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This is a "connection" page, showing publications co-authored by Rachel McMahan and Elizabeth Kovacs.

 
Connection Strength
  
 
 
9.750
  
  1. McMahan RH, Boe D, Giesy LE, Najarro KM, Khair S, Walrath T, Frank DN, Kovacs EJ. Advanced Age Worsens Respiratory Function and Pulmonary Inflammation After Burn Injury and This Correlates With Changes in the Fecal Microbiome in Mice. J Burn Care Res. 2025 01 24; 46(1):53-60.
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    Score: 0.917
  2. McMahan RH, Anton P, Coleman LG, Cresci GAM, Crews FT, Crotty KM, Luck ME, Molina PE, Vachharajani V, Weinberg J, Yeligar SM, Choudhry MA, McCullough RL, Kovacs EJ. Alcohol and Immunology: Mechanisms of multi-organ damage. Summary of the 2022 alcohol and Immunology research interest group (AIRIG) meeting. Alcohol. 2023 08; 110:57-63.
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    Score: 0.811
  3. McMahan RH, Hulsebus HJ, Najarro KM, Giesy LE, Frank DN, Kovacs EJ. Changes in gut microbiome correlate with intestinal barrier dysfunction and inflammation following a 3-day ethanol exposure in aged mice. Alcohol. 2023 03; 107:136-143.
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    Score: 0.780
  4. McMahan RH, Boe DM, Walrath TM, Idrovo JP, Kovacs EJ. Aging, Cutaneous Burn Injury and Multi-Organ Complications: The Role of the Gut. Adv Geriatr Med Res. 2022; 4(2).
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    Score: 0.767
  5. McMahan RH, Hulsebus HJ, Najarro KM, Giesy LE, Frank DN, Orlicky DJ, Kovacs EJ. Age-Related Intestinal Dysbiosis and Enrichment of Gut-specific Bacteria in the Lung Are Associated With Increased Susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in Mice. Front Aging. 2022; 3.
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    Score: 0.753
  6. McMahan RH, Najarro KM, Mullen JE, Paul MT, Orlicky DJ, Hulsebus HJ, Kovacs EJ. Correction to: A novel murine model of multi-day moderate ethanol exposure reveals increased intestinal dysfunction and liver inflammation with age. Immun Ageing. 2021 Oct 21; 18(1):39.
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    Score: 0.732
  7. McMahan RH, Najarro KM, Mullen JE, Paul MT, Orlicky DJ, Hulsebus HJ, Kovacs EJ. A novel murine model of multi-day moderate ethanol exposure reveals increased intestinal dysfunction and liver inflammation with age. Immun Ageing. 2021 Sep 23; 18(1):37.
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    Score: 0.728
  8. McMahan RH, Afshar M, Amedee AM, Bishehsari F, Carr RM, Coleman LG, Herrnreiter CJ, Lewis SL, Mandrekar P, McCullough RL, Morris NL, Vasiliou V, Wang HJ, Yeligar SM, Choudhry MA, Kovacs EJ. Summary of the 2019 alcohol and immunology research interest group (AIRIG) meeting: Alcohol-mediated mechanisms of multiple organ injury. Alcohol. 2020 09; 87:89-95.
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    Score: 0.660
  9. Walrath TM, Evans MR, Meza Monge K, Najarro KM, Orlicky DJ, Idrovo JP, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Impaired intestinal cell proliferation parallels increased senescence after burn injury in aged mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2026 Jan 01; 330(1):G1-G9.
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    Score: 0.243
  10. Khair S, Najarro KM, Walrath TM, Orlicky DJ, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Post-burn Lung Inflammation Is Associated With Induction of Pulmonary Cathelicidin-related Antimicrobial Peptide and S100a8 in Mice. J Burn Care Res. 2025 08 30; 46(4):917-926.
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    Score: 0.239
  11. Piano MR, Phillips SA, Hwang CL, Chang KY, Najarro KM, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. An exploratory study of cytokine and inflammatory profiles between young adult low-risk and at-risk drinkers. Alcohol. 2025 Aug; 126:23-29.
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    Score: 0.234
  12. Walrath T, Najarro KM, Giesy LE, Khair S, Orlicky DJ, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Reducing the excessive inflammation after burn injury in aged mice by maintaining a healthier intestinal microbiome. FASEB J. 2024 Sep 30; 38(18):e70065.
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    Score: 0.224
  13. Hoisington AJ, Choy K, Khair S, Dyamenahalli KU, Najarro KM, Wiktor AJ, Frank DN, Burnham EL, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Recent alcohol intake impacts microbiota in adult burn patients. Alcohol. 2024 08; 118:25-35.
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    Score: 0.217
  14. Walrath T, Najarro KM, Giesy LE, Khair S, Frank DN, Robertson CE, Orlicky DJ, Quillinan N, Idrovo JP, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. REMOTE BURN INJURY IN AGED MICE INDUCES COLONIC LYMPHOID AGGREGATE EXPANSION AND DYSBIOSIS OF THE FECAL MICROBIOME WHICH CORRELATES WITH NEUROINFLAMMATION. Shock. 2023 10 01; 60(4):585-593.
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    Score: 0.207
  15. Khair S, Walrath TM, Curtis BJ, Orlicky DJ, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Ethanol exacerbates pulmonary complications after burn injury in mice, regardless of frequency of ethanol exposures. Burns. 2023 12; 49(8):1935-1943.
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    Score: 0.207
