Recent Publications:  Vance McCracken, Ph.D.



McCracken VJ, Martin SM, Lorenz RG (2005) The Helicobacter felis model of adoptive transfer gastritis. Immunol. Res. 343:183-194
 
Lorenz RG, McCracken VJ, Elson CO. (2005) Animal models of intestinal inflammation: Ineffective communication between coalition members. Springer Semin. Immun. 27:233-247
 
Elson CO, Cong Y, McCracken VJ, Dimmitt RA, Lorenz RG, Weaver CT (2005) Experimental models of inflammatory bowel disease reveal innate, adaptive, and regulatory mechanisms of host dialogue with the microbiota. Immunol. Rev. 206:260-276
 
McCracken VJ, Chun T, Baldeón ME, Ahrné S, Molin G, Mackie RI, Gaskins HR. (2002) TNFα sensitizes HT-29 colonic epithelial cells to intestinal Lactobacilli. Exp. Biol. Med. 227:665-670
 
McCracken VJ, Simpson JM, Mackie RI, Gaskins HR (2001) Molecular ecological analysis of dietary and antibiotic-induced alterations of the mouse intestinal microbiota. J. Nutr. 131:1862-1870
 
McCracken VJ, Lorenz RG (2001) The gastrointestinal ecosystem: a precarious alliance among epithelium, immunity, and microbiota. Cell. Microbiol. 3:1-11
 
Simpson JM, McCracken VJ, Gaskins HR, Mackie RI (2000) Denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA amplicons to monitor changes in fecal bacterial populations of weaning pigs after introduction of Lactobacillus reuteri strain MM53. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:4705-4711
 
Deplancke BR, Hristova KR, Oakley HA, McCracken VJ, Aminov R, Mackie RI, Gaskins HR (2000) Molecular ecological analysis the succession and diversity of sulfate-reducing bacteria in the mouse gastrointestinal tract. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:2166-2174
 
Anderson DB, McCracken VJ, Aminov RI, Simpson JM, Mackie RI, Verstegen MWA, Gaskins HR (1999) Gut microbiology and growth-promoting antibiotics in swine. Pig News and Information 115N-112N
 
Simpson JM, McCracken VJ, White BA, Gaskins HR, Mackie RI (1999) Optimization of denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis for the analysis of the porcine gastrointestinal microbiota. J. Microbiological Methods 36:167-179
 
(Book Chapters)
McCracken VJ, Gaskins HR (1999) Probiotics and the immune system. In: Probiotics: A Critical Review. (Ed. Tannock, G.W.) Horizon Scientific Press, Norfolk, England. pp. 85-111



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