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Margherita Ferrante

Catania University
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The role of air pollution (PM and NO2) in COVID-19 spread and lethality: a systematic review

…, S Santo Signorelli, GO Conti, M Ferrante - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
… concentration was above 100 μmol/m 2 (83%), with a significant decrease where the maximum
concentration was between 50 and 100 μmol/m 2 (15.5%), and below 50 μmol/m 2 (1.5%)…

Phytoremediation of contaminated soils by heavy metals and PAHs. A brief review

…, P Zuccarello, A Grasso, C Copat, M Ferrante - … Technology & Innovation, 2017 - Elsevier
Acute and diffuse contamination of soil by organic and inorganic pollutants causes wide
concerns and intentional or accidental introduction of these substances poses serious impact in …

Results from the 2nd Scientific Workshop of the ECCO (I): Impact of mucosal healing on the course of inflammatory bowel disease

L Peyrin-Biroulet, M Ferrante, F Magro… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Over the past years, mucosal healing has emerged as a major therapeutic goal in clinical
trials in inflammatory bowel diseases. Accumulating evidence indicates that mucosal healing …

Long-term expansion of epithelial organoids from human colon, adenoma, adenocarcinoma, and Barrett's epithelium

T Sato, DE Stange, M Ferrante, RGJ Vries, JH Van Es… - Gastroenterology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We previously established long-term culture conditions under which
single crypts or stem cells derived from mouse small intestine expand over long periods. …

A decrease of the butyrate-producing species Roseburia hominis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii defines dysbiosis in patients with ulcerative colitis

…, K Claes, F Van Immerseel, K Verbeke, M Ferrante… - Gut, 2014 - gut.bmj.com
… Marc Ferrante1, … (Biosentec, Toulouse, France); 250 mg feces were 2× diluted in
triethanolamine buffer (0.1 M, pH 9.15). Samples were centrifuged at 13 000 g for 5 min at 4C. The …

Expanded allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (Cx601) for complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease: a phase 3 randomised, double-blind …

…, DC Baumgart, A Dignass, M Nachury, M Ferrante… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease are challenging to treat. Allogeneic,
expanded, adipose-derived stem cells (Cx601) are a promising new therapeutic approach…

European evidence based consensus for endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease

…, P Bossuyt, J East, M Ferrante, M Götz… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Endoscopy plays an essential role in the diagnosis, management, prognosis, and surveillance
of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but surprisingly there are few available guidelines. 1…

Fecal calprotectin is a surrogate marker for endoscopic lesions in inflammatory bowel disease

G D'Haens, M Ferrante, S Vermeire… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… Marc Ferrante took part in the statistical analysis and writing of the article. Severine
Vermeire took part in data analysis and writing of the article. Filip Baert took part in patient …

Mucosal healing predicts long-term outcome of maintenance therapy with infliximab in Crohn's disease

…, H Fidder, M Ferrante, M Noman… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Infliximab (IFX) treatment induces mucosal healing (MH) in patients with Crohn's
disease (CD) but the impact of MH on the long-term outcome of IFX treatment in CD is still …

Trough concentrations of infliximab guide dosing for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

NV Casteele, M Ferrante, G Van Assche, V Ballet… - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Infliximab, a tumor necrosis factor antagonist, is effective for treating
patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). We aimed to determine whether …