Diagnostic strategy for occult hepatitis B virus infection.

abstract：AIM:To investigate and elucidate the molecular mechanism that regulates inducible expression of CD69 by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. METHODS:The expression levels of CD69 in a T-cell line, Jurkat, primary human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and CD4+ T cells, were assessed by immunohistochem...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mori N,Ishikawa C,Senba M

更新日期：2011-08-28 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：:Transplantation cannot be considered the most important therapeutic procedure for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In France, no more than 2% of patients with HCC undergo a transplantation. Randomized controlled trial must assess the benefit to risk ratio of various potentially "curative" treatment procedures (transpla...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Braillon A

更新日期：2009-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the shortage of suitable liver grafts for liver transplantation, proper use of hepatitis B core antibody-positive livers might be a possible way to enlarge the donor pool and to save patients with end-stage liver diseases. However, the safety of hepatitis B virus core antibody positive (HBcAb+) donors ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lei M,Yan LN,Yang JY,Wen TF,Li B,Wang WT,Wu H,Xu MQ,Chen ZY,Wei YG

更新日期：2018-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:CMU-1 is a new preservation solution with a low potassium concentration as well as low viscosity that is highly effective in reducing preservation injury. The purpose of this experiment is to compare the protective effect of CMU-1 solution with that of UW during cold preservation and normothermic reperfusion. METH...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cheng Y,Liu YF,Cheng DH,Li BF,Zhao N

更新日期：2005-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the protein C activation system in human liver myofibroblasts, and the effects of activated protein C (APC) on these cells. METHODS:Human liver myofibroblasts were obtained by outgrowth. Expression of protease activated receptor 1 (PAR-1), endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) and thrombomodulin (TM) was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gillibert-Duplantier J,Rullier A,Neaud V,Kisiel W,Rosenbaum J

更新日期：2010-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated surveys from Europe, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand have shown that adherence to an evidence-based perioperative care protocol, such as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), has been generally low. It is of great importance to support the implementation of the ERAS protocol as it has been sho...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Segelman J,Nygren J

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the association of pre-treatment (13)C-urea breath test (UBT) results with H pylori density and efficacy of eradication therapy in patients with active duodenal ulcers. METHODS:One hundred and seventeen consecutive outpatients with active duodenal ulcer and H pylori infection were recruited. H pylori d...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lai YC,Yang JC,Huang SH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the growth inhibitory mechanism of four caged xanthones from Garcinia hanburyi in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) KKU-100 and KKU-M156 cells. METHODS:Four caged xanthones, selected on the basis of their anticancer potency and chemical structure diversities (i.e. isomorellin, isomorellinol, forbesione and g...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hahnvajanawong C,Boonyanugomol W,Nasomyon T,Loilome W,Namwat N,Anantachoke N,Tassaneeyakul W,Sripa B,Namwat W,Reutrakul V

更新日期：2010-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection has been clearly linked to peptic ulcer disease and some gastrointestinal malignancies. Increasing evidence demonstrates possible associations to disease states in other organ systems, known as the extraintestinal manifestations of H. pylori. Different conditions associated wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wong F,Rayner-Hartley E,Byrne MF

更新日期：2014-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric complication of cirrhosis or acute liver failure. Currently, HE is regarded as a continuous cognitive impairment ranging from the mildest stage, minimal HE to overt HE. Hyperammonaemia and neuroinflammation are two main underlying factors which contribute to the neurol...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang XD,Zhang LJ,Wu SY,Lu GM

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether American ginseng (AG, Panax quinquefolium) supplementation was able to improve endurance exercise performance. METHODS:Thirteen physically active male college students were divided into two groups (AG or placebo) and received supplementation for 4 wk, before the exhaustive running exercise. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hsu CC,Ho MC,Lin LC,Su B,Hsu MC

更新日期：2005-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether oral glutathione (GSH) administration can alleviate the effects of fasting-induced intestinal atrophy in the small intestinal mucosa. METHODS:Rats were divided into eight groups. One group was fed ad libitum, another was fed ad libitum and received oral GSH, and six groups were administrated s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchida H,Nakajima Y,Ohtake K,Ito J,Morita M,Kamimura A,Kobayashi J

更新日期：2017-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are heterogeneous disorders with a variety of clinical manifestations, primarily defined by signs and symptoms rather than a definite underlying cause. Their pathophysiology remains obscure and, although it is expected to differ according to the specific FGID, disruptions i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koutouratsas T,Kalli T,Karamanolis G,Gazouli M

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the therapeutic effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplanted intraperitoneally and intravenously in a murine model of colitis. METHODS:MSCs were isolated from C57BL/6 mouse adipose tissue. MSC cultures were analyzed according to morphology, cellular differentiation potential, and surface mo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gonçalves Fda C,Schneider N,Pinto FO,Meyer FS,Visioli F,Pfaffenseller B,Lopez PL,Passos EP,Cirne-Lima EO,Meurer L,Paz AH

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 3 c-terminal deleted protein (HCV NS3-5') on hepatocyte transformation and tumor development. METHODS:QSG7701 cells were transfected with plasmid pRcHCNS3-5' (expressing HCV NS3 c-terminal deleted protein) by lipofectamine and selected in G418. The exp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He QQ,Cheng RX,Sun Y,Feng DY,Chen ZC,Zheng H

