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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Affects the Outcome of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection by Khoruts, Alexander, Rank, Kevin M, Newman, Krista M, Viskocil, Kimberly, Vaughn, Byron P, Hamilton, Matthew J, Sadowsky, Michael J

“…Background & Aims A significant fraction of patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fecal…”
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Fecal microbiota transplant for treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in immunocompromised patients by Kelly, Colleen R, Ihunnah, Chioma, Fischer, Monika, Khoruts, Alexander, Surawicz, Christina, Afzali, Anita, Aroniadis, Olga, Barto, Amy, Borody, Thomas, Giovanelli, Andrea, Gordon, Shelley, Gluck, Michael, Hohmann, Elizabeth L, Kao, Dina, Kao, John Y, McQuillen, Daniel P, Mellow, Mark, Rank, Kevin M, Rao, Krishna, Ray, Arnab, Schwartz, Margot A, Singh, Namita, Stollman, Neil, Suskind, David L, Vindigni, Stephen M, Youngster, Ilan, Brandt, Lawrence

“…Patients who are immunocompromised (IC) are at increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), which has increased to epidemic proportions over the…”
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refineR: A Novel Algorithm for Reference Interval Estimation from Real-World Data by Ammer, Tatjana, Schützenmeister, André, Prokosch, Hans-Ulrich, Rauh, Manfred, Rank, Christopher M., Zierk, Jakob

“…Reference intervals are essential for the interpretation of laboratory test results in medicine. We propose a novel indirect approach to estimate reference…”
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Acute inhibition of acid sensing ion channel 1a after spinal cord injury selectively affects excitatory synaptic transmission, but not intrinsic membrane properties, in deep dorsal horn interneurons by Foster, Victoria S, Saez, Natalie, King, Glenn F, Rank, Michelle M

“…Following a spinal cord injury (SCI), secondary damage mechanisms are triggered that cause inflammation and cell death. A key component of this secondary…”
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Conditional microglial depletion in rats leads to reversible anorexia and weight loss by disrupting gustatory circuitry by De Luca, Simone N., Sominsky, Luba, Soch, Alita, Wang, Hao, Ziko, Ilvana, Rank, Michelle M., Spencer, Sarah J.

“…•Acute microglial depletion in the rat led to a dramatic weight loss.•This weight loss was largely accounted for by an acute reduction in food intake.•This…”
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A pipeline for the fully automated estimation of continuous reference intervals using real-world data by Ammer, Tatjana, Schützenmeister, André, Prokosch, Hans-Ulrich, Rauh, Manfred, Rank, Christopher M., Zierk, Jakob

“…Reference intervals are essential for interpreting laboratory test results. Continuous reference intervals precisely capture physiological age-specific…”
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Locomotion after spinal cord injury depends on constitutive activity in serotonin receptors by Fouad, K, Rank, M M, Vavrek, R, Murray, K C, Sanelli, L, Bennett, D J

“…Following spinal cord injury (SCI) neurons caudal to the injury are capable of rhythmic locomotor-related activity that can form the basis for substantial…”
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Immunological profiling in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps reveals distinct VEGF and GM-CSF signatures during symptomatic exacerbations by Divekar, R. D., Samant, S., Rank, M. A., Hagan, J., Lal, D., O'Brien, E. K., Kita, H.

“…Summary Background The mechanisms and immune pathways associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are not fully understood. Immunological changes during acute…”
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Acid-Sensing Ion Channels: Expression and Function in Resident and Infiltrating Immune Cells in the Central Nervous System by Foster, Victoria S, Rash, Lachlan D, King, Glenn F, Rank, Michelle M

“…Peripheral and central immune cells are critical for fighting disease, but they can also play a pivotal role in the onset and/or progression of a variety of…”
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The impact of junk foods on the adolescent brain by Reichelt, Amy C., Rank, Michelle M.

