Hepatitis C virus and ethanol alter antigen presentation in liver cells.

abstract：:One potential option for the management of refractory gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the delivery of radiofrequency energy to the gastro-esophageal junction (Stretta). This endoscopic therapy is safe, effective, durable, and repeatable if necessary and serves an unmet need for many GERD sufferers. Stretta ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Triadafilopoulos G

更新日期：2014-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the evolution of transient elastography (TE) in patients with alcoholic liver disease according to alcohol cessation or continuation. METHODS:We retrospectively selected in our local database all patients who had two TE between June 2005 and November 2010 with chronic alcohol excessive consumption and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bardou-Jacquet E,Legros L,Soro D,Latournerie M,Guillygomarc'h A,Le Lan C,Brissot P,Guyader D,Moirand R

更新日期：2013-01-28 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：:Although gastroduodenal ulcers are common in solid organ transplant patients, there are few reports on multiple giant ulcers in the distal ileum and ileocecal valve caused by immunosuppressants Herein, we report on a liver transplant recipient and a renal transplant recipient with multiple large ulcers in the distal i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guo YW,Gu HY,Abassa KK,Lin XY,Wei XQ

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the predictive factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in early gastric cancer (EGC). METHODS:Data from patients surgically treated for gastric cancers between January 1994 and December 2007 were retrospectively collected. Clinicopathological factors were analyzed to identify predictive factors for LNM....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sung CM,Hsu CM,Hsu JT,Yeh TS,Lin CJ,Chen TC,Su MY,Chiu CT

更新日期：2010-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are characterized by a chronic course with an alternation of relapses and remissions. Questions about prognosis are important for the patient who wants to know how the disease will affect his/her life and also for clinicians to make management decisions. Correct selection of the pati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Modesto I,Perricone G,Orlando A,Cottone M

更新日期：2012-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) for assessment of non-alcoholic fat liver disease (NAFLD) as compared with liver histological and metabolomics findings. METHODS:Patients undergoing bariatric surgery following procedures involved in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectom...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Calvo N,Beltrán-Debón R,Rodríguez-Gallego E,Hernández-Aguilera A,Guirro M,Mariné-Casadó R,Millá L,Alegret JM,Sabench F,del Castillo D,Vinaixa M,Rodríguez MÀ,Correig X,García-Álvarez R,Menendez JA,Camps J,Joven J

更新日期：2015-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Rescue antiviral treatment for patients with resistance to preexisting nucleos(t)ide analogues remains a clinical challenge. The correct choice of a first-line treatment of high potency and with a high genetic barrier to achieve sustained long-term suppression of viral replication provides the best chance of preventin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bang KB,Kim HJ

更新日期：2014-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection is the main cause of gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcer disease, and gastric cancer. After more than 20 years of experience in H pylori treatment, in my opinion, the ideal regimen to treat this infection is still to be found. Currently, apart from having to know first-line eradica...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gisbert JP

更新日期：2008-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate retrospectively the correlation between enhancement patterns on dynamic computed tomography (CT) and angiogenesis and fibrosis in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Twenty-three patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma underwent dynamic CT and tumor resection. In addition to the absolute and relative en...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hattori Y,Gabata T,Matsui O,Mochizuki K,Kitagawa H,Kayahara M,Ohta T,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the biological function of complete S protein and to look for proteins interacting with complete S protein in hepatocytes. METHODS:We constructed bait plasmid expressing complete S protein of HBV by cloning the gene of complete S protein into pGBKT7, then the recombinant plasmid DNA was transformed ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bai GQ,Cheng J,Zhang SL,Huang YP,Wang L,Liu Y,Lin SM

更新日期：2005-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To construct a recombinant strain which highly expresses catalase of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and assay the activity of H. pylori catalase. METHODS:The catalase DNA was amplified from H. pylori chromosomal DNA with PCR techniques and inserted into the prokaryotie expression vector pET-22b (+), and then was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bai Y,Zhang YL,Jin JF,Wang JD,Zhang ZS,Zhou DY

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship of serum levels of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) with kinds of cytokines in colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS:Serum samples of 100 CRC patients were collected. The concentration of total n-3 PUFA which included C18:3 n-3, C20:5 n-3, C22:5 n-3, C22:6 n-3 and the total n-6 PUFA inc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jia HJ,Zhang PJ,Liu YL,Jiang CG,Zhu X,Tian YP

更新日期：2016-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man with known situs inversus totalis presented with left-sided discomfort. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of a gallstone, as well as, situs inversus; the liver and gallbladder on the left side and the spleen on the right. The biliary system was thought to be left-right rev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kamitani S,Tsutamoto Y,Hanasawa K,Tani T

