Francesca Mori

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Affiliation: University of Florence
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Childhood chronic anterior uveitis associated with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC): successful treatment with topical tacrolimus. Case series
    Andrea Taddio
    Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Trieste and University of Trieste, Via dell Istria 65 1, 34100, Trieste, Italy
    Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 9:34. 2011
  2. ncbi Osteoprotegerin serum levels in Kawasaki disease: an additional potential marker in predicting children with coronary artery involvement
    Gabriele Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 32:2233-8. 2005
  3. ncbi Loss of efficacy during long-term infliximab therapy for sight-threatening childhood uveitis
    G Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital and University of Florence, Italy
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 47:1510-4. 2008
  4. ncbi Lack of association between the HLA-DRB1 locus and post-streptococcal reactive arthritis and acute rheumatic fever in Italian children
    Gabriele Simonini
    Rheumatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, 50132 Firenze, Italy
    Semin Arthritis Rheum 34:553-8. 2004
  5. ncbi Neprilysin levels in plasma and synovial fluid of juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients
    Gabriele Simonini
    Rheumatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Via Pico della Mirandola 24, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Rheumatol Int 25:336-40. 2005
  6. ncbi Bone status over 1 yr of etanercept treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    G Simonini
    Department of Pediatrics Rheumatology Unit, Via Pico della Mirandola 24, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 44:777-80. 2005
  7. ncbi Prevention of flare recurrences in childhood-refractory chronic uveitis: an open-label comparative study of adalimumab versus infliximab
    Gabriele Simonini
    Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital and Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:612-8. 2011
  8. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor -173 polymorphism and risk of coronary alterations in children with Kawasaki disease
    G Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, A Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 27:1026-30. 2009
  9. ncbi Current therapeutic approaches to autoimmune chronic uveitis in children
    Gabriele Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, University of Florence, Italy
    Autoimmun Rev 9:674-83. 2010
  10. ncbi Osteoprotegerin (OPG)/RANK-L system in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: is there a potential modulating role for OPG/RANK-L in bone injury?
    Laura Masi
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 31:986-91. 2004

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  1. ncbi Childhood chronic anterior uveitis associated with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC): successful treatment with topical tacrolimus. Case series
    Andrea Taddio
    Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Trieste and University of Trieste, Via dell Istria 65 1, 34100, Trieste, Italy
    Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 9:34. 2011
    ..The documented response to topical tacrolimus eyedrop of uveitis and VKC is also of interest, in particular since to our knowledge there are no published reports on its clinical use in uveitis...
  2. ncbi Osteoprotegerin serum levels in Kawasaki disease: an additional potential marker in predicting children with coronary artery involvement
    Gabriele Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 32:2233-8. 2005
    ..We evaluated serum levels of OPG in a group of children with Kawasaki disease (KD), before immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion and at 3-month followup...
  3. ncbi Loss of efficacy during long-term infliximab therapy for sight-threatening childhood uveitis
    G Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital and University of Florence, Italy
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 47:1510-4. 2008
    ..To describe efficacy and safety of infliximab in the treatment of childhood chronic uveitis during a long-term follow-up...
  4. ncbi Lack of association between the HLA-DRB1 locus and post-streptococcal reactive arthritis and acute rheumatic fever in Italian children
    Gabriele Simonini
    Rheumatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, 50132 Firenze, Italy
    Semin Arthritis Rheum 34:553-8. 2004
    ..Possible associations with HLA class II antigens of PSReA (DRB1*01) and ARF (DRB1*16) were described previously in white Americans. To confirm these findings, we studied DRB1 alleles in a group of Italian children with PSReA and ARF...
  5. ncbi Neprilysin levels in plasma and synovial fluid of juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients
    Gabriele Simonini
    Rheumatology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Via Pico della Mirandola 24, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Rheumatol Int 25:336-40. 2005
    ..In 20 subjects requiring local steroid injection, NEP was measured in synovial fluid...
  6. ncbi Bone status over 1 yr of etanercept treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    G Simonini
    Department of Pediatrics Rheumatology Unit, Via Pico della Mirandola 24, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 44:777-80. 2005
    ..To evaluate bone mineral status over 1 yr of etanercept treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)...
  7. ncbi Prevention of flare recurrences in childhood-refractory chronic uveitis: an open-label comparative study of adalimumab versus infliximab
    Gabriele Simonini
    Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital and Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63:612-8. 2011
    ..To compare the efficacy and safety of adalimumab versus infliximab in an open-label prospective, comparative, multicenter cohort study of childhood noninfectious chronic uveitis...
