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Recent Publications

Our faculty have authored more than 200 publications in the last four years—a means to furthering medical knowledge in the global medical community toward the ultimate end of improving patient care and outcomes.

2004–2005

Articles | Book Chapters | Books

Articles ^

  • Abrams SA. New approaches to iron fortification: role of bioavailability studies. Am J Clin Nutr 80(5):1104–1005, 2004.
  • Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Hawthorne KM, Chen Z, Gunn SK, Wilde M, Darlington G, Shypailo RJ, Ellis KJ. Vitamin D receptor Fok1 polymorphisms affect calcium absorption, kinetics, and bone mineralization rates during puberty. J Bone Miner Res 20(6):945–953, 2005.
  • Avalos Mishaan AM, Zavaleta N, Griffin IJ, Hilmers DC, Hawthorne KM, Abrams SA. Bioavailability of iron and zinc from a multiple micronutrient-fortified beverage. J Pediatr 145(1):26–31, 2004.
  • Bhakta KY, Marlin SJ, Shen JJ, Fernandes CJ. Terminal deletion of chromosome 15q26.1: case report and brief literature review. J Perinatology 25(6):429–432, 2005. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Bhutani VK, Johnson LH, Maisels MJ, Newman TB, Phibbs C, Stark AR, Yeargin-Allsopp M. Kernicterus: epidemiological strategies for its prevention through systems-based approaches. J Perinatol 24(10):650–662, 2004.
  • Duggan C, Stark AR, Auestad N, Collier S, Fulhan J, Gura K, Utter S, Teixeira-Pinto A, Donovan K, Lund D. Glutamine supplementation in infants with gastrointestinal disease: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial. Nutrition 20(9):752–756, 2004.
  • Fernandes CJ, Smith EO. Clinical significance and type II errors under the magnifying lens. Indian Pediatr 41(12):1280–1282, 2004.
  • Fernandes CJ, Horst DA, O'Donovan DJ. Nasopharyngeal surfactant administration to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. J Perinatol 25(5):361–362, 2005.
  • Fucile S, Gisel E, Lau C. Effect of an oral stimulation program on the sucking skill maturation of preterm infants. Dev Med Child Neurol 47(3): 158–162, 2005
  • Galvan, N., Moorthy, B., Zhou, Guo-dong, MacWilliams, PS, Czuprynski, CJ, Jefcoate, CR. (2005) Induction of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 in liver and lung by benzo(a)pyrene and 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene do not affect distribution of polycyclic hydrocarbons to target sites: Role of AhR and CYP1B1 in bone marrow cytotoxicity. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol., 202: 244–257.
  • Graff M, Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Stadler D, Pam SD, Pettifor JM, Isichei CO, Abrams SA. Calcium absorption in Nigerian children with rickets. Am J Clin Nutr 80(5):1415–1421, 2004.
  • Griffin IJ, Hicks PMD, Liang LK, Abrams SA. Metabolic adaptations to low zinc intakes in premenarcheal girls. Am J Clin Nutr 80(2):385–390, 2004.
  • Griffin IJ, Kim SC, Hicks PMD, Liang LK, Abrams SA. Zinc metabolism in adolescents with Crohn's Disease. Pediatr Res 56(2):235–239, 2004.
  • Griffin IJ, Abrams SA. Methodological considerations in measuring human calcium absorption: relevance to study the effects of inulin-type fructans. Br J Nutr 93(suppl 1):S105–S110, 2005.
  • Hallaq H, Pinter E, Enciso J, McGrath J, Zeiss C, Brueckner M, Madri J, Jacobs HC, Wilson CM, Vasavada H, Jiang X, Bogue CW. A null mutation of Hhex results in abnormal cardiac development, defective vasculogenesis and elevated Vegfa levels. Development 131(20):5197–5209, 2004.
  • Hawthorne KM, Abrams SA. Safety and efficacy of human milk rortification for very-low-birthweight enfants. Nutr Rev 62(12):482–485, 2004.
  • Hawthorne KM, Griffin IJ, Abrams SA. Current issue in nutritional management of very low birth weight infants. Minerva Pediatr 56(4):359–372, 2004.
  • Hettiarachchi M, Hilmers DC, Liyange C, Abrams SA. Na2EDTA enhances the absorption of iron and zinc from fortified rice flour in Sri Lankan children. J Nutr 134(11):3031–3036, 2004.
  • Kenton AB, O'Donovan D, Cass DL, Helmrath MA, Smith EO, Fernandes CJ, Washburn K, Weihe EK, Brandt ML. Severe thrombocytopenia predicts outcome in neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis. J Perinatol 25(1):14–20, 2005
