Publications - Gianrico Farrugia, M.D.

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  1. Eisenman ST, Gibbons SJ, Singh RD, Bernard CE, Wu J, Sarr MG, Kendrick ML, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Shen KR, Farrugia G. Distribution of TMEM100 in the mouse and human gastrointestinal tract - A novel marker of enteric nerves. Neuroscience. 2013 Jun 14; 240:117-28. Epub 2013 Feb 26.
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  2. Kashyap PC, Marcobal A, Ursell LK, Larauche M, Duboc H, Earle KA, Sonnenburg ED, Ferreyra JA, Higginbottom SK, Million M, Tache Y, Pasricha PJ, Knight R, Farrugia G, Sonnenburg JL. Complex interactions among diet, gastrointestinal transit, and gut microbiota in humanized mice. Gastroenterology. 2013 May; 144(5):967-77. Epub 2013 Feb 01.
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  3. Lindor NM, Johnson KJ, McCormick JB, Klee EW, Ferber MJ, Farrugia G. Preserving personal autonomy in a genomic testing era. Genet Med. 2013 May; 15(5):408-9.
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  4. Farrugia G, Weinshilboum RM. Challenges in Implementing Genomic Medicine: The Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2013 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print]
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  5. Iorio R, Lucchinetti CF, Lennon VA, Farrugia G, Pasricha PJ, Weinshenker BG, Pittock SJ. Intractable nausea and vomiting from autoantibodies against a brain water channel. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Mar; 11(3):240-5. Epub 2012 Dec 01.
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  6. Nath KA, Grande JP, Farrugia G, Croatt AJ, Belcher JD, Hebbel RP, Vercellotti GM, Katusic ZS. Age sensitizes the kidney to heme protein-induced acute kidney injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2013 Feb 1; 304(3):F317-25. Epub 2012 Nov 28.
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  7. Creedon CT, Verhulst PJ, Choi KM, Mason JE, Linden DR, Szurszewski JH, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Assessment of gastric emptying in non-obese diabetic mice using a [13C]-octanoic acid breath test. J Vis Exp. 2013; (73):e50301. Epub 2013 Mar 23.
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  8. Rajan E, Gostout CJ, Aimore Bonin E, Moran EA, Locke RG, Szarka LA, Talley NJ, Deters JL, Miller CA, Knipschield MA, Lurken MS, Stoltz GJ, Bernard CE, Grover M, Farrugia G. Endoscopic full-thickness biopsy of the gastric wall with defect closure by using an endoscopic suturing device: survival porcine study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Nov; 76(5):1014-9.
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  9. Strege P, Beyder A, Bernard C, Crespo-Diaz R, Behfar A, Terzic A, Ackerman M, Farrugia G. Ranolazine inhibits shear sensitivity of endogenous Na+ current and spontaneous action potentials in HL-1 cells. Channels (Austin). 2012 Nov-Dec; 6(6):457-62. Epub 2012 Sep 27.
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  10. Mazzone A, Eisenman ST, Strege PR, Yao Z, Ordog T, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Inhibition of cell proliferation by a selective inhibitor of the Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channel, Ano1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012 Oct 19; 427(2):248-53. Epub 2012 Sep 17.
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  11. O'Grady G, Angeli TR, Du P, Lahr C, Lammers WJ, Windsor JA, Abell TL, Farrugia G, Pullan AJ, Cheng LK. Abnormal initiation and conduction of slow-wave activity in gastroparesis, defined by high-resolution electrical mapping. Gastroenterology. 2012 Sep; 143(3):589-98.e1-3. Epub 2012 May 27.
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  12. Qu M, Ehman E, Fletcher JG, Huprich JE, Hara AK, Silva AC, Farrugia G, Limburg P, McCollough CH. Toward biphasic computed tomography (CT) enteric contrast: material classification of luminal bismuth and mural iodine in a small-bowel phantom using dual-energy CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2012 Sep; 36(5):554-9.
