Publications
See a complete PubMed list of publications by Mark Pimentel, MD.
Selected Key Publications
- Lacy BE, Pimentel M, Brenner DM, Chey WD, Keefer LA, Long MD, Moshiree B. ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Dec 14.
- Suliman Y, Kafaja S, Oh SJ, Alemam M, Bagnato G, Abignano G, Singh RR, Barlow G, Liu X, Valera I, Morales W, Rezaie A, Pimentel M, Del Galdo F, Furst DE. Anti-vinculin antibodies in scleroderma (SSc): a potential link between autoimmunity and gastrointestinal system involvement in two SSc cohorts. Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Nov 24.
- Tziatzios G, Gkolfakis P, Papanikolaou IS, Mathur R, Pimentel M, Damoraki G, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Dimitriadis G, Triantafyllou K. High prevalence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth among functional dyspepsia patients. Dig Dis. 2020 Oct 2.
- Takakura W, Pimentel M. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Irritable Bowel Syndrome - An Update. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Jul 10;11:664.
- Quigley EMM, Murray JA, Pimentel M. AGA Clinical Practice Update on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Expert Review. Gastroenterology. 2020 Oct;159(4):1526-1532.
- Rezaie A, Leite GGS, Melmed GY, Mathur R, Villanueva-Millan MJ, Parodi G, Sin J, Germano JF, Morales W, Weitsman S, Kim SY, Park JH, Sakhaie S, Pimentel M. Ultraviolet a light effectively reduces bacteria and viruses including coronavirus. PLoS One. 2020 Jul 16;15(7):e0236199.
- Leite G, Morales W, Weitsman S, Celly S, Parodi G, Mathur R, Barlow GM, Sedighi R, Millan MJV, Rezaie A, Pimentel M. The duodenal microbiome is altered in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. PLoS One. 2020 Jul 9;15(7):e0234906.
- Oh SJ, Pimentel M, Leite GGS, Celly S, Villanueva-Millan MJ, Lacsina I, Chuang B, Parodi G, Morales W, Weitsman S, Singer-Englar T, Barlow GM, Zhai J, Pichestshote N, Rezaie A, Mathur R, Pimentel M. Acute appendicitis is associated with appendiceal microbiome changes including elevated Campylobacter jejuni levels. BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2020 Jun;7(1):e000412.
- Morales W, Triantafyllou K, Parodi G, Weitsman S, Park SC, Rezaie A, Pichetshote N, Lin E, Pimentel M. Immunization with cytolethal distending toxin B produces autoantibodies to vinculin and small bowel bacterial changes in a rat model of postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2020 Oct;32(10):e13875.
- Tziatzios G, Gkolfakis P, Papanikolaou IS, Mathur R, Pimentel M, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Triantafyllou K. Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Functional Dyspepsia. Microorganisms. 2020 May 8;8(5):691.
- Pimentel M, Lembo A, Chey WD, Zakko S, Ringel Y, Yu J, Mareya SM, Shaw AL, Bortey E, Forbes WP; TARGET Study Group. Rifaximin therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome without constipation. N Engl J Med. 2011 Jan 6;364(1):22-32. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1004409.PMID: 21208106
- Leite GGS, Weitsman S, Parodi G, Celly S, Sedighi R, Sanchez M, Morales W, Villanueva-Millan MJ, Barlow GM, Mathur R, Lo SK, Jamil LH, Paski S, Rezaie A, Pimentel M. Mapping the Segmental Microbiomes in the Human Small Bowel in Comparison with Stool: A REIMAGINE Study. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Sep;65(9):2595-2604.
- Pimentel M, Lembo A. Microbiome and Its Role in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Mar;65(3):829-839.
- Pimentel M, Saad RJ, Long MD, Rao SSC. ACG Clinical Guideline: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Feb;115(2):165-178.
- Takakura W, Oh SJ, Singer-Englar T, Mirocha J, Leite G, Fridman A, Pimentel M, Mathur R, Pichetshote N, Rezaie A. Comparing the rates of methane production in patients with and without appendectomy: results from a large-scale cohort. Sci Rep. 2020 Jan 21;10(1):867.
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