Notable Publications - 3rd Quarter 2020

Cardiology
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hematology & Oncology
Infectious Disease
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine
Rheumatology

Cardiology

Atti, V., Gwon, Y., Narayanan, M.A., Garcia, S., Sandoval, Y., Brilakis, E.S., Basir, M.B., Turagam, M.K., Khandelwal, A., Mena-Hurtado, C., Mamas, M.A., Abbott, J.D., Bhatt, D.L., Velagapudi, P.; Multivessel Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials; JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Goldsweig, A.M., Lyden, E., Aronow, H.D., Kolte, D., Pavlides, G., Barton, D., Chatzizisis, Y., Gumina, R.J., Abbott, J.D.; Impact of Age on Patients' Communication and Technology Preferences in the Era of Meaningful Use: Mixed Methods Study; Cardiology (Switzerland)

Jiang, X., Wu, S., Kuss, M., Kong, Y., Shi, W., Streubel, P.N., Li, T., Duan, B.; 3D printing of multilayered scaffolds for rotator cuff tendon regeneration, Bioactive Materials

Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Peter S., Pendergraft A., VanDerPol W., Wilcox C.M., Kyanam Kabir Baig K.R., Morrow C., Izard J., Mannon P.J.; Mucosa-Associated Microbiota in Barrett's Esophagus, Dysplasia, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Differ Similarly Compared With Healthy Controls Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

McVicker B.L., Hamel F.G., Simpson R.L., Bennett R.G.; A selective PPARγ modulator reduces hepatic fibrosis, Biology
*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication – 3rd Quarter 2020

Hematology & Oncology

Holstein S.A., Suman V.J., Owzar K., Santo K., Benson D.M., Jr., Shea T.C., Martin T., Silverman M., Isola L., Vij R., Cheson B.D., Linker C., Anderson K.C., Richardson P.G., McCarthy P.L.; Long-Term Follow-up of CALGB (Alliance) 100001: Autologous Followed by Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Transplant for Multiple Myeloma, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Grinnell M., Appiah A.K., Baine M., Ernani V., Marr A., Zhang C., Zhen W., Buddharaju L.N.R., Smith L.M., Ganti A.K.; Adjuvant chemotherapy following SBRT for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in older patients, Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Infectious Disease

Rearigh L., Stohs E., Freifeld A., Zimmer A.; Advanced Preparation Makes Research in Emergencies and Isolation Care Possible: The Case of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); Annals of Hematology

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine

Bailey K.L., Smith H., Mathai S.K., Huber J., Yacoub M., Yang I.V., Wyatt T.A., Kechris K., Burnham E.L.; Alcohol Use Disorders Are Associated With a Unique Impact on Airway Epithelial Cell Gene Expression, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication – 3rd Quarter 2020

Rheumatology

Mikuls T.R., Johnson S.R., Fraenkel L., Arasaratnam R.J., Baden L.R., Bermas B.L., Chatham W., Cohen S., Costenbader K., Gravallese E.M., Kalil A.C., Weinblatt M.E., Winthrop K., Mudano A.S., Turner A., Saag K.G.; American College of Rheumatology Guidance for the Management of Rheumatic Disease in Adult Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Version 1, Arthritis and Rheumatology

Chiou A., England B.R., Sayles H., Thiele G.M., Duryee M.J., Baker J.F., Singh N., Cannon G.W., Kerr G.S., Reimold A., Gaffo A., Mikuls T.R.; Coexistent Hyperuricemia and Gout in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations With Comorbidities, Disease Activity, and Mortality, Arthritis Care and Research

Notable Publications - 2nd Quarter 2020

Allergy & Immunology
Cardiology
Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolism
Gastroenterology & Hematology
Geriatrics
General Internal Medicine
Hematology & Oncology
Infectious Disease
Rheumatology

Allergy & Immunology

Johnson A.N., Harkema J.R., Nelson A.J., Dickinson J.D., Kalil J., Duryee M.J., Thiele G.M., Kumar B., Singh A.B., Gaurav R., Glover S.C., Tang Y., Romberger D.J., Kielian T., Poole J.A.; MyD88 regulates a prolonged adaptation response to environmental dust exposure-induced lung disease, Respiratory Research

Cardiology

Lundgren S., Lowes B., Lyden E., Zolty R., Hyden M., Burdorf A., Um J.Y., Stoller D.; Pre-Heart Transplant Spirometry Predicts Post-Transplant Survival; Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Clarke M.A., Fruhling A.L., Sitorius M., Windle T.A., Bernard T.L., Windle J.R.; Impact of Age on Patients' Communication and Technology Preferences in the Era of Meaningful Use: Mixed Methods Study; Journal of Medical Internet Research

Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolism

Thiyagarajan Thangavelu; Elizabeth Lyden; Vijay Shivaswamy; Prospective Study of Glucagon-Like Peptide‚ 1 Receptor Agonists for the Management of Diabetes After Transplantation, Diabetes Therapy