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  13. Grover M, Bernard CE, Pasricha PJ, Parkman HP, Abell TL, Nguyen LA, Snape W, Shen KR, Sarr M, Swain J, Kendrick M, Gibbons S, Ordog T, Farrugia G. Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRalpha)-expressing "fibroblast-like cells" in diabetic and idiopathic gastroparesis of humans. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 Sep; 24(9):844-52. Epub 2012 Jun 01.
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  14. O'Grady G, Du P, Paskaranandavadivel N, Angeli TR, Lammers WJ, Asirvatham SJ, Windsor JA, Farrugia G, Pullan AJ, Cheng LK. Rapid high-amplitude circumferential slow wave propagation during normal gastric pacemaking and dysrhythmias. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 Jul; 24(7):e299-312.
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  15. Camilleri M, Grover M, Farrugia G. What are the important subsets of gastroparesis? Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 Jul; 24(7):597-603. Epub 2012 May 24.
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  16. Beyder A, Strege PR, Bernard C, Farrugia G. Membrane permeable local anesthetics modulate Na(V)1.5 mechanosensitivity. Channels (Austin). 2012 Jul-Aug; 6(4):308-16. Epub 2012 Jul 01.
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  17. Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Grover M, Pasricha PJ, Bernard CE, Lurken MS, Smyrk TC, Parkman HP, Abell TL, Snape WJ, Hasler WL, Unalp-Arida A, Nguyen L, Koch KL, Calles J, Lee L, Tonascia J, Hamilton FA, Farrugia G, NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consor Ultrastructural differences between diabetic and idiopathic gastroparesis. J Cell Mol Med. 2012 Jul; 16(7):1573-81.
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  18. Kasparek MS, Linden DR, Farrugia G, Sarr MG. Hydrogen sulfide modulates contractile function in rat jejunum. J Surg Res. 2012 Jun 15; 175(2):234-42. Epub 2011 Apr 22.
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  19. Beyder A, Strege PR, Reyes S, Bernard CE, Terzic A, Makielski J, Ackerman MJ, Farrugia G. Ranolazine decreases mechanosensitivity of the voltage-gated sodium ion channel Na(v)1.5: a novel mechanism of drug action. Circulation. 2012 Jun 5; 125(22):2698-706. Epub 2012 May 07.
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  20. Grover M, Bernard CE, Pasricha PJ, Lurken MS, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Smyrk TC, Parkman HP, Abell TL, Snape WJ, Hasler WL, McCallum RW, Nguyen L, Koch KL, Calles J, Lee L, Tonascia J, Unalp-Arida A, Hamilton FA, Farrugia G, NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Clinical-histological associations in gastroparesis: results from the Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2012 Jun; 24(6):531-9, e249. Epub 2012 Feb 17.
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  21. Katzka DA, Farrugia G, Arora AS. Achalasia secondary to neoplasia: a disease with a changing differential diagnosis. Dis Esophagus. 2012 May; 25(4):331-6. Epub 2011 Oct 03.
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  22. Poh YC, Beyder A, Strege PR, Farrugia G, Buist ML. Quantification of gastrointestinal sodium channelopathy. J Theor Biol. 2012 Jan 21; 293:41-8. Epub 2011 Sep 21.
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  23. Beyder A, Farrugia G. Targeting ion channels for the treatment of gastrointestinal motility disorders. Therap Adv Gastroenterol. 2012 Jan; 5(1):5-21.
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  24. Parkman HP, Hasler WL, Nguyen L, Pasricha PJ, Snape WJ, Farrugia G, Koch KL, Calles J, Abell TL, McCallum RW, Yates K, Lee L, Unalp-Arida A, Tonascia J, Hamilton F. Reply. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012; 10(6):686-7.
  25. Stanich JE, Gibbons SJ, Eisenman ST, Bardsley MR, Rock JR, Harfe BD, Ordog T, Farrugia G. Ano1 as a regulator of proliferation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2011 Dec; 301(6):G1044-51. Epub 2011 Sep 22.
