Pubblicazioni

Lakshmikanth T, Burke S, Ali TH, Kimpfler S, Ursini F, Ruggeri L, Capanni M,  Umansky V, Paschen A, Sucker A, Pende D, Groh V, Biassoni R, Höglund P, Kato M, Shibuya K, Schadendorf D, Anichini A, Ferrone S, Velardi A, Kärre K, Shibuya A, Carbone E, Colucci F. NCRs and DNAM-1 mediate NK cell recognition and lysis of human and mouse melanoma cell lines in vitro and in vivo. J Clin Invest. 2009 May;119(5):1251-63. doi: 10.1172/JCI36022. Epub 2009 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 19349689; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2673866. (IF 2018: 13.251)

Ursini F. [TNF-alpha and insulin-resistance: metabolic effects of in vivo therapeutic blockade]. Reumatismo. 2009 Oct-Dec;61(4):254-9. Review. Italian. PubMed PMID: 20143002.

Ursini F, Pipicelli G. Nutritional supplementation for osteoarthritis. Alternative and complementary therapies. 2009; 15(4):173-177. doi: 10.1089/act.2009.15404

Ursini F, Naty S, Bruno C, Calabria M, Spagnolo F, Grembiale RD. CD4+ T-cells lymphocytosis and reduction of neutrophils during treatment with adalimumab: Challenge and dechallenge study. Clin Immunol. 2010 Jun;135(3):499-500. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2010.02.004. Epub 2010 Mar 12. PubMed PMID: 20219434.  (IF 2018: 3.557)

Ursini F, Naty S, Grembiale RD. Infliximab and insulin resistance. Autoimmun  Rev. 2010 Jun;9(8):536-9. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2009.12.014. Epub 2010 Jan 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 20060507. (IF 2018: 8.745)

Ursini F, Naty S, Mazzei V, Spagnolo F, Grembiale RD. Kaposi's sarcoma in a psoriatic arthritis patient treated with infliximab. Int Immunopharmacol. 2010 Jul;10(7):827-8. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2010.04.016. Epub 2010 Apr 28. PubMed PMID: 20433950. (IF 2018: 3.118)

Ursini F, Pipicelli G, Grembiale RD. Efficacy and safety of duloxetine in fibromyalgia. Clin Ter. 2010;161(4):391-5. Review. PubMed PMID: 20931165

Ursini F, Succurro E, Grembiale A, Arturi F. Acute rhabdomyolysis during treatment with amisulpride and metformin. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2010 Mar;66(3):321-2. doi: 10.1007/s00228-009-0773-x. Epub 2009 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 20020281. (IF 2018: 2.679)

Ursini F, Succurro E, Grembiale A, Gagliardi DA, Arturi F. [The HPA axis in the pathogenesis of chronic fatigue syndrome]. Clin Ter. 2010;161(5):461-4. Review. Italian. PubMed PMID: 20949245.

Ursini F, Succurro E, Grembiale A, Rudi S, Grembiale RD, Arturi F. Sudden progression from impaired glucose tolerance to type 2 diabetes after discontinuation of administration of anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha antibody infliximab. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2010 Jul-Sep;23(3):961-3. PubMed PMID:  20943070. (IF 2018: 2.117)

Ursini F, Naty S, Grembiale RD. Fibromyalgia and obesity: the hidden link. Rheumatol Int. 2011 Nov;31(11):1403-8. doi: 10.1007/s00296-011-1885-z. Epub 2011  Apr 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 21476098. (IF 2018: 1.952)

Ursini F, Mauro D, Naty S, Gagliardi D, Grembiale RD. Improvement in insulin  resistance after short-term treatment with abatacept: case report and short review. Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Sep;31(9):1401-2. doi: 10.1007/s10067-012-2034-0. Epub 2012 Jul 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 22837017. (IF 2018: 2.141)

Patanè M, Ciriaco M, Chimirri S, Ursini F, Naty S, Grembiale RD, Gallelli L,  De Sarro G, Russo E. Interactions among Low Dose of Methotrexate and Drugs Used in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Adv Pharmacol Sci. 2013;2013:313858. doi: 10.1155/2013/313858. Epub 2013 May 12. PubMed PMID: 23737767; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3667469.

