Antioxidant therapy for chronic hepatitis C after failure of interferon: results of phase II randomized, double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial.

abstract：:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a state of the art diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for various pancreatic and biliary problems. In spite of the well-established safety of the procedure, there is still a risk of complications such as pancreatitis, cholangitis, bleeding and perforation. Air...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yilmaz B,Roach EC,Koklu S,Aydin O,Unlu O,Kilic YA

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the cooperative effects of antisense oligonucleotide (ASON) of cell adhesion molecules and cimetidine on the expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1 in endothelial cells and their adhesion to tumor cells. METHODS:After treatment of endothelial cells with ASON and/or cimetidine and induction with TNF-alpha, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang NH,Chen YL,Wang XQ,Li XJ,Yin FZ,Wang XZ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Killian-Jamieson diverticulum (KJD) is an unfamiliar and rare cervical esophageal diverticulum. This diverticulum originates on the anterolateral wall of the proximal cervical esophagus through a muscular gap (the Killian-Jamieson space) below the cricopharyngeal muscle and lateral to the longitudinal muscle of the ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee CK,Chung IK,Park JY,Lee TH,Lee SH,Park SH,Kim HS,Kim SJ

更新日期：2008-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the expression of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in pancreatic tumor and the effects of cytosine phosphate-guanosine oligodeoxynucleotides 2216 (CPG ODN2216) on biological behavior of pancreatic carcinoma cell line PANC-1 and explore their clinical significance. METHODS:The immunohistochemistry and Weste...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu HQ,Wang B,Zhu SK,Tian Y,Zhang JH,Wu HS

更新日期：2011-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the ability of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography to distinguish benign from malignant pancreatic masses and lymph nodes. METHODS:A multicenter study was conducted and included 222 patients who underwent EUS examination with assessment of a pancreatic mass (n = 121) or lymph node (n = 101). The c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Giovannini M,Thomas B,Erwan B,Christian P,Fabrice C,Benjamin E,Geneviève M,Paolo A,Pierre D,Robert Y,Walter S,Hanz S,Carl S,Christoph D,Pierre E,Jean-Luc VL,Jacques D,Peter V,Andrian S

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the diagnostic value of a laparoscopic finding of a hepatic subcapsular spider-like telangiectasis (HSST) sign in biliary atresia. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted first and then a validation set was used to investigate the value of an HSST sign in predicting biliary atresia (BA). In the retro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou Y,Jiang M,Tang ST,Yang L,Zhang X,Yang DH,Xiong M,Li S,Cao GQ,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the pattern and distribution of colonic diverticulosis in Thai adults. METHODS:A review of the computerized radiology database for double contrast barium enema (DCBE) in Thai adults was performed at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Incomplete studies and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lohsiriwat V,Suthikeeree W

更新日期：2013-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. The diagnosis of gastric cancer has been significantly improved with the broad availability of gastrointestinal endoscopy. Effective technologies for accurate staging and quantitative evaluation are still in demand to merit reasonable treatment ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu CX,Zhu ZH

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the precise incidence and clinical features of endoscopic ulcers following gastrectomy. METHODS:A consecutive series of patients who underwent endoscopic examination following gastrectomy between 2005 and 2010 was retrospectively analyzed. A total of 78 patients with endoscopic ulcers and 759 without ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chung WC,Jeon EJ,Lee KM,Paik CN,Jung SH,Oh JH,Kim JH,Jun KH,Chin HM

更新日期：2012-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore risk factors for lymph node metastases in early gastric cancer (EGC) and to confirm the appropriate range of lymph node dissection. METHODS:A total of 202 patients with EGC who underwent curative gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy in the Department of Surgery, Xinhua Hospital and Ruijin Hospital of Shangh...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ren G,Cai R,Zhang WJ,Ou JM,Jin YN,Li WH

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyomas are the most common benign tumors of the esophagus. They usually occur as a single lesion or as two or three nodules. Only two cases of esophageal multiple leiomyomas comprising more than 10 nodules have been reported previously. Moreover, there have been few reports of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma ov...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iwaya T,Maesawa C,Uesugi N,Kimura T,Ikeda K,Kimura Y,Mitomo S,Ishida K,Sato N,Wakabayashi G

更新日期：2006-07-28 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 study the outcome of patients undergoing surgical resection of the bowel for sustained radiation-induced damage intractable to conservative management. METHODS:During a 7-year period we operated on 17 cases (5 male, 12 female) admitted to our surgical department with intestinal radiation injury (IRI). They were...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Perrakis N,Athanassiou E,Vamvakopoulou D,Kyriazi M,Kappos H,Vamvakopoulos NC,Nomikos I

更新日期：2011-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the global gene expression of cancer related genes in hepatoma cell line HLE using Atlas Human Cancer Array membranes with 588 well-characterized human genes related with cancer and tumor biology. METHODS:Hybridization of cDNA blotting membrane was performed with (32)P-labeled cDNA probes synthesize...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu LX,Liu ZH,Jiang HC,Zhang WH,Qi SY,Hu J,Wang XQ,Wu M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To study the relationship between insulin A chain regions and insulin biological activities, we designed a series of insulin analogues with changes at A21, A12-18 of C terminal helical region and A8-10 located in the region of A6-A11 intra-chain disulphide bond.METHODS:Insulin A-chain analogues were prepared by st...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang SZ,Huang YD,Jie XF,Feng YM,Niu JY