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  26. Gao J, Du P, Archer R, O'Grady G, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G, Cheng LK, Pullan AJ. A stochastic multi-scale model of electrical function in normal and depleted ICC networks. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2011 Dec; 58(12):3451-5. Epub 2011 Aug 12.
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  27. Parkman HP, Yates K, Hasler WL, Nguyen L, Pasricha PJ, Snape WJ, Farrugia G, Koch KL, Calles J, Abell TL, McCallum RW, Lee L, Unalp-Arida A, Tonascia J, Hamilton F, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Gastroparesis Clinical Similarities and differences between diabetic and idiopathic gastroparesis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Dec; 9(12):1056-64; quiz e133-4. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
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  28. Pulido JN, Neal JR, Mantilla CB, Agarwal S, Lee WY, Scott PD, Hubmayr RD, Zhan WZ, Sieck GC, Farrugia G, Ereth MH. Inhaled carbon monoxide attenuates myocardial inflammatory cytokine expression in a rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2011 Sep; 43(3):137-43.
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  29. Mukhopadhyay S, Sekhar KR, Hale AB, Channon KM, Farrugia G, Freeman ML, Gangula PR. Loss of NRF2 impairs gastric nitrergic stimulation and function. Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Aug 1; 51(3):619-25. Epub 2011 May 04.
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  30. Parkman HP, Yates KP, Hasler WL, Nguyan L, Pasricha PJ, Snape WJ, Farrugia G, Calles J, Koch KL, Abell TL, McCallum RW, Petito D, Parrish CR, Duffy F, Lee L, Unalp-Arida A, Tonascia J, Hamilton F, NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium. Dietary intake and nutritional deficiencies in patients with diabetic or idiopathic gastroparesis. Gastroenterology. 2011 Aug; 141(2):486-98, 498.e1-7. Epub 2011 Apr 28.
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  31. Hasler WL, Wilson LA, Parkman HP, Nguyen L, Abell TL, Koch KL, Pasricha PJ, Snape WJ, Farrugia G, Lee L, Tonascia J, Unalp-Arida A, Hamilton F, NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium (GpCRC). Bloating in gastroparesis: severity, impact, and associated factors. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Aug; 106(8):1492-502. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
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  32. Kashyap P, Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Pozo MJ, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Ordog T, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Immunoreactivity for Ano1 detects depletion of Kit-positive interstitial cells of Cajal in patients with slow transit constipation. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Aug; 23(8):760-5. Epub 2011 May 17.
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  33. Pasricha PJ, Colvin R, Yates K, Hasler WL, Abell TL, Unalp-Arida A, Nguyen L, Farrugia G, Koch KL, Parkman HP, Snape WJ, Lee L, Tonascia J, Hamilton F. Characteristics of patients with chronic unexplained nausea and vomiting and normal gastric emptying. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Jul; 9(7):567-76.e1-4. Epub 2011 Mar 11.
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  34. Asuzu DT, Hayashi Y, Izbeki F, Popko LN, Young DL, Bardsley MR, Lorincz A, Kuro-O M, Linden DR, Farrugia G, Ordog T. Generalized neuromuscular hypoplasia, reduced smooth muscle myosin and altered gut motility in the klotho model of premature aging. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Jul; 23(7):e309-23. Epub 2011 May 24.
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  35. Strege PR, Bernard CE, Kraichely RE, Mazzone A, Sha L, Beyder A, Gibbons SJ, Linden DR, Kendrick ML, Sarr MG, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. Hydrogen sulfide is a partially redox-independent activator of the human jejunum Na+ channel, Nav1.5. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2011 Jun; 300(6):G1105-14. Epub 2011 Mar 10.
