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Giuseppe Orlando; Bryon Petersen; Camillo Ricordi; Thomas Shupe; Robert J Stratta; Anthony Atala; Juan Domínguez Bendala; Christopher Bergman; Khalil N Bitar; Christopher Booth; Marco Carbone; Kenneth L Koch; Jan P Lerut; James M Neuberger; Shay Soker
Cell and organ bioengineering technology as applied to gastrointestinal diseases.
Kenneth L Koch; Khalil N Bitar; John E Fortunato
Tissue engineering for neuromuscular disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Elie Zakhem; Robert R Gilmont; Shreya Raghavan; Khalil N Bitar
Chitosan-based scaffolds for the support of smooth muscle constructs in intestinal tissue engineering.

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2013: Giuseppe Orlando; Bryon Petersen; Camillo Ricordi; Thomas Shupe; Robert J Stratta; Anthony Atala; Juan Domínguez Bendala; Christopher Bergman; Khalil N Bitar; Christopher Booth; Marco Carbone; Kenneth L Koch; Jan P Lerut; James M Neuberger; Shay Soker
Cell and organ bioengineering technology as applied to gastrointestinal diseases.
Gut 2013;62(5):774-86.
2012: Kenneth L Koch; Khalil N Bitar; John E Fortunato
Tissue engineering for neuromuscular disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2012;18(47):6918-25.
2012: Elie Zakhem; Robert R Gilmont; Shreya Raghavan; Khalil N Bitar
Chitosan-based scaffolds for the support of smooth muscle constructs in intestinal tissue engineering.
Biomaterials 2012;33(19):4810-7.
2012: Giuseppe Orlando; Andrea Remuzzi; Jeffrey Rogers; Justin M Saul; Dror Seliktar; Keren Shapira-Schweitzer; Tom Smith; Anthony Atala; Pedro M Baptista; Kyle W Binder; Khalil N Bitar; Christopher Breuer; Luke Burnett; George Christ; Paolo De Coppi; Alan Farney; Marina Figliuzzi; James H Holmes; Kenneth Koch; Paolo Macchiarini; Sayed-Hadi Mirmalek Sani; Emmanuel Opara; Daniel Solomon; Robert J Stratta; Mark Van Dyke; Kathryn J Wood; James J Yoo; Yuanyuan Zhang; Shay Soker
Regenerative medicine as applied to general surgery.
Annals of surgery 2012;255(5):867-80.
2012: Hiroyuki Koga; Keisuke Nose; Manabu Okawada; Chung Owyang; Sita Somara; Xiaoyi Sun; Khalil N Bitar; Hua Yang; Daniel H Teitelbaum
Distraction-induced intestinal enterogenesis: preservation of intestinal function and lengthening after reimplantation into normal jejunum.
Annals of surgery 2012;255(2):302-10.
2011: Shreya Raghavan; Sita Somara; Shanthi Srinivasan; Daniel H Teitelbaum; Robert R Gilmont; Eiichi A Miyasaka; Khalil N Bitar
Successful implantation of bioengineered, intrinsically innervated, human internal anal sphincter.
Gastroenterology 2011;141(1):310-9.
2011: Sita Somara; Daniela Bashllari; Robert R Gilmont; Khalil N Bitar
Real-time dynamic movement of caveolin-1 during smooth muscle contraction of human colon and aged rat colon transfected with caveolin-1 cDNA.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2011;300(6):G1022-32.
2011: Khalil N Bitar; B Greenwood-Van Meerveld; Richard J Saad; John W Wiley
Aging and gastrointestinal neuromuscular function: insights from within and outside the gut.
Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society 2011;23(6):490-501.
2011: Eiichi A Miyasaka; Shreya Raghavan; Robert R Gilmont; Krittika Mittal; Sita Somara; Khalil N Bitar; Daniel H Teitelbaum
In vivo growth of a bioengineered internal anal sphincter: comparison of growth factors for optimization of growth and survival.
Pediatric surgery international 2011;27(2):137-43.
2010: Sita Somara; Robert R Gilmont; Saranyaraajan Varadarajan; Khalil N Bitar
Phosphorylated HSP20 modulates the association of thin-filament binding proteins: caldesmon with tropomyosin in colonic smooth muscle.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2010;299(5):G1164-76.
