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ORCID: 0000-0001-9523-0172 · 3 papers in corpus
2015
Exposure to Radiocontrast Agents Induces Pancreatic Inflammation by Activation of Nuclear Factor-κB, Calcium Signaling, and Calcineurin.
Gastroenterology ·doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2015.05.004

Background & aimsRadiocontrast agents are required for radiographic procedures, but these agents can injure tissues by unknown mechanisms. We investigated whether exposure of pancreatic tissues to radiocontrast agents during endoscopic retr…

2015
Intraductal infusion of taurocholate followed by distal common bile duct ligation leads to a severe necrotic model of pancreatitis in mice.
Pancreas ·doi:10.1097/mpa.0000000000000285

ObjectiveThe most common etiology of acute pancreatitis results from the impaction of gallstones or sludge in the distal common bile duct (CBD). The result is pancreatic duct obstruction, diversion of bile into the pancreas, or cholestasis.…

2013
Endometrial regenerative cells for treatment of heart failure: a new stem cell enters the clinic.
Journal of translational medicine ·doi:10.1186/1479-5876-11-56

Heart failure is one of the key causes of morbidity and mortality world-wide. The recent findings that regeneration is possible in the heart have made stem cell therapeutics the Holy Grail of modern cardiovascular medicine. The success of c…