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Rolando Cimaz

Rolando Cimaz

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Overview

Rolando Cimaz is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a significant body of work focusing on medical research, particularly related to pediatric rheumatology and autoimmune disorders. Their expertise covers a broad range of topics within medicine, contributing extensively to both clinical and translational research.

Their main field of study is Medicine, with notable contributions in the subfields of Surgery, Hematology, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Molecular Biology. Cimaz's research addresses complex inflammatory and autoimmune conditions with a particular focus on pediatric populations.

Main topics explored in their work include:

  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
  • Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
  • Inflammasome and Immune Disorders
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Coronary Artery Anomalies
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

Frequent co-authors in Cimaz's research collaborations are Teresa Giani, Marco Cattalini, Gabriele Simonini, Roberto Caporali, and Francesco La Torre. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary approaches across rheumatology and pediatric medicine.

Key publication venues where Cimaz has contributed include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Pediatric Rheumatology
  • Frontiers in Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Drugs
  • The Journal of Pediatrics

Notable recent papers involve investigations into COVID-19's impact on rheumatic diseases and pediatric inflammatory conditions, reflecting timely and ongoing research interests:

  • "COVID-19 infection and rheumatoid arthritis: Faraway, so close!" (2020) - Autoimmunity Reviews
  • "JAK inhibitors in refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis" (2020) - Clinical Rheumatology
  • "Defining Kawasaki disease and pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome-temporally associated to SARS-CoV-2 infection during SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Italy: results from a national, multicenter survey" (2021) - Pediatric Rheumatology
  • "Missed or delayed diagnosis of Kawasaki disease during the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic" (2020) - The Journal of Pediatrics
  • "What is the true incidence of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic diseases?" (2020) - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Rolando Cimaz has also contributed to academic books published by Frontiers Media, with titles addressing Kawasaki disease and pediatric rheumatology, published in 2021 and 2023 respectively.

Their scholarly work positions them within a network of research focused on immunological mechanisms, clinical presentation, and therapeutic strategies relating to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases affecting both children and adults.

Best Publications

  • Drug Retention Rate and Predictive Factors of Drug Survival for Interleukin-1 Inhibitors in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

    Jurgen Sota;Antonella Insalaco;Rolando Cimaz;Maria Alessio

  • Two randomized trials of canakinumab in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Nicolino Ruperto;Hermine I. Brunner;Pierre Quartier;Tamás Constantin

  • A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra in patients with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (ANAJIS trial)

    Pierre Quartier;Florence Allantaz;Rolando Cimaz;Pascal Pillet

  • Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs and reproduction.

    Monika Østensen;Munther Khamashta;Michael Lockshin;Ann Parke

  • Gain-of-function mutations in IFIH1 cause a spectrum of human disease phenotypes associated with upregulated type I interferon signaling

    Gillian I Rice;Yoandris del Toro Duany;Yoandris del Toro Duany;Emma M Jenkinson;Gabriella M A Forte

  • Risk of congenital complete heart block in newborns of mothers with anti-Ro/SSA antibodies detected by counterimmunoelectrophoresis: A prospective study of 100 women

    Antonio Brucato;Micol Frassi;Franco Franceschini;Rolando Cimaz

  • Th17 plasticity in human autoimmune arthritis is driven by the inflammatory environment.

    Kiran Nistala;Stuart Adams;Helen Cambrook;Simona Ursu

  • COVID-19 infection and rheumatoid arthritis: Faraway, so close!

    Ennio Giulio Favalli;Francesca Ingegnoli;Orazio De Lucia;Gilberto Cincinelli

  • Genome-wide association study identifies FCGR2A as a susceptibility locus for Kawasaki disease.

    Chiea Chuen Khor;Chiea Chuen Khor;Sonia Davila;Sonia Davila;Willemijn B. Breunis;Yi Ching Lee

  • Localized scleroderma in childhood is not just a skin disease.

    Francesco Zulian;Cristina Vallongo;Patricia Woo;Ricardo Russo

  • Treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis to target: recommendations of an international task force

    Angelo Ravelli;Alessandro Consolaro;Gerd Horneff;Ronald M Laxer

  • The phenotype of TNF receptor-associated autoinflammatory syndrome (TRAPS) at presentation: a series of 158 cases from the Eurofever/EUROTRAPS international registry

    H. J. Lachmann;R. Papa;K. Gerhold;L. Obici

  • Incidence and spectrum of neonatal lupus erythematosus: a prospective study of infants born to mothers with anti-Ro autoantibodies.

    Rolando Cimaz;Dawn L. Spence;Lisa Hornberger;Earl D. Silverman

  • Pediatric Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Clinical and Immunologic Features of 121 Patients in an International Registry

    Tadej Avčin;Rolando Cimaz;Earl D. Silverman;Ricard Cervera

  • EULAR/PRINTO/PRES criteria for Henoch-Schönlein purpura, childhood polyarteritis nodosa, childhood Wegener granulomatosis and childhood Takayasu arteritis: Ankara 2008. Part I: Overall methodology and clinical characterisation

    Nicolino Ruperto;Seza Ozen;Angela Pistorio;Pavla Dolezalova

  • 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;Rolando Cimaz;Laura Maggi;Veronica Santarlasci

  • Consensus classification criteria for paediatric Behçet's disease from a prospective observational cohort: PEDBD

    Isabelle Koné-Paut;Fahrad Shahram;Martha Darce-Bello;Luca Cantarini

  • Prevention of flare recurrences in childhood‐refractory chronic uveitis: An open‐label comparative study of adalimumab versus infliximab

    Gabriele Simonini;Andrea Taddio;Marco Cattalini;Roberto Caputo

  • Efficacy and safety of alendronate for the treatment of osteoporosis in diffuse connective tissue diseases in children: a prospective multicenter study.

    Maria Luisa Bianchi;Rolando Cimaz;Maria Bardare;Francesco Zulian

  • Systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a retrospective study of 80 consecutive patients followed for 10 years.

    C Lomater;V Gerloni;M Gattinara;J Mazzotti

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Ravelli
Angelo Ravelli University of Genoa
Pier Luigi Meroni
Pier Luigi Meroni Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Nicolino Ruperto
Nicolino Ruperto Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Seza Ozen
Seza Ozen Hacettepe University
Alberto Martini
Alberto Martini University of Genoa
Francesco Annunziato
Francesco Annunziato University of Florence
Angela Tincani
Angela Tincani University of Brescia
Laura Maggi
Laura Maggi Sapienza University of Rome
Lorenzo Cosmi
Lorenzo Cosmi University of Florence
Marco Gattorno
Marco Gattorno Istituto Giannina Gaslini

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