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  36. Grover M, Farrugia G, Lurken MS, Bernard CE, Faussone-Pellegrini MS, Smyrk TC, Parkman HP, Abell TL, Snape WJ, Hasler WL, Unalp-Arida A, Nguyen L, Koch KL, Calles J, Lee L, Tonascia J, Hamilton FA, Pasricha PJ, NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Research Cellular changes in diabetic and idiopathic gastroparesis. Gastroenterology. 2011 May; 140(5):1575-85.e8. Epub 2011 Feb 04.
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  37. Mazzone A, Bernard CE, Strege PR, Beyder A, Galietta LJ, Pasricha PJ, Rae JL, Parkman HP, Linden DR, Szurszewski JH, Ordog T, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Altered expression of Ano1 variants in human diabetic gastroparesis. J Biol Chem. 2011 Apr 15; 286(15):13393-403. Epub 2011 Feb 24.
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  38. Kashyap P, Sweetser S, Farrugia G. Esophageal papillomas and skin abnormalities. Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome) manifesting with esophageal papillomatosis. Gastroenterology. 2011 Mar; 140(3):784, 1111. Epub 2011 Jan 25.
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  39. Knowles CH, Farrugia G. Gastrointestinal neuromuscular pathology in chronic constipation. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2011 Feb; 25(1):43-57.
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  40. Knowles CH, Veress B, Kapur RP, Wedel T, Farrugia G, Vanderwinden JM, Geboes K, Smith VV, Martin JE, Lindberg G, Milla PJ, De Giorgio R. Quantitation of cellular components of the enteric nervous system in the normal human gastrointestinal tract--report on behalf of the Gastro 2009 International Working Group. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Feb; 23(2):115-24. Epub 2010 Dec 22.
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  41. Kashyap P, Farrugia G. Oxidative stress: key player in gastrointestinal complications of diabetes. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Feb; 23(2):111-4.
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  42. Camilleri M, Bharucha AE, Farrugia G. Epidemiology, mechanisms, and management of diabetic gastroparesis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Jan; 9(1):5-12; quiz e7. Epub 2010 Oct 15.
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  43. Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Gibbons SJ, Sarr MG, Kendrick ML, Shen KR, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Ordog T, Pozo MJ, Farrugia G. Changes in interstitial cells of cajal with age in the human stomach and colon. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2011 Jan; 23(1):36-44. Epub 2010 Aug 19.
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  44. Parkman HP, Yates K, Hasler WL, Nguyen L, Pasricha PJ, Snape WJ, Farrugia G, Koch KL, Abell TL, McCallum RW, Lee L, Unalp-Arida A, Tonascia J, Hamilton F, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Gastroparesis Clinical Research Clinical features of idiopathic gastroparesis vary with sex, body mass, symptom onset, delay in gastric emptying, and gastroparesis severity. Gastroenterology. 2011 Jan; 140(1):101-15. Epub 2010 Oct 20.
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  45. Pasha SF, Crowell MD, Alexander JA, Harris LA, Achem SR, Farrugia G, Lee JJ, Thompson DM, Jung KW, Kita H, Ravi K, Namasivayam V, Kim HJ, Fleischer DE, Sharma VK, Romero Y. Eosinophilic oesophagitis in adults - A rising epidemic. European Gastroenterology and Hepatology Review. 2011; 7(1):14-20.
  46. Beyder A, Rae JL, Bernard C, Strege PR, Sachs F, Farrugia G. Mechanosensitivity of Nav1.5, a voltage-sensitive sodium channel. J Physiol. 2010 Dec 15; 588(Pt 24):4969-85. Epub 2010 Nov 01.
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  47. Kashyap P, Farrugia G. Diabetic gastroparesis: what we have learned and had to unlearn in the past 5 years. Gut. 2010 Dec; 59(12):1716-26. Epub 2010 Sep 25.
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  48. Hasler WL, Parkman HP, Wilson LA, Pasricha PJ, Koch KL, Abell TL, Snape WJ, Farrugia G, Lee L, Tonascia J, Unalp-Arida A, Hamilton F, NIDDK Gastroparesis Clinical Research Consortium. Psychological dysfunction is associated with symptom severity but not disease etiology or degree of gastric retention in patients with gastroparesis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Nov; 105(11):2357-67. Epub 2010 Jun 29.
