SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

1. Farinaro E, Panico S, Oriente P, Mancini M.
The Olivetti survey: asymptomatic hyperglycemia and ECG abnormalities at baseline.
J Chron Dis 1979;32:773-777.

2. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Trevisan M, Siani A, Soda PRA, Mancini M.
Relationship of blood pressure to urinary sodium and potassium excretion in a sample of Neapolitan working population.
In: Zanchetti A, ed. Excerpta Medica, 1983:1-2.

3. Strazzullo P, Trevisan M, Farinaro E, Cappuccio FP, Ferrara LA, Mancini M.
Characteristics of the association between salt intake and blood pressure in a sample of male working population in southern Italy.
Eur Heart J 1983;4:608-613.

4. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Trevisan M, Ferrara LA, Farinaro E, Cirillo M, Scottoni A, Mancini M.
Association between blood pressure, dietary salt intake and family history of hypertension in a five year follow-up study.
J Hypertens 1983;1:159-161.

5. Mancini M, Strazzullo P, Contaldo F, Trevisan M, Cappuccio FP.
Obesity and hypertension: an up to date on possible pathophysiological links. In:Lenzi S, Descovich GC, eds. Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases.
M.T.P. Press Ltd., 1984:399-408.

6. Mancini M, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, DeLeo A, Giorgione N.
Obesity and hypertension. In: Critelli G, ed. Selected topics in cardiology.
Rome:L. Pozzi, 1985:189-193.

7. Mancini M, Strazzullo P, Trevisan M, Contaldo F, Vaccaro O, Cappuccio FP.
Pathophysiological interrelation of obesity, impaired glucose tolerance and arterial hypertension.
Prev Med 1985;14:428-435.

8. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Cirillo M, Pacioni D, Zappia V.
The relationship of blood pressure to urinary sodium excretion in men with and without familiar predisposition to hypertension. Report of an European Community Workshop on "Individual susceptibility to salt intake and hypertension",
Ghione S, ed., Euronut Technical Report n. 3, pp 45-50,1984

9. Trevisan M, Celentano E, Meucci C, Farinaro E, Jossa F, Krogh V, Giumetti D, Panico S, Scottoni A, Mancini M.
Short-term effect of natural disasters on coronary heart disease risk factors.
Arteriosclerosis 1986;6:491-494.

10. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Contaldo F, Trevisan M, Giorgione N.
Obesita' e ipertensione. In: Anonymous - Obesita' e magrezze: studi e ricerche cliniche in Italia.
Roma: Societa' Editrice Universo, 1986:213-223.

11. Strazzullo P, Cirillo M, Galletti F, Siani A, Cappuccio FP, Iacoviello L, Mancini M.
Altered renal and erithrocyte calcium handling in human primary and rat genetic hypertension.
J Hypertens 1986;4:S349-S351

12. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Barba G, Iacone R, Buckley MG, Sugden AL, Miller M, Sagnella GA, MacGregor GA, Mancini M.
Atrial natriuretic peptides and tubular sodium handling during normal daily life in men.
J Hypertens 1989;7:S228-S229

13. Cappuccio FP, MacGregor GA, Strazzullo P, Sagnella GA, Iacoviello L, Buckley MG, Farinaro E, Mancini M.
Plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide and its correlates in a male working population. In: Brenner BH, Laragh JH, eds. Progress in Atrial Peptide Research.
New York: Raven Press, 1989:480-483.

14. Cappuccio FP, MacGregor GA, Strazzullo P, Sagnella GA, Iacoviello L, Buckley MG, Farinaro E, Mancini M.
Characteristics of the distribution of plasma atrial natriuretic peptides in a cross-sectional study of middle-aged untreated male workers.
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1989;13:S51-S54

15. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Trevisan M, Iacoviello L, Iacone R, Barba G, DeLeo A, Farinaro E, Mancini M.
Red blood cell sodium-lithium countertransport, blood pressure, and uric acid metabolism in untreated healthy men.
Am J Hypertens 1989;2:634-636.

16. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Trevisan M, Iacoviello L, Iacone R, Jossa F, Giorgione N, Farinaro E, Mancini M.
Erythrocyte sodium/lithium countertransport and renal lithium clearance in a random sample of untreated middle-aged men.
Clin Sci 1989;77:337-342.

17. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Barba G, Trevisan M, Ciacci C, Iacone R, Russo L.
Altered renal tubular function in men with high erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport.
J Hypertens 1989;7:S154-S155

18. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Mancini M.
Kidney stones and hypertension: population based study of an independent clinical association.
Br Med J 1990;300:1234-1236.

19. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Iacoviello L, Cipollaro M, Varriale V, Giorgione N, Farinaro E, Mancini M.
Erythrocyte volume and blood pressure in a cross-sectional population-based study.
J Hypertens 1990;8:179-183.

20. Jossa F, Trevisan M, Krogh V, Farinaro E, Giumetti D, Fusco G, Galasso R, Panico S, Frascatore S, Mellone C, et al.
Serum selenium and coronary heart disease risk factors in southern Italian men.
Atherosclerosis 1991;87:129-134.

21. Jossa F, Trevisan M, Krogh V, Farinaro E, Giumetti D, Fusco G, Galasso R, Frascatore S, Mellone C, Mancini M.
Correlates of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in a sample of healthy workers.
Prev Med 1991;20:700-712.

22. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Giorgione N, Iacone R, Farinaro E, Buckley MG, Miller MA, Sagnella GA, MacGregor GA, Mancini M.
Renal tubular sodium handling and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide, renin activity and aldosterone in untreated men under normal living conditions.
Eur J Clin Invest 1991;21:40-46.

23. Cappuccio FP, Iacone R, Strazzullo P.
Serum uric acid and proximal sodium excretion: an independent association in man (the Olivetti study).
J Hypertens 1991;6:S280-S281

24. Krogh V, Trevisan M, Jossa F, Bland S, Jalowiec A, Celentano E, Farinaro E, Panico S, Fusco G, Mancini
M. Coping and blood pressure.
J Hum Hypert 1992;6:65-70.

25. Trevisan M, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Farinaro E, Jossa F, Krogh V, Iacone R, Mancini M.
Sodium-lithium countertransport and body fat distribution.
Life Sci 1992;51:687-693.

26. Trevisan M, Jossa F, Farinaro E, Krogh V, Panico S, Giumetti D, Mancini M.
Earthquake and coronary heart disease risk factors: a longitudinal study.
Am J Epidemiol 1992;135:632-637.

27. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Farinaro E, Trevisan M.
Uric acid metabolism and tubular sodium handling. Results from a population-based study.
JAMA 1993;270:354-359.

28. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P.
Determinants of the renal clearance of exogenous lithium in a large sample of a white male working population.
Clin Sci 1993;85:479-485.

29. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Trevisan M, Siani A, Barba G, Ragone E, Pagano E, Mancini M.
The relationship of erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport to blood pressure and metabolic abnormalities in a sample of untreated middle-aged male workers.
J Hypertens 1993;11:815-822.

30. Trevisan M, Farinaro E, Krogh V, Jossa F, Giumetti D, Fusco G, Panico S, Mellone C, Frascatore S, Scottoni A, et al.
Baldness and coronary heart disease risk factors.
J Clin Epidemiol 1993;46:1213-1218.

31. Jossa F, Krogh V, Farinaro E, Panico S, Giumetti D, Galasso R, Celentano E, Mancini M, Trevisan M.
Coffee and serum lipids: findings from the Olivetti Heart Study.
Ann Epidemiol 1993;3:250-255.

32. Jossa F, Farinaro E, Panico S, Krogh V, Celentano E, Galasso R, Mancini M, Trevisan M.
Serum uric acid and hypertension: the Olivetti Heart Study.
J Hum Hypertens 1994;8:677-681.

33. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Miller MA, Buckley MG, Sagnella GA, Trevisan M, Pagano E, MacGregor GA.
Erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport: relationship with plasma renin activity, aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide in a population study.
J Hum Hypertens 1994;8:199-204.

34. Bland SH, O'Leary ES, Farinaro E, Jossa F, Trevisan M.
Long-term psychological effects of natural disasters.
Psychosomatic Med 1996;58:18-24.

35. Siani A, Jossa F, Cappuccio FP, Russo L, Farinaro E, Trevisan M, Strazzullo P, Mancini M.
Association of metabolic abnormalities and high blood pressure in a sample of male working population.
High Blood Press 1994;3:7-14.

36. Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP.
Hypertension and kidney stones: hypotheses and implications.
Sem Nephrol 1995;15:519-525.

37. Barba G, Cappuccio FP, Russo L, Stinga F, Iacone R, Strazzullo P.
Renal function and blood pressure response to dietary salt restriction in normotensive men.
Hypertension 1996;27:1160-1164.

38. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Siani A, Trevisan M.
Increased proximal sodium reabsorption is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in men.
J Hypertens 1996;14:909-914.

39. Barba G, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP.
Salt intake and hyperfiltration.
Hypertension 1996;28:1101-1102.

40. Trevisan M, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Jossa F, Iacone R, Russo L, Farinaro E.
Sodium lithium countertransport and blood pressure. Longitudinal findings.
Am J Hypertens 1996;9:1132-1135.

41. Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P.
Altered renal tubular sodium handling: a new feature of the insulin resistance syndrome?
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 1997;7:142-145.

42. Bland SH, O'Leary ES, Farinaro E, Jossa F, Krogh V, Violanti JM, Trevisan M.
Social network disturbances and psychological distress following earthquake evacuation.
J Nervous Mental Dis 1997;185:188-194.

43. Trevisan M, O'Leary ES, Farinaro E, Jossa F, Galasso R, Celentano E, Scottoni A, Fusco G, Panico S.
Short- and long-term association between uric acid and a natural disaster.
Psychosomatic Med 1997;59:109-113.

44. Siani A, Trevisan M, Cappuccio FP, Ragone E, Russo L, Noviello F, Jossa F, Frascatore S, Farinaro E, Candura U, Strazzullo P.
Does red blood cell sodium/lithium countertransport predict blood pressure changes over time? A seven year follow-up study.
Acta Cardiologica 1997;LII:202-204.

45. Strazzullo P, Siani A, Cappuccio FP, Trevisan M, Ragone E, Russo L, Iacone R, Farinaro E.
Red blood cell sodium-lithium countertransport and risk of future hypertension. The Olivetti Prospective Heart Study.
Hypertension 1998;31:1284-1289.

46. Cappuccio FP, Siani A, Barba G, Mellone MC, Russo L, Farinaro E, Trevisan M, Mancini M, Strazzullo P.
A prospective study of hypertension and the incidence of kidney stones in men.
J Hypertens 1999;17:1017-1022.

47. Bland SH, Farinaro E, Krogh V, Jossa F, Scottoni A, Trevisan M.
Long term relations between earthquake experiences and coronary disease risk factors.
Am J Epidemiol 2000;151:1086-1090.

48. Strazzullo P, Iacone R, Siani A, Cappuccio FP, Russo O, Barba G, Barbato A, D'Elia L, Trevisan M, Farinaro E.
Relationship of the Trp64Arg mutation in the beta3-adrenoceptor gene to central adiposity and high blood pressure with advancing age. Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings of the Olivetti Heart Study.
J Hypertens 2001;19:399-406

49. Strazzullo P, Iacone R, Siani A, Barba G, Russo O, Russo P, D'Elia L, Farinaro E, Cappuccio FP.
Altered renal sodium handling and hypertension in men carrying the glucagon receptor gene Gly40Ser polymorphism.
J Mol Med 2001;79:574-580

