Macrophage migration inhibitory factor promotes intestinal tumorigenesis.

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN), a cystic tumor of the pancreas that develops most frequently in women, is a potential precursor to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. MCNs develop primarily in the body and tail of the pancreas and are characterized by the presence of a mucinous epithelium and...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Sano M,Driscoll DR,De Jesus-Monge WE,Klimstra DS,Lewis BC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptic digestion of gluten results in the production of substances having opiatelike activity in bio- and receptor assays. These substances have been termed exorphins. In this study, we determined the effect of gluten, hydrolyzed gluten, and hydrolyzed gluten plus the opiate blocker naloxone on a variety of hormonal p...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Morley JE,Levine AS,Yamada T,Gebhard RL,Prigge WF,Shafer RB,Goetz FC,Silvis SE

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effect of aging upon the small intestine, the distribution, content, and concentration of epithelial cell enzymes at different levels along the crypt-villus column were measured in aging and young adult, male, Fisher 344 rats. Specific activities of sucrase, maltase, lactase, and adenosine deaminase in...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Holt PR,Tierney AR,Kotler DP

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide acts as a neurotransmitter of nonadrenergic, noncholinergic pathways. The present study examined the role of the L-arginine/NO pathway on sphincter of Oddi motility. METHODS:In anesthetized guinea pigs and rabbits, intracholedochal pressure was recorded by a perfused catheter whose open tip was...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mourelle M,Guarner F,Moncada S,Malagelada JR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is increased during relapse of ulcerative colitis. In animal models of experimental colitis, specific inhibition of PAF has reduced inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the PAF antagonist SR27417A in moderately active UC. METH...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Stack WA,Jenkins D,Vivet P,Hawkey CJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-yr-old woman was found to have multicentric hepatocellular carcinoma associated with clinical hyperthyroidism. Marked elevations in serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, T4, T3, and free T4 were documented. These values increased with tumor progression. It is postulated that this patient's hepatoma produced a substa...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Helzberg JH,McPhee MS,Zarling EJ,Lukert BP

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholylglycylhistamine, a derivative of cholic acid, has been synthesized and characterized. This derivative has been iodinated using Na125I and chloramine-T and purified free from unlabeled cholylglycylhistamine. Application of this iodinated bile salt derivative to radioimmunoassay of bile salts in human serum is rep...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Spenney JG,Johnson BJ,Hirschowitz BI,Mihas AA,Gibson R

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Studies of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, immunopathogenesis, and resulting liver diseases have been hampered by the lack of a small animal model. We developed humanized mice with human immune system and liver tissues to improve the studies of hepatitis C virus pathogenesis and treatment. METHODS...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Washburn ML,Bility MT,Zhang L,Kovalev GI,Buntzman A,Frelinger JA,Barry W,Ploss A,Rice CM,Su L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The effects of leukotriene (LT) D(4) on intestinal epithelial cells govern events that are involved in cell survival and colon cancer, notably increased expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and enhanced production of prostaglandin E(2). We investigated possible correlations between distribution of the...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ohd JF,Nielsen CK,Campbell J,Landberg G,Löfberg H,Sjölander A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Both androgenic and estrogenic steroids have been implicated in the development and course of several liver diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate temporal changes in hepatic estrogen and androgen receptors and hormone metabolism in a rat model of liver ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Eagon PK,Elm MS,Epley MJ,Shinozuka H,Rao KN

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance is a rare event in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. The aim of this study was to clarify the controversy on long-term prognosis following spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance using a large series of patients. METHODS:A total o...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Chen YC,Sheen IS,Chu CM,Liaw YF

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Human tumors and liver cancer cell lines express the product of a fusion between the first 13 exons in the mannosidase α class 2A member 1 gene (MAN2A1) and the last 6 exons in the FER tyrosine kinase gene (FER), called MAN2A1-FER. We investigated whether MAN2A1-FER is expressed by human liver tumors ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Chen ZH,Yu YP,Tao J,Liu S,Tseng G,Nalesnik M,Hamilton R,Bhargava R,Nelson JB,Pennathur A,Monga SP,Luketich JD,Michalopoulos GK,Luo JH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Corticosteroids have been shown to significantly decrease short-term mortality in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. However, independent factors associated with a favorable outcome and long-term survival are unknown. The aim of this study was to examine prognostic factors and long-term surviva...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mathurin P,Duchatelle V,Ramond MJ,Degott C,Bedossa P,Erlinger S,Benhamou JP,Chaput JC,Rueff B,Poynard T

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lamins have important roles in nuclear structure and cell signaling. Several diseases are associated with mutations in the lamin A/C gene (LMNA in humans). Patients with familial partial lipodystrophy caused by LMNA mutations develop pancreatitis, but lamin function in the pancreas and how these mutations affect pancr...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Elenbaas JS,Bragazzi Cunha J,Azuero-Dajud R,Nelson B,Oral EA,Williams JA,Stewart CL,Omary MB

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective screening program was undertaken at the Royal Free Hospital, London, to ascertain the incidence of alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency in patients with liver disease. Quantitative determinations of serum alpha-1-antitrypsin were performed on 469 patients with hepatobiliary disease and 98 subjects with n...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Fisher RL,Taylor L,Sherlock S

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By correlating morphological observations with quantitative measurements of net water transport, we determined whether bile salts altered colonic absorptive cells. Epithelial alteration was equivocal and water absorption was uninhibited during infusions of 1 mM deoxycholate or of concentrations of taurocholate less th...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Saunders DR,Hedges JR,Sillery J,Esther L,Matsumura K,Rubin CE

