Identification of oxysterols in human bile and pigment gallstones.

abstract：:Intestinal handling of water and electrolytes was monitored in 5 conscious dogs with chronic 25-cm Thiry-Vella loops of proximal jejunum using a neutral isosmotic perfusate containing [14C]polyethylene glycol as a recovery marker. Under basal conditions the animals absorbed water, Na+, and Cl-, and there was minimal n...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Zinner MJ,McFadden D,Sherlock D,Jaffe BM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:In experimental animals, the indigenous microbiota modulates mucosal immunity. In humans, such direct evidence is scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of intestinal bacteria on the local immunoglobulin (Ig) response. METHODS:The numbers of IgA-, IgM-, and IgG-producing immunocytes ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kett K,Baklien K,Bakken A,Kral JG,Fausa O,Brandtzaeg P

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Regenerating (Reg) gene IV is predominantly expressed in gastrointestinal cells and highly up-regulated in many gastrointestinal malignancies, including colorectal cancer (CRC). Human CRC cells expressing higher levels of Reg IV gene and its protein product (Reg IV) are resistant to conventional thera...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bishnupuri KS,Luo Q,Sainathan SK,Kikuchi K,Sureban SM,Sabarinathan M,Gross JH,Aden K,May R,Houchen CW,Anant S,Dieckgraefe BK

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Crohn's disease is a highly heterogeneous inflammatory bowel disease comprising multiple clinical phenotypes. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have associated a large number of loci with disease risk but have not associated any specific genetic variants with clinical phenotypes. We performed a ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Alonso A,Domènech E,Julià A,Panés J,García-Sánchez V,Mateu PN,Gutiérrez A,Gomollón F,Mendoza JL,Garcia-Planella E,Barreiro-de Acosta M,Muñoz F,Vera M,Saro C,Esteve M,Andreu M,Chaparro M,Manyé J,Cabré E,López-Lasanta

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a technique that permits real-time detection and quantification of changes in intestinal tissues and cells, including increases in intraepithelial lymphocytes and fluid extravasation through epithelial leaks. Using CLE analysis of patients with irritable bowel sy...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Fritscher-Ravens A,Pflaum T,Mösinger M,Ruchay Z,Röcken C,Milla PJ,Das M,Böttner M,Wedel T,Schuppan D

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Butyrate and factor XIII may improve ulcerative colitis; they also affect tissue and serum transglutaminase levels. We investigated the therapeutic potential of sodium butyrate and factor XIII and the role of transglutaminase during mucosal repair in experimental colitis. METHODS:Rats with induced coli...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： D'Argenio G,Cosenza V,Sorrentini I,De Ritis F,Gatto A,Delle Cave M,D'Armiento FP,Mazzacca G

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE) initiative of the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IOIBD) has proposed treatment-targets in 2015 for adult IBD patients. We aimed to update the original STRIDE statements for incorporating treatme...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Turner D,Ricciuto A,Lewis A,D'Amico F,Dhaliwal J,Griffiths AM,Bettenworth D,Sandborn WJ,Sands BE,Reinisch W,Schölmerich J,Bemelman W,Danese S,Mary JY,Rubin D,Colombel JF,Peyrin-Biroulet L,Dotan I,Abreu MT,Dignass A

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In stomach, metaplasia can arise from differentiated chief cells that become mitotic via paligenosis, a stepwise program. In paligenosis, mitosis initiation requires reactivation of the cellular energy hub mTORC1 after initial mTORC1 suppression by DNA damage induced transcript 4 (DDIT4 aka REDD1). ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Miao ZF,Sun JX,Adkins-Threats M,Pang MJ,Zhao JH,Wang X,Tang KW,Wang ZN,Mills JC

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to ascertain whether testosterone metabolism is altered in male rats with portal bypass, and whether such changes could contribute to the reduction in serum testosterone concentration and raised serum estrogen levels that are observed in this situation. The metabolic clearance rate of testoste...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Farrell G,Koltai A

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Ethanol causes both tolerance and sensitization of Kupffer cells. This study was designed to evaluate temporal effects of ethanol in an attempt to understand this paradox. METHODS:Rats were given ethanol (4 g/kg body wt) intragastrically, and Kupffer cells were isolated 0-48 hours later. After additi...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Enomoto N,Ikejima K,Bradford B,Rivera C,Kono H,Brenner DA,Thurman RG

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatase-mediated hydrolysis is the first step in the intestinal absorption of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP). Studies presented here evaluated the effects of PLP-protein binding and pH on intestinal hydrolysis in the rat. Models included in vitro PLP decay and in vivo PLP disappearance from perfused jejunal segments...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Middleton HM 3rd

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Simvastatin improves liver generation of nitric oxide and hepatic endothelial dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis, so it could be an effective therapy for portal hypertension. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of continuous simvastatin administration on the hepatic venous press...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Abraldes JG,Albillos A,Bañares R,Turnes J,González R,García-Pagán JC,Bosch J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal mucin and goblet cells were examined in streptozotocin-diabetic rats and age-matched controls. Mucin (tissue content and secretion) was measured using a highly specific enzyme-linked immunoassay. In contrast to the increased protein to deoxyribonucleic acid ratio, an absolute decrease was observed in the mu...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mantle M,Thakore E,Atkins E,Mathison R,Davison JS

