Reperfusion injury, the paradoxical tissue response that is manifested by blood flow-deprived
and oxygen-starved organs following the restoration of blood flow and tissue oxygenation, …

Inflammation is a complex and potentially life-threatening condition that involves the
participation of a variety of chemical mediators, signaling pathways, and cell types. The …

Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis is mainly an inflammatory cell response. In earlier
work we showed that activation of human neutrophils by a cell-free water extract of H. pylori is …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in intestinal homeostasis. Vitamin D can impact the function of
virtually every cell in the gut by binding to its intracellular receptor (VDR) and subsequently …

Background : Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with mucosal inflammation. The
aims of the present study were to assess whether a water extract of H. pylori promotes …

… For reprints of this article, contact Peter R. Kvietys, Ph.D., Vascular Biology Program, London
Health Sciences Centre, 375 South Street, Rm. C210, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G5. …

Ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury closely resembles an inflammatory response. Thus,
in vivo and in vitro experimental models were used to assess whether ethanol is …

The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the time course of neutrophil adhesion to
monolayers of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that were exposed to 60 …

… Address requests for reprints to: Peter R. Kvietys, Ph.D., Department of Physiology, College
of Medicine, University of South Alabama, MSB 3024, Mobile, Alabama 36688. This research …

… Anderson, Robert Rothlein, Caryl Lane, and Peter R. Kvietys. Anoxia/reoxygenation-…
Thus a second aim of the present study was to determine whether A/R increases ICAM- and/or …