2019

Muir AB, Wang JX, Nakagawa H. Epithelial-stromal crosstalk and fibrosis in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan;54(1):10-18. doi: 10.1007/s00535-018-1498-3. Epub 2018 Aug 12. Review.

Leigh LY, Spergel JM. An in-depth characterization of a large cohort of adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 Jan;122(1):65-72.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.09.452. Epub 2018 Sep 14.

Ruffner MA, Kennedy K, Cianferoni A. Pathophysiology of eosinophilic esophagitis: recent advances and their clinical implications. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2019 Jan;15(1):83-95. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2019.1544893. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

Ruffner MA, Capucilli P, Hill DA, Spergel JM. Screening children for eosinophilic esophagitis: allergic and other risk factors. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2019 Apr;15(4):315-318. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2019.1579643. Epub 2019 Feb 20.

Shaverdashvili K, Padlo J, Weinblatt D, Jia Y, Jiang W, Rao D, Laczkó D, Whelan KA, Lynch JP, Muir AB, Katz JP. KLF4 activates NFκB signaling and esophageal epithelial inflammation via the Rho-related GTP-binding protein RHOF. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 18;14(4):e0215746. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215746. eCollection 2019.

Kottyan L, Spergel JM, Cianferoni A. Immunology of the ancestral differences in eosinophilic esophagitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 May;122(5):443-444. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.10.026. Epub 2018 Nov 7.

Spergel JM, Elci OU, Muir AB, Liacouras CA, Wilkins BJ, Burke D, Lewis MO, Brown-Whitehorn T, Cianferoni A. Efficacy of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Children With Milk-Induced Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 May 14. pii: S1542-3565(19)30524-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.014. [Epub ahead of print]

Muir A, Moore H, Spergel JM. Minimally symptomatic patients with eosinophilic esophagitis should still be actively treated-PRO. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 Jun;122(6):572-573. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.09.468. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

Schoepfer AM, Hirano I, Coslovsky M, Roumet MC, Zwahlen M, Kuehni CE, Hafner D, Alexander JA, Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Leung J, Bussmann C, Collins MH, Newbury RO, Smyrk TC, Woosley JT, Yang GY, Romero Y, Katzka DA, Furuta GT, Gupta SK, Aceves SS, Chehade M, Spergel JM, Falk GW, Meltzer BA, Comer GM, Straumann A, Safroneeva E; International EEsAI Study Group. Variation in Endoscopic Activity Assessment and Endoscopy Score Validation in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Variation in Endoscopic Activity Assessment and Endoscopy Score Validation in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jul;17(8):1477-1488.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.11.032. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

Ruffner MA, Song L, Maurer K, Shi L, Carroll MC, Wang JX, Muir AB, Spergel JM, Sullivan KE. Toll-like receptor 2 stimulation augments esophageal barrier integrity. Allergy. 2019 Jul 2. doi: 10.1111/all.13968. [Epub ahead of print]

Kasagi Y, Dods K, Wang JX, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Benitez AJ, Gambanga F, Kluger J, Ashorobi T, Gross J, Tobias JW, Klein-Szanto AJ, Spergel JM, Cianferoni A, Falk GW, Whelan KA, Nakagawa H, Muir AB. Fibrostenotic eosinophilic esophagitis might reflect epithelial lysyl oxidase induction by fibroblast-derived TNF-α. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Jul;144(1):171-182. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.10.067. Epub 2018 Dec 20.

Capucilli P, Hill DA. Allergic Comorbidity in Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Mechanistic Relevance and Clinical Implications. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2019 Aug;57(1):111-127. doi: 10.1007/s12016-019-08733-0. Review.

Muir AB, Brown-Whitehorn T, Godwin B, Cianferoni A. Eosinophilic esophagitis: early diagnosis is the key. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2019 Aug 15;12:391-399. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S175061. eCollection 2019.

Cafone J, Capucilli P, Hill DA, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic esophagitis during sublingual and oral allergen immunotherapy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Aug;19(4):350-357. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000537.

Klinnert MD, Atkins D, Pan Z, Franciosi JP, Aceves SS, Spergel JM, Furuta GT. Symptom Burden and Quality of Life Over Time in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2019 Aug 20. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002479. [Epub ahead of print]

Persistent Basal Cell Hyperplasia Is Associated With Clinical and Endoscopic Findings in Patients With Histologically Inactive Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Whelan KA, Godwin BC, Wilkins B, Elci OU, Benitez A, DeMarshall M, Sharma M, Gross J, Klein-Szanto AJ, Liacouras CA, Dellon ES, Spergel JM, Falk GW, Muir AB, Nakagawa H. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Sep 6. pii: S1542-3565(19)30977-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.08.055. [Epub ahead of print]

Cianferoni A. Non-Ige Mediated Food Allergy. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2019 Oct 30. doi: 10.2174/1573396315666191031103714. [Epub ahead of print]

2018

O'Shea KM, Aceves SS, Dellon ES, Gupta SK, Spergel JM, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME. Pathophysiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2018 Jan;154(2):333-345. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.06.065. Epub 2017 Jul 27. Review.

