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Endogenous Production of H(2)S in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Still in Search of a Physiological Function.

Linden DR, Levitt MD, Farrugia G, Szurszewski JH.

Antioxid Redox Signal. 2009 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19769466 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Loss of ETHE1, a mitochondrial dioxygenase, causes fatal sulfide toxicity in ethylmalonic encephalopathy.

Tiranti V, Viscomi C, Hildebrandt T, Di Meo I, Mineri R, Tiveron C, Levitt MD, Prelle A, Fagiolari G, Rimoldi M, Zeviani M.

Nat Med. 2009 Feb;15(2):200-5. Epub 2009 Jan 11. Erratum in: Nat Med. 2009 Feb;15(2):220. PMID: 19136963 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Whole tissue hydrogen sulfide concentrations are orders of magnitude lower than presently accepted values.

Furne J, Saeed A, Levitt MD.

Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2008 Nov;295(5):R1479-85. Epub 2008 Sep 17.PMID: 18799635 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Production of the gaseous signal molecule hydrogen sulfide in mouse tissues.

Linden DR, Sha L, Mazzone A, Stoltz GJ, Bernard CE, Furne JK, Levitt MD, Farrugia G, Szurszewski JH.

J Neurochem. 2008 Aug;106(4):1577-85. Epub 2008 May 29.PMID: 18513201 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of a Minnesota tube to tamponade bleeding from an ileorectal anastomosis.

Marshall BJ, Seow CH, Levitt MD.

ANZ J Surg. 2007 Oct;77(10):916-7. No abstract available. PMID: 17803569 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An extract of black, green, and mulberry teas causes malabsorption of carbohydrate but not of triacylglycerol in healthy volunteers.

Zhong L, Furne JK, Levitt MD.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Sep;84(3):551-5.PMID: 16960168 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of breath carbon monoxide measurements to assess erythrocyte survival in subjects with chronic diseases.

Mitlyng BL, Singh JA, Furne JK, Ruddy J, Levitt MD.

Am J Hematol. 2006 Jun;81(6):432-8.PMID: 16680757 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of breath carbon monoxide to measure the influence of prosthetic heart valves on erythrocyte survival.

Mitlyng BL, Chandrashekhar Y, Furne JK, Levitt MD.

Am J Cardiol. 2006 May 1;97(9):1374-6. Epub 2006 Mar 20.PMID: 16635614 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stability of human methanogenic flora over 35 years and a review of insights obtained from breath methane measurements.

Levitt MD, Furne JK, Kuskowski M, Ruddy J.

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Feb;4(2):123-9. Review.PMID: 16469670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Research funding: the means has become the end.

Levitt MD.

J Lab Clin Med. 2005 Sep;146(3):159. No abstract available. PMID: 16131454 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Fecal hydrogen sulfide: toxin? Or just odoriferous gas?]

Ohge H, Takesue Y, Sueda T, Madoff RD, Levitt MD.

Jpn J Antibiot. 2005 Apr;58(2):193-9. Japanese. No abstract available. PMID: 15997660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between fecal hydrogen sulfide production and pouchitis.

Ohge H, Furne JK, Springfield J, Rothenberger DA, Madoff RD, Levitt MD.

Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Mar;48(3):469-75.PMID: 15747080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effectiveness of devices purported to reduce flatus odor.

Ohge H, Furne JK, Springfield J, Ringwala S, Levitt MD.

Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Feb;100(2):397-400.PMID: 15667499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of alveolar carbon monoxide to measure the effect of ribavirin on red blood cell survival.

Virtue MA, Furne JK, Ho SB, Levitt MD.

Am J Hematol. 2004 Jun;76(2):107-13.PMID: 15164374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between GHb concentration and erythrocyte survival determined from breath carbon monoxide concentration.

Virtue MA, Furne JK, Nuttall FQ, Levitt MD.

Diabetes Care. 2004 Apr;27(4):931-5.PMID: 15047651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effect of antibiotics and bismuth on fecal hydrogen sulfide and sulfate-reducing bacteria in the rat.

