Characterization of hepatic progenitors from human fetal liver using CD34 as a hepatic progenitor marker.

abstract：AIM:To assess the incidence of infantile colic and its association with variable predictors in infants born in a community maternity hospital, Tehran, Iran. METHODS:In this prospective cohort study, mothers who gave birth to live newborns between February 21 and March 20, 2003 at the hospital were invited to join to t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Talachian E,Bidari A,Rezaie MH

更新日期：2008-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the impact of chronic fatigue on disease-related worries in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the potential multicolinearity between subjective questionnaires. METHODS:Patients in remission or with mild-to-moderate disease activity completed the fatigue questionnaire (FQ), the rating form of IBD ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jelsness-Jørgensen LP,Bernklev T,Henriksen M,Torp R,Moum B

更新日期：2012-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to review the evidence regarding transmission of infection during gastrointestinal endoscopy, factors important in endoscope reprocessing and infection control, areas to focus on to improve compliance, and recent developments and advances in the field. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nelson DB,Muscarella LF

更新日期：2006-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the accuracy of the aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/Platelet Ratio Index (APRI) and FIB-4, in predicting longitudinal changes in liver histology in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. METHODS:Patients that underwent repeat liver biopsies at least 1 year apart from 1999 to 2007 were identified. Liver fibr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mummadi RR,Petersen JR,Xiao SY,Snyder N

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association between cytokine gene polymorphism and disease status in chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 by liver biopsy, ALT, HCV RNA levels and response to treatment. METHODS:Patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 were analyzed for single nucleotide polymorphisms of interleukin (IL)-10, IL-1 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abbas Z,Moatter T,Hussainy A,Jafri W

更新日期：2005-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic carcinomas with acinar differentiation are rare, accounting for 1%-2% of adult pancreatic tumors; they include pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (PACC), pancreatoblastoma, and carcinomas of mixed differentiation. Patients with PACC have a prognosis better than pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas but worse than...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Al-Hader A,Al-Rohil RN,Han H,Von Hoff D

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia associated with esophageal mechanical obstruction is usually related to malignant esophageal diseases. Benign lesions are rarely a cause for this type of dysphagia, and usually occur either as an intramural tumor or as an extrinsic compression. Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis is rare in adults, and eve...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pimenta AP,Preto JR,Gouveia AM,Fonseca E,Pimenta MM

更新日期：2007-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Crohn's disease (CD) is a multifactorial disorder of unknown cause. Outstanding progress regarding the pathophysiology of CD has led to the development of innovative therapeutic concepts. Numerous controlled trials have been performed in CD over the last years. However, many drugs have not been approved by regulatory ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Büning C,Lochs H

更新日期：2006-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the induction of T cellular immune responses in BALB/c mice immunized with uric acid and dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg). METHODS:DCs were generated from bone-marrow cells of BABL/c mice, and then pulsed or unpulsed with HBsAg protein (HBsAg-pulsed-DCs or unpuls...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma XJ,Tian DY,Xu D,Yang DF,Zhu HF,Liang ZH,Zhang ZG

更新日期：2007-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biliary drainage is accepted as a less invasive, alternative treatment for patients in whom endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography has failed. Most patients with malignant hilar obstruction undergo EUS-guided hepaticogastrostomy. The authors present the case of a 77-year-old ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Prachayakul V,Aswakul P

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical resection offers the best opportunity for survival in patients with colorectal cancer metastatic to the liver, with five-year survival rates up to 58% in selected cases. However, only a minority are resectable at the time of diagnosis. Continuous research in this field aims at increasing the percentage of pat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Misiakos EP,Karidis NP,Kouraklis G

更新日期：2011-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic metabolism of the 20C polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) arachidonic acid (AA) occurs via the cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) pathways, and leads to the production of various bioactive lipids termed eicosanoids. These eicosanoids have a variety of functions, including stimulation of homeostatic re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tuncer S,Banerjee S

更新日期：2015-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The small intestine is approximately 5-6 m long and occupies a large area in the abdominal cavity. These factors preclude the use of ordinary endoscopy and X-ray to thoroughly examine the small intestine for bleeding of vascular malformations. Thus, the diagnosis of intestinal bleeding is very difficult. A 47-year-old...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cui J,Huang LY,Lin SJ,Yi LZ,Wu CR,Zhang B

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate DNA ploidy and expression of MMP-9, TIMP-2, and E-cadherin in gastric carcinoma and to explore the mechanism of invasion and metastasis of gastric carcinoma. METHODS:Immunohistochemical methods were used to detect the expressions of MMP-9, TIMP-2, and E-cadherin in 156 cases, including 99 cases of g...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang JF,Zhang YP,Hao FY,Zhang CX,Li YJ,Ji XR

更新日期：2005-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese surgical treatment for anal fistulae with secondary tracks and abscess. METHODS:Sixty patients with intersphincteric or transsphincteric anal fistulas with secondary tracks and abscess were randomly divided into study group [suture dragging combined with p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang C,Lu JG,Cao YQ,Yao YB,Guo XT,Yin HQ

