Role of mucosal dendritic cells in inflammatory bowel disease.

abstract：AIM:To investigate the proportion of patients with moderate-severe erosive esophagitis (EE) who will have Barrett's esophagus (BE) after healing of inflammation. METHODS:Patients with EE of Los Angeles (LA) class B, C and D who underwent follow-up endoscopy documenting complete mucosal healing. RESULTS:A total of 86/...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gilani N,Gerkin RD,Ramirez FC,Hakim S,Randolph AC

更新日期：2008-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality and the incidence of this disease is expected to continue increasing. While patients with pancreatic cancer have traditionally faced a dismal prognosis, over the past several years various advances in diagnosis and treatment have begun to positively impact this ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mohammed S,Van Buren G 2nd,Fisher WE

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To provide hepatic protection through administration of doxorubicin before stop-flow chemotherapy (SFC) and to investigate the expression of heat shock protein 72 (HSP72) and role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) in this effect. METHODS:The hepatic preconditioning of doxorubicin was established in a porcine m...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu H,Zhu ZG,Yao XX,Zhao R,Yan C,Zhang Y,Liu BY,Yin HR,Lin YZ

更新日期：2005-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease (CD) can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. Proximal small bowel (SB) lesions are associated with a significant risk of stricturing disease and multiple abdominal surgeries. The assessment of SB in patients with CD is therefore necessary because it may have a significant impact on prog...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Le Berre C,Trang-Poisson C,Bourreille A

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic esophagitis has rapidly become a recognized entity causing dysphagia in young adults. This review summarizes the current knowledge of eosinophilic esophagitis including the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognosis. An extensive search of PubMed/Me...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan BM,Shaffer EA

更新日期：2006-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver penetration is a rare but serious complication of peptic ulcer disease. Usually the diagnosis is made by operation or autopsy. Clinical and laboratory data were no specific. A 64-year-old man was admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Hepatic penetration was diagnosed as the cause of bleeding. Endoscopy ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kayacetin E,Kayacetin S

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of adeno-associated virus (AAV) mediated expression of human interferon-gamma for gene therapy in experimental hepatic fibrosis in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:We constructed the recombinant AAV encoding human INF-gamma (rAAV- INF-gamma) and took the primary rat hepatic stellate cells and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen M,Wang GJ,Diao Y,Xu RA,Xie HT,Li XY,Sun JG

更新日期：2005-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a group of diseases with excess fat in liver in the absence of a poorly defined limit of alcohol consumption. Most common variety, a universal public health problem, is associated with insulin resistance caused by a host of genetic and epigenetic defects modulated by life st...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sanal MG

更新日期：2008-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, achieving high rates (≥ 95%) of sustained virological response, with a good safety profile and high compliance rates. Consequently, it had been expected that viral clearance will reduce morbidity and mortality rates...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Muzica CM,Stanciu C,Huiban L,Singeap AM,Sfarti C,Zenovia S,Cojocariu C,Trifan A

更新日期：2020-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify factors related to serious postoperative bacterial and fungal infections in the first 3 mo after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). METHODS:In the present study, the data of 207 patients from 2004 to 2011 were reviewed. The pre-, intra- and post-operative factors were statistically analyzed. Al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li C,Wen TF,Mi K,Wang C,Yan LN,Li B

更新日期：2012-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 1107 in vol. 21, PMID: 26640344.]. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tong YF,Cai XJ

更新日期：2018-10-21 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：: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：:Peritoneal dissemination represents a devastating form of gastric cancer (GC) progression with a dismal prognosis. There is no effective therapy for this condition. The 5-year survival rate of patients with peritoneal dissemination is 2%, even including patients with only microscopic free cancer cells without macrosco...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanda M,Kodera Y

更新日期：2016-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between the expression of p16 gene and the gastric carcinogenesis, depth of invasion and lymph node metastases, and to evaluate the deletion and mutation of exon 2 in p16 gene in gastric carcinoma. METHODS:The expression of p16 protein was examined by streptavidin-peroxidase conjuga...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He XS,Su Q,Chen ZC,He XT,Long ZF,Ling H,Zhang LR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mastocytosis is a clonal neoplastic disorder of the mast cells (MC) that can be limited to the skin (cutaneous mastocytosis) or involve one or more extracutaneous organs (systemic mastocytosis). The clinical manifestations of mastocytosis are heterogeneous ranging from indolent disease with a long-term survival to a h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Martins C,Teixeira C,Ribeiro S,Trabulo D,Cardoso C,Mangualde J,Freire R,Gamito É,Alves AL,Cremers I,Alves C,Neves A,Oliveira AP

