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Preoperative albumin and surgical site identify surgical risk for major postoperative complications by Kudsk, KA, Tolley, EA, DeWitt, RC, Janu, PG, Blackwell, AP, Yeary, S, King, BK

“…BACKGROUND: Although malnutrition contributes to morbidity, studies of pre- and postoperative nutrition often include well-nourished patients unlikely to…”
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TPN decreases IL-4 and IL-10 mRNA expression in lipopolysaccharide stimulated intestinal lamina propria cells but glutamine supplementation preserves the expression by Fukatsu, K, Kudsk, K A, Zarzaur, B L, Wu, Y, Hanna, M K, DeWitt, R C

“…Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) decreases intestinal IgA and levels of Th2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, and IL-10 within the supernatants of intestinal…”
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Celiomesenteric Trunk Compression and Absence of Collateral Vessels in the Large Intestine: A Case Report by DeWitt, R. Chance, Cooley, Denton A.

“…The authors report the case of a rare mesenteric anomaly in a 71-year-old man who presented with a preexisting abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and a…”
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Individual Neuropeptides Regulate Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Integrity, Intestinal Immunoglobulin A Levels, and Respiratory Antibacterial Immunity by Hanna, M. Keith, Zarzaur, Ben L., Fukatsu, Kazuhiko, Chance DeWitt, R., Renegar, Kathryn B., Sherrell, Christopher, Wu, Yong, Kudsk, Kenneth A.

“…Background: Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) leads to atrophy of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and a significant decrease in intestinal…”
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Route and type of nutrition influence IgA-mediating intestinal cytokines by Wu, Y, Kudsk, K A, DeWitt, R C, Tolley, E A, Li, J

“…To examine the levels of a Th1 IgA-inhibiting cytokine (interferon gamma) and the Th2 IgA-stimulating cytokines (interleukin [IL]-4, IL-5, IL-6, and IL-10)…”
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The gut's role in metabolism, mucosal barrier function, and gut immunology by DeWitt, R C, Kudsk, K A

“…The gastrointestinal tract functions not only to absorb nutrients, it also plays an important immunologic role during health and critical illness. Under…”
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Bombesin recovers gut-associated lymphoid tissue and preserves immunity to bacterial pneumonia in mice receiving total parenteral nutrition by DEWITT, R. C, YONG WU, RENEGAR, K. B, KING, B. K, LI, J, KUDSK, K. A

“…To study the ability of bombesin (BBS) to recover gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and preserve immunity in a lethal model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Ps)…”
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Impairment of Mucosal Immunity by Total Parenteral Nutrition: Requirement for IgA in Murine Nasotracheal Anti-Influenza Immunity by Renegar, Kathryn B, Johnson, Cheryl D, Dewitt, R. Chance, King, Brock K, Li, Jian, Fukatsu, Kazuhiko, Kudsk, Kenneth A

“…Secretory IgA (SIgA) is the primary mucosal Ig and has been shown to mediate nasotracheal (NT) mucosal immunity in normal immune BALB/c mice. This finding has…”
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Impairment of mucosal immunity by parenteral nutrition : Depressed nasotracheal influenza-specific secretory IgA levels and transport in parenterally fed mice by RENEGAR, Kathryn B, KUDSK, Kenneth A, DEWITT, R. Chance, YONG WU, KING, Brock K

“…To examine the effects on mucosal selective transport of polymeric IgA (pIgA) and the ability of exogenous pIgA to provide protection despite altered mucosal…”
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Impairment of mucosal immunity by parenteralnutrition: Decreased nasotracheal influenza-specificsecretory IgA levels and transport in parenterallyfed mice by Renegar, Kathryn B., Kudsk, Kenneth Allan, DeWitt, R. Chance, Wu, Yong, King, Brock K.

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Glutamine-enriched total parenteral nutrition preserves respiratory immunity and improves survival to a Pseudomonas pneumonia by DEWITT, R. C, YONG WU, RENEGAR, K. B, KUDSK, K. A

“…Addition of 2% glutamine (GLN), a specific lymphocyte fuel, prevents deleterious effects of TPN on gut-associated lymphoid tissue and IgA while preserving…”
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Enteral nutrition by DeWitt, R C, Kudsk, K A

“…This article briefly reviews the literature supporting the use of enteral nutrition, which appears to be the preferred method of nutritional support in…”
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Individual neuropeptides regulate gut-associated lymphoid tissue integrity, intestinal immunoglobulin A levels, and respiratory antibacterial immunity. Discussion. Author's reply by HANNA, M. Keith, ZARZAUR, Ben L, FUKATSU, Kazuhiko, DEWITT, R. Chance, RENEGAR, Kathryn B, SHERRELL, Christopher, YONG WU, KUDSK, Kenneth A, CHWALS, Walter J, KORETZ, Ronald

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