Coffee and caffeine consumption reduce the risk of elevated serum alanine aminotransferase activity in the United States.

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Intestinal myofibroblasts are known to respond to inflammatory signals and may play a role in Crohn's disease-associated fibrosis. However, putative involvement by myofibroblasts in innate immune responses as part of intestinal host defense has not been characterized. We therefore analyzed expression ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Otte JM,Rosenberg IM,Podolsky DK

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Paneth cells (PCs) secrete defensins and antimicrobial enzymes that contribute to innate immunity against pathogen infections within the mucosa of the small intestine. We examined the role of colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) in PC development. METHODS:CSF-1-deficient and CSF-1 receptor (CSF-1R)-de...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Huynh D,Dai XM,Nandi S,Lightowler S,Trivett M,Chan CK,Bertoncello I,Ramsay RG,Stanley ER

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein with pleotropic functions, including clearance of hepatic insulin. We investigated the functions of the related protein CEACAM2, which has tissue-specific distribution (kidney, uterus, and crypt epi...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Heinrich G,Ghosh S,Deangelis AM,Schroeder-Gloeckler JM,Patel PR,Castaneda TR,Jeffers S,Lee AD,Jung DY,Zhang Z,Opland DM,Myers MG Jr,Kim JK,Najjar SM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) (a heterodimer of NF-κB1p50 and RelA) is activated rapidly in acute pancreatitis (AP). However, it is not clear whether NF-κB promotes or protects against AP. We used the NF-κB inhibitor protein, inhibitor of κB (IκB)α, to study the roles of NF-κB in ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Neuhöfer P,Liang S,Einwächter H,Schwerdtfeger C,Wartmann T,Treiber M,Zhang H,Schulz HU,Dlubatz K,Lesina M,Diakopoulos KN,Wörmann S,Halangk W,Witt H,Schmid RM,Algül H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is the 12(th) leading cause of death in the United States. However, this single descriptor might not adequately enumerate all deaths from liver disease. The aim of our study was to update data on liver m...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Asrani SK,Larson JJ,Yawn B,Therneau TM,Kim WR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Alcoholic patients with and without chronic liver disease have a high incidence of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Long-term ethanol consumption in mice has been associated with a strikingly reduced CD8(+) cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response to HCV nonstructural proteins following DNA-based ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Aloman C,Gehring S,Wintermeyer P,Kuzushita N,Wands JR

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern manometric and scintigraphic techniques were employed in an effort to determine the relationships between esophageal contractions and esophageal transit and clearance. The effects of direct cholinergic stimulation with bethanechol and blockade with atropine were evaluated in a total of 20 normal subjects and 13...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Phaosawasdi K,Malmud LS,Tolin RD,Stelzer F,Applegate G,Fisher RS

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose on upper gastrointestinal transit, viscosity, and water flux were studied in six dogs fistulated at the proximal duodenum and/or mid-jejunum. Combinations of different grades of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose were prepared as 2% or 3.3% solutions to yield input viscosities of ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Reppas C,Meyer JH,Sirois PJ,Dressman JB

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of enterogenous cysts of the duodenum in a 44-yr-old man complicated by duodenal obstruction and relapsing pancreatitis is presented. The cystic duodenal lesions were visualized by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and for the first time by computed tomography and abdominal sonography. Thus, the di...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Holstege A,Barner S,Brambs HJ,Wenz W,Gerok W,Farthmann EH

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The frequency of colorectal adenomas, the precursor lesions for most cases of colorectal carcinoma, has been generally measured as prevalence rates of adenomas at autopsy or colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence rate of adenomas and compare it with the adenoma recurrence rate....

