Steatosis recovery after treatment with a balanced sunflower or olive oil-based diet: involvement of perisinusoidal stellate cells.

abstract：AIM:To identify predictors for synchronous liver metastasis from resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and assess unresectability of synchronous liver metastasis. METHODS:Retrospective records of PDAC patients with synchronous liver metastasis who underwent simultaneous resections of primary PDAC and sync...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi HJ,Jin C,Fu DL

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively evaluate the vaccination-induced anti-HBs seroconversion rates in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. Also to prospectively evaluate the seroconversion rates in CHC patients during pegylated interferon (PEG) plus ribavirin (RIB) treatment. METHODS:Sevent...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Elefsiniotis IS,Vezali E,Kamposioras K,Pantazis KD,Tontorova R,Ketikoglou I,Moulakakis A,Saroglou G

更新日期：2006-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In Pakistan more than 10 million people are living with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), with high morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the prevalence, genotypes and factors associated with HCV infection in the Pakistani population. A literature search was performed by using the keywords; HCV prevalence, genotypes an...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Waheed Y,Shafi T,Safi SZ,Qadri I

更新日期：2009-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after biological accident (needlestick injury) is a rare event. This report describes the first case of acute HCV infection after a needlestick injury in a female nursing student at Padua University Hospital. The student nurse was injured on the second finger of the right hand when re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Scaggiante R,Chemello L,Rinaldi R,Bartolucci GB,Trevisan A

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association of seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the IL23R gene with the clinical picture of ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS:Genomic DNA samples of 131 patients (66 males, 65 females, mean age 55.4 ± 15.8 years) with Caucasian origin, diagnosed with UC were investigated. The diagn...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fischer S,Kövesdi E,Magyari L,Csöngei V,Hadzsiev K,Melegh B,Hegyi P,Sarlós P

更新日期：2017-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), a tumor suppressor gene, is frequently down-regulated in gastric carcinomas due to mutation, loss of heterozygosity, and promoter hypermethylation. However, it is unknown if additional mechanisms may account for the down-regulation of PTEN expression. While neur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang Z,Yuan XG,Chen J,Lu NH

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) therapy is an established treatment in inflammatory bowel disease. However, this treatment is associated with high costs and the possibility of severe adverse events representing a true challenge for patients, clinicians and health care systems. Consequently, a crucial questio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Papamichael K,Vermeire S

更新日期：2015-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the presence or absence of high amplitude propagating contractions (HAPC), as well as the other measures of colonic motility, in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS:Prolonged colonic ambulatory manometric studies were performed on 14 male volunteers: 8 with SCI (mean age, 59 ± 13 years; m...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ancha HR,Fajardo NR,Bauman WA,Rosman AS,Galea M,Creasey G,Korsten MA

更新日期：2010-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the main etiological factors responsible for liver disease worldwide. It has been estimated that there are over 170 million people infected with HCV worldwide. Of these infected individuals, approximately 75% will go on to develop a life long necroinflammatory liver disease, which ove...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： McCartney EM,Beard MR

更新日期：2010-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the incidence, characteristics, and risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Chinese patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). METHODS:We reviewed the data of 52 PBC-associated HCC patients treated at Beijing 302 Hospital from January 2002 to December 2013 and analyzed its incidence a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang XX,Wang LF,Jin L,Li YY,Hao SL,Shi YC,Zeng QL,Li ZW,Zhang Z,Lau GK,Wang FS

更新日期：2015-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the two major ethnic groups in Kazakhstan. METHODS:A cross-sectional prospective study of HBV and HCV seroprevalence was performed among individuals born in Kazakhstan with no history of chronic hepatitis or liver d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nurgalieva ZZ,Hollinger FB,Graham DY,Zhangabylova S,Zhangabylov A

更新日期：2007-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection is an effective treatment for benign and malignant liver tumors. However, a method for preoperative evaluation of hepatic reserve has not yet been established. Previously reported assessments of preoperative hepatic reserve focused only on liver failure in the early postoperative period and d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishii M,Itano O,Shinoda M,Kitago M,Abe Y,Hibi T,Yagi H,Takeuchi A,Tsujikawa H,Abe T,Kitagawa Y

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a method to detect the expression of the tumor specific growth factor TSGF, CA242 and CA19-9 in serum and evaluate their value in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. METHODS:ELISA and Biochemical colorimetric assay were used to detect the serum content of TSGF, CA242 and CA19-9 in 200 normal cases, 52 pan...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang JT,Wu CP,Deng HF,Lu MY,Wu J,Zhang HY,Sun WH,Ji M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the role of miniprobe ultrasonography under colonoscope in the diagnosis of submucosal tumor of the large intestine, and to determine its imaging characteristics. METHODS:Thirty-five patients with submucosal tumors of the large intestine underwent miniprobe ultrasonography under colonoscope. The diagno...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou PH,Yao LQ,Zhong YS,He GJ,Xu MD,Qin XY

更新日期：2004-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the level of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide synthase (NOS) enzyme and its effect on gastric mucosal pathologic change in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), and to study the pathogenic mechanism of H pylori. METHODS:The mucosal tissues of gastric antrum were taken by endoscop...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang YF,Guo CL,Zhao LZ,Yang GA,Chen P,Wang HK