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  49. Sha L, Farrugia G, Linden DR, Szurszewski JH. The transwall gradient across the mouse colonic circular muscle layer is carbon monoxide dependent. FASEB J. 2010 Oct; 24(10):3840-9. Epub 2010 Jun 11.
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  50. McElhiney J, Lohse MR, Arora AS, Peloquin JM, Geno DM, Kuntz MM, Enders FB, Fredericksen M, Abdalla AA, Khan Y, Talley NJ, Diehl NN, Beebe TJ, Harris AM, Farrugia G, Graner DE, Murray JA, Locke GR 3rd, Grothe RM, Crowell MD, Francis DL, Grudell AM, The Mayo Dysphagia Questionnaire-30: documentation of reliability and validity of a tool for interventional trials in adults with esophageal disease. Dysphagia. 2010 Sep; 25(3):221-30. Epub 2009 Oct 24.
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  51. Bardsley MR, Horvath VJ, Asuzu DT, Lorincz A, Redelman D, Hayashi Y, Popko LN, Young DL, Lomberk GA, Urrutia RA, Farrugia G, Rubin BP, Ordog T. Kitlow stem cells cause resistance to Kit/platelet-derived growth factor alpha inhibitors in murine gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Gastroenterology. 2010 Sep; 139(3):942-52. Epub 2010 Jun 04.
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  52. Izbeki F, Asuzu DT, Lorincz A, Bardsley MR, Popko LN, Choi KM, Young DL, Hayashi Y, Linden DR, Kuro-o M, Farrugia G, Ordog T. Loss of Kitlow progenitors, reduced stem cell factor and high oxidative stress underlie gastric dysfunction in progeric mice. J Physiol. 2010 Aug 15; 588(Pt 16):3101-17. Epub 2010 Jun 25.
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  53. Knowles CH, De Giorgio R, Kapur RP, Bruder E, Farrugia G, Geboes K, Lindberg G, Martin JE, Meier-Ruge WA, Milla PJ, Smith VV, Vandervinden JM, Veress B, Wedel T. The London Classification of gastrointestinal neuromuscular pathology: report on behalf of the Gastro 2009 International Working Group. Gut. 2010 Jul; 59(7):882-7.
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  54. Kashyap PC, Choi KM, Dutta N, Linden DR, Szurszewski JH, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Carbon monoxide reverses diabetic gastroparesis in NOD mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2010 Jun; 298(6):G1013-9. Epub 2010 Apr 08.
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  55. Choi KM, Kashyap PC, Dutta N, Stoltz GJ, Ordog T, Shea Donohue T, Bauer AJ, Linden DR, Szurszewski JH, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. CD206-positive M2 macrophages that express heme oxygenase-1 protect against diabetic gastroparesis in mice. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jun; 138(7):2399-409, 2409.e1. Epub 2010 Feb 20.
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  56. Du P, O'Grady G, Gibbons SJ, Yassi R, Lees-Green R, Farrugia G, Cheng LK, Pullan AJ. Tissue-specific mathematical models of slow wave entrainment in wild-type and 5-HT(2B) knockout mice with altered interstitial cells of Cajal networks. Biophys J. 2010 May 19; 98(9):1772-81.
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  57. Linden DR, Levitt MD, Farrugia G, Szurszewski JH. Endogenous production of H2S in the gastrointestinal tract: still in search of a physiologic function. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2010 May 1; 12(9):1135-46.
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  58. Strege PR, Sha L, Beyder A, Bernard CE, Perez-Reyes E, Evangelista S, Gibbons SJ, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. T-type Ca(2+) channel modulation by otilonium bromide. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2010 May; 298(5):G706-13. Epub 2010 Mar 04.
