Antioxidative status of patients with alcoholic liver disease in southeastern Taiwan.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) causes colitis and diarrhea, and is considered a candidate pathogen in inflammatory bowel diseases as well as colorectal cancers. These diseases are dependent on ETBF-secreted toxin (BFT). Dendritic cells (DCs) play an important role in directing the nature of adap...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ko SH,Jeon JI,Woo HA,Kim JM

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the rate of infection, appropriateness of antimicrobial-therapy and mortality on intensive care unit (ICU). Special focus was drawn on patients with liver cirrhosis. METHODS:The study was approved by the local ethical committee. All patients admitted to the Internal Medicine-ICU between April 1, 2007 and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Friedrich-Rust M,Wanger B,Heupel F,Filmann N,Brodt R,Kempf VA,Kessel J,Wichelhaus TA,Herrmann E,Zeuzem S,Bojunga J

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the chemopreventive effects of 1alpha, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in diethylnitrosamine induced, phenobarbital promoted rat hepatocarcinogenesis. METHODS:The rats were randomly divided into 6 different groups (A-F). Groups A, C and E rats received a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of diethylni...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Banakar MC,Paramasivan SK,Chattopadhyay MB,Datta S,Chakraborty P,Chatterjee M,Kannan K,Thygarajan E

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Oxygen free radical mediated tissue damage is well established in pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP). Whether nitric oxide (NO) plays a deleterious or a protective role is unknown. In alcohol-induced AP, we studied NO, lipooxidative damage and glutathione in pancreas, lung and circulation. METHODS:AP was indu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Andican G,Gelisgen R,Unal E,Tortum OB,Dervisoglu S,Karahasanoglu T,Burçak G

更新日期：2005-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship of changes in expression of marker genes in functional categories or molecular networks comprising one functional category or multiple categories in progression of hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis C (HCV) patients. METHODS:Marker genes were initially identified using DNA microarray dat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahara Y,Takahashi M,Zhang QW,Wagatsuma H,Mori M,Tamori A,Shiomi S,Nishiguchi S

更新日期：2008-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) regulate a variety of cellular functions, from embryogenesis to adult tissue homeostasis. FGFR signaling also plays significant roles in the proliferation, invasion, and survival of several types of tumor cells. FGFR-induced alterations, including gene amplification, chromoso...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yashiro M,Matsuoka T

更新日期：2016-02-28 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：:Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare mesenchymal tumors originating from the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. Their coexistence with other tumors originating from other germ layers is unique. We have reported a case of a 63-year-old GIST patient presenting as an epigastric mass associated with ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jaworski R,Jastrzebski T,Swierblewski M,Drucis K,Kobierska-Gulida G

更新日期：2006-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of bile acid on the expression of histidine decarboxylase (HDC), which is a major enzyme involved in histamine production, and gene expression of gastric transcription factors upon cooperative activation. METHODS:HDC expression was examined by immunohistochemistry, reverse transcriptase p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ku HJ,Kim HY,Kim HH,Park HJ,Cheong JH

更新日期：2014-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of Boschniakia rossica (BR), oxymatrine (OM) and interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) 1b on the therapy of rat liver fibrosis and its mechanism. METHODS:By establishing a rat model of pig serum-induced liver fibrosis, liver/weight index and serum alanine transaminase (ALT) were observed to invest...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu CS,Piao XX,Piao DM,Jin YR,Li CH

更新日期：2005-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the procedure, feasibility and effects of laparoscope-assisted continuous circulatory hyperthermic intraperitoneal perfusion chemotherapy (CHIPC) in treatment of malignant ascites induced by peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastric cancers. METHODS:From August 2006 to March 2008, the laparoscopic appr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ba MC,Cui SZ,Lin SQ,Tang YQ,Wu YB,Wang B,Zhang XL

更新日期：2010-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon but dramatic clinical syndrome characterized by hepatic encephalopathy and a bleeding tendency due to abrupt loss of liver function caused by massive or submassive liver necrosis in a patient with a previously healthy liver. The causes of ALF encompass a wide variety of toxic, ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang DW,Yin YM,Yao YM

更新日期：2013-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the feasibility of quantifying liver choline concentrations in both normal and apoptotic rabbit livers in vivo, using 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). METHODS:1H-MRS was performed in 18 rabbits using a 1.5T GE MR system with an eight-channel head/neck receiving coil. Fifteen rabbits were in...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shen ZW,Cao Z,You KZ,Yang ZX,Xiao YY,Cheng XF,Chen YW,Wu RH

更新日期：2012-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe our own experience with pyogenic liver abscesses over the past 10 years and investigate the risk factors associated with failure of initial percutaneous therapy. METHODS:A retrospective study of records of 63 PLA patients presenting between 1998 and 2008 to Australian tertiary referral centre, were rev...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pang TC,Fung T,Samra J,Hugh TJ,Smith RC

