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scott strong

Scott A. Strong, M.D.

Staff

Thomas C. and Sandra S. Sullivan Family Endowed Chair for Colorectal Surgery

Department of Pathobiology
Lerner Research Institute / NC2-121A
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Telephone: (216) 444-0361
Fax: (216) 636-0104
strongs@ccf.org

Area of general research interest:

  • Extracellular matrix and leukocyte activation
  • Immunology of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Operative management of inflammatory bowel disease

Specific projects include:

  1. investigate the synthesis of hyaluronan and associated hyaluronan-binding proteins in human colon smooth muscle cells
  2. determine the mechanism by which un-activated mononuclear leukocytes engage unique hyaluronan structures
  3. understand the signaling and cellular processes that lead to activation of hyaluronan-bound mononuclear leukocytes

Investigators:

  • Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D.
  • Alana Majors, Ph.D.
  • Hyujin Rho, M.S.

Collaborators:

  • Carol de la Motte, Ph.D.
  • Claudio Fiocchi, M.D.

Grant Support:

  • NIH RO1 (Principal Investigator)
    Title: The role of hyaluronan in inflammatory bowel disease.
  • NIH RO1 (Co-investigator)
    Title: Cell interactions in the inflamed intestinal mucosa

Key References:

Bandyopadhyay SK, de la Motte CA, Kessler SP, Hascall VC, Hill DR, Strong SA. Hyaluronan-Mediated Leukocyte Adhesion and Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis Are Attenuated in the Absence of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1. Am J Pathol. 2008 Nov;173(5):1361-8. PDF

Appau KA, Fazio VW, Shen B, Church JM, Lashner B, Remzi F, Brzezinski A, Strong SA, Hammel J, Kiran RP. Use of infliximab within 3 months of ileocolonic resection is associated with adverse postoperative outcomes in Crohn's patients. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Oct;12(10):1738-44. PDF

Kiran RP, Remzi FH, Fazio VW, Lavery IC, Church JM, Strong SA, Hull TL. Complications and functional results after ileoanal pouch formation in obese patients. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Apr;12(4):668-74. PDF

Simillis C, Purkayastha S, Yamamoto T, Strong SA, Darzi AW, Tekkis PP.A meta-analysis comparing conventional end-to-end anastomosis vs. other anastomotic configurations after resection in Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 2007 Oct;50(10):1674-87. PDF

Strong SA. Perianal Crohn's disease.Semin Pediatr Surg. 2007 Aug;16(3):185-93. Review. PDF

Strong SA, et al. Standards Practice Task Force of The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.  Practice parameters for the surgical management of Crohn’s Disease. Dis Colon Rectum  2007;50:1735-46. PDF

Lane BR, Stein DE, Remzi FH, Strong SA, Fazio VW, Angermeier KW. Management of radiotherapy induced rectourethral fistula. J Urol. 2006 Apr;175(4):1382-7; discussion 1387-8. PDF

Tekkis PP, Fazio VW, Remzi F, Heriot AG, Manilich E, Strong SA. Risk factors associated with ileal pouch-related fistula following restorative proctocolectomy. Br J Surg. 2005 Oct;92(10):1270-6. PDF

Tekkis PP, Fazio VW, Lavery IC, Remzi FH, Senagore AJ, Wu JS, Strong SA, Poloneicki JD, Hull TL, Church JM. Evaluation of the learning curve in ileal pouch-anal anastomosis surgery. Ann Surg. 2005 Feb;241(2):262-8. PDF

Hartley JE, Fazio VW, Remzi FH, Lavery IC, Church JM, Strong SA, Hull TL, Senagore AJ, Delaney CP. Analysis of the outcome of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in patients with Crohn's disease. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Nov;47(11):1808-15. PDF

Hascall VC, Majors AK, De La Motte CA, Evanko SP, Wang A, Drazba JA, Strong SA, Wight TN. Intracellular hyaluronan: a new frontier for inflammation? Biochim Biophys Acta. 2004 Jul 6;1673(1-2):3-12. Review. PDF

Vogel JD, West GA, Danese S, De La Motte C, Phillips MH, Strong SA, Willis J, Fiocchi C. CD40-mediated immune-nonimmune cell interactions induce mucosal fibroblast chemokines leading to T-cell transmigration. Gastroenterology. 2004 Jan;126(1):63-80. PDF

Majors AK, Austin RC, de la Motte CA, Pyeritz RE, Hascall VC, Kessler SP, Sen G, Strong SA. Endoplasmic reticulum stress induces hyaluronan deposition and leukocyte adhesion. J Biol Chem. 2003 Nov 21;278(47):47223-31. PDF

de la Motte CA, Hascall VC, Drazba J, Bandyopadhyay SK, Strong SA. Mononuclear leukocytes bind to specific hyaluronan structures on colon mucosal smooth muscle cells treated with polyinosinic acid:polycytidylic acid: inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor is crucial to structure and function. Am J Pathol. 2003 Jul;163(1):121-33. PDF

Remzi FH, Oncel M, Hull TL, Strong SA, Lavery IC, Fazio VW. Current indications for blow-hole colostomy:ileostomy procedure. A single center experience. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2003 Jul;18(4):361-4. Epub 2003 Jan 3. PDF

Danese S, de la Motte C, Sturm A, Vogel JD, West GA, Strong SA, Katz JA, Fiocchi C. Platelets trigger a CD40-dependent inflammatory response in the microvasculature of inflammatory bowel disease patients. Gastroenterology. 2003 May;124(5):1249-64. PDF