RezaFGhohestaniMDPhD

PubMed

• 502 citations
  The first international consensus on mucous membrane pemphigoid: definition, diagnostic criteria, pathogenic factors, medical treatment, and prognostic indicators.
  Lawrence S. Chan, A. Razzaque Ahmed, Grant J. Anhalt, Wolfgang Bernauer, Kevin D. Cooper
  Archives of Dermatology. 2002-03-01
• 44 citations
  IgE antibodies in sera from patients with bullous pemphigoid are autoantibodies preferentially directed against the 230-kDa epidermal antigen (BP230)
  Reza F. Ghohestani, E. Cozzani, Emmanuel Delaporte, J.-F. Nicolas, Aurora Parodi
  Journal of Clinical Immunology. 1998-05-01
• 49 citations
  Comparative sensitivity of indirect immunofluorescence to immunoblot assay for the detection of circulating antibodies to bullous pemphigoid antigens 1 and 2
  Reza F. Ghohestani, Jean Kanitakis, J.-F. Nicolas, Emanuele Cozzani, A. Claudy
  The British Journal of Dermatology. 1996-07-01

Journal Articles

• Compositional differences between infant and adult human corneal basement membranes  
  Kabosova A, Azar DT, Bannikov GA, Campbell KP, Durbeej M, Ghohestani RF, et al, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci., 1/1/2007
• Circulating IgA Autoantibodies to Epidermal Transglutaminase 3 Can Not Distinguish Dermatitis Herpetiformis from Celiac Disease  
  Ghahestani AS, Nikbakht N, Fry L, Reunala T, Uitto J, Ghohestani RF, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2004
• The a5 and a6 chains of type IV collagen are the target of IgG and IgA autoantibodies in a novel autoimmune disease characterized by crescentic glomerulonephritis and ...  
  Ghohestani RF, Barria M, Webster G, Claudy A., J Am Acad Derm, 1/1/2004
• Identification of a Novel Population of Pathogenic Autoantibodies Against Desmoglein 4 in Different Major Variants of Pemphigus  
  Nguyen P, Bazzi H, Kljuic A, Vargas JH, Dmochowski M, Barria M, Ghohestani RF, Chan LS, et al., J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2004
• Usefulness of immunoblotting using purified laminin 5 in the diagnosis of anti-laminin 5 cicatricial pemphigoid  
  Hisamatsu Y, Nishiyama T, Amano S, Matsui C, Ghohestani RF, Hashimoto T, J Dermatol Sci, 1/1/2003
• Desmoglein-3 is a target autoantigen in spontaneous canine pemphigus vulgaris  
  Olivry T, Joubeh S, Dunston SM, Nishiyama T, Ghohestani RF, Exp Dermatology, 1/1/2003
• Development of an Active Mouse Model of Pemphigus Vulgaris by DNA Immunization: Role of CD4 lymphocytes  
  Barria M, Uitto J, Ghohestani RF, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2002
• Development of an Active Mouse Model of Pemphigus Vulgaria, a Life Threatening Skin Disease, by DNA Immunization  
  Zhang G, Uitto G, Ghohestani RF, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2001
• The a5 and a6 Chains of Type IV Collagen are the Target of Autoantibodies in a Novel Autoimmune Disease Characterized by Subepidermal Blisters and Glomerulonephritis  
  Zhang G, Rotunda S, Webster G, Uitto J, Ghohestani RF, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2001
• Development of an active model of pemphigus by DNA immunization  
  Zhang G, Barria M, Uitto J, Ghohestani RF., FASEB Journal, 1/1/2001
• IgG Auto-Antibodies to BP180 are Directly Pathogenic in Human Skin and Induce Sub-Epidermal Blisters: Evidence Using Skin Explant Culture and SCID Mouse Grafted with H...  
  Ghohestani RF, Joubeh S, Cacciapuoti M, Uitto J., J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2001
• Commentary: autoimmune blistering skin diseases (part one)  
  Ghohestani RF, Clin Dermatol, 1/1/2001
• Anti-laminin-5 Antibodies, in Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, are Primarily Directed Against the G-domain of Laminin alpha3 Subunit and Induce Sub-epidermal Blisters in Hu...  
  Ghohestani RF, Uitto J., J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2000
• IgA Auto-antibodies, in Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis, are Directly Pathogenic in Human Skin and Induce Sub-epidermal Blisters: Evidence Using Skin Explant Culture and...  
  Zhang G, McGrath J, Uitto J, Ghohestani RF, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2000
• IgG auto-antibodies to BP180 are directly pathogenic in human skin and induce sub-epidermal blisters: evidence using skin explant culture and SCID mouse grafted with h...  
  Ghohestani RF, Uitto J, FASEB Journal, 1/1/2000
• Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: Anti-laminin-5 Antibodies are Primarily Directed Against the G-domain of Laminin alpha3 Subunit and Induce Sub-epidermal Blisters in Human ...  
  Ghohestani RF, Uitto J., J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2000
• IgA Auto-antibodies in Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis are Primarily Directed Against a 120-kDa Epidermal Antigen and Induce Subepidermal Blisters: Evidence Using Skin E...  
  Zhang G, McGrath J, Uitto J, Ghohestani RF, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/2000
• Dermatology Research in New Millenium  
  Ghohestani RF, Eur J Derm, 1/1/2000
• Identification of Laminin-beta3 chain as a New Target Antigen in Auto-immune Blistering Skin Diseases  
  Ghohestani RF, Nicolas JF, Aberdam D, Claudy A, Uitto J, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/1999
• Anti-type IV Collagen Antibodies in Serum from a Patient with Sub-epidermal Blistering are Directed Against the alpha3 Chain  
  Ghohestani RF, Nicolas JF, Claudy A, Uitto J., J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/1999
• Les anticorps anti-collagene IV chez le patient atteint d'une forme grave de dermatose bulleuse sont diriges contre la chaine alpha5 (IV)  
  Ghohestani RF, Hudson BG, Claudy A, Uitto J., Ann Dermatol Venereol, 1/1/1999
• Pathogenicite des AC anti-BPAG2 chez les malades atteints de pemphigoide bullesue  
  Joly P, Ghohestani RF, Delaporte E., et al., Ann Dermatol Verereol, 1/1/1999
• The Major Pathogenic Epitope of the Laminin alpha3 Subunit, in Cicatricial Pemphigoid, is Localized Within the G Domain  
  Ghohestani RF, Aberdam D, Rousselle P, Keene DR, Nicolas JF, Uitto J, J Invest Dermatol, 1/1/1999
• Immunofluorescence-negative bullous pemphigoid sera contain antibodies mostly directed against the 180kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAg2)  
  Ghohestani RF, Claudy A, Br J Dermatol, 1/1/1997
• Collag�ne IV, un nouvel antig�ne dans les maladies bulleuse auto-immunes sous-�pidermiques  
  Ghohestani RF, Sodaify M, Haftek M, Nicolas JF, Claudy A, Ann Dermatol V�n�r�ol, 1/1/1997
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Books/Book Chapters