  • Kenton AB, Hegemier S, Smith EO, O'Donovan DJ, Brandt ML, Cass DL, HelmrathMA, Washburn K, Weihe EK, Fernandes CJ. Platelet transfusions in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis do not lower mortality but may increase morbidity. J Perinatol 25(3):173–177, 2005
  • Lowe NM, Woodhouse LR, Sutherland B, Shames DM, Burri BJ, Abrams SA, Turnland JR, Jackson MJ, King JC. Kinetic parameters and plasma zinc concentration correlate well with net loss and gain of zinc from men. J Nutr 134(9):2178–2181, 2004.
  • Lannon C, Stark AR. Closing the gap between guidelines and practice: ensuring a safe and healthy beginning. Pediatrics 114(2):494–496, 2004.
  • Lau C, Simpson C. Animal models for the study of the effect of prolonged stress on lactation in rats. Physiol Behav 82(2–3):193–197, 2004.
  • Lin, FY, Weisman LE, Philips JB 3rd, Azimi PH, Clark P, Rhoads GG, Regan J, Concepcion NF, Frasch CE, Troendle J, Brenner RA, Gray BM, Bhushan R, Fitzgerald G, Moyer P, Clemens JD. Level of maternal antibody required to protect neonates against early-onset disease caused by group B Streptococcus type III: a multicenter, seroepidemiology study. J Infect Dis 2004 Sept 1;190(5):928–34.
  • Nath AK, Enciso J, Kuniyasu M, Hao XY, Madri JA, Pinter E. Nitric oxide modulates murine yolk sac vasculogenesis and rescues glucose induced vasculopathy. Development 131(10):2485–2496, 2004
  • O'Donovan D, Fernandes CJ, Nguyen N, Adams K, Adams J. Indomethacin therapy for patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants: efficacy of a dosing strategy based on a second-dose peak plasma indomethacin level and estimated plasma indomethacin levels. Am J Perinatol 21(4):191–197, 2004.
  • Pérez-Expósito AB, Villalpando S, Rivera JA, Griffin IJ, Abrams SA. Ferrous sulfate is more bioavailable among preschoolers than other forms of iron in a milk-based weaning food distributed by Progresa – a national program In Mexico. J Nutr 135(1):64–69, 2005.
  • Rosado JL, Diaz M, González K, Griffin IJ, Abrams SA, Preciado R. The addition of milk or yogurt to a plant-based diet increases zinc bioavailability but does not affect iron bioavailability in women. J Nutr 135(3):465–468, 2005.
  • Smith SM, Wastney ME, O'brien KO, Morukov BV, Larina IM, Abrams SA, Davis-Street JE, Oganov V, Shackelford LC. Bone markers, calcium metabolism, and calcium kinetics during extended-duration space flight on the Mir Space Station. J Bone Miner Res 20(2):208–218, 2005.
  • Speer, ME. Are you sure they understand? Tex Med 101(1):65–66, 2005.
  • Stark AR, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn. Levels of neonatal care. Pediatrics 114(5):1341–1347, 2004.
  • Stark AR. Risks and benefits of postnatal corticosteroids. NeoReviews 6(2):e99, 2005.
  • Stoll BJ, Hansen N, Fanaroff AA, Wright LL, Carlo WA, Ehrenkranz RA, Lemons JA, Donovan EF, Stark AR, Tyson JE, Oh W, Bauer CR, Korones SB, Shankaran S, Laptook AR, Stevenson DK, Papile LA, Poole WK. To tap or not to tap: high likelihood of meningitis without sepsis among very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics 113(5):1181–1186, 2004.
  • Vargas Zapata CL, Donangelo CM, Woodhouse LH, Abrams SA, Spencer EM, King JC. Calcium homeostasis during pregnancy and lactation in Brazilian women with low calcium intakes: A longitudinal study. Am J Clin Nutr 80(2):417–422, 2004.
  • Jiang W, Welty SE, Couroucli XI, Barrios R, Kondraganti SR, Muthiah K, Yu L, Avery SE, Moorthy B. Disruption of the Ah receptor alters the susceptibility of mice to oxygen-mediated regulation of pulmonary and hepatic cytochrome P4501A expression, and exacerbates hyperoxic lung injury. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 310(2):512–519, 2004.
  • Weisman LE. Coagulase-negative staphylococcal disease: emerging therapies for the neonatal and pediatric patient. Curr Opin Infect Dis 17(9):237–242, 2004.
  • Zhang W, Moorthy B, Chen M, Muthaih K, Coffee R, Purchio AF, West D. A CYP1a2-luciferase transgenic CD-1 mouse model: responses to aryl hydrocarbons similar to the humanized AhR mice. Toxicol Sci 82(1):297–307, 2004.