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psycho-neuro-endocrine-immune modulation through the brain-gut axis likely has a key role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The brain-gut axis involves interactions among the neural components, including (1) the autonomic nervous system, (2) the central nervous system, (3) the stress system (hyp...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bonaz BL,Bernstein CN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:A Th1 clone, II-6, established from an autoimmune gastritis BALB/c mouse that underwent thymectomy 3 days after birth, recognized a 15 mer peptide constructing the alpha subunit of H+, K(+)-adenosine triphosphatase as antigen and induced gastritis in nu/nu mice by adoptive transfer. The aim of this st...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Nishio A,Katakai T,Oshima C,Kasakura S,Sakai M,Yonehara S,Suda T,Nagata S,Masuda T

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Despite many advances in our understanding of Crohn's disease, the course of the disease in any given patient remains unpredictable. There is little agreement as to which factors increase a patient's risk of early postoperative recurrence. We have attempted to identify predictors of early recurrence a...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lautenbach E,Berlin JA,Lichtenstein GR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Fatty acids are natural ligands of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha). Synthetic ligands of this nuclear receptor, i.e., fibrates, induce the hepatic expression of the multidrug resistance 2 gene (Mdr2), encoding the canalicular phospholipid translocator, and affect hepat...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kok T,Wolters H,Bloks VW,Havinga R,Jansen PL,Staels B,Kuipers F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1979 to 1984, we followed the cases of 3 men (aged 13, 31, and 75 yr) and 2 women (aged 38 and 45 yr who had never used oral contraceptives) suffering from liver adenomatosis, an uncommon lesion consisting of numerous benign adenomas in an otherwise normal hepatic parenchyma. During the same period, we observed 2...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Flejou JF,Barge J,Menu Y,Degott C,Bismuth H,Potet F,Benhamou JP

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatitis is a common disorder with significant morbidity and mortality, yet little is known about its pathogenesis, and there is no specific or effective treatment. Its development involves dysregulated autophagy and unresolved inflammation, demonstrated by studies in genetic and experimental mouse models. Disease...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Gukovskaya AS,Gukovsky I,Algül H,Habtezion A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Barrier functions across epithelia and endothelia are essential for homeostatic tissue regulation. Astroglia interact with cerebral endothelia to maintain the blood-brain barrier. Whether similar interactions between astrocyte-like enteric glia and epithelia regulate intestinal barrier function is not...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Savidge TC,Newman P,Pothoulakis C,Ruhl A,Neunlist M,Bourreille A,Hurst R,Sofroniew MV

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:A common variant in the solute carrier family 39 member 6 gene (SLC39A6) has been associated with survival times of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We investigated the function of SLC39A6 and ways in which this variant affects tumor progression by studying ESCC samples and cel...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Cheng X,Wei L,Huang X,Zheng J,Shao M,Feng T,Li J,Han Y,Tan W,Tan W,Lin D,Wu C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three generations of a kindred comprising 50 individuals are described in which recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy has occurred with high frequency. A uniform expression and complete penetrance of the trait in the women of a limited "affected" portion of the kindred (6 affected of 10 women), along with th...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Holzbach RT,Sivak DA,Braun WE

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Diets high in fructose have been proposed to contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. We compared the effects of high-fructose and matched glucose intake on hepatic triacylglycerol (TAG) concentration and other liver parameters. DESIGN:In a double-blind study, we randomly assigned 32 healthy b...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Johnston RD,Stephenson MC,Crossland H,Cordon SM,Palcidi E,Cox EF,Taylor MA,Aithal GP,Macdonald IA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Hypoxic inflammation (decreased oxygen tension at sites of inflammation) is a feature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The hypoxia response is mediated by the transcription factors hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) 1α and endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1 or HIF2α), which are induced in intesti...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Xue X,Ramakrishnan S,Anderson E,Taylor M,Zimmermann EM,Spence JR,Huang S,Greenson JK,Shah YM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Dihydroxy bile acids induce a bicarbonate-rich hypercholeresis when secreted into canalicular bile in unconjugated form; the mechanism is cholehepatic shunting. The aim of this study was to identify a xenobiotic that induces hypercholeresis by a similar mechanism. METHODS:Five organic acids (sulindac...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bolder U,Trang NV,Hagey LR,Schteingart CD,Ton-Nu HT,Cerrè C,Elferink RP,Hofmann AF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Two percent to 4% of all cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) are associated with Lynch syndrome. Dominant clustering of CRC (non-Lynch syndrome) accounts for 1%-3% of the cases. Because carcinogenesis is accelerated in Lynch syndrome, an intensive colonoscopic surveillance program has been recommended si...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Vasen HF,Abdirahman M,Brohet R,Langers AM,Kleibeuker JH,van Kouwen M,Koornstra JJ,Boot H,Cats A,Dekker E,Sanduleanu S,Poley JW,Hardwick JC,de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel WH,van der Meulen-de Jong AE,Tan TG,Jacobs MA,Mohame

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices and an episode of gastrointestinal bleeding within the previous week underwent hemodynamic studies which used an indicator dilution technique based on selective catheterization of the splanchnic arteries and hepatic vein. Portasystemic shunting of splenic arterial flow...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lebrec D,Kotelanski B,Cohn JN

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 29-year-old woman who has had two episodes both clinically and biochemically consistent with acute fatty liver of pregnancy is described. These episodes occurred in two successive pregnancies, and liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis in the second pregnancy. Both pregnancies were managed by prompt fetal de...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Schoeman MN,Batey RG,Wilcken B

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Recent reports suggest that platelet-activating factor (PAF) plays a role in pancreatitis and pancreatitis-associated lung injury. In this study, the effects on these processes of termination of PAF action by recombinant PAF-acetylhydrolase (rPAF-AH) were investigated. METHODS:Rats were given rPAF-AH...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Hofbauer B,Saluja AK,Bhatia M,Frossard JL,Lee HS,Bhagat L,Steer ML

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00