Pietro Capone
University of Naples Federico II
31 Papers
117 Citations
Pietro Capone is an academic researcher from University of Naples Federico II. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gluten free & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 29 publications.
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Papers
Metabolic syndrome in patients with coeliac disease on a gluten-free diet
Raffaella Tortora,Pietro Capone,G. De Stefano,Nicola Imperatore,N. Gerbino,Sara Donetto,V. Monaco,Nicola Caporaso,Antonio Rispo +8 more
TL;DR: Several studies have shown that weight changes are common in patients with coeliac disease after starting a gluten‐free diet (GFD), but data on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in this population are still scarce.
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The presence of anti-endomysial antibodies and the level of anti-tissue transglutaminases can be used to diagnose adult coeliac disease without duodenal biopsy
Raffaella Tortora,Nicola Imperatore,Pietro Capone,G.D. De Palma,G. De Stefano,N. Gerbino,Nicola Caporaso,Antonio Rispo +7 more
TL;DR: The new ESPGHAN guidelines for diagnosis of paediatric coeliac disease suggest to avoid biopsy in genetically pre‐disposed and symptomatic individuals with positive anti‐endomysial antibodies (EMA) and anti‐tissue transglutaminases (a‐tTG).
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Prevalence of functional dyspepsia and its subgroups in patients with eating disorders
TL;DR: Nausea and epigastric pressure were increased in bulimic and ED not otherwise specified patients and nausea intensity-frequency score was significantly higher in anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and EDNot otherwise specified groups compared to the score calculated in the constitutional thinner group.
From menarche to menopause: the fertile life span of celiac women.
Antonella Santonicola,Paola Iovino,C. Cappello,Pietro Capone,Paolo Andreozzi,Carolina Ciacci +5 more
TL;DR: A gluten-free diet that started at least 10 years before menopause prolongs the fertile life span of celiac women and reduces the perception of intensity of hot flushes and irritability, thus increasing the subjective perception of menopausal symptoms.
Long-term antibody persistence and immune memory to hepatitis B virus in adult celiac patients vaccinated as adolescents.
Fabiana Zingone,F Morisco,A.R. Zanetti,Luisa Romanò,Giuseppe Portella,Pietro Capone,Paolo Andreozzi,Raffaella Tortora,Carolina Ciacci +8 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that the prevalence of seroprotective levels of anti-HBs detected eleven years after primary immunization as well as the frequency of response to a booster dose of vaccine are lower in celiac patients compared to healthy controls.
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