The publications contributed to this collection are authored by the faculty of University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy in St. Louis.
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College of Arts and Sciences
Submissions from 2007
Impact of a community pharmacy experience on medical residents' understanding of the role of a community pharmacist, Tricia M. Berry, Julie A. Murphy, and Audrey K. Montooth
Biodiesel synthesis and evaluation: An organic chemistry experiment, Ehren C. Bucholtz
Predictors of in-hospital mortality for bloodstream infections caused by Enterobacter species or Citrobacter freundii, Eli N. Deal, Scott T. Micek, David J. Ritchie, Richard M. Reichley, W. Michael Dunne, and Marin H. Kollef
Enaminones: Exploring additional therapeutic activities, Ivan O. Edafiogho, Samuel B. Kombian, Kethireddy V.V. Ananthalakshmi, Noha N. Salama, Natalie D. Eddington, Tiffany L. Wilson, Mariano S. Alexander, Patrice L. Jackson, Clive D. Hanson, and K. R. Scott
Texas community pharmacists' willingness to participate in pharmacist-initiated emergency contraception, Scott K. Griggs and Carolyn M. Brown
Early appropriate empiric therapy and antimicrobial de-escalation, James M. Hollands, Scott T. Micek, Peggy S. McKinnon, and Marin H. Kollef
A retrospective analysis of possible renal toxicity associated with vancomycin in patients with health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia, Meghan N. Jeffres, Warren Isakow, Joshua A. Doherty, Scott T. Micek, and Marin H. Kollef
Movement and growth of neonate Eastern Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus), Benjamin C. Jellen and Matthew J. Kowalski
Male movement and body size affect mate acquisition in the eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), Benjamin C. Jellen, Donald B. Shepard, Michael J. Dreslik, and Christopher A. Phillips
Update on new antifungal therapy, Paul Juang
Update on new antifungal therapy., Paul Juang
Enteral glutamine supplementation in critically ill patients with burn injuries: A retrospective case-control evaluation, Paul Juang, Douglas N. Fish, Rose Jung, and Robert MacLaren
Clinical outcomes of intravenous immune globulin in severe clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, Paul Juang, Susan J. Skledar, Nathalie K. Zgheib, David L. Paterson, Emanuel N. Vergis, William D. Shannon, Nicole T. Ansani, and Robert A. Branch
Diaphragmatic proteasome function is maintained in the ageing Fisher 344 rat, Andreas N. Kavazis, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Joseph M. McClung, Melissa A. Whidden, Darin J. Falk, Ashley J. Smuder, Takao Sugiura, and Scott K. Powers
Analysis of 30-day mortality for Clostridium difficile-associated disease in the ICU setting, Claire Kenneally, Jamie M. Rosini, Lee P. Skrupky, Joshua A. Doherty, James M. Hollands, Emily Martinez, Wendi McKenzie, Theresa Murphy, Jennifer R. Smith, Scott T. Micek, and Marin H. Kollef
Optimal initial dose adjustment of warfarin in orthopedic patients, Petra A. Lenzini, Gloria R. Grice, Paul E. Milligan, Susan K. Gatchel, Elena Deych, Charles S. Eby, R. Stephen J. Burnett, John C. Clohisy, Robert L. Barrack, and Brian F. Gage
Physiological correction of pompe disease by systemic delivery of adeno-associated virus serotype 1 vectors, Cathryn Mah, Christina A. Pacak, Kerry O. Cresawn, Lara R. DeRuisseau, Sean Germain, Melissa A. Lewis, Denise A. Cloutier, David D. Fuller, and Barry J. Byrne
Antioxidant administration attenuates mechanical ventilation-induced rat diaphragm muscle atrophy independent of protein kinase B (PKB-Akt) signalling, J. M. McClung, A. N. Kavazis, M. A. Whidden, K. C. Deruisseau, D. J. Falk, D. S. Criswell, and S. K. Powers
Caspase-3 regulation of diaphragm myonuclear domain during mechanical ventilation-induced atrophy, Joseph M. McClung, Andreas N. Kavazis, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Darin J. Falk, Melissa A. Deering, Youngil Lee, Takao Sugiura, and Scott K. Powers
