M. Docteur Michel FRANCO
✨ Profil synthétique
IA · 29/04/2026Le Docteur Michel FRANCO est un rhumatologue libéral exerçant à Nice, avec une activité de recherche significative. Son h-index est de 31, avec 54 publications, principalement axées sur des thématiques biomoléculaires et cellulaires. Ses publications sur PubMed couvrent divers aspects de la rhumatologie, notamment l'épidémiologie, les traitements et la rééducation.
Expertises présumées
- Polyarthrite rhumatoïde
- Spondylarthrite ankylosante
- Thérapies biologiques
- csDMARDs
- Rééducation fonctionnelle
- Activité physique adaptée
- Évaluation économique des traitements
Synthèse automatique à partir des sources publiques (HAL, OpenAlex, theses.fr, ClinicalTrials.gov, FAI²R, ANS). Pas une évaluation clinique. Le médecin peut corriger via son compte.
Diplômes
🎓 DES & spécialité ordinale
- Rhumatologie (SM)
📚 CES (Certificat d'Études Spéciales)
- CES Rhumatologie
🎓 Diplômes
- DE Docteur en médecine
Source : Annuaire Santé ANS (FHIR Practitioner.qualification) · Mises à jour quotidiennes.
Activité de recherche & publications
Source : bases de données publiques (OpenAlex, PubMed).
h-index
31
h articles cités ≥ h fois chacun. Un h de 31 = 31 publications avec 31+ citations.
Citations
2 966
Publications
54
i10-index
42
Thématiques principales
- Cellular transport and secretion ×31
- Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling ×11
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling ×9
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior ×8
- Ion channel regulation and function ×6
Affiliations FR : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Côte d'Azur · Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire
Source : OpenAlex (CC0, OurResearch). Indicateurs académiques agrégés sur 250 M+ d'œuvres.
Bibliographie
EFA6A regulates retinal function through the control of photoreceptor cell activity and structure
2026ArticleiScience
Human mammary 3D spheroid models uncover the role of filopodia in breaching the basement membrane to facilitate invasion
2025ArticleMatrix Biology
Chlortetracycline, a Novel Arf Inhibitor That Decreases the Arf6-Dependent Invasive Properties of Breast Cancer Cells
2021ArticleMolecules
EFA6A, an exchange factor for Arf6, regulates early steps in ciliogenesis
2021ArticleJournal of Cell Science
EFA6B regulates a stop signal for collective invasion in breast cancer
2021ArticleNature Communications
The C-terminal domain of EFA6A interacts directly with F-actin and assembles F-actin bundles
2019ArticleScientific Reports
EFA6B Antagonizes Breast Cancer
2014ArticleCancer Research
αTAT1 catalyses microtubule acetylation at clathrin-coated pits
2013ArticleNature
Source : HAL — archive ouverte CCSD/CNRS (couvre articles, chapitres EMC, communications congrès, thèses).
Localisation
Adresses géocodées via la Base Adresse Nationale (api-adresse.data.gouv.fr). Précision indicative.
Lieu de consultation
CABINET DU DR MICHEL FRANCO
73 BOULEVARD GAMBETTA, 06000 Nice
☎ 0493976838Libéral
Tarifs & secteur de conventionnement
Prendre rendez-vous & contact
Lien Doctolib = recherche Google site:doctolib.fr (le 1er résultat est presque toujours le profil correct s'il existe).
Vidéos & interventions (1)
Source YouTube · recherche par nom (homonymes possibles).
Top publications · les plus citées
- 1Pain Biomarkers in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Current Understanding and Future Directions
International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
Lire l'abstract Crossref ↓
Fibromyalgia is a complex and heterogeneous clinical syndrome, mainly characterized by the presence of widespread pain, possibly associated with a variety of other symptoms. Fibromyalgia can have an extremely negative impact on the psychological, physical and social lives of people affected, sometimes causing patients to experience dramatically impaired quality of life. Nowadays, the diagnosis of fibromyalgia is still clinical, thus favoring diagnostic uncertainties and making its clear identification challenging to establish, especially in primary care centers. These difficulties lead patients to undergo innumerable clinical visits, investigations and specialist consultations, thus increasing their stress, frustration and even dissatisfaction. Unfortunately, research over the last 25 years regarding a specific biomarker for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia has been fruitless. The discovery of a reliable biomarker for fibromyalgia syndrome would be a critical step towards the early identification of this condition, not only reducing patient healthcare utilization and diagnostic test execution but also providing early intervention with guideline-based treatments. This narrative article reviews different metabolite alterations proposed as possible biomarkers for fibromyalgia, focusing on their associations with clinical evidence of pain, and highlights some new, promising areas of research in this context. Nevertheless, none of the analyzed metabolites emerge as sufficiently reliable to be validated as a diagnostic biomarker. Given the complexity of this syndrome, in the future, a panel of biomarkers, including subtype-specific biomarkers, could be considered as an interesting alternative research area.
