Massive gastrointestinal tuberculosis in a young patient without immunosuppression.

abstract：AIM:To determine the association of human antigen R (HuR) and inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAP1, IAP2) and prognosis in pancreatic cancer. METHODS:Protein and mRNA expression levels of IAP1, IAP2 and HuR in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) were compared with normal pancreatic tissue. The correlations among...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lukosiute-Urboniene A,Jasukaitiene A,Silkuniene G,Barauskas V,Gulbinas A,Dambrauskas Z

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the biological function of complete S protein and to look for proteins interacting with complete S protein in hepatocytes. METHODS:We constructed bait plasmid expressing complete S protein of HBV by cloning the gene of complete S protein into pGBKT7, then the recombinant plasmid DNA was transformed ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bai GQ,Cheng J,Zhang SL,Huang YP,Wang L,Liu Y,Lin SM

更新日期：2005-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the risk association and compare the onset age of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in Taiwan with different genotypes of MDM2-SNP309. METHODS:We analyzed MDM2-SNP309 genotypes from 58 patients with HCC and 138 cancer-free healthy controls consecutively. Genotyping of MDM2-SNP309 was conducted...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Leu JD,Lin IF,Sun YF,Chen SM,Liu CC,Lee YJ

更新日期：2009-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospective review the laparoscopic management of Meckel Diverticulum (MD) in two Italian Pediatric Surgery Centers. METHODS:Between January 2002 and December 2012, 19 trans-umbilical laparoscopic-assisted (TULA) procedures were performed for suspected MD. The children were hospitalized for gastrointestinal b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Papparella A,Nino F,Noviello C,Marte A,Parmeggiani P,Martino A,Cobellis G

更新日期：2014-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test whether ethanol feeding could induce Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) responses, assess the hepatoprotective effect of betaine and its inhibitive effect on TLR4 in animal models of alcoholic liver injury. METHODS:Forty-eight female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups as control, model, lo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi QZ,Wang LW,Zhang W,Gong ZJ

更新日期：2010-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a sensitive assay for screening compounds against hepatitis C virus (HCV). METHODS:The proteolytic cleavage of NS3/4A on enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (eYFP)-mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) was examined by reporter enzyme secreted placental alkaline phosphatase (SEAP), which enabl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fu QX,Wang LC,Jia SZ,Gao B,Zhou Y,Du J,Wang YL,Wang XH,Peng JC,Zhan LS

更新日期：2010-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the inhibitory effect of in vivo expression of expressing plasmid pCH510 of recombinant fibronectin polypeptide (CH50) on hepatocellular carcinoma and the improved therapeutic effect of pCH510 in combination with chemotherapeutic agents and Hsp70-H22 hepatocarcinoma antigen peptide on tumor. METHODS...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang GM,Yang Y,Huang B,Xiao H,Li D,Feng ZH

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare disease due to a severe gastrointestinal motility disorder which may mimic, on both clinical and radiological grounds, mechanical obstruction. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented to our institution for plain abdominal radiography for referred lon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Camera L,Calabrese M,Sarnelli G,Longobardi M,Rocco A,Cuomo R,Salvatore M

更新日期：2011-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations of normal function of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are reported in many intestinal disorders. Diagnosis of their involvement is rare (infrequent), but necessary to propose a specific treatment. This article reviews the place of ICC in the pathogenesis of achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, inf...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Negreanu LM,Assor P,Mateescu B,Cirstoiu C

更新日期：2008-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess numbers and case fatality of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), effects of deprivation and whether weekend presentation affected outcomes. METHODS:Data was obtained from Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland and National Records of Scotland (NRS) death records for a ten year per...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ahmed A,Armstrong M,Robertson I,Morris AJ,Blatchford O,Stanley AJ

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the chemopreventive effects of 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in diethylnitrosamine induced, phenobarbital promoted rat hepatocarcinogenesis. METHODS:The rats were randomly divided into 6 different groups (A-F). Groups A, C and E rats received a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of diethylni...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Banakar MC,Paramasivan SK,Chattopadhyay MB,Datta S,Chakraborty P,Chatterjee M,Kannan K,Thygarajan E

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of herbal compound 861 (Cpd 861) on cell proliferation in human hepatic stellate cells (LX-2) and human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cells (HepG2), and expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) in LX-2 cells. METHODS:LX-2 and HepG2 cells were incubated with various concentrat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang L,Wang J,Wang BE,Xiao PG,Qiao YJ,Tan XH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the full-spectrum endoscopy (FUSE) colonoscopy system as the first report on the utility thereof in a Korean population. METHODS:We explored the efficacy of the FUSE colonoscopy in a retrospective, single-center feasibility study performed between February 1 and July 20, 2015. A total of 262 subjects (...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Song JY,Cho YH,Kim MA,Kim JA,Lee CT,Lee MS

更新日期：2016-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholism and cirrhosis, which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide, have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes. Both diseases are influenced by genetic susceptibility and cultural traits that differ globally but are specific for each population. In contrast to other regions around the world, Mexican...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Roman S,Zepeda-Carrillo EA,Moreno-Luna LE,Panduro A

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman was found to have dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct in the right anterior segment during a general health. Laboratory data were within normal ranges and no solid mass was detected in her abdominal computer tomography (CT) or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, endoscopic retro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hayashi J,Matsuoka S,Inami M,Ohshiro S,Ishigami A,Fujikawa H,Miyagawa M,Mimatsu K,Kuboi Y,Kanou H,Oida T,Moriyama M