更新日期：2005-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Over 90% of drugs are metabolized by the cytochrome P-450 (CYP) family of liver isoenzymes. The most important enzymes are CYP1A2, 3A4, 2C9/19, 2D6 and 2E1. Although CYP2D6 accounts for <2% of the total CYP liver enzyme content, it mediates metabolism in almost 25% of drugs. In order to study its enzymatic activity...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhuge J,Yu YN,Wu XD

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term outcome data in pancreatic adenocarcinoma are predominantly based on surgical series, as resection is currently considered essential for long-term survival. In contrast, five-year survival in non-resected patients has rarely been reported. In this report, we examined the incidence and natural history of ≥ 5-...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oh SY,Edwards A,Mandelson MT,Lin B,Dorer R,Helton WS,Kozarek RA,Picozzi VJ

更新日期：2015-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To review the underlying pathophysiology and currently available treatments for pruritis associated with jaundice. English language literature was reviewed using MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE and clinicaltrials.gov for papers and trails addressing the pathophysiology and potential treatments for pruritis associated with jau...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bassari R,Koea JB

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the association of glypican-3 (GPC3) expression with Wnt and other growth signaling molecules in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Expression of GPC3, Wnt, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), sulfatase (SULF)1, SULF2, and other growth signaling molecules was analyzed in HCC cell lines and tissue sam...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akutsu N,Yamamoto H,Sasaki S,Taniguchi H,Arimura Y,Imai K,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2010-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with long-standing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC). Many of the molecular alterations responsible for sporadic colorectal cancer, namely chromosomal instability, microsatellite instability, and hypermethylation, also play a role in colitis-associat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xie J,Itzkowitz SH

更新日期：2008-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently approved treatments for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection include the immunomodulatory agent, IFN-alpha, and nucleos(t)ide analogues. Their efficacy is limited by their side effects, as well as the induction of viral mutations that render them less potent. It is thus necessary to develop drugs that target ad...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu GY,Chen HS

更新日期：2007-02-14 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 develop a sensitive assay for screening compounds against hepatitis C virus (HCV). METHODS:The proteolytic cleavage of NS3/4A on enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (eYFP)-mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) was examined by reporter enzyme secreted placental alkaline phosphatase (SEAP), which enabl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fu QX,Wang LC,Jia SZ,Gao B,Zhou Y,Du J,Wang YL,Wang XH,Peng JC,Zhan LS

更新日期：2010-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in school-aged children and the relationship between hydrogen and methane production in breath tests. METHODS:This transversal study included 85 children residing in a slum and 43 children from a private school, all aged between 6 and 10 years, in Osasco, Brazil. Fo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mello CS,Tahan S,Melli LC,Rodrigues MS,de Mello RM,Scaletsky IC,de Morais MB

更新日期：2012-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the surgical outcomes in terms of the surgical indications and relevant prognostic factors. METHODS:Sixteen patients underwent therapeutic lung surgery between March 1999 and May 2006. The observation period was terminated on May 31, 2007. The surgical outcomes and the clinicopathological factors were co...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kwon JB,Park K,Kim YD,Seo JH,Moon SW,Cho DG,Kim YW,Kim DG,Yoon SK,Lim HW

更新日期：2008-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To demographically and clinically characterize inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from the local registry and update data previously published by our group. METHODS:A descriptive study of a cohort based on a registry of patients aged 15 years or older who were diagnosed with IBD and attended the IBD program at Clíni...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Simian D,Fluxá D,Flores L,Lubascher J,Ibáñez P,Figueroa C,Kronberg U,Acuña R,Moreno M,Quera R

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To discuss the rationality of extended radical resection (ERR) and to guide the surgical treatment of rectal cancer. METHODS:Total 211 patients who underwent ERR from 1981 to 1987 (follow-up rate of 94.8 %) were selected to study the patterns of lymphatic metastasis and therapeutic effect. The control group was ma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dong XS,Xu HT,Yu ZW,Liu M,Cu BB,Zhao P,Wang XS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a critical risk factor for the carcinogenesis and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It promotes HCC development by inducing liver fibrogenesis, genetic and epigenetic alterations, and the expression of active viral-coded proteins. Effective antiviral treatments...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang YQ,Guo JS

更新日期：2015-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is defined as an acute inflammation of the gallbladder in the absence of stones. We herein report a case of a young man who developed AAC after a Salmonella enteritidis gastrointestinal infection. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ruiz-Rebollo ML,Sánchez-Antolín G,García-Pajares F,Vallecillo-Sande MA,Fernández-Orcajo P,Velicia-Llames R,Caro-Patón A

更新日期：2008-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate different methods in differentiating idiopathic neonatal hepatitis from biliary atresia. METHODS:Sixty-five infants with cholestatic jaundice and final diagnosis of idiopathic neonatal hepatitis and biliary atresia were studied prospectively from September 2003 to March 2006. A thorough history and phy...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dehghani SM,Haghighat M,Imanieh MH,Geramizadeh B

更新日期：2006-09-28 00:00:00