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Prisco Piscitelli

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Biografia

Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia, con Specializzazione in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva presso l'Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Policlinico Agostino Gemelli in Roma. Master di II Livello presso l'Università di Firenze e Dottorato di Ricerca in Biologia e Biotecnologie presso l'Università del Salento. Medico Epidemiologo, già cofondatore della Cattedra UNESCO per l'Educazione alla Salute e Sviluppo Sostenibile, vicepresidente della Società Italiana di Medicina Ambientale (SIMA) e Presidente della Environmetal Health Research Organization (EHRO). Autore di oltre 160 pubblicazioni su riviste scientifiche internazionali (tra cui Lancet, Plos One, Lung, Environmental Research) in ambito di epidemiologia e prevenzione delle malattie infettive e cronico-degenerative, nutrizione, organizzazione sanitaria. 

 

  

Facoltà

Facoltà di Scienze umane, della formazione e dello sport

Materia d'insegnamento

IGIENE GENERALE E APPLICATA

Ricevimento

Lunedì ore 16-17

Modalità di prenotazione degli uffici

Online

Pubblicazioni

Franchi C, Orsini F, Cantelli F, Ardoino I, Piscitelli P, Shaji S, Ran T, Ainslie N, Graziadio C, Vetrani C, Colao A. "Planeterranean" diet: the new proposal for the Mediterranean-based food pyramid for Asia. J Transl Med. 2024 Aug 30;22(1):806. doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-05491-2. PMID: 39215283; PMCID: PMC11365138.

Diomeda F, Calogiuri G, Congedo M, Filoni A, Sordi E, Fiore M, Pietroleonardo L, Piscitelli P, Civino A. TNF-Alpha Inhibitors Induced Eosinophilia: An Undervalued Side Effect of Such Biologicals. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Jul 22. doi: 10.2174/0118715303309437240703114340. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39041261.

Libia A, Marchese T, D'Ugo S, Piscitelli P, Castellana F, Clodoveo ML, Zupo R, Spampinato MG. Use of Vascular Shunt at the Time of Pancreatectomy with Venous Resection: A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jun 27;16(13):2361. doi: 10.3390/cancers16132361. PMID: 39001423; PMCID: PMC11240683.

Greco E, Gaetano AS, De Spirt A, Semeraro S, Piscitelli P, Miani A, Mecca S, Karaj S, Trombin R, Hodgton R, Barbieri P. AI-Enhanced Tools and Strategies for Airborne Disease Prevention in Cultural Heritage Sites. Epidemiologia (Basel). 2024 Jun 6;5(2):267-274. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia5020018. PMID: 38920753; PMCID: PMC11203220.

D'Ettorre G, Piscitelli P, Pellicani V, Tornese R, Ceccarelli G, D'Ettorre G, La Torre G. Occupational Risk for Coronary Artery Disease in Shift Workers - A Systematic Review. Med Lav. 2024 Apr 24;115(2):e2024015. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v115i2.15532. PMID: 38686577; PMCID: PMC11181222.

Toraldo DM, Piscitelli P, De Nuccio F. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and early atherosclerosis: The role of microbiota and EVs. Pulmonology. 2024 Jan 4:S2531-0437(23)00238-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2023.11.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38182472.

Piscitelli P, Miani A. Climate Change and Infectious Diseases: Navigating the Intersection through Innovation and Interdisciplinary Approaches. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Mar 8;21(3):314. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21030314. PMID: 38541313; PMCID: PMC10970673.

Di Tonno D, Martena L, Taurisano M, Perlin C, Loiacono AC, Lagravinese S, Marsigliante S, Maffia M, Esposito S, Villa G, Gori G, Bray L, Distante A, Miani A, Piscitelli P, Argentiero A. The Requirements of Managing Phase I Clinical Trials Risks: The British and Italian Case Studies. Epidemiologia (Basel). 2024 Mar 13;5(1):137-145. doi: 10.3390/epidemiologia5010009. PMID: 38534806; PMCID: PMC10969062.

Battistini B, Greggi C, Visconti VV, Albanese M, Messina A, De Filippis P, Gasperini B, Falvino A, Piscitelli P, Palombi L, Tarantino U., Metals accumulation affects bone and muscle in osteoporotic patients: A pilot study. Environ Res. 2024 Feb 17:118514.