“…Adolescence is a significant period of physical, social, and emotional development, and is characterized by prominent neurobiological changes in the brain. The…”
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Adrenergic receptors modulate motoneuron excitability, sensory synaptic transmission and muscle spasms after chronic spinal cord injury by Rank, M M, Murray, K C, Stephens, M J, D'Amico, J, Gorassini, M A, Bennett, D J

“…The brain stem provides most of the noradrenaline (NA) present in the spinal cord, which functions to both increase spinal motoneuron excitability and inhibit…”
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The risk of asthma exacerbation after reducing inhaled corticosteroids: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials by Hagan, J. B., Samant, S. A., Volcheck, G. W., Li, J. T., Hagan, C. R., Erwin, P. J., Rank, M. A.

“…Background Asthma guidelines suggest reducing controller medications when asthma is stable. Methods The purpose of the study is to estimate the risk of asthma…”
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Assessments Used for Summative Purposes during Internal Medicine Specialist Training: A Rapid Review by Patterson, Scott, Shaw, Louise, Rank, Michelle M, Vaughan, Brett

“…Assessments used for summative purposes of patient-facing clinical competency in specialist internal medicine training are high-stakes, both to doctors in…”
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Nasal and pharyngeal eosinophil peroxidase levels in adults with poorly controlled asthma correlate with sputum eosinophilia by Rank, M. A., Ochkur, S. I., Lewis, J. C., Teaford, H. G., Wesselius, L. J., Helmers, R. A., Lee, N. A., Nair, P., Lee, J. J.

“…The objective of the study was to compare nasal, pharyngeal, and sputum eosinophil peroxidase (EPX) levels with induced sputum eosinophil percentage in 10…”
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Is more always better? How different ‘doses’ of exercise after incomplete spinal cord injury affects the membrane properties of deep dorsal horn interneurons by Rank, M.M., Galea, M.P., Callister, R., Callister, R.J.

“…Interneurons in the deep dorsal horn (DDH) of the spinal cord process somatosensory input, and form an important link between upper and lower motoneurons to…”
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Performance characteristics of scintigraphic transit measurements for studies of experimental therapies by Cremonini, F., Mullan, B. P., Camilleri, M., Burton, D. D., Rank, M. R.

“…Summary Background : The intra‐ and inter‐individual reproducibility of gastrointestinal and colonic transit tests require full characterization. Aims : (i) To…”
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Editorial: Propriospinal Neurons: Essential Elements in Locomotion, Autonomic Function and Plasticity After Spinal Cord Injury and Disease by Cowley, Kristine C., Lane, Michael A., Meehan, Claire F., Rank, Michelle M., Stecina, Katinka

“…[...]the complex integration capabilities of all PSN subpopulations were recognized in early research stages. Laliberte et al. provide a broad-spectrum…”
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Functional changes in deep dorsal horn interneurons following spinal cord injury are enhanced with different durations of exercise training by Rank, M. M., Flynn, J. R., Battistuzzo, C. R., Galea, M. P., Callister, R., Callister, R. J.

“…Key points Exercise training after spinal cord injury (SCI) enhances collateral sprouting from axons near the injury and is thought to promote intraspinal…”
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Investigation of the halo-artifact in 68Ga-PSMA-11-PET/MRI by Heußer, Thorsten, Mann, Philipp, Rank, Christopher M, Schäfer, Martin, Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss, Antonia, Schlemmer, Heinz-Peter, Hadaschik, Boris A, Kopka, Klaus, Bachert, Peter, Kachelrieß, Marc, Freitag, Martin T

“…Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) targeting the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) with a 68Ga-labelled…”
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Multicentre Performance Evaluation of the Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay as an Aid in Determining Previous Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by Riester, Elena, Majchrzak, Mario, Mühlbacher, Annelies, Tinguely, Caroline, Findeisen, Peter, Hegel, Johannes Kolja, Laimighofer, Michael, Rank, Christopher M., Schönfeld, Kathrin, Langen, Florina, Laengin, Tina, Niederhauser, Christoph

“…Introduction We performed a multicentre evaluation of the Elecsys ® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics), an assay utilising a recombinant protein…”
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