  8. ncbi Macrophage migration inhibitory factor -173 polymorphism and risk of coronary alterations in children with Kawasaki disease
    G Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, A Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 27:1026-30. 2009
    ..To investigate the possible relationship between MIF -173 polymorphism and susceptibility to, and severity of, Kawasaki disease (KD) in a cohort of Italian patients...
  9. ncbi Current therapeutic approaches to autoimmune chronic uveitis in children
    Gabriele Simonini
    Department of Paediatrics, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, University of Florence, Italy
    Autoimmun Rev 9:674-83. 2010
    ..The aim of this review is to report currently available medical strategies for treatment of childhood sight-threatening chronic uveitis; in addition, a step-by-step approach to the use of immunosuppressants in this context is suggested...
  10. ncbi Osteoprotegerin (OPG)/RANK-L system in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: is there a potential modulating role for OPG/RANK-L in bone injury?
    Laura Masi
    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 31:986-91. 2004
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  11. ncbi Serum osteopontin as a predictive marker of responsiveness to methotrexate in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    Laura Masi
    A Meyer Children s Hospital, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
    J Rheumatol 36:2308-13. 2009
    ..To evaluate if serum concentrations of osteopontin (OPN) at baseline in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) represent a potential predictor of responsiveness to methotrexate (MTX)...
  12. ncbi Defective FOXP3 expression in patients with acute Kawasaki disease and restoration by intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
    Biagio Olivito
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence and Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 28:93-7. 2010
    ....
  13. ncbi Bone status evaluation with calcaneal ultrasound in children with chronic rheumatic diseases. A one year followup study
    Fernanda Falcini
    Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, University of Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 30:179-84. 2003
    ..To evaluate at baseline and after one year the bone status in children with chronic rheumatic diseases (CRD) using quantitative ultrasound techniques...
  14. ncbi Osteoprotegerin serum levels in children with type 1 diabetes: a potential modulating role in bone status
    Fiorella Galluzzi
    Department of Paediatrics, A Meyer Children's Hospital, Via Luca Giordano 13, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Eur J Endocrinol 153:879-85. 2005
    ..003). CONCLUSIONS: Prepubertal children with T1DM have a significant increase of OPG levels. OPG serum concentrations are correlated to calcaneal BUA and HbA1c values. OPG could be a new marker of reduced bone mass in children with T1DM...
  15. ncbi Th17 transcription factor RORC2 is inversely correlated with FOXP3 expression in the joints of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    Biagio Olivito
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology and Immunology Unit, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 36:2017-24. 2009
    ..To investigate the relationship between interleukin 17 (IL-17) producing T cells (Th17) and CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in blood and synovial fluid (SF) of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)...
  16. ncbi Association of low bone mass with vitamin d receptor gene and calcitonin receptor gene polymorphisms in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    Laura Masi
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 29:2225-31. 2002
    ..To compare bone density with polymorphisms in the calcitonin receptor (CTR) and vitamin D receptor (VDR) genes in 50 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and 80 matched controls...
  17. ncbi A girl with a sore ear
    Fernanda Falcini
    Department of Paediatrics-Rheumatology Unit, 50132 Florence, Italy
    Lancet 362:1894. 2003
  18. ncbi Treatment strategies for childhood noninfectious chronic uveitis: an update
    Luca Cantarini
    Anna Meyer Children s Hospital and University of Florence, Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, Italy
    Expert Opin Investig Drugs 21:1-6. 2012
    ..Conclusion: Uveitis in children can be severe. Methotrexate is the drug of choice for recalcitrant cases, and biologic therapies can be useful in selected situations...
  19. ncbi Bcl-2, p53 and c-myc expression in juvenile dermatomyositis
    F Falcini
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 18:643-6. 2000
    ..To investigate p53, bcl-2 and c-myc expression in muscle biopsies from children affected with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and to verify a possible dysregulation of programmed cell death in this autoimmune disease...
  20. ncbi Severe abdominal involvement as the initial manifestation of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa in a young girl
    F Falcini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology and Gastroenterology Unit, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 19:349-51. 2001
    ..Our case confirms that cutaneous PAN is often related to streptococcal infection, and suggests that ASO titers should be determined in children with vasculitides to ensure a timely diagnosis and treatment of the condition if present...
  21. ncbi Kawasaki's disease in northern Italy: a multicenter retrospective study of 250 patients
    F Falcini
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 20:421-6. 2002
    ....
