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• Lack of effect of a single injection of human C-reactive protein on murine lupus or nephrotoxic nephritis.

  OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that a single dose of human C-reactive protein (CRP) can prevent and reverse the renal damage in murine models of spon…

  Authors: Francesco Carlucci, H Terence Cook, Abhilok Garg, Mark B Pepys, Marina Botto

  Source: Arthritis and rheumatism. 2010 Jan

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• The in vivo expression of actin/salt-resistant hyperactive DNase I inhibits the development of anti-ssDNA and anti-histone autoantibodies in a murine model of systemic lupus erythematosus.

  Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterised by the production of autoantibodies against ubiquitous antigens, especially nuclear components. Ev…

  Authors: Anthony P Manderson, Francesco Carlucci, Peter J Lachmann, Robert A Lazarus, Richard J Festenstein, H Terence Cook, Mark J Walport, Marina Botto

  Source: Arthritis research & therapy. 2006

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• Role of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in discriminating patients with rheumatoid arthritis from patients with chronic hepatitis C infection-associated polyarticular involvement.

  This study was performed to assess the utility of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies in distinguishing between patients with rheu…

  Authors: Michele Bombardieri, Cristiano Alessandri, Giancarlo Labbadia, Cristina Iannuccelli, Francesco Carlucci, Valeria Riccieri, Vincenzo Paoletti, Guido Valesini

  Source: Arthritis research & therapy. 2004

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• Identification and characterization of a lupus suppressor 129 locus on chromosome 3.

  The 129-derived Sle16 is a susceptibility locus for systemic autoimmunity when present on the C57BL/6 (B6) background. Genetic analysis of a (129xB6)F…

  Authors: Francesco Carlucci, Liliane Fossati-Jimack, Ingrid E Dumitriu, Yasin Heidari, Mark J Walport, Marta Szajna, Paramita Baruah, Oliver A Garden, H Terence Cook, Marina Botto

  Source: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2010 Jun 1

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• Laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernia in an adult: use of a porcine small intestine submucosa biocompatible prosthesis.

  Morgagni hernia is a rare cause of diaphragmatic hernia. There are few reports of laparoscopic repair in the literature. Tension-free hernia closure w…

  Authors: Francesco Puglisi, Palma Capuano, Onofrio Caputi Iambrenghi, Nicola Armenise, Francesco Carlucci, Maurizio Memeo, Riccardo Memeo, Gennaro Martines

  Source: Chirurgia italiana. 2009 May-Jun

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• Genetic dissection of spontaneous autoimmunity driven by 129-derived chromosome 1 Loci when expressed on C57BL/6 mice.

  Extensive evidence indicates that genetic predisposition is a central element in susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus both in humans and ani…

  Authors: Francesco Carlucci, Josefina Cortes-Hernandez, Liliane Fossati-Jimack, Anne E Bygrave, Mark J Walport, Timothy J Vyse, H Terence Cook, Marina Botto

  Source: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2007 Feb 15

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