50. Strazzullo P, Barba G, Vuotto P, Farinaro E, Siani A, Nunziata V, Galletti F, Mancini M and Cappuccio FP.
Past history of nephrolithiasis and incidence of hypertension in men: a reappraisal based on the results of the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2001;16;2232-2235

51. Siani A, Iacone R, Russo O, Barba G, Russo P, Cappuccio FP, Galletti F, Strazzullo P.
The Gly40Ser polymorphism of the glucagone receptor gene is associated with central adiposity in men. Findings of the Olivetti Heart Study.
Obesity Research 2001;9:722-726

52. Strazzullo P, Barba G, Cappuccio FP, Siani A, Trevisan M, Farinaro E, Pagano E, Barbato A, Iacone R.
Altered renal sodium handling in men with abdominal adiposity. A link to hypertension.
J Hypertens 2001;19: 2157-2164

53. Strazzullo P, Iacone R, Siani A, Cappuccio FP, Russo O, Barba G, Barbato A, D'Elia L, Trevisan M, Farinaro E.
Relationship of the Trp64Arg mutation in the beta3-adrenoceptor gene to central adiposity and high blood pressure with advancing age. Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings of the Olivetti Heart Study.
J Hypertens 2001;19:399-406

54. Strazzullo P, Iacone R, Siani A, Barba G, Russo O, Russo P, D'Elia L, Farinaro E, Cappuccio FP.
Altered renal sodium handling and hypertension in men carrying the glucagon receptor gene Gly40Ser polymorphism.
J Mol Med 2001;79:574-580

55. Strazzullo P, Barba G, Vuotto P, Farinaro E, Siani A, Nunziata V, Galletti F, Mancini M and Cappuccio FP.
Past history of nephrolithiasis and incidence of hypertension in men: a reappraisal based on the results of the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2001;16;2232-2235

56. Siani A, Iacone R, Russo O, Barba G, Russo P, Cappuccio FP, Galletti F, Strazzullo P.
The Gly40Ser polymorphism of the glucagone receptor gene is associated with central adiposity in men. Findings of the Olivetti Heart Study.
Obesity Research 2001;9:722-726

57. Strazzullo P, Barba G, Cappuccio FP, Siani A, Trevisan M, Farinaro E, Pagano E, Barbato A, Iacone R.
Altered renal sodium handling in men with abdominal adiposity. A link to hypertension.
J Hypertens 2001;19: 2157-2164

58. Siani A, Cappuccio FP, Barba G, Trevisan M, Farinaro E, Iacone R, Russo O, Russo P, Mancini M, Strazzullo P.
The relationship of waist circumference to blood pressure: the Olivetti Heart Study.
Am J Hypertens 2002; 15: 780-786

59. Russo P, Siani A, Venezia A, Iacone R, Russo O, Barba G, Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P.
Interaction between the C(-344)T polymorphism of CYP11B2 and age in the regulation of blood pressure and plasma aldosterone levels. Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings of the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study.
J Hypertens 2002;20:1785-1792

60. Strazzullo P, Iacone R, Iacoviello L, Russo O, Barba G, Russo P, D'Orazio A, Barbato A, Cappuccio FP, Farinaro E, Siani A.
Genetic variation in the renin-angiotensin system and the development of obesity in men: the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study.
Ann Int Med 2003; 138: 17-23

61. Barba G, Russo O, Siani A, Iacone R, Farinaro E, Gerardi MC, Russo P, Della Valle E, Strazzullo P.
Plasma leptin and blood pressure in men: graded association independent of body mass and fat pattern.
Obes Res 2003; 11: 160-166.

62. Siani A, Russo P, Cappuccio FP, Iacone R, Venezia A, Russo O, Barba G, Iacoviello L, Strazzullo P.
A combination of renin-angiotensin system polymorphisms is associated with altered renal sodium handling and hypertension.
Hypertension 2004; 43: 598-602.

