Dr. Juanita L Merchant MD, PHD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1500 East Medical Center Dr 2nd Floor University Ann Arbor MI, 48109Rating
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Dr. Juanita Merchant is a gastroenterologist practicing in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Merchant specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Merchant performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hypergastrinemia in response to gastric inflammation suppresses somatostatin.
- Genetic or chemical hypochlorhydria is associated with inflammation that modulates parietal and G-cell populations in mice.
- A model for integrative study of human gastric acid secretion.
- Regulation of epithelial cell growth by ZBP-89: potential relevance in pancreatic cancer.
- Mutation of p53 in recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma and its association with the expression of ZBP-89.
- Acinetobacter lwoffii infection and gastritis.
- ZBP-89 mediates butyrate regulation of gene expression.
- Treatment of Helicobacter gastritis with IL-4 requires somatostatin.
- Transcription factor ZBP-89 is required for STAT1 constitutive expression.
- Inflammation and cancer III. Somatostatin and the innate immune system.
- Kinetic profiles of p300 occupancy in vivo predict common features of promoter structure and coactivator recruitment.
- Helicobacter-induced intestinal metaplasia in the stomach correlates with Elk-1 and serum response factor induction of villin.
- Modulating the cytokine response to treat Helicobacter gastritis.
- Regulation and function of the sonic hedgehog signal transduction pathway in isolated gastric parietal cells.
- Chronic gastritis in the hypochlorhydric gastrin-deficient mouse progresses to adenocarcinoma.
Fellowships
- Internal Medicine Gastroenterology, UCLA Medical Center 1991
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