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F. Christofi

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F. Christofi — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 30
Works: 103
Citations: 2,719

Most-cited papers

Intra- and extracellular measurement of reactive oxygen species produced during heat stress in diaphragm muscle.
L. Zuo, F. Christofi, V. Wright, C. Liu +3 more
2000American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology182 citations Open access
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Enteric Glial Cells: A New Frontier in Neurogastroenterology and Clinical Target for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
F. Ochoa-Cortes, Fabio Turco, Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, S. Soghomonyan +4 more
2015Inflammatory Bowel Diseases152 citations Open access
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Enteric Glia Modulate Macrophage Phenotype and Visceral Sensitivity following Inflammation
Vladimir Grubišić, J. McClain, D. Fried, I. Grants +8 more
2020Cell Reports150 citations Open access
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Postoperative Ileus and Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Novel Treatment Strategies Beyond Colorectal Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols
E. Mazzotta, E. Villalobos-Hernández, J. Fiorda-Diaz, A. Harzman +1 more
2020Frontiers in Pharmacology150 citations Open access
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Differential gene expression of adenosine A1, A2a, A2b, and A3 receptors in the human enteric nervous system
F. Christofi, Huiming Zhang, Jun-Ge Yu, Jorge E. Guzman +4 more
2001The Journal of comparative neurology131 citations
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D-glucose releases 5-hydroxytryptamine from human BON cells as a model of enterochromaffin cells.
Minsoo Kim, H. Cooke, N. Javed, Hannah V. Carey +2 more
2001Gastroenterology129 citations Open access
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Lipoxygenase-dependent superoxide release in skeletal muscle.
L. Zuo, F. Christofi, V. Wright, Sheng-Ying Bao +1 more
2004Journal of applied physiology120 citations
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Mechanosensory Signaling in Enterochromaffin Cells and 5-HT Release: Potential Implications for Gut Inflammation
Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, F. Ochoa-Cortes, Arthur Beyder, S. Soghomonyan +3 more
2016Frontiers in Neuroscience103 citations Open access
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Molecular Signaling and Dysfunction of the Human Reactive Enteric Glial Cell Phenotype: Implications for GI infection, IBD, POI, Neurological, Motility and GI Disorders
Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, Fabio Turco, F. Ochoa-Cortes, A. Harzman +8 more
2016Inflammatory Bowel Diseases96 citations Open access
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Mechanical stimulation activates Galphaq signaling pathways and 5-hydroxytryptamine release from human carcinoid BON cells.
Minsoo Kim, N. Javed, Jun-Ge Yu, F. Christofi +1 more
2001Journal of Clinical Investigation88 citations Open access
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Purinergic receptors and gastrointestinal secretomotor function
F. Christofi
2008Purinergic Signalling Purinergic Signalling82 citations Open access
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Gastric Bypass Surgery is Associated with Reduced Inflammation and Less Depression: a Preliminary Investigation
C. Emery, Meghan D. M. Fondow, C. Schneider, F. Christofi +5 more
2007Obesity Surgery82 citations
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ADOA3R as a Therapeutic Target in Experimental Colitis: Proof by Validated High‐density Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis
Jorge E. Guzman, Jun-Ge Yu, Z. Suntres, Andrey Bozarov +10 more
2006Inflammatory Bowel Diseases81 citations
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"The force be with you": ATP in gut mechanosensory transduction.
H. Cooke, Jacqueline E. Wunderlich, F. Christofi
2003News in Physiological Sciences - NIPS67 citations
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Mechanically evoked reflex electrogenic chloride secretion in rat distal colon is triggered by endogenous nucleotides acting at P2Y1, P2Y2, and P2Y4 receptors
F. Christofi, Jacqueline E. Wunderlich, Jun-Ge Yu, Y.-Z. Wang +4 more
2004The Journal of comparative neurology66 citations
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Mechanical stimulation releases nucleotides that activate P2Y1 receptors to trigger neural reflex chloride secretion in guinea pig distal colon
Helen J. Cooke, Jian-Jing Xue, Jun-Ge Yu, Jacqueline E. Wunderlich +4 more
2004The Journal of comparative neurology59 citations
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Potential for Developing Purinergic Drugs for Gastrointestinal Diseases
F. Ochoa-Cortes, Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, K. Jacobson, F. Christofi
2014Inflammatory Bowel Diseases58 citations Open access
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A New Bioinformatics Approach to Analyze Gene Expressions and Signaling Pathways Reveals Unique Purine Gene Dysregulation Profiles that Distinguish between CD and UC
Leszek A Rybaczyk, Andrew J Rozmiarek, K. Circle, I. Grants +4 more
2009Inflammatory Bowel Diseases57 citations Open access
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IL-1-dependent enteric gliosis guides intestinal inflammation and dysmotility and modulates macrophage function
Reiner Schneider, P. Leven, Shilpashree Mallesh, M. Bresser +9 more
2022Communications Biology56 citations Open access
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Endogenous adenosine differentially modulates 5-hydroxytryptamine release from a human enterochromaffin cell model.
