Education

Biography

Research Interest

• Ischemia–reperfusion injury
• H. pylori infection: gastric, extra gastric diseases, diagnosis and therapy
• Animal models of H. pylori infection
• Animal models of gastric and colorectal carcinogenesis
• Genetic pathways of gastric and colorectal carcinogenesis
• Role of probiotics in preventing antibiotic-related side effects
• Role of probiotics in colorectal carcinogenesis
• Metabolic X syndrome and colorectal cancer

Scientific Activities

Teaching Experience

Professional Activities

Membership for Professional Organizations

• Member, American Academy of Emergency Medicine (A.A.E.M.)
• Member, American College of Emergency Physicians (A.C.E.P.)
• Member, British Society of Gastroenterology (B.S.G.)
• Member, Italian Society of Emergency Medicine (SIMEU)
• Member, Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE)
• Member, Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI)
• Member, Italian Association for the Study of Liver (A.I.S.F.)
• Past Member, American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (A.A.S.L.D.)
• Past Member, American College of Gastroenterology (A.C.G.)
• Past Member, European Association for the Study of Liver (E.A.S.L.)

Publications

1. Nista EC, Fini L, Armuzzi A, Candelli M, Zocco MA, Cazzato IA, Merra G, Finizio R, Miele L, Grieco A, Gasbarrini G, Gasbarrini A. 13C-breath tests in the study of microsomal liver function. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2004 Jan-Feb; 8(1): 33-46.
2. Citato da: Xiu-Li Guo, Lei Zhang, Zhao-Xu Yang in “Correlation between 13C-methacetine breath test and pathological changes of non-alcoholic fatty liver”, World Chin J Digestol 2004 October; 12(10): 2356-2359.
3. Gabrielli M, Candelli M, Franceschi F, Cremonini F, Nista EC, Santarelli L, Villita A, Merra G, Girelli G, Gasbarrini G, Pola P, Gasbarrini A. Primary autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and coeliac disease Scand J Gastroenterol. 2004 Jun; 39(6): 605-6.
4. Antonio Gasbarrini, Giuseppe Merra, Veronica Ojetti, Antonio Dal Lago, Paolo Pola, Giovanni Gasbarrini Le sindromi da malassorbimento Ann Ital Med Int 2005; 20 (Suppl 3): 66S-72S.
5. Di Campli C, Santoro MC, Gaspari R, Merra G, Zileri Dal Verme L, Zocco MA, Piscaglia AC, Di Gioacchino G, Novi M, Santoliquido A, Flore R, Tondi P, Proietti R, Gasbarrini G, Pola P, Gasbarrini A. Catholic university experience with molecular adsorbent recycling system in patients with severe liver failure Transplant Proc. 2005 Jul-Aug; 37(6): 2547-50.
6. MA Zocco, M Novi, E Di Stasio, L Riccardi, A Forgione,R De Cristofaro, ME Ainora,E Rinninella, G Merra, MC Santoro, S Lancellotti,A Grieco, G Landolfi, G Gasbarrini, GL Rapaccini, A Gasbarrini “Thrombotic risk factors in patient with liver cirrhosis: correlation with disease staging and portal vein thrombosis development” Digestive and Liver Disease, Volume 38, No. 3 (2006), Page A61.
7. MA Zocco, M Novi, G Di Gioacchino, F Giuliante, C Di Campli, N Saulnier, MA Puglisi, ME Ainora, E Rinninella, C Rumi, L Zileri Dal Verme, M Santoro, G Merra, G Nuzzo, G Gasbarrini, A Gasbarrini Effect Of Different Types Of Liver Resection In Heamatopoetic Stem Cells Mobilization Hepatology, vol. 44, No. 4, Suppl. 1, 2006.
8. M.A. Zocco, M. Novi, E. Di Stasio, L. Riccardi, A. Forgione, R. De Cristofaro, M.E. Ainora, E. Rinninella, G. Merra, M.C. Santoro, S. Lancellotti, A. Grieco, G. Landolfi, G. Gasbarrini, G.L. Rapaccini and A. Gasbarrini Reduced portal flow-rate as predictive factor of portal vein thrombosis development in patients with liver Digestive and Liver Disease, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2007, Page A26.
9. Zileri Dal Verme L, Ilyas J, Merra G, Santoro M, Zocco MA, Novi M, Ainora ME, Gasbarrini A, & Hassanein T.HCV treatment in patients with end stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantationJournal of Hepatology, supplement no. 2, Vol. 44. 2006.
10. Zileri Dal Verme L, Ilyas J, Merra G, Santoro M, Zocco MA, Novi M, Ainora ME, Gasbarrini A, & Hassanein T. HCV treatment in patients with end stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation Digestive and Liver Disease - April 2006 (Vol. 38, Pages S101-S102).