Gastroenterology & Hematology

Arumugam M.K., Talawar S., Listenberger L., Donohue T.M., Jr, Osna N.A., Kharbanda K.K.; Role of Elevated Intracellular S-Adenosylhomocysteine in the Pathogenesis of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease, Cells

Geriatrics

Koll T; Semin JN; Brodsky RA; Keehn DC; Fisher AL; High RR; Beadle JN; Health-related and sociodemographic factors associated with physical frailty among older cancer survivors, Journal of Geriatric Oncology

General Internal Medicine

Antoniak D.T., Benes B.J., Hartman C.W., Vokoun C.W., Samson K.K., Shiffermiller J.F.; Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Large Database Study, Journal of Arthroplasty

Mahabir C.A., Anderson M., Cimino J., Lyden E., Siahpush M., Shiffermiller J.; Derivation and validation of a multivariable model, the alcohol withdrawal triage tool (AWTT), for predicting severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Hematology & Oncology

Bhatt V.R., Shostrom V., Holstein S.A., Al-Kadhimi Z.S., Maness L.J., Berger A., Armitage J.O., Gundabolu K.; Survival of Older Adults With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Effect of Using Multiagent Versus Single-agent Chemotherapy, Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia

Infectious Disease

Brett-Major DM; Schnaubelt ER; Creager HM; Lowe AE; Cieslak TJ; Dahlke JM; johnson dw; Fey PD; Hansen KF; Angela Hewlett; Gordon BG; Kalil AC; Khan AS; Kortepeter MG; Linder J; Meaker-Medcalf SJ; Rupp ME; Schwedhelm MM; Sullivan JA; Vasa AM; Wadman MC; Lookadoo RE; Lowe JJ; Lawler JV; Broadhurst MJ; Advanced Preparation Makes Research in Emergencies and Isolation Care Possible: The Case of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); The American journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Rheumatology

Notable Publications - 1st Quarter 2020

Allergy & Immunology
Cardiology
Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolism
Geriatrics
Infectious Disease
Nephrology
Oncology
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep
Rheumatology

Allergy & Immunology

Jill A. Poole, Tara M. Nordgren, Art J. Heires, Amy J. Nelson, Dawn Katafiasz, Kristina L. Bailey, and Debra J. Romberger; Amphiregulin modulates murine lung recovery and fibroblast function following exposure to agriculture organic dust; American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication– 1st Quarter 2020

Cardiology

Wu S, Zhou R, Zhou F, Streubel PN, Chen S, Duan B.; Electrospun thymosin Beta-4 loaded PLGA/PLA nanofiber/ microfiber hybrid yarns for tendon tissue engineering application. Materials Science Engineering C; Material for Biological Applications

Arif Albulushi, Andrew M. Goldsweig, Douglas Stoller, Jeffrey W. Delaney, John Um, Brian Lowes, Ronald Zolty; Percutaneous Deactivation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices; Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolism

Laura A Graeff-Armas, Igor Bendik, Iris Kunz, Rotraut Schoop, Sarah Hull, Mareike Beck, Supplemental 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol Is More Effective than Cholecalciferol in Raising Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in Older Adults, The Journal of Nutrition

Cyrus DeSouza, Bertrand Cariou, Satish Garg, Nanna Lausvig, Andrea Navarria, Vivian Fonseca, Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide for Type 2 Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SUSTAIN Trials, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Geriatrics

Thuy T. Koll, Jessica N. Semin, Rachel A. Coburn, Diane M. Hill-Polerecky, Kimberly A. Miller, Tanya M. Wildes, Paul A. Estabrooks, Katherine J. Jones; Returning to life activities after hematopoietic cell transplantation in older adults; Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Thuy T. Koll, Amelia Nelson Sheese, Jessica Semin, Weston Ernst, Robin High, Tanya M. Wildes, Alfred Fisher, Daniel L. Murman; Screening for cognitive impairment in older adults with hematological malignancies using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and neuropsychological testing; Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Infectious Disease

Muhammad S. Ashraf, Swati Gaur, Oluma Y. Bushen, Teena Chopra, Philip Chung, Kalin Clifford, Elizabeth Hames, Cees M.P.M. Hertogh, Amar Krishna, Dheeraj Mahajan, David R. Mehr, Vycki Nalls, Theresa Ann Rowe, Steven J. Schweon, Philip D. Sloane, Kavita K. Trivedi, Laura W. van Buul, Robin L.P. Jump; Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings: A Consensus Statement From AMDA's Infection Advisory Subcommittee; Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Susan Swindells, Jaime Federico, Andrade Villanueva, Gary J Richmond, Giuliano Rizzardini, Axel Baumgarten, Mar Masiá, Gulam Latiff, Vadim Pokrovsky, Fritz Bredeek, Graham Smith, Pedro Cahn, Yeon Sook Kim, Susan L Ford, Christine L Talarico, Parul Patel, Vasiliki Chounta, Herta Crauwels, Wim Parys, Simon Vanveggel, Joseph Mrus, Jenny Huang, Harrington, Conn M, Hudson, Krischan J, David A Margolis, Kimberly Y Smith, Peter E Williams, William R Spreen; Long Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine for Maintenance of HIV1 Suppression; New England Journal of Medicine