  16. Choy K, Dyamenahalli KU, Khair S, Colborn KL, Wiktor AJ, Idrovo JP, McMahan RH, Burnham EL, Kovacs EJ. Aberrant inflammatory responses in intoxicated burn-injured patients parallel impaired cognitive function. Alcohol. 2023 06; 109:35-41.
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    Score: 0.200
  17. Walrath T, McMahan RH, Idrovo JP, Quillinan N, Kovacs EJ. Cutaneous burn injury induces neuroinflammation and reactive astrocyte activation in the hippocampus of aged mice. Exp Gerontol. 2022 11; 169:111975.
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    Score: 0.195
  18. Boe DM, Hulsebus HJ, Najarro KM, Mullen JE, Kim H, Tan AC, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Advanced age is associated with changes in alveolar macrophages and their responses to the stress of traumatic injury. J Leukoc Biol. 2022 12; 112(6):1371-1386.
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    Score: 0.195
  19. Dyamenahalli K, Choy K, Frank DN, Najarro K, Boe D, Colborn KL, Idrovo JP, Wagner AL, Wiktor AJ, Afshar M, Burnham EL, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Age and Injury Size Influence the Magnitude of Fecal Dysbiosis in Adult Burn Patients. J Burn Care Res. 2022 09 01; 43(5):1145-1153.
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    Score: 0.194
  20. Khair S, Brenner LA, Koval M, Samuelson D, Cucinello-Regland JA, Anton P, Piano MR, Simon L, Crotty K, Sharieh F, Travers JB, Singh V, Cannon A, Kim A, McCullough RL, Yeligar SM, Wyatt TA, McMahan RH, Choudhry MA, Kovacs EJ. New insights into the mechanism of alcohol-mediated organ damage via its impact on immunity, metabolism, and repair pathways: A summary of the 2021 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting. Alcohol. 2022 09; 103:1-7.
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    Score: 0.191
  21. Hulsebus HJ, Najarro KM, McMahan RH, Boe DM, Orlicky DJ, Kovacs EJ. Ethanol Intoxication Impairs Respiratory Function and Bacterial Clearance and Is Associated With Neutrophil Accumulation in the Lung After Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:884719.
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    Score: 0.190
  22. Najarro KM, Boe DM, Walrath TM, Mullen JE, Paul MT, Frankel JH, Hulsebus HJ, Idrovo JP, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Advanced age exacerbates intestinal epithelial permeability after burn injury in mice. Exp Gerontol. 2022 02; 158:111654.
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    Score: 0.185
  23. Idrovo JP, Boe DM, Kaahui S, Walrath T, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Advanced age heightens hepatic damage in a murine model of scald burn injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 04 01; 90(4):731-737.
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    Score: 0.176
  24. Walrath T, Dyamenahalli KU, Hulsebus HJ, McCullough RL, Idrovo JP, Boe DM, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ. Age-related changes in intestinal immunity and the microbiome. J Leukoc Biol. 2021 06; 109(6):1045-1061.
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    Score: 0.170
  25. Meza Monge K, Najarro KM, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ, Idrovo JP. Subclinical Hepatic Injury and Dysfunction Following Surgery: Evidence From a Young and Aged Laparotomy Murine Model. FASEB J. 2025 Dec 31; 39(24):e71224.
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    Score: 0.061
  26. Meza Monge K, Pratap A, Najarro KM, Walrath TM, Rincon M, McMahan RH, Kovacs EJ, Idrovo JP. TARGETED HEPATIC METHYLATION-CONTROLLED J PROTEIN INHIBITION MITIGATES POST-SURGICAL LIVER INJURY AND NEUROINFLAMMATION IN AGED MICE. Shock. 2025 Oct 28.
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    Score: 0.060
  27. Tschann MM, Vachharajani V, Redmond EM, Hoisington A, Cohen SE, New-Aaron M, Llorente C, Paloczi J, Keating CR, Rungratanawanich W, Burnham EL, Callaci JJ, Raju P, Zhong W, Mandal A, Zimmerly JR, Nuncio ASP, Mandrekar P, McCullough RL, McMahan RH, Wyatt TA, Yeligar SM, Kovacs EJ, Choudhry MA. New developments on the effects of alcohol use on immunity, inflammation and organ function: A summary of the 2024 Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group (AIRIG) meeting. Alcohol. 2025 Aug; 126:1-10.
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    Score: 0.058
  28. Rutt LN, Liu M, Melamed E, Twardy S, Sturgill JL, Brenner LA, Hardesty J, Weinman SA, Tschann MM, Travers J, Welsh DA, Chichetto N, Crotty KM, Mackowiak B, Yeligar SM, Wyatt TA, McMahan RH, Choudry MA, Kovacs EJ, McCullough RL. Emerging concepts in alcohol, infection & immunity: A summary of the 2023 alcohol and immunology research interest group (AIRIG) meeting. Alcohol. 2024 08; 118:9-16.
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    Score: 0.054
  29. Zillich L, Wagner J, McMahan RH, Park LM, Hodgkinson C, Kovacs EJ, Lohoff FW. Multi-omics analysis of alcohol effects on the liver in young and aged mice. Addict Biol. 2023 12; 28(12):e13342.
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    Score: 0.053
  30. Crotty K, Anton P, Coleman LG, Morris NL, Lewis SA, Samuelson DR, McMahan RH, Hartmann P, Kim A, Ratna A, Mandrekar P, Wyatt TA, Choudhry MA, Kovacs EJ, McCullough R, Yeligar SM. A critical review of recent knowledge of alcohol's effects on the immunological response in different tissues. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2023 01; 47(1):36-44.
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    Score: 0.049
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