11. Zocco MA, Novi M, Di Stasio E, Ainora ME, Riccardi L, De Cristofaro R, Rinninella E, Lancellotti S, Santoro M, Ponziani F, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Serricchio M, Grieco A, Landolfi G, Pompili M, Gasbarrini G, Rapaccini GL, Gasbarrini A Local and sistemi thrombogenic factors as predictors of portail vein thrombosis development in patients with liver cirrhosis Int. Emerg. Med. 2007 Oct, Vol. 2: S93.
12. Gasbarrini, G. Merra, A. Dal Lago “La Colelitiasi” Confartigianato Persone: pubblicazione online www.anap.it, 2007.
13. Scarpellini E, Gabrielli M, Lauritano CE, Lupascu A, Merra G, Cammarota G, Cazzato IA, Gasbarrini G, Gasbarrini A. High dosage rifaximin for the treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Apr 1;25 (7): 781-6.
14. Scarpellini E, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Journal of Hepatology - 2008 (Vol. 48, Page S105.
15. Zileri Dal Verme L, Gaspari R, Avolio AW, Merra G, Santoro M, Castagneto M, Proietti R, Gasbarrini A Molecular adsorbent recirculating system in patients with primary non-function and other causes of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation Journal of Hepatology - 2008 (Vol. 48, Page S70.
16. Zileri Dal Verme L, Gaspari R, Avolio AW, Merra G, Santoro M, Castagneto M, Proietti R, Gasbarrini A Molecular adsorbent recirculating system in patients with primary non-function and other causes of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation Int. Emerg. Med. (2008) 3: S113 (149).
17. Scarpellini E, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Int. Emerg. Med. (2008) 3: S13.
18. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Scarpellini E, Finizio R, Santoro M, Spitilli MG, Lauritano EC, Gabrielli M, Valenza V, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Of Colonic-Type Carbohidrates Fermentative Bacteria In Cirrhotic Patients Int. Emerg. Med. (2008) 3: S98 (114).
19. Santoro MC, Ferraro PM, Leka I, Novi ML, Tortora A, Merra G, Zileri Dal Verme L, Dal Lago A, Siciliano M, Gaspari R, Passalacqua S, Gasbarrini A Effects Of Albumin Dialysis (Mars) And Therapeutic Apheresis On Bilirubin Reduction And Kidney Function In Patients With Acute On Chronic Liver Failure. A Retrospective Comparison Int. Emerg. Med. (2008), 3: S104 (129).
20. Scarpellini E, Ferraro D, Lauritano EC, Merra G, Sparano L, Campanale C, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Di Trapani G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A Intestinal Permeability In Migraineurs Int. Emerg. Med. (2008), 3: S104 (130).
21. E. Scarpellini, M. Gabrielli, Santoliquido A, T. Za, E. Lauritano, A. Lupascu, E. Rossi, V. Ojetti, G. Cammarota, G. Merra, G. Gasbarrini, V. De Stefano, A. Gasbarrini Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth And Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Int. Emerg. Med. (2008), 3: S104 (131).
22. Scarpellini E, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Digestive and Liver Disease - March 2008 (Vol. 40, Pages S45-S46).
23. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Scarpellini E, Finizio R, Santoro M, Spitilli MG, Lauritano EC, Gabrielli M, Valenza V, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini ASmall Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Of Colonic-Type Carbohidrates Fermentative Bacteria In Cirrhotic Patients Digestive and Liver Disease - March 2008 (Vol. 40, Pages S103-S104).
24. Scarpellini E, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis AJG, Sept 2008, vol. 103, n. S1, S120: 310.
25. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Scarpellini E, Finizio R, Santoro M, Spitilli MG, Lauritano EC, Gabrielli M, Valenza V, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Of Colonic-Type Carbohidrates Fermentative Bacteria In Cirrhotic Patients. AJG, Sept 2008, vol. 103, n. S1, S120: 309.
26. Merra G, Scarpellini E, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
27. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Scarpellini E, Finizio R, Santoro M, Spitilli MG, Lauritano EC, Gabrielli M, Valenza V, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Of Colonic-Type Carbohidrates Fermentative Bacteria In Cirrhotic Patients Gastroenterology - April 2008, Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages A-793.
28. Scarpellini E, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Hepatology International (2008) 2: S66.