Whelan KA, Muir AB, Nakagawa H. Esophageal 3D Culture Systems as Modeling Tools in Esophageal Epithelial Pathobiology and Personalized Medicine. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jan 31;5(4):461-478. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2018.01.011. eCollection 2018. Review.

Kasagi Y, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Whelan KA, Tanaka K, Giroux V, Sharma M, Wang J, Benitez AJ, DeMarshall M, Tobias JW, Hamilton KE, Falk GW, Spergel JM, Klein-Szanto AJ, Rustgi AK, Muir AB, Nakagawa H. The Esophageal Organoid System Reveals Functional Interplay Between Notch and Cytokines in Reactive Epithelial Changes. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jan 3;5(3):333-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2017.12.013. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Hill DA, Spergel JM. Is eosinophilic esophagitis a member of the atopic march? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Feb;120(2):113-114. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.10.003. Erratum in: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Feb 19.

Cianferoni A, Ruffner MA, Guzek R, Guan S, Brown-Whitehorn T, Muir A, Spergel JM. Elevated expression of activated TH2 cells and milk-specific TH2 cells in milk-induced eosinophilic esophagitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Feb;120(2):177-183.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.11.006. Epub 2017 Dec 28.

Ruffner MA, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Verma R, Cianferoni A, Gober L, Shuker M, Muir AB, Liacouras CA, Spergel JM. Clinical tolerance in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Mar - Apr;6(2):661-663. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.06.035. Epub 2017 Aug 12.

Petroni D, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic esophagitis and symptoms possibly related to eosinophilic esophagitis in oral immunotherapy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Mar;120(3):237-240.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.11.016. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

Fahey LM, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Guan S, Benitez AJ, Furuta GT, Aceves SS, Wang ML, Liacouras CA, Muir AB, Sleiman PM, Hakonarson H, Spergel JM, Cianferoni A. Food allergen triggers are increased in children with the TSLP risk allele and eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2018 Mar 6;9(3):139. doi: 10.1038/s41424-018-0003-x.

Muir AB. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2018 Mar;48(3):99-101. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2018.01.006. Review.

Godwin B, Liacouras C, Mehta V, Eisenberg J, Agawu A, Brown-Whitehorn T, Ruffner MA, Verma R, Cianferoni A, Spergel JM, Muir AB. A Review of Tertiary Referrals for Management of Pediatric Esophageal Eosinophilia. Front Pediatr. 2018 Jun 20;6:173. doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00173. eCollection 2018.

Shoda T, Wen T, Aceves SS, Abonia JP, Atkins D, Bonis PA, Caldwell JM, Capocelli KE, Carpenter CL, Collins MH, Dellon ES, Eby MD, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Falk GW, Hirano I, Menard-Katcher P, Kuhl JT, Krischer JP, Leung J, Mukkada VA, Spergel JM, Trimarchi MP, Yang GY, Zimmermann N, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). Eosinophilic oesophagitis endotype classification by molecular, clinical, and histopathological analyses: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jul;3(7):477-488. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(18)30096-7. Epub 2018 May 3.

Spergel JM, Aceves SS, Kliewer K, Gonsalves N, Chehade M, Wechsler JB, Groetch M, Friedlander J, Dellon ES, Book W, Hirano I, Muir AB, Cianferoni A, Spencer L, Liacouras CA, Cheng E, Kottyan L, Wen T, Platts-Mills T, Rothenberg ME. New developments in patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases presented at the CEGIR/TIGERS Symposium at the 2018 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Meeting. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;142(1):48-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.05.005. Epub 2018 May 24.

Aceves SS, King E, Collins MH, Yang GY, Capocelli KE, Abonia JP, Atkins D, Bonis PA, Carpenter CL, Dellon ES, Eby MD, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Kocher K, Krischer JP, Leung J, Lipscomb J, Menard-Katcher P, Mukkada VA, Pan Z, Spergel JM, Sun Q, Wershil BK, Rothenberg ME, Furuta GT; Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). Alignment of parent- and child-reported outcomes and histology in eosinophilic esophagitis across multiple CEGIR sites. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;142(1):130-138.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.05.014. Epub 2018 May 29.

Spergel J, Aceves SS. Allergic components of eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;142(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.05.001. Review.

Fahey LM, Guzek R, Ruffner MA, Sullivan KE, Spergel J, Cianferoni A. EMSY is increased and activates TSLP & CCL5 expression in eosinophilic esophagitis. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2018 Aug;29(5):565-568. doi: 10.1111/pai.12907. Epub 2018 May 29.

