Polymorphisms of DNA repair genes XRCC1 and XRCC3, interaction with environmental exposure and risk of chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly invasive tumor that metastasizes hematogenously and lymphogenously to distant site. Frequent sites are lung, regional lymph node, bone, and adrenal gland. But metastasis to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is rare, and most common site is stomach. Metastasis to the small intes...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim HS,Shin JW,Kim GY,Kim YM,Cha HJ,Jeong YK,Jeong ID,Bang SJ,Kim DH,Park NH

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced a case of intussusception caused by cys- tic lymphangioma of the colon in a 32 years old female who was admitted to our hospital for the chief complaint of bloody stool. In the colonoscopic examination, cystic mass with stalk which had smooth mucosal surface was noted at the descending colon. Abdominal ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim TO,Lee JH,Kim GH,Heo J,Kang DH,Song GA,Cho M

更新日期：2006-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of protein deprivation on the myenteric plexus of the esophagus of weanling rats. METHODS:Pregnant female Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups: nourished (N), receiving normal diet, and undernourished (D), receiving a protein-deprived diet, which continued after birth. At twenty-one days ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liberti EA,Fontes RB,Fuggi VM,Maifrino LB,Souza RR

更新日期：2007-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical, radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass. Total open surgical excision was performed, which resulted in complete resolution of colitis. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed benign retroperitoneal schwa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fass G,Hossey D,Nyst M,Smets D,Saligheh EN,Duttmann R,Claes K,da Costa PM

更新日期：2007-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile (CD), specifically its toxins, have been implicated as a risk factor for exacerbation of the inflammatory process in up to 5% of patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohnos disease. Typical evidence of colonic changes with CD infection, including pseudomembranous exudate, are often not present; h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Freeman HJ

更新日期：2008-05-14 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：AIM:To investigate the expression and clinical relevance of inhibitor of differentiation (ID) proteins in biliary tract cancer. METHODS:ID protein expression was analyzed in 129 samples from patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) (45 extrahepatic, 50 intrahepatic, and 34 gallbladder cancers), compared to no...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Harder J,Müller MJ,Fuchs M,Gumpp V,Schmitt-Graeff A,Fischer R,Frank M,Opitz O,Hasskarl J

更新日期：2013-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cancer is one of the world's most common cancers and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a primary hepatic cancer, accounts for 90%-95% of liver cancer cases. The pathogenesis of HCC consists of a stepwise process of liver damage that extends over decades, due to hepatitis,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu JW,Ho YJ,Yang YJ,Liao HA,Ciou SC,Lin LI,Ou DL

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine short- and long-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using the stag beetle (SB) knife, a scissor-shaped device. METHODS:Seventy consecutive patients with 96 early esophageal neoplasms, who underwent ESD using a SB knife at Kure Medical Center and Chugoku Cancer Center, Japan, betwee...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuwai T,Yamaguchi T,Imagawa H,Miura R,Sumida Y,Takasago T,Miyasako Y,Nishimura T,Iio S,Yamaguchi A,Kouno H,Kohno H,Ishaq S

更新日期：2018-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) does not require advanced techniques, and its performance has therefore rapidly spread worldwide. However, the rate of biliary injuries has not decreased. The concept of the critical view of safety (CVS) was first documented two decades ago. Unexpected injuries are principally due to ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hori T,Oike F,Furuyama H,Machimoto T,Kadokawa Y,Hata T,Kato S,Yasukawa D,Aisu Y,Sasaki M,Kimura Y,Takamatsu Y,Naito M,Nakauchi M,Tanaka T,Gunji D,Nakamura K,Sato K,Mizuno M,Iida T,Yagi S,Uemoto S,Yoshimura T

更新日期：2016-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression frequency of endocan in colorectal cancer and analyze the relationship between endocan expression and clinical parameters and to study the role of endocan in colorectal carcinogenesis. METHODS:Expression of endocan in 72 tumor tissue samples of colorectal cancer as well as in 27 norma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zuo L,Zhang SM,Hu RL,Zhu HQ,Zhou Q,Gui SY,Wu Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2008-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate possible associations of anti-nuclear envelope antibody (ANEA) with disease severity and survival in Greek primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) patients. METHODS:Serum samples were collected at diagnosis from 147 PBC patients (85% female), who were followed-up for a median 89.5 mo (range 1-240). ANEA wer...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sfakianaki O,Koulentaki M,Tzardi M,Tsangaridou E,Theodoropoulos PA,Castanas E,Kouroumalis EA

更新日期：2010-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether alcohol dehydrogenase-1B (ADH1B) His47Arg and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) Glu487Lys polymorphism is involved in the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) risk in Chinese Han population. METHODS:Seven studies of ADH1B and ALDH2 genotypes in Chinese Han population in 1450 cases and 2459 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang GH,Mai RQ,Huang B

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects 130-210 million people worldwide and is one of the major risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma. Globally, at least one third of hepatocellular carcinoma cases are attributed to HCV infection, and 350000 people died from HCV related diseases per year. There is a great geographical va...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee MH,Yang HI,Yuan Y,L'Italien G,Chen CJ

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of programmed death (PD)-1, PD ligand 1 (PD-L1) and PD-L2 in liver tissues in the context of chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Liver biopsies and HCC specimens from patients were collected and histologically examined. The expression of PD-1, PD-L1, and PD-L...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang BJ,Bao JJ,Wang JZ,Wang Y,Jiang M,Xing MY,Zhang WG,Qi JY,Roggendorf M,Lu MJ,Yang DL

