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  1. Measuring the quality of life in pemphigus

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, April 2019, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  2. Complement-Activating Capacity of Autoantibodies Correlates With Disease Activity in Bullous Pemphigoid Patients

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, November 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  3. A new clinical variant of acquired reactive perforating dermatosis-like bullous pemphigoid

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, November 2018, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  4. Molecular diagnosis of anti-laminin 332 (epiligrin) mucous membrane pemphigoid

    Article • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  5. Serological diagnostics in the detection of IgG autoantibodies against human collagen VII in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: a multicentre analysis

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, December 2017, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  6. The Syk Tyrosine Kinase Is Required for Skin Inflammation in an In Vivo Mouse Model of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  7. Autoimmunity against laminins

    Article • Clinical Immunology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  8. The Src family kinases Hck, Fgr, and Lyn are critical for the generation of the in vivo inflammatory environment without a direct role in leukocyte recruitment

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Medicine, September 2014, Rockefeller University Press

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  9. Blister‐inducing antibodies target multiple epitopes on collagen VII in mice

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, August 2014, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  10. BP180- and BP230-specific IgG autoantibodies in pruritic disorders of the elderly: a preclinical stage of bullous pemphigoid?

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, August 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  11. IgG antibodies against immunodominant C-terminal epitopes of BP230 do not induce skin blistering in mice

    Article • Human Immunology, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  12. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A prospective study on clinical response and cell-mediated immunity of pemphigus patients treated with rituximab.

    Article • February 2014, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  13. The need for markers and predictors of Rituximab treatment resistance

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  14. Ex Vivo Pathogenicity of Anti–Laminin γ1 Autoantibodies

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  15. Molecular Diagnosis in Autoimmune Skin Blistering Conditions

    Article • Current Molecular Medicine, January 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  16. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Development of a quality-of-life instrument for autoimmune bullous disease: the Autoimmune Bullous Disease Quality of Life questionnaire.

    Article • January 2014, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  17. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Prevalence of specific anti-skin autoantibodies in a cohort of patients with inherited epidermolysis bullosa.

    Article • October 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  18. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Desmoglein 1 deficiency results in severe dermatitis, multiple allergies and metabolic wasting.

    Article • September 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  19. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Desmoglein 3 promotes cancer cell migration and invasion by regulating activator protein 1 and protein kinase C-dependent-Ezrin activation.

    Article • July 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  20. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mechanisms of mitochondrial damage in keratinocytes by pemphigus vulgaris antibodies.

    Article • June 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  21. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Pemphigus vulgaris autoantibody profiling by proteomic technique.

    Article • April 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  22. Childhood epidermolysis bullosa acquisita associated with severe dental alterations: A case presentation

    Article • The Journal of Dermatology, February 2013, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  23. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Vulvo-cervico-vaginal manifestations and evaluation of Papanicolaou smears in pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus.

    Article • February 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  24. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Signaling dependent and independent mechanisms in pemphigus vulgaris blister formation.

    Article • January 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  25. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Diagnostic utility of direct immunofluorescence findings around hair follicles and sweat glands in immunobullous disease.

    Article • January 2013, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  26. Molecular Dermatology

    Article • January 2013

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  27. Passive transfer of collagen XVII-specific antibodies induces sustained blistering disease in adult mice

    Article • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  28. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Enrichment of total serum IgG4 in patients with pemphigus.

    Article • December 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  29. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Missing the target: characterization of bullous pemphigoid patients who are negative using the BP180 enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay.

    Article • November 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  30. Molecular Dermatology Comes of Age

    Article • October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  31. Induction of Experimental Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita by Immunization with Murine Collagen VII

    Article • October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  32. Faculty Opinions recommendation of IgG autoantibody response against keratinocyte cadherins in endemic pemphigus foliaceus (fogo selvagem).

    Article • October 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  33. Granulocyte-dependent Autoantibody-induced Skin Blistering

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, October 2012, MyJove Corporation

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  34. Two Japanese cases of dermatitis herpetiformis associated each with lung cancer and autoimmune pancreatitis but showing no intestinal symptom or circulating immunoglobulin A antibodies to any known antigens

    Article • The Journal of Dermatology, September 2012, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru, Dr Chika Ohata

  35. Nonscarring skin blistering disease and mucosal lesions with IgA autoantibodies reactive with collagen VII and IgG reactivity with lamininγ2

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  36. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Cutting Edge: Brazilian pemphigus foliaceus anti-desmoglein 1 autoantibodies cross-react with sand fly salivary LJM11 antigen.

