Common bile duct obstruction due to fibrous pseudotumor of pancreas associated with retroperitoneal fibrosis: a case report.

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of pituitary homeobox 1 (PITX1) expression in cases of human gastric cancer on cancer differentiation and progression, and carcinogenesis. METHODS:Using polyclonal PITX1 antibodies, we studied the expression of PITX1 in normal gastric mucosa, atypical hyperplasia, intestinal metaplasia, a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen YN,Chen H,Xu Y,Zhang X,Luo Y

更新日期：2008-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is rare malignant tumors composed of cells that resemble those of the biliary tract. It is notoriously difficult to diagnose, and is associated with a high mortality. Traditionally, CC is divided into intrahepatic and extrahepatic disease according to its location within the biliary tree. Intra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shimoda M,Kubota K

更新日期：2007-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the possibility of the replacement of the gag gene between human immunodeficiency virus and bovine immunodeficiency virus, to achieve chimeric virions, and thereby gain a new kind of AIDS vaccine based on BHIV chimeric viruses. METHODS:A series of chimeric BHIV proviral DNAs differing in the replacement...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu YX,Liu C,Liu XL,Qiao WT,Chen QM,Zeng Y,Geng YQ

更新日期：2005-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the level of gastric ghrelin in stomach mucosa of dyspeptic patients in relation to Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection, bacterial cytotoxicity, topography and gender. METHODS:The study comprised 40 premenopausal women (19 H pylori positive) and 48 men (17 H pylori positive) with functional dys...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stec-Michalska K,Malicki S,Michalski B,Peczek L,Wisniewska-Jarosinska M,Nawrot B

更新日期：2009-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastases of esophageal carcinoma to the skeletal muscle are rare, but the incidence may be increasing because of better diagnosis resulting from widespread use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). A cohort of 205 patients with esophageal carcinoma treated at our center who had PET/CT between...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cincibuch J,Mysliveček M,Melichar B,Neoral C,Metelková I,Zezulová M,Procházková-Študentová H,Flodr P,Zlevorová M,Aujeský R,Cwiertka K

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an extremely rare case where a mesenchymal differentiation, especially embryonal sarcoma, was demonstrated in cholangiocarcinoma. At autopsy, a yellowish-white tumor (15 cm x 12 cm) was found in the right hepatic lobe, and there were several daughter nodules in both hepatic lobes. Histologically, most of the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sumiyoshi S,Kikuyama M,Matsubayashi Y,Kageyama F,Ide Y,Kobayashi Y,Nakamura H

更新日期：2007-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth cause of cancer related mortality, and its incidence is rapidly increasing. Viral hepatitis, alcohol abuse, and exposure to hepatotoxins are major risk factors, but nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes, is...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dongiovanni P,Romeo S,Valenti L

更新日期：2014-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a female patient with continuous melena, diagnosed with rectal variceal bleeding. She had a history of esophageal varices, which were treated with endoscopic therapy. Five years after the treatment of esophageal varices, continuous melena occurred. Since colonoscopy showed that the melena was caused by gian...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okazaki H,Higuchi K,Shiba M,Nakamura S,Wada T,Yamamori K,Machida A,Kadouchi K,Tamori A,Tominaga K,Watanabe T,Fujiwara Y,Nakamura K,Arakawa T

更新日期：2006-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the impact of prolonged fraction dose-delivery time modeling intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) on cell killing of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) HepG2 and Hep3B cell lines. METHODS:The radiobiological characteristics of human HCC HepG2 and Hep3b cell lines were studied with standard clo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zheng XK,Chen LH,Yan X,Wang HM

更新日期：2005-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is extremely rare and different from the common ampullary adenocarcinoma. The ampullary adenoma is also a rare neoplasm and has the potential to develop an adenocarcinoma. Their coexistence has been rarely reported in the literature. We herein describe an unu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun JH,Chao M,Zhang SZ,Zhang GQ,Li B,Wu JJ

更新日期：2008-08-07 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 MHC class II in the modulation of gastric epithelial cell apoptosis induced by H pylori infection. METHODS:After stimulating a human gastric epithelial cell line with bacteria or agonist antibodies specific for MHC class II and CD95, the quantitation of apoptotic and anti-apoptotic event...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bland DA,Suarez G,Beswick EJ,Sierra JC,Reyes VE

更新日期：2006-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection in an interleukin 10-deficient (IL-10(-/-)) mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells isolated from wild type (WT) and IL-10(-/-)mice were stimulated for 4 h with C. difficile toxin A (200 μg/mL...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim MN,Koh SJ,Kim JM,Im JP,Jung HC,Kim JS

更新日期：2014-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To observe whether there are differences in the effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) and moxibustion (Mox) in rats with visceral hypersensitivity. METHODS:EA at 1 mA and 3 mA and Mox at 43 °C and 46 °C were applied to the Shangjuxu (ST37, bilateral) acupoints in model rats with visceral hypersensitivity. Responses ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao JM,Li L,Chen L,Shi Y,Li YW,Shang HX,Wu LY,Weng ZJ,Bao CH,Wu HG