29. Zileri Dal Verme L, Gaspari R, Avolio AW, Merra G, Santoro M, Castagneto M, Proietti R, Gasbarrini A Molecular adsorbent recirculating system in patients with primary non-function and other causes of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation Hepatology International (2008) 2: S66.
30. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Scarpellini E, Finizio R, Santoro M, Spitilli MG, Lauritano EC, Gabrielli M, Valenza V, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Of Colonic-Type Carbohidrates Fermentative Bacteria In Cirrhotic Patients Hepatology International (2008) 2: S139.
31. Zileri Dal Verme L, Gaspari R, Avolio AW, Merra G, Santoro M, Castagneto M, Proietti R, Gasbarrini A Molecular adsorbent recirculating system in patients with primary non-function and other causes of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation Gastroenterology - April 2008, Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages A-800.
32. Scarpellini E, Ferraro D, Lauritano EC, Merra G, Sparano L, Campanale C, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Di Trapani G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A Intestinal Permeability In Migraineurs Digestive and Liver Disease - March 2008, Vol. 40, Page S175.
33. Zileri Dal Verme L, Gaspari R, Avolio AW, Merra G, Santoro M, Castagneto M, Proietti R, Gasbarrini A Molecular adsorbent recirculating system in patients with primary non-function and other causes of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation Digestive and Liver Disease - March 2008, Vol. 40, Page S188.
34. Zileri Dal Verme L, Gaspari R, Avolio AW, Merra G, Santoro M, Castagneto M, Proietti R, Gasbarrini A Molecular adsorbent recirculating system in patients with primary non-function and other causes of graft dysfunction after liver transplantation Liver International, vol. 28, number 5, may 2008.
35. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Scarpellini E, Finizio R, Santoro M, Spitilli MG, Lauritano EC, Gabrielli M, Valenza V, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Of Colonic-Type Carbohidrates Fermentative Bacteria In Cirrhotic Patients Clujul Medical, vol. LXXXI, 2008, Suppl. 2, p. 37.
36. Giovanni Gasbarrini, Noemi Malandrino, Valentina Giorgio, Carlo Fundarò, Giovanni Cammarota, Giuseppe Merra, Davide Roccarina, Antonio Gasbarrini, Esmeralda Capristo Celiac Disease: What's New about It? Dig Dis 2008;26: 121-127.
37. Giuseppe Merra, Antonio Dal Lago, Davide Roccarina, Giovanni Gasbarrini, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Ghirlanda Celiac Disease and Myointimal Proliferation: A Possible Correlation? Case Rep Gastroenterol 2008;2: 398-404.
38. Giuseppe Merra, Antonio Dal Lago, Roberta Ricci, Daniela Antuzzi, Giovanni Gasbarrini, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Ghirlanda Splenomegaly as a Primary Manifestation of Gaucher Disease in a Young Adult Woman Case Rep Gastroenterol 2008;2: 474-478 (DOI: 10.1159/000178329) Gastroenterology - April 2008, Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages A-792.
39. Santoro MC, Ferraro PM, Leka I, Novi ML, Tortora A, Merra G, Zileri Dal Verme L, Dal Lago A, Siciliano M, Gaspari R, Passalacqua S, Gasbarrini A Effects Of Albumin Dialysis (Mars) And Therapeutic Apheresis On Bilirubin Reduction And Kidney Function In Patients With Acute On Chronic Liver Failure. A Retrospective Comparison Digestive and Liver Disease, Volume 41, Supplement 1, March 2009, Page S106 (DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(09)60275-9).
40. Scarpellini E, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Zileri Dal Verme L, Spitilli MG, Lauritano C, Petruzzellis C, Finizio R, Santoro M, Garcovich M, Lupascu A, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Valenza V, Gasbarrini A 51Cr-EDTA Permeability Test In Ascitic Cirrhotic Patients With And Without History Of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Digestive and Liver Disease, Volume 41, Issue 3, March 2009, Page A3 (DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.12.011).
41. Franceschi F, Navarese EP, Mollo R, Giupponi B, De Marco G, Merra G, Gasbarrini G, Silveri NG Helicobacter pylori and atherosclerosis. A review of the literature Recenti Prog Med. 2009 Feb; 100(2): 91-6. Italian. PubMed PMID: 19350802.
