Gallbladder and liver infarction occurring as a complication of acute bacterial endocarditis.

abstract：:Monocytopoietic proliferation activity was determined in 8 patients during severe attacks of Crohn's disease and in 6 patients with ulcerative colitis. Similar results were obtained in both groups of patients. A moderate but significant hyperproliferation of monocytopoiesis was found to be present in about half of the...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Meuret G,Bitzi A,Hammer B

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:This study used a low lesion prevalence population reflective of the screening setting to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of computerized tomographic (CT) colonography for detection of colorectal polyps. METHODS:This prospective, blinded study comprised 703 asymptomatic persons at higher-tha...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Johnson CD,Harmsen WS,Wilson LA,Maccarty RL,Welch TJ,Ilstrup DM,Ahlquist DA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fed rats, acid production was estimated to be 7 X 10(8) molecules of HCl per cell per sec or 5 X 10(5) molecules per sec per mu2 of secretory surface. In stimulated frog mucosa the corresponding values were 3 X 10(8) molecules of HCl per cell per sec 2 X 10(5) molecules per sec per mu2 or secretory surface. The gen...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Helander HF

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new model of an acute bleeding gastric ulcer with a single bleeding artery in its base has been developed. A suction ulcer defect is created over a large, submucosal artery. Small bleeding marginal vessels are electrocoagulated with a fine-tipped bipolar forceps. The artery in the base of the ulcer is dissected free...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dennis MB,Silverstein FE,Gilbert DA,Peoples JE

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:We followed patients with ongoing hepatitis C virus (HCV) exposure following control of an initial HCV infection to determine whether primary control conferred protection against future persistent infections. METHODS:Twenty-two active injection drug users (IDU) who had cleared a primary hepatitis C v...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Osburn WO,Fisher BE,Dowd KA,Urban G,Liu L,Ray SC,Thomas DL,Cox AL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Advanced cirrhosis is associated with impaired leukocyte function, but the mechanism underlying this host defense alteration is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the lipoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism and its influence in leukocyte trafficking in patients with cirrhosi...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Clària J,Titos E,Jiménez W,Ros J,Ginès P,Arroyo V,Rivera F,Rodés J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of serum albumin have been noted in patients on chronic methadone maintenance and in heroin addicts. This observation was investigated in rabbits maintained on daily methadone 4 mg per kg of body weight after a period of 3 months on increasing dosage to assure drug tolerance. Albumin distribution and m...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Rothschild MA,Kreek MJ,Oratz M,Schreiber SS,Mongelli JG

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT) catalyzes S-adenosylmethionine biosynthesis. Two genes (MAT1A and MAT2A) encode for the catalytic subunit of MAT, while a third gene (MAT2beta) encodes for a regulatory subunit that modulates the activity of MAT2A-encoded isoenzyme. We uncovered multiple splicing v...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Yang H,Ara AI,Magilnick N,Xia M,Ramani K,Chen H,Lee TD,Mato JM,Lu SC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that the hepatic siderosis that characterizes sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda is due to the presence of HLA-linked hemochromatosis alleles. We studied 21 probands with sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda and 135 of their relatives by determining HLA haplotypes and measuring transferrin saturatio...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Edwards CQ,Griffen LM,Goldgar DE,Skolnick MH,Kushner JP

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Infection with Tropheryma whipplei has a range of effects-some patients can be chronic carriers without developing any symptoms, whereas others can develop systemic Whipple disease, characterized by a lack a protective inflammatory immune response. Alterations in HLA-G function have been associated wi...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ben Azzouz E,Boumaza A,Mezouar S,Bardou M,Carlini F,Picard C,Raoult D,Mège JL,Desnues B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Apart from its importance as an acid secretogogue, the role of histamine as a downstream target of gastrin has not been fully explored. Previous studies have shown that the combination of hypergastrinemia and Helicobacter infection resulted in accelerated gastric cancer in mice. We used this model to ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Takaishi S,Cui G,Frederick DM,Carlson JE,Houghton J,Varro A,Dockray GJ,Ge Z,Whary MT,Rogers AB,Fox JG,Wang TC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infects the stomach of half of the human population worldwide and causes chronic active gastritis, which can lead to peptic ulcer disease, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. The host immune response to the infection is ineffective, because the bacterium persists...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Wilson KT,Crabtree JE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Helicobacter pylori infection causes inflammation, accumulation of reactive oxygen species, and oxidative DNA damage in the gastric mucosa. Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease-1 (APE-1)/redox factor-1 (Ref-1) repairs damaged DNA and reductively activates transcription factors, including activator prote...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ding SZ,O'Hara AM,Denning TL,Dirden-Kramer B,Mifflin RC,Reyes VE,Ryan KA,Elliott SN,Izumi T,Boldogh I,Mitra S,Ernst PB,Crowe SE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current information concerning endothelin in cirrhosis is conflicting. Plasma endothelin concentration has been found to be increased in some studies and normal or reduced in others. The present study was aimed to investigate the plasma levels of endothelin in cirrhosis and to assess whether it is involved i...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Asbert M,Ginès A,Ginès P,Jiménez W,Clària J,Saló J,Arroyo V,Rivera F,Rodés J

