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Motor nerve damage is associated with anti-ganglioside antibodies in diabetesSabrina Matà
Neurological Clinic, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Peripher Nerv Syst 9:138-43. 2004..Production of antibodies to ganglioside may follow the exposure of hidden motor nerve epitopes in damaged motor nerves and contribute to the neuropathy...
Neuromyelitis optica: an updateSabrina Matà
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Careggi, Florence, Italy
J Neurol Sci 303:13-21. 2011....
IgM monoclonal gammopathy-associated neuropathies with different IgM specificityS Mata
Neurology Department, University Hospital of Careggi, Firenze Neurology Department, S M Annunziata Hospital, Firenze, Italy
Eur J Neurol 18:1067-73. 2011..The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of antiganglioside and/or sulfatide-positive patients and their clinical findings, including therapeutic response, compared to anti-MAG-positive or seronegative patients...
GAD antibodies associated neurological disorders: incidence and phenotype distribution among neurological inflammatory diseasesSabrina Matà
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Careggi, Florence, Italy
J Neuroimmunol 227:175-7. 2010....
Non-paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodiesSabrina Matà
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Firenze, Italy
J Neuroimmunol 199:155-9. 2008..In one patient, plasma exchange determined a dramatic improvement of the neurological deficits along with the decrease of autoantibodies...
Influence of impaired T- and B-cell compartments on efficacy of IVIg in dysimmune neuropathiesS Mata
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Section of Immunoallergology and Respiratory Disease, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Eur J Neurol 14:1147-53. 2007..In DN, whereas T-cell number is reduced, activated T and B cells are increased, thus suggesting an intrinsic defect of the immune response...
Anti-myelin associated glycoprotein antibodies recognize HNK-1 epitope on CNSSabrina Matà
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Firenze, Italy
J Neuroimmunol 236:99-105. 2011..The staining of patients' sera were inhibited by mouse anti-HNK-1 monoclonal antibody. Our results demonstrate that anti-MAG IgM recognizes HNK-1 outside the peripheral nerve myelin carriers...
Fine specificity of antibodies against phospholipids and beta-2-glycoprotein I in monoclonal gammopathy associated neuropathiesSabrina Matà
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Italy
J Neuroimmunol 182:219-25. 2007..APLAb strongly cross-reacted with sulfatide. These findings suggest an adjuntive role of aPLAb on nerve damage and may help to better understand the nerve binding properties of anti-sulfatide antibodies...
Long-term evolution of anti-ganglioside antibody levels in patient with chronic dysimmune neuropathy under IVIg therapySabrina Matà
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, Hospital of Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50139 Florence, Italy
J Neuroimmunol 181:141-4. 2006..Thus, antibody testing in the follow-up of patients with dysimmune neuropathies may be helpful to predict the decline of IVIg efficacy and to identify those patients who eventually take advantage from an increase in infusion frequency...
Anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies in peripheral neuropathy and motor neuronopathyS Mata
Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Acta Neurol Scand 114:54-8. 2006..The aim of the study was to investigate the occurence of anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies (tTGA) in peripheral nerve disorders, and to correlate them with neurophysiologic findings and anti-glycolipid antibodies...
Anti-ganglioside antibodies and elevated CSF IgG levels in Guillain-Barré syndromeS Mata
Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Science, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Eur J Neurol 13:153-60. 2006..The possibility of an abnormal CSF concentration of immunoglobulins from serum through dysfunctional BCB or damaged nerve roots, and the role of serum anti-ganglioside reactivity in this process are discussed...
Ultrasound thermal damage to rabbit corneas after simulated phacoemulsificationRita Mencucci
Eye Clinic, Department of Oto Neuro Ophthalmological Surgical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Cataract Refract Surg 31:2180-6. 2005..To determine rabbit cornea thermal tolerance and evaluate the effects of ultrasound (US) on this tissue after applying defined US heat doses...
Experimental study on the healing process following laser welding of the corneaFrancesca Rossi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Fisica Applicata, Firenze, Italy
J Biomed Opt 10:024004. 2005..No thermal damage of the welded stroma was detected, nor were there foreign body reactions or other inflammatory processes...
Testosterone regulates RhoA/Rho-kinase signaling in two distinct animal models of chemical diabetesLinda Vignozzi
Andrology Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Center for Research, Transfer and High Education DENOthe, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Sex Med 4:620-30; discussion 631-32. 2007..The contractile RhoA/Rho-kinase (ROCK) signaling pathway is upregulated in penile tissue in animal models of experimental diabetes and has been proposed to contribute to diabetes-related erectile dysfunction (ED)...