Hill DA, Grundmeier RW, Ramos M, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic Esophagitis Is a Late Manifestation of the Allergic March. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Sep - Oct;6(5):1528-1533. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.05.010. Epub 2018 Jun 25.

Wright BL, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Sep - Oct;6(5):1799-1801. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.06.019.

Spergel JM, Dellon ES, Liacouras CA, Hirano I, Molina-Infante J, Bredenoord AJ, Furuta GT; participants of AGREE. Summary of the updated international consensus diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic esophagitis: AGREE conference. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Sep;121(3):281-284. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.05.035. Epub 2018 Jul 18.

Hiremath G, Kodroff E, Strobel MJ, Scott M, Book W, Reidy C, Kyle S, Mack D, Sable K, Abonia P, Spergel J, Gupta SK, Furuta TG, Rothenberg ME, Dellon ES. Individuals affected by eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders have complex unmet needs and frequently experience unique barriers to care. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2018 Oct;42(5):483-493. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2018.03.003. Epub 2018 Mar 31.

Dellon ES, Liacouras CA, Molina-Infante J, Furuta GT, Spergel JM, Zevit N, Spechler SJ, Attwood SE, Straumann A, Aceves SS, Alexander JA, Atkins D, Arva NC, Blanchard C, Bonis PA, Book WM, Capocelli KE, Chehade M, Cheng E, Collins MH, Davis CM, Dias JA, Di Lorenzo C, Dohil R, Dupont C, Falk GW, Ferreira CT, Fox A, Gonsalves NP, Gupta SK, Katzka DA, Kinoshita Y, Menard-Katcher C, Kodroff E, Metz DC, Miehlke S, Muir AB, Mukkada VA, Murch S, Nurko S, Ohtsuka Y, Orel R, Papadopoulou A, Peterson KA, Philpott H, Putnam PE, Richter JE, Rosen R, Rothenberg ME, Schoepfer A, Scott MM, Shah N, Sheikh J, Souza RF, Strobel MJ, Talley NJ, Vaezi MF, Vandenplas Y, Vieira MC, Walker MM, Wechsler JB, Wershil BK, Wen T, Yang GY, Hirano I, Bredenoord AJ. Updated International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Proceedings of the AGREE Conference. Gastroenterology. 2018 Oct;155(4):1022-1033.e10. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.07.009. Epub 2018 Sep 6. Review.

Ma C, van Rhijn BD, Jairath V, Nguyen TM, Parker CE, Aceves SS, Furuta GT, Gupta SK, Katzka DA, Safroneeva E, Schoepfer AM, Straumann A, Spergel JM, Pai RK, Feagan BG, Hirano I, Dellon ES, Bredenoord AJ. Heterogeneity in Clinical, Endoscopic, and Histologic Outcome Measures and Placebo Response Rates in Clinical Trials of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Systematic Review. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Nov;16(11):1714-1729.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Jun 14. Review.

Capucilli P, Cianferoni A, Grundmeier RW, Spergel JM. Comparison of comorbid diagnoses in children with and without eosinophilic esophagitis in a large population. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Dec;121(6):711-716. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.08.022. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Ruffner MA, Spergel JM. Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis: updates for the primary care setting. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2018 Dec;30(6):829-836. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000698. Review.

Hill DA, Spergel JM. Epithelial acid imbalance in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Dec;142(6):1757-1758. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.09.026. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

Spergel JM, Dellon ES, Liacouras CA, Hirano I, Molina-Infante J, Bredenoord AJ, Furuta GT. Authors' response. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Dec;121(6):747-748. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.10.015. Epub 2018 Oct 13.

2017

O'Shea KM, Aceves SS, Dellon ES, Gupta SK, Spergel JM, Furuta GT, Rothenberg ME. Pathophysiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2018 Jan;154(2):333-345. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.06.065. Epub 2017 Jul 27. Review.

Hill DA, Dudley JW, Spergel JM. The Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients with IgE-Mediated Food Allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Mar - Apr;5(2):369-375. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.11.020. Epub 2016 Dec 30.

Atkins D, Furuta GT, Liacouras CA, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic esophagitis phenotypes: Ready for prime time? Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2017 Jun;28(4):312-319. doi: 10.1111/pai.12715. Epub 2017 May 4. Review.

Mori F, Cianferoni A, Brambilla A, Barni S, Sarti L, Pucci N, de Martino M, Novembre E. Side effects and their impact on the success of milk oral immunotherapy (OIT) in children. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2017 Jun;30(2):182-187. doi: 10.1177/0394632017697986. Epub 2017 Mar 14.

Fahey LM, Liacouras CA. Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2017 Jun;64(3):475-485. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2017.01.009. Review.

Abonia JP, Spergel JM, Cianferoni A. Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Primary Disease of the Esophageal Mucosa. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Jul - Aug;5(4):951-955. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.02.004. Epub 2017 Mar 28. Review.