Artosi F, Costanza G, Di Prete M, Garofalo V, Lozzi F, Dika E, Cosio T, Diluvio L, Shumak RG, Lambiase S, Di Raimondo C, Campa S, Piscitelli P, Miani A, Bianchi L, Campione E.Epidemiological and clinical analysis of exposure-related factors in non-melanoma skin cancer: A retrospective cohort study. Environ Res. 2024 Jan 11;247:118117. 

Broccolo F, D'Urso F, Imperi E, Piscitelli P, Miani A, Picano A.Re-inventing protection in a post-pandemic world: A new aerodynamic endonasal filtration technology. Environ Res. 2023 Dec 28:118051. 

Piscitelli P, Karaj S, Miani A, Kyriakides TC, Greco E, Colicino E, Bray A, Simón F, Vasiliou V, Baccarelli AA.How Healthcare Systems Negatively Impact Environmental Health? The Need for Institutional Commitment to Reduce the Ecological Footprint of Medical Services. Epidemiologia (Basel). 2023 Nov 22;4(4):521-524. 

Depalma N, D'Ugo S, Manoochehri F, Libia A, Sergi W, Marchese TRL, Forciniti S, Del Mercato LL, Piscitelli P, Garritano S, Castellana F, Zupo R, Spampinato MG. NIR ICG-Enhanced Fluorescence: A Quantitative Evaluation of Bowel Microperfusion and Its Relation to Central Perfusion in Colorectal Surgery. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Nov 22;15(23):5528. doi: 10.3390/cancers15235528. PMID: 38067233; PMCID: PMC10705733.

Depalma N, D'Ugo S, Manoochehri F, Libia A, Sergi W, Marchese TRL, Forciniti S, Del Mercato LL, Piscitelli P, Garritano S, Castellana F, Zupo R, Spampinato MG.NIR ICG-Enhanced Fluorescence: A Quantitative Evaluation of Bowel Microperfusion and Its Relation to Central Perfusion in Colorectal Surgery. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Nov 22;15(23):5528

d'Ettorre G, Karaj S, Piscitelli P, Maiorano O, Attanasi C, Tornese R, Carluccio E, Giannuzzi P, Greco E, Ceccarelli G, d'Ettorre G, Lobreglio G, Congedo P, Broccolo F, Miani A. Right to Occupational Safety: Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Healthcare Workers. A 1-Year Retrospective Survey Carried out at Hospital of Lecce (Italy). Epidemiologia (Basel). 2023 Oct 31;4(4):454-463.

Zupo R, Castellana F, Piscitelli P, Crupi P, Desantis A, Greco E, Severino FP, Pulimeno M, Guazzini A, Kyriakides TC, Vasiliou V, Trichopoulou A, Soldati L, La Vecchia C, De Gaetano G, Donati MB, Colao A, Miani A, Corbo F, Clodoveo ML. Scientific evidence supporting the newly developed one-health labeling tool "Med-Index": an umbrella systematic review on health benefits of mediterranean diet principles and adherence in a planeterranean perspective. J Transl Med. 2023 Oct 26;21(1):755. 

Piscitelli P, Colao A. Healthy foods and dietary patterns in modern consumer. Front Nutr. 2023 Aug 18;10:1239488.

Leo S, Marinelli F, Zurlo IV, Guarini V, Accettura C, Falco A, Leone S, Saracino V, Giudetti AM, Piscitelli P. Bioimpedentiometry parameters used as indicators of frailty and malnutrition: association between G8 score and Phase angle (PHA) in elderly cancer patients. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 Oct;35(10):2219-2225. 

Piscitelli P, Miani A, Greco E, Distante A, Schittulli F, Civino A.More Children Means More Tumours? We Can Do More to Protect the Health of Our Kids-A Call for a New Epidemiology That Can Change the World. Epidemiologia (Basel). 2023 Jun 1;4(2):173-175.

Civino A, Diomeda F, Giordano L, Damasio MB, Perrone S, Gallizzi R, Ravelli A, Piscitelli P, Maggio MC. Intra- and Juxta-Articular Osteoid Osteoma Mimicking Arthritis: Case Series and Literature Review. Children (Basel). 2023 May 2;10(5):829.

Pomara C, Zappalà SA, Salerno M, Sessa F, Esposito M, Cocimano G, Ippolito S, Miani A, Missoni E, Piscitelli P.Migrants' human rights and health protection during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Mediterranean Sea: what we have learnt from direct inspections in two Italian hotspots. Front Public Health. 2023 Apr 21;11:1129267.