- 2Fibromyalgia: one year in review 2023
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2023
- 3Gut Microbiota Structure and Metabolites, Before and After Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Pilot Study
Frontiers in medicine · 2022
📚 29 citations🎯 RCR 2.84Top 17% NIH🔓 Open AccessLire l'abstract Crossref ↓
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease. Modifications of gut microbiota seem to be associated with the disease, but the impact of gut microbiota on therapies’ outcome remains unclear. A role of T cells in RA pathogenesis has been addressed, particularly on the Th17/Treg cells balance. Our study aimed to evaluate in early RA (ERA) patients compared to a control group, fecal gut microbiota composition, short-chain fatty acids concentrations, and the levels of circulating Th17/Treg and their own cytokines, before and after 3 months of standard treatment (Methotrexate (MTX) plus glucocorticoids). Fecal microbiota characterization was carried out on 19 ERA patients and 20 controls matched for sex and age. Significant decreased biodiversity levels, and a partition on the base of the microbiota composition, between the ERA patients at baseline compared to controls, were observed. The co-occurrent analysis of interactions revealed a characteristic clustered structure of the microbial network in controls that is lost in ERA patients where an altered connection between microbes and clinical parameters/metabolites has been reported. Microbial markers such as Acetanaerobacterium elongatum, Cristiansella massiliensis, and Gracilibacter thermotolerans resulted significantly enriched in control group while the species Blautia gnavus emerged to be more abundant in ERA patients. Our results showed an alteration in Th17/Treg balance with higher Th17 levels and lower Treg levels in ERA group respect to control at baseline, those data improved after therapy. Treatment administration and the achievement of a low disease activity/remission appear to exert a positive pressure on the structure of intestinal microbiota with the consequent restoration of biodiversity, of the structure of microbial network, and of the abundance of taxa that became closer to those presented by the subject without the disease. We also found an association between Blautia gnavus and ERA patients characterized by a significant reduction of propionic acid level. Furthermore significant differences highlighted at baseline among controls and ERA patients are no more evident after treatment. These data corroborate the role played by gut microbiota in the disease and suggest that therapy aimed to restore gut microbiota would improve treatment outcome.
Publications scientifiques (50) — classées par pathologie
Source PubMed · Recherche par auteur (homonymes possibles, vérifier l'affiliation).
Transversal28
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Transversal28
▼- Inhibition of PTCH1 drug efflux activity enhances chemotherapy efficacy against triple negative breast cancers
Translational oncology · 2026 · Journal Article
Cogoluegnes S, Kovachka S, Dubois T, Würth R, et al.
- EFA6A regulates retinal function through the control of photoreceptor cell activity and structure
iScience · 2026 · Journal Article
Abélanet S, Pagnotta S, Brau F, Péquignot M, et al.
- Human mammary 3D spheroid models uncover the role of filopodia in breaching the basement membrane to facilitate invasion
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2026 · Journal Article
Corinus A, Abélanet S, Dubreuil J, Zhu Z, et al.
- Diagnosis and Assessment of Psoriasis for the Rheumatologist: A Workshop From the GRAPPA 2024 Annual Meeting
The Journal of rheumatology · 2025 · Journal Article
Gkini MA, Chinchay L, Lindsay CA, Franco M, et al.
- Rowell Syndrome: A Controversial Entity
International journal of dermatology · 2025 · Letter
Seva CC, Batalla A, Fernández JRM, Peñaranda JMS, et al.
- Vagal nerve stimulation and fibromyalgia: an additional therapeutic option
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2025 · Journal Article
Dolcini G, Favretti M, Franculli D, Buoncuore G, et al.