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  59. Tharayil VS, Wouters MM, Stanich JE, Roeder JL, Lei S, Beyder A, Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Gershon MD, Maroteaux L, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Lack of serotonin 5-HT2B receptor alters proliferation and network volume of interstitial cells of Cajal in vivo. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010 Apr; 22(4):462-9, e109-10. Epub 2009 Nov 26.
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  60. Bharucha AE, Kulkarni A, Choi KM, Camilleri M, Lempke M, Brunn GJ, Gibbons SJ, Zinsmeister AR, Farrugia G. First-in-human study demonstrating pharmacological activation of heme oxygenase-1 in humans. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2010 Feb; 87(2):187-90. Epub 2009 Dec 02.
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  61. Parkman HP, Camilleri M, Farrugia G, McCallum RW, Bharucha AE, Mayer EA, Tack JF, Spiller R, Horowitz M, Vinik AI, Galligan JJ, Pasricha PJ, Kuo B, Szarka LA, Marciani L, Jones K, Parrish CR, Sandroni P, Abell T, Ordog T, Hasler W, Koch KL, Sanders K, Gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia: excerpts from the AGA/ANMS meeting. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2010 Feb; 22(2):113-33. Epub 2009 Dec 09.
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  62. Kraichely RE, Farrugia G, Pittock SJ, Castell DO, Lennon VA. Neural autoantibody profile of primary achalasia. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 Feb; 55(2):307-11. Epub 2009 Jun 05.
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  63. Gibbons SJ, Strege PR, Lei S, Roeder JL, Mazzone A, Ou Y, Rich A, Farrugia G. The alpha1H Ca2+ channel subunit is expressed in mouse jejunal interstitial cells of Cajal and myocytes. J Cell Mol Med. 2009 Nov-Dec; 13(11-12):4422-31. Epub 2008 Dec 24.
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  64. Gibbons SJ, Strege PR, Lei S, Roeder JL, Mazzone A, Ou YJ, Rich A, Farrugia G. The alpha(1H) Ca2+channel subunit is expressed in mouse jejunal interstitial cells of Cajal and myocytes. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine. 2009 Nov-dec; 13(11-12):4422-31.
  65. Huizinga JD, Zarate N, Farrugia G. Physiology, injury, and recovery of interstitial cells of Cajal: basic and clinical science. Gastroenterology. 2009 Nov; 137(5):1548-56. Epub 2009 Sep 22.
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  66. Wouters MM, Roeder JL, Tharayil VS, Stanich JE, Strege PR, Lei S, Bardsley MR, Ordog T, Gibbons SJ, Farrugia G. Protein kinase C{gamma} mediates regulation of proliferation by the serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B. J Biol Chem. 2009 Aug 7; 284(32):21177-84. Epub 2009 Jun 16.
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  67. Knowles CH, De Giorgio R, Kapur RP, Bruder E, Farrugia G, Geboes K, Gershon MD, Hutson J, Lindberg G, Martin JE, Meier-Ruge WA, Milla PJ, Smith VV, Vandervinden JM, Veress B, Wedel T. Gastrointestinal neuromuscular pathology: guidelines for histological techniques and reporting on behalf of the Gastro 2009 International Working Group. Acta Neuropathol. 2009 Aug; 118(2):271-301. Epub 2009 Apr 10.
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  68. Bernard CE, Gibbons SJ, Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Lurken MS, Schmalz PF, Roeder JL, Linden D, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Camilleri M, Zinsmeister AR, Pozo MJ, Hicks GA, Farrugia G. Effect of age on the enteric nervous system of the human colon. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2009 Jul; 21(7):746-e46. Epub 2009 Feb 08.
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  69. Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Gibbons SJ, Bardsley MR, Lorincz A, Pozo MJ, Pasricha PJ, Van de Rijn M, West RB, Sarr MG, Kendrick ML, Cima RR, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Ordog T, Farrugia G. Ano1 is a selective marker of interstitial cells of Cajal in the human and mouse gastrointestinal tract. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Jun; 296(6):G1370-81. Epub 2009 Apr 16.