Zupo R, Castellana F, Boero G, Matera E, Colacicco G, Piscitelli P, Clodoveo ML, Rondanelli M, Panza F, Lozupone M, Sardone R.Processed foods and diet quality in pregnancy may affect child neurodevelopment disorders: a narrative review. Nutr Neurosci. 2023 Apr 11:1-21

De Nuccio F, Piscitelli P, Toraldo DM. Gut-lung Microbiota Interactions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Potential Mechanisms Driving Progression to COPD and Epidemiological Data. Lung. 2022 Oct 14.

Miani A, Costa A, Emiliano M, Caputo N, Corrado A, Pulimeno M, Gabriele L, Levrini L, Schittulli F, Piscitelli P . Italy towards permanent daylight saving time? Expected benefits for health, climate and society. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 Oct 8;22:100526.

Vetrani C, Piscitelli P, Muscogiuri G, Barrea L, Laudisio D, Graziadio C, Marino F, Colao A. "Planeterranea": An attempt to broaden the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet worldwide. Front Nutr. 2022 Sep 2;9:973757. 

Falco A, Piscitelli P, Vito D, Pacella F, Franco C, Pulimeno M, Ambrosino P, Arias J, Miani A. COVID-19 epidemic spread and green areas Italy and Spain between 2020 and 2021: An observational multi-country retrospective study. Environ Res. 2022 Aug 22;216(Pt 1):114089. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114089.

Imbriani G, Grassi T, Bagordo F, De Filippis G, De Giorgi D, Peccarisi L, Dileone F, Fattizzo T, Antonucci G, Margiotta ML, De Giorgi S, Grasso V, De Donno A, Piscitelli P., A Feasible Methodological Approach to Estimate the Burden of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from the EPI-ASD Study in the Province of Lecce (Southern Italy). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 23;19(10):6334.

Iacovelli F, Costanza G, Romeo A, Cosio T, Lanna C, Bagnulo A, Di Maio U, Sbardella A, Gaziano R, Grelli S, Squillaci E, Miani A, Piscitelli P, Bianchi L, Falconi M, Campione E. Interaction of Pelargonium sidoides, Compounds with Lactoferrin and SARS-CoV-2: Insights from Molecular Simulations. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 26;19(9):5254.

Minichilli F, Gorini F, De Filippis G, Bustaffa E, Raho AM, Melcarne A, Quarta F, Maggiore G, Idolo A, Serio F, Grassi T, Bagordo F, Castorini IF, Imbriani G, Bianchi F, Piscitelli P, Risk Factors for Lung Cancer in the Province of Lecce: Results from the PROTOS Case-Control Study in Salento (Southern Italy). Int J Environ Res Public Health; RePOL Study Group.2022 Jul 19;19(14):8775.

Emiliano M, Piscitelli P, Stefanazzi C, Miani A Health benefits of decarbonization: The transition of carbon intensive regions in the frame of european green deal.. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 Feb 25;14:100335.

Pomara C, Salerno M, Miani A, Piscitelli P, Autopsies in COVID-related deaths: The need for following the model of German COVID-19 autopsy registry. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 May 2;17:100392.

Piscitelli P, Costa S, Costa A, Emiliano M, Caputo N, Schittulli F, Bonabello M, Pollice F, Uricchio AF, Scanio AP, Miani A, Italian Constitution amended to include environmental and health protection: A model for Europe. Lancet Reg Health Eur..2022 Apr 4;16:100367.

Piscitelli P, Miani A, Setti L, De Gennaro G, Rodo X, Artinano B, Vara E, Rancan L, Arias J, Passarini F, Barbieri P, Pallavicini A, Parente A, D'Oro EC, De Maio C, Saladino F, Borelli M, Colicino E, Gonçalves LMG, Di Tanna G, Colao A, Leonardi GS, Baccarelli A, Dominici F, Ioannidis JPA, Domingo JL; RESCOP Commission established by Environmental Research (Elsevier).The role of outdoor and indoor air quality in the spread of SARS-CoV-2: Overview and recommendations by the research group on COVID-19 and particulate matter (RESCOP commission). Environ Res. 2022 Aug;211:113038.

Toraldo DM, Satriano F, Rollo R, Verdastro G, Imbriani G, Rizzo E, Argentiero A, Falco A, Ambrosino P, Miani A, Piscitelli P.COVID-19 IgG/IgM patterns, early IL-6 elevation and long-term radiological sequelae in 75 patients hospitalized due to interstitial pneumonia followed up from 3 to 12 months. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 22;17(2):e0262911.