    Article • August 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  37. Blocking Fc  Receptor I on Granulocytes Prevents Tissue Damage Induced by IgA Autoantibodies

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, July 2012, The American Association of Immunologists

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  38. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Cre-mediated cell ablation contests mast cell contribution in models of antibody- and T cell-mediated autoimmunity.

    Article • June 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  39. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Desmoglein 3-specific CD4+ T cells induce pemphigus vulgaris and interface dermatitis in mice.

    Article • April 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  40. Prevalence of collagen VII-specific autoantibodies in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

    Article • BMC Immunology, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  41. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Black patients of African descent and HLA-DRB1*15:03 frequency overrepresented in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita.

    Article • March 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  42. Why human pemphigoid autoantibodies do not trigger disease by the passive transfer into mice?

    Article • Immunology Letters, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  43. The Flavonoid Luteolin Inhibits Fcγ-Dependent Respiratory Burst in Granulocytes, but Not Skin Blistering in a New Model of Pemphigoid in Adult Mice

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2012, PLOS

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  44. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Cardiac autoantibodies from patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Colombia, South America.

    Article • January 2012, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  45. Faculty Opinions recommendation of An adult passive transfer mouse model to study desmoglein 3 signaling in pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • October 2011, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  46. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Activation of coagulation in bullous pemphigoid and other eosinophil-related inflammatory skin diseases.

    Article • August 2011, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  47. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Pathogenic relevance of IgG and IgM antibodies against desmoglein 3 in blister formation in pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • July 2011, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  48. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Aire-dependent thymic expression of desmoglein 3, the autoantigen in pemphigus vulgaris, and its role in T-cell tolerance.

    Article • June 2011, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  49. Development of an ELISA for sensitive and specific detection of IgA autoantibodies against BP180 in pemphigoid diseases

    Article • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  50. Faculty Opinions recommendation of The C5a receptor on mast cells is critical for the autoimmune skin-blistering disease bullous pemphigoid.

    Article • May 2011, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  51. PI3K  Plays a Critical Role in Neutrophil Activation by Immune Complexes

    Article • Science Signaling, April 2011, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  52. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Dermatitis herpetiformis sera or goat anti-transglutaminase-3 transferred to human skin-grafted mice mimics dermatitis herpetiformis immunopathology.

    Article • April 2011, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  53. Faculty Opinions recommendation of p38 MAPK activation is downstream of the loss of intercellular adhesion in pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • February 2011, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  54. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Autoimmunity to desmocollin 3 in pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • November 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  55. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Identification of periplakin as a new target for autoreactivity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

    Article • November 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  56. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody against human collagen 17 noncollagenous 16A domain induces blisters via complement activation in experimental bullous pemphigoid model.

    Article • November 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  57. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Congenital epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: vertical transfer of maternal autoantibody from mother to infant.

    Article • November 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  58. Faculty Opinions recommendation of False-positive intercellular cement substance antibodies due to group A/B red cell antibodies: frequency and approach.

    Article • October 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  59. Faculty Opinions recommendation of The protease inhibitor alpha-2-macroglobulin-like-1 is the p170 antigen recognized by paraneoplastic pemphigus autoantibodies in human.

    Article • September 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  60. Ectodomain Shedding Generates Neoepitopes on Collagen XVII, the Major Autoantigen for Bullous Pemphigoid

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, September 2010, The American Association of Immunologists

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  61. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Actin reorganization contributes to loss of cell adhesion in pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • September 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  62. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Serum anti-BPAG1 auto-antibody is a novel marker for human melanoma.

    Article • July 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  63. Pemphigus vulgaris is the most common autoimmune bullous disease in Northwestern Romania

    Article • International Journal of Dermatology, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  64. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Binding of pemphigus vulgaris IgG to antigens in desmosome core domains excludes immune complexes rather than directly splitting desmosomes.

    Article • June 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  65. Pathogenicity of IgG subclass autoantibodies to type VII collagen: Induction of dermal–epidermal separation

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  66. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Blockade of autoantibody-initiated tissue damage by using recombinant fab antibody fragments against pathogenic autoantigen.

