Central neuropeptide Y receptors are involved in 3rd ventricular ghrelin induced alteration of colonic transit time in conscious fed rats.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enhanced expression of MAdCAM-1 (mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1) is associated with the onset and progression of inflammatory bowel disease. The clinical significance of elevated MAdCAM-1 expression is supported by studies showing that immunoneutralization of MAdCAM-1, or its ligands reduce infla...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Sasaki M,Jordan P,Houghton J,Meng X,Itoh M,Joh T,Alexander JS

更新日期：2003-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) are widely used for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). There are two types of SEMS, covered and uncovered, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety between uncovered and covered SEMSs in the pall...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Pan YM,Pan J,Guo LK,Qiu M,Zhang JJ

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infliximab (IFX) has proven to be an effective addition to the therapeutic arsenal for refractory, fistulizing, and steroid dependent Crohn's disease (CD), with efficacy in the induction and maintenance of clinical remission of CD. Our objective in this study is to report the nationwide, multicenter experien...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Miheller P,Lakatos PL,Horváth G,Molnár T,Szamosi T,Czeglédi Z,Salamon A,Czimmer J,Rumi G,Palatka K,Papp M,Jakab Z,Szabó A,Gelley A,Lakatos L,Barta Z,Balázs C,Rácz I,Zeher M,Döbrönte Z,Altorjay I,Hunyady B,Simo

更新日期：2009-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute pancreatitis is the most common complication of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In spite of continuing research, no pharmacologic agent capable of effectively reducing the incidence of ERCP-induced pancreatitis has found its way into clinical practise. ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Fluhr G,Mayerle J,Weber E,Aghdassi A,Simon P,Gress T,Seufferlein T,Mössner J,Stallmach A,Rösch T,Müller M,Siegmund B,Büchner-Steudel P,Zuber-Jerger I,Kantowski M,Hoffmeister A,Rosendahl J,Linhart T,Maul J,Czakó L,

更新日期：2013-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease in Asians. However, data on prevalence and factors associated with NAFLD in Asians are lacking. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of NAFLD in Shanghai employees to assess the relationship between N...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Hu X,Huang Y,Bao Z,Wang Y,Shi D,Liu F,Gao Z,Yu X

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oral multi-kinase inhibitor sunitinib malate improves the survival of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) after the disease progresses or intolerance to imatinib mesylate develops. Urinary fistulae arising during treatment with sunitinib for GIST have not been described. CASE PRESENTATI...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Watanabe K,Otsu S,Morinaga R,Kawano S,Hirashima Y,Sakashita H,Shirao K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in young children. Adult-onset KD (AKD) is rare and often misdiagnosed. Here we report a rare case of KD with cholestasis as principal symptom. CASE PRESENTATION:A 43-year-old caucasian man was admitted to our hosp...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Gallerani M,Pala M,Fabbian F,De Giorgi A

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have demonstrated usefulness of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in managing distress in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, few have focused on IBD course. The present trial aimed to investigate whether adding CBT to standard treatment prolongs remission in IBD in comparison to standard th...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mikocka-Walus A,Bampton P,Hetzel D,Hughes P,Esterman A,Andrews JM

更新日期：2015-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Green tea has shown the role of chemoprevention for cancer. Recently, several studies suggested that green tea intake may have effect on esophageal cancer risk, whereas the results were inconsistent. METHODS:We performed a meta-analysis of all English and Chinese language studies of green tea consumption an...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zheng P,Zheng HM,Deng XM,Zhang YD

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (RLH) of the liver is very rarely reported, and we encountered two cases of RLH of the liver in a patient with colon cancer. CASE PRESENTATION:In the first case, a 77-year-old woman was admitted for the surgical removal of a ascending colon cancer. A hepatic tumor in the left l...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi H,Sawai H,Matsuo Y,Funahashi H,Satoh M,Okada Y,Inagaki H,Takeyama H,Manabe T

更新日期：2006-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A validated histopathological tool to precisely evaluate bowel fibrosis in patients with Crohn's disease is lacking. We attempted to establish a new index to quantify the severity of bowel fibrosis in patients with Crohn's disease-associated fibrostenosis. METHODS:We analyzed the histopathological data of 3...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Li XH,Fang ZN,Guan TM,Lin JJ,Sun CH,Huang SY,Mao R,Lu BL,Cao QH,Feng ST,Li ZP

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Desmoid tumors are a group of benign, invasive, solid tumors that are relatively rare in the general population, but can occur in up to 21 % of patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP). They can be difficult to treat and have high rates of recurrence even after resection. Our goal with this study w...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Slowik V,Attard T,Dai H,Shah R,Septer S

更新日期：2015-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tubes are frequently placed in patients to provide enteral nutrition. We report a case of a complete rupture of a PEG tube intra-abdominally with associated peritonitis after more than a month of PEG placement and utilization. To our knowledge, this is a very...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Al Halabi M,Wakim W,Moukaddam H,Husari A

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Saturated fatty acids are thought to be of relevance for the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In previous studies we found that food-derived carbohydrates such as fructose alter the intestinal serotonergic system while ind...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Ritze Y,Böhle M,Haub S,Hubert A,Enck P,Zipfel S,Bischoff SC

更新日期：2013-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only a paucity of large-scale perspective and cross-sectional studies on H. pylori infection in China have been published. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for H. pylori infection among residents of Jidong community located in Hebei Province of China. METHODS:A pe...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wang W,Jiang W,Zhu S,Sun X,Li P,Liu K,Liu H,Gu J,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benign biliary strictures may be a consequence of surgical procedures, chronic pancreatitis or iatrogenic injuries to the ampulla. Stents are increasingly being used for this indication, however it is not completely clear which stent type should be preferred. METHODS:A systematic review on stent placement f...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： van Boeckel PG,Vleggaar FP,Siersema PD

