Francesca Aprile

Dr. Francesca Aprile


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 August 2018 in Digestive and Liver Disease
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SGStefania Gioia
Stefania Gioia
SNSilvia Nardelli
Silvia Nardelli
CPChiara Pasquale
Chiara Pasquale
IPIlaria Pentassuglio
Ilaria Pentassuglio
VNValeria Nicoletti
Valeria Nicoletti
OROliviero Riggio
Oliviero Riggio

19 June 2021 in Cancers
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FAFrancesca Aprile
Francesca Aprile
GBGiovanni Bruno
Giovanni Bruno
RPRossella Palma
Rossella Palma
MMMaria Teresa Mascellino
Maria Teresa Mascellino
CPCristina Panetta
Cristina Panetta
SPStefano Pontone
Stefano Pontone
Gut microbiota plays an important role in human health. It may promote carcinogenesis and is related to several diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. This study of microbial dysbiosis in the etiology of colorectal adenoma aimed to investigate the possible causative role of microbiota in the adenoma–carcinoma sequence and its possible preventive role. A systematic, PRISMA-guided review was performed. The PubMed database was searched using “adenoma microbiota” and selecting original articles between January 2010 and May 2020 independently screened. A higher prevalence of Proteobacteria, Fusobacteria, and Bacteroidetes phyla was observed in the fecal luminal and mucosa-associated microbiota of patients with adenoma. However, other studies provided evidence of depletion of Clostridium, Faecalibacterium, Bacteroides and Romboutsia. Results on the relationship between adenoma endoscopic resection and microbiota were inconsistent. In conclusion, none of the analyzed studies developed a predictive model that could differentiate adenoma from non-adenoma patients, and therefore, to prevent cancer progression. The impact of adenoma’s endoscopic resection on microbiota was investigated, but the results were inconclusive. Further research in the field is required.