Miani A, Piscitelli P, Setti L, De Gennaro G.Air quality and COVID-19: Much more than six feet. Evidence about SARS-COV-2 airborne transmission in indoor environments and polluted areas. Environ Res. 2022 Jul;210:112949.

Gentile I, Maraolo AE, Buonomo AR, Nobile M, Piscitelli P, Miani A, Schiano Moriello N. Monoclonal Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2: Potential Game-Changer Still Underused. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 24;18(21):11159.

Aragão DP, Oliveira EV, Bezerra AA, Dos Santos DH, da Silva Junior AG, Pereira IG, Piscitelli P, Miani A, Distante C, Cuno JS, Conci A, Gonçalves LMG Multivariate data driven prediction of COVID-19 dynamics: Towards new results with temperature, humidity and air quality data.. Environ Res. 2022 Mar;204(Pt D):112348.

Miani A, Imbriani G, De Filippis G, De Giorgi D, Peccarisi L, Colangelo M, Pulimeno M, Castellone MD, Nicolardi G, Logroscino G, Piscitelli P. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Prenatal or Early Life Exposure to Pesticides: A Short Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 19;18(20):10991.

Campione E, Lanna C, Cosio T, Rosa L, Conte MP, Iacovelli F, Romeo A, Falconi M, Del Vecchio C, Franchin E, Lia MS, Minieri M, Chiaramonte C, Ciotti M, Nuccetelli M, Terrinoni A, Iannuzzi I, Coppeta L, Magrini A, Bernardini S, Sabatini S, Rosapepe F, Bartoletti PL, Moricca N, Di Lorenzo A, Andreoni M, Sarmati L, Miani A, Piscitelli P, Squillaci E, Valenti P, Bianchi L. Lactoferrin as Antiviral Treatment in COVID-19 Management: Preliminary Evidence.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 19;18(20):10985.

Gennaro V, Cervellera S, Cusatelli C, Miani A, Pesce F, De Gennaro G, Distante A, Vimercati L, Gesualdo L, Piscitelli P. Use of official municipal demographics for the estimation of mortality in cities suffering from heavy environmental pollution: Results of the first study on all the neighborhoods of Taranto from 2011 to 2020.. Environ Res. 2022 Mar;204(Pt B):112007.

Campione E, Lanna C, Cosio T, Rosa L, Conte MP, Iacovelli F, Romeo A, Falconi M, Del Vecchio C, Franchin E, Lia MS, Minieri M, Chiaramonte C, Ciotti M, Nuccetelli M, Terrinoni A, Iannuzzi I, Coppeda L, Magrini A, Bernardini S, Sabatini S, Rosapepe F, Bartoletti PL, Moricca N, Di Lorenzo A, Andreoni M, Sarmati L, Miani A, Piscitelli P, Valenti P, Bianchi L., Lactoferrin Against SARS-CoV-2: In Vitro and In Silico Evidences. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Jun 17;12:666600.

Becchetti L, Piscitelli P, Distante A, Miani A, Uricchio AF.European Green Deal as social vaccine to overcome COVID-19 health & economic crisis. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2021 Mar;2:100032. Epub 2021 Jan 13.

Iolascon G, Gimigliano F, Di Pietro G, Moretti A, Paoletta M, Rivezzi M, Distante A, Piscitelli P. Personalized paths for physical activity: developing a person-centered quantitative function to determine a customized amount of exercise and enhancing individual commitment. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2021 Jun 2;13(1):60. 

Maggiotto G, Miani A, Rizzo E, Castellone MD, Piscitelli P. Heat waves and adaptation strategies in a mediterranean urban context. Environ Res. 2021 Jun;197:111066.

Imbriani G, Panico A, Grassi T, Idolo A, Serio F, Bagordo F, De Filippis G, De Giorgi D, Antonucci G, Piscitelli P, Colangelo M, Peccarisi L, Tumolo MR, De Masi R, Miani A, De Donno A. Early-Life Exposure to Environmental Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of Available Evidence. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 29;18(3):1204.

Bellocchio L, Bordea IR, Ballini A, Lorusso F, Hazballa D, Isacco CG, Malcangi G, Inchingolo AD, Dipalma G, Inchingolo F, Piscitelli P, Logroscino G, Miani A, Environmental Issues and Neurological Manifestations Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic: New Aspects of the Disease?. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 1;17(21):8049.