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Neugut AI,Jacobson JS,Ahsan H,Santos J,Garbowski GC,Forde KA,Treat MR,Waye J

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) are potent antiviral agents that might have additive or synergistic antiviral activity in treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We compared the efficacy and safety of ETV monotherapy with those of a combination of ETV and TDF. ME...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lok AS,Trinh H,Carosi G,Akarca US,Gadano A,Habersetzer F,Sievert W,Wong D,Lovegren M,Cohen D,Llamoso C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Weight loss in response to sibutramine is highly variable. We assessed the association of specific markers of polymorphisms of candidate alpha2A adrenoreceptor, 5-HT transporter, and GNbeta3 genes and weight loss with sibutramine. METHODS:We conducted a randomized, double-blind, pharmacogenetic study...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Grudell AB,Sweetser S,Camilleri M,Eckert DJ,Vazquez-Roque MI,Carlson PJ,Burton DD,Braddock AE,Clark MM,Graszer KM,Kalsy SA,Zinsmeister AR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Increase of T cells expressing CD4 and T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha- beta+ (beta[dim]) was observed in the mucosal and peripheral lymphoid tissues of TCR alpha-/- mice with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to characterize the CD4+ TCR alpha-beta+ T cells. METHODS:Cytokine pr...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi I,Kiyono H,Hamada S

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Elevated hepatic iron concentration may affect the response to antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C. This study explored the contribution of genetic hemochromatosis to iron accumulation in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:HFE mutations (C282Y and H63D) were assessed in 184 patients with chronic hepat...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kazemi-Shirazi L,Datz C,Maier-Dobersberger T,Kaserer K,Hackl F,Polli C,Steindl PE,Penner E,Ferenci P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, controlled trial was conducted to investigate the ability of indomethacin and chloroquine to reduce intestinal secretion in 29 adult patients with severe cholera. All patients received intravenous infusion to restore fluid balance, but no antibiotics were given. Patients treated with oral indomethacin (t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Rabbani GH,Butler T

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:SMAD4 frequently is lost from colorectal cancers (CRCs), which is associated with the development of metastases and a poor prognosis. SMAD4 loss is believed to alter transforming growth factor β signaling to promote tumor progression. However, SMAD4 is also a central component of the bone morphogeneti...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Voorneveld PW,Kodach LL,Jacobs RJ,Liv N,Zonnevylle AC,Hoogenboom JP,Biemond I,Verspaget HW,Hommes DW,de Rooij K,van Noesel CJ,Morreau H,van Wezel T,Offerhaus GJ,van den Brink GR,Peppelenbosch MP,Ten Dijke P,Hardwick JC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Ethanol impairs the mitochondrial transport of reduced glutathione (GSH), resulting in lower mitochondrial GSH (mGSH) levels. Our purpose was to evaluate the role of acetaldehyde on the regulation of mGSH in HepG2 cells. METHODS:mGSH levels and transport, mitochondrial membrane microviscosity, and li...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lluis JM,Colell A,García-Ruiz C,Kaplowitz N,Fernández-Checa JC

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of this study show that lower esophageal sphincter contractions occur during phases 2 and 3 of the gastric interdigestive migratory motor complex in humans. In one series of studies, esophageal, gastric, and duodenal pressures were monitored overnight for 12 h in 7 healthy, fasting subjects. A second group...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dent J,Dodds WJ,Sekiguchi T,Hogan WJ,Arndorfer RC

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:We assessed the influence of genetic variants in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) core, which is a principal immunologic target, on the progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a cohort of 4841 male HBV carriers followed up for 16 years. METHODS:First, baseline sera from 116 HCC cases and 154 cont...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Sung FY,Jung CM,Wu CF,Lin CL,Liu CJ,Liaw YF,Tsai KS,Yu MW

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:There is growing interest in the use of bone marrow cells to treat liver fibrosis, however, little is known about their antifibrotic efficacy or the identity of their effector cell(s). Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) mediates egress of immune cells from the lymphoid organs into the lymphatic vessels; we...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： King A,Houlihan DD,Kavanagh D,Haldar D,Luu N,Owen A,Suresh S,Than NN,Reynolds G,Penny J,Sumption H,Ramachandran P,Henderson NC,Kalia N,Frampton J,Adams DH,Newsome PN

