Severe acute cholestatic hepatitis of unknown etiology successfully treated with the Chinese herbal medicine Inchinko-to (TJ-135).

abstract：AIM:To assess the outcome of patients, who underwent transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and subsequently liver transplantation (OLT) irrespective of tumor size when no tumor progression was observed. METHODS:Records, imaging studies and pathology of 84 patients with HCC were revi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Obed A,Beham A,Püllmann K,Becker H,Schlitt HJ,Lorf T

更新日期：2007-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the patatin-like phospholipase domain containing-3 gene (PNPLA3) I148M polymorphism is associated with steatosis, fibrosis stage, and cirrhosis in hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). METHODS:We studied 174 consecutive unrelated homozygous for the C282Y HFE mutation of HH (C282Y+/+ HH) patients ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Valenti L,Maggioni P,Piperno A,Rametta R,Pelucchi S,Mariani R,Dongiovanni P,Fracanzani AL,Fargion S

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether potent acid inhibition is effective in non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) refractory to standard rabeprazole (RPZ) treatment. METHODS:We treated 10 Japanese patients with NERD resistant to standard dosages of RPZ: 10 mg or 20 mg od, 20 mg bid, or 10 mg qid for 14 d. All patients completed a f...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sugimoto M,Nishino M,Kodaira C,Yamade M,Uotani T,Ikuma M,Umemura K,Furuta T

更新日期：2011-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare disease characterized by the development of inflammation and fibrosis in the soft tissues of the retroperitoneum and other abdominal organs. Retroperitoneal fibrosis can be of 2 types: idiopathic and secondary. The recently advocated concept and diagnostic criteria of immunoglobulin ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujimori N,Ito T,Igarashi H,Oono T,Nakamura T,Niina Y,Hijioka M,Lee L,Uchida M,Takayanagi R

更新日期：2013-01-07 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 investigate urotensin-II (UII) and its effects on tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-1β in early acute liver failure (ALF). METHODS:We investigated the time-dependent alteration in UII levels and its effects on TNF-α and IL-1β in liver and blood in the early stage of lipopolysaccharide/D-galacto...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu LM,Zhao L,Liang DY,Yu FP,Ye CG,Tu WJ,Zhu T

更新日期：2015-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the diagnostic value of FIB-4, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in patients with hepatitis B virus infection who have persistently normal alanine transaminase (PNALT). METHODS:We enrolled 245 patients with chronic hepatitis B: 95 in PNALT gr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tan YW,Zhou XB,Ye Y,He C,Ge GH

更新日期：2017-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To measure the normal space between the posterior wall of the vagina and the anterior wall of the respectively rectum using computed tomography (CT) and reveal its were relationship to rectocele. METHODS:A total of twenty female volunteers without rectocele were examined by CT scan. We performed a middle level con...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu J,Zhai LD,Li YS,Liu WX,Wang RH

更新日期：2009-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the risk indicators, pattern of clinical presentation and treatment strategy of superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) after scoliosis surgery. METHODS:From July 1997 to October 2003, 640 patients with adolescent scoliosis who had undergone surgical treatment were evaluated prospectively, and am...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu ZZ,Qiu Y

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the association between liver stiffness (LS) prior to the initiation of dual/triple therapy and viral response. METHODS:LS was measured in all patients before treatment was administered. The therapeutic approach was based on hepatic, virological, and immunological evaluations and considered the fact th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stasi C,Piluso A,Arena U,Salomoni E,Montalto P,Monti M,Boldrini B,Corti G,Marra F,Laffi G,Milani S,Zignego AL

更新日期：2015-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the gene expression profile data for the whole liver during development of dimethylni-trosamine (DMN)-induced hepatic fibrosis. METHODS:Marker genes were identified for different types of hepatic cells, including hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), Kupffer cells (including other inflammatory cells), and he...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahara Y,Takahashi M,Wagatsuma H,Yokoya F,Zhang QW,Yamaguchi M,Aburatani H,Kawada N

更新日期：2006-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unknown, but it is believed to be multifactorial. The hygiene hypothesis proposes that better hygiene conditions would lead to less infectious disease during childhood and favor the development of immune-mediated diseases. AIM:To test the hygiene hypothesi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Salgado VCL,Luiz RR,Boéchat NLF,Leão IS,Schorr BDC,Parente JML,Lima DC,Silveira Júnior ES,Silva GOS,Almeida NP,Vieira A,de Bueno MLQ,Chebli JM,Bertges ÉR,Brugnara LMDC,Junqueira Neto C,Campbell SBG,Discacciati LL,Céza

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency and timing of post-partum chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation and identify its pre-partum predictors. METHODS:Forty-one hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic HBV infected pregnant women were prospectively evaluated between the 28th and the 32nd week of gestation. Subj...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Elefsiniotis I,Vezali E,Vrachatis D,Hatzianastasiou S,Pappas S,Farmakidis G,Vrioni G,Tsakris A