2010: Shreya Raghavan; Mai T Lam; Lesley L Foster; Robert R Gilmont; Sita Somara; Shuichi Takayama; Khalil N Bitar
Bioengineered three-dimensional physiological model of colonic longitudinal smooth muscle in vitro.
Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods 2010;16(5):999-1009.
2010: Shreya Raghavan; Eiichi A Miyasaka; Mohamed Hashish; Sita Somara; Robert R Gilmont; Daniel H Teitelbaum; Khalil N Bitar
Successful implantation of physiologically functional bioengineered mouse internal anal sphincter.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2010;299(2):G430-9.
2010: Huan Deng; Marc B Hershenson; Jing Lei; Khalil N Bitar; Diane C Fingar; Julian Solway; Kelley Bentley
p70 Ribosomal S6 kinase is required for airway smooth muscle cell size enlargement but not increased contractile protein expression.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 2010;42(6):744-52.
2010: Mohamed Hashish; Shreya Raghavan; Sita Somara; Robert R Gilmont; Eiichi Miyasaka; Khalil N Bitar; Daniel H Teitelbaum
Surgical implantation of a bioengineered internal anal sphincter.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2010;45(1):52-8.
2009: Sita Somara; Robert R Gilmont; Khalil N Bitar
Role of thin-filament regulatory proteins in relaxation of colonic smooth muscle contraction.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2009;297(5):G958-66.
2009: Sita Somara; Robert R Gilmont; Robert Dennis; Khalil N Bitar
Bioengineered internal anal sphincter derived from isolated human internal anal sphincter smooth muscle cells.
Gastroenterology 2009;137(1):53-61.
2009: Kelley Bentley; Huan Deng; Marisa J Linn; Jing Lei; Gregoriy A Dokshin; Diane C Fingar; Khalil N Bitar; William R Henderson; Marc B Hershenson
Airway smooth muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy correlate with glycogen synthase kinase-3(beta) phosphorylation in a mouse model of asthma.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2009;296(2):L176-84.
2008: Sita Somara; Khalil N Bitar
Direct association of calponin with specific domains of PKC-alpha.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2008;295(6):G1246-54.
2008: Robert R Gilmont; Sita Somara; Khalil N Bitar
VIP induces PKA-mediated rapid and sustained phosphorylation of HSP20.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2008;375(4):552-6.
2008: Huan Deng; Gregoriy A Dokshin; Jing Lei; Adam Marc Goldsmith; Khalil N Bitar; Diane C Fingar; Marc B Hershenson; Kelley Bentley
Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta is sufficient for airway smooth muscle hypertrophy.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2008;283(15):10198-207.
2007: Markus Huebner; Rebecca U Margulies; Dee E Fenner; James Ashton-Miller; Khalil N Bitar; John O L DeLancey
Age effects on internal anal sphincter thickness and diameter in nulliparous females.
Diseases of the colon and rectum 2007;50(9):1405-11.
2007: Sita Somara; Robert R Gilmont; Jeffrey R Martens; Khalil N Bitar
Ectopic expression of caveolin-1 restores physiological contractile response of aged colonic smooth muscle.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2007;293(1):G240-9.
2006: Sita Somara; Khalil N Bitar
Phosphorylated HSP27 modulates the association of phosphorylated caldesmon with tropomyosin in colonic smooth muscle.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2006;291(4):G630-9.
2006: Adam Marc Goldsmith; Kelley Bentley; Limei Zhou; Yue Jia; Khalil N Bitar; Diane C Fingar; Marc B Hershenson
Transforming growth factor-beta induces airway smooth muscle hypertrophy.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 2006;34(2):247-54.
2006: Suresh B Patil; Khalil N Bitar
RhoA- and PKC-alpha-mediated phosphorylation of MYPT and its association with HSP27 in colonic smooth muscle cells.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2006;290(1):G83-95.
2005: Haiyan Pang; Khalil N Bitar
Direct association of RhoA with specific domains of PKC-alpha.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2005;289(4):C982-93.
2005: Khalil N Bitar
Aging and Gi smooth muscle fecal incontinence: Is bioengineering an option.
Experimental gerontology 2005;40(8-9):643-9.
2005: Louise Hecker; Keith Baar; Robert Dennis; Khalil N Bitar
Development of a three-dimensional physiological model of the internal anal sphincter bioengineered in vitro from isolated smooth muscle cells.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2005;289(2):G188-96.
2005: Sita Somara; Haiyan Pang; Khalil N Bitar
Agonist-induced association of tropomyosin with protein kinase Calpha in colonic smooth muscle.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2005;288(2):G268-76.