📚 2 cit. - Best practice recommendations for clinical psychological interventions in patients with fibromyalgia
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2025 · Journal Article
Galli F, Nimbi FM, Renzi A, Cavicchioli M, et al.
📚 2 cit. - Geographical disparities in fibromyalgia severity: An Italian study
European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025 · Journal Article
Di Carlo M, Farah S, Atzeni F, Alciati A, et al.
📚 4 cit. - PASSing to the patient side: early achieving of an acceptable symptom state in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with Janus kinase inhibitors
Reumatismo · 2025 · Journal Article
Garufi C, Mancuso S, Ceccarelli F, Caruso L, et al.
- Treatment Algorithms for Continuous Low-Level Heat Wrap Therapy for the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Italian Position Paper
Journal of pain research · 2024 · Journal Article
Ventriglia G, Franco M, Magni A, Gervasoni F
📚 1 cit. - Rare diseases: What rheumatologists need to know?
Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2024 · Journal Article
do Nascimento RRNR, Piotto DGP, Freire EAM, de Souza Neves F, et al.
- Magnesium whitlockite nanoparticles: Hydrothermal synthesis, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer potential
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · 2024 · Journal Article
Maximiano LV, Correa LB, Gomes-da-Silva NC, da Costa LS, et al.
📚 9 cit.🎯 RCR 2.50 - Validation of Qualisex questionnaire to evaluate sexual dysfunction in women affected by fibromyalgia
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2024 · Journal Article
Gioia C, Dolcini G, Iannuccelli C, Favretti M, et al.
📚 2 cit.🎯 RCR 1.32 - Anti-tumor necrosis factor α: originators versus biosimilars, comparison in clinical response assessment in a multicenter cohort of patients with inflammatory arthropathies
Reumatismo · 2023 · Multicenter Study
Gioia C, Picchianti Diamanti A, Perricone R, Chimenti MS, et al.
- ERAP1 and ERAP2 Haplotypes Influence Suboptimal HLA-B*27:05-Restricted Anti-Viral CD8+ T Cell Responses Cross-Reactive to Self-Epitopes
International journal of molecular sciences · 2023 · Journal Article
Tedeschi V, Paldino G, Alba J, Molteni E, et al.
📚 7 cit. - Pain Biomarkers in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Current Understanding and Future Directions
International journal of molecular sciences · 2023 · Journal Article
Favretti M, Iannuccelli C, Di Franco M
📚 37 cit.🎯 RCR 7.93🔬→🩺 Translationnel - Gender differences in the revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire: a pilot study
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2023 · Journal Article
Favretti M, Dolcini G, Iannuccelli C, Franculli D, et al.
📚 8 cit.🎯 RCR 1.98 - The measurement of fibromyalgia severity: converting scores between the FIQR, the PSD and the FASmod
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2023 · Journal Article
Salaffi F, Di Carlo M, Farah S, Di Franco M, et al.
📚 5 cit.🎯 RCR 1.22🔬→🩺 Translationnel - An Observational Study on Chronic Pain Biomarkers in Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis Patients: Which Role for Mu Opioid Receptor's Expression on NK Cells?
Biomedicines · 2023 · Journal Article
Malafoglia V, Ilari S, Gioia C, Vitiello L, et al.
📚 13 cit.🎯 RCR 2.66 - Estrogen receptors, ERK(1/2) phosphorylation and reactive oxidizing species in red blood cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Frontiers in physiology · 2022 · Journal Article
Di Franco M, Vona R, Gambardella L, Cittadini C, et al.
📚 1 cit. - Are interferon-gamma release assays reliable to detect tuberculosis infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with Janus kinase inhibitors?
PloS one · 2022 · Journal Article
Scrivo R, Molteni E, Castellani C, Altobelli A, et al.
📚 1 cit. - Gender influence on clinical manifestations, depressive symptoms and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) serum levels in patients affected by fibromyalgia
Clinical rheumatology · 2022 · Journal Article
Iannuccelli C, Lucchino B, Gioia C, Dolcini G, et al.
📚 15 cit.🎯 RCR 1.93 - Common-sense model of self-regulation to cluster fibromyalgia patients: results from a cross-sectional study in Italy
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2022 · Journal Article
Tenti M, Raffaeli W, Malafoglia V, Paroli M, et al.
