Ruggiero Francavilla

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi A randomized controlled trial of Lactobacillus GG in children with functional abdominal pain
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Developmental Biomedicine, Gastroenterology Section, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Pediatrics 126:e1445-52. 2010
  2. ncbi Improved efficacy of 10-Day sequential treatment for Helicobacter pylori eradication in children: a randomized trial
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy
    Gastroenterology 129:1414-9. 2005
  3. ncbi Duodenal and faecal microbiota of celiac children: molecular, phenotype and metabolome characterization
    Raffaella di Cagno
    Department of Biologia e Chimica Agro Forestale ed Ambientale, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165 A, Bari, 70126 Italy
    BMC Microbiol 11:219. 2011
  4. ncbi Comparison of esophageal pH and multichannel intraluminal impedance testing in pediatric patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Italy
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 50:154-60. 2010
  5. ncbi Hepatitis and cholestasis in infancy: clinical and nutritional aspects
    R Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Italy
    Acta Paediatr Suppl 91:101-4. 2003
  6. ncbi Inhibition of Helicobacter pylori infection in humans by Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730 and effect on eradication therapy: a pilot study
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy
    Helicobacter 13:127-34. 2008
  7. ncbi Influence of HLA antigens and OSAS in childhood: a preliminary report
    Luigia Brunetti
    Clinica Pediatrica Maggiore, Dipartimento di Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    J Sleep Res 14:157-62. 2005
  8. ncbi Clarithromycin-resistant genotypes and eradication of Helicobacter pylori
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Italy
    J Pediatr 157:228-32. 2010
  9. ncbi Exhaled breath condensate cytokines and pH in pediatric asthma and atopic dermatitis
    Luigia Brunetti
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, Pediatric Unit S Maggiore, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Allergy Asthma Proc 29:461-7. 2008
  10. ncbi Exhaled breath condensate pH measurement in children with asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis
    Luigia Brunetti
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol 17:422-7. 2006

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  1. ncbi A randomized controlled trial of Lactobacillus GG in children with functional abdominal pain
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Developmental Biomedicine, Gastroenterology Section, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Pediatrics 126:e1445-52. 2010
    ..Our aim was to determine whether Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) relieves symptoms in children with recurrent abdominal pain...
  2. ncbi Improved efficacy of 10-Day sequential treatment for Helicobacter pylori eradication in children: a randomized trial
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy
    Gastroenterology 129:1414-9. 2005
    ..The aim of the study was to assess the H pylori eradication rate of the sequential treatment regimen compared with conventional triple therapy in children...
  3. ncbi Duodenal and faecal microbiota of celiac children: molecular, phenotype and metabolome characterization
    Raffaella di Cagno
    Department of Biologia e Chimica Agro Forestale ed Ambientale, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola 165 A, Bari, 70126 Italy
    BMC Microbiol 11:219. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  4. ncbi Comparison of esophageal pH and multichannel intraluminal impedance testing in pediatric patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Italy
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 50:154-60. 2010
    ..Multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII) is a pH-independent method of assessing gastroesophageal reflux...
  5. ncbi Hepatitis and cholestasis in infancy: clinical and nutritional aspects
    R Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Italy
    Acta Paediatr Suppl 91:101-4. 2003
    ..In complete cholestasis, supplements must be given intramuscularly at monthly intervals. In infants who fail to thrive, dietary supplements of carbohydrate polymers and MCTs are required...
  6. ncbi Inhibition of Helicobacter pylori infection in humans by Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730 and effect on eradication therapy: a pilot study
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, Universita degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy
    Helicobacter 13:127-34. 2008
    ..Aim: To test whether Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC 55730 reduces H. pylori intragastric load in vivo, decreases dyspeptic symptoms, and affects eradication rates after conventional treatment...
  7. ncbi Influence of HLA antigens and OSAS in childhood: a preliminary report
    Luigia Brunetti
    Clinica Pediatrica Maggiore, Dipartimento di Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    J Sleep Res 14:157-62. 2005
    ..02) and persistent wheeze (P < 0.008) the sole risk factors for OSAS development. Our preliminary data suggest that HLA does not play a key role in the pathogenesis of OSAS, however more studies are needed to clarify this issue...
