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Overview

Francesco Caso is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and has a significant research presence in the field of medicine, with particular focus on rheumatology, immunology, and hematology. Their work spans several core topics including spondyloarthritis studies and treatments, psoriasis treatment and pathogenesis, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders research, and rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies. Additional areas of study involve inflammasome and immune disorders as well as systemic lupus erythematosus and COVID-19 clinical research studies.

Their publication record includes multiple papers across prominent journals and reviews. Selected recent works include:

  • Could Sars-coronavirus-2 trigger autoimmune and/or autoinflammatory mechanisms in genetically predisposed subjects? (2020) in Autoimmunity Reviews
  • Interleukin-17A (IL-17A): A silent amplifier of COVID-19 (2021) in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

They have contributed to the literature in well-regarded venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
  • Autoimmunity Reviews
  • Clinical Rheumatology
  • Lara D. Veeken

Collaboration forms a notable part of their work, sharing authorship with several frequent co-authors including:

  • Luisa Costa
  • Raffaele Scarpa
  • Roberto Giacomelli
  • Marco Tasso
  • Piero Ruscitti

Their research contributions have accrued citations in various key papers, reflecting ongoing interest in their studies on autoimmune mechanisms related to COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases. Their multidisciplinary approach intersects molecular biology and dermatology, further broadening the scope of their investigations within the clinical and experimental study of immune-mediated conditions.

Best Publications

  • Could Sars-coronavirus-2 trigger autoimmune and/or autoinflammatory mechanisms in genetically predisposed subjects?

    Francesco Caso;Luisa Costa;Piero Ruscitti;Luca Navarini

  • Overlap connective tissue disease syndromes

    Luca Iaccarino;Mariele Gatto;Silvano Bettio;Francesco Caso

  • Guidelines for biomarkers in autoimmune rheumatic diseases - evidence based analysis.

    Roberto Giacomelli;Antonella Afeltra;Alessia Alunno;Elena Bartoloni-Bocci

  • Blau syndrome, clinical and genetic aspects

    Paolo Sfriso;Francesco Caso;Sofia Tognon;Paola Galozzi

  • Anakinra treatment in drug-resistant Behcet's disease: a case series.

    Luca Cantarini;Antonio Vitale;Perla Scalini;Charles A. Dinarello;Charles A. Dinarello

  • Autoinflammatory granulomatous diseases: from Blau syndrome and early-onset sarcoidosis to NOD2-mediated disease and Crohn's disease.

    Francesco Caso;Paola Galozzi;Luisa Costa;Paolo Sfriso

  • Psoriatic arthritis is associated with increased arterial stiffness in the absence of known cardiovascular risk factors: a case control study.

    Luisa Costa;Francesco Caso;Lanfranco D’Elia;Mariangela Atteno

  • Impact of 24-month treatment with etanercept, adalimumab, or methotrexate on metabolic syndrome components in a cohort of 210 psoriatic arthritis patients

    Luisa Costa;Francesco Caso;Mariangela Atteno;Antonio Del Puente

  • Monogenic autoinflammatory syndromes: state of the art on genetic, clinical, and therapeutic issues.

    Francesco Caso;Donato Rigante;Antonio Vitale;Orso Maria Lucherini

  • Diagnosis and classification of relapsing polychondritis

    Luca Cantarini;Antonio Vitale;Maria Giuseppina Brizi;Francesco Caso

  • Effectiveness and tuberculosis-related safety profile of interleukin-1 blocking agents in the management of Behçet's disease.

    Luca Cantarini;Giuseppe Lopalco;Francesco Caso;Luisa Costa

  • Comparison of effectiveness and safety of infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab in psoriatic arthritis patients who experienced an inadequate response to previous disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

    Mariangela Atteno;Rosario Peluso;Luisa Costa;Stefania Padula

  • Adult-onset Still’s disease: an Italian multicentre retrospective observational study of manifestations and treatments in 245 patients

    Paolo Sfriso;Roberta Priori;Guido Valesini;Silvia Rossi

  • The expanding spectrum of low-penetrance TNFRSF1A gene variants in adults presenting with recurrent inflammatory attacks: clinical manifestations and long-term follow-up.

    Luca Cantarini;Donato Rigante;Giampaolo Merlini;Antonio Vitale

  • Biological treatments: new weapons in the management of monogenic autoinflammatory disorders.

    Antonio Vitale;Donato Rigante;Orso Maria Lucherini;Francesco Caso

  • Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis: differential diagnosis

    Maddalena Napolitano;Francesco Caso;Raffaele Scarpa;Matteo Megna

  • Caveats and truths in genetic, clinical, autoimmune and autoinflammatory issues in Blau syndrome and early onset sarcoidosis.

    Francesco Caso;Luisa Costa;Donato Rigante;Antonio Vitale

  • Inhibition of Interleukin-1 by Canakinumab as a Successful Mono-Drug Strategy for the Treatment of Refractory Behçet's Disease: A Case Series

    Antonio Vitale;Donato Rigante;Francesco Caso;Maria Giuseppina Brizi

  • Biological Treatments in Behçet’s Disease: Beyond Anti-TNF Therapy

    Francesco Caso;Luisa Costa;Donato Rigante;Orso Maria Lucherini

  • Metabolic syndrome and its relationship with the achievement of minimal disease activity state in psoriatic arthritis patients: an observational study

    Luisa Costa;Francesco Caso;Francesco Caso;Roberta Ramonda;Antonio Del Puente

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonardo Punzi
Leonardo Punzi University of Padua
Maria Sole Chimenti
Maria Sole Chimenti University of Rome Tor Vergata
Roberto Perricone
Roberto Perricone University of Rome Tor Vergata
Roberto Giacomelli
Roberto Giacomelli Campus Bio Medico University Hospital
Antonella Afeltra
Antonella Afeltra Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria University of Padua
Paola Cipriani
Paola Cipriani University of L'Aquila
Carlo Salvarani
Carlo Salvarani University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Fabiola Atzeni
Fabiola Atzeni University of Messina
Rolando Cimaz
Rolando Cimaz University of Milan

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