更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the efficacy and safety of TECA type hybrid artificial liver support system (TECA-HALSS) in providing liver function of detoxification, metabolism and physiology by treating the patients with acute liver failure (ALF). METHODS:The porcine liver cells (1-2) x 10(10) were separated from the Chinese small s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xue YL,Zhao SF,Luo Y,Li XJ,Duan ZP,Chen XP,Li WG,Huang XQ,Li YL,Cui X,Zhong DG,Zhang ZY,Huang ZQ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) IgG and IgA antibodies between adult subjects, with defined gastric diseases, non-defined gastric disorders and those representing the population. METHODS:Data on H pylori IgG and IgA antibodies, determined by enzyme immunoassay, were analyzed in 3,252 su...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kosunen TU,Seppala K,Sarna S,Aromaa A,Knekt P,Virtamo J,Salomaa-Rasanen A,Rautelin H

更新日期：2005-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To compare the features of gastroesophageal reflux disease between elderly and younger patients.METHODS:Twenty-four hour pH-monitoring and endoscopy were performed for the 66 elderly patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, and the results were compared with 112 symptomatic younger patients.RESULTS:...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang X,Zhu HM,Deng CZ,Porro GB,Sangaletti O,Pace F

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To explore the risk factors of gallbladder stone recurrence.METHODS:A multifactorial analysis was made for 1058 patients in Shanghai area whose gallbladder stones disappeared after different kinds of nonsurgical therapy,including oral litholytic therapy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and percutaneous chole...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen P,Wang BS,He LQ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of probiotics on interleukin-8 secretion in intestinal epithelia when stimulated by proinflammatory cytokines. METHODS:Colonic adenocarcinoma HT29 cells were cultured and divided into four groups: control, TNF-alpha (group T in short), bifidobacterium (group B), lactobacillus (group L). B. Long...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bai AP,Ouyang Q,Zhang W,Wang CH,Li SF

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:NAG6 gene is a novel tumor related gene identified recently. This study was designed to examine the expression of this gene in gastric cancer and corresponding normal tissues, and to investigate its role in the occurrence and development of gastric cancer, also to study if the genetic structure of NAG6 was altered ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang XM,Sheng SR,Wang XY,Bin LH,Wang JR,Li GY

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49 years old Vietnamese male with a history of thalassemia, presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and signs of hemolysis. He was diagnosed with yersinia enterocolitis. Yersinia is a gram-negative rod that most frequently occurs in children especially during the winter months. In the current case, the bone marrow ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Selsky N,Forouhar F,Wu GY

更新日期：2013-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) specific immunoglobin (HBIG) and lamivudine on HBV intrauterine transmission in HBsAg positive pregnant women. METHODS:Each subject in the HBIG group (56 cases) was given 200 IU HBIG intramuscularly (im.) every 4 weeks from 28-week (wk) of gestation, while each ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li XM,Yang YB,Hou HY,Shi ZJ,Shen HM,Teng BQ,Li AM,Shi MF,Zou L

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systemic therapies available for the management of Psoriasis (PsO) patients who cannot be treated with more conservative options, such as topical agents and/or phototherapy, with the exception of acitretin, can worsen or reactivate a chronic infection. Therefore, before administering immunosuppressive therapies wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bonifati C,Lora V,Graceffa D,Nosotti L

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the literature on the use of Chinese herbal medicines for the treatment of cholecystitis. METHODS:The literature on treatment of cholecystitis with traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) was analyzed based on the principles and methods described by evidence-based medicine (EBM). Eight databases including M...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dong ZY,Wang GL,Liu X,Liu J,Zhu DZ,Ling CQ

更新日期：2012-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The evasion from controlled cell death induction has been considered as one of the hallmarks of cancer cells. Defects in cell death signaling are a fundamental phenomenon in colorectal cancer. Nearly any non-invasive cancer treatment finally aims to induce cell death. However, apoptosis resistance is the major cause f...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koehler BC,Jäger D,Schulze-Bergkamen H

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal dissemination represents a devastating form of gastric cancer (GC) progression with a dismal prognosis. There is no effective therapy for this condition. The 5-year survival rate of patients with peritoneal dissemination is 2%, even including patients with only microscopic free cancer cells without macrosco...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanda M,Kodera Y

更新日期：2016-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight loss supplements often contain powerful pharmacoactive ingredients with the potential to cause harm. Trials used to determine product safety and effectiveness, meanwhile, tend to be small, of short duration, and frequently lack financial conflict of interest disclosures. These factors could conspire to place co...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lobb A

更新日期：2010-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterise the viral kinetics of enterovirus 71 (EV71). METHODS:In this study, human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells were infected with EV71 at different multiplicity of infection (MOI). After infection, the cytopathic effect (CPE) was monitored and recorded using a phase contrast microscope associated with a CCD...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu J,He YQ,Yi LN,Zan H,Kung HF,He ML

更新日期：2011-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the accuracy of endoscopic or biopsy diagnoses of superficial nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumors (NADETs). METHODS:Clinicopathological data were reviewed for 84 superficial NADETs from 74 patients who underwent surgery or endoscopic resection between September 2002 and August 2014 at a single p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kakushima N,Kanemoto H,Sasaki K,Kawata N,Tanaka M,Takizawa K,Imai K,Hotta K,Matsubayashi H,Ono H

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Alverine citrate is a commonly used smooth muscle relaxant agent. A MEDLINE search on January 2004 revealed only 1 report implicating the hepatotoxicity of this agent. A 34-year-old woman was investigated because of the finding of elevated liver function tests on biochemical screening. Other etiologies of hepatitis we...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arhan M,Koklu S,Koksal AS,Yolcu OF,Koruk S,Koruk I,Kayacetin E

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00