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the clinical presentation and genotypes of delta hepatitis in local population. METHODS:In this prospective study, 39 consecutive patients who were positive for HBsAg and hepatitis D virus (HDV) antibody were included. The patients were divided in two groups on the basis of presence or absence of HDV RNA...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Moatter T,Abbas Z,Shabir S,Jafri W

更新日期：2007-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopic colitis may be defined as a clinical syndrome, of unknown etiology, consisting of chronic watery diarrhea, with no alterations in the large bowel at the endoscopic and radiologic evaluation. Therefore, a definitive diagnosis is only possible by histological analysis. The epidemiological impact of this dise...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ianiro G,Cammarota G,Valerio L,Annicchiarico BE,Milani A,Siciliano M,Gasbarrini A

更新日期：2012-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of Delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4) on tumour growth in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in vivo. METHODS:We suppressed DLL4 expression in an HBV expressing HCC cell line, HepG2.2.15 and analysed the growth ability of cells as subcutaneous tumours in nude mice. Th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kunanopparat A,Issara-Amphorn J,Leelahavanichkul A,Sanpavat A,Patumraj S,Tangkijvanich P,Palaga T,Hirankarn N

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the effect of intralesional steroid injections in addition to endoscopic dilation of benign refractory esophageal strictures. METHODS:A comprehensive search was performed in three databases from inception to 10 April 2017 to identify trials, comparing the efficacy of endoscopic dilation to dilation comb...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Szapáry L,Tinusz B,Farkas N,Márta K,Szakó L,Meczker Á,Hágendorn R,Bajor J,Vincze Á,Gyöngyi Z,Mikó A,Csupor D,Hegyi P,Erőss B

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Although spinal tumors are uncommon, they may reduce survival or cause serious functional disorders in the extremities. Metastatic spinal tumors from malignant tumors can induce symptoms of spinal cord compression, such as paraplegia, quadriplegia, and vesicorectal disturbance, which are aggravated with progression of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tamaki K,Shimizu I,Urata M,Kohno N,Fukuno H,Ito S,Sano N

更新日期：2007-05-21 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：:Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are multipotent and self-renewing cells that reside essentially in the bone marrow as a non-hematopoietic cell population, but may also be isolated from the connective tissues of most organs. MSCs represent a heterogeneous population of adult, fibroblast-like cells characterized by the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vandermeulen M,Grégoire C,Briquet A,Lechanteur C,Beguin Y,Detry O

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor messenger RNA (VEGF mRNA) in the peripheral blood (PB) of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing curative resection. METHODS:Using a reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based assay, VEGF mRNA in the PB w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jeng KS,Sheen IS,Wang YC,Gu SL,Chu CM,Shih SC,Wang PC,Chang WH,Wang HY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the differences of clinical characteristics of colorectal neoplasm including polyps between the elderly and young Thai patients. METHODS:Colonoscopy database from December 2000 to October 2004 was retrospectively analyzed. There were 1822 eligible patients who underwent colonoscopy (with a mean age of 5...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rerknimitr R,Ratanapanich W,Kongkam P,Kullavanijaya P

更新日期：2006-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the potential use of colonoscopy and endoluminal ultrasonic biomicroscopy (eUBM) to track the progression of mouse colonic lesions. METHODS:Ten mice were treated with a single azoxymethane intraperitoneal injection (week 1) followed by seven days of a dextran sulfate sodium treatment in their drinking ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Soletti RC,Alves KZ,de Britto MA,de Matos DG,Soldan M,Borges HL,Machado JC

更新日期：2013-11-28 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：:A 42-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of multiple liver tumors detected by ultrasonography. Colonoscopy revealed submucosal tumor in the rectum, which was considered the primary lesion. Endoscopic mucosal resection followed by histopathological examination revealed that the tumor was carcinoid. The ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakajima Y,Takagi H,Sohara N,Sato K,Kakizaki S,Nomoto K,Suzuki H,Suehiro T,Shimura T,Asao T,Kuwano H,Mori M,Nishikura K

更新日期：2006-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the levels of preoperative serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in gastric cancer. METHODS:One hundred gastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy were enrolled in this study. The serum concentrations of MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in these patients a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kemik O,Kemik AS,Sümer A,Dulger AC,Adas M,Begenik H,Hasirci I,Yilmaz O,Purisa S,Kisli E,Tuzun S,Kotan C

更新日期：2011-04-28 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：AIM:To evaluate whether FDG-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) may be an accurate technique in the assessment of the T stage in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS:Thirty four consecutive patients (20 men and 14 women; mean age: 63 years) with a histologically proven diagnosis of colorect...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mainenti PP,Iodice D,Segreto S,Storto G,Magliulo M,De Palma GD,Salvatore M,Pace L

更新日期：2011-03-21 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

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common diseases in the everyday's practise of gastroenterologists and surgeons. However, the physicians' therapeutic armamentarium is very limited. The present letter to the editor briefly describes the recent evidence from the literature with the aim to optimize a conservative ma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Petrov MS

更新日期：2008-10-14 00:00:00