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Francesco Paolo Schena

Francesco Paolo Schena

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Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
27466
World Ranking
12752
National Ranking
486

Overview

Francesco Paolo Schena is affiliated with the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy and is active in the field of medicine, with a strong focus on nephrology. Their research spans various related subfields, including hematology, pathology and forensic medicine, food science, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The primary topics of their research include:

  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Frequent venues for their publications reflect their research focus, with contributions appearing predominantly in:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Journal of Nephrology
  • Clinical Kidney Journal
  • Nature Medicine
  • Kidney International

Frequent collaborators in their research include Daniela Isabel Abbrescia, Carlo Manno, Μaria Stangou, Tommaso Di Noia, and Sharon Natasha Cox, with collaboration counts ranging from 10 to 13 joint works.

Among their recent publications, key papers include:

  • "Development and testing of an artificial intelligence tool for predicting end-stage kidney disease in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy," 2020, Kidney International
  • "A meta-analysis of GFR slope as a surrogate endpoint for kidney failure," 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Immunosuppressive agents for treating IgA nephropathy," 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "Association of Treatment Effects on Early Change in Urine Protein and Treatment Effects on GFR Slope in IgA Nephropathy: An Individual Participant Meta-analysis," 2021, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • "Oleogelation of extra virgin olive oil by different oleogelators affects the physical properties and the stability of bioactive compounds," 2021, Food Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Sirolimus for Kaposi's sarcoma in renal-transplant recipients.

    Stallone G;Schena A;Infante B;Di Paolo S

  • Renoprotective properties of ACE-inhibition in non-diabetic nephropathies with non-nephrotic proteinuria

    Piero Ruggenenti;Annalisa Perna;Giulia Gherardi;Giovanni Garini

  • Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Diabetic Nephropathy

    Francesco P. Schena;Loreto Gesualdo

  • Conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to sirolimus maintenance therapy in renal allograft recipients: 24-month efficacy and safety results from the CONVERT trial.

    Francesco P. Schena;Michael D. Pascoe;Josefina Alberu;Maria del Carmen Rial

  • Intensive Supportive Care plus Immunosuppression in IgA Nephropathy

    Jürgen Floege;Thomas Rauen;Frank Eitner

  • Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor antagonists on mortality and renal outcomes in diabetic nephropathy: systematic review

    Giovanni F M Strippoli;Maria Craig;Jonathan J Deeks;Francesco Paolo Schena

  • Predictors of bleeding complications in percutaneous ultrasound-guided renal biopsy

    Carlo Manno;Giovanni F.M. Strippoli;Giovanni F.M. Strippoli;Loredana Arnesano;Loredana Arnesano;Carmen Bonifati;Carmen Bonifati

  • A retrospective analysis of the natural history of primary IgA nephropathy worldwide

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  • Randomized controlled clinical trial of corticosteroids plus ACE-inhibitors with long-term follow-up in proteinuric IgA nephropathy

    Carlo Manno;Diletta Domenica Torres;Michele Rossini;Francesco Pesce

  • Disease-associated Bias in T Helper Type 1 (Th1)/Th2 CD4+ T Cell Responses Against MAGE-6 in HLA-DRB10401+ Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma or Melanoma

    Tomohide Tatsumi;Lisa S. Kierstead;Elena Ranieri;Elena Ranieri;Loreto Gesualdo

  • The number, quality, and coverage of randomized controlled trials in nephrology.

    Giovanni F M Strippoli;Jonathan C Craig;Francesco P Schena

  • A Randomized, Multicenter Study of Steroid Avoidance, Early Steroid Withdrawal or Standard Steroid Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    F. Vincenti;F. P. Schena;S. Paraskevas;I. A. Hauser

  • Long-Term Benefits with Sirolimus-Based Therapy after Early Cyclosporine Withdrawal

    Henri Kreis;Rainer Oberbauer;Josep M. Campistol;Timothy Mathew

  • The Italian experience of the national registry of renal biopsies

    Loreto Gesualdo;Anna Maria Di Palma;Luigi Francesco Morrone;Giovanni Fabrizio Strippoli

  • Survey of the Italian Registry of Renal Biopsies. Frequency of the renal diseases for 7 consecutive years. The Italian Group of Renal Immunopathology.

    F P Schena

  • Epidemiology of IgA Nephropathy: A Global Perspective.

    Francesco Paolo Schena;Ionut Nistor

  • Long-term prognosis of Henoch-Schönlein nephritis in adults and children. Italian Group of Renal Immunopathology Collaborative Study on Henoch-Schönlein purpura.

    R. Coppo;G. Mazzucco;L. Cagnoli;Antonio Lupo

  • Mitochondrial dysregulation and oxidative stress in patients with chronic kidney disease

    Simona Granata;Gianluigi Zaza;Simona Simone;Gaetano Villani

  • Change in albuminuria as a surrogate endpoint for progression of kidney disease: a meta-analysis of treatment effects in randomised clinical trials

    Hiddo J L Heerspink;Tom Greene;Hocine Tighiouart;Hocine Tighiouart;Ron T Gansevoort

  • Cyclosporin versus cyclophosphamide for patients with steroid-dependent and frequently relapsing idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a multicentre randomized controlled trial

    C. Ponticelli;A. Edefonti;L. Ghio;G. Rizzoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Loreto Gesualdo
Loreto Gesualdo University of Bari Aldo Moro
Giovanni F.M. Strippoli
Giovanni F.M. Strippoli University of Sydney
Elena Ranieri
Elena Ranieri University of Foggia
Jonathan C. Craig
Jonathan C. Craig Flinders University
Francesco P. Fanizzi
Francesco P. Fanizzi University of Salento
Antonio Amoroso
Antonio Amoroso University of Turin
Yasuhiko Tomino
Yasuhiko Tomino Juntendo University
Jürgen Floege
Jürgen Floege RWTH Aachen University
Allison Tong
Allison Tong University of Sydney

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