Ruffner MA, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2017 Aug;17(8):54. doi: 10.1007/s11882-017-0721-2. Review.

Hudgens S, Evans C, Phillips E, Hill M. Psychometric validation of the Dysphagia Symptom Questionnaire in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis treated with budesonide oral suspension. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2017;1(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s41687-017-0006-5. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Menard-Katcher C, Benitez AJ, Pan Z, Ahmed FN, Wilkins BJ, Capocelli KE, Liacouras CA, Verma R, Spergel JM, Furuta GT, Muir AB. Influence of Age and Eosinophilic Esophagitis on Esophageal Distensibility in a Pediatric Cohort. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Sep;112(9):1466-1473. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.131. Epub 2017 May 16.

Erwin EA, Rhoda DA, Redmond M, Ly JB, Russo JM, Hill ID, Platts-Mills TAE. Using Serum IgE Antibodies to Predict Esophageal Eosinophilia in Children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 Nov;65(5):520-525. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001553.

2016

Merves JF, Whelan KA, Benitez AJ, Muir AB, Furuta GT, Wang ML, Falk GW, Spergel JM, Nakagawa H. ATG7 Gene Expression as a Novel Tissue Biomarker in Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan;111(1):151-3. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2015.404.

Cianferoni A. Wheat allergy: diagnosis and management. J Asthma Allergy. 2016 Jan 29;9:13-25. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S81550. eCollection 2016. Review.

Muir AB, Merves J, Liacouras CA. Role of Endoscopy in Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2016 Jan;26(1):187-200. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2015.08.006. Review.

Whelan KA, Merves JF, Giroux V, Tanaka K, Guo A, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Benitez AJ, Dods K, Que J, Masterson JC, Fernando SD, Godwin BC, Klein-Szanto AJ, Chikwava K, Ruchelli ED, Hamilton KE, Muir AB, Wang ML, Furuta GT, Falk GW, Spergel JM, Nakagawa H. Autophagy mediates epithelial cytoprotection in eosinophilic oesophagitis. Gut. 2017 Jul;66(7):1197-1207. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310341. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

Hill DA, Spergel JM. The Immunologic Mechanisms of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2016 Feb;16(2):9. doi: 10.1007/s11882-015-0592-3. Review.

Safroneeva E, Straumann A, Coslovsky M, Zwahlen M, Kuehni CE, Panczak R, Haas NA, Alexander JA, Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Leung J, Bussmann C, Collins MH, Newbury RO, De Petris G, Smyrk TC, Woosley JT, Yan P, Yang GY, Romero Y, Katzka DA, Furuta GT, Gupta SK, Aceves SS, Chehade M, Spergel JM, Schoepfer AM; International Eosinophilic Esophagitis Activity Index Study Group. Symptoms Have Modest Accuracy in Detecting Endoscopic and Histologic Remission in Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2016 Mar;150(3):581-590.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.11.004. Epub 2015 Nov 14.

Chandramouleeswaran PM, Shen D, Lee AJ, Benitez A, Dods K, Gambanga F, Wilkins BJ, Merves J, Noah Y, Toltzis S, Yearley JH, Spergel JM, Nakagawa H, Malefyt Rd, Muir AB, Wang ML. Preferential Secretion of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP) by Terminally Differentiated Esophageal Epithelial Cells: Relevance to Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). PLoS One. 2016 Mar 18;11(3):e0150968. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150968. eCollection 2016.

Kliewer KL, Venter C, Cassin AM, Abonia JP, Aceves SS, Bonis PA, Dellon ES, Falk GW, Furuta GT, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Kagalwalla A, Leung J, Mukkada VA, Spergel JM, Rothenberg ME. Should wheat, barley, rye, and/or gluten be avoided in a 6-food elimination diet? J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Apr;137(4):1011-1014. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.10.040. Epub 2015 Dec 24.

Cianferoni A, Spergel J. Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Comprehensive Review. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2016 Apr;50(2):159-74. doi: 10.1007/s12016-015-8501-z. Review.

Simon D, Cianferoni A, Spergel JM, Aceves S, Holbreich M, Venter C, Rothenberg ME, Terreehorst I, Muraro A, Lucendo AJ, Schoepfer A, Straumann A, Simon HU. Eosinophilic esophagitis is characterized by a non-IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity. Allergy. 2016 May;71(5):611-20. doi: 10.1111/all.12846. Epub 2016 Feb 25. Review.

Muir AB, Wang ML, Metz D, Falk G, Markowitz J, Spergel JM, Liacouras CA. Proton pump inhibitor-responsive oesophageal eosinophilia: too early to change clinical practice. Gut. 2017 May;66(5):979-980. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312601. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Muir AB, Dods K, Henry SJ, Benitez AJ, Lee D, Whelan KA, DeMarshall M, Hammer DA, Falk G, Wells RG, Spergel J, Nakagawa H, Wang ML. Eosinophilic Esophagitis-Associated Chemical and Mechanical Microenvironment Shapes Esophageal Fibroblast Behavior. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2016 Aug;63(2):200-9. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001100.

