Carlo Ferrari

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1 PD-1 expression in acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with HCV-specific CD8 exhaustion. J Virol 2006 5.46
2 Characterization of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T-cell dysfunction in chronic HBV infection. J Virol 2007 4.40
3 Statements from the Taormina expert meeting on occult hepatitis B virus infection. J Hepatol 2008 3.50
4 Genome-wide meta-analyses identify three loci associated with primary biliary cirrhosis. Nat Genet 2010 3.15
5 Dysfunction and functional restoration of HCV-specific CD8 responses in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 2007 2.78
6 T cells with a CD4+CD25+ regulatory phenotype suppress in vitro proliferation of virus-specific CD8+ T cells during chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Virol 2005 2.58
7 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
8 IP-10 predicts viral response and therapeutic outcome in difficult-to-treat patients with HCV genotype 1 infection. Hepatology 2006 2.54
9 Transient restoration of anti-viral T cell responses induced by lamivudine therapy in chronic hepatitis B. J Hepatol 2003 2.50
10 Virus-specific CD8+ lymphocytes share the same effector-memory phenotype but exhibit functional differences in acute hepatitis B and C. J Virol 2002 2.26
11 Treatment optimization and prediction of HCV clearance in patients with acute HCV infection. J Hepatol 2013 2.04
12 Outcome of acute hepatitis C is related to virus-specific CD4 function and maturation of antiviral memory CD8 responses. Hepatology 2006 1.96
13 Innate and adaptive immune responses in chronic hepatitis B virus infections: towards restoration of immune control of viral infection. Gut 2011 1.78
14 Kinetics of the immune response during HBV and HCV infection. Hepatology 2003 1.77
15 Radiofrequency thermal ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma stimulates autologous NK-cell response. Gastroenterology 2010 1.72
16 Response prediction in chronic hepatitis C by assessment of IP-10 and IL28B-related single nucleotide polymorphisms. PLoS One 2011 1.69
17 Heterologous T cell immunity in severe hepatitis C virus infection. J Exp Med 2005 1.68
18 Antiviral intrahepatic T-cell responses can be restored by blocking programmed death-1 pathway in chronic hepatitis B. Gastroenterology 2009 1.65
19 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
20 Ex vivo characterization of tumor-derived melanoma antigen encoding gene-specific CD8+cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2004 1.56
21 Restored function of HBV-specific T cells after long-term effective therapy with nucleos(t)ide analogues. Gastroenterology 2012 1.49
22 Radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma liver nodules can activate and enhance tumor-specific T-cell responses. Cancer Res 2006 1.44
23 The characteristics of the cell-mediated immune response identify different profiles of occult hepatitis B virus infection. Gastroenterology 2008 1.42
24 Activation of natural killer cells during acute infection with hepatitis C virus. Gastroenterology 2010 1.37
25 International, multicenter, randomized, controlled study comparing dynamically individualized versus standard treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2005 1.30
26 Care of patients with chronic hepatitis C and HIV co-infection: recommendations from the HIV-HCV International Panel. AIDS 2002 1.30
27 Pegylated interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin in the retreatment of interferon-ribavirin nonresponder patients. Gastroenterology 2006 1.28
28 Restoration of HCV-specific T cell functions by PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in HCV infection: effect of viremia levels and antiviral treatment. J Hepatol 2008 1.23
29 Host ethnicity and virus genotype shape the hepatitis B virus-specific T-cell repertoire. J Virol 2008 1.21
30 Viral determinants and host immune responses in the pathogenesis of HBV infection. J Med Virol 2002 1.20
31 The host-pathogen interaction during HBV infection: immunological controversies. Antivir Ther 2010 1.14
32 Therapeutic vaccination of chronic hepatitis B patients with virus suppression by antiviral therapy: a randomized, controlled study of co-administration of HBsAg/AS02 candidate vaccine and lamivudine. Vaccine 2007 1.09
33 Intrahepatic and circulating HLA class II-restricted, hepatitis C virus-specific T cells: functional characterization in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2002 1.07
34 HCV-specific T-cell response in relation to viral kinetics and treatment outcome (DITTO-HCV project). Gastroenterology 2007 1.06
35 Transvaginal endoscopic cholecystectomy in human beings: preliminary results. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2008 1.05
36 Acute phase HBV-specific T cell responses associated with HBV persistence after HBV/HCV coinfection. Hepatology 2005 1.05
37 Contribution of herpesvirus specific CD8 T cells to anti-viral T cell response in humans. PLoS Pathog 2010 1.03
38 Increased immunostimulatory activity conferred to antigen-presenting cells by exposure to antigen extract from hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency thermal ablation. J Immunother 2008 1.01
39 Oral lichen planus pathogenesis: A role for the HCV-specific cellular immune response. Hepatology 2002 0.98
40 Lack of full CD8 functional restoration after antiviral treatment for acute and chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Gut 2012 0.98
41 RepeatsDB: a database of tandem repeat protein structures. Nucleic Acids Res 2013 0.97
42 Increased levels of arginase in patients with acute hepatitis B suppress antiviral T cells. Gastroenterology 2012 0.96
43 The impairment of CD8 responses limits the selection of escape mutations in acute hepatitis C virus infection. J Immunol 2005 0.96
44 Peginterferon-α does not improve early peripheral blood HBV-specific T-cell responses in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis. J Hepatol 2012 0.95
45 NeEMO: a method using residue interaction networks to improve prediction of protein stability upon mutation. BMC Genomics 2014 0.94
