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Ahmad Farooq

Ahmad Farooq

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Gastroenterology
ahmad.farooq@duke.edu
40 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC Box 3913, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Circle, DUMC Box 3913, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Initiation and severity of experimental pancreatitis are modified by phosphate.

Journal Article Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol · June 1, 2022 Proper mitochondrial function and adequate cellular ATP are necessary for normal pancreatic protein synthesis and sorting, maintenance of intracellular organelles and enzyme secretion. Inorganic phosphate is required for generating ATP and its limited avai ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hypophosphatemia Is More Common and Is Prognostic of Poorer Outcomes in Severe Alcoholic Pancreatitis.

Journal Article Pancreas · November 2021 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine if hypophosphatemia is more common in patients with severe alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis (AAP). METHODS: This is a retrospective, single institution, cohort study that analyzed 147 patients admitted t ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Role of Phosphate in Alcohol-Induced Experimental Pancreatitis.

Journal Article Gastroenterology · September 2021 BACKGROUND & AIMS: Heavy alcohol consumption is a common cause of acute pancreatitis; however, alcohol abuse does not always result in clinical pancreatitis. As a consequence, the factors responsible for alcohol-induced pancreatitis are not well understood ... Full text Link to item Cite

Elevated transaminases and hypoalbuminemia in Covid-19 are prognostic factors for disease severity.

Journal Article Sci Rep · May 13, 2021 Prognostic markers are needed to understand the disease course and severity in patients with Covid-19. There is evidence that Covid-19 causes gastrointestinal symptoms and abnormalities in liver enzymes. We aimed to determine if hepatobiliary laboratory da ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Absolute lymphocyte count is a prognostic marker in Covid-19: A retrospective cohort review.

Journal Article Int J Lab Hematol · December 2020 INTRODUCTION: Prognostic factors are needed to aid clinicians in managing Covid-19, a respiratory illness. Lymphocytopenia has emerged as a simply obtained laboratory value that may correlate with prognosis. METHODS: In this article, we perform a retrospec ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease-Sodium Score at Admission Is Prognostic of Covid-19 Disease Severity.

Journal Article SN Compr Clin Med · 2020 Covid-19 is a systemic viral respiratory illness that can cause gastrointestinal manifestations. There is evidence that Covid-19 can infect liver tissue and may cause transaminemia. A prognostic model is needed to aid clinicians in determining disease seve ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Elevated D-Dimer Is Associated with Multiple Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients: a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Journal Article SN Compr Clin Med · 2020 D-dimer is a prognostic marker for Covid-19 disease mortality and severity in hospitalized patients; however, little is known about the association between D-dimer and other clinical outcomes. The aim of this paper was to define a threshold of D-dimer to u ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A Case of Drug-Induced Liver Injury due to Designer Steroid Use

Conference American Journal of Gastroenterology · October 2017 Full text Cite

Activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor downregulates inflammasome activity and liver inflammation via a β-arrestin-2 pathway

Journal Article American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology · October 1, 2014 Featured Publication Cite

Sterile inflammation in the liver and pancreas

Journal Article Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · August 1, 2013 Cite

Beta-hydroxybutyrate and niacin protect the murine liver from acute inflammatory injury via activation of the Gpr109 receptor

Other Hepatology Introduction: Inflammation is an important component of many forms of acute liver injury. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and niacin are ligands for the plasma membrane receptor GPR109 which is expressed on Kupffer cells (KC). Some GPRs have immunomodulatory ac ... Cite

Elevated Transaminases and Hypoalbuminemia in COVID-19 Are Prognostic Factors for Disease Severity

Conference INTRODUCTION: Prognostic markers are needed to understand the disease course and severity in patients with Covid-19, a respiratory viral illness. There is evidence that Covid-19 causes gastrointestinal symptoms and abnormalities in liver enzymes. We aimed ... Full text Cite