Lee J, Shuker M, Brown-Whitehorn T, Cianferoni A, Gober L, Muir A, Verma R, Liacouras C, Spergel JM. Oral viscous budesonide can be successfully delivered through a variety of vehicles to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in children. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2016 Jul-Aug;4(4):767-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2016.02.005. Epub 2016 Mar 26.

Muir AB, Benitez AJ, Dods K, Spergel JM, Fillon SA. Microbiome and its impact on gastrointestinal atopy. Allergy. 2016 Sep;71(9):1256-63. doi: 10.1111/all.12943. Epub 2016 Jun 23. Review.

2015

Hill DA, Shuker M, Cianferoni A, Wong T, Ruchelli E, Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn TF. The development of IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity after the diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis to the same food. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Jan-Feb;3(1):123-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.08.005. Epub 2014 Oct 3.

Merves J, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Benitez AJ, Muir AB, Lee AJ, Lim DM, Dods K, Mehta I, Ruchelli ED, Nakagawa H, Spergel JM, Wang ML. Altered esophageal histamine receptor expression in Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE): implications on disease pathogenesis. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 27;10(2):e0114831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114831. eCollection 2015.

Ahmed OI, Qasem SA, Abdulsattar JA, Snow AN, Hill ID. Esophageal eosinophilia in pediatric patients with celiac disease: is it a causal or an incidental association? J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Apr;60(4):493-7. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000642.

Benitez AJ, Hoffmann C, Muir AB, Dods KK, Spergel JM, Bushman FD, Wang ML. Inflammation-associated microbiota in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. Microbiome. 2015 Jun 1;3:23. doi: 10.1186/s40168-015-0085-6. eCollection 2015.

Cianferoni A, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastroenteritis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2015 Sep;15(9):58. doi: 10.1007/s11882-015-0558-5. Review.

Ram G, Lee J, Ott M, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Cianferoni A, Shuker M, Wang ML, Verma R, Liacouras CA, Spergel JM. Seasonal exacerbation of esophageal eosinophilia in children with eosinophilic esophagitis and allergic rhinitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Sep;115(3):224-228.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.07.004. Epub 2015 Jul 30.

Cianferoni A, Spergel JM. From genetics to treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Oct;15(5):417-25. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000200.

Cianferoni A, Spergel JM, Muir A. Recent advances in the pathological understanding of eosinophilic esophagitis. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015;9(12):1501-10. doi: 10.1586/17474124.2015.1094372. Epub 2015 Oct 15. Review.

Spergel JM. An allergist's perspective to the evaluation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2015 Oct;29(5):771-781. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2015.06.011. Epub 2015 Jul 8. Review.

2014

Jyonouchi S, Smith CL, Saretta F, Abraham V, Ruymann KR, Modayur-Chandramouleeswaran P, Wang ML, Spergel JM, Cianferoni A. Invariant natural killer T cells in children with eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014 Jan;44(1):58-68. doi: 10.1111/cea.12201.

Greenhawt M, Aceves SS, Spergel JM, Rothenberg ME. The management of eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2013 Jul-Aug;1(4):332-40; quiz 341-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.05.009. Epub 2013 Jun 28. Review.

Merves J, Muir A, Modayur Chandramouleeswaran P, Cianferoni A, Wang ML, Spergel JM. Eosinophilic esophagitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2014 May;112(5):397-403. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2014.01.023. Epub 2014 Feb 22. Review.

Maggadottir SM, Hill DA, Ruymann K, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Cianferoni A, Shuker M, Wang ML, Chikwava K, Verma R, Liacouras CA, Spergel JM. Resolution of acute IgE-mediated allergy with development of eosinophilic esophagitis triggered by the same food. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 May;133(5):1487-9, 1489.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Cianferoni A, Spergel JM. Immunotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. Immunotherapy. 2014;6(3):321-31. doi: 10.2217/imt.14.3. Review.

Butz BK, Wen T, Gleich GJ, Furuta GT, Spergel J, King E, Kramer RE, Collins MH, Stucke E, Mangeot C, Jackson WD, O'Gorman M, Abonia JP, Pentiuk S, Putnam PE, Rothenberg ME. Efficacy, dose reduction, and resistance to high-dose fluticasone in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2014 Aug;147(2):324-33.e5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.04.019. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Liacouras CA, Spergel J, Gober LM. Eosinophilic esophagitis: clinical presentation in children. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2014 Jun;43(2):219-29. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2014.02.012.