Ohge H, Furne JK, Springfield J, Sueda T, Madoff RD, Levitt MD.

FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2003 Nov 7;228(1):137-42.PMID: 14612249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[The effect of antibiotics and bismuth on sulfate-reducing bacteria]

Ohge H, Madoff RD, Levitt MD.

Jpn J Antibiot. 2003 Aug;56(4):339-40. Japanese. No abstract available. PMID: 14567258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Simplification of the end-alveolar carbon monoxide technique to assess erythrocyte survival.

Furne JK, Springfield JR, Ho SB, Levitt MD.

J Lab Clin Med. 2003 Jul;142(1):52-7.PMID: 12878986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A comparison of the effect of loperamide in oral or suppository form vs placebo in patients with ileo-anal pouches.

Cohen LD, Levitt MD.

Colorectal Dis. 2001 Mar;3(2):95-9.PMID: 12791001 [PubMed]Related articles

Physiology of sulfide in the rat colon: use of bismuth to assess colonic sulfide production.

Levitt MD, Springfield J, Furne J, Koenig T, Suarez FL.

J Appl Physiol. 2002 Apr;92(4):1655-60.PMID: 11896034 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of volatile sulfur compound concentrations measured with a sulfide detector vs. gas chromatography.

Furne J, Majerus G, Lenton P, Springfield J, Levitt DG, Levitt MD.

J Dent Res. 2002 Feb;81(2):140-3.PMID: 11827259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nutritional supplements used in weight-reduction programs increase intestinal gas in persons who malabsorb lactose.

Suarez FL, Zumarraga LM, Furne JK, Levitt MD.

J Am Diet Assoc. 2001 Dec;101(12):1447-52.PMID: 11762740 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal malignancies: a systematic review.

Chapman AE, Levitt MD, Hewett P, Woods R, Sheiner H, Maddern GJ.

Ann Surg. 2001 Nov;234(5):590-606.PMID: 11685021 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Spontaneous fluctuations in the concentrations of oral sulfur-containing gases.

Springfield J, Suarez FL, Majerus GJ, Lenton PA, Furne JK, Levitt MD.

J Dent Res. 2001 May;80(5):1441-4.PMID: 11437216 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Gas production by feces of infants.

Jiang T, Suarez FL, Levitt MD, Nelson SE, Ziegler EE.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2001 May;32(5):534-41.PMID: 11429513 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Oxidation of hydrogen sulfide and methanethiol to thiosulfate by rat tissues: a specialized function of the colonic mucosa.

Furne J, Springfield J, Koenig T, DeMaster E, Levitt MD.

Biochem Pharmacol. 2001 Jul 15;62(2):255-9.PMID: 11389886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Measurement of fecal sulfide using gas chromatography and a sulfur chemiluminescence detector.

Fume JK, Springfield J, Koenig T, Suarez F, Levitt MD.

J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 2001 Apr 15;754(1):253-8.PMID: 11318422 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Morning breath odor: influence of treatments on sulfur gases.

Suarez FL, Furne JK, Springfield J, Levitt MD.

J Dent Res. 2000 Oct;79(10):1773-7.PMID: 11077993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Appropriate use and misuse of blood concentration measurements to quantitate first-pass metabolism.

Levitt MD, Levitt DG.

J Lab Clin Med. 2000 Oct;136(4):275-80. Review.PMID: 11039847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An understanding of excessive intestinal gas.

Suarez FL, Levitt MD.

Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2000 Oct;2(5):413-9. Review.PMID: 10998670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Site of bismuth absorption from bismuth subsalicylate: implications for treatment of colonic conditions.

Suarez FL, Furne J, Stiehm J, Garten C, Levitt MD.

Dig Dis Sci. 2000 Jul;45(7):1444-6.PMID: 10961727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Binding of hydrogen sulfide by bismuth does not prevent dextran sulfate-induced colitis in rats.

Furne JK, Suarez FL, Ewing SL, Springfield J, Levitt MD.

