Clodoveo Ferri Explained

Clodoveo Ferri
Birth Date:22 March 1947
Birth Place:Cropani, Calabria, Italy
Field:Rheumatology
Occupation:Italian research scientist
Workplaces:University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Alma Mater:University of Pisa (1972)[1]

Clodoveo Ferri (born 22 March 1947)[2] [3] [4] is an Italian researcher in the field of clinical rheumatology, immunology and internal medicine. A native of Cropani, a small town in Calabria, Italy, Clodoveo Ferri graduated cum laude from the University of Pisa and later specialized in internal medicine and rheumatology.

From January 2003 to November 2017, Clodoveo Ferri was Professor of Rheumatology, Chief of the Chair of Rheumatology and director of the Postgraduate School of Rheumatology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Modena, Italy. Following his retirement, he continued his activity as a research collaborator at the same Universityhttps://personale.unimore.it/Rubrica/dettaglio/clferri.

Since 1972, the majority of Ferri's work is mainly devoted tof systemic sclerosis, cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (mixed cryoglobulinemia) and other autoimmune systemic disorders.

His most notable discovery regard the causative role of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the majority of patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia (cryoglobulinemic vasculitis) and in a significant percentage of patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma[5] [6] .

Ferri is a member of the SIR (Italian Society of Rheumatology)[7] and GISC (Italian Group for the Study of Cryoglobulinemias), ALCRI (Italian Association for the Fight against Cryoglobulinemias)[8] and an international fellow of the American College of Rheumatology[9] .

Scientific activity

Ferri's work includes clinical and laboratory investigations of different autoimmune and neoplastic diseases; in particular, he investigated the pathogenetic role of some viruses in mixed cryoglobulinemia (cryoglobulinemic vasculitis) and systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). In 1991, soon after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), he demonstrated the presence of serum viral genome (HCV-RNA) in a large series of mixed cryoglobulinemia patients[10] . This finding suggested a causative role of HCV in other virus-related extrahepatic manifestations, including autoimmune and lymphoproliferative disorders. The association of HCV with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was first demonstrated in 1994[11] [12] . On the basis of these studies, confirmed and expanded by other authors worldwide, Clodoveo Ferri suggested the term "HCV syndrome", which refers to particular autoimmune-neoplastic disease complex triggered by HCV infections in predisposed individuals[13] .

The association of HCV with different diseases represents a good model of study of other virus-driven autoimmune, lymphoproliferative, and neoplastic disorders[14] . The history of this multistep research may be useful for many aspects: a. it may have a stimulating and educational value, especially for student, young researchers, and clinicians, and b. it underlines the relevance to deal with the complexity frequently present in the clinical practice, which requires a multidisciplinary approach.

Moreover, Ferri investigated the pathogenetic role of parvovirus B19 and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)[15] [16] .

Ferri has published over 450 scientific papers in international journals, see PubMed on the following topics:

1. Etiopathogenetic role of different viruses in autoimmune and neoplastic diseases:

2. Serological studies and therapeutic trials on different rheumatic disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, systemic sclerosis, mixed cryoglobulinemia)[26] .

3. Etiopathogenesis, clinical features, survival, and treatment of mixed cryoglobulinemia syndrome (cryoglobulinemic vasculitis).

4. Etiopathogenesis and clinical follow-up of Raynaud's phenomenon and systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) including classification, visceral involvement (heart, lung), survival, and treatment. Since 2015 Ferri is the coordinator of the Italian Systemic Sclerosis Registry (SIR-SPRING)[27] .

5. Role of plasmapheretic and dietetic treatments in some rheumatic disorders (cryoglobulinemic vasculitis[28], SLE, scleroderma, IgA nephropathy)[29] .

6. Impact of COVID19 on autoimmune systemic diseases[30] [31] . Since 2020 Ferri is the coordinator of the COVID-19 & ASD Italian Study Group[32] .

