ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC SURGERY AND SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY SURGEONS—ABSTRACTS 9.14. The Gut Barrier Protective Effect of Low Dose Celebrex, a Selective Cox-2 Inhibitor, in Experimental Peritonitis. S. S. Short, S. L. Castle, J. Wang, A. V. Grishin, H. Ford; Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
9.15. The Effect of Diabetes on the Biomechanical Properties of the Skin. M. W. Morris,1 M. Urencio,1 D. P. Beason,2 R. C. Caskey,1 W. Dorsett-Martin,1 M. E. Mitchell,1 L. J. Soslowsky,2 K. W. Liechty1; 1Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS; 2 McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
9.16. Angiotensin II Expression in Dermal Scar, Functional Activation in Dermal Fibroblasts, and Receptor Inhibition in Vivo, Validate Angiotensin II as a Target to Prevent Dermal Fibrosis. J. E. Bond,1 L. Ren,3 G. Kokosis,1 L. Chen,1 M. Selim,2 H. Levinson1,2; 1Deparment of Surgery, Durham, NC; 2Department of Pathology, Durham, NC; 3Department of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery, Changsha, Hunan; 4Department of Burn Surgery, Guangdong, Guangdong
9.17. Increased Expression of MicroRNA-29a During Diabetic Wound Healing. J. Xu, W. Wu, L. Zhang, W. Dorsett-Martin, M. E. Mitchell, K. W. Liechty; Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
9.18. The Increased Diabetic Wound Healing Impairment Seen After Recurrent Injury is Associated with Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and Decreased Heat Shock Protein-47 (HSP-47) Gene Expression. R. C. Caskey, M. Urencio, W. Dorsett-Martin, J. Xu, L. Zhang, W. Wu, M. E. Mitchell, K. W. Liechty; Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
9.19. Fetal Tendon Scar Formation is Associated With Increased Inflammation and Decreased MicroRNA-146a Production. A. C. Wells,1 J. Xu,1 M. Allukian,2 R. C. Caskey,1 W. Wu,1 L. Zhang,1 W. Dorsett-Martin,1 M. E. Mitchell,1 L. J. Soslowsky,3 K. W. Liechty1; 1Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS; 2Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; 3McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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TRANSPLANT AND IMMUNOLOGY 1: LIVER TRANSPLANT AND ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION 10.1. Functional Genomics of Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Mice. G. W. Nace,1 H. Huang,1 R. E. Eid,1 J. R. Klune,1 G. D. Leikauf,2 A. Tsung1; 1Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Pittsburgh, PA
10.2. Improved Allogeneic Liver Transplant Survival With Over-expression of IRF-2 to Block IRF-1 Mediated Hepatic Injury. S. Kimura, J. R. Klune, S. Ueki, R. Dhupar, S. Yokota, N. Murase, D. A. Geller; Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
10.3. Circulating Gamma Delta T-Lymphocytes are Activated and Accumulate in the Lungs Following Hemorrhagic Shock? Resuscitation. E. H. Lee,1,2 J. S. Radowsky,1,2 A. A. Strawn,1,2 A. K. Brown,1 E. A. Elster,1,2,3 T. Davis,1 D. K. Tadaki,1,3 F. R. Sheppard1,2,3; 1Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD; 2Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; 3Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
10.4. Genomic Characterization of Hepatic Stem Cells During Liver Regeneration. M. Manivannan1 C. T. Barry2; 1 Rochester Institute of Technology - Department of Bioinformatics, Rochester, NY; 2University of Rochester Medical Center - Department of Surgery, Rochester, NY
10.5. Determinants of Early Outcome in Pediatric Liver Transplantation. G. V. Mazariegos,1 R. Anand,2 W. Yin,2 S. McDiarmid,3 M. Millis,4 J. Magee,5 J. Bucuvalas6 SPLIT RESEARCH GROUP1; 1Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA; 2The EMMES Corporation, Rockville, MD; 3UCLA Children’s Health Center, Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, Los Angeles, CA; 4University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Chicago, IL; 5University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI; 6 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cincinnati, OH
9.20. Notch1 Signaling is Critical for Keratinocyte Migration During Wound Healing. T. J. Jaraczewski, M. Roy, S. J. Schossler, B. Allen-Hoffmann, H. Chen, T. W. King; University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
10.6. Risk Factors and Prevention of Sepsis and Surgical Site Infection After Living Donor Liver Transplantation. K. Morita, K. Shirabe, N. Hashimoto, H. Kayashima, T. Masuda, T. Ikegami, T. Yoshizumi, A. Taketomi, Y. Maehara; Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
9.21. Gut Epithelial Gene Expression Is Altered In Hirschsprung’s Disease. A. C. Pieretti, C. E. Steiger, A. M. Goldstein; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
10.7. Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation in the United States. R. M. Cannon, M. G. Hughes, C. M. Jones, M. Eng, M. R. Marvin; University of Louisville, Louisville, KY