Dig Dis Sci. 2000 Jul;45(7):1439-43.PMID: 10961726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of a two-compartment model to predict ethanol metabolism.

Levitt MD, Levitt DG.

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2000 Apr;24(4):409-10. No abstract available. PMID: 10798568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Speed of gastric emptying and metabolism of ethanol.

Furne J, Levitt MD.

Gut. 1999 Dec;45(6):916. No abstract available. PMID: 10644198 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Detoxification of hydrogen sulfide and methanethiol in the cecal mucosa.

Levitt MD, Furne J, Springfield J, Suarez F, DeMaster E.

J Clin Invest. 1999 Oct;104(8):1107-14.PMID: 10525049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pancreatic supplements reduce symptomatic response of healthy subjects to a high fat meal.

Suarez F, Levitt MD, Adshead J, Barkin JS.

Dig Dis Sci. 1999 Jul;44(7):1317-21.PMID: 10489912 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Failure of activated charcoal to reduce the release of gases produced by the colonic flora.

Suarez FL, Furne J, Springfield J, Levitt MD.

Am J Gastroenterol. 1999 Jan;94(1):208-12.PMID: 9934757 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gas production in human ingesting a soybean flour derived from beans naturally low in oligosaccharides.

Suarez FL, Springfield J, Furne JK, Lohrmann TT, Kerr PS, Levitt MD.

Am J Clin Nutr. 1999 Jan;69(1):135-9.PMID: 9925135 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of a two-compartment model to assess the pharmacokinetics of human ethanol metabolism.

Levitt MD, Levitt DG.

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1998 Nov;22(8):1680-8. Review.PMID: 9835281 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rectal washout eliminates exfoliated malignant cells.

Jenner DC, de Boer WB, Clarke G, Levitt MD.

Dis Colon Rectum. 1998 Nov;41(11):1432-4.PMID: 9823812 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of an extremely flatulent patient: case report and proposed diagnostic and therapeutic approach.

Levitt MD, Furne J, Aeolus MR, Suarez FL.

Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Nov;93(11):2276-81.PMID: 9820415 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The physiology of ileo-anal pouch function.

Levitt MD, Kuan M.

Am J Surg. 1998 Oct;176(4):384-9. Review.PMID: 9817261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lactose maldigestion is not an impediment to the intake of 1500 mg calcium daily as dairy products.

Suarez FL, Adshead J, Furne JK, Levitt MD.

Am J Clin Nutr. 1998 Nov;68(5):1118-22.PMID: 9808231 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Identification of gases responsible for the odour of human flatus and evaluation of a device purported to reduce this odour.

Suarez FL, Springfield J, Levitt MD.

Gut. 1998 Jul;43(1):100-4.PMID: 9771412 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Influence of method of alveolar air collection on results of breath tests.

Levitt MD, Ellis C, Furne J.

Dig Dis Sci. 1998 Sep;43(9):1938-45.PMID: 9753255 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Absence of gaseous symptoms during ingestion of commercial fibre preparations.

Zumarraga L, Levitt MD, Suarez F.

Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1997 Dec;11(6):1067-72.PMID: 9663831 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Etiology of fasting hyperbilirubinemia.

Levitt MD, Duane W.

Gastroenterology. 1998 Jun;114(6):1351. No abstract available. PMID: 9618659 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bismuth subsalicylate markedly decreases hydrogen sulfide release in the human colon.

Suarez FL, Furne JK, Springfield J, Levitt MD.

Gastroenterology. 1998 May;114(5):923-9.PMID: 9558280 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fecal hydrogen sulfide production in ulcerative colitis.

Levine J, Ellis CJ, Furne JK, Springfield J, Levitt MD.

Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Jan;93(1):83-7.PMID: 9448181 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of measurements of ethanol absorption from stomach and intestine to assess human ethanol metabolism.

Levitt MD, Li R, DeMaster EG, Elson M, Furne J, Levitt DG.

Am J Physiol. 1997 Oct;273(4 Pt 1):G951-7.PMID: 9357840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article