Tissue-Specific cytokine production during experimental acute pancreatitis (a probable mechanism for distant organ dysfunction) JG Norman, GW Fink, W Denham, J Yang, G Carter, C Sexton, J Falkner, ... Digestive diseases and sciences 42, 1783-1788, 1997 | 385 | 1997 |
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist decreases severity of experimental acute pancreatitis J Norman, M Franz, J Messina, A Riker, PJ Fabri, AS Rosemurgy, ... Surgery 117 (6), 648-655, 1995 | 316 | 1995 |
Three peptides from the atrial natriuretic factor prohormone amino terminus lower blood pressure and produce diuresis, natriuresis, and/or kaliuresis in humans. DL Vesely, MA Douglass, JR Dietz, WR Gower Jr, MT McCormick, ... Circulation 90 (3), 1129-1140, 1994 | 250 | 1994 |
Decreased mortality of severe acute pancreatitis after proximal cytokine blockade. JG Norman, MG Franz, GS Fink, J Messina, PJ Fabri, WR Gower, ... Annals of surgery 221 (6), 625, 1995 | 220 | 1995 |
Muscle-specific knockout of PKC-λ impairs glucose transport and induces metabolic and diabetic syndromes RV Farese, MP Sajan, H Yang, P Li, S Mastorides, WR Gower, S Nimal, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 117 (8), 2289-2301, 2007 | 200 | 2007 |
Regulation of Kupffer cell TNF gene expression during experimental acute pancreatitis: the role of p38-MAPK, ERK1/2, SAPK/JNK, and NF-κB MM Murr, J Yang, A Fier, SF Gallagher, G Carter, WR Gower Jr, ... Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 7 (1), 20-25, 2003 | 103 | 2003 |
Deoxyguanosine kinase. Distinct molecular forms in mitochondria and cytosol WR Gower Jr, MC Carr, DH Ives Journal of biological chemistry 254 (7), 2180-2183, 1979 | 98 | 1979 |
Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibition Attenuates Human Pancreatic Cancer Growthin Vitroand Decreases Mortality and Tumorigenesisin Vivo EE Zervos, JG Norman, WR Gower, MG Franz, AS Rosemurgy Journal of Surgical Research 69 (2), 367-371, 1997 | 86 | 1997 |
Five cardiac hormones decrease the number of human small‐cell lung cancer cells BA Vesely, S Song, J Sanchez‐Ramos, SR Fitz, AA Alli, SM Solivan, ... European journal of clinical investigation 35 (6), 388-398, 2005 | 74 | 2005 |
Four peptides decrease the number of human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells BA Vesely, Q McAfee, WR Gower Jr, DL Vesely European journal of clinical investigation 33 (11), 998-1005, 2003 | 74 | 2003 |
Differential expression of transforming growth factor beta receptors in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma. K Venkatasubbarao, MM Ahmed, M Mohiuddin, C Swiderski, E Lee, ... Anticancer research 20 (1A), 43-51, 2000 | 65 | 2000 |
Directed antisense therapy confirms the role of protein kinase C–α in the tumorigenicity of pancreatic cancer DW Denham, MG Franz, W Denham, EE Zervos, WR Gower Jr, ... Surgery 124 (2), 218-224, 1998 | 63 | 1998 |
Molecular forms of circulating atrial natriuretic peptides in human plasma and their metabolites WR Gower Jr, S Chiou, KA Skolnick, DL Vesely Peptides 15 (5), 861-867, 1994 | 63 | 1994 |
Four peptides decrease human colon adenocarcinoma cell number and DNA synthesis via cyclic GMP WR Gower, BA Vesely, AA Alli, DL Vesely International journal of gastrointestinal cancer 36, 77-87, 2005 | 61 | 2005 |
Natriuretic peptides and genesis of asthma: an emerging paradigm? SS Mohapatra, RF Lockey, DL Vesely, WR Gower Jr Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 114 (3), 520-526, 2004 | 61 | 2004 |
Four peptide hormones’ specific decrease (up to 97%) of human prostate carcinoma cells BA Vesely, AA Alli, SJ Song, WR Gower Jr, J Sanchez‐Ramos, DL Vesely European journal of clinical investigation 35 (11), 700-710, 2005 | 60 | 2005 |
Atrial natriuretic peptides are present throughout the plant kingdom and enhance solute flow in plants DL Vesely, WR Gower Jr, AT Giordano American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 265 (3), E465-E477, 1993 | 59 | 1993 |
Elimination of up to 80% of human pancreatic adenocarcinomas in athymic mice by cardiac hormones DL Vesely, EJ Eichelbaum, Y Sun, AA Alli, BA Vesely, SL Luther, ... In Vivo 21 (3), 445-451, 2007 | 58 | 2007 |
Novel therapeutic approach for cancer using four cardiovascular hormones DL Vesely, LC Clark, AH Garces, QW McAfee, J Soto, WR Gower Jr European journal of clinical investigation 34 (10), 674-682, 2004 | 55 | 2004 |
Kupffer cell-derived Fas ligand plays a role in liver injury and hepatocyte death J Yang, SF Gallagher, K Haines, PK Epling-Burnette, F Bai, WR Gower, ... Journal of gastrointestinal surgery 8, 166-174, 2004 | 54 | 2004 |