Gene modulation associated with inhibition of liver regeneration in hepatitis B virus X transgenic mice.

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of short-term overlap lamivudine therapy with adefovir in patients with lamivudine-resistant and naive chronic hepatitis B, we compared patients receiving overlap therapy with those receiving adefovir alone. METHODS:Eighty patients who had received lamivudine treatment for various periods ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nam SW,Bae SH,Lee SW,Kim YS,Kang SB,Choi JY,Cho SH,Yoon SK,Han JY,Yang JM,Lee YS

更新日期：2008-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the relation between heparanase (HPA) and nm23-H1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and whether they could be used as valuable markers in predicting post-operative metastasis and recurrence of HCC. METHODS:Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry (S-P method) were used t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu YB,Gao SL,Chen XP,Peng SY,Fang HQ,Wu YL,Peng CH,Tang Z,Xu B,Wang JW,Deng GL,Li HJ,Feng XD,Qian HR

更新日期：2005-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric intramural hematoma is a rare injury of the stomach, and is most often seen in patients with underlying disease. Such injury following endoscopic therapy is even rarer, and there are no universally accepted guidelines for its treatment. In this case report, we describe a gastric intramural hematoma which occur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun P,Tan SY,Liao GH

更新日期：2012-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the calcium metabolism of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with colorectal cancer and control patients. METHODS:Seventy newly diagnosed CRC patients were included. The healthy control group was age and gender matched (n=32). Particular attention was devoted to the relationship between serum calcium o...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fuszek P,Lakatos P,Tabak A,Papp J,Nagy Z,Takacs I,Horvath HC,Lakatos PL,Speer G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency of serum IgA-antiendomysial antibody positivity in patients with low bone mineral density and to assess the risk group for screening of celiac disease. METHODS:One hundred and thirty-five patients (14 male, 121 female) with idiopathic low bone mineral density were evaluated. The median...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Karakan T,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Gunendi Z,Atalay F,Tuncer C

更新日期：2007-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of early enteral nutrition (EEN) on the immune function and clinical outcome of patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS:Patients were randomly allocated to receive EEN or delayed enteral nutrition (DEN). Enteral nutrition was started within 48 h after admission in EEN grou...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun JK,Mu XW,Li WQ,Tong ZH,Li J,Zheng SY

更新日期：2013-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To unravel the differences between systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of acute pancreatitis compared to the same syndrome in sepsis. METHODS:Twenty-five patients were enrolled, 12 with sepsis and 13 acute pancreatitis. After diagnosis 20 mL blood was sampled. Half were assayed for isolation of monocy...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koussoulas V,Tzivras M,Karagianni V,Spyridaki E,Plachouras D,Giamarellou H,Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the risk factors and the efficacy of medications of patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers among Chinese patients in Taiwan. METHODS:Patients with peptic ulcers, diagnosed by upper endoscopy, were retrospectively collected between January 2008 and December 2008. The differences were compared. RESULTS...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee SW,Chang CS,Lee TY,Yeh HZ,Tung CF,Peng YC

更新日期：2010-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) plays a central role in the pathway of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species metabolism when Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection occurs in humans. iNOS Ser(608)Leu allele, a novel genetic polymorphism (C/T) occurring within exon 16 of the iNOS reductase domain, may have a ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shen J,Wang RT,Wang LW,Xu YC,Wang XR

更新日期：2004-11-15 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:To clarify the molecular mechanism involved in pathogenesis of colorectal cancer as well as clinical significance of genetic analysis of histological samples. METHODS:A total of 480 blood and tissue specimens were collected in our hospital from January 2011 to October 2012. In the observation group, there were 120...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan ZH,Cui LH,Wang XH,Li C,He X

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To present our experience with tuberculous peritonitis treated in our hospital from 2002-2007. METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of 9 children with tuberculous peritonitis. RESULTS:Nine patients (5 boys, 4 girls) of mean age 14.2 years were diagnosed with peritoneal tuberculosis. All patients presented with...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dinler G,Sensoy G,Helek D,Kalayci AG

更新日期：2008-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare biofeedback-guided pelvic floor exercise therapy (BFT) with the use of oral polyethylene glycol (PEG) for the treatment of obstructive defecation. METHODS:A total of 88 subjects were assigned to treatment with either BFT (n = 44) or oral PEG (n = 44). Constipation symptoms (including difficult evacuatio...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ba-Bai-Ke-Re MM,Wen NR,Hu YL,Zhao L,Tuxun T,Husaiyin A,Sailai Y,Abulimiti A,Wang YH,Yang P

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of aprotinin used in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) on the intraoperative requirement for blood products and on the incidence of laparotomy for bleeding, thrombotic events and mortality. METHODS:A systematic review of the literature in the electronic database Medline and the Clinic Tria...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu CM,Chen J,Wang XH

更新日期：2008-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CD24 gene in susceptibility and overall survival of gastric cancer (GC). METHODS:We genotyped 3 tagging SNPs of CD24-P-534 in the promoter region, P170 in the coding region of exon 2 and P1527 in the 3' untranslated region - using polymerase chai...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jia ZF,Wang LZ,Cao XY,Wang C,Cao DH,Wu X,You LL,Jin MS,Wang YP,Zhou BS,Jiang J