Alternatives to vancomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, Scott T. Micek
Health care-associated pneumonia and community-acquired pneumonia: A single-center experience, Scott T. Micek, Katherine E. Kollef, Richard M. Reichley, Nareg Roubinian, and Marin H. Kollef
Early goal-directed therapy of septic shock: We honestly remain skeptical [23], Scott T. Micek and Marin H. Kollef
Addition of vasopressin to norepinephrine as independent predictor of mortality in patients with refractory septic shock: An observational study, Scott T. Micek, Poorvi Shah, James M. Hollands, Rina A. Shah, William D. Shannon, and Marin H. Kollef
Using protocols to improve the outcomes of critically ill patients with infection: Focus on ventilator-associated pneumonia and severe sepsis, S. T. Micek and M. H. Kollef
Genetic-based dosing in orthopedic patients beginning warfarin therapy, Eric A. Millican, Petra A. Lenzini, Paul E. Milligan, Leonard Grosso, Charles Eby, Elena Deych, Gloria Grice, John C. Clohisy, Robert L. Barrack, R. Stephen J. Burnett, Deepak Voora, Susan Gatchel, Amy Tiemeier, and Brian F. Gage
Sulfasalazine-induced reduction of glutathione levels in breast cancer cells: Enhancement of growth-inhibitory activity of doxorubicin, Vishal S. Narang, Giovanni M. Pauletti, Peter W. Gout, Donna J. Buckley, and Arthur R. Buckley
Filling in the gaps II: New Illinois amphibian and reptile county records from 2000-2005, John E. Petzing, Jennifer M. Mui, Michael J. Dreslik, Andrew R. Kuhns, Donald B. Shepard, Christopher A. Phillips, John K. Tucker, Jonathan K. Warner, David Mauger, Thomas G. Anton, Eric J. Gittinger, Timothy R. Hunkapiller, Benjamin C. Jellen, and Robert J. Cosgriff
Loss of cell wall alpha(1-3) glucan affects Cryptococcus neoformans from ultrastructure to virulence, Amy J. Reese, Aki Yoneda, Julia A. Breger, Anne Beauvais, Hong Liu, Cara L. Griffith, Indrani Bose, Myoung Ju Kim, Colleen Skau, Sarah Yang, Julianne A. Sefko, Masako Osumi, Jean Paul Latge, Eleftherios Mylonakis, and Tamara L. Doering
Increasing incidence of sterile-site infections due to non-multidrug- resistant, oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospitalized patients, Garrett E. Schramm, Jennifer A. Johnson, Joshua A. Doherty, Scott T. Micek, and Marin H. Kollef
Economic implications of an evidence-based sepsis protocol: Can we improve outcomes and lower costs?, Andrew F. Shorr, Scott T. Micek, William L. Jackson, and Marin H. Kollef
Optimizing therapy for MRSA pneumonia, Lee P. Skrupky, Scott T. Micek, and Marin H. Kollef
The case against stress ulcer prophylaxis in 2007, Alison M. Stevens and Zachariah Thomas
Diaphragmatic nitric oxide synthase is not induced during mechanical ventilation, Darin Van Gammeren, Darin J. Falk, Melissa A. Deering, Keith C. DeRuisseau, and Scott K. Powers
Functional characterization of the rice kaurene synthase-like gene family, Meimei Xu, P. Ross Wilderman, Dana Morrone, Jianjun Xu, Arnab Roy, Marcia Margis-Pinheiro, Narayana M. Upadhyaya, Robert M. Coates, and Reuben J. Peters
Submissions from 2006
Novel mechanisms of G protein-dependent regulation of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase, Alexandra V. Andreeva, Rita Vaiskunaite, Mikhail A. Kutuzov, Jasmina Profirovic, Randal A. Skidgel, and Tatyana Voyno-Yasenetskaya
Effect of structure in benzaldehyde oximes on the formation of aldehydes and nitriles under photoinduced electron-transfer conditions, H. J.Peter De Lijser, Susan Hsu, Bernadette V. Marquez, Adriana Park, Nawaporn Sanguantrakun, and Jody R. Sawyer
Moderate caloric restriction increases diaphragmatic antioxidant enzyme mRNA, but not when combined with lifelong exercise, Keith C. Deruisseau, Andreas N. Kavazis, Sharon Judge, Zsolt Murlasits, Melissa A. Deering, John C. Quindry, Youngil Lee, Darin J. Falk, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, and Scott K. Powers