63. Della Valle E, Stranges S, Trevisan M, Strazzullo P, Siani A, Farinaro E.
Self-rated measures of physical activity and cardiovascular risk in a sample of Southern Italian male workers: The Olivetti Heart Study.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2004; 14: 143-149.

64. Sarzani R, Strazzullo P, Salvi F, Iacone R, Pietrucci F, Siani A, Barba G, Gerardi MC, Dessi-Fulgheri P, Rappelli A.
Natriuretic peptide clearance receptor alleles and susceptibility to abdominal adiposity.
Obes Res 2004; 12: 351-356.

65. Feliciello I, Capossela S, Cantile M, Barbato A, Cappuccio FP, Strazzullo P, Chinali G.
Pair-wise detection of eight common DNA polymorphisms of the human lipoprotein lipase gene by PCR- RFLP. Findings of the Olivetti Heart Study.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2004; 14: 205-210.

66. Galletti F, Iacone R, Ragone E, Russo O, Della Valle E, Siani A, Barba G, Farinaro E, , Strazzullo V, Strazzullo P.
Lack association between polymorphism in the beta2- adrenergic receptor gene, hypertension and obesity in the Olivetti Prospective Heart Study.
Am J Hypertens. 2004 Aug; 17(8):718-20

67. Bland SH, Valoroso L, Stranges S, Strazzullo P, Farinaro E, Trevisan M.
Long- term follow- up of psychological distress following earthquake experiences among working Italian males: a cross- sectional analysis.
J Nerv Mental Dis 2005, 193:420-3.

68. Russo P, Venezia A, Lauria F, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Iacoviello L, Barba G, Siani A.
Hind III (+/-) Polymorphism of the Y Chromosome, Blood Pressure, and Serum Lipids: No Evidence of Association in Three White Populations.
Am J Hypertens 2006, 19:331- 8.

69. Strazzullo P, Barbato A, Galletti F, Barba G, Siani A, Iacone R, D’Elia L, Russo O, Versiero M, Farinaro E, Cappuccio FP.
Abnormalities of renal sodium handling in the metabolic syndrome. Results of The Olivetti Prospective Heart Study.
J Hypertens 2006, 24(8):1633- 9.

70.Mariniello B, Ronconi V, Sardu C, Pagliericcio A, Galletti F, Strazzullo P, Palermo M, Boscaro M, Stewart PM, Mantero F, Giacchetti G.
Analysis of the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene (HSD11B2) in
human essential hypertension.
Am J Hypertens. 2005,18:1091-8.

71.Galletti F, Barbato A, Versiero M, Iacone R, Russo O, Barba G, Siani A,
Cappuccio FP, Farinaro E, Valle ED, Strazzullo P.
Circulating leptin levels predict the development of metabolic syndrome in
middle-aged men: an 8-year follow-up study.
J Hypertens. 2007,25:1671-7.

72.Barba G, Galletti F, Cappuccio FP, Siani A, Venezia A, Versiero M, Della Valle E, Sorrentino P, Tarantino G, Farinaro E, Strazzullo P.
Incidence of hypertension in individuals with different blood pressure
salt-sensitivity: results of a 15-year follow-up study.
J Hypertens. 2007,25:1465-71.

73.Rubattu S, Evangelista A, Barbato D, Barba G, Stanzione R, Iacone R, Volpe M, Strazzullo P.
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) gene promoter variant and increased
susceptibility to early development of hypertension in humans.
J Hum Hypertens. 2007, May 24; [Epub ahead of print]

74.Russo P, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Tregouet DA, Lauria F, Loguercio M, Barba G, Versiero M, Siani A.
Genetic variations at the endocannabinoid type 1 receptor gene (CNR1) are
associated with obesity phenotypes in men.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007,92:2382-6. Epub 2007 Apr 3.

75.Guida B, Laccetti R, Gerardi C, Trio R, Perrino NR, Strazzullo P, Siani A, Farinaro E, Colantuoni A.
Bioelectrical impedance analysis and age-related differences of body composition
in the elderly.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2007,17:175-80. Epub 2006 Mar 9.