46 Bariatric surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an accessible path? Report of a case series and review of the literature. J Crohns Colitis 2015 0.93
47 HLA and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genes as outcome predictors of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2013 0.93
48 Immunological and molecular correlates of disease recurrence after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. PLoS One 2012 0.91
49 Mobilizing monocytes to cross-present circulating viral antigen in chronic infection. J Clin Invest 2013 0.91
50 Travelling-wave resonant four-wave mixing breaks the limits of cavity-enhanced all-optical wavelength conversion. Nat Commun 2011 0.88
51 The influence of T cell cross-reactivity on HCV-peptide specific human T cell response. Hepatology 2006 0.87
52 Serum ferritin as a predictor of treatment outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 0.87
53 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
54 Innate and adaptive immune responses in chronic hepatitis B virus infections: towards restoration of immune control of viral infection. Postgrad Med J 2013 0.86
55 Parenteral exposure to high HIV viremia leads to virus-specific T cell priming without evidence of infection. Eur J Immunol 2004 0.85
56 RAPHAEL: recognition, periodicity and insertion assignment of solenoid protein structures. Bioinformatics 2012 0.85
57 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
58 Roughness induced backscattering in optical silicon waveguides. Phys Rev Lett 2010 0.83
59 Is steroid therapy needed in the treatment of destructive thyrotoxicosis induced by alpha-interferon in chronic hepatitis C? Horm Res 2005 0.83
60 Metabolic transitions at menopause: in post-menopausal women the increase in serum uric acid correlates with abdominal adiposity as assessed by DXA. Maturitas 2013 0.83
61 New insights into the ageing of linseed oil paint binder: a qualitative and quantitative analytical study. PLoS One 2012 0.82
62 Antiviral CD8-mediated responses in chronic HCV carriers with HBV superinfection. Hepatology 2004 0.82
63 Combined blockade of programmed death-1 and activation of CD137 increase responses of human liver T cells against HBV, but not HCV. Gastroenterology 2012 0.81
64 Treatment of chronic hepatitis B: update of the recommendations from the 2007 Italian Workshop. Dig Liver Dis 2011 0.81
65 Error-free continuously-tunable delay at 10 Gbit/s in a reconfigurable on-chip delay-line. Opt Express 2008 0.80
66 A non-invasive fibrosis score predicts treatment outcome in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Scand J Gastroenterol 2008 0.80
67 Free-space coherent optical communication with orbital angular, momentum multiplexing/demultiplexing using a hybrid 3D photonic integrated circuit. Opt Express 2014 0.79
68 Hepatitis C viral kinetics in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells during pegylated interferon-alpha2a/ribavirin therapy. J Hepatol 2008 0.78
69 Course of graves disease in interferon-treated patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and in uninfected patients. J Investig Med 2013 0.78
70 The role of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in cerebrospinal fluids for screening of acute bacterial meningitis. Clin Lab 2014 0.78
71 The trapping-only nodules of the thyroid gland: prevalence study. Thyroid 2006 0.77
72 Therapeutic vaccination for hepatitis C: can protective T-cell responses be restored after prolonged antigen exposure? Gastroenterology 2008 0.76
73 T and B cells in hepatitis C virus control: what they do and when they fail. Gastroenterology 2007 0.76
74 Effects of the regulatory ligands calcium and GTP on the thermal stability of tissue transglutaminase. Amino Acids 2011 0.76
75 Assessment of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and lactate dehydrogenase in peritoneal fluids for the screening of bacterial peritonitis. Clin Chim Acta 2013 0.75
76 Predicting treatment outcome following 24 weeks peginterferon alpha-2a/ribavirin therapy in patients infected with HCV genotype 1: utility of HCV-RNA at day 0, day 22, day 29, and week 6. Hepatology 2007 0.75
77 Impact of disease severity on outcome of antiviral therapy in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2007 0.75
78 Oxidative decomposition of atrazine in water in the presence of hydrogen peroxide using an innovative microwave photochemical reactor. J Hazard Mater 2010 0.75
79 Graves' disease in interferon-alpha-treated and untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Investig Med 2005 0.75
80 Continuously tunable 1 byte delay in coupled-resonator optical waveguides. Opt Lett 2008 0.75
81 Microwave-assisted photochemical reactor for the online oxidative decomposition and determination of p-hydroxymercurybenzoate and its thiolic complexes by cold vapor generation atomic fluorescence detection. Anal Chem 2010 0.75
82 Reconfigurable silicon filter with continuous bandwidth tunability. Opt Lett 2012 0.75
83 Photo-induced trimming of coupled ring-resonator filters and delay lines in As2S3 chalcogenide glass. Opt Lett 2011 0.75
84 Characterization of BSA unfolding and aggregation using a single-capillary viscometer and dynamic surface tension detector. Talanta 2011 0.75
85 Comparative pathogenesis of HBV and HCV. Virus Res 2002 0.75
86 Microwave photochemical reactor for the online oxidative decomposition of p-hydroxymercurybenzoate (pHMB)-tagged proteins and their determination by cold vapor generation-atomic fluorescence detection. Anal Chem 2013 0.75
87 Determination of thiomersal by flow injection coupled with microwave-assisted photochemical online oxidative decomposition of organic mercury and cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectroscopy. Anal Chim Acta 2013 0.75
88 Align: a C++ class library and web server for rapid sequence alignment prototyping. Curr Drug Discov Technol 2006 0.75
89 Development and validation of a nomogram based on clinical factors and standard laboratory tests for prediction of clinically significant liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013 0.75