Mechanical ventilation promotes redox status alterations in the diaphragm, D. J. Falk, K. C. DeRuisseau, D. L. Van Gammeren, M. A. Deering, A. N. Kavazis, and S. K. Powers
Defining the opportunity for pharmacogenetic intervention in primary care, Gloria R. Grice, Terry L. Seaton, Abigail M. Woodland, and Howard L. McLeod
Educating patients in self-management of epistaxis in an anticoagulation clinic, Karen L. Hassenplug, Jill S. Burkiewicz, Terri L. Jackson, and Laura R. Peppers
Docetaxel, cisplatin, and trastuzumab as primary systemic therapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive locally advanced breast cancer, Judith Hurley, Philomena Doliny, Isildinha Reis, Orlando Silva, Carmen Gomez-Fernandez, Pedro Velez, Giovanni Pauletti, Mark D. Pegram, and Dennis J. Slamon
Evaluation of a pediatric asthma awareness program, Terri L. Jackson, Sheri L. Stensland, Timothy J. Todd, Amy Lullo, Jennifer Mazan, and Amir M. Masood
Predictors of mortality for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health-care-associated pneumonia: Specific evaluation of vancomycin pharmacokinetic indices, Meghan N. Jeffres, Warren Isakow, Joshua A. Doherty, Peggy S. McKinnon, David J. Ritchie, Scott T. Micek, and Marin H. Kollef
Probable loop diuretic-induced in a sulfonamide-allergic patient, Paul Juang, Robert L. Page, and Ronald Zolty
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A new community-acquired pathogen?, Marin H. Kollef and Scott T. Micek
Prevalence of compounding in independent community pharmacy practice, Timothy B. McPherson, Patrick E. Fontane, Kelsey D. Jackson, Kathleen S. Martin, Tricia Berry, Rasma Chereson, and Rhonda Bilger
Radiological case of the month, Mitchell J. Mendrek, Juan R. Rodriguez, and Mardjohan Hardjasudarma
Optimizing antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia, Scott T. Micek, Timothy J. Heuring, James M. Hollands, Rina A. Shah, and Marin H. Kollef
Before-after study of a standardized hospital order set for the management of septic shock, Scott T. Micek, Nareg Roubinian, Tim Heuring, Meghan Bode, Jennifer Williams, Courtney Harrison, Theresa Murphy, Donna Prentice, Brent E. Ruoff, and Marin H. Kollef
An unexpected diterpene cyclase from rice: Functional identification of a stemodene synthase, Dana Morrone, Yinghua Jin, Meimei Xu, Suh Yeon Choi, Robert M. Coates, and Reuben J. Peters
Tight junction modulation and its relationship to drug delivery, Noha N. Salama, Natalie D. Eddington, and Alessio Fasano
Recent developments in drug targets and delivery of anti-HIV drugs, Noha N. Salama, Aaron Endsley, and Rodney J.Y. Ho
MDR1 haplotypes significantly minimize intracellular uptake and transcellular P-gp substrate transport in recombinant LLC-PK1 cells, Noha N. Salama, Ziping Yang, Tot Bui, and Rodney J.Y. Ho
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sterile-site infection: The importance of appropriate initial antimicrobial treatment, Garrett E. Schramm, Jennifer A. Johnson, Joshua A. Doherty, Scott T. Micek, and Marin H. Kollef
In vivo inhibition of nitric oxide synthase impairs upregulation of contractile protein mRNA in overloaded plantaris muscle, Jeff E. Sellman, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Jenna L. Betters, Vitor A. Lira, Quinlyn A. Soltow, Joshua T. Selsby, and David S. Criswell
Rocuronium exacerbates mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragm dysfunction in rats, Dries Testelmans, Karen Maes, Patrick Wouters, Nadège Gosselin, Keith Deruisseau, Scott Powers, Raf Sciot, Marc Decramer, and Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Measurement of nitric oxide levels in the red cell: Validation of tri-iodide-based chemiluminescence with acid-sulfanilamide pretreatment, Xunde Wang, Nathan S. Bryan, Peter H. MacArthur, Juan Rodriguez, Mark T. Gladwin, and Martin Feelisch
Submissions from 2005
Gα12 interaction with αSNAP induces VE-cadherin localization at endothelial junctions and regulates barrier function, Alexandra V. Andreeva, Mikhail A. Kutuzov, Rita Vaiskunaite, Jasmina Profirovic, Thomas E. Meigs, Sanda Predescu, Asrar B. Malik, and Tatyana Voyno-Yasenetskaya