更新日期：2011-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of furazolidone-based triple and quadruple therapy in eradicating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in a multi-center randomized controlled trial. METHODS:A total of 720 H. pylori positive patients with duodenal ulcer disease were enrolled at 10 different hospitals in Jiangxi province in Chi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xie Y,Zhu Y,Zhou H,Lu ZF,Yang Z,Shu X,Guo XB,Fan HZ,Tang JH,Zeng XP,Wen JB,Li XQ,He XX,Ma JH,Liu DS,Huang CB,Xu NJ,Wang NR,Lu NH

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the clinical value of ultrasonographic diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA), a retrospective analysis of the sonogram of 20 children with BA was undertaken. METHODS:Ultrasonography (US) was performed in 20 neonates and infants with BA, which was confirmed with cholangiography by operation or abdominosc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li SX,Zhang Y,Sun M,Shi B,Xu ZY,Huang Y,Mao ZQ

更新日期：2008-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to illustrate the role of non-invasive imaging tools such as ultrasonography, multi-detector row computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of pediatric and adult liver recipients and potential liver donors, and in the detection of potential complications arising fr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Caruso S,Miraglia R,Maruzzelli L,Gruttadauria S,Luca A,Gridelli B

更新日期：2009-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the clinicopathological and biological significance of cripto in human colorectal cancer. METHODS:Real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine cripto mRNA levels in primary colon cancer and normal colon tissues as well as normal and metastatic lymph nodes from colon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang PC,Zhu L,Fan Y,Zhao HL

更新日期：2013-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the association of glutathione S-transferase mu (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase theta (GSTT1) null genotypes with the risk of gastric cancer (GC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) in a South Korean population. METHODS:We conducted a population-based, large-scale case-control study including 2213 GCs, 1...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Piao JM,Shin MH,Kweon SS,Kim HN,Choi JS,Bae WK,Shim HJ,Kim HR,Park YK,Choi YD,Kim SH

更新日期：2009-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising exponentially worldwide. The spectrum of NAFLD includes non-alcoholic fatty liver, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma. Evidence shows that microbial metabolites play pivotal roles in the onset and progr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou D,Fan JG

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of nicotine on the migration and invasion of human esophageal squamous carcinoma cells and to investigate whether nimesulide can inhibit the effect of nicotine. METHODS:The esophageal squamous carcinoma cell line (TE-13) was treated with different concentrations of nicotine (100 microg/mL and 2...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zong Y,Zhang ST,Zhu ST

更新日期：2009-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare disease characterized by the development of inflammation and fibrosis in the soft tissues of the retroperitoneum and other abdominal organs. Retroperitoneal fibrosis can be of 2 types: idiopathic and secondary. The recently advocated concept and diagnostic criteria of immunoglobulin ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujimori N,Ito T,Igarashi H,Oono T,Nakamura T,Niina Y,Hijioka M,Lee L,Uchida M,Takayanagi R

更新日期：2013-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hepatic failure due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur both during primary infection as well as after reactivation of chronic infection. Guidelines recommend considering antiviral therapy in both situations, although evidence supporting this recommendation is weak. Since HBV is not directly cytopathic, the mec...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bockmann JH,Dandri M,Lüth S,Pannicke N,Lohse AW

更新日期：2015-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) produce an enzyme known as γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (HpGGT) that is highly conserved and common to all strains. HpGGT has been gaining increasing attention as an important virulence factor of the bacterium, having been demonstrated to be an important colonization factor in several anim...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ling SS,Yeoh KG,Ho B

更新日期：2013-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To measure the normal space between the posterior wall of the vagina and the anterior wall of the respectively rectum using computed tomography (CT) and reveal its were relationship to rectocele. METHODS:A total of twenty female volunteers without rectocele were examined by CT scan. We performed a middle level con...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu J,Zhai LD,Li YS,Liu WX,Wang RH

更新日期：2009-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To objectively evaluate the effect of TJ-68 on colonic spasms during colonoscopy. METHODS:One hundred and one patients subjected to screening colonoscopy were randomly assigned to two groups: TJ-68 in 51 subjects and saline as the control in 50. The endoscope was inserted into the sigmoid colon, then a spastic reg...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ai M,Yamaguchi T,Odaka T,Mitsuhashi K,Shishido T,Yan J,Seza A,Saisho H

更新日期：2006-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the role of RARalpha gene in mediating the growth inhibitory effect of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on gastric cancer cells. METHODS:The expression levels of retinoic acid receptors (RARs) in gastric cancer cells were detected by Northern blot. Transient transfection and chlorophenicol acetyl transfe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu S,Wu Q,Chen ZM,Su WJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a disease in which excessive fat accumulates in the liver of a patient without a history of alcohol abuse. This disease includes simple steatosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). NAFLD/NASH is recognized as a hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. In recent yea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi Y,Fukusato T

更新日期：2010-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the role of gastric mucosal ascorbic acid (AA) in the progression of acute gastric mucosal lesions induced by compound 48/80 (C48/80), a mast cell degranulator, in rats. METHODS:C48/80 (0.75 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected to fasted Wistar rats. Oral administration of AA (10, 50 or 100 mg/kg) was pe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kamiya Y,Ohta Y,Imai Y,Arisawa T,Nakano H

更新日期：2005-03-07 00:00:00