaro, E Boscaro, F Calabrese… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2015 - Springer
Background Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) promote angiogenesis and vascular repair.
Though reduced EPC levels have been shown in rheumatoid arthritis, no study has so far …

A child with dermatomyositis and a suspicious lymphadenopathy.

G Martini, F Calabrese, F Biscaro, F Zulian - The Journal of …, 2005 - jrheum.org
Dermatomyositis (DM) in adults is frequently associated with cancer. In contrast, juvenile DM
(JDM) is predominantly idiopathic and rarely reported with occult neoplasm. We describe a …

Intraosseous angioma: a rare cause of a rib mass in childhood

F Biscaro, M Pillon, M Bordignon, P Mesirca… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Rib tumors are uncommon and represent 5% to 10% of all bony tumors. Regarding the
benign rib lesions, costal angioma is very rare in childhood. We report a case of a rare …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced late-outgrowth circulating endothelial progenitor cell levels in rheumatoid arthritis and correlation with disease activity

V Jodon de Villeroché, J Avouac, A Ponceau… - Arthritis research & …, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Angiogenesis and vasculogenesis are critical in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as
they could be a key issue for chronic synovitis. Contradictory results have been published …

Analysis of mutations in DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum serovars resistant to fluoroquinolones

G Piccinelli, F Gargiulo, V Biscaro, F Caccuri… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to determine the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance of Ureaplasma
biovars and serovars isolated from urogenital clinical samples and determine the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Endothelial progenitor cell levels in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients; effects of anti-inflammatory therapies

M Rusak, U Radzikowska… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Springer
Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), similarly to other arthritides, can be associated
with damage of endothelial layer of which structure and function is dependent on reparative …

Detection and molecular characterization of enteric viruses in children with acute gastroenteritis in Northern Italy

V Biscaro, G Piccinelli, F Gargiulo, G Ianiro… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Enteric viral infections are a major concern for public health, and viral acute gastroenteritis
is the principal cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide, mostly in developing …

Defining Kawasaki Disease and Pediatric Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome During SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic in Italy: Results From A National, Multicenter Survey.

M Cattalini, S Della Paolera, F Zunica, C Bracaglia… - 2020 - researchsquare.com
Background: There is mounting evidence on the existence of a Pediatric Multi-inflammatory
Syndrome related to SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS), sharing similarities with Kawasaki Disease (KD…