Silvia Moretti

Summary

Affiliation: University of Florence
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Fibrosis in regressing melanoma versus nonfibrosis in halo nevus upon melanocyte disappearance: could it be related to a different cytokine microenvironment?
    Silvia Moretti
    2nd Dermatology Clinic, Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 34:301-8. 2007
  2. ncbi Keratinocyte dysfunction in vitiligo epidermis: cytokine microenvironment and correlation to keratinocyte apoptosis
    Silvia Moretti
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Histol Histopathol 24:849-57. 2009
  3. ncbi Sequential effects of photodynamic treatment of basal cell carcinoma
    Francesca Prignano
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 36:409-16. 2009
  4. ncbi Vitiligo therapy
    Torello Lotti
    University of Florence, Department of Dermatological Sciences, Via della Pergola, 60, 50121 Florence, Italy
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 10:2779-85. 2009
  5. ncbi Vitiligo in an Italian outpatient center: a clinical and serologic study of 204 patients in Tuscany
    Samantha Berti
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
    Am J Clin Dermatol 12:43-9. 2011
  6. ncbi Persistent herpes gestationis
    Samantha Berti
    The Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Via della Pergola 58, 50121 Florence, Italy
    Skinmed 1:55-8. 2002
  7. ncbi Stem cell factor affects tumour progression markers in metastatic melanoma cells
    Francesca Prignano
    The first Dermatology Clinic, Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Metastasis 23:177-86. 2006
  8. ncbi A case of chronic herpes gestationis: persistent disease or conversion to bullous pemphigoid?
    Lauretta Amato
    Department of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Am Acad Dermatol 49:302-7. 2003
  9. ncbi New insights into the pathogenesis of vitiligo: imbalance of epidermal cytokines at sites of lesions
    Silvia Moretti
    2nd Dermatology Unit, SM Nuova Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, Florence, Italy
    Pigment Cell Res 15:87-92. 2002
  10. ncbi Increased oxidative DNA damage in mononuclear leukocytes in vitiligo
    Lisa Giovannelli
    Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Florence, Italy
    Mutat Res 556:101-6. 2004

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  1. ncbi Fibrosis in regressing melanoma versus nonfibrosis in halo nevus upon melanocyte disappearance: could it be related to a different cytokine microenvironment?
    Silvia Moretti
    2nd Dermatology Clinic, Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 34:301-8. 2007
    ..It is not clear why melanocyte disappearance occurs without fibrotic evolution in halo nevus and with fibrotic evolution in regressing melanoma...
  2. ncbi Keratinocyte dysfunction in vitiligo epidermis: cytokine microenvironment and correlation to keratinocyte apoptosis
    Silvia Moretti
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Histol Histopathol 24:849-57. 2009
    ..In particular, increased TNF-alpha could contribute to keratinocyte apoptosis, which results in reduced release of melanogenic cytokines and ultimately in melanocyte disappearance...
  3. ncbi Sequential effects of photodynamic treatment of basal cell carcinoma
    Francesca Prignano
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 36:409-16. 2009
    ..Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of superficial basal cell carcinoma (SBCC) acts as a biological response modifier or killing target cells, but sequential biological effects have not been reported in depth in humans...
  4. ncbi Vitiligo therapy
    Torello Lotti
    University of Florence, Department of Dermatological Sciences, Via della Pergola, 60, 50121 Florence, Italy
    Expert Opin Pharmacother 10:2779-85. 2009
    ..Excellent therapeutic results can be achieved through combination treatments; surgical intervention is reserved for adolescent or adult patients with stable vitiligo...
  5. ncbi Vitiligo in an Italian outpatient center: a clinical and serologic study of 204 patients in Tuscany
    Samantha Berti
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
    Am J Clin Dermatol 12:43-9. 2011
    ..Vitiligo is a depigmentation disorder resulting from destruction of cutaneous melanocytes that affects 0.1-2% of the world's population, irrespective of sex and race...
  6. ncbi Persistent herpes gestationis
    Samantha Berti
    The Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Via della Pergola 58, 50121 Florence, Italy
    Skinmed 1:55-8. 2002
  7. ncbi Stem cell factor affects tumour progression markers in metastatic melanoma cells
    Francesca Prignano
    The first Dermatology Clinic, Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Metastasis 23:177-86. 2006
    ..Taken altogether these data stress the biological activity of SCF as a cytokine which is able to maintain MMC in a well differentiated status, and suggest a more in depth evaluation of possible effects of SCF on melanoma cells...
  8. ncbi A case of chronic herpes gestationis: persistent disease or conversion to bullous pemphigoid?
    Lauretta Amato
    Department of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Am Acad Dermatol 49:302-7. 2003
    ..We present this case as chronic persistent HG and discuss the differential diagnosis between chronic persistent HG and HG evolving to bullous pemphigoid, together with a careful examination of similar cases reported in literature...
  9. ncbi New insights into the pathogenesis of vitiligo: imbalance of epidermal cytokines at sites of lesions
    Silvia Moretti
    2nd Dermatology Unit, SM Nuova Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, Florence, Italy
    Pigment Cell Res 15:87-92. 2002
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  10. ncbi Increased oxidative DNA damage in mononuclear leukocytes in vitiligo
    Lisa Giovannelli
    Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Florence, Italy
    Mutat Res 556:101-6. 2004
    ..However, these findings support an adjuvant role of antioxidant treatment in vitiligo...
  11. ncbi Potential Infectious Etiology of Behçet's Disease
    Massimiliano Galeone
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence 50129, Italy
    Patholog Res Int 2012:595380. 2012
    ..Several viral agents, including herpes simplex virus-1, hepatitis C virus, parvovirus B19, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and varicella zoster virus, may also have some role...
  12. ncbi Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in childhood
    Lauretta Amato
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Dermatol 20:31-4. 2003
    ..Treatment with hydroxychloroquine cleared the cutaneous lesions. We report this patient because SCLE is extremely rare in childhood, and discuss the two previous cases reported in the literature...
  13. ncbi Vitiligo: new and emerging treatments
    Torello Lotti
    Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Dermatol Ther 21:110-7. 2008
    ..Finally, for patients with extensive vitiligo, depigmentation of the residual melanin should be taken into account...
  14. ncbi Vitiligo and epidermal microenvironment: possible involvement of keratinocyte-derived cytokines
    Silvia Moretti
    Arch Dermatol 138:273-4. 2002
  15. ncbi Thymosin alpha1 activates the TLR9/MyD88/IRF7-dependent murine cytomegalovirus sensing for induction of anti-viral responses in vivo
    Silvia Bozza
    Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06122 Perugia, Perugia, Italy
    Int Immunol 19:1261-70. 2007
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  16. ncbi Seasonal variations of DNA damage in human lymphocytes: correlation with different environmental variables
    Lisa Giovannelli
    Dipartimento di Farmacologia Preclinica e Clinica, , Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139 Firenze, Italy
    Mutat Res 593:143-52. 2006
    ..The results of multivariate regression analysis showed a positive correlation between lymphocyte DNA damage and air temperature, and a less strong correlation with global solar radiation and air ozone levels...
  17. ncbi TLRs govern neutrophil activity in aspergillosis
    Silvia Bellocchio
    Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
    J Immunol 173:7406-15. 2004
    ..The ability of selected individual TLRs to restore antifungal functions in defective PMNs suggests that the coordinated outputs of activation of multiple TLRs may contribute to PMN function in aspergillosis...
  18. ncbi Receptors and pathways in innate antifungal immunity: the implication for tolerance and immunity to fungi
    Teresa Zelante
    Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
    Adv Exp Med Biol 590:209-21. 2007