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). Many of the molecular alterations responsible for sporadic colorectal cancer, namely chromosomal instability, microsatellite instability, and hypermethylation, also play a role in colitis-associat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xie J,Itzkowitz SH

更新日期：2008-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of dietary cholesterol and serum total cholesterol (TC) on the risk of pancreatic cancer. METHODS:A literature search was performed up to June 2014 in PubMed, EMBASE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and China Biology Medical literature database for relevant articles published in Engl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang J,Wang WJ,Zhai L,Zhang DF

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the relationship among interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) activity, fibrogenesis, T cell immune responses and hepatic inflammatory activity. METHODS:Peripheral blood samples from a total of 43 hepatitis B cirrhotic patients (LC) and 19 healthy controls (NC) were collected to measure their serum levels of IFN-...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang JT,Fang JY,Gu WQ,Li EL

更新日期：2006-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish the therapeutic potential of proteasome inhibition, we examined the therapeutic effects of MG132 (Z-Leu-Leu-Leu-aldehyde) in an experimental model of acute pancreatitis. METHODS:Pancreatitis was induced in rats by two hourly intraperitoneal (ip) injections of cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK; 2 x 100 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Letoha T,Fehér LZ,Pecze L,Somlai C,Varga I,Kaszaki J,Tóth G,Vizler C,Tiszlavicz L,Takács T

更新日期：2007-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual incidence of adenocarcinoma arising from Barrett's esophagus (BE) is approximately 0.5%. Through a process of gradual transformation from low-grade dysplasia to high-grade dysplasia (HGD), adenocarcinoma can develop in the setting of BE. The clinical importance of appropriate identification and treatment of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chennat J,Waxman I

更新日期：2010-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the serum concentration of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) as a prognostic indicator of progressive primary biliary cirrhosis (pPBC). METHODS:Serum concentrations of AMA subtypes (anti-M2, anti-M4, and anti-M9), biochemical indices of liver function and Mayo risk factor (MRF) were determined in 30 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Flisiak R,Pelszynska M,Prokopowicz D,Rogalska M,Grygoruk U

更新日期：2005-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroidal or cutaneous metastasis of gastric cancer is rare. Gastrointestinal cancer was found in only 4% in patients with uveal metastasis. Choroidal metastasis from gastric cancer was reported in two cases in earlier literature. The frequency of gastric cancer as a primary lesion was 6% in cutaneous metastasis of me...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawai S,Nishida T,Hayashi Y,Ezaki H,Yamada T,Shinzaki S,Miyazaki M,Nakai K,Yakushijin T,Watabe K,Iijima H,Tsujii M,Nishida K,Takehara T

更新日期：2013-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the routine use of fibrin glue applied onto the hepatic resection area can diminish postoperative volume of bloody or biliary fluids drained via intraoperatively placed perihepatic tubes and can thus lower the complication rate. METHODS:Two groups of consecutive patients with a comparable sp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Eder F,Meyer F,Nestler G,Halloul Z,Lippert H

更新日期：2005-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate our clinical experience with the colonic manifestations of phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome ten (PTEN) hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) and to perform a systematic literature review regarding the same. METHODS:This study was approved by the appropriate institutional review board prior to ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stanich PP,Pilarski R,Rock J,Frankel WL,El-Dika S,Meyer MM

更新日期：2014-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the pharmacological effects of rice flavone (5,4'-dihydroxy-3',5'-dimethoxy-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy-flavone, RF) separated from panicle-differentiating to flowing rice on rat experimental hepatic injury. METHODS:Models of rat acute hepatic injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) adminis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu DH,Mei XT,Chen Y,Li YM,Lv JY,Xu SB

更新日期：2005-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between cytokine gene polymorphism and disease status in chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 by liver biopsy, ALT, HCV RNA levels and response to treatment. METHODS:Patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 were analyzed for single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-10, IL-1 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abbas Z,Moatter T,Hussainy A,Jafri W

更新日期：2005-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe herein a 68-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a quite rare entity of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) occurring simultaneously in the left lateral lobe of liver and the tail of pancreas. Abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed a cystic dilata...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu XW,Li RH,Zhou W,Wang J,Zhang RC,Chen K,Mou YP

更新日期：2012-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the pattern of mucin expression and concentration in bile obtained during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in relation to gallstone disease. METHODS:Bile samples obtained at ERC from 29 consecutive patients, 17 with and 12 without gallstone disease were evaluated for mucin content by gel ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vilkin A,Geller A,Levi Z,Niv Y

更新日期：2009-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To conduct a prospective assessment of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG seroprevalence in the Western Cape Province of South Africa in conjunction with evaluating risk factors for exposure. METHODS:Consenting participants attending clinics and wards of Groote Schuur, Red Cross Children's Hospital and their affilia...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Madden RG,Wallace S,Sonderup M,Korsman S,Chivese T,Gavine B,Edem A,Govender R,English N,Kaiyamo C,Lutchman O,van der Eijk AA,Pas SD,Webb GW,Palmer J,Goddard E,Wasserman S,Dalton HR,Spearman CW

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-HFE hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) refers to a genetically heterogeneous group of iron overload disorders that are unlinked to mutations in the HFE gene. The four main types of non-HFE HH are caused by mutations in the hemojuvelin, hepcidin, transferrin receptor 2 and ferroportin genes. Juvenile haemochromatosis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wallace DF,Subramaniam VN

更新日期：2007-09-21 00:00:00