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter - 1st Quarter 2020

Nephrology

Plumb TJ, Alvarez L, Ross DL, et al. Safety and efficacy of the Tablo hemodialysis system for in-center and home hemodialysis. Hemodialysis International

Oncology

Vijaya R. Bhatt, Valerie Shostrom, Sarah A. Holstein, Zaid S. Al-Kadhimi, Lori J. Maness, Ann Berger, James O. Armitage, Krishna Gundabolu; Survival of Older Adults With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Effect of Using Multiagent Versus Single-agent Chemotherapy; Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma and Leukemia

Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep

Bailey KL, Murphy PJ, Lineberry OK, et al; Procalcitonin predicts the severity of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations and readmissions in adult patients: a prospective cohort study; Journal of Investigative Medicine

Rheumatology

Notable Publications - 4th Quarter 2019

Cardiology
Gastroenterology
Geriatrics
Infectious Disease
Oncology
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy
Rheumatology

Cardiology

Wei L., Wu S., Kuss M., Jiang X., Sun R., Reid P., Qin X., Duan B.; 3D printing of silk fibroin-based hybrid scaffold treated with platelet rich plasma for bone tissue engineering, Bioactive Materials

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication– 4th Quarter 2019

Liu X., Clemens D.L., Grunkemeyer J.A., Price J.D., O’Connell K., Chapman N.M., Storz P., Wen H., Cox J.L., Reid W.L., Hollingsworth M.A., Thayer S., Mucin-1 is required for Coxsackie Virus B3-induced inflammation in pancreatitis, Scientific Reports

Basma H., Johanson A.N., Dhar K., Anderson D., Qiu F., Rennard S., Lowes B.D., TGF-β induces a heart failure phenotype via fibroblasts exosome signaling, Heliyon

Gastroenterology

Ganesan M., New-Aaron M., Dagur R.S., Makarov E., Wang W., Kharbanda K.K., Kidambi S., Poluektova L.Y., Osna N.A., Alcohol metabolism potentiates HIV-induced hepatotoxicity: Contribution to end-stage liver disease, biomolecules

Geriatrics

Koll TT; Semin JN; Coburn RA; Hill-Polerecky DM; Miller KA; Wildes, Tanya M.; Estabrooks PA; Jones KJ; Returning to life activities after hematopoietic cell transplantation in older adults; Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Infectious Disease

Hankins R., Majorant O.D., Rupp M.E., Cavalieri R.J., Fey P.D., Lyden E., Cawcutt K.A.; Microbial colonization of intravascular catheter connectors in hospitalized patients; American Journal of Infection Control

Oncology

Lunning M., Vose J., Nastoupil L., Fowler N., Burger J.A., Wierda W.G., Schreeder MT, Siddiqi T., Flowers C.R., Cohen J.B., Sportelli P., Miskin H.P., Weiss MS, O'Brien S.; Ublituximab and umbralisib in relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia; blood

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter - 4th Quarter 2019

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy

Samuelson D.R., Gu M., Shellito J.E., Molina P.E., Taylor C.M., Luo M., Welsh D.A.; Intestinal Microbial Products From Alcohol-Fed Mice Contribute to Intestinal Permeability and Peripheral Immune Activation; Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Bailey K.L., Wyatt T.A., Katafiasz D.M., Taylor K.W., Heires A.J., Sisson J.H., Romberger D.J., Burnham E.L.; Alcohol and cannabis use alter pulmonary innate immunity; Alcohol

Samuelson D.R., Siggins R.W., Ruan S., Amedee A.M., Sun J., Zhu Q.K., Marasco W.A., Taylor C.M., Luo M., Welsh D.A., Shellito J.E.; Alcohol consumption increases susceptibility to pneumococcal pneumonia in a humanized murine HIV model mediated by intestinal dysbiosis; Alcohol

Price M.E., Gerald C.L., Pavlik J.A., Schlichte S.L., Zimmerman M.C., DeVasure J.M., Wyatt T.A., Sisson J.H.; Loss of cAMP-dependent stimulation of isolated cilia motility by alcohol exposure is oxidant-dependent; Alcohol

Rheumatology

Maloley P.M., England B.R., Sayles H., Thiele G.M., Michaud K., Sokolove J., Cannon G.W., Reimold A.M., Kerr G.S., Baker J.F., Caplan L., Case A.J., Mikuls T.R.; Post-traumatic stress disorder and serum cytokine and chemokine concentrations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

England B.R., Tiong B.K., Bergman M.J., Curtis J.R., Kazi S., Mikuls T.R., O'Dell J.R., Ranganath V.K., Limanni A., Suter L.G., Michaud K.; 2019 Update of the American College of Rheumatology Recommended Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Measures; Arthritis Care and Research

Johnson T.M., Register K.A., Schmidt C.M., O'Dell J.R., Mikuls T.R., Michaud K., England B.R.; Correlation of the Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score With Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Measures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Arthritis Care and Research

