Role of simple biomarkers in predicting fibrosis progression in HCV infection.

abstract：:Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is among the most important causes of chronic HBV infection and is the commonest mode of transmission worldwide. Currently, the presence of HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA in breast milk is confirmed. Several studies have reported that breastfeeding carries no additiona...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Petrova M,Kamburov V

更新日期：2010-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively collect inpatient and outpatient data and to assess the use of endoscopic procedures during the years 1991, 1997 and 2003 to analyse for trends. METHODS:This retrospective survey was conducted in a University-associated Gastroenterology Unit offering secondary and tertiary health care services f...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schultz M,Davidson A,Donald S,Targonska B,Turnbull A,Weggery S,Livingstone V,Dockerty JD

更新日期：2009-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, a number of studies detected a significantly higher prevalence of Campylobacter species such as Campylobacter concisus (C. concisus) in intestinal biopsies and fecal samples collected from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) compared to controls. Most of these Campylobacter species are not ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang L

更新日期：2015-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex, immune-mediated gastrointestinal disorder with ill-defined etiology, multifaceted diagnostic criteria, and unpredictable treatment response. Innovations in IBD diagnostics, including developments in genomic sequencing and molecular analytics, have generated tremendous int...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kohli A,Holzwanger EA,Levy AN

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the importance of preoperative diagnosis and presentation of left-sided gallbladder using ultrasound (US), CT and angiography. METHODS:Retrospective review of 1482 patients who underwent enhanced CT scanning was performed. Left-sided gallbladder was diagnosed if a right-sided ligamentum teres was present...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hsu SL,Chen TY,Huang TL,Sun CK,Concejero AM,Tsang LL,Cheng YF

更新日期：2007-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate serum mean platelet volume (MPV) levels in acute pancreatitis (AP) patients and assess whether MPV effectively predicts the disease severity of AP. METHODS:We included 117 consecutive patients with AP as the AP group and 34 consecutive patients with colorectal polyps (before endoscopic treatment) as...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lei JJ,Zhou L,Liu Q,Xiong C,Xu CF

更新日期：2017-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To check the efficacy of the PERFACT procedure in highly complex fistula-in-ano. METHODS:The PERFACT procedure (proximal superficial cauterization, emptying regularly fistula tracts and curettage of tracts) entails two steps: superficial cauterization of mucosa at and around the internal opening and keeping all th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Garg P,Garg M

更新日期：2015-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension, liver fibrosis, and angiosarcoma of the liver (ASL) have been reported among workers exposed to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) since the 1970s. In 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer established the association of VCM with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), though only on the basis of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fedeli U,Girardi P,Mastrangelo G

更新日期：2019-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterize AXL receptor tyrosine kinase (AXL) expression in relationship to tumor protein P53 (TP53 gene, p53 protein) and its role in tumor invasion and response to therapy. METHODS:We used 14 cell lines, including 3 isogenic pairs carrying mutant/knockout p53, to gain insight into the relationship between A...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abdel-Rahman WM,Al-Khayyal NA,Nair VA,Aravind SR,Saber-Ayad M

更新日期：2017-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) re-activation often occurs spontaneously or after withdrawal of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Severe exacerbation, sometimes developing into fulminant hepatic failure, is at high risk of mortality. The efficacy of corticosteroid therapy in "clinically severe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujiwara K,Yokosuka O,Kojima H,Kanda T,Saisho H,Hirasawa H,Suzuki H

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids and immunomodulators have been the mainstay therapies for Crohn's disease. Corticosteroids are highly effective to control symptoms in the short-term, but they are not effective in maintaining remission, they heal the mucosa in a reduced proportion of cases, and long-time exposure is associated with an...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ricart E,García-Bosch O,Ordás I,Panés J

更新日期：2008-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of resveratrol, alone and in combination with fenofibrate, on fructose-induced metabolic genes abnormalities in rats. METHODS:Giving a fructose-enriched diet (FED) to rats for 12 wk was used as a model for inducing hepatic dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. Adult male albino rats (150-200 ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abd El-Haleim EA,Bahgat AK,Saleh S

更新日期：2016-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess potential contributions of biliary IgA for crystal agglomeration into gallstones, we visualized cholesterol crystal binding of biliary IgA. METHODS:Crystal binding biliary proteins were extracted from human gallbladder bile using lectin affinity chromatography.Biliary IgA was isolated from the bound prot...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lammert F,Südfeld S,Busch N,Matern S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are increasingly being identified because of the widespread use of high-resolution abdominal imaging. These cysts encompass a spectrum from malignant disease to benign lesions, and therefore, accurate diagnosis is crucial to determine the best management strategy, either surgical resec...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alvarez-Sánchez MV,Napoléon B

更新日期：2018-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the viscoelastic properties of human hepatocytes and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells under cytoskeletal perturbation, and to further to study the viscoelastic properties and the adhesive properties of mouse hepatoma cells (HTC) in different cell cycle. METHODS:Micropipette aspiration technique was ad...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang G,Long M,Wu ZZ,Yu WQ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the Z-line visualization by the PillCam SB2 using three different ingestion protocols. METHODS:Ninety consecutive patients undergoing small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) between January and May 2008 were included in the study. They swallowed the capsule in the standing (Group A = 30), supine (Group B ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fernandez-Urien I,Borobio E,Elizalde I,Irisarri R,Vila JJ,Urman JM,Jimenez J

