Nikoo F. Afifiyan

Evidence for an Association between Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptors: A Tale of Two Antigens Implicated in Graves’ Disease

Shanli Tsui, Neil Hoa, Catherine J. Hwang et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2008 · 365 citations · Full text

Medicine, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology +17

Increased Generation of Fibrocytes in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy

Raymond S. Douglas, Nikoo F. Afifiyan, Catherine J. Hwang et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2009 · 214 citations · Full text

Medicine, Ophthalmology, Pathology +17

Rituximab Treatment of Patients with Severe, Corticosteroid-Resistant Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy

Dinesh Khanna, Kelvin Kam Lung Chong, Nikoo F. Afifiyan et al. · Ophthalmology · 2009 · 171 citations · Full text

Medicine, Ophthalmology, Pharmacotherapy +9

Orbital Fibroblasts from Patients with Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy Overexpress CD40: CD154 Hyperinduces IL-6, IL-8, and MCP-1

Catherine J. Hwang, Nikoo F. Afifiyan, Daniel Sand et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2009 · 162 citations · Full text

Medicine, Immunology, Ophthalmology +17

B Cells from Patients with Graves’ Disease Aberrantly Express the IGF-1 Receptor: Implications for Disease Pathogenesis

Raymond S. Douglas, Catherine J. Hwang, Nikoo F. Afifiyan et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2008 · 139 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Immunology +15