Department of Sciences of Public Health and Pediatrics

Selected research products

Dapra V, Galliano I, Rassu M, Calvi C, Montanari P, Bergallo M. (2019) Mir-155 expression is downregulated in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with Epstein-Barr virus infection. Minerva pediatrica [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Ferrari L, Faolotto G, Balbo PE, Montanari P, Patrucco F, Gavelli F, Daverio M, Bellan M, Salmi L, Castello LM, Ravanini P. (2019) Interferon signature in immunosuppressed patients with lower respiratory tract infections: dosage on bronchoalveolar lavage. Minerva medica [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Mareschi K, Calvi C, Alliaudi C, Montanari P, Galliano I, Dapra V. (2019) Quantification of fecal adenovirus viral load and correlation with Vesikari score in children with acute gastroenteritis. Minerva pediatrica [DOI  PMID]

Elli FM, de Sanctis L, Bergallo M, Maffini MA, Pirelli A, Galliano I, Bordogna P, Arosio M, Mantovani G. (2019) Improved Molecular Diagnosis of McCune-Albright Syndrome and Bone Fibrous Dysplasia by Digital PCR. Frontiers in genetics 10 862 [DOI  PMID]

Savino F, Galliano I, Savino A, Dapra V, Montanari P, Calvi C, Bergallo M. (2019) Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 Probiotics May Increase CC-Chemokine Receptor 7 Expression in Infants Treated With for Colic. Frontiers in pediatrics 7 292 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Calvi C, Dapra V, Carli D, Russo S, Mussa A, Ferrero GB. (2019) Comparison of Quantitative Analysis of Methylated Alleles Real-Time PCR and Methylation-Specific MLPA for Molecular Diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology 86(4) 217-224 [DOI  PMID]

Mareschi K, Montanari P, Rassu M, Galliano I, Dapra V, Adamini A, Castiglia S, Fagioli F, Bergallo M. (2019) Human Endogenous Retrovirus-H and K Expression in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Potential Markers of Stemness. Intervirology 62(1) 9-14 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Tovo PA, Bertino E, Dapra V, Pirra A, Montanari P, Galliano I, Calvi C. (2019) Human endogenous retroviruses HERV-H, HERV-W and HERV-K in preeclampsia. Minerva ginecologica 71(3) 260-262 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Dapra V, Rassu M, Calvi C, Montanari P, Galliano I. (2019) Human bocavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis in Piedmont, Italy. Minerva pediatrica [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Pirra A, Dapra V, Licciardi F, Montanari P, Coscia A, Bertino E, Tovo PA. (2019) Transcriptional activity of human endogenous retroviruses is higher at birth in inversed correlation with gestational age. Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases 68 273-279 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Dapra V, Pirra A, Montanari P, Pavan M, Calvi C, Bertino E, Coscia A, Tovo PA. (2019) Transcriptional Activity of Human Endogenous Retroviruses in Response to Prenatal Exposure of Maternal Cigarette Smoking. American journal of perinatology 36(10) 1060-1065 [DOI  PMID]

Savino F, Galliano I, Garro M, Savino A, Dapra V, Montanari P, Bergallo M. (2018) Regulatory T cells and Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 mRNA expression in infants with colic treated with Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938. Beneficial microbes 9(6) 917-925 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Dapra V, Fava P, Ponti R, Calvi C, Fierro MT, Quaglino P, Galliano I, Montanari P. (2018) Lack of detection of cutavirus DNA using PCR real time in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas (CTCL). Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Dapra V, Ponti R, Quaglino P, Novelli M, Fava P, Montanari P, Calvi C, Galliano I, Fierro M. (2018) HERV-E expression in peripheral mononuclear cells of patient with Psoriasis. Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia [DOI  PMID]

Dapra V, Montanari P, Rassu M, Calvi C, Galliano I, Bergallo M. (2018) Prevalence of human cosavirus and saffold virus in young children with gastroenteritis, Northern Italy. Minerva pediatrica [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Dapra V, Rassu M, Bonamin S, Cuccu R, Calvi C, Montanari P, Galliano I. (2018) Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Human Salivirus in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Northern Italy, 2014-2015. Intervirology 61(1) 49-52 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Dapra V, Rassu M, Montanari P, Tovo PA. (2018) Molecular Detection of Human Astrovirus in Children With Gastroenteritis, Northern Italy. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 37(8) 738-742 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Dapra V, Calvi C, Montanari P, Galliano I, Ravanini P. (2018) Is HERV-K and HERV-W Expression Regulated by miR-155 in Kidney Transplant Patients with Human Cytomegalovirus Infection? Intervirology 61(1) 23-29 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Dapra V, Fava P, Ponti R, Calvi C, Montanari P, Novelli M, Quaglino P, Galliano I, Fierro MT. (2018) DNA from Human Polyomaviruses, MWPyV, HPyV6, HPyV7, HPyV9 and HPyV12 in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas. Anticancer research 38(7) 4111-4114 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Montanari P, Dapra V, Cuccu R, Bonamin S, Gabiano C, Galliano I. (2018) Evaluation of two RNA extraction methods for human parechovirus detection on pediatric stool specimens. Minerva pediatrica [DOI  PMID]

