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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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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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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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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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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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Crystallization of a human Bence–Jones protein in microgravity using vapor diffusion in capillaries by Alvarado, U.R., DeWitt, C.R., Shultz, B.B., Ramsland, P.A., Edmundson, A.B.

“…A simple evaporative method in sealed capillaries was used to produce X-ray diffraction quality crystals of a monoclonal human Bence–Jones protein (Sea) in…”
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Lisofylline prevents leak, but not neutrophil accumulation, in lungs of rats given IL-1 intratracheally by Hybertson, Brooks M, Bursten, Stuart L, Leff, Jonathan A, Lee, Young M, Jepson, Eric K, Dewitt, Chris R, Zagorski, John, Cho, Hyun G, Repine, John E

“…Brooks M. Hybertson 1 , Stuart L. Bursten 2 , Jonathan A. Leff 1 , Young M. Lee 1 , Eric K. Jepson 1 , Chris R. Dewitt 1 , John Zagorski 3 , Hyun G. Cho 4 ,…”
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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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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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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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Specific Repression of β-globin Promoter Activity by Nuclear Ferritin by Broyles, Robert H., Belegu, Visar, DeWitt, Christina R., Shah, Sandeep N., Stewart, Charles A., Pye, Quentin N., Floyd, Robert A.

“…Developmental hemoglobin switching involves sequential globin gene activations and repressions that are incompletely understood. Earlier observations,…”
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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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Interconversion of different crystal forms of Fabs from human IgM cryoglobulins by Ramsland, Paul A., Upshaw, Jadee L., Shultz, Brandon B., DeWitt, Christina R., Chissoe III, William F., Raison, Robert L., Edmundson, Allen B.

“…In attempts to produce diffraction-quality crystals of Fabs from two human IgM cryoglobulins (Pot and Yvo), we observed unexpected interconversions in crystal…”
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Packing motifs as predictors of the propensity of antibody fragments to crystallize by Edmundson, Allen B, DeWitt, Christina R, Goldsteen, Benjamin Z, Ramsland, Paul A

“…A recurring theme in the crystallization of antibody fragments in our laboratory has been a packing pattern involving formation of intermolecular, antiparallel…”
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Bradycardia and hypotension associated with fomepizole infusion during hemodialysis by LEPIK, Katherine J, BRUBACHER, Jeffrey R, DEWITT, Christopher R, LAM, George S. S, LAWSON, Edward J, ERHARDT, Gunnar D, PURSSELL, Roy A, KENNEDY, James R, BRIGNALL, Jane L

“…We report a case of hypotension and bradycardia associated with intravenous fomepizole infusion. A 59-year-old man presented to hospital 10 hours after…”
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Survival after intramuscular self-injection of tilmicosin by DeWitt, C R, Inhaber, N, Bronstein, A C, Dart, R C

“…Tilmicosin is a veterinary macrolide antibiotic provided as a solution containing 300 mg/mL of tilmicosin in 25% propylene glycol (PG). Tilmicosin decreases…”
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Pharmacology, Pathophysiology and Management of Calcium Channel Blocker and ??-Blocker Toxicity by DeWitt, Christopher R, Waksman, Javier C

“…Calcium channel blockers (CCB) and [beta]-blockers (BB) account for approximately 40% of cardiovascular drug exposures reported to the American Association of…”
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Three-dimensional structure of an immunoglobulin light-chain dimer with amyloidogenic properties by Bourne, Philip C., Ramsland, Paul A., Shan, Lin, Fan, Zhao-C., DeWitt, Christina R., Shultz, Brandon B., Terzyan, Simon S., Moomaw, Carolyn R., Slaughter, Clive A., Guddat, Luke W., Edmundson, Allen B.

“…The X‐ray structure of an immunoglobulin light‐chain dimer isolated from the urine as a `Bence‐Jones protein' from a patient with multiple myeloma and…”
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Route and type of nutrition influence IgA-mediating intestinal cytokines. Commentary by YONG WU, KUDSK, K. A, DEWITT, R. C, TOLLEY, E. A, JIAN LI, MANNICK, J. A, SIRINEK, K. R

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