更新日期：2009-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of boceprevir or telaprevir with peginterferon-alfa and ribavirin for the treatment of patients infected with HCV genotype 1 has led to significantly increased rates of sustained virological response (SVR) in phase III trials. There is only limited data regarding the safety and efficacy in a ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Wehmeyer MH,Eißing F,Jordan S,Röder C,Hennigs A,Degen O,Hüfner A,Hertling S,Schmiedel S,Sterneck M,van Lunzen J,Lohse AW,Schulze zur Wiesch J,Lüth S

更新日期：2014-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to develop and psychometrically test a short, patient-reported questionnaire to be used in clinical practice for patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The Visual Analogue Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (VAS-IBS) questionnaire was designed to measure the treatment respons...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Bengtsson M,Ohlsson B,Ulander K

更新日期：2007-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low 25-Hydroxy-vitamin-D; "25(OH)-D3" serum and vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels were recently correlated to advanced fibrosis. However, VDR mechanism in liver fibrosis modulations is not well understood. In this study, we aimed to evaluate changes in liver NK cells cytotoxicity due to modulations in VDR in C...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Salhab A,Amer J,Yinying L,Safadi R

更新日期：2020-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The <80 % Helicobacter pylori eradication rate with sequential therapy is unsatisfactory. Modified bismuth quadruple therapy, replacing metronidazole with amoxicillin, could be promising because H. pylori resistance to tetracycline or to amoxicillin is relatively low. A 14-day modified bismuth quadruple prot...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Lee JY,Kim N,Park KS,Kim HJ,Park SM,Baik GH,Shim KN,Oh JH,Choi SC,Kim SE,Kim WH,Park SY,Kim GH,Lee BE,Jo Y,Hong SJ

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:From the morphological appearance, it was impossible to distinguish terminal portal venules from small lymphatic vessels in the portal tract even using histochemical microscopic techniques. Recently, D2-40 was found to be expressed at a high level in lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs). This study was underta...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Yokomori H,Oda M,Kaneko F,Kawachi S,Tanabe M,Yoshimura K,Kitagawa Y,Hibi T

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vedolizumab has become a standard treatment for the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). However, there is an ongoing debate on the ideal individual treatment algorithms and means to predict treatment response are not routinely established. AIMS:We aimed to describe ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Mühl L,Becker E,Müller TM,Atreya R,Atreya I,Neurath MF,Zundler S

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection (CAEBV) is defined as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive T/NK cell-related neoplasia, and its major clinical symptom is systemic inflammation presenting as infectious mononucleocytosis, whereas enteritis and diarrhea are minor clinical symptoms. The complex mixture ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Aihara Y,Moriya K,Shimozato N,Nagamatsu S,Kobayashi S,Uejima M,Matsuo H,Ishida E,Yagi H,Nakatani T,Yoshiji H,Kikuchi E

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic findings are essential in evaluating the disease activity in ulcerative colitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate how endoscopists assess individual endoscopic features of mucosal inflammation in ulcerative colitis, the inter-observer agreement, and the importance of the observers' experience...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： de Lange T,Larsen S,Aabakken L

更新日期：2004-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are many pathological conditions with hepatic iron overload. Classical definite diagnostic methods of these disorders are invasive and based on a direct tissue biopsy material. For the last years the role of MR imaging in liver diagnostics has been increasing. MRI shows changes of liver intensity in pa...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Szurowska E,Sikorska K,Izycka-Swieszewska E,Nowicki T,Romanowski T,Bielawski KP,Studniarek M

更新日期：2010-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients often experience severe weight loss after oesophagectomy. Enteral nutrition via a feeding jejunostomy tube (FT) is commonly practised. This study aimed to assess the effect of severe weight loss postoperatively and enteral nutrition via an FT on long-term prognosis after oesophagectomy. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Koterazawa Y,Oshikiri T,Takiguchi G,Urakawa N,Hasegawa H,Yamamoto M,Kanaji S,Yamashita K,Matsuda T,Nakamura T,Suzuki S,Kakeji Y

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous iron replacement is recommended for iron-deficient patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but may be associated with hypophosphataemia, predisposing to osteomalacia and fractures. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and risk factors for hypophosphataemia following intravenous ferr...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Fang W,Kenny R,Rizvi QU,McMahon LP,Garg M

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the prognostic impact of cirrhosis on long-term survival of patients with combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC) after hepatic resection. The aim of this study was to elucidate the long-term outcome of hepatectomy in cHCC-CC patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:A total of 144...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Zhou YM,Sui CJ,Zhang XF,Li B,Yang JM

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreas divisum, the most common congenital anomaly of the pancreas, is caused by failure of the fusion of the ventral and dorsal pancreatic duct systems during embryological development. Although various pancreatic tumors can occur in patients with pancreas divisum, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm ...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Nishi T,Kawabata Y,Ishikawa N,Araki A,Yano S,Maruyama R,Tajima Y

更新日期：2015-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune hepatitis causes chronic hepatitis and often leads to cirrhosis and death without treatment. We wanted to see if having access to primary care or insurance prior to diagnosis is associated with better outcomes for patients in an urban, public hospital with mostly socioeconomically disadvantaged Hi...

journal_title：BMC gastroenterology

authors： Kim D,Eshtiaghpour D,Alpern J,Datta A,Eysselein VE,Yee HF

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00