Savino F, Galliano I, Garro M, Savino A, Manzoni P, Dapra V, Montanari P, Bergallo M. (2018) Changes in the Messenger RNA Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 in Healthy Infants According to Age. American journal of perinatology 35(6) 583-588 [DOI  PMID]

Coppo R, Peruzzi L, Loiacono E, Bergallo M, Krutova A, Russo ML, Cocchi E, Amore A, Lundberg S, Maixnerova D, Tesar V, Perkowska-Ptasinska A, Durlik M, Goumenos D, Gerolymos M, Galesic K, Toric L, Papagianni A, Stangou M, Mizerska-Wasia Membek M, Gesualdo L, Montemurno E, Benozzi L, Cusinato S, Hryszko T, Klinger M, Kaminska D, Krajewska M. (2019) Defective gene expression of the membrane complement inhibitor CD46 in patients with progressive immunoglobulin A nephropathy. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 34(4) 587-596 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Dapra V, Novelli M, Rassu M, Montanari P, Galliano I, Quaglino P, Fierro MT. (2018) Is HERV-K and HERV-W expression regulated by mir-155 in Sezary syndrome? Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Rassu M, Dapra V. (2017) Aichivirus in Children with Diarrhea in Northern Italy. Intervirology 60(5) 196-200 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Fava P, Galliano I, Novelli M, Montanari P, Dapra V, Rassu M, Quaglino P, Fierro MT. (2018) Molecular genetic analyses of human endogenous retroviral elements belonging to the HERV-P and HERV-R family in primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 32(7) e297-e298 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Rassu M, Dapra V, Merlino C, Tovo PA. (2018) MW polyomavirus in diarrheal Italian infants. Minerva pediatrica [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Cambieri I, Fumagalli M, Casarin S, Ferravante A, Alotto D, Stella M, Castagnoli C. (2018) Absolute quantification of residual DNA in a new extracellular matrix derived from human reticular dermis (HADM) using real-time TaqMan(R) MGB-PCR. Bio-medical materials and engineering 29(1) 43-52 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Accorinti M, Galliano I, Coppo P, Montanari P, Quaglino P, Savino F. (2017) Expression of miRNA 155, FOXP3 and ROR gamma, in children with moderate and severe atopic dermatitis. Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia [DOI  PMID]

Savino F, Garro M, Montanari P, Galliano I, Bergallo M. (2018) Crying Time and RORgamma/FOXP3 Expression in Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938-Treated Infants with Colic: A Randomized Trial. The Journal of pediatrics 192 171-177.e1 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Montanari P, Mareschi K, Merlino C, Berger M, Bini I, Dapra V, Galliano I, Fagioli F. (2017) Expression of the pol gene of human endogenous retroviruses HERV-K and -W in leukemia patients. Archives of virology 162(12) 3639-3644 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Gambarino S, Montanari P, Dapra V, Rassu M, Galliano I, Ravanini P. (2017) mir-155 expression is downregulated in kidney transplant patients with human cytomegalovirus infection. Transplant immunology 43-44 60-63 [DOI  PMID]

Savino F, Sardo A, Montanari P, Galliano I, Di Stasio L, Bergallo M, Silvestro L. (2017) Polymorphisms in Lep and Lepr Genes in Infants: Correlation with Serum Leptin Values in the First 6 Months of Life. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 36(6) 442-447 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Loiacono E, Galliano I, Montanari P, Peruzzi L, Tovo PA, Coppo R. (2017) HERV-K and W expression in peripheral mononuclear cells of children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura and relation with TLRs activation. Minerva pediatrica [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Gambarino S, Pinon M, Barat V, Montanari P, Dapra V, Galliano I, Calvo PL. (2017) EBV-encoded microRNAs profile evaluation in pediatric liver transplant recipients. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 91 36-41 [DOI  PMID]

de Sanctis L, Galliano I, Montanari P, Matarazzo P, Tessaris D, Bergallo M. (2017) Combining Real-Time COLD- and MAMA-PCR TaqMan Techniques to Detect and Quantify R201 GNAS Mutations in the McCune-Albright Syndrome. Hormone research in paediatrics 87(5) 342-349 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Brusin MR, Finotti S, Paderi G, Gabiano C. (2017) Development of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for sapovirus in children under 5-years-old in Regina Margherita Hospital of Turin, Italy. Canadian journal of microbiology 63(4) 296-302 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Montanari P, Mareschi K, Rassu M, Galliano I, Ravanini P. (2017) A novel TaqMAMA assay for allelic discrimination of TLR9 rs352140 polymorphism. Journal of virological methods 243 25-30 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Montanari P, Loiacono E, Galliano I. (2016) A novel TaqMAMA assay for allelic discrimination of immunoproteasome subunit PSMB8 in pediatric patients. Minerva pediatrica [PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Rosa Brusin M, Gabiano C. (2016) Molecular detection of human parechovirus in under-Five-Year-Old Children with gastroenteritis. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 85 17-21 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Loiacono E, Gambarino S, Montanari P, Galliano I, Coppo R. (2017) Toll-like receptors are essential for the control of endogenous retrovirus expression in Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome. Minerva urologica e nefrologica = The Italian journal of urology and nephrology 69(2) 201-208 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Merlino C, Montin D, Galliano I, Gambarino S, Mareschi K, Fagioli F, Montanari P, Martino S, Tovo PA. (2016) Development of a Low-Cost Stem-Loop Real-Time Quantification PCR Technique for EBV miRNA Expression Analysis. Molecular biotechnology 58(8-9) 540-50 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Loiacono E, Gambarino S, Vergano L, Tavormina P. (2016) Standard and immunoproteasomes expression in paediatric tonsillectomy patients. Minerva pediatrica [PMID]

