Francesco Negro

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1 Genetic variation in IL28B is associated with chronic hepatitis C and treatment failure: a genome-wide association study. Gastroenterology 2010 7.86
2 Construction and characterization of infectious intragenotypic and intergenotypic hepatitis C virus chimeras. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 6.87
3 A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Asia, Australia and Egypt. Liver Int 2011 3.69
4 Genotype 3 is associated with accelerated fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2009 3.28
5 A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Europe, Canada and Israel. Liver Int 2011 2.77
6 Interferon (IFN)-gamma-inducible protein-10: association with histological results, viral kinetics, and outcome during treatment with pegylated IFN-alpha 2a and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Infect Dis 2006 2.55
7 IP-10 predicts viral response and therapeutic outcome in difficult-to-treat patients with HCV genotype 1 infection. Hepatology 2006 2.54
8 Pioglitazone in chronic hepatitis C not responding to pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin. J Hepatol 2008 2.28
9 Relationship between steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. Gastroenterology 2006 2.26
10 IL28B expression depends on a novel TT/-G polymorphism which improves HCV clearance prediction. J Exp Med 2013 2.24
11 IL28B alleles associated with poor hepatitis C virus (HCV) clearance protect against inflammation and fibrosis in patients infected with non-1 HCV genotypes. Hepatology 2011 2.11
12 Enhanced B-cell differentiation and reduced proliferative capacity in chronic hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis B virus infections. J Hepatol 2010 2.03
13 Barriers to interferon-alpha therapy are higher in intravenous drug users than in other patients with acute hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2005 2.00
14 The global health burden of hepatitis C virus infection. Liver Int 2011 1.80
15 Response prediction in chronic hepatitis C by assessment of IP-10 and IL28B-related single nucleotide polymorphisms. PLoS One 2011 1.69
16 Systemic and intrahepatic interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 kDa predicts the first-phase decline in hepatitis C virus RNA and overall viral response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2010 1.61
17 Hepatitis C virus induces proteolytic cleavage of sterol regulatory element binding proteins and stimulates their phosphorylation via oxidative stress. J Virol 2007 1.61
18 The homeostasis model assessment of the insulin resistance score is not predictive of a sustained virological response in chronic hepatitis C patients. Liver Int 2010 1.51
19 The hepatitis C virus core protein of genotypes 3a and 1b downregulates insulin receptor substrate 1 through genotype-specific mechanisms. Hepatology 2007 1.50
20 An in vitro model of hepatitis C virus genotype 3a-associated triglycerides accumulation. J Hepatol 2005 1.46
21 Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance does not seem to predict response to telaprevir in chronic hepatitis C in the REALIZE trial. Hepatology 2013 1.41
22 IL28B, HLA-C, and KIR variants additively predict response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C virus infection in a European Cohort: a cross-sectional study. PLoS Med 2011 1.36
23 Prevalence and challenges of liver diseases in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010 1.35
24 Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in lean individuals in the United States. Medicine (Baltimore) 2012 1.31
25 Trends and projections of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Latin America. Liver Int 2011 1.31
26 International, multicenter, randomized, controlled study comparing dynamically individualized versus standard treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2005 1.30
27 Is genotype 3 of the hepatitis C virus the new villain? Hepatology 2014 1.29
28 Cohort Profile: the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study (SCCS). Int J Epidemiol 2007 1.28
29 Insulin resistance and response to therapy in patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus genotypes 2 and 3. J Hepatol 2007 1.23
30 The interaction of metabolic factors with HCV infection: does it matter? J Hepatol 2012 1.22
31 Identification of common synaptic inputs to motor neurons from the rectified electromyogram. J Physiol 2013 1.22
32 Viral genotype-specific role of PNPLA3, PPARG, MTTP, and IL28B in hepatitis C virus-associated steatosis. J Hepatol 2011 1.19
33 Experimental analysis of accuracy in the identification of motor unit spike trains from high-density surface EMG. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2010 1.18
34 Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 secreted by adipose tissue induces direct lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. Hepatology 2008 1.13
35 Post-load insulin resistance does not predict virological response to treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients without the metabolic syndrome. Dig Liver Dis 2012 1.10
36 Antigenic relevance of F protein in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2004 1.10
37 Genome-wide association study identifies variants associated with progression of liver fibrosis from HCV infection. Gastroenterology 2012 1.09
38 Applying a system approach to forecast the total hepatitis C virus-infected population size: model validation using US data. Liver Int 2011 1.06
39 HCV-specific T-cell response in relation to viral kinetics and treatment outcome (DITTO-HCV project). Gastroenterology 2007 1.06
40 Virus-induced over-expression of protein phosphatase 2A inhibits insulin signalling in chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2008 1.06
