Maria Letizia Conforti

Angiogenic and angiostatic factors in systemic sclerosis: increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor are a feature of the earliest disease stages and are associated with the absence of fingertip ulcers

Oliver Distler, Angela Del Rosso, Roberto Giacomelli et al. · Arthritis Research & Therapy · 2002 · 278 citations · Full text

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Lung ultrasound for the screening of interstitial lung disease in very early systemic sclerosis

Tatiana Barskova, Luna Gargani, Serena Guiducci et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 2012 · 196 citations

Overexpression of VEGF ₁₆₅ b, an Inhibitory Splice Variant of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Leads to Insufficient Angiogenesis in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

Mirko Manetti, Serena Guiducci, Eloisa Romano et al. · Circulation Research · 2011 · 171 citations

Increased serum levels and tissue expression of matrix metalloproteinase-12 in patients with systemic sclerosis: correlation with severity of skin and pulmonary fibrosis and vascular damage

Mirko Manetti, Serena Guiducci, Eloisa Romano et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 2012 · 123 citations

The IL1-like cytokine IL33 and its receptor ST2 are abnormally expressed in the affected skin and visceral organs of patients with systemic sclerosis

Mirko Manetti, Lidia Ibba‐Manneschi, Vasiliki Liakouli et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 2009 · 110 citations