Notable Publications - 3rd Quarter 2019

Cardiology
Gastroenterology
Nephrology
Oncology
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy
Rheumatology

Cardiology

Barton D., Xie F., O'Leary E., Chatzizisis Y.S., Pavlides G., Porter T.R.; The Relationship of Capillary Blood Flow Assessments with Real Time Myocardial Perfusion Echocardiography to Invasively Derived , Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Goldsweig A.M., Tak H.J., Chen L.-W., Aronow H.D., Shah B., Kolte D.S., Velagapudi P., Desai N., Szerlip M., Abbott J.D., The Evolving Management of Aortic Valve Disease: 5-Year Trends in SAVR, TAVR, and Medical Therapy, American Journal of Cardiology

Gastroenterology

Ganesan M., Krutik V.M., Makarov E., Mathews S., Kharbanda K.K., Poluektova L.Y., Casey C.A., Osna N.A.;Acetaldehyde suppresses the display of HBV-MHC class I complexes on HBV-expressing hepatocytes; American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter - 3rd Quarter 2019

Rasineni K., Kubik J.L., Casey C.A., Kharbanda K.K.; Inhibition of Ghrelin Activity by Receptor Antagonist [d-Lys-3] GHRP-6 Attenuates Alcohol-Induced Hepatic Steatosis by Regulating Hepatic Lipid Metabolism, Biomolecules

Nephrology

Mullane R., Fristoe L., Markin N.W., Brakke T.R., Merritt-Genore H.M., Siddique A., Miles C.D., Plumb T.J.; Zero balance ultrafiltration using dialysate during nationwide bicarbonate shortage: A retrospective analysis, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication– 3rd Quarter 2019

Oncology

Ganti A.K., Wang X., Stinchcombe T.E., Wang Y., Bradley J., Cohen H.J., Kelly K., Paulus R., Ramalingam S.S., Vokes E.E., Pang H.; Clinical prognostic model for older patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy

Bailey K.L., Smith L.M., Heires A.J., Katafiasz D.M., Romberger D.J., LeVan T.D.; Aging leads to dysfunctional innate immune responses to TLR2 and TLR4 agonists, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Rheumatology

England B.R., Duryee M.J., Roul P., Mahajan T.D., Singh N., Poole J.A., Ascherman D.P., Caplan L., Demoruelle M.K., Deane K.D., Klassen L.W., Thiele G.M., Mikuls T.R.; Malondialdehyde–Acetaldehyde Adducts and Antibody Responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease, Arthritis and Rheumatology

Notable Publications - 1st Quarter 2019

Cardiology
Gastroenterology
General Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Oncology
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy
Rheumatology

Cardiology

Goldsweig, A.M., Kennedy, K.F., Abbott, J.D., Jones, W.S., Velagapudi, P., Rutar, F.J., Curtis, J.C., Tsai, T.T., Aronow, H.D.,
Patient Radiation Dosage During Lower Extremity Endovascular Intervention,
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

 *Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication - 1st Quarter 2019

Duan, B., Xu, C., Das, S., Chen, J.M., Butcher, J.T., Spatial Regulation of Valve Interstitial Cell Phenotypes within Three-Dimensional Micropatterned Hydrogels, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Gastroenterology

Rasineni, K., Thomes, P.G., Kubik, J.L., Harris, E.N., Kharbanda, K.K., Casey, C.A., Chronic alcohol exposure alters circulating insulin and ghrelin levels: role of ghrelin in hepatic steatosis, American journal of physiology - Gastrointestinal and liver physiology

General Internal Medicine

Fung, K.W., Xu, J., Rosenbloom, S.T., Campbell, J.R., Using SNOMED CT-encoded problems to improve ICD-10-CM coding—A randomized controlled experiment, International Journal of Medical Informatics

Infectious Diseases

Swindells, S., Ramchandani, R., Gupta, A., Benson, C.A., Leon-Cruz, J., Mwelase, N., Jean Juste, M.A., Lama, J.R., Valencia, J., Omoz-Oarhe, A., Supparatpinyo, K., Masheto, G., Mohapi, L., Da Silva Escada, R.O., Mawlana, S., Banda, P., Severe, P., Hakim, J., Kanyama, C., Langat, D., Moran, L., Andersen, J., Fletcher, C.V., Nuermberger, E., Chaisson, R.E., One month of rifapentine plus isoniazid to prevent HIV-related Tuberculosis, New England Journal of Medicine

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter – 1st Quarter 2019

Hewlett, A.L., Hohenberger, H., Murphy, C.N., Helget, L., Hausmann, H., Lyden, E., Fey, P.D., Hicks, R., Evaluation of the bacterial burden of gel nails, standard nail polish, and natural nails on the hands of health care workers, Am J Infect Control (Article is in German)