Book Chapters ^

  • Abrams SA. Stable isotope methods in micronutrient research. In: Micronutrient Deficiencies During the Weaning Period and the First Years of Life (Pettifor J, Zlotkin S, eds.) Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series, Vol. 54. Basel, Switzerland: Karger Press, 2004, 53–66.
  • Abrams SA, Griffin IJ. Microminerals and bone health. In: Nutrition and Bone Health (Holick MF, Dawson-Hughes B eds.) Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, 2004, 377–390.
  • Abrams SA. Vitamin D Deficiency and Calcium Absorption During Infancy and Childhood. In: Vitamin D (Feldmean D, Pike JW, Glorieux FH eds.), 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.
  • Adams JM, Stark AR. Pathogenesis and clinical features of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. In: UpToDate (Rose BD, ed.) Wellesley, MA: UpToDate, 2005.
  • Adams JM, Stark AR. Management of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. In: UpToDate (Rose BD, ed.) Wellesley, MA: UpToDate, 2004.
  • Adams JM, Stark AR. Outcome of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. In: UpToDate (Rose BD, ed.) Wellesley, MA: UpToDate, 2004.
  • Adams JM, Stark AR. Prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. In: UpToDate (Rose BD, ed.) Wellesley, MA: UpToDate, 2005.
  • Anderson DM. Nutrition for low-birth-weight infants. In: Krause's Food, Nutrition & Diet Therapy (Mahan KL, Escott-Stump S, eds.), 11th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2004, 234–258.
  • Anderson DM. Nutrition for premature infants. In: Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition (Samour PQ, King K, eds.), 3rd edition. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005, 53–73.
  • Fernandes CJ. Care of the high-risk neonate (section of Obstetrics and Gynecology chapter). In: Conn's Current Therapy (Rakel RE, Bope ET, eds.), 57th edition. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Co., 2005.
  • Karpen, HE. Approach to the neonate with a distended abdomen. In: UpToDate (Rose BD, ed.) Wellesley, MA: UpToDate, 2004.
  • Speer ME. Bacterial infection in the neonate: an overview. In: Recent Advances in Neonatology (Rao MN, Vidysagar D, Fernandez A, eds.) New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LTD, 2004, 24–30.
  • Walden M. Pain assessment and management. In: Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care (Verklan MD, Walden M, eds.) St. Louis MO:Elsevier, 2004.
  • Walden M, Jorgensen, KM. Pain Management. In: Developmental Care of Newborns & Infants: A Guide for Health Professionals (Kenner C, McGrath J eds.) St. Louis MO: Mosby, 2004.

Books ^

  • Adams JM, Adcock LM, Anderson DM, Garcia-Prats JA, Haney PM, Speer ME, Weisman LE (eds). Guidelines for Acute Care of the Neonate, 12th ed. Houston, TX: Baylor College of Medicine, 2004.
  • Cabrera-Meza G (reviewer). Strategic Directions to Improve Newborn Health in the South-East Asia Region. World Health Organization-Regional Office for South-East Asia Region New Delhi, India, 2004.
  • Verklan MT, Walden M (eds.). Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier, 2004.