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Vesta Valuckaite

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Romanowski K, Zaborin A, Fernandez H, Poroyko V, Valuckaite V, Gerdes S, et al.
BMC Microbiol . 2011 Sep; 11:212. PMID: 21943078
Background: During extreme physiological stress, the intestinal tract can be transformed into a harsh environment characterized by regio- spatial alterations in oxygen, pH, and phosphate concentration. When the human intestine...
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Edelstein A, Fink D, Musch M, Valuckaite V, Zaborina O, Grubjesic S, et al.
Shock . 2011 Sep; 36(5):451-7. PMID: 21937955
Translocation of bacteria and other luminal factors from the intestine following surgical injury can be a major driver of critical illness. Bile acids have been shown to play a key...
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Malhotra R, Valuckaite V, Staron M, Theccanat T, DSouza K, Alverdy J, et al.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol . 2011 Feb; 300(5):H1733-42. PMID: 21335476
Apoptosis plays a significant role in maladaptive remodeling and ventricular dysfunction following ischemia-reperfusion injury. There is a critical need for novel approaches to inhibit apoptotic cell death following reperfusion, as...
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Valuckaite V, Zaborina O, Long J, Hauer-Jensen M, Wang J, Holbrook C, et al.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol . 2009 Oct; 297(6):G1041-52. PMID: 19833862
Intestinal injury following abdominal radiation therapy or accidental exposure remains a significant clinical problem that can result in varying degrees of mucosal destruction such as ulceration, vascular sclerosis, intestinal wall...
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Zaborina O, Lepine F, Xiao G, Valuckaite V, Chen Y, Li T, et al.
PLoS Pathog . 2007 Mar; 3(3):e35. PMID: 17367209
There is now substantial evidence that compounds released during host stress directly activate the virulence of certain opportunistic pathogens. Here, we considered that endogenous opioids might function as such compounds,...
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Patel N, Zaborina O, Wu L, Wang Y, Wolfgeher D, Valuckaite V, et al.
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol . 2006 Aug; 292(1):G134-42. PMID: 16901993
Human intestinal epithelial cell monolayers (Caco-2) subjected to hypoxia and reoxygenation release soluble factors into the apical medium that activate the virulence of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to express...