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Methylation of specific microRNAs (miRNAs) often occurs in an age-dependent manner, as a field defect in some instances, and may be an early event in colitis-associated carcinogenesis. We aimed to determine whether specific mRNA signature patterns (MIR1, MIR9, MIR124, MIR137, MIR34B/C) could be used t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Toiyama Y,Okugawa Y,Tanaka K,Araki T,Uchida K,Hishida A,Uchino M,Ikeuchi H,Hirota S,Kusunoki M,Boland CR,Goel A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Retinoids inhibit growth and induce differentiation in a variety of pancreatic carcinoma cells. The goal of this study was to examine the molecular mechanisms responsible for retinoid sensitivity. METHODS:Anchorage-independent growth was examined in AR42J, DSL-6A/C1, and Capan-2 cells using a human t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kaiser A,Wolf-Breitinger M,Albers A,Dorbic T,Wittig B,Riecken EO,Rosewicz S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction in caloric intake was associated with a greater absolute rise in the serum bilirubin concentration in patients with Gilbert's syndrome and partial hepatic bilirubin uridine diphosphate glucuronyltransferase (UDPG-T) dysfunction compared to patients with hemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and normal su...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Felsher BF,Carpio NM

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower esophageal sphincter pressure, basal gastric pH, fasting plasma gastrin, and plasma concentrations of estrone, estradiol, and progesterone were measured in pregnant volunteers at 12, 24, and 36 weeks of gestation, and again at 1 to 4 weeks postpartum. In addition, basal and pentagastrin-stimulated acid secretory...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Van Thiel DH,Gavaler JS,Joshi SN,Sara RK,Stremple J

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Oral administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and cholesterol causes bile salt malabsorption; the former by competition for and the latter by down-regulation of ileal bile acid transporters. Because ileectomy in rats induces enterohepatic cycling of bilirubin, the hypothesis that dietary steroids...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Méndez-Sánchez N,Brink MA,Paigen B,Carey MC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of central (supraspinal and spinal) and peripheral alpha-adrenoceptors in the regulation of gastrointestinal propulsion in the mouse was studied using clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist. Clonidine produced a dose-dependent inhibition of propulsion when given intracerebroventricularly, intrathecally, o...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Jiang Q,Sheldon RJ,Porreca F

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Common germline genetic variation in the 3' region of myosin IXB (MYO9B) has been associated recently with susceptibility to celiac disease, with a hypothesis that MYO9B variants might influence intestinal permeability. These findings suggested the current study investigating a possible further role f...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： van Bodegraven AA,Curley CR,Hunt KA,Monsuur AJ,Linskens RK,Onnie CM,Crusius JB,Annese V,Latiano A,Silverberg MS,Bitton A,Fisher SA,Steinhart AH,Forbes A,Sanderson J,Prescott NJ,Strachan DP,Playford RJ,Mathew CG,Wijm

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a severe and frequent complication of cirrhosis. Recombinant coagulation factor VIIa (rFVIIa) has been shown to correct the prolonged prothrombin time in patients with cirrhosis and UGIB. This trial aimed to determine efficacy and safety of rFVIIa in cirrhotic...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bosch J,Thabut D,Bendtsen F,D'Amico G,Albillos A,González Abraldes J,Fabricius S,Erhardtsen E,de Franchis R,European Study Group on rFVIIa in UGI Haemorrhage.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver copper concentration was studied in four groups of age-matched patients and in 9 patients with Wilson's disease of comparable age. Neutron activation analysis of hepatic copper concentration revealed markedly elevated hepatic copper levels, comparable with those in Wilson's disease, in 13 of 15 patients (P less ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Evans J,Newman S,Sherlock S

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate vascular changes in chronic liver disease, we quantitated intrahepatic arteriovenous and portal-systemic shunts in 12 patients with cirrhosis and arteriovenous shunts alone in 4 patients with cirrhosis. An index was obtained for intrahepatic arteriovenous shunts by instilling technetium 99m-macroaggregated...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ohnishi K,Chin N,Sugita S,Saito M,Tanaka H,Terabayashi H,Saito M,Iida S,Nomura F,Okuda K

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Abdominal bloating is a frequent complaint in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but its underlying mechanism remains uncertain. Our aim was to determine whether the abdominal wall, specifically its adaptation to intra-abdominal volumes, plays a role. METHODS:In 12 patients complaining of abdominal bloa...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Tremolaterra F,Villoria A,Azpiroz F,Serra J,Aguadé S,Malagelada JR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a highly effective therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). However, transferring undefined living bacteria entails uncontrollable risks for infectious and metabolic or malignant diseases, particularly in immunocompromised patients. We inve...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ott SJ,Waetzig GH,Rehman A,Moltzau-Anderson J,Bharti R,Grasis JA,Cassidy L,Tholey A,Fickenscher H,Seegert D,Rosenstiel P,Schreiber S

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:Aspartame [Nutrasweet, Equal (Searle Consumer Products, Chicago, Ill.)] is the methyl ester of the dipeptide aspartylphenylalanine (Asp-Phe). After hydrolysis of the ester bond in the intestinal lumen, the dipeptide is apparently absorbed and digested in the same manner as dipeptides derived from protein digestion. We...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Tobey NA,Heizer WD

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00