  8. ncbi Clarithromycin-resistant genotypes and eradication of Helicobacter pylori
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Italy
    J Pediatr 157:228-32. 2010
    ..To compare the eradication rates among the different point mutations and the efficacy of triple therapy and a sequential regimen according to genotypic resistance...
  9. ncbi Exhaled breath condensate cytokines and pH in pediatric asthma and atopic dermatitis
    Luigia Brunetti
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, Pediatric Unit S Maggiore, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Allergy Asthma Proc 29:461-7. 2008
    ..Moreover, children with AD show an EBC pH and an exhaled pattern of Th2/Th1 cytokines similar to that of asthmatic patients...
  10. ncbi Exhaled breath condensate pH measurement in children with asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis
    Luigia Brunetti
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol 17:422-7. 2006
    ..Therefore, EBC pH assessment may be useful in the evaluation of progression of the atopic march toward the development of asthma later in life. Further studies are recommended in order to confirm this indication...
  11. ncbi Lactobacillus reuteri accelerates gastric emptying and improves regurgitation in infants
    Flavia Indrio
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Bari Policlinico Piazza G Cesare, Bari, Italy
    Eur J Clin Invest 41:417-22. 2011
    ..On this basis, we studied the putative effects of probiotics on the frequency of regurgitation and gastric emptying time in infants with functional gastroesophageal reflux (GER)...
  12. ncbi Prebiotics improve gastric motility and gastric electrical activity in preterm newborns
    Flavia Indrio
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 49:258-61. 2009
    ..Prebiotic oligosaccharides can modulate the electrical activity and the gastric emptying and may improve the intestinal tolerance of enteral feeding in preterm infants...
  13. ncbi Sleep-disordered breathing in obese children: the southern Italy experience
    Luigia Brunetti
    Clinica Pediatrica S Maggiore, Policlinico, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11 70124 Bari, Italy
    Chest 137:1085-90. 2010
    ..We sought an association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and overweight and/or obesity in a large cohort of school- and preschool-aged children in Southern Italy...
  14. ncbi Lactobacillus reuteri modulates cytokines production in exhaled breath condensate of children with atopic dermatitis
    Vito Leonardo Miniello
    Department of Biomedicine of the Developmental Age, Pediatric Unit Salvatore Maggiore, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 50:573-6. 2010
    ..Our data suggest that the oral administration of a specific probiotic strain in patients with atopic dermatitis can modulate in vivo the cytokine pattern at a different site from intestine...
  15. ncbi The role of pulmonary infection in pediatric asthma
    Luigia Brunetti
    Biomedicina dell Età Evolutiva, Pediatria S Maggiore, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Allergy Asthma Proc 28:190-3. 2007
    ..In this review we describe the immunologic and clinical implications of the association between respiratory infections and asthma...
  16. ncbi Alrp, a survival factor that controls the apoptotic process of regenerating liver after partial hepatectomy in rats
    Lorenzo Polimeno
    Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation DETO, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Free Radic Res 45:534-49. 2011
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  17. ncbi The effects of probiotics on feeding tolerance, bowel habits, and gastrointestinal motility in preterm newborns
    Flavia Indrio
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Bari Policlinico, Bari, Italy
    J Pediatr 152:801-6. 2008
    ..To investigate the effect of dietary supplementation with a probiotic on feeding tolerance and gastrointestinal motility in healthy formula-fed preterm infants...
  18. ncbi Functional modification of CD11c+ liver dendritic cells during liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in mice
    Antonino Castellaneta
    Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, University of Bari, Italy
    Hepatology 43:807-16. 2006
    ..In conclusion, interstitial LDC may play a key role in local immune regulation during liver regeneration, possibly linking estrogen-mediated immune modulation and hepatocyte proliferation...
  19. ncbi Maturation of gastric electrical activity, gastric emptying and intestinal permeability in preterm newborns during the first month of life
    Giuseppe Riezzo
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Bari Policlinico, Piazza G Cesare, 70124, Bari, Italy
    Ital J Pediatr 35:6. 2009
    ..abstract:..