42. Scarpellini E, Valenza V, Gabrielli M, Lauritano EC, Perotti G, Merra G, Dal Lago A, Ojetti V, Ainora ME, Santoro M, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A Intestinal Permeability in Cirrhotic Patients With and Without Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Is the Ring Closed? Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Oct 20. PubMed PMID: 19844200.
43. Gasbarrini G, Malandrino N, Miele L, Merra G, addolorato G, Lauritano EC, Montalto M, Grieco A, Landolfi R, Cammarota G, Gasbarrini A La clinica che cambia: il caso della Malattia Celiaca Intern Emerg Med (2009) 4: S168-S181.
44. Merra G, Dal Lago, Natale L, Gaetani E, Caricato A, Pola P, Gasbarrini G, Gasbarrini A, Ghirlanda G A case of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (P.R.E.S.) IJN 2009: volume 11, number 2.
45. Santoro MC, Scarpellini E, Mettimano M, Scagliusi A, Campanale C, Rinninella E, Fiore F, Novi M, Merra G, Gentiloni N, Gasbarrini G Un caso di edemi degli arti superiori, anemia, trombosi dei tronchi venosi sovracardiaci Intern Emerg Med 2009;4: S40-S218.
46. Merra G, Dal Lago A, Roccarina D, Santoro MC, Gasbarrini G, Ghirlanda G, Gasbarrini A, Gentiloni Silveri N Cholelitiasis: state of the art Minerva Gastroenterol. Dietol. 2009, Vol.55 – No. 4: 385-393.
47. Niccoli G, Franceschi F, Cosentino N, Giupponi B, De Marco G, Merra G, Conte M, Montone RA, Ferrante G, Bacà M, Gasbarrini A, Silveri NG, Crea F, Coronary atherosclerotic burden in patients with infection by CagA-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori Coron Artery Dis. 2010 Jun; 21(4): 217-21.
48. Merra G, Candelli M, Gentiloni Silveri N, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G Effect of hydropinic treatment on gastric emptying in dyspepsia Panminerva Medica 2010 March; 52 (Suppl. 2 to no. 1): 1-5.
49. Candelli M, Merra G, Gentiloni Silveri N, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G Evaluation of the effect of hydropinic therapy in patients suffering from chronic constipation Panminerva Medica 2010 March; 52 (Suppl. 1 to no. 1): 1-4.
50. Franceschi F, Buccelletti F, Marsiliani D, Carroccia A, Giupponi B, De Marco G, Gilardi E, Merra G, Mancini F, Potenza A, Giannuzzi R, Calcinaro S, Marini M, Gentiloni Silveri N Acetaminophen plus codeine compared to ketorolac in polytrauma patients Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2010 Jul;14(7): 629-34.
51. Gasbarrini G, Merra G, Candelli M, Cittadini AR, Sgambato A, Silveri NG, Gasbarrini A. Evaluation of gastric emptying and gastrointestinal symptoms in dyspeptic patients before and after hydropinic therapy Recenti Prog Med. 2010 Oct;101(10): 389-92. Italian. PubMed PMID: 21137574.
52. Gasbarrini G., Merra G Effetto di un trattamento idropinico con Acqua Minerale bicarbonata Tavina sullo svuotamento gastrico nella dipsepsia www.tavina.it/download/TAVINA-INFORMA-3.pdf
53. Merra G, Gasbarrini A, Candelli M, Pizzoferrato M, Scaldaferri F, Sgambato A, Cittadini A, Gasbarrini G Le acque termali: applicazioni e nuove prospettive Clin. Term., 2012, 59 (1-2): 3-23.
54. Merra G, Gasbarrini G, Laterza L, Pizzoferrato M, Poscia A, Scaldaferri F, Arena V, Fiore F, Cittadini A, Sgambato A, Franceschi F, Gasbarrini A Propionyl-L-carnitine hydrochloride in treatment of mild to moderate colonic inflammatory bowel diseases. WJG, 2012, 28; 18 (36): 5065-5071.
55. Buccelletti F, Ojetti V, Merra G, Carroccia A, Marsiliani D, Mangiola F, Calabrò G, Iacomini P, Zuccalà G, Franceschi F Recurrent use of the Emergency Department in patients with anxiety disorder Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci, 2013, 17 (Suppl 1): 100-106.
56. Merra G, Zanasi A, Candelli M, Cordischi C, Dal Lago A, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G Il Termalismo Atti e Memorie dell’Accademia di Storia dell’Arte Sanitaria, (Suppl) n. 2 luglio-dicembre 2012, Roma 2013.
57. Gasbarrini G, Merra G, Gerardi V, Mangiola F, Candelli M, Scaldaferri F, DE Francesco M, Zuccalà G, Gasbarrini A. L’acqua minerale nella terapia delle patologie digestive: realtà o fantasia? Atti Acc. Lanc., vol LVIII, n. 1: I: 40-47.
58. Franceschi F, Scaldaferri F, Riccioni ME, Casagranda I, Forte E, Gerardi V, Cordischi C, Antonini S, Tortora A, Di Rienzo T, D'angelo G, Merra G, Costamagna G, Zuccalà G, Gasbarrini A Management of acute dyarrhea: current and future trends. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2014 Jul;18(14): 2065-9.
