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Applied nutrition in ICU patients. A consensus statement of the American College of Chest Physicians by Cerra, F B, Benitez, M R, Blackburn, G L, Irwin, R S, Jeejeebhoy, K, Katz, D P, Pingleton, S K, Pomposelli, J, Rombeau, J L, Shronts, E, Wolfe, R R, Zaloga, G P

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Nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease by Han, P D, Burke, A, Baldassano, R N, Rombeau, J L, Lichtenstein, G R

“…This article reviews the nutritional aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including the mechanisms and manifestations of malnutrition and the efficacy…”
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Gut adaptation and the insulin-like growth factor system: regulation by glutamine and IGF-I administration by Ziegler, T R, Mantell, M P, Chow, J C, Rombeau, J L, Smith, R J

“…Intestinal adaptation after extensive small bowel resection in rats is augmented by the provision of diets supplemented with the amino acid glutamine (Gln) or…”
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Monocyte-chemoattractant protein 1 gene expression in intestinal epithelial cells and inflammatory bowel disease mucosa by Reinecker, H C, Loh, E Y, Ringler, D J, Mehta, A, Rombeau, J L, MacDermott, R P

“…Monocyte-chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) activates macrophages and increases the migration of monocytes into tissue during inflammation. It was hypothesized…”
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Butyrate and the colonocyte : Implications for neoplasia by VELAZQUEZ, O. C, LEDERER, H. M, ROMBEAU, J. L

“…Butyrate is produced in the colon of mammals as a result of microbial fermentation of dietary fiber, undigested starch, and proteins. Butyrate may be an…”
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Summary of round table conference: gut dysfunction in critical illness by Rombeau, J L, Takala, J

“…There is recent evidence that intestinal function is an important determinant in the outcome of critically ill patients. The barrier function is an important…”
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Iodine deficiency a persisting problem: assessment of iodine nutrition and evaluation of thyroid nodular pathology in Portugal by Santos, J. E. C., Freitas, M., Fonseca, C. P., Castilho, P., Carreira, I. M., Rombeau, J. L., Branco, M. C.

“…Background The goal of eliminating iodine deficiency (ID) by the year 2000 has still not been achieved in several countries. More than 2 billion people…”
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Mediation of the trophic effects of short-chain fatty acids on the rat jejunum and colon by Frankel, W L, Zhang, W, Singh, A, Klurfeld, D M, Don, S, Sakata, T, Modlin, I, Rombeau, J L

“…Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are trophic to small intestinal and colonic mucosa. This study determined whether SCFAs infused into the cecum out of…”
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Changes in human mucosal gamma delta T cell repertoire and function associated with the disease process in inflammatory bowel disease by McVay, L D, Li, B, Biancaniello, R, Creighton, M A, Bachwich, D, Lichtenstein, G, Rombeau, J L, Carding, S R

“…Although gamma delta T cells are a major component of the human intestinal mucosa, it is not clear what role they play in mucosal immunity or if they are…”
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Effect of a Glutamine‐Supplemented Enteral Diet on Methotrexate‐Induced Enterocolitis by Fox, Andrew D., Kripke, Scott A., De Paula, Juan, Berman, Jeffery M., Settle, R. Gregg, Rombeau, John L.

“…Administration of an elemental diet to rats given methotrexate (MTX), 20 mg/kg intraperitoneally (ip), results in 100% mortality from severe enterocolitis…”
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Metabolic and Intestinal Effects of Short-Chain Fatty Acids by Rombeau, John L., Kripke, Scott A.

“…Current research has identified the metabolic and intestinal effects of SCFA in experimental models and humans. Ample physiologic rationale has come forth to…”
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Glutamine Reduces Bacterial Translocation after Small Bowel Transplantation in Cyclosporine-Treated Rats by Zhang, W., Frankel, W.L., Bain, A., Choi, D., Klurfeld, D.M., Rombeau, J.L.

“…Bacterial translocation (BT) of enteric organisms is a major cause of sepsis in patients undergoing small bowel transplantation (SBT). Cyclosporine (CsA) may…”
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A Review of the Effects of Glutamine-Enriched Diets on Experimentally Induced Enterocolitis by Rombeau, John L.

“…Studies in animal models of enterocolitis have failed to confirm the purported metabolic and functional benefits of bowel rest induced by use of an elemental…”
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Insulin-like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) and Glutamine Improve Structure and Function in the Small Bowel Allograft by Zhang, W., Bain, A., Rombeau, J.L.

“…IGF-I, a mitogenic polypeptide hormone, and glutamine (GLN), the preferred enterocyte fuel, singularly improve growth and structure of the small bowel…”
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Use of Gastrostomy and Combined Gastrojejunostomy Tubes for Enteral Feeding by Faries, Mark B., Rombeau, John L.

“… Recent economic changes in health care delivery have led to more frequent feeding by tube enterostomy. Over the last two decades percutaneous endoscopic…”
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Colonic short chain fatty acids mediate jejunal growth by increasing gastrin by Reilly, K J, Frankel, W L, Bain, A M, Rombeau, J L

“…Colonic infusion of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) is trophic to rat jejunum and is associated with raised jejunal gastrin concentration. This study examined…”
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Stimulation of Intestinal Mucosal Growth with Intracolonic Infusion of Short-Chain Fatty Acids by Kripke, Scott A., Fox, Andrew D., Berman, Jeffrey M., Settle, R. Gregg, Rombeau, John L.

“…Dietary fiber, which stimulates intestinal mucosal growth, is fermented by anaerobic bacteria in the rat hindgut to the short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) acetate,…”
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Proposed association between ileoanal j-pouch perforation and rapid consumption of a high-calorie, high-fiber meal: report of two cases by Shapiro, M, Hark, L, Rombeau, J L

“…We report two cases of ileoanal J-pouch rupture after rapid consumption of high-fiber, high-calorie meals. We review the food intake, presentation, laboratory…”
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Practical nutritional management in the trauma intensive care unit by Dabrowski, G P, Rombeau, J L

“…Critically injured patients offer an exceptional challenge to intensivists. Pre-existing disease states complicate horrendous disruptions in normal anatomy and…”
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Butyrate inhibits seeding and growth of colorectal metastases to the liver in mice by Velázquez, Omaida C., Jabbar, Abdul, DeMatteo, Ronald P., Rombeau, John L.

“…Background. The short-chain fatty acid butyrate inhibits growth of colorectal carcinoma cells in vitro. Mevalonate, a short-chain fatty acid structurally and…”
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