📚 7 cit. - Fibromyalgia severity according to age categories: results of a cross-sectional study from a large national database
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2022 · Journal Article
Di Carlo M, Farah S, Bazzichi L, Atzeni F, et al.
📚 7 cit.🎯 RCR 1.09 - The role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in predicting the response to JAK inhibitors: results from a monocentric cohort
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2022 · Journal Article
Ceccarelli F, Spinelli FR, Garufi C, Mancuso S, et al.
📚 8 cit. - Perceived Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: When the Physician's Gender Matters
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ · 2021 · Journal Article
Duca I, Lucchino B, Spinelli FR, Altobelli A, et al.
📚 2 cit. - Response to: 'Correspondence on 'SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy among patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: a message for rheumatologists'' by Smerilli et al
Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2021 · Letter
Priori R, Pellegrino G, Colafrancesco S, Alessandri C, et al.
📚 2 cit. - Sulforaphane-loaded hyaluronic acid-poloxamer hybrid hydrogel enhances cartilage protection in osteoarthritis models
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications · 2021 · Journal Article
Monteiro do Nascimento MH, Ambrosio FN, Ferraraz DC, Windisch-Neto H, et al.
📚 26 cit.🎯 RCR 2.45
Revue générale5
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Revue générale5
▼- Fibromyalgia: one year in review 2025
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2025 · Journal Article
Iannuccelli C, Favretti M, Dolcini G, Di Carlo M, et al.
📚 17 cit.🎯 RCR 8.19 - Rheumatic Diseases Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Obesity surgery · 2025 · Journal Article
de Souza K, Defante MLR, Franco MDS, Mendes BX, et al.
📚 3 cit. - Role of micronutrients in the symptoms of fibromyalgia: a review of the literature and analysis of an Italian female sample
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences · 2024 · Journal Article
Tarsitano MG, Dolcini G, Pandozzi C, Greco F, et al.
📚 2 cit.🔬→🩺 Translationnel - Environmental factors and fibromyalgia syndrome: a narrative review
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2024 · Journal Article
Bazzichi L, Giorgi V, Di Franco M, Iannuccelli C, et al.
📚 11 cit.🎯 RCR 4.20 - Fibromyalgia: one year in review 2023
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2023 · Journal Article
Giorgi V, Bazzichi L, Batticciotto A, Pellegrino G, et al.
📚 31 cit.🎯 RCR 8.24🔬→🩺 Translationnel
Épidémiologie & registres4
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Épidémiologie & registres4
▼- The impact of sex and gender on Fibromyalgia Syndrome: data from the Italian Fibromyalgia Registry
Internal and emergency medicine · 2026 · Journal Article
Iannuccelli C, Favretti M, Dolcini G, Farah S, et al.
- Seasonal variation influences fibromyalgia severity in terms of widespread pain among female patients: data from a large national registry
Clinical rheumatology · 2025 · Journal Article
Di Carlo M, Farah S, Di Franco M, Iannuccelli C, et al.
📚 1 cit. - Determining the PASS cut-off points for the FIQR, FASmod and PSD in patients with fibromyalgia: a registry-based study
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2023 · Journal Article
Salaffi F, Di Carlo M, Di Franco M, Bianchi G, et al.
📚 2 cit. - Sociodemographic factors in fibromyalgia: results from the Italian Fibromyalgia Registry
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2022 · Journal Article
Atzeni F, Alciati A, Bazzichi L, Govoni M, et al.
📚 10 cit.🎯 RCR 1.42🔬→🩺 Translationnel
csDMARDs2
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csDMARDs2
▼- Adherence of Italian rheumatologists to the EULAR recommendations and outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis patients after starting conventional DMARDs: Methotrexate in Italian patients wiTh Rheumatoid Arthritis (the MITRA study). A cohort study of the Italian Society for Rheumatology
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2022 · Journal Article
Fornaro M, Benaglio F, Montecucco C, Raffeiner B, et al.
📚 5 cit. - Methotrexate in Italian patients wiTh Rheumatoid Arthritis (MITRA study): an observational study about the use of methotrexate in early RA patients and the adherence to the EULAR 2013 recommendations. A project of the Italian Society for Rheumatology
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2021 · Journal Article
Benaglio F, Fornaro M, Montecucco C, Raffeiner B, et al.