F. Christofi, Minsoo Kim, Jacqueline E. Wunderlich, Jian-Jing Xue +6 more
2004Gastroenterology50 citations Open access
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Impact of Disrupting Adenosine A3 Receptors (A3−/−AR) on Colonic Motility or Progression of Colitis in the Mouse
Tian-Hua Ren, I. Grants, Mazin A. Alhaj, M. McKiernan +5 more
2010Inflammatory Bowel Diseases49 citations Open access
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Rabbit chronic ileitis leads to up-regulation of adenosine A1/A3 gene products, oxidative stress, and immune modulation.
U. Sundaram, H. Hassanain, Z. Suntres, Jun-Ge Yu +3 more
2003Biochemical Pharmacology48 citations
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Dual purinergic synaptic transmission in the human enteric nervous system.
Jacqueline E. Wunderlich, B. Needleman, Zhixiong Chen, Jun-Ge Yu +6 more
2008American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology43 citations
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Unlocking mysteries of gut sensory transmission: is adenosine the key?
F. Christofi
2001News in Physiological Sciences - NIPS41 citations
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Intracellular and extracellular expression of the major inducible 70kDa heat shock protein in experimental ischemia-reperfusion injury of the spinal cord.
Hamdy Awad, Z. Suntres, J. Heijmans, D. Smeak +4 more
2008Experimental Neurology38 citations
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Mini-Review: Enteric Glial Cell Reactions to Inflammation and Potential Therapeutic Implications for GI Diseases, Motility Disorders and Abdominal Pain
Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, F. Ochoa-Cortes, Reiner Schneider, F. Christofi
2023Neuroscience Letters35 citations Open access
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Purinergic Autocrine Regulation of Mechanosensitivity and Serotonin Release in a Human EC Model: ATP-gated P2X3 Channels in EC are Downregulated in Ulcerative Colitis
Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, Jacqueline E. Wunderlich, I. Grants, W. Frankel +6 more
2013Inflammatory Bowel Diseases34 citations Open access
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Are We Close to Targeting Enteric Glia in Gastrointestinal Diseases and Motility Disorders?
Brian D. Gulbransen, F. Christofi
2018Gastroenterology33 citations Open access
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Purinergic Drug Targets for Gastrointestinal Disorders
G. Burnstock, K. Jacobson, F. Christofi
2017Current opinion in pharmacology (Print)31 citations Open access
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Cyclic AMP signaling contributes to neural plasticity and hyperexcitability in AH sensory neurons following intestinal Trichinella spiralis-induced inflammation.
Zhixiong Chen, Z. Suntres, J. Palmer, Jorge E. Guzman +8 more
2007International Journal of Parasitology30 citations
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Neuropharmacology of Purinergic Receptors in Human Submucous Plexus: Involvement of P2X1, P2X2, P2X3 Channels, P2Y and A3 Metabotropic Receptors in Neurotransmission
Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, Jacqueline E. Wunderlich, Josh Enneking, Deryka D. Tso +8 more
2015Neuropharmacology28 citations Open access
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PACAP Induces Signaling and Stimulation of 5-Hydroxytryptamine Release and Growth in Neuroendocrine Tumor Cells
P. Germano, Sandy N. Lieu, J. Xue, H. Cooke +3 more
2009Journal of Molecular Neuroscience27 citations Open access
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Activation of adenosine low-affinity A3 receptors inhibits the enteric short interplexus neural circuit triggered by histamine.