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors are effective in the treatment of various inflammatory rheumatic conditions. Increased risks of serious infections are the major issues concerning the long-term safety of these agents. We present a case of a young male Behcet's patient whose disease was complicat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sari I,Birlik M,Gonen C,Akar S,Gurel D,Onen F,Akkoc N

更新日期：2008-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether ANNs and LDA could recognize patients with ABG in a database, containing only clinical and biochemical variables, of a pool of patients with and without ABG, by selecting the most predictive variables and by reducing input data to the minimum. METHODS:Data was collected from 350 consecutive ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lahner E,Grossi E,Intraligi M,Buscema M,Corleto VD,Delle Fave G,Annibale B

更新日期：2005-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the protective effect and mechanism of glutamine on the intestinal barrier function in total parenteral nutrition (TPN) rats with trauma or endotoxemia. METHODS:To perform prospective, randomized and controlled animal experimentation of rats with surgical trauma, TPN and endotoxemia, thirty-four male, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ding LA,Li JS

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Overexpression of tumor protein p53-induced nuclear protein 1 (TP53INP1) induces G1 cell cycle arrest and increases p53-mediated apoptosis. To clarify the clinical importance of TP53INP1, we analyzed TP53INP1 and p53 expression in gastric cancer. METHODS:TP53INP1 and p53 expression were examined using immunohistoc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jiang PH,Motoo Y,Garcia S,Iovanna JL,Pébusque MJ,Sawabu N

更新日期：2006-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is paramount for the management of prevalent gastrointestinal disorders including peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Due to the wide increase in prevalence of H. pylori resistance to antibiotics, clarithromycin-based triple therapies are not any more suitabl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Papastergiou V,Georgopoulos SD,Karatapanis S

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate, whether humoral hepatitis-B-vaccine non-responders also fail to mount a T cell response and to compare these results to normal vaccinees. METHODS:Fourty-seven health care employees were enrolled in this study including all available non-responders (n = 13) with an anti-HBsAg titer < 10 kU/L and all av...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Weihrauch MR,von Bergwelt-Baildon M,Kandic M,Weskott M,Klamp W,Rosler J,Schultze JL

更新日期：2008-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the causes and clinical outcome of patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGB) and a history of gastric surgery to those with AUGB but without a history of gastric surgery in the past. METHODS:The causes and clinical outcome were compared between 105 patients with AUGB and a history of ga...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nikolopoulou VN,Thomopoulos KC,Theocharis GI,Arvaniti VA,Vagianos CE

更新日期：2005-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest cancers with 1.2 million new cases diagnosed each year in the world. It remains the fourth most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the world and accounts for > 600000 cancer-related deaths each year. There have been significant advances in treatment of metastati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Khan K,Wale A,Brown G,Chau I

更新日期：2014-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a novel method for the rapid and efficient extraction of exosomes secreted by tumor cells. METHODS:Unlike the traditional extraction method, the supernatants of cell cultures were concentrated, and the exosomes were isolated promptly and effectively using a novel nanomaterial called ExoQuick. Coomassie ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu L,Qu XH,Sun YL,Qian YM,Zhao XH

更新日期：2014-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Good preparation before endoscopic procedures is essential for successful visualization. The small bowel is difficult to evaluate because of its length and complex configuration. A meta-analysis was conducted of studies comparing small bowel visualization by capsule endoscopy with and without preparation. Medical data...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Niv Y

更新日期：2008-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To determine whether recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) can protect gastric mucosa against ethanol induced injury in rats.METHOD: Fifty-four SD rats weighing 200g-500g each were divided into six groups after fasting for 24 hours.Three groups received different doses of oral rhEGF (30, 60 and 120&mgr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu CD,Gan RB,Chen SN,Jiang SH,Xu JY

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence, characteristics and clinical course of pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs) in liver transplantation (LT) recipients. METHODS:We retrospectively studied consecutive patients who underwent LT between January 1998 to April 2016. Clinical and laboratory data were obtained from patient medic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu K,Joshi V,van Camp L,Yang QW,Baars JE,Strasser SI,McCaughan GW,Majumdar A,Saxena P,Kaffes AJ

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition affecting 3%-25% of the general population. As no curative treatment is available, therapy is aimed at reducing symptoms, often with little success. Because alteration of the normal intestinal microflora has been observed in IBS, probiotics (beneficial microbes tak...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： McFarland LV,Dublin S

更新日期：2008-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To quantify the impact of split-dose regimen on endoscopists' compliance with guideline recommendations for timing of repeat colonoscopy in patients with normal colonoscopy or 1-2 small polyps (< 10 mm). METHODS:A retrospective chart review of all endoscopy reports was undertaken in average-risk individuals > 50 y...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Menees SB,Kim HM,Schoenfeld P

更新日期：2018-02-14 00:00:00