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Myosin Light Chain Kinase Signaling in Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction by Rigor, Robert R., Shen, Qiang, Pivetti, Christopher D., Wu, Mack H., Yuan, Sarah Y.

“…Microvascular barrier dysfunction is a serious problem that occurs in many inflammatory conditions, including sepsis, trauma, ischemia–reperfusion injury,…”
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Molecular mechanisms of endothelial hyperpermeability: implications in inflammation by Kumar, Puneet, Shen, Qiang, Pivetti, Christopher D, Lee, Eugene S, Wu, Mack H, Yuan, Sarah Y

“…Endothelial hyperpermeability is a significant problem in vascular inflammation associated with trauma, ischaemia-reperfusion injury, sepsis, adult respiratory…”
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Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Rescue Ambulation in Ovine Myelomeningocele by Wang, Aijun, Brown, Erin G., Lankford, Lee, Keller, Benjamin A., Pivetti, Christopher D., Sitkin, Nicole A., Beattie, Michael S., Bresnahan, Jacqueline C., Farmer, Diana L.

“…Early gestation human placenta‐derived mesenchymal stromal cells can augment in utero repair of myelomeningocele (MMC). This treatment results in significant…”
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Palmitoyl acyltransferase DHHC21 mediates endothelial dysfunction in systemic inflammatory response syndrome by Beard, Richard S., Yang, Xiaoyuan, Meegan, Jamie E., Overstreet, Jonathan W., Yang, Clement G.Y., Elliott, John A., Reynolds, Jason J., Cha, Byeong J., Pivetti, Christopher D., Mitchell, David A., Wu, Mack H., Deschenes, Robert J., Yuan, Sarah Y.

“…Endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark of systemic inflammatory response underlying multiple organ failure. Here we report a novel function of DHHC-containing…”
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Diagnosing Hirschsprung disease by detecting intestinal ganglion cells using label-free hyperspectral microscopy by Soares de Oliveira, Marcos A., Galganski, Laura, Stokes, Sarah, Chang, Che -Wei, Pivetti, Christopher D., Zhang, Bo, Matsukuma, Karen E., Saadai, Payam, Chan, James W.

“…Hirschsprung disease (HD) is a congenital disorder in the distal colon that is characterized by the absence of nerve ganglion cells in the diseased tissue. The…”
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A Decade of Experience with the Ovine Model of Myelomeningocele: Risk Factors for Fetal Loss by Galganski, Laura A, Yamashiro, Kaeli J, Pivetti, Christopher D, Keller, Benjamin A, Becker, James C, Brown, Erin G, Saadai, Payam, Hirose, Shinjiro, Wang, Aijun, Farmer, Diana L

“…The ovine model is the gold standard large animal model of myelomeningocele (MMC); however, it has a high rate of fetal loss. We reviewed our experience with…”
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Two Families of Mechanosensitive Channel Proteins by PIVETTI, Christopher D, YEN, Ming-Ren, MILLER, Samantha, BUSCH, Wolfgang, TSENG, Yi-Hsiung, BOOTH, Ian R, SAIER, Milton H

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Myosin light chain kinase in microvascular endothelial barrier function by Shen, Qiang, Rigor, Robert R., Pivetti, Christopher D., Wu, Mack H., Yuan, Sarah Y.

“…Microvascular barrier dysfunction is implicated in the initiation and progression of inflammation, posttraumatic complications, sepsis, ischaemia–reperfusion…”
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Evaluation of a biodegradable polyurethane patch for repair of diaphragmatic hernia in a rat model: A pilot study by Theodorou, Christina M., Taylor, Alan, Lee, Su Yeon, Cortez, Lia Molina, Fu, Huikang, Pivetti, Christopher D., Zhang, Chaoxing, Stasyuk, Anastasiya, Hao, Dake, Kumar, Priyadarsini, Farmer, Diana L., Liao, Jun, Brown, Erin G., Hong, Yi, Wang, Aijun

“…Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair is an area of active research. Large defects requiring patches have a hernia recurrence rate of up to 50%. We…”
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In utero treatment of myelomeningocele with placental mesenchymal stromal cells — Selection of an optimal cell line in preparation for clinical trials by Galganski, Laura A, Kumar, Priyadarsini, Vanover, Melissa A, Pivetti, Christopher D, Anderson, Jamie E, Lankford, Lee, Paxton, Zachary J, Chung, Karen, Lee, Chelsey, Hegazi, Mennatalla S, Yamashiro, Kaeli J, Wang, Aijun, Farmer, Diana L