Andrey Bozarov, Yu-Zhong Wang, Jun-Ge Yu, Jacqueline E. Wunderlich +6 more
2009American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology23 citations Open access
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UTP – Gated Signaling Pathways of 5-HT Release from BON Cells as a Model of Human Enterochromaffin Cells
Andrómeda Liñán-Rico, F. Ochoa-Cortes, A. Zuleta-Alarcón, Mazin A. Alhaj +6 more
2017Frontiers in Pharmacology19 citations Open access
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FlCRhR/cyclic AMP signaling in myenteric ganglia and calbindin-D28 intrinsic primary afferent neurons involves adenylyl cyclases I, III and IV.
C. Liu, Ameen J Jamaleddin, Huiming Zhang, F. Christofi
1999Brain Research19 citations
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342 Chronic GI Symptoms in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders are Associated With Clinical Anxiety
K. Williams, F. Christofi, Traci Clemmons, Daniel W. Rosenberg +1 more
201218 citations
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Responsiveness to ATP with an increase in intracellular free Ca2+ is not a distinctive feature of calbindin-D28 immunoreactive neurons in myenteric ganglia.
F. Christofi, Zhen Guan, J. Lucas, L. J. Rosenberg-Schaffer +1 more
1996Brain Research16 citations
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Selective induction of IL-1β after a brief isoflurane anesthetic in children undergoing MRI examination
E. Whitaker, F. Christofi, Kristen M. Quinn, B. Wiemann +3 more
2017Journal of Anesthesia15 citations
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Adenylyl cyclase co-distribution with the CaBPs, calbindin-D28 and calretinin, varies with cell type: assessment with the fluorescent dye, BODIPY forskolin, in enteric ganglia
C. Liu, Huiming Zhang, F. Christofi
1998Cell and Tissue Research15 citations
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A novel, clinically relevant use of a piglet model to study the effects of anesthetics on the developing brain
E. Whitaker, B. Bissonnette, Andrew D. Miller, Tanner L. Koppert +3 more
2016Clinical and Translational Medicine14 citations Open access
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A multi-tyrosinated sst1/2 receptor preferring somatostatin agonist inhibits reflex and immune-mediated secretion in the guinea pig colon.
Helen J. Cooke, Yu-Zhong Wang, D. Wray, M. O'Dorisio +6 more
2003Regulatory Peptides13 citations
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Mo1987 Association of Chronic Gastrointestinal Symptoms With Sleep Problems May Help Identify Distinct Subgroups of Autism Spectrum Disorders
K. Williams, F. Christofi, Traci Clemmons, Daniel W. Rosenberg +1 more
201212 citations Open access
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BQ788 Reveals Glial ETBR Modulation of Neuronal Cholinergic and Nitrergic Pathways to Inhibit Intestinal Motility: ETBR Signaling is Linked to POI
E. Mazzotta, I. Grants, E. Villalobos-Hernandez, S. Chaudhuri +12 more
2023British Journal of Pharmacology11 citations Open access
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Enteric Neural Reflexes and Secretion
H. Cooke, N. Javed, F. Christofi
20039 citations
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TRPV1 Sensory Neurons and Enteric Glia in ENS Link Tachykinins to Neuroinflammation and Nociception
F. Christofi
2018Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology7 citations Open access
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63 Gliomodulation of Neuronal and Motor Behavior in the Human GI Tract
A. L. Rico, I. Grants, B. Needleman, K. Williams +9 more
20156 citations
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Clopidogrel IBS Patients Have Higher Incidence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Influenced by Age and Gender
S. Soghomonyan, Mahmoud Abdelrasoul, A. Zuleta-Alarcón, I. Grants +8 more
2017Digestive Diseases and Sciences4 citations Open access
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Editorial overview: Gastrointestinal: New frontiers in therapeutics for GI diseases and disorders-from microRNAs to novel pharmaceutics, to low FODMAP diets and microbiome.
F. Christofi, A. Bharucha
2017Current opinion in pharmacology (Print)4 citations Open access
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Impact of Minimal Invasive Robotic Surgery on Recovery From Postoperative Ileus and Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract Dysfunction
E. Mazzotta, Egina Chriseida Villalobos-Hernandez, A. Harzman, F. Christofi
2020American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research3 citations Open access
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Western diet induces iron-dependent enteric neurodegeneration via ferroptosis
A. Balasubramaniam, D. Pavlov, Yun-Peng Du, J. Reeves +11 more
2026Journal of Clinical Investigation2 citations Open access
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