2004: Khalil N Bitar; Suresh B Patil
Aging and gastrointestinal smooth muscle.
Mechanisms of ageing and development 2004;125(12):907-10.
2004: Suresh B Patil; Yasuhiro Tsunoda; Mercy D Pawar; Khalil N Bitar
Translocation and association of ROCK-II with RhoA and HSP27 during contraction of rabbit colon smooth muscle cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2004;319(1):95-102.
2004: Sita Somara; Khalil N Bitar
Tropomyosin interacts with phosphorylated HSP27 in agonist-induced contraction of smooth muscle.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2004;286(6):C1290-301.
2004: Suresh B Patil; Mercy D Pawar; Khalil N Bitar
Direct association and translocation of PKC-alpha with calponin.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2004;286(6):G954-63.
2004: Xiping Xin; Yong Tai Hou; Lina Li; Phyllissa Schmiedlin-Ren; Gregory M Christman; Hsinlin Thomas Cheng; Khalil N Bitar; Ellen M Zimmermann
IGF-I increases IGFBP-5 and collagen alpha1(I) mRNAs by the MAPK pathway in rat intestinal smooth muscle cells.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2004;286(5):G777-83.
2004: Suresh B Patil; Mercy D Pawar; Khalil N Bitar
Phosphorylated HSP27 essential for acetylcholine-induced association of RhoA with PKCalpha.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2004;286(4):G635-44.
2003: Khalil N Bitar
Function of gastrointestinal smooth muscle: from signaling to contractile proteins.
The American journal of medicine 2003;115 Suppl 3A():15S-23S.
2003: Weibiao Cao; Uy Dong Sohn; Khalil N Bitar; Jose Behar; Piero Biancani; Karen M Harnett
MAPK mediates PKC-dependent contraction of cat esophageal and lower esophageal sphincter circular smooth muscle.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2003;285(1):G86-95.
2003: Khalil N Bitar
Aging and neural control of the GI tract: V. Aging and gastrointestinal smooth muscle: from signal transduction to contractile proteins.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2003;284(1):G1-7.
2002: Khalil N Bitar
HSP27 phosphorylation and interaction with actin-myosin in smooth muscle contraction.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2002;282(5):G894-903.
2002: Khalil N Bitar; AI Ibitayo; Suresh B Patil
HSP27 modulates agonist-induced association of translocated RhoA and PKC-alpha in muscle cells of the colon.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2002;92(1):41-9.
1999: AI Ibitayo; J Sladick; Sony Tuteja; O Louis-Jacques; H Yamada; GE Groblewski; Michael J Welsh; Khalil N Bitar
HSP27 in signal transduction and association with contractile proteins in smooth muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1999;277(2 Pt 1):G445-54.
1999: Fumihiko Nozu; Yasuhiro Tsunoda; AI Ibitayo; Khalil N Bitar; Chung Owyang
Involvement of RhoA and its interaction with protein kinase C and Src in CCK-stimulated pancreatic acini.
The American journal of physiology 1999;276(4 Pt 1):G915-23.
1999: X Su; P Wang; AI Ibitayo; Khalil N Bitar
Differential activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase by endothelin and ceramide in colonic smooth muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1999;276(4 Pt 1):G853-61.
1998: P Wang; Khalil N Bitar
Rho A regulates sustained smooth muscle contraction through cytoskeletal reorganization of HSP27.
The American journal of physiology 1998;275(6 Pt 1):G1454-62.
1998: AI Ibitayo; Yasuhiro Tsunoda; Fumihiko Nozu; Chung Owyang; Khalil N Bitar
Src kinase and PI 3-kinase as a transduction pathway in ceramide-induced contraction of colonic smooth muscle.
The American journal of physiology 1998;275(4 Pt 1):G705-11.
1998: Diego Sbrissa; Amiya K Hajra; Khalil N Bitar
Origin of molecular species of diacylglycerol induced by bombesin in smooth muscle cells from rabbit rectosigmoid.
The American journal of physiology 1998;275(1 Pt 1):G138-50.
1998: David E. Deutsch; Khalil N Bitar; A C Hillemeier
Access to intracellular calcium during development in the feline gastric antrum.
Pediatric research 1998;43(3):369-73.