Klinnert MD, Silveira L, Harris R, Moore W, Atkins D, Fleischer DM, Menard-Katcher C, Aceves S, Spergel JM, Franciosi JP, Furuta GT. Health-related quality of life over time in children with eosinophilic esophagitis and their families. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Sep;59(3):308-16. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000451.

Dellon ES, Liacouras CA. Advances in clinical management of eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2014 Dec;147(6):1238-54. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.07.055. Epub 2014 Aug 7. Review.

Muir AB, Dods K, Noah Y, Toltzis S, Chandramouleeswaran PM, Lee A, Benitez A, Bedenbaugh A, Falk GW, Wells RG, Nakagawa H, Wang ML. Esophageal epithelial cells acquire functional characteristics of activated myofibroblasts after undergoing an epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Exp Cell Res. 2015 Jan 1;330(1):102-10. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.08.026. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Cianferoni A, Spergel J. The importance of TSLP in allergic disease and its role as a potential therapeutic target. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2014 Nov;10(11):1463-74. doi: 10.1586/1744666X.2014.967684. Review.

Sleiman PM, Wang ML, Cianferoni A, Aceves S, Gonsalves N, Nadeau K, Bredenoord AJ, Furuta GT, Spergel JM, Hakonarson H. GWAS identifies four novel eosinophilic esophagitis loci. Nat Commun. 2014 Nov 19;5:5593. doi: 10.1038/ncomms6593.

2013

Dellon ES, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Furuta GT, Liacouras CA, Katzka DA. ACG Clinical Guideline: Evidenced Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). Am J Gastroenterol. 2013 May;108(5):679-92. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2013.71. Epub 2013 Apr 9.

Garrett JP, Apter AJ, Hoffstad O, Spergel JM, Margolis DJ. Asthma and frequency of wheeze: risk factors for the persistence of atopic dermatitis in children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Mar;110(3):146-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.12.013. Epub 2013 Jan 16.

Lee J, Garrett JP, Brown-Whitehorn T, Spergel JM. Biphasic reactions in children undergoing oral food challenges. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2013 May;34(3):220-6. doi: 10.2500/aap.2013.34.3669. 

Muir AB, Lim DM, Benitez AJ, Modayur Chandramouleeswaran P, Lee AJ, Ruchelli ED, Spergel JM, Wang ML. Esophageal epithelial and mesenchymal cross-talk leads to features of epithelial to mesenchymal transition in vitro. Exp Cell Res. 2013 Apr 1;319(6):850-9. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.12.002. Epub 2012 Dec 10.

2012

Cianferoni A, Garrett JP, Naimi DR, Khullar K, Spergel JM. Predictive values for food challenge-induced severe reactions: development of a simple food challenge score. Isr Med Assoc J. 2012 Jan;14(1):24-8.

Fung I, Spergel JM. Administration of influenza vaccine to pediatric patients with egg-induced anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Apr;129(4):1157-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.11.038. Epub 2012 Jan 10. 

Greenhawt MJ, Spergel JM, Rank MA, Green TD, Masnoor D, Sharma H, Bird JA, Chang JE, Parikh DS, Teich E, Kelso JM, Sanders GM. Safe administration of the seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine to children with severe egg allergy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2012 Dec;109(6):426-30. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2012.09.011. Epub 2012 Oct 24. 

Keller MD, Shuker M, Heimall J, Cianferoni A. Severe malnutrition resulting from use of rice milk in food elimination diets for atopic dermatitis. Isr Med Assoc J. 2012 Jan;14(1):40-2. 

Kurzweil V, Tarangelo A, Oliver PM. Gastrointestinal microbiota do not significantly contribute to T cell activation or GI inflammation in Ndfip1-cKO mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e34478. Epub 2012 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 22506022; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3323617.

Ramon HE, Beal AM, Liu Y, Worthen GS, Oliver PM. The E3 ubiquitin ligase adaptor Ndfip1 regulates Th17 differentiation by limiting the production of proinflammatory cytokines. J Immunol. 2012 Apr 15;188(8):4023-31. Epub 2012 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 22403444.

Rothenberg ME, Aceves S, Bonis PA, Collins MH, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Hirano I, Liacouras CA, Putnam PE, Spergel JM, Straumann A, Wershil BK, Furuta GT. Working with the US Food and Drug Administration: Progress and timelines in understanding and treating patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Sep;130(3):617-9. PubMed PMID: 22935588.

Saltzman RW, Brown-Whitehorn TF. Gastrointestinal syndromes associated with food allergies. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2012 Aug;42(7):164-90. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2012.03.007.

Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Cianferoni A, Shuker M, Wang ML, Verma R, Liacouras CA. Identification of causative foods in children with eosinophilic esophagitis treated with an elimination diet. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Aug;130(2):461-467.e5. Epub 2012 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 22743304.

2011

Liacouras CA. Clinical presentation and treatment of pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2011 Apr;7(4):264-7. PubMed PMID: 21857826; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3127030.