📚 4 cit.🩺 Clinique
Économie santé2
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Économie santé2
▼- Lower Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Fibromyalgia Compared with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis and Its Association with Disease Burden and Lifestyle Factors
Nutrients · 2026 · Journal Article
Iannuccelli C, Favretti M, Dolcini G, Cauli C, et al.
- Unveiling the comorbidity burden of male breast cancer
Scientific reports · 2024 · Journal Article
Santos-Mejías A, Moreno-Juste A, Laguna-Berna C, Poblador-Plou B, et al.
📚 1 cit.🩺 Clinique
Activité physique / Rééducation1
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Activité physique / Rééducation1
▼- Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain is Associated With Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Independent of Physical Activity
Experimental aging research · 2025 · Journal Article
Esposito E, Lemes IR, Salimei PS, Morelhão PK, et al.
📚 3 cit.
Anti-TNF1
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Anti-TNF1
▼- Effectiveness of non-medical switch from adalimumab bio-originator to SB5 biosimilar and from ABP501 adalimumab biosimilar to SB5 biosimilar in patients with chronic inflammatory arthropathies: a monocentric observational study
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2023 · Observational Study
Scrivo R, Castellani C, Mancuso S, Sciarra G, et al.
📚 10 cit.🎯 RCR 2.13🩺 Clinique
Biomarqueurs / Auto-Ac1
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Biomarqueurs / Auto-Ac1
▼- Mu-opioid receptor expression on B cells as a potential biomarker for chronic pain: a follow-up study with patients with fibromyalgia
Pain reports · 2025 · Journal Article
Malafoglia V, Raffaeli W, Ilari S, Gioia C, et al.
📚 3 cit.
Biothérapies non-anti-TNF1
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Biothérapies non-anti-TNF1
▼- Retention rate of abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis patients in a real-life setting: results from a monocentric cohort
Reumatismo · 2024 · Journal Article
Molteni E, Pirone C, Ceccarelli F, Castellani C, et al.
📚 1 cit.
Génétique1
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Génétique1
▼- A multi-omics resource of B cell activation reveals genetic mechanisms for immune-mediated diseases
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025 · Journal Article
Aguiar VRC, Franco ME, Aziz NA, Fernandez-Salinas D, et al.
📚 2 cit.
Lombalgie1
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Lombalgie1
▼- Different Electrophysiological Responses to Pain-Related Visual Stimuli Between Fibromyalgia and Chronic low Back Pain Women: A Pilot Case-Control Study
Chronic stress (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2021 · Journal Article
Lai C, Ciacchella C, Pellicano GR, Altavilla D, et al.
📚 5 cit.
Lupus1
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Lupus1
▼- The influence of periodontal status and serum biomarkers on salivary leptin levels in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
The Saudi dental journal · 2022 · Journal Article
da Silva LA, Marques CPC, de Oliveira ICV, Franco MM, et al.
📚 2 cit.
Microbiote1
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Microbiote1
▼- Gut Microbiota Structure and Metabolites, Before and After Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Pilot Study
Frontiers in medicine · 2022 · Journal Article
Marazzato M, Iannuccelli C, Guzzo MP, Nencioni L, et al.
📚 29 cit.🎯 RCR 2.84
Revue / méta-analyse1
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Revue / méta-analyse1
▼- Rheumatic Diseases Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Obesity surgery · 2025 · Journal Article
de Souza K, Defante MLR, Franco MDS, Mendes BX, et al.
📚 3 cit.
Sjögren1
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Sjögren1
▼- Cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of the Qualisex questionnaire for its use in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and fibromyalgia in Italy
Clinical and experimental rheumatology · 2022 · Letter
Priori R, Giardina F, Gioia C, Iannuccelli C, et al.
📚 1 cit.
Datasets & protocoles partagés
Spectrogram representation of pulse self compression by filamentation
Collection2008FigshareWe report on numerical simulations and experiments of pulse self-compression by filamentation. Spectral and temporal evolution during ultrashort-pulse laser filamentation can be intuitively represented using spectrograms
Spectrogram representation of pulse self compression by filamentation
Collection2008FigshareWe report on numerical simulations and experiments of pulse self-compression by filamentation. Spectral and temporal evolution during ultrashort-pulse laser filamentation can be intuitively represented using spectrograms
Source : DataCite — DOIs pour datasets, logiciels, protocoles, registres patient. Hors articles (déjà couverts).