Gambarino S, Ravanini P, Montanari P, Galliano I, Bergallo M. (2016) Human Cytomegalovirus Impact on mir-146a Expression Levels in Kidney Transplant Patients. Viral immunology 29(5) 264-8 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Loiacono E, Rizzo G, Caiazzo M, Palladino G, Amore A. (2017) Development of a degenerated TaqMan real-time Q-PCR for detection of bacteria-free DNA in dialysis fluid. Biotechnology and applied biochemistry 64(3) 443-448 [DOI  PMID]

Savino F, Rossi L, Di Stasio L, Galliano I, Montanari P, Bergallo M. (2016) Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay Real-Time PCR Analysis of the Leptin Gene G2548A and A19G Polymorphisms and Serum Leptin in Infancy: A Preliminary Investigation. Hormone research in paediatrics 85(5) 318-24 [DOI  PMID]

Fava P, Bergallo M, Astrua C, Brizio M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Dapra V, Novelli M, Savoia P, Quaglino P, Fierro MT. (2017) miR-155 expression in Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas (CTCL). Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 31(1) e27-e29 [DOI  PMID]

Ferrando PM, Balmativola D, Cambieri I, Scalzo MS, Bergallo M, Annaratone L, Casarin S, Fumagalli M, Stella M, Sapino A, Castagnoli C. (2016) Glycerolized Reticular Dermis as a New Human Acellular Dermal Matrix: An Exploratory Study. PloS one 11(2) e0149124 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Pinon M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Dapra V, Gambarino S, Calvo PL. (2015) EBV induces HERV-K and HERV-W expression in pediatrics liver transplant recipients? Minerva pediatrica [PMID]

Bergallo M, Ponti R, Gambarino S, Galliano I, Montanari P, Fava P, Novelli M, Quaglino P, Fierro MT, Marra E. (2016) PCR Real time Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay (MAMA Real Time PCR) for evaluation of TNF-alpha promoter gene polymorphism -308 G/A in patients with psoriasis. Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia 151(5) 463-6 [PMID]

Fava P, Bergallo M, Astrua C, Brizio M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Tovo PA, Novelli M, Savoia P, Quaglino P, Fierro MT. (2016) Human Endogenous Retrovirus Expression in Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas. Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) 232(1) 38-43 [DOI  PMID]

Mareschi K, Castiglia S, Sanavio F, Rustichelli D, Muraro M, Defedele D, Bergallo M, Fagioli F. (2016) Immunoregulatory effects on T lymphocytes by human mesenchymal stromal cells isolated from bone marrow, amniotic fluid, and placenta. Experimental hematology 44(2) 138-150.e1 [DOI  PMID]

Trisciuoglio A, Zanet S, Marello G, Chiesa F, Nucera DM, Bergallo M, Gennero MS, Ferroglio E. (2015) The use of loop-mediated isothermal amplification improves Toxoplasma gondii detection in wildlife. Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc 27(6) 754-7 [DOI  PMID]

Banche G, Allizond V, Sostegni R, Lavagna A, Bergallo M, Sidoti F, Daperno M, Rocca R, Cuffini AM. (2015) Application of multiple laboratory tests for Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis detection in Crohn's disease patient specimens. The new microbiologica 38(3) 357-67 [PMID]

Bergallo M, Galliano I, Montanari P, Gambarino S, Mareschi K, Ferro F, Fagioli F, Tovo PA, Ravanini P. (2015) CMV induces HERV-K and HERV-W expression in kidney transplant recipients. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 68 28-31 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Gambarino S, Martino S, Montin D, Montanari P, Galliano I, Tovo PA. (2016) Comparison of Two Available RNA Extraction Protocols for microRNA Amplification in Serum Samples. Journal of clinical laboratory analysis 30(4) 277-83 [DOI  PMID]

Fava P, Merlino C, Novelli M, Ponti R, Galliano I, Montanari P, Tovo PA, Fierro MT, Bergallo M. (2016) HPyV6, HPyV7 and TSPyV DNA sequences detection in skin disease patients and healthy subjects. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 30(4) 624-7 [DOI  PMID]

Novelli M, Fava P, Sarda C, Ponti R, Osella-Abate S, Savoia P, Bergallo M, Lisa F, Fierro MT, Quaglino P. (2015) Blood flow cytometry in Sezary syndrome: new insights on prognostic relevance and immunophenotypic changes during follow-up. American journal of clinical pathology 143(1) 57-69 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Gambarino S, Loiacono E, Vergano L, Galliano I, Montanari P, Astegiano S, Tavormina P, Tovo PA. (2015) Evaluation of IFN-gamma polymorphism+874 T/A in patients with recurrent tonsillitis by PCR real time mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA real time PCR). Cytokine 71(2) 278-82 [DOI  PMID]

Gambarino S, Callea S, Rizzo G, Montanari P, Loiacono E, Bergallo M. (2014) Evaluation of UL99 transcript as a target for antiviral treatment efficacy. Journal of virological methods 207 104-9 [DOI  PMID]

Castiglia S, Mareschi K, Labanca L, Lucania G, Leone M, Sanavio F, Castello L, Rustichelli D, Signorino E, Gunetti M, Bergallo M, Bordiga AM, Ferrero I, Fagioli F. (2014) Inactivated human platelet lysate with psoralen: a new perspective for mesenchymal stromal cell production in Good Manufacturing Practice conditions. Cytotherapy 16(6) 750-63 [DOI  PMID]

Sidoti F, Bergallo M, Costa C, Cavallo R. (2013) Alternative molecular tests for virological diagnosis. Molecular biotechnology 53(3) 352-62 [DOI  PMID]

Astegiano S, Alotto D, Castagnoli C, Sinesi F, Stella M, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2012) In vitro CMV-infection model in fresh and glycerolized skin graft. The new microbiologica 35(1) 67-71 [PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Sidoti F, Solidoro P, Cavallo R. (2012) Detection of Mimivirus in bronchoalveolar lavage of ventilated and nonventilated patients. Intervirology 55(4) 303-5 [DOI  PMID]

Quaglino P, Bergallo M, Ponti R, Barberio E, Cicchelli S, Buffa E, Comessatti A, Costa C, Terlizzi ME, Astegiano S, Novelli M, Cavallo R, Bernengo MG. (2011) Th1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T cell pattern in psoriatic patients: modulation of cytokines and gene targets induced by etanercept treatment and correlation with clinical response. Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) 223(1) 57-67 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Curtoni A, Bergallo M, Solidoro P, Lorusso M, Delsedime L, Sapino A, Cavallo R. (2011) Quantitative detection of HHV-6 and HHV-7 in transbronchial biopsies from lung transplant recipients. The new microbiologica 34(3) 275-80 [PMID]

Sidoti F, Bergallo M, Terlizzi ME, Piasentin Alessio E, Astegiano S, Gasparini G, Cavallo R. (2012) Development of a quantitative real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification assay with an internal control using molecular beacon probes for selective and sensitive detection of human rhinovirus serotypes. Molecular biotechnology 50(3) 221-8 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Sidoti F, Curtoni A, Solidoro P, Baldi S, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2011) Evaluation and significance of cytomegalovirus-specific cellular immune response in lung transplant recipients. Transplantation proceedings 43(4) 1159-61 [DOI  PMID]

Astegiano S, Bergallo M, Terlizzi ME, Sidoti F, Gambarino S, Messina M, Costa C, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2011) Combined measurement of serum DNA and urine VP1 messenger RNA in monitoring BK virus replication in kidney graft recipients. Transplantation proceedings 43(4) 1052-4 [DOI  PMID]

Sidoti F, Banche G, Astegiano S, Allizond V, Cuffini AM, Bergallo M. (2011) Validation and standardization of IS900 and F57 real-time quantitative PCR assays for the specific detection and quantification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Canadian journal of microbiology 57(5) 347-54 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Gambarino S, Tornicelli A, Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Solidoro P, Cavallo R. (2011) Human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotyping from bronchoalveolar lavage specimens. Canadian journal of microbiology 57(4) 273-7 [DOI  PMID]

Terlizzi ME, Bergallo M, Astegiano S, Simeone S, Gambarino S, Sidoti F, Costa C, Cavallo R. (2011) Detection of the novel variant of influenza virus A/H1N1v in bronchoalveolar lavage of adult hospitalized patients during the 2009/2010 winter season. Minerva medica 102(2) 103-8 [PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Astegiano S, Sidoti F, Terlizzi ME, Gambarino S, Curtoni A, Simeone S, Solidoro P, Cavallo R. (2011) Detection of human rhinoviruses in the lower respiratory tract of lung transplant recipients. Archives of virology 156(8) 1439-43 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Terlizzi ME, Cavallo GP, Cavalla P, Cavallo R. (2011) Lack of detection of lymphotropic polyomavirus DNA in different clinical specimens. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 51(2) 148-9 [DOI  PMID]

Gambarino S, Costa C, Astegiano S, Piasentin EA, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R, Bergallo M. (2011) Genotyping of polyomavirus BK by Real Time PCR for VP1 gene. Molecular biotechnology 49(2) 151-8 [DOI  PMID]

Solidoro P, Delsedime L, Costa C, Bergallo M, Libertucci D, Ruffini E, Rinaldi M, Baldi S. (2011) Effect of CMV-immunoglobulins (cytotect biotest) prophylaxis on CMV pneumonia after lung transplantation. The new microbiologica 34(1) 33-6 [PMID]

Costa C, Bucca C, Bergallo M, Solidoro P, Rolla G, Cavallo R. (2011) Unsuitability of exhaled breath condensate for the detection of herpesviruses DNA in the respiratory tract. Journal of virological methods 173(2) 384-6 [DOI  PMID]

Costal C, Bergallo M, Ferrara P, Cavallo R. (2010) High-level polyomavirus JC viruria following long-term steroid therapy. The new microbiologica 33(4) 405-7 [PMID]

Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Elia M, Cavallo GP, Costa C, Cavallo R, Bergallo M. (2010) Prevalence of polyomaviruses BK, JC, SV40, KI, and WU in non-malignant tonsil specimens. Minerva medica 101(6) 385-9 [PMID]

Terlizzi ME, Bergallo M, Astegiano S, Sidoti F, Gambarino S, Solidoro P, Costa C, Cavallo R. (2011) Improvement of HRV quantification using cRNA-based standards for real time RT-PCR. Molecular biotechnology 48(1) 15-8 [DOI  PMID]

Astegiano S, Sidoti F, Costa C, Ostorero A, Alotto D, Castagnoli C, Bergallo M, Stella M, Cavallo R. (2010) Human cytomegalovirus load in fresh and glycerolized skin grafts. The new microbiologica 33(3) 253-6 [PMID]

Cavallo R, Elia M, Gruosso V, Curtoni A, Costa C, Bergallo M. (2010) Molecular epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus in adult kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation proceedings 42(7) 2527-30 [DOI  PMID]

Babakir-Mina M, Ciccozzi M, Farchi F, Bergallo M, Cavallo R, Adorno G, Perno CF, Ciotti M. (2010) KI and WU polyomaviruses and CD4+ cell counts in HIV-1-infected patients, Italy. Emerging infectious diseases 16(9) 1482-5 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Terlizzi ME, Astegiano S, Curtoni A, Solidoro P, Delsedime L, Cavallo R. (2010) Quantitative detection of the new polyomaviruses KI, WU and Merkel cell virus in transbronchial biopsies from lung transplant recipients. Journal of clinical pathology 63(8) 722-5 [DOI  PMID]

Astegiano S, Bergallo M, Solidoro P, Terlizzi ME, Libertucci D, Baldi S, Cavallo R, Costa C. (2010) Prevalence and clinical impact of polyomaviruses KI and WU in lung transplant recipients. Transplantation proceedings 42(4) 1275-8 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Delsedime L, Solidoro P, Curtoni A, Bergallo M, Libertucci D, Baldi S, Rinaldi M, Cavallo R. (2010) Herpesviruses detection by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy in lung transplant: viral infections and histopathological correlation. Transplantation proceedings 42(4) 1270-4 [DOI  PMID]

Sessa A, Esposito A, Iavicoli GD, Lettieri E, Dente G, Costa C, Bergallo M, Rossano R, Capuano M. (2010) Immunosuppressive agents and bone disease in renal transplant patients with hypercalcemia. Transplantation proceedings 42(4) 1148-55 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Astegiano S, Sidoti F, Mantovani S, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R, Costa C. (2010) Real-time RT-PCR assay for the quantitation of polyomavirus BK VP1 mRNA levels in urine. Molecular biotechnology 45(1) 82-6 [DOI  PMID]

Astegiano S, Costa C, Terlizzi ME, Sidoti F, Gambarino S, Mantovani S, Solidoro P, Cavallo R, Bergallo M. (2010) Detection of human herpesvirus-7 DNA in bronchoalveolar lavage. Intervirology 53(2) 119-23 [DOI  PMID]

Gambarino S, Mantovani S, Astegiano S, Libertucci D, Solidoro P, Baldi S, Cavallo R, Bergallo M, Costa C. (2009) Lower respiratory tract viral infections in hospitalized adult patients. Minerva medica 100(5) 349-55 [PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Delsedime L, Solidoro P, Donadio P, Cavallo R. (2009) Acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with HHV-7 infection in an immunocompetent patient: a case report. The new microbiologica 32(3) 315-6 [PMID]

Cavallo R, Bergallo M, Sidoti F, Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Costa C. (2009) Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy: critical issues in virological monitoring. The new microbiologica 32(3) 235-43 [PMID]

Costa C, Touscoz GA, Bergallo M, Terlizzi ME, Astegiano S, Sidoti F, Sinesi F, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2010) Non-organ-specific and anti-endothelial antibodies in relation to CMV infection and acute rejection in renal transplant recipients. Clinical transplantation 24(4) 488-92 [DOI  PMID]

Sidoti F, Rizzo F, Costa C, Astegiano S, Curtoni A, Mandola ML, Cavallo R, Bergallo M. (2010) Development of real time RT-PCR assays for detection of type A influenza virus and for subtyping of avian H5 and H7 hemagglutinin subtypes. Molecular biotechnology 44(1) 41-50 [DOI  PMID]

Quaglino P, Ortoncelli M, Comessatti A, Ponti R, Novelli M, Bergallo M, Costa C, Cicchelli S, Savoia P, Bernengo MG. (2009) Circulating CD4+CD25 bright FOXP3+ T cells are up-regulated by biological therapies and correlate with the clinical response in psoriasis patients. Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) 219(3) 250-8 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Terlizzi ME, Astegiano S, Ciotti M, Babakir-Mina M, Perno CF, Cavallo R, Costa C. (2009) Real time PCR TaqMan assays for detection of polyomaviruses KIV and WUV in clinical samples. Journal of virological methods 162(1-2) 69-74 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Terlizzi ME, Solidoro P, Libertucci D, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2009) Detection of parvovirus B19 in the lower respiratory tract. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 46(2) 150-3 [DOI  PMID]

Botto S, Bergallo M, Sidoti F, Terlizzi ME, Astegiano S, Ponti R, Costa C, Cavallo R. (2009) Detection of PARV4, genotypes 1 and 2, in healthy and pathological clinical specimens. The new microbiologica 32(2) 189-92 [PMID]

Babakir-Mina M, Ciccozzi M, Bonifacio D, Bergallo M, Costa C, Cavallo R, Di Bonito L, Perno CF, Ciotti M. (2009) Identification of the novel KI and WU polyomaviruses in human tonsils. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 46(1) 75-9 [DOI  PMID]

Solidoro P, Delsedime L, Bergallo M, Libertucci D, Ruffini E, Costa C, Rinaldi M, Amoroso A, Baldi S. (2009) Combined prophylaxis decreases incidence of CMV-associated pneumonia after lung transplantation. Transplantation proceedings 41(4) 1347-8 [DOI  PMID]

Sessa A, Esposito A, Giliberti A, Iavicoli G, Costa C, Bergallo M, Lettieri E, Rossano R, Capuano M. (2009) Immunosuppressive agents and metabolic factors of cardiovascular risk in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation proceedings 41(4) 1178-82 [DOI  PMID]

Sidoti F, Fierro MT, Costa C, Ponti R, Bergallo M, Comessatti A, Fumagalli M, Novelli M, Merlino C, Cavallo R, Bernengo MG. (2009) Prevalence and significance of human parvovirus variants in skin from primary cutaneous T cell lymphomas, inflammatory dermatoses and healthy subjects. Archives of dermatological research 301(9) 647-52 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Sidoti F, Terlizzi ME, Astegiano S, Botto S, Elia M, Cavallo R. (2009) What role for human rhinoviruses in the lower respiratory tract? The new microbiologica 32(1) 115-7 [PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Terlizzi ME, Sidoti F, Margio S, Astegiano S, Ponti R, Cavallo R. (2009) Development of a LUX real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of human herpesvirus 7. Canadian journal of microbiology 55(3) 319-25 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2009) Detection of Human Bocavirus in bronchoalveolar lavage from Italian adult patients. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 45(1) 81-2 [DOI  PMID]

Gambarino S, Costa C, Elia M, Sidoti F, Mantovani S, Gruosso V, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2009) Development of a RT real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of human rhinoviruses. Molecular biotechnology 42(3) 350-7 [DOI  PMID]

Novelli M, Merlino C, Ponti R, Bergallo M, Quaglino P, Cambieri I, Comessatti A, Sidoti F, Costa C, Corino D, Cavallo R, Ponzi AN, Fierro MT, Bernengo MG. (2009) Epstein-Barr virus in cutaneous T-cell lymphomas: evaluation of the viral presence and significance in skin and peripheral blood. The Journal of investigative dermatology 129(6) 1556-61 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Elia M, Astegiano S, Sidoti F, Terlizzi ME, Solidoro P, Botto S, Libertucci D, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2008) Quantitative detection of Epstein-Barr virus in bronchoalveolar lavage from transplant and nontransplant patients. Transplantation 86(10) 1389-94 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Sidoti F, Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Mazzucco G, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2009) Polyomaviruses BK- And JC-DNA quantitation in kidney allograft biopsies. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 44(1) 20-3 [DOI  PMID]

Mazzucco G, Costa C, Bergallo M, Segoloni GP, Monga G. (2008) Severe crescentic BK virus nephropathy with favourable outcome in a transplanted patient treated with Leflunomide. Clinical nephrology 70(2) 163-7 [DOI  PMID]

Ponti R, Bergallo M, Costa C, Quaglino P, Fierro MT, Comessatti A, Stroppiana E, Sidoti F, Merlino C, Novelli M, Alotto D, Cavallo R, Bernengo MG. (2008) Human herpesvirus 7 detection by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction in primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and healthy subjects: lack of a pathogenic role. The British journal of dermatology 159(5) 1131-7 [DOI  PMID]

Sessa A, Esposito A, Giliberti A, Bergallo M, Costa C, Rossano R, Lettieri E, Capuano M. (2008) BKV reactivation in renal transplant recipients: diagnostic and therapeutic strategy--case reports. Transplantation proceedings 40(6) 2055-8 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Touscoz GA, Bergallo M, Sidoti F, Terlizzi ME, Astegiano S, Merlino C, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2008) Non-organ-specific autoantibodies in renal transplant recipients: relation to BK virus infection. The new microbiologica 31(2) 175-80 [PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Terlizzi ME, Margio S, Sidoti F, Astegiano S, Sinesi F, Cavallo R. (2008) Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction to evaluate human cytomegalovirus lytic gene expression. Molecular biotechnology 40(2) 144-50 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Sidoti F, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2008) Monitoring of BK virus replication in the first year following renal transplantation. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 23(10) 3333-6 [DOI  PMID]

Terlizzi ME, Costa C, Astegiano S, Sidoti F, Vendrame R, Segoloni GP, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2008) Monitoring of human Cytomegalovirus infection by antigenemia and viremia in the first 100 days following renal transplantation and relation to antiviral strategies. Minerva medica 99(3) 231-9 [PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Sidoti F, Novelli M, Ponti R, Castagnoli C, Merlino C, Bernengo MG, Cavallo R. (2008) Variants of parvovirus B19: bioinformatical evaluation of nested PCR assays. Intervirology 51(2) 75-80 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2008) Role of antiviral prophylaxis in renal transplant recipients at high risk of cytomegalovirus infection. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 42(3) 293-4 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M. (2008) Submission of scientific papers: an "early in their academic careers" scientists' point of view. Journal of clinical epidemiology 61(4) 412-3; author reply 413 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Terlizzi ME, Margio S, Sidoti F, Sinesi F, Cavallo R. (2008) Evaluation of two set of primers for detection of immediate early gene UL123 of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Molecular biotechnology 38(1) 65-70 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Margio S, Sidoti F, Terlizzi ME, Cavallo R. (2007) Development of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection and typing of major human herpesviruses in cerebrospinal fluid. Canadian journal of microbiology 53(10) 1117-22 [DOI  PMID]

Colla L, Mesiano P, Morellini V, Besso L, Cavallo R, Bergallo M, Costa C, Merlino C, Marcuccio C, Fop F, Lanfranco G, Segoloni GP, Canavese C, Stratta P. (2007) Human polyomavirus BK in patients with lupus nephritis: clinical and histological correlations. Lupus 16(11) 881-6 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Margio S, Sidoti F, Segoloni GP, Ponzi AN, Cavallo R. (2007) Detection and typing of BKV, JCV, and SV40 by multiplex nested polymerase chain reaction. Molecular biotechnology 35(3) 243-52 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Libertucci D, Solidoro P, Sinesi F, Bergallo M, Margio S, Piana F, Baldi S, Cavallo R. (2007) Rapid shell vial culture for the detection of respiratory viruses from bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised patients. Panminerva medica 49(1) 1-6 [PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Margio S, Sidoti F, Re D, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2007) Human herpes virus 8 infection in kidney transplant patients from an area of northwestern Italy (Piemonte region). Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 22(6) 1757-61 [DOI  PMID]

Lavagna A, Bergallo M, Daperno M, Sostegni R, Costa C, Leto R, Crocella L, Molinaro G, Rocca R, Cavallo R, Pera A. (2007) Infliximab and the risk of latent viruses reactivation in active Crohn's disease. Inflammatory bowel diseases 13(7) 896-902 [DOI  PMID]

Cavallo R, Costa C, Bergallo M, Messina M, Mazzucco G, Segoloni GP. (2007) A case of ureteral lesions in a renal transplant recipient with a co-infection of BK virus and JC virus. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 22(4) 1275 [DOI  PMID]

Costa C, Bergallo M, Cavallo R. (2007) Re: Schulz, The pleiotropic effects of Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus. J Pathol 2006;208:187-198. The Journal of pathology 211(3) 379-80 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Baro S, Musso T, Balbo L, Merlino C, Cavallo R. (2007) Multiplex-nested RT-PCR to evaluate latent and lytic Epstein Barr virus gene expression. Journal of biotechnology 128(3) 462-76 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Tarallo S, Daniele R, Merlino C, Segoloni GP, Negro Ponzi A, Cavallo R. (2006) Development of a quantitative-competitive PCR for quantification of human cytomegalovirus load and comparison with antigenaemia, viraemia and pp67 RNA detection by nucleic acid sequence-based amplification. Panminerva medica 48(2) 119-27 [PMID]

Lavagna A, Bergallo M, Daperno M, Sostegni R, Ravarino N, Crocella L, Ramella A, Rocca R, Torchio B, Cavallo R, Pera A. (2006) The hazardous burden of Herpesviridae in inflammatory bowel disease: the case of refractory severe ulcerative colitis. Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver 38(12) 887-93 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Costa C, Gribaudo G, Tarallo S, Baro S, Negro Ponzi A, Cavallo R. (2006) Evaluation of six methods for extraction and purification of viral DNA from urine and serum samples. The new microbiologica 29(2) 111-9 [PMID]

Cavallo R, Bergallo M, Costa C, Piana F, Burdino E, Merlino C, Negro Ponzi A. (2006) Development and utilization of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay to evaluate human polyomavirus JC DNA load. Panminerva medica 48(1) 59-66 [PMID]

Bergallo M, Merlino C, Daniele R, Costa C, Ponzi AN, Cavallo R. (2006) Quantitative competitive-PCR assay to measure human parvovirus B19-DNA load in serum samples. Molecular biotechnology 32(1) 23-9 [DOI  PMID]

Merlino C, Bergallo M, Daniele R, Ponzi AN, Cavallo R. (2005) BKV-DNA and JCV-DNA co-quantification assay to evaluate viral load in urine and serum. Molecular biotechnology 30(1) 1-8 [DOI  PMID]

Merlino C, Bergallo M, Daniele R, Scutera S, Giacchino F, Comune L, Negro Ponzi A, Cavallo R. (2004) Co-detection and discrimination of JCV and BKV DNA by duplex nested-PCR in renal transplant recipients. Panminerva medica 46(3) 153-9 [PMID]

Bergallo M, Merlino C, Daniele R, Sinesi F, Fumagalli M, Ponzi AN, Cavallo R. (2004) Double-step PCR assay to quantify Epstein-Barr viral load in peripheral blood. Molecular biotechnology 27(3) 187-96 [DOI  PMID]

Merlino C, Bergallo M, Giacchino F, Daniele R, Bollero C, Comune L, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2004) Human polyomavirus BK monitoring by quantitative PCR in renal transplant recipients. Intervirology 47(1) 41-7 [DOI  PMID]

Merlino C, Bergallo M, Gribaudo G, Gregori G, Paolo Segoloni G, Giacchino F, Ponzi AN, Cavallo R. (2003) Polyomavirus BK DNA quantification assay to evaluate viral load in renal transplant recipients. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 28(3) 265-74 [DOI  PMID]

Merlino C, Giacchino F, Bergallo M, Bonello F, Bollero C, Segoloni GP, Cavallo R. (2003) [Epstein Barr viral load monitoring in mononuclear lymphocytes and serum of renal transplant recipients using a quantitative PCR protocol]. Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia 20(2) 170-5 [PMID]

Merlino C, Cavallo R, Bergallo M, Giacchino F, Bollero C, Negro Ponzi A, Cavallo G. (2003) Epstein Barr viral load monitoring by quantitative PCR in renal transplant patients. The new microbiologica 26(2) 141-9 [PMID]

Bonofiglio R, Papalia T, Caroleo MC, Mazzucco G, Merlino C, Bergallo M, Giraldi C, Perugini D, De Stefano R, Iuele R, De Napoli N. (2003) [Polyomavirus BK nephropathy in renal transplant: 2 cases with different clinical expressions and review of the literature]. Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia 20(1) 38-42 [PMID]

Cavallo R, Merlino C, Re D, Bollero C, Bergallo M, Lembo D, Musso T, Leonardi G, Segoloni GP, Ponzi AN. (2003) B19 virus infection in renal transplant recipients. Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 26(3) 361-8 [DOI  PMID]

Bergallo M, Merlino C, Bollero C, Scutera S, Sinesi F, Cavallo R. (2002) Human polyoma virus BK DNA detection by nested PCR in renal transplant recipients. The new microbiologica 25(3) 331-4 [PMID]

Merlino C, Bergallo M, Gregori G, Sinesi F, Bollero C, Cavallo R. (2002) HCMV pp67-mRNA detection by nucleic acid sequence-based amplification in renal transplant patients. The new microbiologica 25(1) 1-8 [PMID]

Gold G, Bouras C, Canuto A, Bergallo MF, Herrmann FR, Hof PR, Mayor PA, Michel JP, Giannakopoulos P. (2002) Clinicopathological validation study of four sets of clinical criteria for vascular dementia. The American journal of psychiatry 159(1) 82-7 [DOI  PMID]

Merlino C, Cavallo R, Bergallo M, Giorgi S, Forgnone F, Re D, Sinesi F, Musso T, Negro Ponzi A. (2001) Quantitative PCR in EBV-infected renal transplant patients. The new microbiologica 24(3) 223-9 [PMID]

Courses

• Microbiologia e microbiologia clinica - D.M. 270/04 (MED3035B)
  Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - Azienda Sanitaria Locale "Città di Torino"
• Patologia e diagnostica di laboratorio - D.M. 270/04 (MED3035)
  Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica - Azienda Sanitaria Locale "Città di Torino"
• TIROCINIO di CITOIMMUNODIAGNOSTICA (SME0916)
  Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Biotecnologie Mediche - Classe LM-9

Research topics

BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE DIAGNOSTICA

Immuno-Infettivologia molecolare
Molecular Immuno-Infectivology

Academic bodies

• Consiglio di Dipartimento DSSPP
• elenco PO_PA_RIC_TR

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