Search Results - "Hegarty, John P."
-
1
Advances in therapeutic bacterial antisense biotechnology
Published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology (01-02-2018)“…Antisense therapeutics are a biotechnological form of antibiotic therapy using chemical analogues of short single-stranded nucleic acid sequences modified to…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Cerebro-Cerebellar Functional Connectivity is Associated with Cerebellar Excitation–Inhibition Balance in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published in Journal of autism and developmental disorders (01-10-2018)“…Atypical functional connectivity (FC) and an imbalance of excitation-to-inhibition (E/I) have been previously reported in cerebro-cerebellar circuits in autism…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Genetic and environmental influences on structural brain measures in twins with autism spectrum disorder
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-10-2020)“…Atypical growth patterns of the brain have been previously reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but these alterations are heterogeneous across…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Effects of stress on functional connectivity during problem solving
Published in NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) (01-03-2020)“…Our purpose was to examine how stress affects functional connectivity (FC) in language processing regions of the brain during a verbal problem solving task…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Genetic and environmental influences on corticostriatal circuits in twins with autism
Published in Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience (01-05-2020)“…Corticostriatal circuits (CSC) have been implicated in the presentation of some restricted and repetitive behaviours (RRBs) in children with autism-spectrum…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
The Microbial Ecosystem Distinguishes Chronically Diseased Tissue from Adjacent Tissue in the Sigmoid Colon of Chronic, Recurrent Diverticulitis Patients
Published in Scientific reports (16-08-2017)“…Diverticular disease is commonly associated with the older population in the United States. As individual’s age, diverticulae, or herniation of the mucosa…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Erythropoietin-PLGA-PEG as a local treatment to promote functional recovery and neurovascular regeneration after peripheral nerve injury
Published in Journal of nanobiotechnology (28-10-2022)“…Traumatic peripheral nerve injury (TPNI) is a major medical problem with no universally accepted pharmacologic treatment. We hypothesized that encapsulation of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Beta-adrenergic antagonism alters functional connectivity during associative processing in a preliminary study of individuals with and without autism
Published in Autism : the international journal of research and practice (01-04-2020)“…Beta-adrenergic antagonism (e.g. propranolol) has been associated with cognitive/behavioral benefits following stress-induced impairments and for some…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Bacterial and Fungal Microbiota Changes Distinguish C. difficile Infection from Other Forms of Diarrhea: Results of a Prospective Inpatient Study
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (25-05-2016)“…This study sought to characterize the bacterial and fungal microbiota changes associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among inpatients with…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Cationic amphiphilic bolaamphiphile-based delivery of antisense oligonucleotides provides a potentially microbiome sparing treatment for C. difficile
Published in Journal of antibiotics (01-08-2018)“…Conventional antibiotics for C. difficile infection (CDI) have mechanisms of action without organismal specificity, potentially perpetuating the dysbiosis…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Morphological differences in the lateral geniculate nucleus associated with dyslexia
Published in NeuroImage clinical (01-01-2015)“…Developmental dyslexia is a common learning disability characterized by normal intelligence but difficulty in skills associated with reading, writing and…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
A Twin Study of Altered White Matter Heritability in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (01-01-2024)“…White matter alterations are frequently reported in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet the etiology is currently unknown. The objective of this investigation…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Correlation between virulence gene expression and proton pump inhibitors and ambient pH in Clostridium difficile: results of an in vitro study
Published in Journal of medical microbiology (01-10-2013)“…Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are associated with the development of Clostridium difficile infection in humans. Though it is assumed that PPIs mediate this…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
Phage tail-like particles kill Clostridium difficile and represent an alternative to conventional antibiotics
Published in Surgery (01-01-2015)“…Background Current Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) antibiotic regimens have become increasingly ineffective at achieving cure and preventing recurrence…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Altered gut microbiota composition with antibiotic treatment impairs functional recovery after traumatic peripheral nerve crush injury in mice: effects of probiotics with butyrate producing bacteria
Published in BMC research notes (23-02-2022)“…Antibiotics (ABX) are widely used for life-threatening infections and also for routine surgical operations. Compelling evidence suggests that ABX-induced…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Proton pump inhibitors induce changes in colonocyte gene expression that may affect Clostridium difficile infection
Published in Surgery (01-10-2014)“…Background Proton pump inhibitors seem to promote Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Although the current literature suggests that this association is…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
A proton MR spectroscopy study of the thalamus in twins with autism spectrum disorder
Published in Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry (02-02-2018)“…Multiple lines of research have reported thalamic abnormalities in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that are associated with social…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
An interleukin-4 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Results of a retrospective cohort study
Published in Surgery (01-10-2014)“…Background Clinical studies have suggested that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at greater risk for developing Clostridium difficile…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
Functional recovery and muscle atrophy in pre-clinical models of peripheral nerve transection and gap-grafting in mice: effects of 4-aminopyridine
Published in Neural regeneration research (01-02-2023)“…We recently demonstrated a repurposing beneficial effect of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), a potassium channel blocker, on functional recovery and muscle atrophy…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
NKX2-3 transcriptional regulation of endothelin-1 and VEGF signaling in human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells
Published in PloS one (26-05-2011)“…NKX2-3 is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). NKX2-3 is expressed in microvascular endothelial cells and the muscularis mucosa of the…”
Get full text
Journal Article