Publications
See a complete PubMed list of publications by Ruchi Mathur, MD.
Selected Key Publications
- Leite G, Pimentel M, Barlow GM, Chang C, Hosseini A, Wang J, Parodi G, Sedighi R, Rezaie A, Mathur R. Age and the aging process significantly alter the small bowel microbiome. Cell Rep. 2021 Sep 28;36(13):109765. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109765. PMID: 34592155.
- Leite G, Pimentel M, Mathur R, Barlow GM, Chan Y, Melmed GY, Rezaie A. Ultraviolet-A light reduces cellular cytokine release from human endotracheal cells infected with Coronavirus. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 Sep;35:102457. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102457. Epub 2021 Jul 24. PMID: 34314863; PMCID: PMC8310417.
- Weitsman S, Celly S, Leite G, Mathur R, Sedighi R, Barlow GM, Morales W, Sanchez M, Parodi G, Villanueva-Millan MJ, et al. Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors on the Small Bowel and Stool Microbiomes. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Feb 3. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-06857-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33534012.
- Leite GGS, Weitsman S, Parodi G, Celly S, Sedighi R, Sanchez M, Morales W, Villanueva-Millan MJ, Barlow GM, Mathur R, et al. 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. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06173-x. Epub 2020 Mar 6. PMID: 32140945; PMCID: PMC7419378.
- Leite G, Morales W, Weitsman S, Celly S, Parodi G, Mathur R, Barlow GM, Sedighi R, Millan MJV, Rezaie A, et al. The duodenal microbiome is altered in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. PLoS One. 2020 Jul 9;15(7):e0234906. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234906. PMID: 32645011; PMCID: PMC7347122.
- Leite GGS, Morales W, Weitsman S, Celly S, Parodi G, Mathur R, Sedighi R, Barlow GM, Rezaie A, Pimentel M. Optimizing microbiome sequencing for small intestinal aspirates: validation of novel techniques through the REIMAGINE study. BMC Microbiol. 2019 Nov 1;19(1):239. doi: 10.1186/s12866-019-1617-1. PMID: 31675917; PMCID: PMC6824053.
- Singer-Englar T, Barlow G, Mathur R. Obesity, diabetes, and the gut microbiome: an updated review. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jan;13(1):3-15. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2019.1543023. Epub 2018 Nov 13. PMID: 30791839.
- Mathur R, Mundi MS, Chua KS, Lorentz PA, Barlow GM, Lin E, Burch M, Youdim A, Pimentel M. Intestinal methane production is associated with decreased weight loss following bariatric surgery. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Nov-Dec;10(6):728-733.
- Mathur R, Chua KS, Mamelak M, Morales W, Barlow GM, Thomas R, Stefanovski D, Weitsman S, Marsh Z, Bergman RN, Pimentel M. Metabolic effects of eradicating breath methane using antibiotics in prediabetics subjects with obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Mar;24(3):576-582.
- Barlow GM, Yu A, Mathur R. Role of the gut microbiome in obesity and diabetes mellitus. Nutr Clin Pract. 2015 Dec;30(6):787-797.
- Churchill SJ, Wang ET, Bhasin G, Alexander C, Bresee C, Pall M, Azziz R, Mathur R, Pisaska M. Basal metabolic rate in women with PCOS compared to eumenorrheic controls. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2015 Sep;83(3):384-348.
- Ezeh U, Pall M, Mathur R, Dey D, Berman D, Chen IY, Dumesic DA, Azziz R. Effects of endogenous androgens and abdominal fat distribution on the interrelationship between insulin and non-insulin-mediated glucose uptake in females. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Apr;98(4):1541-1548.
- Mathur R, Amichai M, Chua KS, Mirocha J, Barlow GM, Pimentel M. Methane and hydrogen positivity on breath test is associated with greater body mass index and body fat. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol. 2013 Apr;98(4):E698-702.
- Basseri RJ, Basseri B, Pimentel M, Chong K, Youdim A, Low K, Hwang L, Soffer E, Chang C, Mathur R. Intestinal methane production in obese individuals is associated with a higher body mass index. Gastroenterol Hepatol (NY). 2012 Jan;8(1):22-28.
- Mathur R, Kim G, Morales W, Sung J, Rooks E, Pokkunuri V, Weitsman S, Barlow GM, Chang C, Pimentel M. Intestinal Methanobrevibacter smithii but not total bacteria is related to diet-induced weight gain in rats. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Apr;21(4):748-754.