Effects of herbal compound 861 on human hepatic stellate cell proliferation and activation.

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal neoplasia among dermatomyositis patients who underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy and/or colonoscopy. METHODS:A cross-sectional study examining the results of upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in adults with dermatomyositis at an urban, university hospital over a te...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kidambi TD,Schmajuk G,Gross AJ,Ostroff JW,Terdiman JP,Lee JK

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between adiponectin levels and risk of colorectal adenoma and cancer (early and advanced). METHODS:A cross-sectional study in a cohort of hospital-based patients was conducted between January 2004 and March 2006 at Yamagata University Hospital. Male subjects, who had colorectal tumor...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Otake S,Takeda H,Fujishima S,Fukui T,Orii T,Sato T,Sasaki Y,Nishise S,Kawata S

更新日期：2010-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe our own experience with pyogenic liver abscesses over the past 10 years and investigate the risk factors associated with failure of initial percutaneous therapy. METHODS:A retrospective study of records of 63 PLA patients presenting between 1998 and 2008 to Australian tertiary referral centre, were rev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pang TC,Fung T,Samra J,Hugh TJ,Smith RC

更新日期：2011-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 91-year-old man was referred to our hospital with intermittent dysphagia. He had undergone esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (T3N2M0 Stage III) 11 years earlier. Endoscopic examination revealed an anastomotic stricture; signs of inflammation, including redness, erosion, edema, bleeding, friability, and exudate wit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takeshita N,Kanda N,Fukunaga T,Kimura M,Sugamoto Y,Tasaki K,Uesato M,Sazuka T,Maruyama T,Aida N,Tamachi T,Hosokawa T,Asai Y,Matsubara H

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To better understand the clinical significance of hepatitis B serologic markers in babies born to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive mothers, the incidence of maternal serologic markers of hepatitis B via placenta and its transformation in these babies were investigated. METHODS:Mothers with positive HBs...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JS,Chen H,Zhu QR

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the usefulness of endoscopic biliary stenting for obstructive jaundice caused by hepatocellular carcinoma and identify problems that may need to be addressed. METHODS:The study population consisted of 36 patients with obstructive jaundice caused by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent endoscopic ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sugiyama G,Okabe Y,Ishida Y,Saitou F,Kawahara R,Ishikawa H,Horiuchi H,Kinoshita H,Tsuruta O,Sata M

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the protective effects of early enteral feeding (EEF) on postburn impairments of renal function and their possible mechanisms. METHODS:Wistar rats with 30 % of total body surface area (TBSA) full-thickness burn were adopted as the experimental model. The effects of EEF on the postburn changes of gas...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu L,Yang ZC,Chen DC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the liver, which affects a group of patients who lost their immunological tolerance to antigens of the liver. It is clinically characterized by hypergammaglobulinemia, elevated liver enzymes, presence of autoantibodies and histological changes. Altho...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ferri Liu PM,de Miranda DM,Fagundes ED,Ferreira AR,Simões e Silva AC

更新日期：2013-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of sulfated cholecystokinin-octapeptide (CCK-8) on systemic hypotension, gene and protein expression of TNF-alpha in the spleen of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxic shock (ES) rats, and further investigate the signal transduction mechanism of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Meng AH,Ling YL,Zhang XP,Zhao XY,Zhang JL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in ethanol-mediated cell death of polarized hepatic (WIF-B) cells. METHODS:In this work, WIF-B cultures were treated with pyrazole (inducer of cytochrome P4502E1, CYP2E1) and/or L-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a known inhibitor of hepatic glutathione (GSH), ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： McVicker BL,Tuma PL,Kharbanda KK,Lee SM,Tuma DJ

更新日期：2009-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the changes in apoptosis in gastrointestinal cancer cells from patients with gastrointestinal cancers treated with arsenic trioxide (As₂O₃); and to study the possible molecular mechanisms of such changes by detecting the expression levels of p53 and Bcl-2. METHODS:Twenty patients with gastrointestin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma ZB,Xu HY,Jiang M,Yang YL,Liu LX,Li YH

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To explore the expression and changes of hepatoma specific alkaline phospatase (ALP) in rats during canceration.METHODS:The ALPs and isoenzymes of rat livers and sera were investigated in SD hepatomas induced with 0.05% 2-fluoenylacetamide (2-FAA).RESULTS: By pathological examination and biochemical analysis. ALPs...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiao MB,Yao DF,Zhang H,Qiang H,Huang JF,Wei Q,Jiang F

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are known to have a high demand of recurrent evaluation for therapy and disease activity. Further, the risk of developing cancer during the disease progression is increasing from year to year. New, mostly non-radiant, quick to perform and quantitative methods are challenging, c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Knieling F,Waldner MJ

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate their expression and activity in the rat ileum after exposure to ionizing radiation along with that of the cellular effectors and molecular mediators involved in the regulation of MMPs. METHODS:Rats were exposed to a single 10-Gy dose of X-rays delivered to the abdomen. A combination of methods, suc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Strup-Perrot C,Vozenin-Brotons MC,Vandamme M,Linard C,Mathé D

更新日期：2005-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the outcome of patients undergoing surgical resection of the bowel for sustained radiation-induced damage intractable to conservative management. METHODS:During a 7-year period we operated on 17 cases (5 male, 12 female) admitted to our surgical department with intestinal radiation injury (IRI). They were...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Perrakis N,Athanassiou E,Vamvakopoulou D,Kyriazi M,Kappos H,Vamvakopoulos NC,Nomikos I

