2022
L-ARGININE PREVENTS ISCHEMIC INJURY IN EXPLANTED RAT INTESTINAL REGIONS IN AN EX VIVO PERFUSION MODEL
Finotti M, Barahona M, Maina R, Lysyy T, Agarwal R, Schmitt P, Caturegli G, Di Renzo C, Anselmo A, Mulligan D, Geibel J, D'Amico F. L-ARGININE PREVENTS ISCHEMIC INJURY IN EXPLANTED RAT INTESTINAL REGIONS IN AN EX VIVO PERFUSION MODEL. Transplantation Reports 2022, 7: 100096. DOI: 10.1016/j.tpr.2022.100096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemic injuryIntestinal segmentsIschemic damageIntraluminal perfusionNitric oxide-arginine pathwayMale Sprague-Dawley ratsN-nitroarginine methyl esterSprague-Dawley ratsEx vivo perfusion modelVivo perfusion modelNon-ischemic conditionsSmall intestinal segmentsFITC-inulinExtraluminal sideL-NAMEReperfusion injuryProtective effectL-arginineSmall intestinePerfusion modelInjuryIntestinal regionsFluid secretionReduced susceptibilityPerfusion
2019
Activation of the Calcium Sensing Receptor Decreases Secretagogue-Induced Fluid Secretion in the Rat Small Intestine
Barahona MJ, Maina RM, Lysyy T, Finotti M, Caturegli G, Baratta V, D’Amico F, Mulligan D, Geibel JP. Activation of the Calcium Sensing Receptor Decreases Secretagogue-Induced Fluid Secretion in the Rat Small Intestine. Frontiers In Physiology 2019, 10: 439. PMID: 31130866, PMCID: PMC6509940, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPresence of forskolinFluid secretionSmall intestineAC-265347Fluid absorptionIntestinal fluid secretionCalcium-sensing receptorSprague-Dawley ratsNew therapeutic targetsNet fluid absorptionDose-dependent mannerRat small intestineMM CaAbsence of forskolinMammalian gastrointestinal tractFluid hypersecretionDiarrheal illnessIntraluminal perfusionPotent secretagogueDawley ratsGastrointestinal tractCaSR activatorsElectrolyte balanceTherapeutic targetLuminal perfusate
2018
Prevention of Ischemic Injury in Colon and Small Intestine in an Ex Vivo Perfusion Animal Model
Finotti M, Lysyy T, Barahona M, Maina R, Caturegli G, D'Amico F, Mulligan D, Geibel J. Prevention of Ischemic Injury in Colon and Small Intestine in an Ex Vivo Perfusion Animal Model. Transplantation 2018, 102: s709. DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000543675.85457.d2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIschemia-reperfusion injuryIschemic injuryIschemic damageL-arginineSmall intestineL-NAMEDistal colonPerfusion machineMale Sprague-Dawley ratsIntestinal ischemic damageIntestinal ischemic injuryAnti-ischemic effectsSprague-Dawley ratsIntestinal graftInflammatory injuryInflammatory pathwaysIntestinal viabilityProtective effectAbdominal cavityColon segmentsIschemic conditionsIntestinal wallIntraluminal secretionsAnimal modelsIntestine segments