Nitrite is a Signaling Molecule and Regulator of Gene Expression in Mammalian Tissues, Nathan S. Bryan, Bernadette O. Fernandez, Selena M. Bauer, Maria Francisca Garcia-Saura, Alexandra B. Milsom, Tienush Rassaf, Ronald E. Maloney, Ajit Bharti, Juan Rodriguez, and Martin Feelisch
Running performance differences between men and women: An update, Samuel N. Cheuvront, Robert Carter, Keith C. Deruisseau, and Robert J. Moffatt
Mechanical ventilation induces alterations of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in the diaphragm, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Andreas N. Kavazis, Melissa A. Deering, Darin J. Falk, Darin Van Gammeren, Tossaporn Yimlamai, George A. Ordway, and Scott K. Powers
Selective downregulation of ubiquitin conjugation cascade mRNA occurs in the senescent rat soleus muscle, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Andreas N. Kavazis, and Scott K. Powers
Diaphragm unloading via controlled mechanical ventilation alters the gene expression profile, Keith C. DeRuisseau, R. Andrew Shanely, Nagabhavani Akunuri, Marc T. Hamilton, Darin Van Gammeren, A. Murat Zergeroglu, Michael McKenzie, and Scott K. Powers
Nitric oxide mediates increased P-glycoprotein activity in interferon-γ-stimulated human intestinal cells, Santosh G. Dixit, Basilia Zingarelli, Donna J. Buckley, Arthur R. Buckley, and Giovanni M. Pauletti
LIM kinase 1 coordinates microtubule stability and actin polymerization in human endothelial cells, Matvey Gorovoy, Jiaxin Niu, Ora Bernard, Jasmina Profirovic, Richard Minshall, Radu Neamu, and Tatyana Voyno-Yasenetskaya
The use of a scholarship committee to foster scholarly growth of pharmacy practice faculty, Terri L. Jackson, Amie D. McCord, Wafa Y. Dahdal, David P. Zgarrick, and Kelly A. Brock
A successful rapid desensitization protocol in a loop diuretic allergic patient, Paul Juang, Robert Lee Page, and Ronald Zolty
Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia: A "superbug" infection in community and hospital settings, Marin H. Kollef and Scott T. Micek
Strategies to prevent antimicrobial resistance in the intensive care unit, Marin H. Kollef and Scott T. Micek
Delirium as detected by the CAM-ICU predicts restraint use among mechanically ventilated medical patients, Scott T. Micek, Nitin J. Anand, Brad R. Laible, William D. Shannon, and Marin H. Kollef
Pleuropulmonary complications of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Importance of treatment with antimicrobials inhibiting exotoxin production, Scott T. Micek, Michael Dunne, and Marin H. Kollef
Predictors of hospital mortality for patients with severe sepsis treated with drotrecogin alfa (activated), Scott T. Micek, Warren Isakow, William Shannon, and Marin H. Kollef
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection: Importance of appropriate initial antimicrobial treatment, Scott T. Micek, Ann E. Lloyd, David J. Ritchie, Richard M. Reichley, Victoria J. Fraser, and Marin H. Kollef
Design, synthesis and bioactions of novel stable mimetics of lipoxins and aspirin-triggered lipoxins, Nicos A. Petasis, Irini Akritopoulou-Zanze, Valery V. Fokin, Giovanni Bernasconi, Raquel Keledjian, Rong Yang, Jasim Uddin, Kalyan C. Nagulapalli, and Charles N. Serhan
Mechanisms of disuse muscle atrophy: Role of oxidative stress, Scott K. Powers, Andreas N. Kavazis, and Keith C. DeRuisseau
A novel mechanism of G protein-dependent phosphorylation of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein, Jasmina Profirovic, Matvey Gorovoy, Jiaxin Niu, Sasa Pavlovic, and Tatyana Voyno-Yasenetskaya
Implementing a commercial rule base as a medication order safety net, Richard M. Reichley, Terry L. Seaton, Ervina Resetar, Scott T. Micek, Karen L. Scott, Victoria J. Fraser, W. Claiborne Dunagan, and Thomas C. Bailey
Superior vena cava and right atrial thrombus detected on lung perfusion scintigraphy, Juan Rodriguez, Maureen Heldmann, Kevin M. Sittig, Kalgi Modi, and Madhusudhan P. Ready