更新日期：2012-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the safety and efficacy of a Hansenula-derived PEGylated (polyethylene glycol) interferon (IFN)-alpha-2a (Reiferon Retard) plus ribavirin customized regimen in treatment-naïve and previously treated (non-responders and relapsers) Egyptian children with chronic hepatitis C infection. METHODS:Forty-si...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El Naghi S,Abdel-Ghaffar TY,El-Karaksy H,Abdel-Aty EF,El-Raziky MS,Allam AA,Helmy H,El-Araby HA,Behairy BE,El-Guindi MA,El-Sebaie H,Abdel-Ghaffar AY,Ehsan NA,El-Hennawy AM,Sira MM

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult to adult living donor liver transplantation (AALDLT) was first preformed in the United States in 1997. The procedure was rapidly integrated into clinical practice, but in 2002, possibly due to the first widely publicized donor death, the number of living liver donors plummeted. The number of donors has since rea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Carlisle EM,Testa G

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:More than five years ago, the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection was revolutionized with the introduction of all-oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs. They proved highly efficient in curing patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), including patients with cirrhosis. The new DAA treatments were alleged to indu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Laursen TL,Sandahl TD,Kazankov K,George J,Grønbæk H

更新日期：2020-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and refractory ascites who had received a peritoneal-venous shunt (PVS) 1 year before liver transplantation. Urgent surgical intervention following bowel obstruction and failure of immunosuppression therapy. No intestinal obstruction was found during ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin CH,Yu JC,Chen TW,Chan DC,Chen CJ,Hsieh CB

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare prevalence rates of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) between Hispanics of Mexican origin and Hispanics of Dominican and Puerto Rican origin. METHODS:We evaluated prevalence rates of NAFLD between the two largest sub-populations of Hispanics in the United States; Hispanics of Mexican origin and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fleischman MW,Budoff M,Zeb I,Li D,Foster T

更新日期：2014-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of early gastric cancer (EGC) is of great interest because its endoscopic and surgical treatment presents the best chance for a cure. With technical development, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) has been widely performed for the curative treatment of EGC in Korea. Multinational studies of ESD for E...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cho WY,Cho JY,Chung IK,Kim JI,Jang JS,Kim JH

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterize the biochemical and immunological properties of an experimental ISCOMS vaccine prepared from a novel therapeutic polypeptide based on T cell epitopes of HBsAg, and a heptatis B-ISCOMS was prepared and investigated. METHODS:An immunostimulating complexes(ISCOMS)-based vaccine containing a novel ther...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guan XJ,Guan XJ,Wu YZ,Jia ZC,Shi TD,Tang Y

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Clinical and experimental data suggest that gut-derived endotoxins are an important pathogenic factors for progression of chronic liver disease. Recently, a C-T (-159) polymorphism in the promoter region of the CD14 gene was detected and found to confer increased CD14 expression and to be associated with advanced a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Meiler C,Muhlbauer M,Johann M,Hartmann A,Schnabl B,Wodarz N,Schmitz G,Scholmerich J,Hellerbrand C

更新日期：2005-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has shown that microRNA (miRNA), which is involved in almost every step of gastric carcinogenesis, has broad prospective application in diagnosis and therapy of gastric carcinoma. Eastern Asia (South Korea, Japan and China) has the highest incidence of gastric cancer in the world. There were 988,000 ne...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao M,Yin H,Fei ZW

更新日期：2013-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In their seminal papers Hanahan and Weinberg described oncogenic processes a normal cell undergoes to be transformed into a cancer cell. The functions of ion channels in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract influence a variety of cellular processes, many of which overlap with these hallmarks of cancer. In this review we fo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Anderson KJ,Cormier RT,Scott PM

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the susceptible gene (s) for type 2 diabetes in the previously mapped region, 1p36.33-p36.23, in Han population of North China using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and to analyze the haplotypes of the gene (s) related to type 2 diabetes. METHODS:Twenty three SNPs located in 10 candidate genes i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li YF,Sun HX,Wu GD,Du WN,Zuo J,Shen Y,Qiang BQ,Yao ZJ,Wang H,Huang W,Chen Z,Xiong MM,Meng Y,Fang FD

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction and cholestasis (ARC) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder and has not been described in China. We present a female infant with neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis from a Chinese family with ARC syndrome. All 23 coding exons and flanking introns of the VPS33B gene were amplified and sequ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li LT,Zhao J,Chen R,Wang JS

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we have reviewed the hepatic perfusion disorder (HPD), etiopathogenesis of HPD and corresponding diseases. Review of the literature was based on computer searches (PubMed, Index Medicus) and personal experiences. We considered HPD reflects perfusion differences due to redistribution of arterial blood ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tian JL,Zhang JS

更新日期：2006-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic radiation proctopathy occurs in 5%-20% of patients following pelvic radiotherapy. Although many cases resolve spontaneously, some lead to chronic symptoms including diarrhea, tenesmus, urgency and persistent rectal bleeding with iron deficiency anemia requiring blood transfusions. Treatments for chronic radiat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rustagi T,Mashimo H

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiencies in vitamins or other factors (B6, B12, folic acid, betaine) and genetic disorders for the metabolism of the non-protein amino acid-homocysteine (Hcy) lead to hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy). HHcy is an integral component of several disorders including cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, diabetes and al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ji C,Kaplowitz N

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00