Ursini F, Naty S, Russo E, Grembiale RD. Abatacept in psoriatic arthritis: Case report and short review. J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2013 Dec;4(Suppl 1):S29-32. doi: 10.4103/0976-500X.120943. PubMed PMID: 24347977; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3853664.

Ursini F, Grembiale A, Naty S, Grembiale RD. Serum complement C3 correlates with insulin resistance in never treated psoriatic arthritis patients. Clin Rheumatol. 2014 Dec;33(12):1759-64. doi: 10.1007/s10067-013-2366-4. Epub 2013 Sep 5. PubMed PMID: 24005838. (IF 2018: 2.141)

Leporini C, Degli Esposti L, Sangiorgi D, Ursini F, Scicchitano F, Russo E. Adverse Drug Reactions, Medication Adherence and Physicians' Prescribing Behavior: Which Relationship? a Database Analysis on Statin use. Value Health. 2015 Nov;18(7):A374. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.09.770. Epub 2015 Oct 20. PubMed PMID: 26532111. (IF 2018: 5.494)

Ursini F, Russo E, Leporini C, Calabria M, Bruno C, Tripolino C, Naty S, Grembiale RD. Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis during Treatment with Anti-TNF-Alpha Monotherapy. Case Rep Rheumatol. 2015;2015:614504. doi: 10.1155/2015/614504. Epub 2015 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 25755904; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4338406.

Ursini F, Russo E, Letizia Hribal M, Mauro D, Savarino F, Bruno C, Tripolino  C, Rubino M, Naty S, Grembiale RD. Abatacept improves whole-body insulin sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis: an observational study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 May;94(21):e888. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000888. PubMed PMID: 26020396; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4616417. (IF 2018: 2.028)

Chiaravalloti A, Fiorentini A, Ursini F, Martorana A, Koch G, Belli L, Toniolo S, Di Pietro B, Motta C, Schillaci O. Is cerebral glucose metabolism related to blood-brain barrier dysfunction and intrathecal IgG synthesis in Alzheimer disease?: A 18F-FDG PET/CT study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Sep;95(37):e4206. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004206. PubMed PMID: 27631200; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5402543. (IF 2018: 2.028)

Grembiale RD, Bruno C, Tripolino C, Ursini F, Calabria M, Naty S, Gutierrez M, Mazzuca S. Correlation between elastosonography and nailfold microvascular alterations in systemic sclerosis patients. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2016;62(1):71-8. doi: 10.3233/CH-151948. PubMed PMID: 26410857. (IF 2018: 1.914)

Leporini C, Piro R, Ursini F, Maida F, Palleria C, Arturi F, Pavia M, De Sarro G, Russo E. Monitoring safety and use of old and new treatment options for  type 2 diabetic patients: a two-year (2013-2016) analysis. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2016 Dec;15(sup2):17-34. PubMed PMID: 27718744. (IF 2018: 3.156)

Ursini F, D'Angelo S, Padula A, Gilio M, Russo E, Naty S, De Sarro G, Grembiale RD, Olivieri I. Retrospective analysis of type 2 diabetes prevalence in a systemic sclerosis cohort from southern Italy: Comment on "Reduced incidence of Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes in systemic sclerosis: A nationwide cohort study" by Tseng et al., Joint Bone Spine 2016;83:307-13. Joint Bone Spine. 2016 Oct;83(5):611-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2016.07.006. Epub 2016 Sep 9. PubMed PMID: 27622312. (IF 2018: 3.304)

Ursini F, D'Angelo S, Russo E, Nicolosi K, Gallucci A, Chiaravalloti A, Bruno C, Naty S, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD. Complement C3 Is the Strongest Predictor of Whole-Body Insulin Sensitivity in Psoriatic Arthritis. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 22;11(9):e0163464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163464. eCollection 2016.  PubMed PMID: 27656896; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5033360. (IF 2018: 2.766)

