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W. Allan Walker is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Nursing and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research concentrates on Nutrition and Dietetics, Genetics, Food Science, Epidemiology, and Clinical Biochemistry, with a particular focus on topics related to Infant Nutrition and Health, Digestive system and related health, Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Indole-3-lactic acid, a metabolite of tryptophan, secreted by Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis is anti-inflammatory in the immature intestine, 2020, Pediatric Research
  • Short-chain fatty acid butyrate, a breast milk metabolite, enhances immature intestinal barrier function genes in response to inflammation in vitro and in vivo, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • Short chain fatty acids produced by colonizing intestinal commensal bacterial interaction with expressed breast milk are anti-inflammatory in human immature enterocytes, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • 50 Years Ago in T J P, 2021, The Journal of Pediatrics

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Di Meng
  • Weishu Zhu
  • Yanan Gao
  • Nan Zheng
  • Eduardo Sommella

Walker has published in several venues, notably:

  • Pediatric Research
  • American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Journal of Pediatrics

Best Publications

  • Probiotics and the gut microbiota in intestinal health and disease

    Mélanie G. Gareau;Philip M. Sherman;W. Allan Walker

  • Protection of the Neonate by the Innate Immune System of Developing Gut and of Human Milk

    David S Newburg;W Allan Walker

  • Hypothesis: inappropriate colonization of the premature intestine can cause neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis

    Erika C. Claud;W. Allan Walker

  • Uptake and transport of macromolecules by the intestine: Possible role in clinical disorders (an update)

    Ian R. Sanderson;W.Allan Walker

  • The role of nucleotides in human nutrition

    Jane D. Carver;Jane D. Carver;W. Allan Walker;W. Allan Walker

  • Pathologic and physiologic interactions of bacteria with the gastrointestinal epithelium

    Lei Lu;W Allan Walker

  • Nutritional impact of pre- and probiotics as protective gastrointestinal organisms.

    Jonathan E Teitelbaum;W Allan Walker

  • Uptake and Transport of Macromolecules by the Intestine

    W. Allan Walker;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • The role of gut-associated lymphoid tissues and mucosal defence

    Maria Luisa Forchielli;W. Allan Walker

  • The Mechanism of Excessive Intestinal Inflammation in Necrotizing Enterocolitis: An Immature Innate Immune Response

    Nanda Nanthakumar;Di Meng;Allan M. Goldstein;Weishu Zhu

  • Protective nutrients and functional foods for the gastrointestinal tract.

    Christopher Duggan;Jennifer Gannon;W Allan Walker

  • Why is initial bacterial colonization of the intestine important to infants' and children's health?

    Pearl D. Houghteling;W. Allan Walker

  • Breast milk, microbiota, and intestinal immune homeostasis

    W Allan Walker;Rajashri Shuba Iyengar

  • Intestinal Uptake of Macromolecules: Effect of Oral Immunization

    W. Allan Walker;Kurt J. Isselbacher;Kurt J. Bloch

  • Recommendations for Probiotic Use—2011 Update

    Martin H. Floch;W. Allan Walker;Karen Madsen;Mary Ellen Sanders

  • Protein uptake by the intestine: evidence for absorption of intact macromolecules.

    Andrew L. Warshaw;W. Allan Walker;Kurt J. Isselbacher

  • Developmentally regulated IκB expression in intestinal epithelium and susceptibility to flagellin-induced inflammation

    Erika C. Claud;Lei Lu;Pauline M. Anton;Tor Savidge

  • Evidence for an Innate Immune Response in the Immature Human Intestine: Toll-Like Receptors on Fetal Enterocytes

    Robert D Fusunyan;Nanda N Nanthakumar;Manuel E Baldeon;W Allan Walker

  • Indole-3-lactic acid, a metabolite of tryptophan, secreted by Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis is anti-inflammatory in the immature intestine.

    Di Meng;Eduardo Sommella;Emanuela Salviati;Pietro Campiglia

  • New therapies and preventive approaches for necrotizing enterocolitis: report of a research planning workshop.

    Gilman D Grave;Stefanie A Nelson;W Allan Walker;R Lawrence Moss

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt J. Bloch
Kurt J. Bloch Harvard University
David S. Newburg
David S. Newburg University of Cincinnati
Kurt J. Isselbacher
Kurt J. Isselbacher Harvard University
Buford L. Nichols
Buford L. Nichols Baylor College of Medicine
Tor C. Savidge
Tor C. Savidge Baylor College of Medicine
Beth A. McCormick
Beth A. McCormick University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Eamonn Martin Quigley
Eamonn Martin Quigley Cornell University
Philip M. Sherman
Philip M. Sherman University of Toronto
Christopher Duggan
Christopher Duggan Boston Children's Hospital
Tzou Yien Lin
Tzou Yien Lin Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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