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal Ca(2+) absorption is a crucial physiological process for maintaining bone mineralization and Ca(2+) homeostasis. It occurs through the transcellular and paracellular pathways. The first route comprises 3 steps: the entrance of Ca(2+) across the brush border membranes (BBM) of enterocytes through epithelial ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Diaz de Barboza G,Guizzardi S,Tolosa de Talamoni N

更新日期：2015-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the feasibility of using multiphoton microscopy (MPM) to assess a tumor regression grading (TRG) system. METHODS:Fresh specimens from seven patients with colorectal carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy at the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital were obtained immediately after proctec...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li LH,Chen ZF,Wang XF,Zhuo SM,Li HS,Jiang WZ,Guan GX,Chen JX

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of local thermal ablative therapies have been developed in the treatment of non resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the last decade. Laser ablation (LA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are the two most widely used of these. This article provides an up to date overview of the role of laser ablat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gough-Palmer AL,Gedroyc WM

更新日期：2008-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the mechanism of protection against acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury by Liuweiwuling tablets. METHODS:Intraperitoneal injections of acetaminophen (250 mg/kg) were used to induce acute liver injury in male C57BL/6 mice. A total of 24 healthy mice were randomly assigned to two groups: an acute liv...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lei YC,Li W,Luo P

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the regulatory effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at Zusanli (ST36) on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in rats with ulcerative colitis (UC), and further elucidate the therapeutic mechanism of EA on UC. METHODS:Thirty-two male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups (n=...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tian L,Huang YX,Tian M,Gao W,Chang Q

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the ultrastructure of abnormal hepatocyte mitochondria, including their cellular and hepatic zonal distribution, in bioptates in pediatric non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). METHODS:Ultrastructural investigations were conducted on biopsy liver specimens obtained from 10 children (6 boys and 4 gir...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lotowska JM,Sobaniec-Lotowska ME,Bockowska SB,Lebensztejn DM

更新日期：2014-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To confirm if p53 mutation could be a routine predictive marker for the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. METHODS:Two hundreds and forty-four formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor samples of the patients with HCC receiving liver resection were detected for nuclear accumulation of p53. The perc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qin LX,Tang ZY,Ma ZC,Wu ZQ,Zhou XD,Ye QH,Ji Y,Huang LW,Jia HL,Sun HC,Wang L

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To define probiotic monotherapy effect on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) status by performing a systematic review. METHODS:Methods of analysis and inclusion criteria were based on PRISMA recommendations. Relevant publications were identified by searching PubMed, MEDLINE, Science Direct, and EMBASE. The end-point ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Losurdo G,Cubisino R,Barone M,Principi M,Leandro G,Ierardi E,Di Leo A

更新日期：2018-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device presented for evaluation of dysphagia and dark urine. He was found to have a significantly elevated L-lactate dehydrogenase and an elevated plasma free hemoglobin consistent with intravascular hemolysis. After the hemolysis ceased, both the black ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wuschek A,Iqbal S,Estep J,Quigley E,Richards D

更新日期：2015-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), a gastric pathogen, is a major cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, and is an important risk factor for the development of gastric malignancies. Culture of the bacterium from gastric biopsy is essential for the determination of drug resistance of H pylori. However, the i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yin Y,He LH,Zhang JZ

更新日期：2009-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) continues to be counted as a major health problem. The introduction of newer cytotoxics, irinotecan and oxaliplatin, has achieved a significant improvement in survival rates. Novel targeted therapies (bevacizumab, and cetuximab) in combination with most efficient chemotherapy regime...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Saridaki Z,Georgoulias V,Souglakos J

更新日期：2010-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) results from a complex series of interactions between susceptibility genes, the environment, and the immune system. Recently, some studies provided strong evidence that the process of autophagy affects several aspects of mucosal immune responses. Autophagy is a cellular stress response...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iida T,Onodera K,Nakase H

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand CD133 promoter hypermethylation and expression in 32 colorectal cancer cell lines. METHODS:Nucleic acid was isolated from 32 colorectal cancer cell lines and CD133 expression levels were measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real-time PCR. Promoter methylation statu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jeon YK,Kim SH,Choi SH,Kim KH,Yoo BC,Ku JL,Park JG

更新日期：2010-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To provide long-term survival results of operable duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (DGISTs) in a tertiary center in China. METHODS:In this retrospective study, the pathological data of 28 patients with DGISTs who had been treated surgically at the Second Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hosp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liang X,Yu H,Zhu LH,Wang XF,Cai XJ

更新日期：2013-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the predictive factors of self-expandable metallic stent patency after stent placement in patients with inoperable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction. METHODS:A total of 116 patients underwent stent placements for inoperable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction at a tertiary academic center. Clini...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim SH,Chun HJ,Yoo IK,Lee JM,Nam SJ,Choi HS,Kim ES,Keum B,Seo YS,Jeen YT,Lee HS,Um SH,Kim CD

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00