Ferri's scientific production and related Hirsch index (H-index) can be found on Google Scholar[33] and Scopus[34] .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clodoveo Ferri CV . University of Modena . 2 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131125023306/http://www.reumatologia.unimo.it/staff/cv_eng_ferri.pdf . 25 November 2013 . dead .
  2. Book: Ferri WIKIPEDIA CV . 2024-11-14.
  3. Web site: Ferri Clodoveo - Search Results - PubMed . 2024-12-03 . PubMed . en.
  4. Book: Ferri C WIKIPEDIA STUDIES ON HCV IN AUTOIMMUNITY 6 CANCER . 2024-11-14.
  5. Hepatitis C virus: A linkage between hematology and hepatology established through major contributions by Italian research . Haematologica . January 1996 . 81 . 3 . 193–194 . 8767522 .
  6. Peveling-Oberhag . Jan . Arcaini . Luca . Hansmann . Martin-Leo . Zeuzem . Stefan . 2013-07-01 . Hepatitis C-associated B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Epidemiology, molecular signature and clinical management . Journal of Hepatology . English . 59 . 1 . 169–177 . 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.03.018 . 0168-8278 . 23542089.
  7. http://www.reumatologia.it/ SIR (Italian Society of Rheumatology)
  8. Web site: Consiglio direttivo . 2024-12-03 . www.alcri.it.
  9. http://www.rheumatology.org/ American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
  10. Ferri . C. . Greco . F. . Longombardo . G. . Palla . P. . Moretti . A. . Marzo . E. . Mazzoni . A. . Pasero . G. . Bombardieri . S. . Highfield . P. . 1991 . Association between hepatitis C virus and mixed cryoglobulinemia [see comment] ]. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology . 9 . 6 . 621–624 . 0392-856X . 1662567.
  11. Ferri. C.. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: possible role of hepatitis C virus infection. JAMA. 272. 355–356. 1994. 5. 10.1001/jama.1994.03520050033023. 8028163.
  12. Ferri. C.. Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. British Journal of Haematology. 88. 392–394. 1994. 2. 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1994.tb05036.x. 7803287. 31923239.
  13. http://arthritis-research.com/content/14/3/215 Current treatment of hepatitis C-associated rheumatic diseases
  14. Ferri . C. . Antonelli . A. . Mascia . M. T. . Sebastiani . M. . Fallahi . P. . Ferrari . D. . Pileri . S. A. . Zignego . A. L. . 2007 . HCV-related autoimmune and neoplastic disorders: the HCV syndrome . Digestive and Liver Disease . 39 Suppl 1 . S13–21 . 10.1016/s1590-8658(07)80005-3 . 1878-3562 . 17936215.
  15. Book: Ferri C Etiopathogenesis Of Systemic Sclerosis WIKIPEDIA.
  16. Ferri . C. . Cazzato . M. . Giuggioli . D. . Sebastiani . M. . Magro . C. . 2002 . Systemic sclerosis following human cytomegalovirus infection . Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases . 61 . 10 . 937–938 . 10.1136/ard.61.10.937 . 0003-4967 . 1753909 . 12228168.
  17. Ferri . C. . November 1990 . Alpha-interferon in the treatment of mixed cryoglobulinemia patients. Proceedings International Cancer Update. Focus on interferon alfa-2b' . European Journal of Cancer . Cannes . 27 . S4 . 81–82.
  18. Ferri . C. . 1991 . Association between hepatitis C virus and mixed cryoglobulinemia . Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology . 9 . 621–624.
  19. Editorial. Hepatitis C Virus: A Linkage Between Hematology and Hepatology Established Through Major Contributions By Italian Research. Haematologica. 81. 193–194. 1996. 3. 8767522. August 26, 2020.