    Article • April 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  67. Faculty Opinions recommendation of IgA anti-epidermal transglutaminase antibodies in dermatitis herpetiformis and pediatric celiac disease.

    Article • March 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  68. The neonatal Fc receptor as therapeutic target in IgG-mediated autoimmune diseases

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  69. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Desmocollin 3-mediated binding is crucial for keratinocyte cohesion and is impaired in pemphigus.

    Article • March 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  70. Metal sensitization precipitates skin blistering in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

    Article • The Journal of Dermatology, February 2010, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  71. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Antimitochondrial autoantibodies in pemphigus vulgaris: a missing link in disease pathophysiology.

    Article • February 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  72. Faculty Opinions recommendation of p38MAPK signaling and desmoglein-3 internalization are linked events in pemphigus acantholysis.

    Article • February 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  73. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A novel active mouse model for bullous pemphigoid targeting humanized pathogenic antigen.

    Article • February 2010, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  74. Cross-reactivity of autoantibodies from patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita with murine collagen VII

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  75. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Desmosomal interactome in keratinocytes: a systems biology approach leading to an understanding of the pathogenesis of skin disease.

    Article • December 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  76. T Cells Are Required for the Production of Blister-Inducing Autoantibodies in Experimental Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, December 2009, The American Association of Immunologists

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  77. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Antibodies to the desmoglein 1 precursor proprotein but not to the mature cell surface protein cloned from individuals without pemphigus.

    Article • December 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  78. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Loss of the desmosomal protein perp enhances the phenotypic effects of pemphigus vulgaris autoantibodies.

    Article • December 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  79. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Sequential intramolecular epitope spreading of humoral responses to human BPAG2 in a transgenic model.

    Article • November 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  80. Autoimmunity against type VII collagen in inflammatory bowel disease

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, October 2009, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  81. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Pathogenic epitopes of autoantibodies in pemphigus reside in the amino-terminal adhesive region of desmogleins which are unmasked by proteolytic processing of prosequence.

    Article • October 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  82. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A novel humanized neonatal autoimmune blistering skin disease model induced by maternally transferred antibodies.

    Article • September 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  83. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Intravenous immunoglobulin selectively decreases circulating autoantibodies in pemphigus.

    Article • September 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  84. Transition from pemphigus foliaceus to bullous pemphigoid: Intermolecular B-cell epitope spreading without IgG subclass shifting

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, August 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  85. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Collagen XVII participates in keratinocyte adhesion to collagen IV, and in p38MAPK-dependent migration and cell signaling.

    Article • July 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  86. Faculty Opinions recommendation of IgG from patients with bullous pemphigoid depletes cultured keratinocytes of the 180-kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen (type XVII collagen) and weakens cell attachment.

    Article • May 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  87. Bullous Pemphigoid: A Prototypical Antibody-Mediated Organ-Specific Autoimmune Disease

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  88. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Biphasic activation of p38MAPK suggests that apoptosis is a downstream event in pemphigus acantholysis.

    Article • March 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  89. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A single helper T cell clone is sufficient to commit polyclonal naive B cells to produce pathogenic IgG in experimental pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • February 2009, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  90. IgE autoantibodies against the intracellular domain of BP180

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, February 2009, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  91. Subepidermal blistering induced by human autoantibodies to BP180 requires innate immune players in a humanized bullous pemphigoid mouse model

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  92. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Pemphigus vulgaris IgG directly inhibit desmoglein 3-mediated transinteraction.

    Article • November 2008, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  93. Bullous Pemphigoid Autoantibodies Preferentially Recognize Phosphoepitopes in Collagen XVII

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  94. Cicatrising conjunctivitis with anti-basement membrane autoantibodies in ectodermal dysplasia

    Article • British Journal of Ophthalmology, September 2008, BMJ

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  95. Faculty Opinions recommendation of T helper type 2-biased natural killer cell phenotype in patients with pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • September 2008, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  96. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Evidence of key role of Cdk2 overexpression in pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • July 2008, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  97. Neonatal Fc receptor deficiency protects from tissue injury in experimental epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  98. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Serum levels of BAFF are increased in bullous pemphigoid but not in pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • May 2008, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  99. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Correlation of IgE autoantibody to BP180 with a severe form of bullous pemphigoid.