Performance of diamino fluorophores for the localization of sources and targets of nitric oxide, Juan Rodriguez, Victoria Specian, Ronald Maloney, David Jourd'Heuil, and Martin Feelisch
The impact of ΔG on the oral bioavailability of low bioavailable therapeutic agents, Noha N. Salama, Alessio Fasano, Manjusha Thakar, and Natalie D. Eddington
The impact of pharmacologic and genetic knockout of P-glycoprotein on nelfinavir levels in the brain and other tissues in mice, Noha N. Salama, Edward J. Kelly, Tot Bui, and Rodney J.Y. Ho
Reloading the diaphragm following mechanical ventilation does not promote injury, Darin Van Gammeren, Darin J. Falk, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Jeff E. Sellman, Marc Decramer, and Scott K. Powers
A retrospective evaluation of fluconazole for the treatment of Candida glabrata fungemia, Alexandria Garavaglia Wilson, Scott T. Micek, and David J. Ritchie
Submissions from 2004
Trolox attenuates mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction and proteolysis, Jenna L. Betters, David S. Criswell, R. Andrew Shanely, Darin Van Gammeren, Darin Falk, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Melissa Deering, Tossaporn Yimlamai, and Scott K. Powers
Cellular targets and mechanisms of nitros(yl)ation: An insight into their nature and kinetics in vivo, Nathan S. Bryan, Tienush Rassaf, Ronald E. Maloney, Cynthia M. Rodriguez, Fumito Saijo, Juan R. Rodriguez, and Martin Feelisch
Bound NO in human red blood cells: Fact or artifact?, Nathan S. Bryan, Tienush Rassaf, Juan Rodriguez, and Martin Feelisch
Enterococcus faecalis resistant to linezolid: Case series and review of the literature, Brian S. Burleson, David J. Ritchie, Scott T. Micek, and W. Michael Dunne
Ileocolic arteriovenous fistula with superior mesenteric vein aneurysm: Endovascular treatment, Miguel Angel De Gregorio, Maria José Gimeno, Joaquin Medrano, Caudio Schönholz, Juan Rodriguez, and Horacio D'Agostino
Colon stenting: A review, Miguel Angel De Gregorio, Antonio Mainar, Juan Rodriguez, Eduardo Ramon Alfonso, Eloy Tejero, Marcos Herrera, Jokin Medrano, and Horacio D'Agostino
Iron Status of Young Males and Females Performing Weight-Training Exercise, Keith C. Deruisseau, Lara M. Roberts, Michael R. Kushnick, Allison M. Evans, Krista Austin, and Emily M. Haymes
Adaptive thermogenesis is intact in B6 and A/J mice studied at thermoneutrality, L. R. Deruisseau, A. D. Parsons, and J. M. Overton
Application of quality assurance principles: Teaching medication error reduction skills in a "real world" environment, Terri L. Jackson
HER-2/neu gene amplification and response to paclitaxel in patients with metastatic breast cancer, Gottfried E. Konecny, Christoph Thomssen, Hans Joachim Lück, Michael Untch, He Jing Wang, Walter Kuhn, Holger Eidtmann, Andreas du Bois, Sigrid Olbricht, Dieter Steinfeld, Volker Möbus, Gunter von Minckwitz, Suganda Dandekar, Lilian Ramos, Giovanni Pauletti, Mark D. Pegram, Fritz Jänicke, and Dennis J. Slamon
A randomized controlled trial of an antibiotic discontinuation policy for clinically suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia, Scott T. Micek, Suzanne Ward, Victoria J. Fraser, and Marin H. Kollef
Dietary antioxidants and exercise, Scott K. Powers, Keith C. DeRuisseau, John Quindry, and Karyn L. Hamilton
Specificity determinants for lipids bound to β-barrel proteins, Amy J. Reese and Leonard J. Banaszak
Optical methods for the detection of nitric oxide, Juan Rodriguez and Martin Feelisch
Radiological case of the month, Juan R. Rodríguez, Anil K. Malik, and Mardjohan Hardjasudarma
Multidrug resistance and anticonvulsants: New studies with some enaminones, Noha Nabil Salama, Natalie D. Eddington, Debra Payne, Tiffany L. Wilson, and K. R. Scott
The Effect of ΔG on the Transport and Oral Absorption of Macromolecules, Noha N. Salama, Alessio Fasano, Manjusha Thakar, and Natalie D. Eddington