Ursini F, Grembiale RD, D'Antona L, Gallo E, D'Angelo S, Citraro R, Visca P,  Olivieri I, De Sarro G, Perrotti N, Russo E. Oral Metformin Ameliorates Bleomycin-Induced Skin Fibrosis. J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Sep;136(9):1892-4. doi:  10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.097. Epub 2016 May 29. PubMed PMID: 27251791. (IF 2018: 6.448)

Ursini F, Russo E, D'Angelo S, Arturi F, Hribal ML, D'Antona L, Bruno C, Tripepi G, Naty S, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD. Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: an OGTT Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Feb;95(7):e2552. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002552. PubMed PMID: 26886599; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4998599. (IF 2018: 2.028)

Chiaravalloti A, Ursini F, Fiorentini A, Barbagallo G, Martorana A, Koch G, Tavolozza M, Schillaci O. Functional correlates of TSH, fT3 and fT4 in Alzheimer  disease: a F-18 FDG PET/CT study. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 24;7(1):6220. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06138-7. PubMed PMID: 28740088; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5524843. (IF 2018: 4.122)

Giacomelli R, Afeltra A, Alunno A, Baldini C, Bartoloni-Bocci E, Berardicurti O, Carubbi F, Cauli A, Cervera R, Ciccia F, Cipriani P, Conti F, De Vita S, Di Benedetto P, Doria A, Drosos AA, Favalli EG, Gandolfo S, Gatto M, Grembiale RD, Liakouli V, Lories R, Lubrano E, Lunardi C, Margiotta DPE, Massaro L, Meroni P, Minniti A, Navarini L, Pendolino M, Perosa F, Pers JO, Prete M, Priori R, Puppo F, Quartuccio L, Ruffatti A, Ruscitti P, Russo B, Sarzi-Puttini P, Shoenfeld Y, Somarakis GA, Spinelli FR, Tinazzi E, Triolo G, Ursini F, Valentini G, Valesini G, Vettori S, Vitali C, Tzioufas AG. International consensus: What else can we do to improve diagnosis and therapeutic strategies in patients affected by autoimmune rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritides, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome and Sjogren's syndrome)?: The unmet needs and the clinical grey zone in autoimmune disease management. Autoimmun Rev. 2017 Sep;16(9):911-924. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.07.012. Epub 2017 Jul 11. Review. PubMed PMID: 28705780. (IF 2018: 8.745)

Mauro D, Barbagallo G, D'Angelo S, Pasqualina S, Naty S, Bruno C, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD, Ursini F. Role of positron emission tomography for central nervous system involvement in systemic autoimmune diseases: status and perspectives. Curr Med Chem. 2017 May 23. doi: 10.2174/0929867324666170523144402. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28545366. (IF 2018: 3.469)

Olivo D, Grembiale RD, Tallarigo F, Russo E, De Sarro G, Ursini F. Kaposi's sarcoma after T-cell costimulation blockade with abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis: a case report. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2017 Jun;42(3):367-369. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.12510. Epub 2017 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 28262965. (IF 2018: 1.661)

Ruscitti P, Ursini F, Cipriani P, Ciccia F, Liakouli V, Carubbi F, Guggino G, Berardicurti O, Grembiale R, Triolo G, De Sarro G, Giacomelli R. Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Aug;96(34):e7896. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007896. PubMed PMID: 28834907; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5572029. (IF 2018: 2.028)

Ruscitti P, Ursini F, Cipriani P, Liakouli V, Carubbi F, Berardicurti O, De Sarro G, Giacomelli R. PLoS One. 2017 Jul 12;12(7):e0181203. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181203. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28704564; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5507528. (IF 2018: 2.766)

Ursini F, Arturi F, D'Angelo S, Amara L, Nicolosi K, Russo E, Naty S, Bruno C, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD. High Prevalence of Achilles Tendon Enthesopathic Changes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Without Peripheral Neuropathy. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2017 Mar;107(2):99-105. doi: 10.7547/16-059.  Epub 2016 Oct 10. PubMed PMID: 27723381. (IF 2018: 0.445)