更新日期：2010-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To globally compare the gene expression profiles during the capillary morphogenesis of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs) in an in vitro angiogenesis system with affymetrix oligonucleotide array. METHODS:A microcarrier-based in vitro angiogenesis system was developed, in which ECs migrated into the mat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun XT,Zhang MY,Shu C,Li Q,Yan XG,Cheng N,Qiu YD,Ding YT

更新日期：2005-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the sixteenth most frequent cancer in Argentina. The rise of new therapeutic modalities in intermediate-advanced HCC opens up a new paradigm for the treatment of HCC. AIM:To describe real-life treatments performed in patients with intermediate-advanced HCC before th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Piñero F,Marciano S,Fernández N,Silva J,Anders M,Zerega A,Ridruejo E,Romero G,Ameigeiras B,D'Amico C,Gaite L,Bermúdez C,Reggiardo V,Colombato L,Gadano A,Silva M

更新日期：2019-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify factors associated with the age at onset of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Five hundred and fifty-six consecutive patients positive for HCV antibody and treatment-naïve HCC diagnosed between 1995 and 2004 were analyzed. Patients were classified into three groups...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akiyama T,Mizuta T,Kawazoe S,Eguchi Y,Kawaguchi Y,Takahashi H,Ozaki I,Fujimoto K

更新日期：2011-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the inhibitory effect of mononuclear bone marrow cell (BMC) transplantation on carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) -induced liver fibrosis in rats. METHODS:Rat liver fibrosis models were induced by CCl(4) and alcohol administration. After 8 wk, twenty rats were randomly allocated into treatment group (n = 10) a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cao BQ,Lin JZ,Zhong YS,Huang SB,Lin N,Tang ZF,Chen R,Xiang P,Xu RY

更新日期：2007-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the efficacy and safety of single daily amikacin vs. cefotaxime in the 5-d treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). METHODS:Thirty-seven cirrhotic patients with SBP, 19 in group A and 18 in group B, were studied. Group A received 1 g of cefotaxime every 6 h, and group B received 500 mg of a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen TA,Lo GH,Lai KH,Lin WJ

更新日期：2005-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a common complication after liver transplantation, and it is associated with multiple direct and indirect effects. Management of CMV infection and disease has evolved over the years, and clinical guidelines have been recently updated. Universal antiviral prophylaxis and a pre-emptive...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Marcelin JR,Beam E,Razonable RR

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) over expression in oesophageal cancers. METHODS:A retrospective study, of one hundred consecutive cases of endoscopic histological samples of oesophageal cancers from a single British cancer network were included. Cancer cases were diagn...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Al-Momani H,Barnes R,El-Hadi A,Shah R,Lewis WG,Edwards P

更新日期：2012-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigation of the possible role of Campylobacter concisus (C. concisus) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an emerging research area. Despite the association found between C. concisus and IBD, it has been difficult to explain how C. concisus, a bacterium that is commonly present in the human oral cavity, may co...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang L,Lee H,Grimm MC,Riordan SM,Day AS,Lemberg DA

更新日期：2014-02-07 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：:The systemic therapies available for the management of Psoriasis (PsO) patients who cannot be treated with more conservative options, such as topical agents and/or phototherapy, with the exception of acitretin, can worsen or reactivate a chronic infection. Therefore, before administering immunosuppressive therapies wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bonifati C,Lora V,Graceffa D,Nosotti L

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine whether 2'-5'oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS) gene promoter can be specifically activated by hepatitis C virus (HCV)-core protein. METHODS:Human embryo hepatic cell line L02 was transfected with pcDNA3.1-core plasmid and selected by G418. Expression of HCV-core was detected by reverse transcription polym...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang Y,Mao SS,He QQ,Zi Y,Wen JF,Feng DY

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Redox state constitutes an important background of numerous liver disorders. The redox state participates in the course of inflammatory, metabolic and proliferative liver diseases. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are primarily produced in the mitochondria and in the endoplasmic reticulum of hepatocytes via the cytochrom...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cichoż-Lach H,Michalak A

更新日期：2014-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate whether contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) might also be used for response prediction and early response evaluation in patients receiving bevacizumab based chemotherapy for metastasized colorectal cancer. METHODS:Thirty consecutive patients with non primary resectable liver metastases from colorectal ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schirin-Sokhan R,Winograd R,Roderburg C,Bubenzer J,do Ó NC,Guggenberger D,Hecker H,Trautwein C,Tischendorf JJ

更新日期：2012-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the practical use of the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) on clinic and assess its validity by the concordance (C)-statistic in predicting the prognosis of the patient with severe viral hepatitis. METHODS:One hundred and twenty-one patients were divided into plasma exchange group and non-plasma ex...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Weng ZH,Cai SQ

更新日期：2005-02-14 00:00:00