  22. ncbi Circulating leptin levels in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a marker of nutritional status?
    F Perfetto
    Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
    Ann Rheum Dis 64:149-52. 2005
    ..Weight loss is common in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and has been positively correlated with an increase in the production of proinflammatory cytokines...
  23. ncbi Bilateral renal artery stenosis in Kawasaki disease: a report of two cases
    F Falcini
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, University of Firenze, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 24:719-21. 2006
    ..Paediatricians should be alert to consider preceding KD as potential source of secondary hypertension in young infants, and raised blood pressure should be regarded as a life-threatening complication in all KD children...
  24. ncbi Acute febrile cholestasis as an inaugural manifestation of Kawasaki's disease
    F Falcini
    Rheumatology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 18:779-80. 2000
    ..We conclude that this syndrome should be suspected in any child with febrile cholestasis of unknown origin, in order that coronary involvement may be prevented by the administration of IVGG...
  25. ncbi Circulating levels of the adipokines vaspin and omentin in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and relation to disease activity
    Luca Cantarini
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunologic Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 29:1044-8. 2011
    ..The aims of our study were to evaluate their serum levels in patients affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), in comparison to healthy controls, and to correlate circulating levels to parameters of disease activity...
  26. ncbi Clinical features and outcome of Cogan syndrome
    Ilaria Pagnini
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Pediatr 160:303-307.e1. 2012
    ..To review the clinical features of Cogan syndrome, a rare vasculitis characterized by systemic, ocular, and audiovestibular symptoms...
  27. ncbi Early predictors of juvenile sacroiliitis in enthesitis-related arthritis
    Ilaria Pagnini
    Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children s Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 37:2395-401. 2010
    ..To identify early predictors of sacroiliac (SI) involvement in a cohort of patients with enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA)...
  28. ncbi Evidence of the transient nature of the Th17 phenotype of CD4+CD161+ T cells in the synovial fluid of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    Lorenzo Cosmi
    University of Florence and Excellence Centre for Research, Transfer and Higher Education on Chronic, Inflammatory, Degenerative and Neoplastic Disorders for the Development of Novel Therapies, Florence, Italy
    Arthritis Rheum 63:2504-15. 2011
    ..To investigate the phenotype and function of CD4+ T cells in synovial fluid (SF) from the affected joints of children with oligoarticular-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and to establish a possible link with disease activity...
  29. ncbi Juvenile psoriatic arthritis and acquired sensorineural hearing loss in a teenager: is there an association?
    T Giani
    Department of Paediatrics, Rheumatology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Rheumatol 24:344-6. 2006
    ..The young age of our patient seems to suggest a genetic susceptibility to autoimmunity and supports the concept of associated autoimmune diseases...
  30. ncbi Evidence for immune activation against oxidized lipoproteins in inactive phases of juvenile chronic arthritis
    G Simonini
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Florence, Italy
    J Rheumatol 28:198-203. 2001
    ....
  31. ncbi Thyroid function, autoimmune thyroiditis and coeliac disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    S Stagi
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Florence, Italy
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 44:517-20. 2005
    ..These data seem to suggest careful monitoring of thyroid function, thyroid autoantibodies and coeliac disease in JIA children...
  32. ncbi Prevalence and clinical significance of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    T Avcin
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Italy
    Ann Rheum Dis 61:608-11. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Anti-CCP can be detected in children with JIA, but are less frequently present than in adults with RA...
  33. ncbi Coeliac disease in patients with Kawasaki disease. Is there a link?
    S Stagi
    Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Rheumatology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Rheumatology (Oxford) 45:847-50. 2006
    ..However, the occurrence of a second immunological disorder in a patient with a history of KD is rarely reported. We evaluated the presence of autoimmune thyroiditis and coeliac disease (CD) in patients with KD diagnosis...
  34. ncbi Usefulness of bone ultrasound techniques in pediatric rheumatic diseases
    Gabriele Simonini
    J Rheumatol 32:198-9; author reply 199. 2005
  35. ncbi Serum and synovial fluid concentrations of matrix metalloproteinases 3 and its tissue inhibitor 1 in juvenile idiopathic arthritides
    Marco Gattorno
    2nd Division of Pediatrics, G Gaslini Institute for Children, Genoa, Italy
    J Rheumatol 29:826-31. 2002
    ..We investigated serum and synovial fluid (SF) concentrations of MMP-3 and its tissue inhibitor (TIMP-1) in juvenile idiopathic arthritides (JIA)...