59. Merra G, Gerardi V, Mangiola F, Capacci A, Candelli M, Franceschi F, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G Effect of treatment with a mineral water rich in calcium bicarbonate plus L. reuteri on oraceacal transit in patients suffering from chronic constipation Panminerva Medica 2015 June; 57 (Suppl. 1 to no. 2): 1-5.
60. Merra G, Gerardi V, Mangiola F, Capacci A, Candelli M, Franceschi F, Gasbarrini A, Gasbarrini G Effect of treatment with a mineral water rich in calcium bicarbonate plus L. reuteri on gastric emptying in dyspepsia Panminerva Medica 2015 June; 57 (Suppl. 1 to no. 2): 7-11 60.
61. Marsiliani D, De Marco G, Petruzziello C, Merra G, Franceschi F, Ojetti V. A bedside test for Clostridium Difficile infection: an Emergency Department use. Preliminary results Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2015 Sep;19(17): 3169-72.
62. Merra G, Miranda R, Barrucco S, Gualtieri P, Mazza M, Moriconi E, Marchetti M, Chang TF, De Lorenzo A, Di Renzo Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet with aminoacid supplement versus very low restricted-calorie diet for preserving muscle mass during weight loss: a pilot double-blind study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016 Jul;20(12): 2613-21.
63. Franceschi F, Saviano L, Petruzziello C, Gabrielli M, Santarelli L, Capaldi L, Di Leo M, Migneco A, Gilardi E, Merra G, Ojetti V. Safety and efficacy of low doses of diclofenac on acute pain in the emergency setting. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016 Oct; 20(20): 4401-4408.
64. Pujia AM, Costacurta M, Fortunato L, Merra G, Cascapera S, Calvani M, Gratteri S. The probiotics in dentistry: a narrative review. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Mar; 21(6): 1405-1412.
65. Merra G, Gratteri S, De Lorenzo A, Barrucco S, Perrone MA, Avolio E, Bernardini S, Marchetti M, Di Renzo L. Effects of very-low-calorie diet on body composition, metabolic state, and genes expression: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Jan;21(2): 329-345.
66. Merra G, Marsiliani D, Di Giambenedetto S, Franceschi F. Endocarditis sustained by Streptococcus viridans with normal levels of procalcitonin: an unexpected finding. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Mar;21(6): 1281-1284.
67. Di Renzo L, Merra G, Botta R, Gualtieri P, Manzo A, Perrone MA, Mazza M, Cascapera S, De Lorenzo A. Post-prandial effects of hazelnut-enriched high fat meal on LDL oxidative status, oxidative and inflammatory gene expression of healthy subjects: a randomized trial. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Apr; 21(7): 1610-1626.
68. Colica C, Merra G, Gasbarrini A, De Lorenzo A, Cioccoloni G, Gualtieri P, Perrone MA, Bernardini S, Bernardo V, Di Renzo L, Marchetti M. Efficacy and safety of very-low-calorie ketogenic diet: a double blind randomized crossover study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 May; 21(9): 2274-2289.
69. De Lorenzo A, Costacurta M, Merra G, Gualtieri P, Cioccoloni G, Marchetti M, Varvaras D, Docimo R, Di Renzo L. Can psychobiotics intake modulate psychological profile and body composition of women affected by normal weight obese syndrome and obesity? A double blind randomized clinical trial. J Transl Med. 2017 Jun 10;15(1): 135.
70. Bollero P, Di Renzo L, Franco R, Rampello T, Pujia A, Merra G, De Lorenzo A, Docimo R Effects of new probiotic mouthwash in patients with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Dec;21(24): 5827-5836.
71. Romano L, De Santis GL, Gualtieri P, Merra G Thyroid disorders and Mediterranean diet: which way to prevent metabolic complications Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Aug;21(16): 3531-3532.
72. Gualtieri P, Romano L, Capria G, Merra G Microbiome and bariatric surgery: new options to precision surgery Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2018 Sep;22(18): 5773-5774.
73. Romano L, Gualtieri P, Nicoletti F, Merra G Neurodegenerative disorders, gut human microbiome and diet: future research for prevention and supportive therapies Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2018 Sep;22(18): 5771-5772.
74. Bollero P, Di Renzo L, Franco R, Rampello T, Pujia A, Merra G, De Lorenzo A, Docimo R Effects of new probiotic mouthwash in patients with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Dec;21(24): 5827-5836.