Antonella Balestrino

Dirigente medico

Bal levels of T1 and T2 cytokines in asthma and COPD (2001) B.Balbi, A.Capelli, A. Di Stefano, M. Lusuardi, M. Delmastro, A. Balestrino, P.Balbo, F. Ioli, G. Brunetti, C. Rampulla and C.F. Donner.

A new methodology to process sputum: validity of cell and fluid-phase assay (2001) P. Pignatti, B. Balbi, L.Perfetti, M. Delmastro, A. Bossi, A. Balestrino, G. Brunetti, P. Pisati, G. Moscato.

Is dithiothreitol (DDT) affecting cells, fluid-phase and immunocytochemical determinations in sputum (S) processing? A modified methodology to process sputum (2001)

P. Pignatti, M. Delmastro, L.Perfetti, A. Bossi, A. Di Stefano, A. Balestrino, G. Brunetti, P. Pisati, B. Balbi, G. Moscato.

Expression on peripheral blood (PB) and induced sputum (IS) neutrophils of the IL-8 receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2. Comparison between COPD and non-eosinophilic asthma (2002) P.Pignatti, G.Moscato, M. Delmastro, S. Canarini, M. Poppa, A. Balestrino, B. Balbi.

Relationship between Ca19.9 levels in Bronchoalveolar lavage, neutrophilic alveolitis, pulmonary function test and HRCT pattern in Pulmonary fibrosis (2003) G. Brunetti, P. Pignatti, L. Bacchella, A. Balestrino, S. Nava, P. Pisati, A. Bossi, A. De Stefano, B. Balbi, G. Moscato.

A new M-Like Alpha 1-Antitrypsin-deficient Allele (2003)-Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, December 2003; 12(4): 237-9 G. Convertino, A. Balestrino, M. Delmastro, B. Balbi.

Identification of a novel alpha 1-antitrypsin null variant (Q0Cairo) (2005) Diagn Mol Pathos 2005 Jun: 14(2): 121-4. M. Zorzetto, I. Ferrarotti, A. Balestrino, S. Nava, M. Gorrini, R. Scabini, P. Mazzola, M. Luisetti.

Role of the chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CCR4 in human pulmonary fibrosis (2006) Am J Resp Crit Care med. 2006 feb.1; 173(3): 310. Pignatti P., Brunetti G., Moretto D., Yacoub MR., Fiori M., Balbi B., Balestrino A.,  Cervio G., Nava S., M. Moscato G.

Tracheostomy and related host-pathogen interaction are associated with airway inflammation as characterized by tracheal aspirate analysis.Pignatti P, Balestrino A, Herr C, Bals R, Moretto D, Corradi M, Alinovi R, Delmastro M, Vogelmeier C, Nava S, Moscato G, Balbi B. Respir Med. 2009 Feb;103(2):201-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.09.008. Epub 2008 Nov 5.

Short-term effects of a nicotine-free e-cigarette compared to a traditional cigarette in smokers and non-smokers. Ferrari M, Zanasi A, Nardi E, Morselli Labate AM, Ceriana P, Balestrino A, Pisani L, Corcione N, Nava S. BMC Pulm Med. 2015 Oct 12;15:120. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0106-z.

End-of-Life Discussion, Patient Understanding and Determinants of Preferences in Very Severe COPD Patients: A Multicentric Study. Carlucci A, Vitacca M, Malovini A, Pierucci P, Guerrieri A, Barbano L, Ceriana P, Balestrino A, Santoro C, Pisani L, Corcione N, Nava S. COPD. 2016 Mar 30:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]