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is observed fairly frequently during prolonged continuous monitoring of the LES. The aim of this study was to test whether the presence of a catheter in the pharynx through the stimulation of mechanoreceptors may induce transient LES relaxation. LES and esop...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mittal RK,Stewart WR,Schirmer BD

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Hepatic lipid retention (steatosis) predisposes hepatitis. We investigated the mechanisms of lymphocyte homing to fatty liver and the role of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the onset of inflammation in ob/ob mice. METHODS:We decreased intestinal bacterial compounds by oral antibiotic treatment to test t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bigorgne AE,Bouchet-Delbos L,Naveau S,Dagher I,Prévot S,Durand-Gasselin I,Couderc J,Valet P,Emilie D,Perlemuter G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable evidence that fluids are removed from the peritoneal cavity by drainage into lymphatics lining the surface of the diaphragm, but there is little quantitative information on the rate of reabsorption as affected by conditions which exist in cirrhotic ascites. In the present study a plethysmographic...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Zink J,Greenway CV

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Mechanisms of diarrhea in ulcerative colitis (UC) are still unknown. Functional and structural characterization of epithelial barrier and transport properties in ulcerative colitis (UC) was performed. METHODS:Inflamed sigmoid colon epithelium from UC patients was studied by alternating current impeda...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Schmitz H,Barmeyer C,Fromm M,Runkel N,Foss HD,Bentzel CJ,Riecken EO,Schulzke JD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Substance P, a member of the tachykinin family, is a prosecretory neuropeptide distributed widely throughout the enteric nervous system. Implicated in inflammatory states, its role in enterotoxigenic water and electrolyte secretion is unclear. We assessed the effect of substance P antagonists and neur...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Turvill JL,Connor P,Farthing MJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After proximal small bowel resection, the remaining small intestine undergoes adaptive hyperplasia. The role of bile and pancreatic secretions in stimulating ileal mucosal growth after jejunectomy was studied. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either standard rat chow or a liquid elemental diet, and were divided into ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Weser E,Heller R,Tawil T

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the anesthetized ferret jejunum, the role of extrinsic and intrinsic nerves in the relationship between intestinal motor activity and transmural potential difference (PD) was studied. In the vagally intact ferret and after sympathetic blockade, spontaneous bursts of jejunal motor activity were associated with fluct...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Greenwood B,Davison JS

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Based on experimental and epidemiologic studies, we investigated whether coffee and caffeine consumption reduced the risk of elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity in persons at high risk for liver injury in a national, population-based study. METHODS:Participants were 5944 adults in the Th...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ruhl CE,Everhart JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The molecular mechanisms that contribute to the cholestatic condition in hepatocytes are poorly defined. It has been postulated that a disruption of normal vesicle-based protein trafficking may lead to alterations in hepatocyte polarity. METHODS:To determine if vesicle motility is reduced by cholesta...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Török NJ,Larusso EM,McNiven MA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Many putative pronucleating proteins have been isolated from the biliary concanavalin A (con A)-binding fraction. The pronase resistance of the overall nucleating-promoting activity was almost never taken into consideration. The aim of this study was to identify the major pronase-resistant con A-bindi...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Zijlstra AI,Offner GD,Afdhal NH,van Overveld M,Tytgat GN,Groen AK

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Crohn's disease has a bimodal age distribution of disease onset diagnosis. The peaks (20 and 50 years) may represent different phenotypes or different genetic and/or environmental influences between younger- and older-onset individuals. The aim of this study was to examine the influences of age at dia...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Polito JM 2nd,Childs B,Mellits ED,Tokayer AZ,Harris ML,Bayless TM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T-regulatory (Treg) cells control immune responses and maintain immune homeostasis. However, under inflammatory conditions, Treg cells produce cytokines that promote inflammation. We investigated production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) by Treg cells in patients with acute hepatitis...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Choi YS,Jung MK,Lee J,Choi SJ,Choi SH,Lee HW,Lee JJ,Kim HJ,Ahn SH,Lee DH,Kim W,Park SH,Huh JR,Kim HP,Park JY,Shin EC

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral economic approaches could increase uptake for colorectal cancer screening. We performed a randomized controlled trial of 2245 employees to determine whether an email containing a phone number for scheduling (control), an email with the active choice to opt in or opt out (active choice), or the active choice...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mehta SJ,Feingold J,Vandertuyn M,Niewood T,Cox C,Doubeni CA,Volpp KG,Asch DA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) interferes with the quality of life and carries an increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma. We investigated genetic influence in the development of reflux. METHODS:We compared concordance for reflux in monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins. All twins ag...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Cameron AJ,Lagergren J,Henriksson C,Nyren O,Locke GR 3rd,Pedersen NL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The yeast Saccharomyces boulardii inhibits the secretion induced by cholera toxin (CT) in rat jejunum. The present study was aimed at unraveling the mechanism by which S. boulardii protects intestinal cells against CT. METHODS:CT-induced adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels were measured ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Czerucka D,Roux I,Rampal P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:In 1988, we reported the first twin study in inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of the current study was to follow up these twins regarding new cases of inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease characteristics using the Vienna classification. METHODS:The official Swedish population register an...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Halfvarson J,Bodin L,Tysk C,Lindberg E,Järnerot G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00