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Giovanni Barbara

Giovanni Barbara

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D-Index
83
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27991
World Ranking
15518
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Overview

Giovanni Barbara is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, specifically focusing on gastroenterology and related subfields. Their research spans surgery, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary approach.

Their work primarily concentrates on topics such as gastrointestinal motility and disorders, gut microbiota and health, diverticular disease and complications, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, and microscopic colitis.

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Giovanni Barbara are:

  • Inflammatory and Microbiota-Related Regulation of the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier (2021) published in Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Genome-wide analysis of 53,400 people with irritable bowel syndrome highlights shared genetic pathways with mood and anxiety disorders (2021) published in Nature Genetics
  • European Society of Coloproctology: guidelines for the management of diverticular disease of the colon (2020) published in Colorectal Disease
  • United European Gastroenterology (UEG) and European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) consensus on functional dyspepsia (2021) published in United European Gastroenterology Journal
  • Functional bowel disorders with diarrhoea: Clinical guidelines of the United European Gastroenterology and European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility (2022) published in United European Gastroenterology Journal

Giovanni Barbara frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include Giovanni Marasco, Cesare Cremon, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Maria Raffaella Barbaro, and Edoardo Savarino, with collaboration counts ranging from 20 to 77 joint publications.

Their research has been published in several prominent scientific journals, with recurrent contributions in:

  • Digestive and Liver Disease
  • Gastroenterology
  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • Endoscopy
  • Nutrients

Giovanni Barbara's work reflects a multifaceted investigation into medical issues related to the digestive system, supplemented by a comprehensive exploration of the biological and clinical dimensions of gastrointestinal diseases.

Best Publications

  • Activated mast cells in proximity to colonic nerves correlate with abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome.

    Giovanni Barbara;Vincenzo Stanghellini;Roberto De Giorgio;Cesare Cremon

  • Intestinal permeability – a new target for disease prevention and therapy

    Stephan C. Bischoff;Giovanni Barbara;Wim Buurman;Theo Ockhuizen

  • Intestinal microbiota in functional bowel disorders: a Rome foundation report

    Magnus Simrén;Giovanni Barbara;Harry J. Flint;Brennan M R Spiegel

  • Irritable bowel syndrome

    Paul Enck;Qasim Aziz;Giovanni Barbara;Adam D. Farmer

  • Mast Cell-Dependent Excitation of Visceral-Nociceptive Sensory Neurons in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Giovanni Barbara;Bingxian Wang;Vincenzo Stanghellini;Roberto de Giorgio

  • Risk indicators of delayed gastric emptying of solids in patients with functional dyspepsia

    V Stanghellini;C Tosetti;A Paternicò;G Barbara

  • Role for protease activity in visceral pain in irritable bowel syndrome.

    Nicolas Cenac;Christopher N. Andrews;Marinella Holzhausen;Kevin Chapman

  • Impaired intestinal barrier integrity in the colon of patients with irritable bowel syndrome: involvement of soluble mediators

    T Piche;G Barbara;P Aubert;S Bruley des Varannes

  • Methodology and indications of H2-breath testing in gastrointestinal diseases: the Rome Consensus Conference.

    Gasbarrini A;Corazza Gr;Gasbarrini G;Montalto M

  • Mucosal immune activation in irritable bowel syndrome: gender-dependence and association with digestive symptoms

    Cesare Cremon;Luciana Gargano;Antonio M Morselli-Labate;Donatella Santini

  • Activation of Human Enteric Neurons by Supernatants of Colonic Biopsy Specimens From Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Sabine Buhner;Qin Li;Sheila Vignali;Giovanni Barbara

  • A role for inflammation in irritable bowel syndrome

    G Barbara;R De Giorgio;V Stanghellini;C Cremon

  • Interactions between commensal bacteria and gut sensorimotor function in health and disease.

    Giovanni Barbara;Vincenzo Stanghellini;Giovanni Brandi;Cesare Cremon

  • The Intestinal Microenvironment and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

    Giovanni Barbara;Christine Feinle-Bisset;Uday C. Ghoshal;Javier Santos

  • New pathophysiological mechanisms in irritable bowel syndrome.

    G. Barbara;R. De Giorgio;V. Stanghellini;C. Cremon

  • Inflammatory neuropathies of the enteric nervous system.

    Roberto De Giorgio;Stefania Guerrini;Giovanni Barbara;Vincenzo Stanghellini

  • Persistent intestinal neuromuscular dysfunction after acute nematode infection in mice

    G Barbara;BA Vallance;SM Collins

  • Intestinal serotonin release, sensory neuron activation, and abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome.

    Cesare Cremon;Giovanni Carini;Bingxian Wang;Valentina Vasina

  • The immune system in irritable bowel syndrome.

    Giovanni Barbara;Cesare Cremon;Giovanni Carini;Lara Bellacosa

  • Enteric neuroplasticity evoked by inflammation.

    Valentina Vasina;Giovanni Barbara;Luigia Talamonti;Vincenzo Stanghellini

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincenzo Stanghellini
Vincenzo Stanghellini University of Bologna
Umberto Volta
Umberto Volta University of Bologna
Catia Sternini
Catia Sternini University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen M. Collins
Stephen M. Collins McMaster University
Salvatore Cucchiara
Salvatore Cucchiara Sapienza University of Rome
Mauro D'Amato
Mauro D'Amato Ikerbasque
Michel Neunlist
Michel Neunlist University of Nantes
Magnus Simren
Magnus Simren University of Gothenburg
Paolo Bosi
Paolo Bosi University of Bologna

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