Henry Akinbi

Summary

Affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Simvastatin is protective during Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia
    Susan A McDowell
    Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
    Curr Pharm Biotechnol 12:1455-62. 2011
  2. ncbi Host defense proteins in vernix caseosa and amniotic fluid
    Henry T Akinbi
    Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 191:2090-6. 2004
  3. ncbi Alterations in the host defense properties of human milk following prolonged storage or pasteurization
    Henry Akinbi
    Division of Pulmonary Biology and Neonatology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 51:347-52. 2010
  4. ncbi Mouse lysozyme M is important in pulmonary host defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae infection
    Philipp Markart
    Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169:454-8. 2004
  5. ncbi Comparison of the microbicidal and muramidase activities of mouse lysozyme M and P
    Philipp Markart
    Zentrum fur Innere Medizin, Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikstrasse 36, 35392 Giessen, Germany
    Biochem J 380:385-92. 2004
  6. ncbi The peptidoglycan-degrading property of lysozyme is not required for bactericidal activity in vivo
    James A Nash
    Division of Pulmonary Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
    J Immunol 177:519-26. 2006
  7. ncbi Host defense proteins on the surface of neonatal skin: implications for innate immunity
    Valencia P Walker
    Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Pediatr 152:777-81. 2008

Research Grants

  1. Role of Lysozyme in Airways Host Defense
    Henry Akinbi; Fiscal Year: 2006

Collaborators

  • Krzysztof J Reszka
  • Valencia P Walker
  • Philipp Markart
  • Timothy E Weaver
  • Susan A McDowell
  • James A Nash
  • Ryosuke Kusano
  • Yan Ma
  • Tiffany Nicole S Ballard
  • Thomas Graf
  • Nicole Faust
  • Cheng Lun Na
  • Cheng-Lun Na
  • Thomas R Korfhagen

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Simvastatin is protective during Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia
    Susan A McDowell
    Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
    Curr Pharm Biotechnol 12:1455-62. 2011
    ....
  2. ncbi Host defense proteins in vernix caseosa and amniotic fluid
    Henry T Akinbi
    Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 191:2090-6. 2004
    ..This study was undertaken to define the spectrum, activity, and spatial distribution of antimicrobial peptides in vernix caseosa and amniotic fluid in the absence of clinical chorioamnionitis...
  3. ncbi Alterations in the host defense properties of human milk following prolonged storage or pasteurization
    Henry Akinbi
    Division of Pulmonary Biology and Neonatology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 51:347-52. 2010
    ..Our objectives were to assess the impact of pasteurization or prolonged storage at -20 degrees C on the immunologic components of human milk and the capability of the different forms of human milk to support bacterial proliferation...
  4. ncbi Mouse lysozyme M is important in pulmonary host defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae infection
    Philipp Markart
    Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169:454-8. 2004
    ..01). Deficiency of lysozyme M in the lungs increased susceptibility to K. pneumoniae infection, whereas increased expression of lysozyme conferred resistance to infection and enhanced survival...
  5. ncbi Comparison of the microbicidal and muramidase activities of mouse lysozyme M and P
    Philipp Markart
    Zentrum fur Innere Medizin, Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikstrasse 36, 35392 Giessen, Germany
    Biochem J 380:385-92. 2004
    ..This outcome suggests that disruption of both M and P loci would significantly increase susceptibility to airway infections, particularly those associated with colonization by Gram-positive organisms...
  6. ncbi The peptidoglycan-degrading property of lysozyme is not required for bactericidal activity in vivo
    James A Nash
    Division of Pulmonary Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
    J Immunol 177:519-26. 2006
    ..These results indicate that the muramidase activity of lysozyme is not required for bacterial killing in vitro or in vivo...
  7. ncbi Host defense proteins on the surface of neonatal skin: implications for innate immunity
    Valencia P Walker
    Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
    J Pediatr 152:777-81. 2008
    ....

Research Grants6

  1. Role of Lysozyme in Airways Host Defense
    Henry Akinbi; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..These studies will provide insight into the role of lysozyme in airway host defense and provide a preliminary assessment of the therapeutic potential of exogenously administered lysozyme. ..