    Article • May 2008, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  100. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome (IPEX) associated with pemphigoid nodularis: a case report and review of the literature.

    Article • February 2008, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  101. Binding of avian IgY to type VII collagen does not activate complement and leucocytes and fails to induce subepidermal blistering in mice

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  102. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Endemic pemphigus vulgaris.

    Article • November 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  103. Faculty Opinions recommendation of The IgM anti-desmoglein 1 response distinguishes Brazilian pemphigus foliaceus (fogo selvagem) from other forms of pemphigus.

    Article • November 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  104. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Human bullous pemphigoid antigen 2 transgenic skin elicits specific IgG in wild-type mice.

    Article • November 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  105. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A new model for dermatitis herpetiformis that uses HLA-DQ8 transgenic NOD mice.

    Article • November 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  106. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Anti-desmoglein 3 (Dsg3) monoclonal antibodies deplete desmosomes of Dsg3 and differ in their Dsg3-depleting activities related to pathogenicity.

    Article • September 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  107. IgG4 autoantibodies induce dermal–epidermal separation

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, September 2007, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  108. The alternative pathway of complement activation is critical for blister induction in experimental autoimmune epidermolysis bullosa

    Article • Molecular Immunology, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  109. Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay using multimers of the 16th non‐collagenous domain of the BP180 antigen for sensitive and specific detection of pemphigoid autoantibodies

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  110. Faculty Opinions recommendation of IgE basement membrane zone antibodies induce eosinophil infiltration and histological blisters in engrafted human skin on SCID mice.

    Article • August 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  111. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Dissecting the anti-desmoglein autoreactive B cell repertoire in pemphigus vulgaris patients.

    Article • June 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  112. Experimental models of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, May 2007, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  113. Immunopathology and molecular diagnosis of autoimmune bullous diseases

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, May 2007, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  114. NADPH oxidase is required for neutrophil-dependent autoantibody-induced tissue damage

    Article • The Journal of Pathology, May 2007, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  115. Faculty of 1000 evaluation for The Cartilage Matrix Protein Subdomain of Type VII Collagen Is Pathogenic for Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita.

    Article • April 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  116. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Involvement of a tissue-specific autoantibody in skin disorders of murine systemic lupus erythematosus and autoinflammatory diseases.

    Article • April 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  117. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Humanization of autoantigen.

    Article • April 2007, F1000Research

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  118. Erythema gyratum repens-like eruption in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita associated with ulcerative colitis

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, April 2007, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  119. The relevance of the IgG subclass of autoantibodies for blister induction in autoimmune bullous skin diseases

    Article • Archives of Dermatological Research, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  120. Spatiotemporal distribution of Fras1/Frem proteins during mouse embryonic development

    Article • Gene Expression Patterns, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  121. IgA‐Pemphigus – Vorkommen von Anti‐Desmocollin‐1‐und Anti‐Desmoglein‐1‐Antikörpern bei einem Patienten

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, November 2006, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  122. IgA pemphigus – Occurrence of anti‐Desmocollin 1 and anti‐Desmoglein 1 antibody reactivity in an individual patient

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, November 2006, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  123. Autoantibodies From Patients With BSLE Inducing Recruitment of Leukocytes to the Dermoepidermal Junction and Subepidermal Splits in Cryosections of Human Skin

    Article • Archives of Dermatology, November 2006, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  124. Localisation of bullous pemphigoid antigen 180 (BP180) in cultured human keratinocytes: functionally relevant modification by calcium

    Article • Archives of Dermatological Research, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  125. Generation and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Intracellular Domain of Hemidesmosomal Type XVII Collagen

    Article • June 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  126. Immunoadsorption against two distinct epitopes on human type XVII collagen abolishes dermal‐epidermal separation induced in vitro by autoantibodies from pemphigoid gestationis patients

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, March 2006, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  127. Scarring autoimmune bullous disease in a Ugandan patient with autoantibodies to BP180, BP230, and laminin 5

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, February 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  128. Schleimhautpemphigoid mit Autoantikörpern gegen Laminin 5

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  129. Anti‐laminin 5 mucous membrane pemphigoid

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, January 2006, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  130. Mechanisms of blister induction by autoantibodies