1997: Ellen M Zimmermann; Liwu Li; Yong Tai Hou; M Cannon; Gregory M Christman; Khalil N Bitar
IGF-I induces collagen and IGFBP-5 mRNA in rat intestinal smooth muscle.
The American journal of physiology 1997;273(4 Pt 1):G875-82.
1997: A C Hillemeier; David E. Deutsch; Khalil N Bitar
Signal transduction pathways associated with contraction during development of the feline gastric antrum.
Gastroenterology 1997;113(2):507-13.
1997: Diego Sbrissa; H Yamada; Amiya K Hajra; Khalil N Bitar
Bombesin-stimulated ceramide production and MAP kinase activation in rabbit rectosigmoid smooth muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1997;272(6 Pt 1):G1615-25.
1996: C Hillemeier; Khalil N Bitar; Uy Dong Sohn; Piero Biancani
Protein kinase C mediates spontaneous tone in the cat lower esophageal sphincter.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 1996;277(1):144-9.
1996: Khalil N Bitar; S Kothary; Piyush C Kothary
Somatostatin inhibits bombesin-stimulated Gi-protein via its own receptor in rabbit colonic smooth muscle cells.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 1996;276(2):714-9.
1995: H Yamada; Khalil N Bitar
Phospholipase A2-activating peptide-induced contraction of smooth muscle is mediated by protein kinase C--MAP kinase cascade.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1995;217(1):203-10.
1995: Allan D Olson; E A DelBuono; Khalil N Bitar; D G Remick
Antiserum to tumor necrosis factor and failure to prevent murine colitis.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 1995;21(4):410-8.
1995: H Yamada; J Strahler; Michael J Welsh; Khalil N Bitar
Activation of MAP kinase and translocation with HSP27 in bombesin-induced contraction of rectosigmoid smooth muscle.
The American journal of physiology 1995;269(5 Pt 1):G683-91.
1995: Khalil N Bitar; H Yamada
Modulation of smooth muscle contraction by sphingosylphosphorylcholine.
The American journal of physiology 1995;269(3 Pt 1):G370-7.
1995: M Ayas; Khalil N Bitar; C Hillemeier
Characterization of actin and myosin in the developing stomach.
Pediatric research 1995;37(2):202-6.
1994: Piero Biancani; Karen M Harnett; Uy Dong Sohn; B Y Rhim; Jose Behar; C Hillemeier; Khalil N Bitar
Differential signal transduction pathways in cat lower esophageal sphincter tone and response to ACh.
The American journal of physiology 1994;266(5 Pt 1):G767-74.
1994: Uy Dong Sohn; T T Chiu; Khalil N Bitar; C Hillemeier; Jose Behar; Piero Biancani
Calcium requirements for acetylcholine-induced contraction of cat esophageal circular muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1994;266(2 Pt 1):G330-8.
1993: Khalil N Bitar; X X Zhu
Expression of bombesin-receptor subtypes and their differential regulation of colonic smooth muscle contraction.
Gastroenterology 1993;105(6):1672-80.
1992: Khalil N Bitar; S Stein; Geneva M Omann
Specific G proteins mediate endothelin induced contraction.
Life sciences 1992;50(26):2119-24.
1991: Khalil N Bitar; Mark S Kaminski; N Hailat; Kemp B Cease; J R Strahler
Hsp27 is a mediator of sustained smooth muscle contraction in response to bombesin.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 1991;181(3):1192-200.
1991: A C Hillemeier; Khalil N Bitar; Piero Biancani
Developmental characteristics of the kitten antrum.
Gastroenterology 1991;101(2):339-43.
1991: C Hillemeier; Khalil N Bitar; J M Marshall; Piero Biancani
Intracellular pathways for contraction in gastroesophageal smooth muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1991;260(5 Pt 1):G770-5.
1991: Khalil N Bitar; C Hillemeier; Piero Biancani; K J Balazovich
Regulation of smooth muscle contraction in rabbit internal anal sphincter by protein kinase C and Ins(1,4,5)P3.
The American journal of physiology 1991;260(4 Pt 1):G537-42.
1990: Khalil N Bitar; C Hillemeier; Piero Biancani
Differential regulation of smooth muscle contraction in rabbit internal anal sphincter by substance P and bombesin.
Life sciences 1990;47(26):2429-34.
1987: Piero Biancani; C Hillemeier; Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Contraction mediated by Ca2+ influx in esophageal muscle and by Ca2+ release in the LES.