Borro L, Mazzei L, Raponi M, Piscitelli P, Miani A, Secinaro A. The role of air conditioning in the diffusion of Sars-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A first computational fluid dynamic model, based on investigations performed at the Vatican State Children's hospital. Environ Res. 2021 Feb;193:110343.Epub 2020 Oct 15.

Maggiore G, DE Filippis G, Totaro T, Tamborino B, Idolo A, Serio F, Castorini IF, Valenzano B, Riccio A, Miani A, Caricato AP, Martino M, DE Donno A, Piscitelli P. Evaluation of radon exposure risk and lung cancer incidence/mortality in South-eastern Italy. J Prev Med Hyg. 2020 Apr 2;61(1):E31-E38.

Colao A, Piscitelli P, Pulimeno M, Colazzo S, Miani A, Giannini S. Rethinking the role of the school after COVID-19. The Lancet Public Health. 2020 May 25.

Setti L, Passarini F, De Gennaro G, Barbieri P, Perrone MG, Borelli M, Palmisani J, Di Gilio A, Torboli V, Fontana F, Clemente L., Piscitelli P, Miani A. SARS-Cov-2RNA Found on Particulate Matter of Bergamo in Northern Italy: First Evidence. Environmental Research. 2020 May 30:109754.

Setti L, Passarini F, De Gennaro G, Barbieri P, Pallavicini A, Ruscio M, Piscitelli P, Colao A, Miani A. Searching for SARS-COV-2 on particulate matter: A possible early Indicator of COVID-19 epidemic recurrence. Int J Environ Res Public Health April 2020.

Anelli F, Leoni G, Monaco R, Nume C, Rossi RC, Marinoni G, Spata G, De Giorgi D, Peccarisi L, Miani A, Burgio E., Piscitelli P. Italian doctors call for protecting healthcare workers and boosting community surveillance during covid-19 outbreak. British Medical Journal. 2020 Mar 26;368.

Miani A, Burgio E, Piscitelli P, Lauro R, Colao A. The Italian war-like measures to fight coronavirus spreading: Re-open closed hospitals now. Lancet EClinical Medicine. 2020 Apr 1;21

Pulimeno M, Piscitelli P, Miani A, Colazzo S, Mazza A, Colao A., Narrative pedagogy to promote health and wellbeing in school setting: an approach proposed by UNESCO chair on health education and sustainable development. Health Promot Perspect. 2020 Jan 28;10(1):1-2.

Piscitelli P, Miani A, Mazza A, Triassi M, Donno A, Scala A, Pulimeno M, Distante A, Pollice F, Colao A. Health-care inequalities in Italy: challenges for the Government.

Lancet Public Health. 2019 Dec;4(12):e605.

Miani A, Piscitelli P, Uricchio AF, Franzini E, Frati F, Lauro R, Zara V, Profita G, Deiana A, Colao A, Manfredi G. Italian university rectors for health and environment: the U4ALL initiative. The LANCET. 2019 Oct 12;394(10206):1319.

Emiliano M., Valenzano B., Andreta E., Missoni E., Distante A., Surico G., Rossetti D., Piscitelli P. Coal Mining and Coal Use: The European Perspective. LANCET Planetary Health, 2019

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Piscitelli P, Valenzano B, Rizzo E, Maggiotto G, Rivezzi M, Esposito Corcione F, Miani A. Air Pollution and Estimated Health Costs Related to Road Transportations of Goods in Italy: A First Healthcare Burden Assessment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 12;16(16):2876

Pulimeno M, Piscitelli P, Colazzo S. Children's literature to promote students' global development and wellbeing. Health Promot Perspect. 2020 Jan 28;10(1):13-23.

Piscitelli P, Neglia C, Feola M, Rizzo E, Argentiero A, Ascolese M, Rivezzi M, Rao C, Miani A, Distante A, Esposito S, Iolascon G, Tarantino U. Updated incidence and costs of hip fractures in elderly Italian population. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Feb 13

Piscitelli P, Valenzano B, Rizzo E, Maggiotto G, Rivezzi M, Esposito Corcione F, Miani A. Air Pollution and Estimated Health Costs Related to Road Transportations of Goods in Italy: A First Healthcare Burden Assessment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 12;16(16).

Piscitelli P, Feola M, Rao C, Neglia C, Rizzo E, Vigilanza A, Rivezzi M, Faccilongo N, Contò F, Distante A, Tarantino U. Incidence and costs of hip fractures in elderly Italian population: first regional-based assessment. Arch Osteoporos. 2019 Jul 24;14(1):81.