41 A genetic validation study reveals a role of vitamin D metabolism in the response to interferon-alfa-based therapy of chronic hepatitis C. PLoS One 2012 1.05
42 Hepatitis D virus: an update. Liver Int 2010 1.04
43 Hepatitis delta virus inhibits alpha interferon signaling. Hepatology 2009 1.03
44 Amplitude cancellation of motor-unit action potentials in the surface electromyogram can be estimated with spike-triggered averaging. J Neurophysiol 2008 1.01
45 Motor unit recruitment strategies and muscle properties determine the influence of synaptic noise on force steadiness. J Neurophysiol 2012 1.01
46 Accessing the neural drive to muscle and translation to neurorehabilitation technologies. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2012 0.99
47 Oral lichen planus pathogenesis: A role for the HCV-specific cellular immune response. Hepatology 2002 0.98
48 Genetic analyses reveal a role for vitamin D insufficiency in HCV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma development. PLoS One 2013 0.97
49 The hepatitis C virus core protein indirectly induces alpha-smooth muscle actin expression in hepatic stellate cells via interleukin-8. J Hepatol 2010 0.96
50 Expression of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) and its Receptor (MET) in Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid. Endocr Pathol 2000 0.96
51 Detecting the unique representation of motor-unit action potentials in the surface electromyogram. J Neurophysiol 2008 0.95
52 Down-regulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog by hepatitis C virus core 3a in hepatocytes triggers the formation of large lipid droplets. Hepatology 2011 0.95
53 Spatial correlation of high density EMG signals provides features robust to electrode number and shift in pattern recognition for myocontrol. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2014 0.95
54 Hepatitis C virus infection: molecular pathways to steatosis, insulin resistance and oxidative stress. Viruses 2009 0.94
55 Statins may protect against hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients infected with hepatitis C virus, but what are the mechanisms? J Clin Oncol 2013 0.94
56 Connective tissue growth factor, steatosis and fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int 2007 0.92
57 Hepatitis C virus and liver steatosis: is it the virus? Yes it is, but not always. Hepatology 2002 0.91
58 Common synaptic input to motor neurons, motor unit synchronization, and force control. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2015 0.91
59 Serum ferritin levels are associated with a distinct phenotype of chronic hepatitis C poorly responding to pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy. Hepatology 2012 0.90
60 Acute and chronic hepatitis: Working Group report of the second World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2004 0.89
61 Impaired hepatic mitochondrial oxidation using the 13C-methionine breath test in patients with macrovesicular steatosis and patients with cirrhosis. Med Sci Monit 2003 0.87
62 Comparative genetic analyses point to HCP5 as susceptibility locus for HCV-associated hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2013 0.87
63 Hepatitis E virus: a zoonosis adapting to humans. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 0.86
64 Impact of soluble CD26 on treatment outcome and hepatitis C virus-specific T cells in chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection. PLoS One 2013 0.86
65 Elderly age is not a negative predictive factor for virological response to therapy with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C virus patients. Liver Int 2013 0.86
66 High-density surface EMG decomposition allows for recording of motor unit discharge from proximal and distal flexion synergy muscles simultaneously in individuals with stroke. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2014 0.85
67 Spatial distribution of surface action potentials generated by individual motor units in the human biceps brachii muscle. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2013 0.85
68 Lack of evidence for ribavirin-induced bone loss. Hepatology 2002 0.84
69 In vitro antiviral activity of SCH446211 (SCH6), a novel inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006 0.84
70 Long-term effects of treatment and response in patients with chronic hepatitis C on quality of life. An international, multicenter, randomized, controlled study. BMC Gastroenterol 2012 0.84
71 Gene expression profile of Huh-7 cells expressing hepatitis C virus genotype 1b or 3a core proteins. Liver Int 2008 0.84
72 Hepatitis B and C in Switzerland - healthcare provider initiated testing for chronic hepatitis B and C infection. Swiss Med Wkly 2013 0.84
73 High-density EMG E-textile systems for the control of active prostheses. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010 0.83
74 Low-frequency oscillations of the neural drive to the muscle are increased with experimental muscle pain. J Neurophysiol 2011 0.83
75 Neural correlates of task-related changes in physiological tremor. J Neurophysiol 2013 0.83
76 Hepatitis C virus and liver steatosis: when fat is not beautiful. J Hepatol 2004 0.82
77 Hepatocellular adenoma and polycystic ovary syndrome. Liver Int 2003 0.82
78 Alcohol is an important co-factor for both steatosis and fibrosis in Northern Italian patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2004 0.81
79 Does telaprevir possess a direct antidiabetic effect? Liver Int 2014 0.81
80 Molecular evidence that the hepatitis C virus replicates in the oral mucosa. J Hepatol 2002 0.81
81 PTEN protein phosphatase activity regulates hepatitis C virus secretion through modulation of cholesterol metabolism. J Hepatol 2013 0.81
82 Hepatitis C virus: the viral way to fatty liver. J Hepatol 2007 0.80