Oncology

Ernani, V., Appiah, A. K., Marr, A., Zhang, C., Zhen, W., Smith, L. M., & Ganti, A. K.,  Adjuvant Systemic Therapy in Patients With Early-Stage NSCLC Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Ganti, A.K., Wang, X., Stinchcombe, T.E., Wang, Y., Bradley, J., Cohen, H.J., Kelly, K., Paulus, R., Ramalingam, S.S., Vokes, E.E., Pang, H., Clinical prognostic model for older patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Haney, S.L., Varney, M.L., Safranek, H.R., Chhonker, Y.S., G-Dayanandan, N., Talmon, G., Murry, D.J., Wiemer, A.J., Wright, D.L., Holstein, S.A., Tropolone-induced effects on the unfolded protein response pathway and apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells are dependent on iron, Leukemia Research

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy

Poole, J.A., Barnes, C.S., Demain, J.G., Bernstein, J.A., Padukudru, M.A., Sheehan, W.J., Fogelbach, G.G., Wedner, J., Codina, R., Levetin, E., Cohn, J.R., Kagen, S., Portnoy, J.M., Nel, A.E., Impact of weather and climate change with indoor and outdoor air quality in asthmatic patients, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Nordgren, T.M., Heires, A.J., Zempleni, J., Swanson, B.J., Wichman, C., Romberger, D.J., Bovine milk-derived extracellular vesicles enhance inflammation and promote M1 polarization following agricultural dust exposure in mice, Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Warren, K.J., Dickinson, J.D., Nelson, A.J., Wyatt, T.A., Romberger, D.J., Poole, J.A., Ovalbumin-sensitized mice have altered airway inflammation to agriculture organic dust, Respiratory Research

Dickinson, J.D., Sweeter, J.M., Staab, E.B., Nelson, A.J., Bailey, K.L., Warren, K.J., Jaramillo, A.M., Dickey, B.F., Poole, J.A., Myd88 controls airway epithelial Muc5ac expression during TLR activation conditions from agricultural organic dust exposure, American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Rheumatology

Maloley, P.M., England, B.R., Sayles, H., Thiele, G.M., Michaud, K., Sokolove, J., Cannon, G.W., Reimold, A.M., Kerr, G.S., Baker, J.F., Caplan, L., Case, A.J., Mikuls, T.R., Post-traumatic stress disorder and serum cytokine and chemokine concentrations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Mikuls, T.R., Cheetham, T.C., Levy, G.D., Rashid, N., Kerimian, A., Low, K.J., Coburn, B.W., Redden, D.T., Saag, K.G., Foster, P.J., Chen, L., R. Curtis, J., Adherence and Outcomes with Urate-Lowering Therapy: A Site-Randomized Trial, American Journal of Medicine

Notable Publications - 4th Quarter 2018

Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism
Gastroenterology
General Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Oncology
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy
Rheumatology

Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism

Drincic, A., Nguyen, A. T., Singh, S., Zena, M., Walters, R., Friedman, K., & Anderson, R. J.  Pituitary evaluation in patients with low prostate-specific antigen. Endocrine Practice

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter – 4th Quarter 2018

Gastroenterology

Casey, C. A., Thomes, P., Manca, S., & Petrosyan, A, Giantin Is Required for Post-Alcohol Recovery of Golgi in Liver Cells, Biomolecules

Ganesan, M., Poluektova, L. Y., Enweluzo, C., Kharbanda, K. K., & Osna, N. A.,  Hepatitis C virus-infected apoptotic hepatocytes program macrophages and hepatic stellate cells for liver inflammation and fibrosis development: Role of ethanol as a second hit, Biomolecules

General Medicine

Smith, C. J., Matthias, T., Beam, E., Wampler, K., Pounds, L., Nickol, D., Carlson, K., & Michael, K., Building a Bigger Tent in Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Education: A Mixed-Methods evaluation of Interprofessional, Near-Peer Teaching of Internal Medicine Residents by Sonography Students, BMC Medical Education

Infectious Diseases

Broekhuis, J. M., Scarsi, K. K., Sayles, H. R., Klepser, D. G., Havens, J. P., Swindells, S., & Bares, S. H., Midwest Pharmacists' Familiarity, Experience, and Willingness to Provide Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, PLoS One

Majorant, D., Qiu, F., Kalil, A. C., Wilson, N., & Florescu, D. F., Adenovirus—A Deadly Disease in the Solid Organ Transplant Population: Risk Factors and Outcomes, Transplantation Proceedings

Oncology

Ernani, V., Appiah, A. K., Marr, A., Zhang, C., Zhen, W., Smith, L. M., & Ganti, A. K.,  Adjuvant Systemic Therapy in Patients With Early-Stage NSCLC Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Umakanthan, J. M., Iqbal, J., Batlevi, C. L., Bouska, A., Smith, L. M., Shostrom, V., Nutsch, H., William, B. M., Gregory Bociek, R., Lunning, M., Bierman, P., Younes, A., Armitage, J. O., & Vose, J. M., Phase I/II study of dasatinib and exploratory genomic analysis in relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma, British Journal of Haematology