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, October 2005, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  131. IgG autoantibodies to type VII collagen and an exclusive IgG3 reactivity to the laminin α3 chain in a patient with an autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, September 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  132. Successful adjuvant treatment of severe bullous pemphigoid by tryptophan immunoadsorption

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, September 2005, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  133. Penfigoide de mucosas: anticuerpos IgG e IgA contra el antígeno BP180

    Article • Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, August 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  134. Subepidermal blistering disease with autoantibodies to both the p200 autoantigen and the α3 chain of laminin 5

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, May 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  135. Induction of dermal-epidermal separation in mice by passive transfer of antibodies specific to type VII collagen

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 2005, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  136. Induction of dermal-epidermal separation in mice by passive transfer of antibodies specific to type VII collagen

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 2005, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  137. Subclass distribution of type VII collagen-specific autoantibodies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

    Article • Journal of Dermatological Science, March 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  138. Comparative analysis of methods for detection of anti-laminin 5 autoantibodies in patients with anti-epiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  139. Downregulation of CXCR1 and CXCR2 Expression on Human Neutrophils by Helicobacter pylori: a New Pathomechanism in H. pylori Infection?

    Article • Infection and Immunity, December 2004, ASM Journals

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  140. Granulocyte‐derived elastase and gelatinase B are required for dermal–epidermal separation induced by autoantibodies from patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and bullous pemphigoid

    Article • The Journal of Pathology, November 2004, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  141. Bullöse Autoimmundermatosen (II): Therapie

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, August 2004, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  142. Kongreßkalender

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, July 2004, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  143. Localized linear IgA disease induced by ampicillin/sulbactam

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  144. Development of an ELISA for the detection of autoantibodies to BP230

    Article • Clinical Immunology, April 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  145. Immunoblotting and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Diagnosis of Pemphigoid Gestationis

    Article • Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  146. Bullöse Autoimmundermatosen (I): Pathogenese und Diagnostik

    Article • JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, February 2004, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  147. The Autoantigen of Anti-p200 Pemphigoid Is an Acidic Noncollagenous N-Linked Glycoprotein of the Cutaneous Basement Membrane

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, December 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  148. The 97-kDa (LABD97) and 120-kDa (LAD-1) Fragments of Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 180/Type XVII Collagen Have Different N-Termini

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, December 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  149. Successful treatment of linear IgA disease with salazosulphapyridine and intravenous immunoglobulins

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, October 2003, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  150. Pemphigoid gestationis: maternal sera recognize epitopes restricted to the N-terminal portion of the extracellular domain of BP180 not present on its shed ectodomain

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, August 2003, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  151. Protein A immunoadsorption: a novel and effective adjuvant treatment of severe pemphigus

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, June 2003, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  152. Memory B Cells Specific for the NC16A Domain of the 180kDa Bullous Pemphigoid Autoantigen Can Be Detected in Peripheral Blood of Bullous Pemphigoid Patients and Induced In Vitro to Synthesize Autoantibodies

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, March 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  153. Autoreactive T cell responses in pemphigus and pemphigoid

    Article • Autoimmunity Reviews, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  154. Subacute prurigo variant of bullous pemphigoid: Autoantibodies show the same specificity compared with classic bullous pemphigoid

    Article • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, July 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  155. Autoantibodies to Type VII Collagen Mediate Fcγ-Dependent Neutrophil Activation and Induce Dermal-Epidermal Separation in Cryosections of Human Skin

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, July 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  156. A Highly Sensitive and Simple Assay for the Detection of Circulating Autoantibodies against Full-Length Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 180

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, June 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  157. Autoantibodies to Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 180 Induce Dermal–Epidermal Separation in Cryosections of Human Skin

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, April 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  158. Vesikel, Lichtempfindlichkeit, orale Ulzerationen und Arthralgien bei einer 40-Jührigen

    Article • Der Hautarzt, March 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  159. Cicatricial pemphigoid differs from bullous pemphigoid and pemphigoid gestationis regarding the fine specificity of autoantibodies to the BP180 NC16A domain

    Article • Journal of Dermatological Science, January 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  160. Cicatricial pemphigoid with circulating autoantibodies to beta4 integrin, bullous pemphigoid 180 and bullous pemphigoid 230

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, December 2001, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru

  161. Dermatology resources on the Internet: a practical guide for dermatologists

    Article • International Journal of Dermatology, September 1998, Wiley

    Professor Cassian Sitaru