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Overview

Mauro Picardo is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy and has a significant research presence in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their scholarly output includes numerous publications spanning key subfields such as Cell Biology, Dermatology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Urology.

The scientist's research topics focus extensively on melanin and skin pigmentation, with 78 publications addressing this area. Additional topics covered include Skin Protection and Aging, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects, Dermatologic Treatments and Research, and Hair Growth and Disorders.

Mauro Picardo's recent papers illustrate a wide scope within dermatological and molecular biology research. Notable recent publications include:

  • "An update on Vitiligo pathogenesis" (2020) in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
  • "Efficacy and safety of oral ritlecitinib for the treatment of active nonsegmental vitiligo: A randomized phase 2b clinical trial" (2022) in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • "Neuroendocrinology and neurobiology of sebaceous glands" (2020) in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Sebaceous immunobiology - skin homeostasis, pathophysiology, coordination of innate immunity and inflammatory response and disease associations" (2022) in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Worldwide expert recommendations for the diagnosis and management of vitiligo: Position statement from the international Vitiligo Task Force-Part 2: Specific treatment recommendations" (2023) in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues that include the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, and Experimental Dermatology.

Collaborative research is an important aspect of Mauro Picardo's work. Frequent coauthors include Barbara Bellei, Daniela Kovacs, Monica Ottaviani, Paolo Iacovelli, and Emilia Migliano, with coauthor counts ranging from 11 to 16 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Chemical and Instrumental Approaches to Treat Hyperpigmentation

    Stefania Briganti;Emanuela Camera;Mauro Picardo

  • Hypopigmenting agents: an updated review on biological, chemical and clinical aspects

    Francisco Solano;Stefania Briganti;Mauro Picardo;Ghanem Elias Ghanem

  • New developments in our understanding of acne pathogenesis and treatment

    Ichiro Kurokawa;F. William Danby;Qiang Ju;Xiuli Wang

  • Antioxidant activity, lipid peroxidation and skin diseases. What's new

    S Briganti;M Picardo

  • Revised classification/nomenclature of vitiligo and related issues: the Vitiligo Global Issues Consensus Conference

    K. Ezzedine;H. W. Lim;T. Suzuki;I. Katayama

  • The definition and assessment of vitiligo: A consensus report of the Vitiligo European Task Force

    Alain Taïeb;Mauro Picardo

  • Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

    Marco D'Ischia;Kazumasa Wakamatsu;Alessandra Napolitano;Stefania Briganti

  • Variant of TYR and autoimmunity susceptibility loci in generalized vitiligo.

    Ying Jin;Stanca A. Birlea;Pamela R. Fain;Katherine Gowan

  • Guidelines for the management of vitiligo: the European Dermatology Forum consensus

    A. Taieb;A. Alomar;M. Böhm;M. L. Dell'Anna

  • Clinical practice. Vitiligo.

    Alain Taïeb;Mauro Picardo

  • Neuroprotective Effect of Vitamin E Supplementation in Patients Treated With Cisplatin Chemotherapy

    Andrea Pace;Antonella Savarese;Mauro Picardo;Vittoria Maresca

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 13 new susceptibility loci for generalized vitiligo

    Ying Jin;Stanca A Birlea;Pamela R Fain;Tracey M Ferrara

  • Increased Sensitivity to Peroxidative Agents as a Possible Pathogenic Factor of Melanocyte Damage in Vitiligo

    Vittoria Maresca;Maria Roccella;Francesca Roccella;Emanuela Camera

  • Genome-wide association studies of autoimmune vitiligo identify 23 new risk loci and highlight key pathways and regulatory variants.

    Ying Jin;Genevieve Andersen;Daniel Yorgov;Tracey M. Ferrara

  • Lipids of the sperm plasma membrane: from polyunsaturated fatty acids considered as markers of sperm function to possible scavenger therapy

    A Lenzi;M Picardo;L Gandini;F Dondero

  • Sebaceous gland lipids

    Mauro Picardo;Monica Ottaviani;Emanuela Camera;Arianna Mastrofrancesco

  • Cannabidiol exerts sebostatic and antiinflammatory effects on human sebocytes

    Attila Oláh;Balázs István Tóth;Balázs István Tóth;István Borbíró;Koji Sugawara;Koji Sugawara

  • Treatment of melasma

    Marta Rendon;Mark Berneburg;Ivonne Arellano;Mauro Picardo

  • Rosacea - global diversity and optimized outcome: proposed international consensus from the Rosacea International Expert Group.

    BE Elewski;Z Draelos;B Dréno;T Jansen

  • Neuroprotective E ffect o f V itamin E S upplementation i n Patients T reated W ith C isplatin C hemotherapy

    Andrea Pace;Antonella Savarese;Mauro Picardo;Vittoria Maresca

Frequent Co-Authors

Christos C. Zouboulis
Christos C. Zouboulis Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Maria Rosaria Torrisi
Maria Rosaria Torrisi Sapienza University of Rome
Alain Taïeb
Alain Taïeb University of Bordeaux
Ralf Paus
Ralf Paus University of Miami
Marco d'Ischia
Marco d'Ischia University of Naples Federico II
Dorothy C. Bennett
Dorothy C. Bennett St George's, University of London
Luigi Naldi
Luigi Naldi Centro Studi GISED
Andrea Lenzi
Andrea Lenzi Sapienza University of Rome
Alberto Faggioni
Alberto Faggioni Sapienza University of Rome
Richard A. Spritz
Richard A. Spritz University of Colorado Denver

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