Search Results - "Vergano, Luca"
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Can tonsillectomy modify the innate and adaptive immunity pathways involved in IgA nephropathy?
Published in Journal of nephrology (01-02-2015)“…The benefits of tonsillectomy in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) are still debated. Tonsillectomy may remove pathogen sources and reduce the mucosal associated lymphoid…”
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Innate immunity and IgA nephropathy
Published in Journal of nephrology (01-11-2010)“…The hallmark of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is macroscopic hematuria coinciding with, or immediately following, a mucosal infection, usually of the upper…”
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Dramatic effects of eculizumab in a child with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis resistant to conventional therapy
Published in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) (01-01-2015)“…Background Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with severe diffuse proliferative nephritis is often challenging, particularly in small children in…”
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Toll-like receptors, immunoproteasome and regulatory T cells in children with Henoch–Schönlein purpura and primary IgA nephropathy
Published in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) (01-09-2014)“…Background Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP) nephritis and primary IgA nephropathy (pIgAN) present with glomerular IgA deposits, but differ with regard to…”
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The switch from proteasome to immunoproteasome is increased in circulating cells of patients with fast progressive immunoglobulin A nephropathy and associated with defective CD46 expression
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-08-2021)“…The proteasome to immunoproteasome (iPS) switch consists of β1, β2 and β5 subunit replacement by low molecular weight protein 2 (LMP2), LMP7 and multicatalytic…”
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Tonsillectomy in a European Cohort of 1,147 Patients with IgA Nephropathy
Published in Nephron (2015) (01-01-2016)“…Tonsillectomy has been considered a treatment for IgA nephropathy (IgAN). It is aimed at removing a source of pathogens, reducing mucosa-associated lymphoid…”
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Evaluation of IFN-γ polymorphism+874 T/A in patients with recurrent tonsillitis by PCR Real Time Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay (MAMA Real Time PCR)
Published in Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-02-2015)“…•The MAMA PCR Real Time system, has several advantages over other SNP identification techniques.•Tonsillectomy patients had a statistical trend to possess the…”
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Neonatal sepsis with multi-organ failure and treated with a new dialysis device specifically designed for newborns
Published in Case reports in nephrology and urology (03-06-2014)“…Neonatal sepsis due to E. coli is often complicated by multiple organ failure (MOF) and a high mortality risk. We report the case of a term newborn discharged…”
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Standard and immunoproteasome expression in pediatric tonsillectomy patients
Published in Minerva pediatrica (01-06-2020)“…Pro-inflammatory cytokines including TNF-α and IFN-γ, play an important role during the recurrent tonsillitis illness and proteasome and immunoproteasome…”
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