更新日期：2005-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small-for-size grafts (SFSGs) in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) could optimize donor postoperative outcomes and also expand the potential donor pool. Evidence on whether SFSGs would affect medium-term and long-term recipient graft survival is lacking. AIM:To evaluate the impact of small-for-size ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma KW,Wong KHC,Chan ACY,Cheung TT,Dai WC,Fung JYY,She WH,Lo CM,Chok KSH

更新日期：2019-09-28 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：:Increased numbers of mucosa-associated Escherichia coli are observed in both of the major inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn d' disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). A potential pathophysiological link between the presence of pathogenic invasive bacteria and genetic host susceptibility of patients with ileal CD is...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Barnich N,Darfeuille-Michaud A

更新日期：2007-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common primary cancers in the world. Surgery is the gold standard for treatment of patients with HCC. Recurrence and metastasis are the major obstacles to further improve the prognosis of HCC. Most recurrences are intrahepatic. However, 30% of the recurrences are extra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun L,Guan YS,Pan WM,Chen GB,Luo ZM,Wu H

更新日期：2007-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is characterized by steatosis or fat deposition in the liver and inflammation, which leads to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Induction of target genes without involving changes in DNA sequence seems to contribute greatly to liver injury. Chromatin modifications including alterati...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mandrekar P

更新日期：2011-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The continued need to develop less invasive alternatives to surgical and radiologic interventions has driven the development of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided treatments. These include EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections, EUS-guided necrosectomy, EUS-guided cholangiography and biliary drainage, EUS...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fabbri C,Luigiano C,Lisotti A,Cennamo V,Virgilio C,Caletti G,Fusaroli P

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Video capsule endoscopy (CE) since its introduction 13 years back, has revolutionized our approach to small intestinal diseases. Obscure gastrointestinal bleed (OGIB) continues to be the most important indication for CE with a high sensitivity, specificity as well as positive and negative predictive values. It is best...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Goenka MK,Majumder S,Goenka U

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the routine use of fibrin glue applied onto the hepatic resection area can diminish postoperative volume of bloody or biliary fluids drained via intraoperatively placed perihepatic tubes and can thus lower the complication rate. METHODS:Two groups of consecutive patients with a comparable sp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Eder F,Meyer F,Nestler G,Halloul Z,Lippert H

更新日期：2005-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the effects of premedication with Pronase for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) examination of the stomach. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized and controlled clinical study. All patients were randomly assigned to either the Pronase group or placebo group. The pretreatment solution was a mixed solution...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang GX,Liu X,Wang S,Ge N,Guo JT,Sun SY

更新日期：2016-12-28 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：:A 33-year-old woman who presented with epigastric discomfort and diarrhea underwent an abdominal ultrasound (US). This investigation and subsequent contrast-enhanced computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic US with fine needle aspiration (FNA) revealed a 40 mm well-circumscribed mass in the uncin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Poves I,Burdío F,Iglesias M,Martínez-Serrano Mde L,Aguilar G,Grande L

更新日期：2009-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in prognosis and surgery for esophageal carcinoma by a meta-analysis. METHODS:PubMed and manual searches were done to identify all published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy plus surgery (CRTS) with surgery alon...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lv J,Cao XF,Zhu B,Ji L,Tao L,Wang DD

更新日期：2009-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Unspecific abdominal complaints including bloating and irregular bowel movements may be caused by carbohydrate malabsorption syndromes, e.g., lactose and fructose malabsorption. These symptoms were investigated with hydrogen (H2) breath tests and correlated to carbohydrate malabsorption. During performing these H2-bre...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schnedl WJ,Kalmar P,Mangge H,Krause R,Wallner-Liebmann SJ

更新日期：2015-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction of nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) for oral antiviral therapy has dramatically improved the clinical outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Although current international guidelines for the management of CHB provide information regarding when to begin the antiviral therapy with NAs, there is no...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kang W,Park JY

更新日期：2014-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) allows the removal of flat or sessile lesions, laterally spreading tumors, and carcinoma of the colon or the rectum limited to the mucosa or the superficial submucosa. Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency requiring emergency surgery, and it is also a rare complic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nemoto Y,Tokuhisa J,Shimada N,Gomi T,Maetani I

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of rebamipide on small intestinal permeability induced by diclofenac in mice. METHODS:Diclofenac (2.5 mg/kg) was administered once daily for 3 d orally. A control group received the vehicle by gavage. Rebamipide (100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg) was administered i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Diao L,Mei Q,Xu JM,Liu XC,Hu J,Jin J,Yao Q,Chen ML

更新日期：2012-03-14 00:00:00