Raffaele Del Prete

Dr. Raffaele Del Prete


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Academic Career Length

35Years (1992-Present)

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

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6 March 2023 in Microorganisms
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CICiro Gargiulo Isacco
Ciro Gargiulo Isacco
MBMario Giosue' Balzanelli
Mario Giosue' Balzanelli
SGStefania Garzone
Stefania Garzone
MLMara Lorusso
Mara Lorusso
Francesco InchingoloFrancesco Inchingolo
Francesco Inchingolo
RPRaffaele Del Prete
Raffaele Del Prete
Chlamydia trachomatis and human papillomavirus (HPV) are the most common pathogens found in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and both are known to increase the risk of cervical cancer (CC) and infertility. HPV is extremely common worldwide, and scientists use it to distinguish between low-risk and high-risk genotypes. In addition, HPV transmission can occur via simple contact in the genital area. From 50 to 80% of sexually active individuals become infected with both C. trachomatis and HPV viruses during their lifetime, and up to 50% become infected with an HPV oncogenic genotype. The natural history of this coinfection is strongly conditioned by the balance between the host microbiome and immune condition and the infecting agent. Though the infection often regresses, it tends to persist throughout adult life asymptomatically and silently. The partnership between HPV and C. trachomatis is basically due to their similarities: common transmission routes, reciprocal advantages, and the same risk factors. C. trachomatis is a Gram-negative bacteria, similar to HPV, and an intracellular bacterium, which shows a unique biphasic development that helps the latter continue its steady progression into the host throughout the entire life. Indeed, depending on the individual’s immune condition, the C. trachomatis infection tends to migrate toward the upper genital tract and spread to the uterus, and the fallopian tubes open up a pathway to HPV invasion. In addition, most HPV and C. trachomatis infections related to the female genital tract are facilitated by the decay of the first line of defense in the vaginal environment, which is constituted by a healthy vaginal microbiome that is characterized by a net equilibrium of all its components. Thus, the aim of this paper was to highlight the complexity and fragility of the vaginal microenvironment and accentuate the fundamental role of all elements and systems involved, including the Lactobacillus strains (Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus jensenii, Lactobacillus crispatus) and the immune–endocrine system, in preserving it from oncogenic mutation. Therefore, age, diet, and genetic predisposition together with an unspecific, persistent low-grade inflammatory state were found to be implicated in a high frequency and severity grade of disease, potentially resulting in pre-cancerous and cancerous cervical lesions.

1 March 2020
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LSL. Santacroce
L. Santacroce
NSN. Sardaro
N. Sardaro
STS. Topi
S. Topi
FPFrancesco Pettini
Francesco Pettini
LBL. Bottalico
L. Bottalico
Francesco InchingoloFrancesco Inchingolo
Francesco Inchingolo

1 July 1998 in Journal of Microbiological Methods
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RPRaffaele Del Prete
Raffaele Del Prete
MQMichele Quaranta
Michele Quaranta
ALAntonio Lippolis
Antonio Lippolis
VGVito Giannuzzi
Vito Giannuzzi
AMAdriana Mosca
Adriana Mosca
GMGiuseppe Miragliotta
Giuseppe Miragliotta

1 September 1994 in The Lancet
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GMGiuseppe Miragliotta
Giuseppe Miragliotta
RPRaffaele Del Prete
Raffaele Del Prete
AMAdriana Mosca
Adriana Mosca

22 July 2020
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Ioannis Alexandros CharitosIoannis Alexandros Charitos
Ioannis Alexandros Charitos
RPRaffaele Del Prete
Raffaele Del Prete
Francesco InchingoloFrancesco Inchingolo
Francesco Inchingolo
AMAdriana Mosca
Adriana Mosca
DCDomenico Carretta
Domenico Carretta
Luigi SantacroceLuigi Santacroce
Luigi Santacroce
COVID-19 is a current global pandemic. However, comprehensive global data analyses for its healthcare management are lacking. In this study we have researched through published scientific articles and international health care guidelines to find out actually about our knowledge for this new pandemic from SARS-CoV-2 and related COVID-19 disease that emerged from December 2019 in China in order to better manage this health emergency. The pathogens represented by microorganisms (bacteria, mycetes or viruses) show their effect after days and are responsible for epidemics/pandemics as dangerous as the greater their possibility of transmission, especially by inhalation, and therefore their infectivity. The appearance of new pathogenic viruses for humans such as the COVID -19, which previously were found only in the animal world occurs through the spillover (is the third documented of an animal coronavirus to humans), it is thought that it could also be the same also for the origin of this virus. Furthermore, the trend of this pandemic in one of the countries most affected by Italy after China was also considered.

27 January 2009
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Luigi SantacroceLuigi Santacroce
Luigi Santacroce
RCRaffaele Cagiano
Raffaele Cagiano
RPRaffaele Del Prete
Raffaele Del Prete
LBL Bottalico
L Bottalico
RSR Sabatini
R Sabatini
TLT Losacco
T Losacco