  20. Web site: Letter. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010547/http://www.reumatologia.unimo.it/eng/ricerca/pdf/heimann_letter.pdf. August 26, 2020. 2014-05-28.
  21. Ferri . Clodoveo . Sebastiani . Marco . Giuggioli . Dilia . Colaci . Michele . Fallahi . Poupak . Piluso . Alessia . Antonelli . Alessandro . Zignego . Anna Linda . 2015-03-27 . Hepatitis C virus syndrome: A constellation of organ- and non-organ specific autoimmune disorders, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and cancer . World Journal of Hepatology . 7 . 3 . 327–343 . 10.4254/wjh.v7.i3.327 . free . 1948-5182 . 4381161 . 25848462.
  22. Ferri . C. . Baicchi . U. . la Civita . L. . Greco . F. . Longombardo . G. . Mazzoni . A. . Careccia . G. . Bombardieri . S. . Pasero . G. . Zignego . A. L. . 1993 . Hepatitis C virus-related autoimmunity in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda . European Journal of Clinical Investigation . 23 . 12 . 851–855 . 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1993.tb00741.x . 0014-2972 . 7511537.
  23. Ferri C, et al: HCV-related autoimmune and neoplastic disorders: the HCV syndrome. Dig Liver Dis. 2007 Sep;39 Suppl 1:S13-21.
  24. Antonelli A, Ferri C, Fallahi P Thyroid cancer in patients with hepatitis C infection. JAMA 1999; 281(17):1588.
  25. Ferri C, et al: Parvovirus B19 infection of bone marrow in systemic sclerosis patients. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1999; 17(6):718-20.
  26. Web site: Ferri C - Search Results - PubMed . 2024-11-13 . PubMed . en.
  27. Web site: ferri c, spring - Search Results - PubMed . 2024-11-16 . PubMed . en.
  28. Ferri . C. . Pietrogrande . M. . Cecchetti . R. . Tavoni . A. . Cefalo . A. . Buzzetti . G. . Vitali . C. . Bombardieri . S. . 1989 . Low-antigen-content diet in the treatment of patients with mixed cryoglobulinemia . The American Journal of Medicine . 87 . 5 . 519–524 . 10.1016/s0002-9343(89)80607-2 . 0002-9343 . 2816967.
  29. Ferri . C. . Puccini . R. . Paleologo . G. . Longombardo . G. . Migliorini . P. . Moriconi . L. . 1992 . IgA nephropathy: preliminary results of low-antigen-content diet treatment . Arch Intern Med . 152 . 2 . 429, 438 . 10.1001/archinte.152.2.429a . 0003-9926 . 1739385.
  30. Ferri . Clodoveo . Giuggioli . Dilia . Raimondo . Vincenzo . L'Andolina . Massimo . Tavoni . Antonio . Cecchetti . Riccardo . Guiducci . Serena . Ursini . Francesco . Caminiti . Maurizio . Varcasia . Giuseppe . Gigliotti . Pietro . Pellegrini . Roberta . Olivo . Domenico . Colaci . Michele . Murdaca . Giuseppe . 2020-08-27 . COVID-19 and rheumatic autoimmune systemic diseases: report of a large Italian patients series . Clinical Rheumatology . 39 . 11 . 3195–3204 . 10.1007/s10067-020-05334-7 . 1434-9949 . 7450255 . 32852623.
  31. Ferri . Clodoveo . Giuggioli . Dilia . Raimondo . Vincenzo . Fallahi . Poupak . Antonelli . Alessandro . COVID-19 & ASD Italian Study Group . September 2023 . COVID-19 in Italian patients with rheumatic autoimmune systemic diseases . BMJ Journals Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases . 82 . 9 . e211 . 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219113 . 1468-2060 . 33055077 . free . 11568/1056859.
  32. Web site: covid-19 - Search Results - PubMed . 2024-11-16 . PubMed . en.
  33. Web site: Clodoveo FERRI . 2024-11-13 . scholar.google.com.
  34. Web site: Ferri, Clodoveo - Author details - Scopus Preview .

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