• Immunodermatology 
  Chapter: Pathogenic effects of auto-antibodies in skin diseases 
  Page 185.0 - 200.0Ghohestani RFEditors: J. F. Nicolas, J. Thivolet.John Libbey Eurotext, Paris1998

Lectures

• What's New on Keloid Research 
  Rome, Italy
• Overlapping clinical manifestations in cicatricial pemphigoid 
  Lisbon, PO
• New concepts in immunopathology of bullous pemphigoid 
  Nice, IT
• Autoimmune Blistering Skin Diseases 
  Tehran, IR
• IgE Antibodies in Sera From Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid are Autoantibodies Exclusively Directed Against the 230kDa Epidermal Antigen (BPAg1) 
  Cologne, GM
• Bullous Pemphigoid Antigens are Recognized by a Subgroup of Patients with Linear IgA Bullous Dermatoses 
  Shiraz, IR
• Development of a Novel ELISA for Detecting Circulating Anti-BP230 Antibodies Using a 55kD BP230 Recombinant Protein 
  Shiraz, IR
• Collagen IV, a new antigen in immune-mediated subepidermal blistering disorders 
  Sydney, AS
• Distinct basement membrane antigens are recognized by IgA auto-antibodies from the patients with linear IgA bullous dermatoses 
  Washington, WA
• Identification of new target antigens involved in sub-epidermal bullous dermatoses 
  Rome, IT
• Collag�ne IV, un nouvel antig�ne dans les maladies bulleuse auto-immunes sous-�pidermiques 
  Paris, FR
• Collagen IV, a New Antigen in Autoimmune Bullous Dermatoses 
  Reims, FR
• Laminin-5, BPAg2, and a 168kD mucosal protein are recognized by the cicatricial pemphigoid sera 
  Bournemouth, UK
• The alpha3 and beta3 subunits of laminin-5 are target antigens in a subset of patients with cicatricial pemphigoid 
  Washington, WA
• A subset of patients with cicatricial pemphigoid have autoantibodies directed to a 168kD mucosal protein but not to laminin5 
  Washington, WA
• Linear IgA bullous dermatosis with IgA antibodies exclusively to BPAg1 and BPAg2 
  Washington, WA
• Sub-epidermal auto-immune blistering skin diseases and newly identified antigens 
  Nice, IT
• Autoimmune bullous pemphigoid. From bedside to laboratory 
  Lisbonne, PO
• Collag�ne XVII (BPAg2), laminine-5 et un nouvel antig�ne muqueux de 168kD sont des antig�nes cibles dans la pemphigo�de cicatricielle 
  Paris, FR
• Distinct basement membrane antigens are recognized by the cicatricial pemphigoid antibodies 
  Amsterdam, GM
• Heterogenity of the target antigens in the cicatricial pemphigoid(cp) 
  Toulouse, FR
• Dermal-epidermal junction extracts. A novel protein extract for immunoblot detection of antigens involved in sub-epidermal autoimmune bullous dermatoses. 
  Toulouse, FR
• Comparison of the protein lysates dervied from different epithelial tissues in immunoblot detection of pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus autoantibodies 
  Toulouse, FR
• Production of a monoclonal antibody against the 230kD epidermal protein from a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B-cell origin 
  Toulouse, FR
• Pemphigo�de Gestationis Avec Auto-anticorps Exclusivement Dirig�s Contre L�antig�ne Pemphigo�de Bulleuse I (230kD) 
  Paris, FR
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Other

• Recent Advances in Dermatology 
  Radio France International Broadcast of Interviews on Recent Advances in Dermatology
  Paris, FR - 1/1/2005
• Skin Cancer 
  Kens 5 TV Channel
  1/1./2007