The American journal of physiology 1987;253(6 Pt 1):G760-6.
1987: John R Grider; Khalil N Bitar; Gabriel M Makhlouf
Identification of muscarinic M2 receptors on single muscle cells of the human and guinea pig intestine.
Gastroenterology 1987;93(5):951-7.
1987: J C Souquet; Khalil N Bitar; John R Grider; Gabriel M Makhlouf
Receptors for substance P on isolated intestinal smooth muscle cells of the guinea pig.
The American journal of physiology 1987;253(5 Pt 1):G666-72.
1986: Khalil N Bitar; P G Bradford; J W Putney; G M Makhlouf
Stoichiometry of contraction and Ca2+ mobilization by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in isolated gastric smooth muscle cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry 1986;261(35):16591-6.
1986: Khalil N Bitar; P Bradford; J W Putney; G M Makhlouf
Cytosolic calcium during contraction of isolated mammalian gastric muscle cells.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 1986;232(4754):1143-5.
1986: Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Measurement of function in isolated single smooth muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1986;250(3 Pt 1):G357-60.
1986: Khalil N Bitar; G M Burgess; J W Putney; G M Makhlouf
Source of activator calcium in isolated guinea pig and human gastric muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1986;250(3 Pt 1):G280-6.
1985: Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Selective presence of opiate receptors on intestinal circular muscle cells.
Life sciences 1985;37(16):1545-50.
1985: J C Souquet; J R Grider; Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Receptors for mammalian tachykinins on isolated intestinal smooth muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1985;249(4 Pt 1):G533-8.
1985: J R Grider; M B Cable; Khalil N Bitar; S I Said; G M Makhlouf
Vasoactive intestinal peptide. Relaxant neurotransmitter in tenia coli of the guinea pig.
Gastroenterology 1985;89(1):36-42.
1984: Martin F Graham; Robert F Diegelmann; C O Elson; Khalil N Bitar; H P Ehrlich
Isolation and culture of human intestinal smooth muscle cells.
Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.) 1984;176(4):503-7.
1982: M L Schubert; Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Regulation of gastrin and somatostatin secretion by cholinergic and noncholinergic intramural neurons.
The American journal of physiology 1982;243(6):G442-7.
1982: Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Specific opiate receptors on isolated mammalian gastric smooth muscle cells.
Nature 1982;297(5861):72-4.
1982: Khalil N Bitar; B Saffouri; Gabriel M Makhlouf
Cholinergic and peptidergic receptors on isolated human antral smooth muscle cells.
Gastroenterology 1982;82(5 Pt 1):832-7.
1982: Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Relaxation of isolated gastric smooth muscle cells by vasoactive intestinal peptide.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 1982;216(4545):531-3.
1982: Khalil N Bitar; G M Makhlouf
Receptors on smooth muscle cells: characterization by contraction and specific antagonists.
The American journal of physiology 1982;242(4):G400-7.
1980: Khalil N Bitar; S I Said; G C Weir; B Saffouri; Gabriel M Makhlouf
Neural release of vasoactive intestinal peptide from the gut.
Gastroenterology 1980;79(6):1288-94.
1980: B Saffouri; G C Weir; Khalil N Bitar; Gabriel M Makhlouf
Gastrin and somatostatin secretion by perfused rat stomach: functional linkage of antral peptides.
The American journal of physiology 1980;238(6):G495-501.
1979: B Saffouri; G Weir; Khalil N Bitar; G Makhlouf
Stimulation of gastrin secretion from the perfused rat stomach by somatostatin antiserum.
Life sciences 1979;25(20):1749-53.
1979: Khalil N Bitar; A M Zfass; G M Makhlouf
Interaction of acetylcholine and cholecystokinin with dispersed smooth muscle cells.
The American journal of physiology 1979;237(2):E172-6.
1978: Khalil N Bitar; A M Zfass; G M Makhlouf
Binding of secretin to plastic surfaces.
Gastroenterology 1978;75(6):1080-2.
1978: R F Carter; Khalil N Bitar; A M Zfass; G M Makhlouf
Inhibition of VIP-stimulated intestinal secretion and cyclic AMP production by somatostatin in the rat.
Gastroenterology 1978;74(4):726-30.
1975: Khalil N Bitar; N Mei; M H Michelucci
Vagal mechanoreceptors of the lower oesophageal sphincter and of the pyloric sphincter in the cat.
The Journal of physiology 1975;245(2):103P-104P.