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication – 4th Quarter 2018

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy

Bailey, K. L., Kharbanda, K. K., Katafiasz, D. M., Sisson, J. H., & Wyatt, T. A, Oxidative stress associated with aging activates protein kinase Cε, leading to cilia slowing, American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Rheumatology

Mikuls, T. R., Cheetham, T. C., Levy, G. D., Rashid, N., Kerimian, A., Low, K. J., Coburn, B. W., Redden, D. T., Saag, K. G., Foster, P. J., Chen, L., & R. Curtis, J. Adherence and Outcomes with Urate-Lowering Therapy: A Site-Randomized Trial, American Journal of Medicine

England, B. R., Sayles, H., Michaud, K., Thiele, G. M., Poole, J. A., Caplan, L., Sauer, B. C., Cannon, G. W., Reimold, A., Kerr, G. S., Baker, J. F., & Mikuls, T. R., Chronic lung disease in U.S. Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis and the impact on survival, Clinical Rheumatology

Notable Publications - 3rd Quarter 2018

Cardiovascular Medicine

Ying Wang; Sameer Mirza; Shaohua Wu; Jiping Zeng; Wen Shi; Hamid Band; Vimla Band; Bin Duan, 3D hydrogel breast cancer models for studying the effects of hypoxia on epithelial to mesenchymal transition, Oncotarget

Dianjun Qi; Shaohua Wu; Mitchell A. Kuss; Wen Shi; Soonkyu Chung; Paul T. Deegan; Alexey Kamenskiy; Yini He; Bin Duan, Mechanically robust cryogels with injectability and bioprinting supportability for adipose tissue engineering, Acta Biomaterialia

General Medicine

Jason F. Shiffermiller, MD, MPH , Benjamin J. Monson, MD, Chad W. Vokoun, MD, Micah W. Beachy, DO, Michael P. Smith, MD, James N. Sullivan, MD, Andrew J. Vasey, MD,Purnima Guda, PhD, Elizabeth R. Lyden, MS, Sheila J. Ellis, MD, Huiling Pang, MD PhD, Rachel E. Thompson, MD, MPH, Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Preoperative Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition (PREOP-ACEI), Journal of Hospital Medicine

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter – 3rd Quarter 2018

Infectious Diseases

Hewlett A.L., Hohenberger H., Murphy C.N., Helget L., Hausmann H., Lyden E., Fey P.D., Hicks R., Evaluation of the bacterial burden of gel nails, standard nail polish, and natural nails on the hands of health care workers, American Journal of Infection Control

Bares S.H., Smeaton L.M., Xu A., Godfrey C., McComsey G.A., HIV-Infected Women Gain More Weight than HIV-Infected Men Following the Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy, Journal of Women's Health

Nephrology

Florescu M.C., Runge J., Flora M., Nio G., Lof J., Stolze E., Fry G., Radio S.J., Foster K.W., Location and structure of fibrous sheath formed after placing a tunneled hemodialysis catheter in a large pig model, Journal of Vascular Access

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy

Tricia D. LeVan; Debra J. Romberger; Mohammad Siahpush; Brandon L. Grimm; Athena K. Ramos; Patrik L. Johansson; Tzeyu L. Michaud; Art J. Heires; Todd A. Wyatt; Jill A. Poole, Relationship of systemic IL-10 levels with proinflammatory cytokine responsiveness and lung function in agriculture workers, Respiratory Research

Price M.E., Case A.J., Pavlik J.A., Devasure J.M., Wyatt T.A., Zimmerman M.C., Sisson J.H., S-nitrosation of protein phosphatase 1 mediates alcohol-induced ciliary dysfunction, Scientific Reports

Notable Publications - 1st and 2nd Quarter 2018

Cardiovascular Medicine

Lundgren S., Poon C.Y.M., Selim A., Lowes B.D., Zolty R., Burdorf A., Potashnik-Peled Y., Moulton M.J., Um J.Y., Raichlin E., Depression and anxiety in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation, International Journal of Artificial Organs

Kuss M., Kim J., Qi D., Wu S., Lei Y., Chung S., Duan B., Effects of tunable, 3D-bioprinted hydrogels on human brown adipocyte behavior and metabolic function, Acta Biomaterialia,

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication – 1st and 2nd Quarter 2018

Schleifer J.W., Pislaru S.V., Lin G., Powell B.D., Espinosa R., Koestler C., Thome T., Polk L., Li Z., Asirvatham S.J., Cha Y.-M., Effect of ventricular pacing lead position on tricuspid regurgitation: A randomized prospective trial, Heart Rhythm

Schleifer J.W., Manocha K.K., Asirvatham S.J., Noseworthy PA, Gulati R., Friedman PA, Madhavan M., Munger T.M., Cooper L.T., Reeder G.S., Holmes D.R., Jr., Kapa S., Feasibility of Performing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation and Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Same Setting, American Journal of Cardiology