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum amyloid A (SAA) is an acute phase protein mainly synthesized by the liver. SAA induces inflammatory phenotype and promotes cell proliferation in activated hepatic stellate cells, the major scar forming cells in the liver. However, few studies have reported on the serum levels of SAA in human liver dise...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yuan ZY,Zhang XX,Wu YJ,Zeng ZP,She WM,Chen SY,Zhang YQ,Guo JS

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression and clinical relevance of inhibitor of differentiation (ID) proteins in biliary tract cancer. METHODS:ID protein expression was analyzed in 129 samples from patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) (45 extrahepatic, 50 intrahepatic, and 34 gallbladder cancers), compared to no...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Harder J,Müller MJ,Fuchs M,Gumpp V,Schmitt-Graeff A,Fischer R,Frank M,Opitz O,Hasskarl J

更新日期：2013-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutive activation of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-signaling axis is frequently observed in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Especially the overexpression of the fetal growth factor IGF-II, IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR), and cytoplasmic downstream effectors such as insulin-receptor substrates (IRS) contrib...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Breuhahn K,Schirmacher P

更新日期：2008-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic impact of the metastatic lymph node ratio (MLR) in advanced gastric cancer from the cardia and fundus. METHODS:Two hundred and thirty-six patients with gastric cancer from the cardia and fundus who underwent D2 curative resection were analyzed retrospectively. The correlations between...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang CM,Lin BJ,Lu HS,Zhang XF,Li P,Xie JW

更新日期：2008-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium septicum (C. septicum) gas gangrene is well documented in the literature, typically in the setting of trauma or immunosuppression. In this paper, we report a unique case of spontaneous clostridial myonecrosis in a patient with Crohn's disease and sulfasalazine-induced neutropenia. The patient presented wit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kiel N,Ho V,Pascoe A

更新日期：2011-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the association of serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels with chronic hepatitis B infection and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion. METHODS:A retrospective study was performed on clinical data collected from patients who had been positive for hepatitis B surface antigen for > 6 mo ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang R,Yang CC,Liu Y,Xia J,Su R,Xiong YL,Wang GY,Sun ZH,Yan XM,Lu S,Wu C

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for biomarkers that characterize specific aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has received substantial interest in the past years and is moving forward rapidly with the help of modern technologies. Nevertheless, there is a direct demand to identify adequate biomarkers for predicting and evaluating ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Quetglas EG,Mujagic Z,Wigge S,Keszthelyi D,Wachten S,Masclee A,Reinisch W

更新日期：2015-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the relationship between the patterns of postprandial peristalsis and transduodenal bolus transport in healthy subjects. METHODS:Synchronous recording of chyme transport and peristaltic activity was performed during the fasting state and after administration of a test meal using a special catheter device ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nguyen HN,Winograd R,Domingues GR,Lammert F

更新日期：2006-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of stents in treating patients with anastomotic site obstructions due to cancer recurrence following colorectal surgery. METHODS:The medical records of patients who underwent endoscopic self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) insertion for colorectal obstructions between February 2004 and Janua...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim JH,Lee JJ,Cho JH,Kim KO,Chung JW,Kim YJ,Kwon KA,Park DK,Kim JH

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the utility of single-balloon colonoscopy (SBC) or double-balloon colonoscopy (DBC) for difficult colonoscopies. METHODS:Between August 2008 and June 2010, patients in whom total colonoscopy failed within 30 min of insertion were assigned randomly to undergo either SBC or DBC. No sedatives were used. Af...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamada A,Watabe H,Takano N,Togo G,Yamaji Y,Yoshida H,Kawabe T,Omata M,Koike K

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical, radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass. Total open surgical excision was performed, which resulted in complete resolution of colitis. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed benign retroperitoneal schwa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fass G,Hossey D,Nyst M,Smets D,Saligheh EN,Duttmann R,Claes K,da Costa PM

更新日期：2007-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To transfer hepatitis E virus (HEV) ORF2 partial gene to tomato plants, to investigate its expression in transformants and the immunoactivity of expression products, and to explore the feasibility of developing a new type of plant-derived HEV oral vaccine. METHODS:Plant binary expression vector p1301E2, carrying a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ma Y,Lin SQ,Gao Y,Li M,Luo WX,Zhang J,Xia NS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of surgically placed ostomies is an important aspect of any general surgical or colon and rectal surgery practice. Complications with surgically placed ostomies are common and their causes are multifactorial. Parastomal ulceration, although rare, is a particularly difficult management problem. We conducted ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yeo H,Abir F,Longo WE

更新日期：2006-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of betaine on the ethanol-induced secretion of IGF-I and IGFBP-1 using radioimmunoassay and Western blotting, respectively, in primary cultured rat hepatocytes. METHODS:Hepatocytes isolated from male Sprague-Dawley rats were incubated with various concentrations of ethanol and PD98059 proce...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee MS,Kim MS,Park SY,Kang CW

更新日期：2006-03-21 00:00:00