Search Results - "Easley, Kirk A."

Dysregulated B cell expression of RANKL and OPG correlates with loss of bone mineral density in HIV infection by Titanji, Kehmia, Vunnava, Aswani, Sheth, Anandi N, Delille, Cecile, Lennox, Jeffrey L, Sanford, Sara E, Foster, Antonina, Knezevic, Andrea, Easley, Kirk A, Weitzmann, M Neale, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha

“…HIV infection is associated with high rates of osteopenia and osteoporosis, but the mechanisms involved are unclear. We recently reported that bone loss in the…”
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CD4 rate of increase is preferred to CD4 threshold for predicting outcomes among virologically suppressed HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy by Aldrete, Sol, Jang, Jeong Hoon, Easley, Kirk A, Okulicz, Jason, Dai, Tian, Chen, Yi No, Pino, Maria, Agan, Brian K, Maves, Ryan C, Paiardini, Mirko, Marconi, Vincent C

“…Immune non-responders (INR) have poor CD4 recovery and are associated with increased risk of serious events despite antiretroviral therapy (ART). A clinically…”
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Interleukin-10 contributes to reservoir establishment and persistence in SIV-infected macaques treated with antiretroviral therapy by Harper, Justin, Ribeiro, Susan P, Chan, Chi Ngai, Aid, Malika, Deleage, Claire, Micci, Luca, Pino, Maria, Cervasi, Barbara, Raghunathan, Gopalan, Rimmer, Eric, Ayanoglu, Gulesi, Wu, Guoxin, Shenvi, Neeta, Barnard, Richard Jo, Del Prete, Gregory Q, Busman-Sahay, Kathleen, Silvestri, Guido, Kulpa, Deanna A, Bosinger, Steven E, Easley, Kirk A, Howell, Bonnie J, Gorman, Dan, Hazuda, Daria J, Estes, Jacob D, Sekaly, Rafick-Pierre, Paiardini, Mirko

“…Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an immunosuppressive cytokine that signals through STAT3 to regulate T follicular helper (Tfh) cell differentiation and germinal…”
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High-resolution plasma metabolomics analysis to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated metabolites that distinguish active pulmonary tuberculosis in humans by Collins, Jeffrey M, Walker, Douglas I, Jones, Dean P, Tukvadze, Nestani, Liu, Ken H, Tran, ViLinh T, Uppal, Karan, Frediani, Jennifer K, Easley, Kirk A, Shenvi, Neeta, Khadka, Manoj, Ortlund, Eric A, Kempker, Russell R, Blumberg, Henry M, Ziegler, Thomas R

“…Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a major worldwide health problem that lacks robust blood-based biomarkers for detection of active disease. High-resolution…”
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Coagulopathy is Prevalent and Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Transfused Pediatric Trauma Patients by Hendrickson, Jeanne E., MD, Shaz, Beth H., MD, Pereira, Greg, BSN, RN, MBA, Atkins, Elizabeth, RN, Johnson, Karen K, Bao, Gaobin, MPH, Easley, Kirk A., MS, Josephson, Cassandra D., MD

“…Objective To evaluate coagulopathy in pediatric trauma patients on presentation to the emergency department, and to quantify the relationship with mortality…”
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Fluid overload before continuous hemofiltration and survival in critically ill children: A retrospective analysis by Foland, Jason A, Fortenberry, James D, Warshaw, Barry L, Pettignano, Robert, Merritt, Robert K, Heard, Micheal L, Rogers, Kris, Reid, Chris, Tanner, April J, Easley, Kirk A

“…OBJECTIVE:Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) is used for renal replacement and fluid management in critically ill children. A previous small study…”
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Do Red Cell Transfusions Increase the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants? by Josephson, Cassandra D., MD, Wesolowski, Agnieszka, MD, Bao, Gaobin, MSPH, Sola-Visner, Martha C., MD, Dudell, Golde, MD, Castillejo, Marta-Inés, BSN, Shaz, Beth H., MD, Easley, Kirk A., MS, Hillyer, Christopher D., MD, Maheshwari, Akhil, MD

“…Objective To test the hypothesis that red blood cell (RBC) transfusions increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants, we…”
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Reduction in Fear of Falling Through Intense Tai Chi Exercise Training in Older, Transitionally Frail Adults by Sattin, Richard W., Easley, Kirk A., Wolf, Steven L., Chen, Ying, Kutner, Michael H.