Abdulsalam N., Goldsweig A.M., Porous CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder Balloons Within the Right Atrial Cavity, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Aggarwal S., Xie F., High R., Pavlides G., Porter T.R., Prevalence and Predictive Value of Microvascular Flow Abnormalities after Successful Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Murali Ganesan; Raghubendra Singh Dagur; Edward Makarov; Larisa I. Poluektova; Srivatsan Kidambi; Natalia A. Osna, Matrix stiffness regulate apoptotic cell death in HIV-HCV co-infected hepatocytes, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

General Medicine

Campbell W.S., Karlsson D., Vreeman D.J., Lazenby A.J., Talmon G.A., Campbell J.R., A computable pathology report for precision medicine: Extending an observables ontology unifying SNOMED CT and LOINC, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Derrick Antoniak; Chandrakanth Are; Chad Vokoun; Kaeli Samson; Lynette Smith; Jason Shiffermiller, The Relationship Between Age and Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Resection, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery,

Infectious Diseases

Kalil A.C., Gilbert D.N., Winslow D.L., Masur H., Klompas M., Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) POSITION STATEMENT: Why IDSA Did Not Endorse the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Oncology and Hematology

Gale R.P., Armitage J.O., Are we prepared for nuclear terrorism?, New England Journal of Medicine

Teply B.A., Wang H., Luber B., Sullivan R., Rifkind I., Bruns A., Spitz A., DeCarli M., Sinibaldi V., Pratz C.F., Lu C., Silberstein J.L., Luo J., Schweizer MT, Drake C.G., Carducci M.A., Paller C.J., Antonarakis E.S., Eisenberger M.A., Denmeade S.R., Bipolar androgen therapy in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after progression on enzalutamide: an open-label, phase 2, multicohort study, The Lancet Oncology

Holstein S.A., Avet-Loiseau H., Hahn T., Ho C.M., Lohr J.G., Munshi N.C., Paiva B., Pasquini M.C., Tario J.D., Usmani S.Z., Wallace P.K., Weisel K., McCarthy P.L., BMT CTN Myeloma Intergroup Workshop on Minimal Residual Disease and Immune Profiling: Summary and Recommendations from the Organizing Committee, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Haney S.L., Chhonker Y.S., Varney M.L., Talmon G., Murry D.J., Holstein S.A., Preclinical investigation of a potent geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase inhibitor, Investigational New Drugs

Bhatt V.R., Chen B., Gyawali B., Lee S.J., Socioeconomic and health system factors associated with lower utilization of hematopoietic cell transplantation in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia, Bone Marrow Transplantation

* Selected as the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter - 1st and 2nd Quarter 2018

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy

Tara M. Nordgren; Kristina L. Bailey; Art J. Heires; Dawn Katafiasz; Debra J. Romberger, Effects of agricultural organic dusts on human lung-resident mesenchymal stem (Stromal) cell function, Toxicological Sciences

 Sinha R., Weissenburger-Moser L.A., Clarke J.L., Smith L.M., Heires A.J., Romberger D.J., LeVan T.D., Short term dynamics of the sputum microbiome among COPD patients, PLoS ONE

Rheumatology and Immunology

Bryant R. England; Joshua F. Baker; Harlan Sayles; Kaleb Michaud; Liron Caplan; Lisa A. Davis; Grant W. Cannon; Brian C. Sauer; E. Blair Solow; Andreas M. Reimold; Gail S. Kerr; Ted R. Mikuls, Body Mass Index, Weight Loss, and Cause-Specific Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis Care and Research

Duryee M.J., Wiese B.M., Bowman J.R., Vanlandingham J.D., Klassen L.W., Thiele G.E., Hunter C.D., Anderson D.R., Mikuls T.R., Thiele G.M., Liver tissue metabolically transformed by alcohol induces immune recognition of liver self-proteins but not in vivo inflammation, American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology,

*Selected as a UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication – 1st and 2nd Quarter 2018

Khadge S., Thiele G.M., Sharp J.G., McGuire T.R., Klassen L.W., Black P.N., DiRusso C.C., Talmadge J.E., Long-Chain Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Modulate Mammary Gland Composition and Inflammation, Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia

Mikuls T.R., Duryee M.J., England B.R., Anderson D.R., Hearth-Holmes M., Su K., Michaud K., Payne J.B., Sayles H., Hunter C., McGowan J.D., Klassen L.W., Thiele G.M., Malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde antibody concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic conditions, International Immunopharmacology

Gulsen Ozen; Diane L. Kamen; Ted R. Mikuls; Bryant R. England; Frederick Wolfe; Kaleb Michaud, Trends and Determinants of Osteoporosis Treatment and Screening in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Osteoarthritis, Arthritis Care and Research