Ursini F, Arturi F, Nicolosi K, Ammendolia A, D'Angelo S, Russo E, Naty S, Bruno C, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD. Plantar fascia enthesopathy is highly prevalent in diabetic patients without peripheral neuropathy and correlates with retinopathy and impaired kidney function. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 30;12(3):e0174529. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174529. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28358891; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5373572. (IF 2018: 2.766)

Ursini F, D'Angelo S, Padula A, Leccese P, Abignano G, Mennillo GA, Ammerata G, De Sarro G, Olivieri I. Vitamin D deficiency in systemic sclerosis: a possible role of subclinical liver fibrosis? Retrospective analysis from an Italian cohort. Clin Rheumatol. 2017 Dec;36(12):2871-2872. doi:10.1007/s10067-017-3709-3

Ursini F, D'Angelo S, Russo E, Arturi F, D'Antona L, Bruno C, Naty S, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD. Serum complement C3 strongly correlates with whole-body insulin sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017  Jan-Feb;35(1):18-23. Epub 2016 Oct 27. PubMed PMID: 27908300. (IF 2018: 3.201)

Ursini F, Leporini C, Bene F, D'Angelo S, Mauro D, Russo E, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Pitzalis C, Lewis M, Grembiale RD. Anti-TNF-alpha agents and endothelial function in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 13;7(1):5346. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05759-2. PubMed PMID: 28706194; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5509678. (IF 2018: 4.122)

Ursini F, Naty S, Bruno C, Grembiale RD. Old But Good: Modified-Release Prednisone in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2017;12(2):124-128. doi: 10.2174/1574887112666170328124539. Review. PubMed PMID: 28356031.

Ursini F, Russo E, Mauro D, Abenavoli L, Ammerata G, Serrao A, Grembiale RD,  De Sarro G, Olivieri I, D'angelo S. Complement C3 and fatty liver disease in Rheumatoid arthritis patients: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Clin Invest. 2017 Oct;47(10):728-735. doi: 10.1111/eci.12798. Epub 2017 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 28796299. (IF 2018: 3.086)

Ruscitti P, Ursini F, Cipriani P, De Sarro G, Giacomelli R. Biologic drugs in adult onset Still's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2017 Nov;13(11):1089-1097. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2017.1375853. Epub 2017 Sep 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 28870100. (IF 2018: 3.436)

Chiaravalloti A, Barbagallo G, Ricci M, Martorana A, Ursini F, Sannino P, Karalis G, Schillaci O. Brain metabolic correlates of CSF Tau protein in a large cohort of Alzheimer's disease patients: A CSF and FDG PET study. Brain Res. 2018  Jan 1;1678:116-122. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.10.016. Epub 2017 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 29066367. (IF 2018: 3.125)

Ursini F, Abenavoli L. The Emerging Role of Complement C3 as A Biomarker of Insulin Resistance and Cardiometabolic Diseases: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2018 Jan 31;13(1):61-68. doi: 10.2174/1574887112666171128134552. PubMed PMID: 29189176.

Coppolino G, Leporini C, Rivoli L, Ursini F, di Paola ED, Cernaro V, Arturi F, Bolignano D, Russo E, De Sarro G, Andreucci M. Exploring the effects of DPP-4  inhibitors on the kidney from the bench to clinical trials. Pharmacol Res. 2018 Mar;129:274-294. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2017.12.001. Epub 2017 Dec 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 29223646. (IF 2018: 4.897)

Ursini F. Response to the letter to the editor by Shadmani et al. Eur J Clin Invest. 2018 Feb;48(2). doi: 10.1111/eci.12878. Epub 2018 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 29266214. (IF 2018: 3.086)

Chiaravalloti A, Castellano AE, Ricci M, Barbagallo G, Sannino P, Ursini F, Karalis G, Schillaci O. Coupled Imaging with [(18)F]FBB and [(18)F]FDG in AD Subjects Show a Selective Association Between Amyloid Burden and Cortical Dysfunction in the Brain. Mol Imaging Biol. 2018 Feb 5. doi: 10.1007/s11307-018-1167-1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29404839. (IF 2018: 3.608)