“…We determined whether in vitro potency assays inform which placental mesenchymal stromal cell (PMSC) lines produce high rates of ambulation following in utero…”
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Evaluation of the contribution of the renal capsule and cortex to kidney autofluorescence intensity under ultraviolet excitation by Raman, Rajesh N, Pivetti, Christopher D, Rubenchik, Alexander M, Matthews, Dennis L, Troppmann, Christoph, Demos, Stavros G

“…The use of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) fluorescence to gain metabolic information on kidneys in response to an alteration in oxygen…”
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Efficacy of clinical-grade human placental mesenchymal stromal cells in fetal ovine myelomeningocele repair by Theodorou, Christina M., Stokes, Sarah C., Jackson, Jordan E., Pivetti, Christopher D., Kumar, Priyadarsini, Yamashiro, Kaeli J., Paxton, Zachary J., Reynaga, Lizette, Hyllen, Alicia A., Wang, Aijun, Farmer, Diana L.

“…While fetal repair of myelomeningocele (MMC) revolutionized management, many children are still unable to walk independently. Preclinical studies demonstrated…”
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Early investigations into improving bowel and bladder function in fetal ovine myelomeningocele repair by Theodorou, Christina M., Jackson, Jordan E., Stokes, Sarah C., Pivetti, Christopher D., Kumar, Priyadarsini, Paxton, Zachary J., Matsukuma, Karen E., Yamashiro, Kaeli J., Reynaga, Lizette, Hyllen, Alicia A., de Lorimier, Arthur J., Hassan, Maheen, Wang, Aijun, Farmer, Diana L., Saadai, Payam

“…•Myelomeningocele is associated with significant bowel and bladder dysfunction.•Fetal ovine myelomeningocele repair augmented with placental mesenchymal stem…”
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In utero repair of myelomeningocele with autologous amniotic membrane in the fetal lamb model by Brown, Erin G, Saadai, Payam, Pivetti, Christopher D, Beattie, Michael S, Bresnahan, Jacqueline C, Wang, Aijun, Farmer, Diana L

“…Abstract Background Despite advances in prenatal repair, myelomeningocele (MMC) still produces devastating neurologic deficits. The amniotic membranes (AM) are…”
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Age Does Matter: A Pilot Comparison of Placenta-Derived Stromal Cells for in utero Repair of Myelomeningocele Using a Lamb Model by Brown, Erin G, Keller, Benjamin A, Lankford, Lee, Pivetti, Christopher D, Hirose, Shinjiro, Farmer, Diana L, Wang, Aijun

“…Fetal amniotic membranes (FM) have been shown to preserve spinal cord histology in the fetal sheep model of myelomeningocele (MMC). This study compares the…”
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Validation of a Novel Transabdominal Fetal Oximeter in a Hypoxic Fetal Lamb Model by Fong, Daniel D, Yamashiro, Kaeli J, Johnson, Michael Austin, Vali, Kourosh, Galganski, Laura A, Pivetti, Christopher D, Farmer, Diana L, Hedriana, Herman L, Ghiasi, Soheil

“…Current intrapartum fetal oxygen saturation (SaO2) monitoring methodologies are limited, mostly consisting of fetal heart rate monitoring which is a poor…”
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Development of a Locomotor Rating Scale for Testing Motor Function in Sheep by Brown, Erin G, Keller, Benjamin A, Pivetti, Christopher D, Sitkin, Nicole A, Wang, Aijun, Farmer, Diana L, Bresnahan, Jacqueline C

“…Abstract Background/Purpose Research to cure paralysis associated with myelomeningocele (MMC) is ongoing using the fetal sheep model of MMC. Despite decades of…”
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Innate healing in the fetal sheep model of myelomeningocele: A standardized defect grading system by Brown, Erin G, Keller, Benjamin A, Pivetti, Christopher D, Farmer, Diana L

“…Abstract Background/Purpose The fetal sheep model of myelomeningocele (MMC) is well-established. While the variability of innate fetal healing of the defect at…”
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Predictive assessment of kidney functional recovery following ischemic injury using optical spectroscopy by Raman, Rajesh N, Pivetti, Christopher D, Ramsamooj, Rajendra, Troppmann, Christoph, Demos, Stavros G

“…Functional changes in rat kidneys during the induced ischemic injury and recovery phases were explored using multimodal autofluorescence and light scattering…”
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Pulmonary Arterial Thrombosis in a Murine Model of Blunt Thoracic Trauma by Brown, Ian E, Rigor, Robert R, Schutzman, Linda M, Khosravi, Nasim, Chung, Karen, Becker, James A, Pivetti, Christopher D, Best, Gavin T, Chavez, Jessica C, Galante, Joseph M

“…ABSTRACTPulmonary thromboembolic events cause significant morbidity and mortality after severe trauma. Clinically, these lesions are believed to be emboli…”
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