Notable Publications - 4th Quarter 2017

Cardiovascular Medicine

Chatzizisis Y.S., Toutouzas K., Giannopoulos A.A., Riga M., Antoniadis A.P., Fujinom Y., Mitsouras D., Koutkias V.G., Cheimariotis G., Doulaverakis C., Tsampoulatidis I., Chouvarda I., Kompatsiaris I., Nakamura S., Rybicki F.J., Maglaveras N., Tousoulis D., Giannoglou G.D.
Association of global and local low endothelial shear stress with high-risk plaque using intracoronary 3D optical coherence tomography: Introduction of 'shear stress score
European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Wu S., Peng H., Li X., Streubel P.N., Liu Y., Duan B.
Effect of scaffold morphology and cell co-culture on tenogenic differentiation of HADMSC on centrifugal melt electrospun poly (L-lactic acid) fibrous meshes 
Biofabrication

Wu S., Wang Y., Streubel P.N., Duan B.
Living nanofiber yarn-based woven biotextiles for tendon tissue engineering using cell tri-culture and mechanical stimulation
Acta Biomaterialia

*Selected as the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Publication of the Quarter – 4 ^th Quarter 2017 

Aggarwal S, Xie F, Porter TR
Masking and Unmasking of Isolated Noncompaction of the Left Ventricle With Real-Time Contrast Echocardiography
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging

Kuss M.A., Wu S., Wang Y., Untrauer J.B., Li W., Lim J.Y., Duan B.
Prevascularization of 3D printed bone scaffolds by bioactive hydrogels and cell co-culture
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Goldsweig A.M., Kennedy K.F., Kolte D., Abbott J.D., Gordon P.C., Sharaf B.L., Sellke F.W., Ehsan A., Sodha N.R., Rutar F., Aronow H.D.
Predictors of patient radiation exposure during transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 

Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolism

Gopalakrishnan Natarajan; Curtis Perriotte-Olson; Fatema Bhinderwala; Robert Powers; Cyrus V. Desouza; Geoffrey A. Talmon; Jiang Yuhang; Matthew C. Zimmerman; Alexander V. Kabanov; Viswanathan Saraswathi
Nanoformulated copper/zinc superoxide dismutase exerts differential effects on glucose vs lipid homeostasis depending on the diet composition possibly via altered AMPK signaling
Translational Research 

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Burchett K.M., Etekpo A., Batra S.K., Yan Y., Ouellette M.M.
Inhibitors of telomerase and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases synergize to limit the lifespan of pancreatic cancer cells
Oncotarget 

*Selected as the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Honorable Mention Publication – 4 ^th Quarter 2017

Infectious Diseases

Jones R.L., Sayles H.R., Fey P.D., Rupp M.E.
Effect of Clinical Variables on the Volume of Blood Collected for Blood Cultures in an Adult Patient Population
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 

Oncology and Hematology

Michael Baine; Tim Dorius; Nathan Bennion; Morshed Alam; Lynette Smith; Weining Zhen; Apar Ganti
Chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
Oral Oncology 

Haney S.L., Allen C., Varney M.L., Dykstra K.M., Falcone E.R., Colligan S.H., Hu Q., Aldridge A.M., Wright D.L., Wiemer A.J., Holstein S.A.
Novel tropolones induce the unfolded protein response pathway and apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells
Oncotarget

Baine M.J., Dorius T., Bennion N., Smith L., Zhen W., Ganti A.K.
Weight loss and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement during chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced cancer of the oropharynx do not negatively impact outcomes
Frontiers in Oncology

Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy

Poole J.A., Mikuls T.R., Duryee M.J., Warren K.J., Wyatt T.A., Nelson A.J., Romberger D.J., West W.W., Thiele G.M.
A role for B cells in organic dust induced lung inflammation
Respiratory Research

Sapkota M., Burnham E.L., DeVasure J.M., Sweeter J.M., Hunter C.D., Duryee M.J., Klassen L.W., Kharbanda K.K., Sisson J.H., Thiele G.M., Wyatt T.A.
Malondialdehyde–Acetaldehyde (MAA) Protein Adducts Are Found Exclusively in the Lungs of Smokers with Alcohol Use Disorders and Are Associated with Systemic Anti-MAA Antibodies
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Hanson C., Lyden E., Weissenburger-Moser L., Furtado J., Romberger D.J., LeVan T.D.
Serum level of nutritional antioxidants are decreased in veteran smokers with COPD
Journal of Military and Veterans' Health

Rheumatology and Immunology

Mikuls T.R., Duryee M.J., Rahman R., Anderson D.R., Sayles H.R., Hollins A., Michaud K., Wolfe F., Thiele G.E., Sokolove J., Robinson W.H., Lingampalli N., Nicholas A.P., Talmon G.A., Su K., Zimmerman M.C., Klassen L.W., Thiele G.M.
Enrichment of malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde antibody in the rheumatoid arthritis joint
Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

Bryant R. England; Ted R. Mikuls; Fenglong Xie; Shuo Yang; Lang Chen; Jeffrey R. Curtis
Herpes Zoster as a Risk Factor for Incident Giant Cell Arteritis
Arthritis and Rheumatology

Peper S.M., Lew R., Mikuls T., Brophy M., Rybin D., Wu H., O'Dell J.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment After Methotrexate: The Durability of Triple Therapy Versus Etanercept
Arthritis Care and Research