Ursini F, Russo E, Ruscitti P, Giacomelli R, De Sarro G. The effect of non-TNF-targeted biologics and small molecules on insulin resistance in inflammatory arthritis. Autoimmun Rev. 2018 Apr;17(4):399-404. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.11.030. Epub 2018 Feb 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 29452240. (IF 2018: 8.745)

D'Angelo S, Carriero A, Gilio M, Ursini F, Leccese P, Palazzi C. Safety of treatment options for spondyloarthritis: a narrative review. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2018 May;17(5):475-486. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1448785. Epub 2018 Mar 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 29505325. (IF 2018: 3.156)

Peluso R, Caso F, Tasso M, Ambrosino P, Nicola M, Di Minno D, Lupoli R, Criscuolo L, Caso P, Ursini F, Del Puente A, Scarpa R, Costa L; CaRRDs study group. Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2018 Mar 13. doi: 10.2174/1574887113666180314105511. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29542417.

Leporini C, Russo E, D'Angelo S, Arturi F, Tripepi G, Peluso R, Grembiale RD, Olivieri I, De Sarro G, Ursini F. Insulin-Sensiting Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2018 Mar 13. doi: 10.2174/1574887113666180314100340. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29542420.

Ursini F, D'Angelo S, Russo E, Ammerata G, Abenavoli L, Mauro D, Bruno C, Naty S, Grembiale RD, Olivieri I, De Sarro G. Serum Complement C3 and Type 2 Diabetes   in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Case-Control Study. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2018 Mar 13. doi: 10.2174/1574887113666180314092757. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:29542421.

Chiaravalloti A, Barbagallo G, Ricci M, Sannino P, Karalis G, Ursini F, Schillaci O. Ageing effect on 18F-DOPA and 123I-MIBG uptake: a cross-sectional study. Nucl Med Commun. 2018 Jun;39(6):539-544. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000000835. PubMed PMID: 29649065. (IF 2018: 1.495)

Ursini F, Russo E, Pellino G, D’Angelo S, Chiaravalloti A, De Sarro G, Manfredini R and De Giorgio R.  Metformin and Autoimmunity: A “New Deal” of an Old Drug. Front. Immunol. 2018; 9:1236. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01236 (IF 2018: 5.511)

Ursini F, Russo E, De Giorgio R, De Sarro G, D’Angelo S. Current treatment options for psoriatic arthritis: spotlight on abatacept. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. 2018:14 1–7 (IF 2018: 1.995)

Caio G, De Giorgio R, Ursini F, Fanaro S, Volta U. Prevalence of celiac disease serological markers in a cohort of Italian rheumatological patients. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2018;11(3):244-249

Ursini F, Ruscitti P. Cardiometabolic Comorbidities in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases: From Pathogenesis to Treatment. Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2018; 13(3): 162 – 163

Pullano SA, Bianco MG, Ursini F, Bruno C, Fiorillo AS, Mahbub I, Tasneem NT. Development of a Low-cost Nailfold Capillaroscopy Platform to Enhance Early Detection of Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon. MeMeA 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings. DOI:10.1109/MeMeA.2018.8438683

D’Angelo S, Chiaravalloti A, Ursini F, Barbagallo G, Gilio M, Leccese P, De Giorgio R, Di Giorgio I, Schillaci O. Brain glucose consumption abnormalities in neuro-Behçet’s disease: a preliminary 18F-FDG PET/CT study. Accepted manuscript, Clin Exp Rheumatol 2018

Palleria C, Iannone L, Leporini C, Citraro R, Manti A, Caminiti M, Gigliotti P, Grembiale RD, L'Andolina M, Muccari G, Naturale MD, Olivo D, Pagano Mariano G, Pellegrini R, Varcasia G, Abdalla K, Russo E, Ursini F, De Sarro G. Implementing a simple pharmacovigilance program to improve reporting of adverse events associated with biologic therapy in rheumatology: Preliminary results from the Calabria Biologics Pharmacovigilance Program (CBPP). PLoS One. 2018 Oct 24;13(10):e0205134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205134