更新日期：2011-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of progesterone on contractile activity of isolated gastric strips in rats. METHODS:Wistar rats were sacrificed to remove whole stomach. Then, the stomach was opened and the mucosal layer was removed. Parallel to either the circular or the longitudinal fibers, muscle strips were cut from fundus...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang F,Zheng TZ,Li W,Qu SY,He DY

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Complete resection of the bile duct carcinoma is sometimes difficult by subepithelial spread in the duct wall or direct invasion of adjacent blood vessels. Nonresected extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma has a dismal prognosis, with a life expectancy of about 6 mo to 1 year. To improve the treatment results of locally...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kamisawa T,Tu Y,Egawa N,Karasawa K,Matsuda T,Tsuruta K,Okamoto A

更新日期：2005-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) is generally considered toxic but has gained recent prominence for its anti-inflammatory properties. However, the effects of it on the interaction between intestinal flora and organisms and how it influences immune responses remain unresolved. AIM:To investigate the role of UCB ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zheng JD,He Y,Yu HY,Liu YL,Ge YX,Li XT,Li X,Wang Y,Guo MR,Qu YL,Qin XF,Jiang MS,Wang XH

更新日期：2019-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcification of the portal venous system is a rare entity that can be incidentally discovered during computed tomography (CT). We describe a case of extensive calcifications in the portal venous system in a middle-aged male patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This patient presented with epigastric pain that ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang CE,Sun CJ,Huang S,Wang YH,Xie LL

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) is considered a valid therapeutic option for the treatment of portal hypertension and its complications. The guidelines for this procedure have already been established on the basis of the normal vascular anatomy and of various technical radiological aspects. In so...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Petridis I,Miraglia R,Marrone G,Gruttadauria S,Luca A,Vizzini GB,Gridelli B

更新日期：2010-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To determine whether recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) can protect gastric mucosa against ethanol induced injury in rats.METHOD: Fifty-four SD rats weighing 200g-500g each were divided into six groups after fasting for 24 hours.Three groups received different doses of oral rhEGF (30, 60 and 120&mgr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu CD,Gan RB,Chen SN,Jiang SH,Xu JY

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the roles of the adipocytokines, ghrelin and leptin in gastric cancer cachexia. METHODS:Resistin, ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin, insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I), were measured in 30 healthy subjects, and 60 gastric cancer patients of which 30 suffered from cancer-induced cachexia and 3...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kerem M,Ferahkose Z,Yilmaz UT,Pasaoglu H,Ofluoglu E,Bedirli A,Salman B,Sahin TT,Akin M

更新日期：2008-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The major type of human liver cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and there are currently many risk factors that contribute to this deadly disease. The majority of HCC occurrences are associated with chronic hepatitis viral infection, and hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection is currently a major health problem in E...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chiu AP,Tschida BR,Lo LH,Moriarity BS,Rowlands DK,Largaespada DA,Keng VW

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in pathogenesis of experimental hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). METHODS:Rats were divided into liver cirrhotic group, zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPP) treatment group, cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPP) treatment group and sham group. Biliary cirrhosis was established by bile ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guo SB,Duan ZJ,Li Q,Sun XY

更新日期：2011-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the apoptotic activities of 8-bromo-7-methoxychrysin (BrMC) involve reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCC). METHODS:HepG2, Bel-7402 and L-02 cell lines were cultured in vitro and the apoptotic effect...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang XH,Zheng X,Cao JG,Xiang HL,Liu F,Lv Y

更新日期：2010-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with hepatitis B virus is an important health problem worldwide: it affects more than 350 million people and is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity, accounting for 1 million deaths annually. Hepatic fibrosis is a consequence of the accumulation of extracellular matrix components in the liver. An accur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Enomoto M,Morikawa H,Tamori A,Kawada N

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of two pseudolymphomas of the liver in a 63-year-old Japanese woman with primary biliary cirrhosis. One of the lesions was found incidentally during a medical examination, presenting as a 10 mm hypodense nodule that revealed hyperdensity in the early phase and hypodensity in the late phase in computed...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okada T,Mibayashi H,Hasatani K,Hayashi Y,Tsuji S,Kaneko Y,Yoshimitsu M,Tani T,Zen Y,Yamagishi M

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a conditionally replicative gene-viral vector system called CNHK500-p53, which contains dual promoters within the E1 region, and combines the advantages of oncolytic virus and gene therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:CNHK500-p53 was constructed by using human telomerase reverse transcr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao HC,Zhang Q,Yang Y,Lu MQ,Li H,Xu C,Chen GH

更新日期：2007-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of three types of mucin (MUC1, MUC2, MUC5AC) and E-cadherin in human gastric carcinomas and their clinical significance. METHODS:Ninety-four gastric cancer specimens were classified according to WHO criteria and detected by immunohistochemical assay of expression of mucins and E-cadhe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang HK,Zhang QM,Zhao TH,Li YY,Yi YF

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the intestinal anti-inflammatory effect and mechanism of a probiotic Lactobacillus salivarius ssp. salivarius CECT5713 in the TNBS model of rat colitis. METHODS:Female Wistar rats (180-200 g) were used in this study. A group of rats were administered orally the probiotic L. salivarius ssp. salivariu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Peran L,Camuesco D,Comalada M,Nieto A,Concha A,Diaz-Ropero MP,Olivares M,Xaus J,Zarzuelo A,Galvez J

更新日期：2005-09-07 00:00:00