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  70. Kraichely RE, Strege PR, Sarr MG, Kendrick ML, Farrugia G. Lysophosphatidyl choline modulates mechanosensitive L-type Ca2+ current in circular smooth muscle cells from human jejunum. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Apr; 296(4):G833-9. Epub 2009 Jan 29.
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  71. Garrity MM, Gibbons SJ, Smyrk TC, Vanderwinden JM, Gomez-Pinilla PJ, Nehra A, Borg M, Farrugia G. Diagnostic challenges of motility disorders: optimal detection of CD117+ interstitial cells of Cajal. Histopathology. 2009 Feb; 54(3):286-94.
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  72. Saito YA, Strege PR, Tester DJ, Locke GR 3rd, Talley NJ, Bernard CE, Rae JL, Makielski JC, Ackerman MJ, Farrugia G. Sodium channel mutation in irritable bowel syndrome: evidence for an ion channelopathy. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Feb; 296(2):G211-8. Epub 2008 Dec 04.
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  73. Gibbons SJ, De Giorgio R, Faussone Pellegrini MS, Garrity-Park MM, Miller SM, Schmalz PF, Young-Fadok TM, Larson DW, Dozois EJ, Camilleri M, Stanghellini V, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. Apoptotic cell death of human interstitial cells of Cajal. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2009 Jan; 21(1):85-93. Epub 2008 Sep 16.
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  74. Choi KM, Gibbons SJ, Nguyen TV, Stoltz GJ, Lurken MS, Ordog T, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. Heme oxygenase-1 protects interstitial cells of Cajal from oxidative stress and reverses diabetic gastroparesis. Gastroenterology. 2008 Dec; 135(6):2055-64, 2064.e1-2. Epub 2008 Sep 11.
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  75. Farrugia G. Ion channels as targets for treatment of gastrointestinal motility disorders. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2008 Aug; 12 Suppl 1:135.
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  76. Linden DR, Sha L, Mazzone A, Stoltz GJ, Bernard CE, Furne JK, Levitt MD, Farrugia G, Szurszewski JH. Production of the gaseous signal molecule hydrogen sulfide in mouse tissues. J Neurochem. 2008 Aug; 106(4):1577-85. Epub 2008 May 29.
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  77. Rajan E, Gostout CJ, Lurken MS, Talley NJ, Locke GR, Szarka LA, Sumiyama K, Bakken TA, Stoltz GJ, Knipschield MA, Farrugia G. Endoscopic "no hole" full-thickness biopsy of the stomach to detect myenteric ganglia. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Aug; 68(2):301-7. Epub 2008 Feb 11.
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  78. Ueda K, Valdivia C, Medeiros-Domingo A, Tester DJ, Vatta M, Farrugia G, Ackerman MJ, Makielski JC. Syntrophin mutation associated with long QT syndrome through activation of the nNOS-SCN5A macromolecular complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Jul 8; 105(27):9355-60. Epub 2008 Jun 30.
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  79. Mazzone A, Strege PR, Tester DJ, Bernard CE, Faulkner G, De Giorgio R, Makielski JC, Stanghellini V, Gibbons SJ, Ackerman MJ, Farrugia G. A mutation in telethonin alters Nav1.5 function. J Biol Chem. 2008 Jun 13; 283(24):16537-44. Epub 2008 Apr 11.
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  80. Kashyap P, Farrugia G. Enteric autoantibodies and gut motility disorders. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2008 Jun; 37(2):397-410, vi-vii.
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  81. Farrugia G. Interstitial cells of Cajal in health and disease. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2008 May; 20 Suppl 1:54-63.
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  82. Miller SM, Narasimhan RA, Schmalz PF, Soffer EE, Walsh RM, Krishnamurthi V, Pasricha PJ, Szurszewski JH, Farrugia G. Distribution of interstitial cells of Cajal and nitrergic neurons in normal and diabetic human appendix. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2008 Apr; 20(4):349-57. Epub 2007 Dec 07.
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