“…Objectives: To determine whether an intense tai chi exercise program could reduce fear of falling better than a wellness education (WE) program in older adults…”
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Absence of morphological and molecular correlates of sarcopenia in the macaque tongue muscle styloglossus by Sokoloff, Alan J., Douglas, Megan, Rahnert, Jill A., Burkholder, Thomas, Easley, Kirk A., Luo, Qingwei

“…Equivocal decline of tongue muscle performance with age is compatible with resistance of the tongue to sarcopenia, the loss of muscle volume and function that…”
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Correlation between ammonia levels and the severity of hepatic encephalopathy by Ong, Janus P, Aggarwal, Anjana, Krieger, Derk, Easley, Kirk A, Karafa, Matthew T, Van Lente, Frederick, Arroliga, Alejandro C, Mullen, Kevin D

“…Because the correlation between ammonia levels and the severity of hepatic encephalopathy remains controversial, we prospectively evaluated the correlation in…”
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Primary preventive services in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Study from a population-based sample in Southeast U.S by Drenkard, Cristina, MD, PhD, Rask, Kimberly J., MD, PhD, Easley, Kirk A., MS, Bao, Gaobin, MS, MPH, Lim, S. Sam, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients are at risk for complications that can be mitigated by appropriate preventive care. We examined…”
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Model for end-stage liver disease score versus Child score in predicting the outcome of surgical procedures in patients with cirrhosis by Hoteit, Maarouf-A, Ghazale, Amaar-H, Bain, Andrew-J, Rosenberg, Eli-S, Easley, Kirk-A, Anania, Frank-A, Rutherford, Robin-E

“…AIM： To determine factors affecting the outcome of patients with cirrhosis undergoing surgery and to compare the capacities of the Child-Turcotte-Pugh （CTP）…”
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A switch in therapy to a reverse transcriptase inhibitor sparing combination of lopinavir/ritonavir and raltegravir in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients: a pilot randomized trial to assess efficacy and safety profile: the KITE study by Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Sheth, Anandi N, Sanford, Sara E, Easley, Kirk A, Shenvi, Neeta, White, Kelly, Eaton, Molly E, Del Rio, Carlos, Lennox, Jeffrey L

“…A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) backbone is a recommended component of standard highly active antiretroviral therapy (sHAART). However,…”
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Age- and gender-related changes in the cellularity of human bone marrow and the prevalence of osteoblastic progenitors by Muschler, George F, Nitto, Hironori, Boehm, Cynthia A, Easley, Kirk A

“…Bone marrow harvested by aspiration contains connective tissue progenitor cells which can be induced to express a bone phenotype in vitro. The number of…”
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Three-year Outcomes After Conversion From Monthly to Every 2-month Belatacept Maintenance Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial by Johnson, Aileen C., Karadkhele, Geeta M., Shenvi, Neeta, Easley, Kirk A., Larsen, Christian P., Badell, I. Raul

“…Maintenance immunosuppression with belatacept following kidney transplantation results in improved long-term graft function as compared with calcineurin…”
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Characterization of post-hospital infections in adults requiring home parenteral nutrition by Zhao, Vivian M., Pharm.D, Griffith, Daniel P., R.Ph, Blumberg, Henry M., M.D, Dave, Nisha J., Pharm.D, Battey, Cynthia H., R.N, McNally, Therese A., R.N, Easley, Kirk A., M.S, Galloway, John R., M.D, Ziegler, Thomas R., M.D

“…Abstract Objective Limited data are available on the incidence and risk factors for infection in patients requiring home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Methods A…”
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The Influence of Intense Tai Chi Training on Physical Performance and Hemodynamic Outcomes in Transitionally Frail, Older Adults by Wolf, Steven L., O'Grady, Michael, Easley, Kirk A., Guo, Ying, Kressig, Reto W., Kutner, Michael

“…Background. Few data exist to evaluate whether Tai Chi (TC) training improves physical performance and hemodynamic outcomes more than a wellness education (WE)…”
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Quality of dietary macronutrients is associated with glycemic outcomes in adults with cystic fibrosis by Daley, Tanicia C, Cousineau, Benjamin A, Nesbeth, Paula-Dene C, Ivie, Elizabeth A, Bellissimo, Moriah P, Easley, Kirk A, Vellanki, Priyathama, Vos, Miriam B, Hunt, William R, Stecenko, Arlene A, Ziegler, Thomas R, Alvarez, Jessica A

“…Poor diet quality contributes to metabolic dysfunction. This study aimed to gain a greater understanding of the relationship between dietary macronutrient…”
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Usefulness of the peak velocity difference by tissue Doppler imaging technique as an effective predictor of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy by Notabartolo, Dean, Merlino, John D., Smith, Andrew L., DeLurgio, David B., Vera, Fernando V., Easley, Kirk A., Martin, Randolph P., León, Angel R.

“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves symptoms and functional status in heart failure patients; however, current selection criteria need…”
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Can Preoperative Psychological Assessment Predict Outcomes After Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy? by Bouloux, Gary F., MD, DDS, MDSc, Zerweck, Ashley G., DMD, Celano, Marianne, PhD, ABPP, Dai, Tian, MS, Easley, Kirk A., MS, MApStat

“…Purpose Psychological assessment has been used successfully to predict patient outcomes after cardiothoracic and bariatric surgery. The purpose of this study…”
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