  20. ncbi Physiological basis of food intolerance in VLBW
    Flavia Indrio
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Bari, Policlinico Piazza G Cesare, Bari, Italy
    J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 24:64-6. 2011
    ..However, in addition to genetic predisposition, development of tolerance is facilitated by an adequate gut barrier (immune or nonimmune), well-coordinated GI motility and nervous network, and appropriate food regimen...
  21. ncbi Effects of oral bacterial immunotherapy in children with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome : a pilot study
    Luigia Brunetti
    Department of Pediatrics, Division S Maggiore, University of Bari, Italy
    BioDrugs 19:393-9. 2005
    ..The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the clinical and anti-inflammatory effect of bacterial and ribosomal immunotherapy with Immucytal (Pierre Fabre Médicament, France) in children with AEDS...
  22. ncbi Immunohistostaining of hepatitis C virus non-structural protein 4 in ependymocytes of uninfected mice: an antigenic mimicry?
    Ruggiero Francavilla
    Department of Paediatrics, University of Bari, Italy
    Scand J Gastroenterol 40:992-4. 2005
  23. ncbi High prevalence of autoimmune urticaria in children with chronic urticaria
    Luigia Brunetti
    Department of Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, University of Bari, Italy
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:922-7. 2004
    ..The etiology of chronic urticaria (CU) in childhood often remains unrecognized. Recently, in adults it has been shown that approximately 40% of patients with CU have autoimmune urticaria (AU); however, no data are available in children...
  24. ncbi Acute pancreatitis in a girl with panhypopituitarism due to craniopharyngioma on growth hormone treatment. A combination of risk factors
    Maria Felicia Faienza
    Department of Biomedicine of Developmental Age, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
    Horm Res 71:372-5. 2009
    ....
  25. ncbi Different fecal microbiotas and volatile organic compounds in treated and untreated children with celiac disease
    Raffaella di Cagno
    Department of Plant Protection and Applied Microbiology, University of Bari, Italy
    Appl Environ Microbiol 75:3963-71. 2009
    ..Overall, the r(2) values for VOC data for brothers and sisters were equal to or lower than those for unrelated HC and T-CD. This study shows the effect of CD pathology on the fecal microbiotas of children...
  26. ncbi Effect of hyperbilirubinemia on intestinal permeability in healthy term newborns
    Flavia Indrio
    Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology Section, University of Bari, Bari I 70124, Italy
    Acta Paediatr 96:73-5. 2007
    ....
  27. ncbi Phenotypic expression of genotype-phenotype correlation in cystic fibrosis patients carrying the 852del22 mutation
    Angela Polizzi
    Dipartimento di Biomedicina dell Eta Evolutiva, Sezione di Pediatria Clinica e Sociale, Universita di Bari, Bari, Italy
    Am J Med Genet A 132:434-40. 2005
    ..Our data show that 852del22 mutation results in a phenotypic expression of disease as severe as that determined by the more typical DeltaF508 and, as in the latter case, there is no strict genotype/phenotype correlation...
  28. ncbi Good safety profile and efficacy of leucocyte interferon-alpha in combination with oral ribavirin in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis C: a multicentre, randomised, controlled study
    Giuseppe Barbaro
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    BioDrugs 17:433-9. 2003
    ....
  29. ncbi A prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to establish a safe gluten threshold for patients with celiac disease
    Carlo Catassi
    Center for Celiac Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 85:160-6. 2007
    ..Treatment of celiac disease (CD) is based on the avoidance of gluten-containing food. However, it is not known whether trace amounts of gluten are harmful to treated patients...
  30. ncbi [Treatment for Helicobacter pylori in children. Recent advances]
    Elena Lionettil
    Recenti Prog Med 97:472-6. 2006
    ..pylori in the stomach, and in combination with antibiotics, probiotics may decrease adverse effects. Probiotics might constitute a low-cost, large-scale alternative solution applicable for populations at-risk for H. pylori colonization...
  31. ncbi Management of cholelithiasis in Italian children: a national multicenter study
    Claudia Della Corte
    Pediatric Liver Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Federico II of Naples, Via S Pansini 5, Naples 80131, Italy
    World J Gastroenterol 14:1383-8. 2008
    ..To evaluate the management of Italian children with cholelithiasis observed at Pediatric and Surgical Departments linked to Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition...