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  1. Infantile Colic: When to Suspect Cow’s Milk Allergy

    Article • Nutrients, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino, yvan vandenplas

  2. Differential NF-κB mRNA Expression in Blood and Buccal Mucosa of Pediatric Patients with RSV Bronchiolitis

    Article • Genes, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  3. White blood cells, TNF-α, and interleukin-6 in subjects with infantile colic treated with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103): a randomised prospective study

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, May 2024, De Gruyter

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  4. Nasopharyngeal and Peripheral Blood Type II Interferon Signature Evaluation in Infants during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Article • Medicina, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  5. Leptin and Leptin Receptor Polymorphisms in Infants and Their Parents: Correlation with Preterm Birth

    Article • Genes, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  6. Peripheral Blood and Nasopharyngeal Swab MiRNA-155 Expression in Infants with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Article • Viruses, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  7. Expressions of Type I and III Interferons, Endogenous Retroviruses, TRIM28, and SETDB1 in Children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis

    Article • Current Issues in Molecular Biology, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  8. Analysis of Serum Th2 Cytokines in Infants with Non-IgE Mediated Food Allergy Compared to Healthy Infants

    Article • Nutrients, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  9. Assessment of interferon gamma and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 analysis during respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants in Italy: an observational case–control study

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2022, BMJ

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  10. Nano-HPLC-HRMS Analysis to Evaluate Leptin Level in Milk Samples: A Pilot Study

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  11. Growth Assessment in Preterm Children from Birth to Preschool Age

    Article • Nutrients, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  12. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103) for the Management of Infantile Colic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Nutrients, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  13. Modulation of human endogenous retroviruses –H, -W and -K transcription by microbes

    Article • Microbes and Infection, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  14. Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 Probiotics May Increase CC-Chemokine Receptor 7 Expression in Infants Treated With for Colic

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, July 2019, Frontiers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  15. Vitamin K deficiency bleeding in an apparently healthy newborn infant: the compelling need for evidence-based recommendation

    Article • Italian Journal of Pediatrics, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  16. Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics: What Is New?

    Article • Nutrients, February 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  17. Regulatory T cells and Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 mRNA expression in infants with colic treated withLactobacillus reuteriDSM17938

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, December 2018, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  18. Dietary modifications for infantile colic

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  19. Thickened infant formula: What to know

    Article • Nutrition, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  20. Changes in the Messenger RNA Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 in Healthy Infants According to Age

    Article • American Journal of Perinatology, April 2018, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  21. Crying Time and RORγ/FOXP3 Expression in Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938-Treated Infants with Colic: A Randomized Trial

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  22. Lactobacillus reuteri to Treat Infant Colic: A Meta-analysis

    Article • PEDIATRICS, December 2017, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  23. Lumbosacral Soft Tissue Mass in a Newborn: A Clinical Case with a Difficult Diagnosis

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, October 2017, Frontiers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  24. Polymorphisms in Lep and Lepr Genes in Infants: Correlation with Serum Leptin Values in the First 6 Months of Life

    Article • Journal of the American College of Nutrition, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  25. Three case reports of post immunization and post viral Bullous Pemphigoid: looking for the right trigger

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  26. Comparison of formula-fed infants with and without colic revealed significant differences in total bacteria,Enterobacteriaceaeand faecal ammonia

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  27. Pain-relieving agents for infantile colic

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  28. Mother and Infant Body Mass Index, Breast Milk Leptin and Their Serum Leptin Values

    Article • Nutrients, June 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  29. Neonatal lupus erythematosus: a cutaneous cases based update

    Article • Italian Journal of Pediatrics, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  30. Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay Real-Time PCR Analysis of the Leptin Gene G2548A and A19G Polymorphisms and Serum Leptin in Infancy: A Preliminary Investigation

    Article • Hormone Research in Paediatrics, January 2016, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  31. Probiotics and gut health in infants: A preliminary case–control observational study about early treatment with Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  32. Congenital esophageal stenosis diagnosed in an infant at 9 month of age

    Article • Italian Journal of Pediatrics, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  33. Correction: Serum Reference Values for Leptin in Healthy Infants

    Article • PLOS One, January 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  34. Preventive effects of oral probiotic on infantile colic: a prospective, randomised, blinded, controlled trial usingLactobacillus reuteriDSM 17938

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, January 2015, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  35. Lactobacillus reuteriDSM 17938 for managing infant colic: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2014, BMJ

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  36. Serum Reference Values for Leptin in Healthy Infants

    Article • PLOS One, November 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  37. Looking for new treatments of Infantile Colic

    Article • Italian Journal of Pediatrics, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  38. Dietary modifications for infantile colic

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  39. High serum leptin levels in infancy can potentially predict obesity in childhood, especially in formula-fed infants

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  40. Quantitative ultrasound applied to metacarpal bone in infants

    Article • PeerJ, August 2013, PeerJ

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  41. 454 Pyrosequencing Analysis on Faecal Samples from a Randomized DBPC Trial of Colicky Infants Treated with Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938

    Article • PLOS One, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  42. Pain assessment in children undergoing venipuncture: the Wong–Baker faces scale versus skin conductance fluctuations

    Article • PeerJ, February 2013, PeerJ

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  43. Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy: A Troubling Cutaneous Presentation with a Self-Limiting Course

    Article • Pediatric Dermatology, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  44. Efficacy and tolerability of peg-only laxative on faecal impaction and chronic constipation in children. A controlled double blind randomized study vs a standard peg-electrolyte laxative

    Article • BMC Pediatrics, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    GIOVANNI DI NARDO, Dr. Francesco Savino

  45. Resistin and leptin in breast milk and infants in early life

    Article • Early Human Development, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  46. Combined Esophageal Intraluminal Impedance, pH and Skin Conductance Monitoring to Detect Discomfort in GERD Infants

    Article • PLOS One, August 2012, PLOS

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  47. Adiponectin in breast milk: relation to serum adiponectin concentration in lactating mothers and their infants

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  48. Pain-relieving agents for infant colic

    Article • July 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  49. Ghrelin and feeding behaviour in preterm infants

    Article • Early Human Development, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  50. Ghrelin and Obestatin in Infants, Lactating Mothers and Breast Milk

    Article • Hormone Research in Paediatrics, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  51. Risk factors for severe pediatric food anaphylaxis in Italy

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  52. Fulminant Hepatitis After 10 Days of Acetaminophen Treatment at Recommended Dosage in an Infant

    Article • PEDIATRICS, January 2011, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  53. Bone mineral status in breast-fed infants: influence of vitamin D supplementation

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  54. Antagonistic effect of Lactobacillus strains against gas-producing coliforms isolated from colicky infants

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  55. Assay of ghrelin concentration in infant formulas and breast milk

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2011, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  56. New treatments for infant colic

    Article • Current Opinion in Pediatrics, December 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  57. Faecal microbiota in breast-fed infants after antibiotic therapy

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  58. Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in Infantile Colic: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Article • PEDIATRICS, August 2010, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  59. Adipokines in breast milk and preterm infants

    Article • Early Human Development, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  60. Fecal calprotectin in infants with presumptive allergic colitis

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  61. Evaluation of leptin in breast milk, lactating mothers and their infants

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  62. High Faecal Calprotectin Levels in Healthy, Exclusively Breast-Fed Infants

    Article • Neonatology, January 2010, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  63. Molecular identification of coliform bacteria from colicky breastfed infants

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  64. Silymarin BIO-C®, an extract from Silybum marianum fruits, induces hyperprolactinemia in intact female rats

    Article • Phytomedicine, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  65. Can hormones contained in mothers’ milk account for the beneficial effect of breast-feeding on obesity in children?

    Article • Clinical Endocrinology, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  66. Adiponectin: an intriguing hormone for paediatricians

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, June 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  67. Overprescription of Antireflux Medications for Infants With Regurgitation

    Article • PEDIATRICS, May 2008, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  68. Looking for a Relation Between Serum Leptin Concentration and Body Composition Parameters in Healthy Term Infants in the First 6 Months of Life

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, March 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  69. Update on breast milk hormones: Leptin, ghrelin and adiponectin

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  70. Is cornstarch-thickened milk formula better than strengthened regular milk formula for infant regurgitation?

    Article • Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology &#38 Hepatology, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  71. Focus on infantile colic

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, September 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  72. Must infants with colic really be hospitalized?

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, May 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  73. Reply

    Article • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  74. Effects of the herbal formulation ColiMil® on upper gastrointestinal transit in mice in vivo

    Article • Phytotherapy Research, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  75. Lactobacillus reuteri (American Type Culture Collection Strain 55730) Versus Simethicone in the Treatment of Infantile Colic: A Prospective Randomized Study

    Article • PEDIATRICS, January 2007, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  76. Multiple Bone Fractures in an 8-Year-Old Child with Cow’s Milk Allergy and Inappropriate Calcium Supplementation

    Article • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  77. Ghrelin, motilin, insulin concentration in healthy infants in the first months of life: relation to fasting time and anthropometry

    Article • Clinical Endocrinology, August 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  78. Ghrelin and motilin concentration in colicky infants

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, June 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  79. Reduction of crying episodes owing to infantile colic: a randomized controlled study on the efficacy of a new infant formula

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  80. Leptin levels in breast-fed infants

    Article • Clinical Endocrinology, May 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  81. Relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux and gastric activity in newborns assessed by combined intraluminal impedance, pH metry and epigastric impedance

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, May 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  82. Maternal BMI and serum leptin concentration of infants in the first year of life1

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, April 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  83. Methemoglobinemia Caused by the Ingestion of Courgette Soup Given in Order to Resolve Constipation in Two Formula-Fed Infants

    Article • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2006, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  84. Serum Ghrelin Concentration and Weight Gain in Healthy Term Infants in the First Year of Life

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, November 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  85. A prospective 10-year study on children who had severe infantile colic

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  86. Advances in the management of digestive problems during the first months of life

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  87. Considerations and approaches in determining the protein and energy composition of preterm infant formulas

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  88. Z-score of weight for age of infants with atopic dermatitis and cow's milk allergy fed with a rice-hydrolysate formula during the first two years of life

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  89. Prevalence and aetiology of congenital birth defects, infant mortality and mental retardation in Lahore, Pakistan: A prospective cohort study

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, June 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  90. Gaviscon for gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants: a poorly effective treatment?

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, May 2005, BMJ

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  91. Ghrelin, leptin and IGF-I levels in breast-fed and formula-fed infants in the first years of life

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, May 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  92. Bacterial counts of intestinal Lactobacillus species in infants with colic

    Article • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  93. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of a standardized extract ofMatricariae recutita,Foeniculum vulgare andMelissa officinalis (ColiMil®) in the treatment of breastfed colicky infants

    Article • Phytotherapy Research, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  94. Relationships between IGF-I and Weight Z Score, BMI, Tricipital Skin-Fold Thickness, Type of Feeding in Healthy Infants in the First 5 Months of Life

    Article • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2005, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  95. Intestinal microflora in breastfed colicky and non-colicky infants

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, June 2004, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  96. The Biagram Vector: A Graphical Relation between Reactance and Phase Angle Measured by Bioelectrical Analysis in Infants

    Article • Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2004, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  97. Bioelectrical impedance vector distribution in the first year of life

    Article • Nutrition, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  98. Leptin levels in breast-fed and formula-fed infants

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, September 2002, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  99. Clinical Quiz

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, May 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  100. Cimetropium Bromide in the Treatment of Crisis in Infantile Colic

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  101. Allergy to Carob Gum in an Infant

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, October 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  102. Serum cholesterol in infants fed with an anti-regurgitation milk formula containing bean gum

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, February 1999, Wiley

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  103. Comparative Study of Progesterone Plasma Levels after Nasal Spray and Intramuscular Administration of Natural Progesterone in Menopausal Women

    Article • Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, January 1993, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Francesco Savino

  104. Leptin in Breast-Fed and Formula-Fed Infants

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francesco Savino