83 Lack of in vivo blockade of Fas- and TNFR1-mediated hepatocyte apoptosis by the hepatitis C virus. J Pathol 2002 0.79
84 Treatment of hepatitis C in HCV mono-infected and in HIV-HCV co-infected patients: an open-labelled comparison study. Swiss Med Wkly 2010 0.79
85 Correction of insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C patients not responding to the standard of care: more questions than answers. J Hepatol 2009 0.79
86 Immunological and virological effects of ribavirin in hepatitis C after liver transplantation. Transplantation 2002 0.79
87 STAT6 promotes bi-directional modulation of PKM2 in liver and adipose inflammatory cells in rosiglitazone-treated mice. Sci Rep 2013 0.79
88 Steatosis in chronic hepatitis C: friend or foe? Liver Int 2008 0.79
89 Role of seipin in lipid droplet morphology and hepatitis C virus life cycle. J Gen Virol 2013 0.79
90 Intrahepatic mRNA levels of SOCS1 and SOCS3 are associated with cirrhosis but do not predict virological response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int 2012 0.79
91 Hepatitis C viral kinetics in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells during pegylated interferon-alpha2a/ribavirin therapy. J Hepatol 2008 0.78
92 Ribavirin/interferon-alpha sequential treatment of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation. Transpl Int 2004 0.78
93 IL28B polymorphisms do not predict response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C with HCV genotype 5. Gut 2012 0.78
94 Real-time multiplex PCR assay to quantify hepatitis C virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. J Virol Methods 2005 0.78
95 ABO incompatible kidney transplantation from an anti-hepatitis C virus antibody-positive RNA-negative donor into an anti-hepatitis C virus antibody-negative recipient. Transpl Int 2014 0.78
96 The new EASL guidelines for the management of chronic hepatitis B infection adapted for Swiss physicians. Swiss Med Wkly 2010 0.77
97 The impact of obesity and metabolic syndrome on chronic hepatitis C. Clin Liver Dis 2013 0.77
98 Effects of hepatitis C virus on suppressor of cytokine signaling mRNA levels: comparison between different genotypes and core protein sequence analysis. J Med Virol 2011 0.77
99 Chronic hepatitis E in the immunosuppressed: a new source of trouble? J Hepatol 2008 0.77
100 Estimation of muscle fiber conduction velocity with a spectral multidip approach. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2007 0.76
101 Reply from Dario Farina, Francesco Negro and Ning Jiang. J Physiol 2014 0.76
102 Optimized vaccination regimen linked to exhaustive screening approaches identifies 2 novel HLA-B7 restricted epitopes within hepatitis C virus NS3 protein. Microbes Infect 2006 0.76
103 Characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis C who develop hepatocellular carcinoma. Swiss Med Wkly 2012 0.76
104 Current understanding of insulin resistance in hepatitis C. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011 0.76
105 Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 associated with massive steatosis of the liver and hypo-beta-lipoproteinemia. J Hepatol 2004 0.75
106 Impaired regulation post-stroke of motor unit firing behavior during volitional relaxation of knee extensor torque assessed using high density surface EMG decomposition. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2015 0.75
107 Hepatitis C virus and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue: has proteus reached the stomach? J Clin Gastroenterol 2004 0.75
108 Properties of the motor unit action potential shape in proximal and distal muscles of the upper limb in healthy and post-stroke individuals. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2016 0.75
109 The paradox of Epstein-Barr virus-associated hepatitis. J Hepatol 2006 0.75
110 Magnetic susceptibility of strongly interacting matter across the deconfinement transition. Phys Rev Lett 2013 0.75
111 Susceptibility of the QCD vacuum to CP-odd electromagnetic background fields. Phys Rev Lett 2013 0.75
112 [Hepatitis D: forgotten but not gone]. Rev Med Suisse 2010 0.75
113 Theoretical Model and Experimental Validation of the estimated proportions of common and independent input to motor neurons. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2015 0.75
114 [Hepatitis C and insulin resistance]. Rev Med Suisse 2008 0.75
115 [New treatments for hepatitis C, which targets, what timeline?]. Rev Med Suisse 2011 0.75
116 [Our friend...coffee]. Rev Med Suisse 2007 0.75
117 How should we treat recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation? J Hepatol 2005 0.75
118 [New aspects of HEV infection]. Rev Med Suisse 2008 0.75
119 The tragedy of (unpublished) errors. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.75
120 Power spectrum of the rectified EMG: influence of motor unit action potential shapes. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2014 0.75
121 [Dermatitis associated with the treatment of chronic hepatitis C]. Rev Med Suisse 2005 0.75
122 Immunohistochemical detection of hepatitis delta antigen. Methods Mol Med 2004 0.75
123 Editor's Note. Liver Int 2017 0.75
124 Corrigendum: reduced IFNλ4 activity is associated with improved HCV clearance and reduced expression of interferon-stimulated genes. Nat Commun 2015 0.75
125 The 4,977-base pair common deletion of mitochondrial DNA is not associated with steatosis in chronic hepatitis C patients. Hepatology 2002 0.75
126 [Extra-hepatic morbidity and mortality related to hepatitis C virus infection]. Rev Med Suisse 2014 0.75
127 θ dependence of the deconfinement temperature in Yang-Mills theories. Phys Rev Lett 2012 0.75
128 Differential Motor Unit Changes after Endurance or High-Intensity Interval Training. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2017 0.75