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Although the cell of origin for pancreatic cancer remains unknown, prior studies have suggested that pancreatic neoplasia may be initiated in progenitor-like cells. To examine the effects of oncogene activation within the pancreatic progenitor pool, we devised a system for real-time visualization of b...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Park SW,Davison JM,Rhee J,Hruban RH,Maitra A,Leach SD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Few data are available concerning the long-term prognosis of chronic liver disease associated with hepatitis C virus infection. This study examined the morbidity and survival of patients with compensated cirrhosis type C. METHODS:A cohort of 384 European cirrhotic patients was enrolled at seven terti...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Fattovich G,Giustina G,Degos F,Tremolada F,Diodati G,Almasio P,Nevens F,Solinas A,Mura D,Brouwer JT,Thomas H,Njapoum C,Casarin C,Bonetti P,Fuschi P,Basho J,Tocco A,Bhalla A,Galassini R,Noventa F,Schalm SW,Realdi

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Autoimmune responses against colonic epithelium may play a role in the development of colonic inflammation associated with ulcerative colitis (UC). In this study, we established and characterized B-cell lines and clones that produced anticolon antibody from inflamed colonic mucosa of UC subjects. M...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Inoue N,Watanabe M,Sato T,Okazawa A,Yamazaki M,Kanai T,Ogata H,Iwao Y,Ishii H,Hibi T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:People infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of some malignancies, but little is known about the effects of infection on risk of cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract. We evaluated the risks of different histologic and anatomic subtypes of carcinomas and non-Hod...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Persson EC,Shiels MS,Dawsey SM,Bhatia K,Anderson LA,Engels EA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Although bone marrow (BM) is known as a primary lymphoid organ, it also is known to harbor memory T cells, suggesting that this compartment is a preferential site for migration and/or selective retention of memory T cells. We here report the existence and the potential ability to induce colitis of the...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Nemoto Y,Kanai T,Makita S,Okamoto R,Totsuka T,Takeda K,Watanabe M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic morphology and immunocytology were evaluated in 4 children with clinical and immunologic characteristics of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immune deficiency syndrome related complex. All 4 children had hepatomegaly and increased serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase activity. Both l...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Duffy LF,Daum F,Kahn E,Teichberg S,Pahwa R,Fagin J,Kenigsberg K,Kaplan M,Fisher SE,Pahwa S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Furosemide occasionally causes azotemia in patients with ascites, independently of induced volume depletion. To define this effect, we measured renal clearances in patients with chronic liver disease and ascites and in nonascitic controls. Furosemide (80 mg i.v.) transiently increased p-aminohippurate clearance in con...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Daskalopoulos G,Laffi G,Morgan T,Pinzani M,Harley H,Reynolds T,Zipser RD

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous pancreatic prostaglandin production in control and obstructive jaundice was investigated using isolated and perfused dog pancreas. In both groups, spontaneous production of prostaglandin E2 and prostaglandin I2 was recorded, and the levels did not change in both groups. The production of both prostaglandins...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kuroda T,Kajikawa S,Hanazaki K,Horigome N,Sodeyama H,Horiuchi A,Iwatsuki K,Chiba S,Homma T,Iida F

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric ulcers have been thought to occur only in the pyloric gland area. However, endoscopic examinations using the Congo red test showed that 18 of the ulcers examined (7.8%) were surrounded by an acid-secreting area, and so were in the fundic gland area. Histological examination of specimens obtained by gastrectomy...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Tatsuta M,Okuda S

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Foodborne illness affects 15% of the US population each year, and is a risk factor for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We evaluated risk of, risk factors for, and outcomes of IBS after infectious enteritis. METHODS:We performed a systematic review of electronic databases from 1994 through August 31, ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Klem F,Wadhwa A,Prokop LJ,Sundt WJ,Farrugia G,Camilleri M,Singh S,Grover M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00