2000
The Histologic Spectrum and Clinical Outcome of Refractory and Unclassified Sprue
Robert M, Ament M, Weinstein W. The Histologic Spectrum and Clinical Outcome of Refractory and Unclassified Sprue. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2000, 24: 676-687. PMID: 10800986, DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200005000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bowel biopsyBowel biopsyCollagenous sprueUnclassified sprueRefractory patientsCeliac diseaseNormal duodenal biopsiesResidual mucosal abnormalityResponsive celiac diseaseSetting of malabsorptionGluten-free dietTotal parenteral nutritionGroup of patientsLong-term followB-cell lymphomaSubtle histologic changesMucosal thinningPersistent malabsorptionDuodenal biopsiesParenteral nutritionRefractory courseRefractory diseaseNonspecific findingsClinical outcomesChronic inflammation
1998
Polypoid vascular malformations of the small intestine
Krinsky M, Robert M, Garcia J, Korzenik J, Topazian M. Polypoid vascular malformations of the small intestine. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1998, 48: 530-533. PMID: 9831847, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(98)70100-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Small intestine transplantation at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Farmer D, Shaked A, McDiarmid S, Olthoff K, Millis J, Imagawa D, Colonna J, Robert M, Lewin K, Goldstein L, Busuttil R. Small intestine transplantation at the University of California, Los Angeles. Transplantation Proceedings 1996, 28: 2746-7. PMID: 8908036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
PERFORIN AND GRANZYME B
McDiarmid S, Farmer D, Kuniyoshi J, Robert M, Khadavi A, Shaked A, Busuttil R. PERFORIN AND GRANZYME B. Transplantation 1995, 59: 762-766. PMID: 7886805, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199503150-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBiomarkersBlotting, SouthernCytokinesGraft RejectionGranzymesIntestine, SmallMembrane GlycoproteinsMolecular Sequence DataPerforinPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsRatsRats, Inbred BNRats, Inbred LewRNA, MessengerSerine EndopeptidasesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTransplantation, HomologousUp-RegulationConceptsGranzyme BLewis recipientsAllograft groupIsograft controlsPostoperative day 3Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction methodSemiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction methodReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionHistologic rejectionPOD 14Transplant allograftsMild rejectionPOD 3POD 5Killer cellsPOD 10Polymerase chain reaction methodHistologic evidenceTransplant rejectionPolymerase chain reactionF1 donorsHistologic evaluationChain reaction method
1994
THE CORRELATION OF INTRAGRAFT CYTOKINE EXPRESSION WITH REJECTION IN RAT SMALL INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION
McDIARMID S, FARMER D, KUNIYOSHI J, ROBERT M, KHADAVI A, SHAKED A, BUSUTTIL R. THE CORRELATION OF INTRAGRAFT CYTOKINE EXPRESSION WITH REJECTION IN RAT SMALL INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation 1994, 58: 690-697. PMID: 7940688, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199409270-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall intestine transplantationInterleukin-6Reverse transcriptase-PCRTNF-alphaInterleukin-2IFN-gammaPOD 14POD 3POD 7Cytokine expressionTumor necrosis factor alphaIntragraft cytokine expressionSeverity of rejectionEvidence of rejectionIL-2 receptorNecrosis factor alphaSemiquantitative reverse transcriptase-PCRRat small intestineExpression of mRNAIntestine transplantationGraft lossLewis recipientsHistologic rejectionIntragraft expressionMild rejectionIntragraft Expression of Messenger RNA for Interleukin-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Is a Predictor of Rat Small Intestine Transplant Rejection
Farmer D, McDiarmid S, Kuniyoshi J, Robert M, Shaked A, Busuttil R. Intragraft Expression of Messenger RNA for Interleukin-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Is a Predictor of Rat Small Intestine Transplant Rejection. Journal Of Surgical Research 1994, 57: 138-142. PMID: 8041128, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1994.1121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall intestine transplantationInterleukin-6Intragraft expressionPOD 5MRNA expressionIL-6 mRNA expressionRTPCR analysisDetection of rejectionMessenger RNAPostoperative day 3Interleukin-2 receptorTumor necrosis factorUseful diagnostic adjunctTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionBeta-scintillation countingIntestine transplantationIntestinal histopathologyPOD 8Transplant rejectionPolymerase chain reactionTumor necrosisIL-2RNecrosis factorAllograftsDiagnostic adjunctIntragraft cytokine and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) specific protein expression as predictors of rat small intestine transplant rejection.
McDiarmid S, Farmer D, Kuniyoshi J, Robert M, Khadavi A, Shaked A, Busuttil R. Intragraft cytokine and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) specific protein expression as predictors of rat small intestine transplant rejection. Transplantation Proceedings 1994, 26: 1520-1. PMID: 8030018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCytokinesGraft RejectionInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2Interleukin-6Intestine, SmallMembrane GlycoproteinsPerforinPolymerase Chain ReactionPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsRatsRats, Inbred BNRats, Inbred LewReceptors, Interleukin-2RNA, MessengerSerine EndopeptidasesT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTime FactorsTransplantation, HomologousTransplantation, IsogeneicTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
1993
Successful combined liver and small intestine transplantation for short-gut syndrome and liver failure.
Busuttil R, Farmer D, Shaked A, Rolandelli R, Colonna J, Jurim O, Colquhoun S, Bernstein C, Shanahan F, Robert M. Successful combined liver and small intestine transplantation for short-gut syndrome and liver failure. Arizona Medicine 1993, 158: 184-8. PMID: 8434477, PMCID: PMC1021981.Peer-Reviewed Original Research