Liacouras CA, Furuta GT, Hirano I, Atkins D, Attwood SE, Bonis PA, Burks AW, Chehade M, Collins MH, Dellon ES, Dohil R, Falk GW, Gonsalves N, Gupta SK, Katzka DA, Lucendo AJ, Markowitz JE, Noel RJ, Odze RD, Putnam PE, Richter JE, Romero Y, Ruchelli E, Sampson HA, Schoepfer A, Shaheen NJ, Sicherer SH, Spechler S, Spergel JM, Straumann A, Wershil BK, Rothenberg ME, Aceves SS. Eosinophilic esophagitis: updated consensus recommendations for children and adults. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jul;128(1):3-20.e6; quiz 21-2. Epub 2011 Apr 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 21477849.

Lim DM, Wang ML. Toll-like receptor 3 signaling enables human esophageal epithelial cells to sense endogenous danger signals released by necrotic cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2011 Jul;301(1):G91-9. Epub 2011 Apr 7. PubMed PMID: 21474651; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3129934.

Ramon HE, Riling CR, Bradfield J, Yang B, Hakonarson H, Oliver PM. The ubiquitin ligase adaptor Ndfip1 regulates T cell-mediated gastrointestinal inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility. Mucosal Immunol. 2011 May;4(3):314-24. Epub 2010 Oct 20. PubMed PMID: 20962770.

Siracusa MC, Saenz SA, Hill DA, Kim BS, Headley MB, Doering TA, Wherry EJ, Jessup HK, Siegel LA, Kambayashi T, Dudek EC, Kubo M, Cianferoni A, Spergel JM, Ziegler SF, Comeau MR, Artis D. TSLP promotes interleukin-3-independent basophil haematopoiesis and type 2 inflammation. Nature. 2011 Aug 14;477(7363):229-33. doi: 10.1038/nature10329. PubMed PMID: 21841801; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3263308.

Spergel JM, Book WM, Mays E, Song L, Shah SS, Talley NJ, Bonis PA. Variation in prevalence, diagnostic criteria, and initial management options for eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases in the United States. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Mar;52(3):300-6. PubMed PMID: 21057327.

2010

Brown-Whitehorn TF, Spergel JM. The link between allergies and eosinophilic esophagitis: implications for management strategies. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2010 Jan;6(1):101-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 20161677; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2821054.

Franciosi JP, Fiorino K, Ruchelli E, Shults J, Spergel J, Liacouras CA, Leonard M. Changing indications for upper endoscopy in children during a 20-year period. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Oct;51(4):443-7. PubMed PMID: 20562722; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2946469.

Rothenberg ME, Spergel JM, Sherrill JD, Annaiah K, Martin LJ, Cianferoni A, Gober L, Kim C, Glessner J, Frackelton E, Thomas K, Blanchard C, Liacouras C, Verma R, Aceves S, Collins MH, Brown-Whitehorn T, Putnam PE, Franciosi JP, Chiavacci RM, Grant SF, Abonia JP, Sleiman PM, Hakonarson H. Common variants at 5q22 associate with pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. Nat Genet. 2010 Apr;42(4):289-91. Epub 2010 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 20208534.

Shaffer MH, Huang Y, Corbo E, Wu GF, Velez M, Choi JK, Saotome I, Cannon JL, McClatchey AI, Sperling AI, Maltzman JS, Oliver PM, Bhandoola A, Laufer TM, Burkhardt JK. Ezrin is highly expressed in early thymocytes, but dispensable for T cell development in mice. PLoS One. 2010 Aug 27;5(8):e12404. PubMed PMID: 20806059; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2929185.

Spergel JM. New genetic links in eosinophilic esophagitis. Genome Med. 2010 Sep 7;2(9):60. PubMed PMID: 20822553; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3092111.

2009

Franciosi JP, Liacouras CA. Eosinophilic esophagitis. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2009 Feb;29(1):19-27, viii. Review. PubMed PMID: 19141338.

Franciosi JP, Tam V, Liacouras CA, Spergel JM. A case-control study of sociodemographic and geographic characteristics of 335 children with eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Apr;7(4):415-9. Epub 2008 Oct 15. PubMed PMID: 19118642.

Jyonouchi S, Brown-Whitehorn TA, Spergel JM. Association of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders with other atopic disorders. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2009 Feb;29(1):85-97, x. Review. PubMed PMID: 19141344.

Lim DM, Narasimhan S, Michaylira CZ, Wang ML. TLR3-mediated NF-{kappa}B signaling in human esophageal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009 Dec;297(6):G1172-80. Epub 2009 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 19779021; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2850089.

Smith LP, Chewaproug L, Spergel JM, Zur KB. Otolaryngologists may not be doing enough to diagnose pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Nov;73(11):1554-7. Epub 2009 Sep 3. PubMed PMID: 19732967.

Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Beausoleil JL, Franciosi J, Shuker M, Verma R, Liacouras CA. 14 years of eosinophilic esophagitis: clinical features and prognosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 Jan;48(1):30-6. PubMed PMID: 19172120.

Spergel J. Diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. F1000 Med Rep. 2009 Jun 9;1. pii: 46. PubMed PMID: 20948735; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2924731.

2008

Gay DL, Ramón H, Oliver PM. Cbl- and Nedd4-family ubiquitin ligases: balancing tolerance and immunity. Immunol Res. 2008;42(1-3):51-64. PubMed PMID: 18827983.

Liacouras CA. Eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2008 Dec;37(4):989-98, xi. PubMed PMID: 19028328.

Liacouras CA. Pharmacologic treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2008 Jan;18(1):169-78; xi. PubMed PMID: 18061110.

Spergel JM, Shuker M. Nutritional management of eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2008 Jan;18(1):179-94; xi. PubMed PMID: 18061111.

Yang B, Gay DL, MacLeod MK, Cao X, Hala T, Sweezer EM, Kappler J, Marrack P,Oliver PM. Nedd4 augments the adaptive immune response by promoting ubiquitin-mediated degradation of Cbl-b in activated T cells. Nat Immunol. 2008 Dec;9(12):1356-63. Epub 2008 Oct 19. PubMed PMID: 18931680; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2935464.

2007

Brown-Whitehorn T, Liacouras CA. Eosinophilic esophagitis. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2007 Oct;19(5):575-80. PubMed PMID: 17885478.

Furuta GT, Liacouras CA, Collins MH, Gupta SK, Justinich C, Putnam PE, Bonis P, Hassall E, Straumann A, Rothenberg ME; First International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Research Symposium (FIGERS) Subcommittees. Eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults: a systematic review and consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Gastroenterology. 2007 Oct;133(4):1342-63. Epub 2007 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 17919504.

Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn T, Beausoleil JL, Shuker M, Liacouras CA. Predictive values for skin prick test and atopy patch test for eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Feb;119(2):509-11. PubMed PMID: 17291865. 

Spergel JM. Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults and children: evidence for a food allergy component in many patients. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Jun;7(3):274-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 17489048.

2006

Liacouras CA. Eosinophilic esophagitis: treatment in 2005. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2006 Mar;22(2):147-52. Review. PubMed PMID: 16462171.

Liu B, Fan YJ, Wang ML, Lü XD, Jiang JL, Wang TY, Fan ZM, Wang JK, Wang LD. Genetic polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferases T1, M1 and P1 and susceptibility to reflux esophagitis. Dis Esophagus. 2006;19(6):477-81. PubMed PMID: 17069592.

Markowitz JE, Liacouras CA. Ten years of eosinophilic oesophagitis: small steps or giant leaps? Dig Liver Dis. 2006 Apr;38(4):251-3. Epub 2006 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 16458086. 

2005

Liacouras CA, Spergel JM, Ruchelli E, Verma R, Mascarenhas M, Semeao E, et al. Eosinophilic esophagitis: a 10-year experience in 381 children. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005 Dec;3:1198-206. PubMed PMID: 16361045.

Spergel JM, Andrews T, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Beausoleil JL, Liacouras CA. Treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis with specific food elimination diet directed by a combination of skin prick and patch tests. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2005 Oct;95:336-43. PubMed PMID: 16279563.

Spergel JM. Eosinophilic oesophagitis and pollen. Clin Exp Allergy. 2005 Nov;35(11):1421-2. PubMed PMID: 16297136.

Spergel J, Rothenberg ME, Fogg M. Eliminating eosinophilic esophagitis. Clin Immunol. 2005 May;115(2):131-2. PubMed PMID: 15885634.   

2004

Liacouras CA, Ruchelli E. Eosinophilic esophagitis. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2004 Oct;16(5):560-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 15367851.

2003

Fogg MI, Ruchelli E, Spergel JM. Pollen and eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Oct;112:796-7. PubMed PMID:14564365. 

Markowitz JE, Spergel JM, Ruchelli E, Liacouras CA. Elemental diet is an effective treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adolescents. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Apr;98:777-82. PubMed PMID:12738455.

Markowitz JE, Liacouras CA. Eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2003 Sep;32:949-66. PubMed PMCID: PMC2650237.
  

2002

Spergel JM, Beausoleil JL, Mascarenhas M, Liacouras CA. The use of skin prick tests and patch tests to identify causative foods in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2002 Feb;109:363-8. PubMed PMID:11842310.

1998

Liacouras CA, Wenner WJ, Brown K, Ruchelli E. Primary eosinophilic esophagitis in children: successful treatment with oral corticosteroids. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1998 Apr;26:380-5. PubMed PMID:9552132.