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Roberta Pica
Researcher at Sapienza University of Rome
Publications - 77
Citations - 1764
Roberta Pica is an academic researcher from Sapienza University of Rome. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ulcerative colitis & Inflammatory bowel disease. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 71 publications receiving 1564 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberta Pica include University of L'Aquila & University of Palermo.
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Mongersen, an Oral SMAD7 Antisense Oligonucleotide, and Crohn’s Disease
Giovanni Monteleone,Markus F. Neurath,Sandro Ardizzone,Antonio Di Sabatino,Massimo Fantini,Fabiana Castiglione,Maria Lia Scribano,Alessandro Armuzzi,Flavio Caprioli,Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo,Francesca Rogai,Maurizio Vecchi,Raja Atreya,Fabrizio Bossa,Sara Onali,Maria Fichera,Gino Roberto Corazza,Livia Biancone,Vincenzo Savarino,Roberta Pica,Ambrogio Orlando,Francesco Pallone +21 more
TL;DR: It was found that study participants with Crohn's disease who received mongersen had significantly higher rates of remission and clinical response than those who received placebo.
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Azathioprine or methotrexate in the treatment of patients with steroid‐dependent or steroid‐resistant ulcerative colitis: results of an open‐label study on efficacy and tolerability in inducing and maintaining remission
Omero Alessandro Paoluzi,Roberta Pica,Adriana Marcheggiano,P. Crispino,Federico Iacopini,C. Iannoni,M. Rivera,Paolo Paoluzi +7 more
TL;DR: The role of azathioprine and methotrexate in inducing and maintaining remission in patients with ulcerative colitis is still controversial.
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Stimulated human lamina propria T cells manifest enhanced Fas-mediated apoptosis.
Monica Boirivant,Roberta Pica,Ruggero DeMaria,Roberto Testi,Francesco Pallone,Warren Strober +5 more
TL;DR: It is shown that unstimulated LP T cells are characterized by increased susceptibility to Fas-mediated apoptosis most due to a downstream change in the Fas signaling pathway, which may represent a mechanism of regulating detrimental immune responses in the mucosal environment.
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Extraintestinal manifestations in a large series of Italian inflammatory bowel disease patients
Maddalena Zippi,C. Corrado,Roberta Pica,E.V. Avallone,Claudio Cassieri,Daniela De Nitto,Paolo Paoluzi,Piero Vernia +7 more
TL;DR: Mucocutaneous manifestations, arthritis Type 1 and uveitis were significantly more frequent in CD than UC, confirming the need for close cooperation with rheumatologists.
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2-Week Triple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection is Better Than 1-Week in Clinical Practice: a Large Prospective Single-Center Randomized Study
Paolo Paoluzi,Federico Iacopini,P. Crispino,Francesco Nardi,Antonino Bella,M. Rivera,Pina Rossi,Maurizio Gurnari,Francesco Caracciolo,Maddalena Zippi,Roberta Pica +10 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of 1‐week versus 2‐week triple therapies in H. pylori‐positive patients.