更新日期：2011-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We have previously demonstrated that cholangiocytes, the epithelial cells lining intrahepatic bile ducts, encode two functional bile acid transporters via alternative splicing of a single gene to facilitate bile acid vectorial transport. Cholangiocytes possess ASBT, an apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kip NS,Lazaridis KN,Masyuk AI,Splinter PL,Huebert RC,LaRusso NF

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal cancers represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with incomplete response to chemotherapy in the advanced stages and poor prognosis. Angiogenesis plays a crucial part in tumor growth and metastasis, with most gastrointestinal cancers depending strictly on the development of a new and devote...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gheonea DI,Cârţână T,Ciurea T,Popescu C,Bădărău A,Săftoiu A

更新日期：2011-01-07 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 determine the expression characteristics of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in histology and to elucidate the roles of CCN2 on hepatoma cell cycle progression and metastasis in vitro. METHODS:Liver samples from 36 patients (who underwent hepatic resection for ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiu M,Liu YH,Brigstock DR,He FH,Zhang RJ,Gao RP

更新日期：2012-12-21 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：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. At the molecular level, GISTs can be categorized into two groups based on the causative oncogenic mutations. Approximately 85% of GISTs are caused by gain-of-function mutations in the tyrosine kinase receptor ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao Y,Feng F,Guo QH,Wang YP,Zhao R

更新日期：2020-09-14 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：:We report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurring in a patient with Crohn's disease (CD) without chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis, and review the clinicopathological features of HCC in CD patients. A 37-year-old Japanese man with an 8-year history of CD and a medication history of azathioprine underwent...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishida M,Naka S,Shiomi H,Tsujikawa T,Andoh A,Nakahara T,Saito Y,Kurumi Y,Takikita-Suzuki M,Kojima F,Hotta M,Tani T,Fujiyama Y,Okabe H

更新日期：2010-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described a previously unreported entity of an intussuscepted neuroendocrine carcinoma of the appendix. Our patient was a 70-year-old man whose only complaint was insipient weight loss. Colonoscopy showed a malignant cecal "polyp", and an extended right hemicolectomy was performed. We have reviewed the literat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Thomas RE,Maude K,Rotimi O

更新日期：2006-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of 5 compared to 10 granulocyteaphaeresis sessions in patients with active steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis. METHODS:In this pilot, prospective, multicenter randomized trial, 20 patients with moderately active steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis were randomized to 5 or 10 granulocytea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ricart E,Esteve M,Andreu M,Casellas F,Monfort D,Sans M,Oudovenko N,Lafuente R,Panes J

更新日期：2007-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the inhibitory effects of sinomenine (SIN) combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on esophageal carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:Esophageal carcinoma (Eca-109) cells were cultured in DMEM. The single or combined growth inhibition effects of SIN and 5-FU on the Eca-109 cells were examined by meas...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang J,Yang ZR,Dong WG,Zhang JX,Guo XF,Song J,Qiu S

更新日期：2013-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the anti-hepatofibrotic effects of Gardenia jasminoides in liver fibrosis. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent common bile duct ligation (BDL) for 14 d and were treated with Gardenia jasminoides by gavage. The effects of Gardenia jasminoides on liver fibrosis and the detailed molecular mechan...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen YH,Lan T,Li J,Qiu CH,Wu T,Gou HJ,Lu MQ

更新日期：2012-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with a laryngoscopic diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). METHODS:Between May 2011 and October 2011, 41 consecutive patients with laryngopharyngeal symptoms (LPS) and laryngoscopic diagnosis of LPR were empirically treated ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： de Bortoli N,Nacci A,Savarino E,Martinucci I,Bellini M,Fattori B,Ceccarelli L,Costa F,Mumolo MG,Ricchiuti A,Savarino V,Berrettini S,Marchi S

更新日期：2012-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic motility subserves large bowel functions, including absorption, storage, propulsion and defaecation. Colonic motor dysfunction remains the leading hypothesis to explain symptom generation in chronic constipation, a heterogeneous condition which is extremely prevalent in the general population, and has huge soc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dinning PG,Benninga MA,Southwell BR,Scott SM

更新日期：2010-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether a specific adenosine A(2A) receptor agonist (ATL-146e) can ameliorate aspirin-induced gastric mucosal lesions in rats, and reduce neutrophil accumulation and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. METHODS:Gastric lesions were produced by oral gavage of aspirin (200 mg/kg) and HCl (0.15 mol/...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Odashima M,Otaka M,Jin M,Komatsu K,Wada I,Horikawa Y,Matsuhashi T,Hatakeyama N,Oyake J,Ohba R,Watanabe S,Linden J

更新日期：2006-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholangiocarcinoma (CC) is rare malignant tumors composed of cells that resemble those of the biliary tract. It is notoriously difficult to diagnose, and is associated with a high mortality. Traditionally, CC is divided into intrahepatic and extrahepatic disease according to its location within the biliary tree. Intra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shimoda M,Kubota K

更新日期：2007-03-14 00:00:00