更新日期：2016-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile duct stones are a serious and the third most common complication of the biliary system that can occur following liver transplantation. The incidence rate of bile duct stones after liver transplantation is 1.8%-18%. The management of biliary stones is usually performed with endoscopic techniques; however, the tech...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou CG,Wei BJ,Gao K,Dai DK,Zhai RY

更新日期：2015-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore molecular mechanism of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) antagonization against X-ray induced L02 cells damage. METHODS:L02 liver cells were cultured in RPMI 1640, exposed to X-ray irradiation and continued to culture in the presence or absence of NADH. Cellular viability was analyzed by routine ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu FQ,Zhang JR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the role of serum anti-Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibody titers in gastric cancer. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, the effect of patients' baseline characteristics and endoscopic findings on their serum antibody titers were assessed. We evaluated consecutive patients who underwent esophago...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Toyoshima O,Nishizawa T,Sakitani K,Yamakawa T,Takahashi Y,Yamamichi N,Hata K,Seto Y,Koike K,Watanabe H,Suzuki H

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a rare cystic mesothelial lesion that occurs predominantly in reproductive aged women. A 56-year-old Caucasian male was admitted to our surgical department with a chief complaint of a painful mass in his right lower abdomen for almost 2 years. The physical examinati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang TB,Dai WG,Liu DW,Shi HP,Dong WG

更新日期：2013-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The biology of colorectal cancer differs according to its location within the large intestine. A report published in a previous issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology (November 2010) evaluated the importance of tumor location as a risk factor for lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer, and showed that rectal c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akiyoshi T,Watanabe T,Ueno M,Muto T

更新日期：2011-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This retrospective study was designed to analyze the results and the failure patterns of late course accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy for clinical T(1-2)N(0)M(0) esophageal carcinoma. METHODS:From Aug. 1994 to Feb. 2001, 56 patients with clinical T(1-2) esophageal carcinoma received late course accelerat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao KL,Wang Y,Shi XH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of bone marrow-derived monocytes transfected with RNA of CT-26 (a cell line of mouse colon carcinoma) on antitumor immunity. METHODS:Mouse bone marrow-derived monocytes were incubated with mouse granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (mGM-CSF) in vitro, and the purity of monocyt...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chu XY,Chen LB,Zang J,Wang JH,Zhang Q,Geng HC

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of patients with HCC still remains dismal. The life expectancy of HCC patients is hard to predict because of the high possibility of postoperative recurrence. Many factors, such as patient's general conditions, macroscopic tumor morphology, as well as tumor histopathology features, have been proven of pr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qin LX,Tang ZY

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old woman underwent partial splenic embolization (PSE) for hypersplenism with idiopathic portal hypertension (IPH). One week later, contrast-enhanced CT revealed extensive portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and dilated portosystemic shunts. The PVT was not dissolved by the intravenous administration of urokinase. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakai M,Sato M,Sahara S,Kawai N,Kimura M,Maeda Y,Ibata Y,Higashi K

更新日期：2006-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of exogenously mutated p27(kipl) (p27) on proliferation and apoptosis of human cholangiocarcinoma cell line, QBC(939)in vivo. METHODS:Adenviral vectors were used to transfect mutated p27 cDNA into human QBC(939)cell line. Expression of p27 was detected by RT-PCR. Western blot. Cell growt...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Luo J,Chen YJ,Wang WY,Zou SQ

更新日期：2008-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution and transmission risk factors in a population of unselected patients in Luxembourg. METHODS:Epidemiological information (gender, age and transmission risks) were collected from 802 patients newly diagnosed for hepatitis C and living in Luxembourg, among ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Roman F,Hawotte K,Struck D,Ternes AM,Servais JY,Arendt V,Hoffman P,Hemmer R,Staub T,Seguin-Devaux C,Schmit JC

更新日期：2008-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal method for monitoring quiescent disease in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis is yet to be determined. Endoscopic evaluation with ileocolonoscopy is the gold standard but is invasive, costly, and time-consuming. There are many commercially available biomarkers that may be used in cli...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chang S,Malter L,Hudesman D

更新日期：2015-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the impact of HCC surveillance on early diagnosis and survival of cirrhotic outpatients. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, cirrhotic outpatients undergoing HCC surveillance between March 2005 and March 2014 were analyzed. Exclusion criteria...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Appel-da-Silva MC,Miozzo SA,Dossin IA,Tovo CV,Branco F,de Mattos AA

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man with cT1bN0M0 stage I middle thoracic esophageal cancer underwent subtotal esophagectomy and gastric tube reconstruction through the posterior mediastinal route after preoperative carbon-ion radiotherapy and chemotherapy in a clinical trial. Anastomotic leakage occurred, but it spontaneously improved...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uesato M,Kono T,Akutsu Y,Murakami K,Kagaya A,Muto Y,Nakano A,Aikawa M,Tamachi T,Amagai H,Arasawa T,Muto Y,Matsubara H

更新日期：2017-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:While jejunoileal diverticula are rare and often asymptomatic, they may lead to chronic non-specific or acute symptoms. The large majority of complications present with an acute abdomen similar to appendicitis, cholecystitis or colonic diverticulitis but they also may appear with atypical symptoms. As a result, diagno...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kassahun WT,Fangmann J,Harms J,Bartels M,Hauss J

更新日期：2007-04-21 00:00:00