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Mark A. Underwood
Researcher at University of California, Davis
Publications - 135
Citations - 7695
Mark A. Underwood is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Necrotizing enterocolitis & Breast milk. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 128 publications receiving 5735 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark A. Underwood include University of California, Berkeley & Boston Children's Hospital.
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Amniotic fluid: not just fetal urine anymore.
TL;DR: Current understanding of the origin and circulation of AF and its nutritive, protective, and diagnostic functions are reviewed and future directions for AF research are discussed.
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Paneth cells, defensins, and the commensal microbiota: a hypothesis on intimate interplay at the intestinal mucosa.
TL;DR: Future studies to further define mechanisms by which defensins and other host factors regulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota will likely provide new insights into intestinal homeostasis and new therapeutic strategies for inflammatory and infectious diseases of the bowel.
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Human α-Defensin 6 Promotes Mucosal Innate Immunity Through Self-Assembled Peptide Nanonets
Hiutung Chu,Marzena Pazgier,Grace Jung,Sean Paul Nuccio,Patricia A. Castillo,Maarten F. de Jong,Maria G. Winter,Sebastian E. Winter,Jan Wehkamp,Jan Wehkamp,Bo Shen,Nita H. Salzman,Mark A. Underwood,Renée M. Tsolis,Glenn M. Young,Wuyuan Lu,Robert I. Lehrer,Andreas J. Bäumler,Charles L. Bevins +18 more
TL;DR: Findings support a key role for HD6 in protecting the small intestine against invasion by diverse enteric pathogens and may explain the conservation of HD6 throughout Hominidae evolution.
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Human Milk for the Premature Infant
TL;DR: Donor milk is a resource for premature infants whose mothers are unable to provide an adequate supply of milk, and challenges include the need for pasteurization, nutritional and biochemical deficiencies, and limited supply.
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Stool Microbiota and Vaccine Responses of Infants
M. Nazmul Huda,M. Nazmul Huda,Zachery T. Lewis,Karen M. Kalanetra,Mamunur Rashid,Shaikh Meshbahuddin Ahmad,Rubhana Raqib,Firdausi Qadri,Mark A. Underwood,David A. Mills,Charles B. Stephensen +10 more
TL;DR: Bifidobacterium predominance may enhance thymic development and responses to both oral and parenteral vaccines early in infancy, whereas deviation from this pattern, resulting in greater bacterial diversity, may cause systemic inflammation (neutrophilia) and lower vaccine responses.