β-catenin accumulation in nuclei of hepatocellular carcinoma cells up-regulates glutathione-s-transferase M3 mRNA.

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal neoplasia among dermatomyositis patients who underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy and/or colonoscopy. METHODS:A cross-sectional study examining the results of upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in adults with dermatomyositis at an urban, university hospital over a te...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kidambi TD,Schmajuk G,Gross AJ,Ostroff JW,Terdiman JP,Lee JK

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) on proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. METHODS:A total of 136 patients with HCC underwent liver resection. Of 136 patients, 79 patients received 1 to 5 courses of TACE prior to liver resection (TACE group), wh...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiao EH,Li JQ,Huang JF

更新日期：2007-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the impact of preoperative neoadjuvant bevacizumab (Bev) on the outcome of patients undergoing resection for colorectal liver metastases (CLM). METHODS:Eligible trials were identified from Medline, Embase, Ovid, and the Cochrane database. The data were analyzed with fixed-effects or random-effects models...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li DB,Ye F,Wu XR,Wu LP,Chen JX,Li B,Zhou YM

更新日期：2013-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the clinical outcomes between jejunal interposition reconstruction and Roux-en-Y anastomosis after total gastrostomy in patients with gastric cancer. METHODS:A systematic literature search was conducted by two independent researchers on PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and other Eng...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fan KX,Xu ZF,Wang MR,Li DT,Yang XS,Guo J

更新日期：2015-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in gastric cancer and its relation with the liver metastasis and prognosis. METHODS:Expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein was examined in gastric cancer and its paired substantial normal tissue by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reac...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yu JR,Wu YJ,Qin Q,Lu KZ,Yan S,Liu XS,Zheng SS

更新日期：2005-08-21 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：:Duodenal polyps or lesions are uncommonly found on upper endoscopy. Duodenal lesions can be categorized as subepithelial or mucosally-based, and the type of lesion often dictates the work-up and possible therapeutic options. Subepithelial lesions that can arise in the duodenum include lipomas, gastrointestinal stromal...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gaspar JP,Stelow EB,Wang AY

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess whether treatment with insulin-sensitizing agents (ISAs) in combination with ezetimibe and valsartan have greater effect on hepatic fat content and lipid peroxidation compared to monotherapy in the methionine choline-deficient diet (MCDD) rat model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:Ra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Assy N,Grozovski M,Bersudsky I,Szvalb S,Hussein O

更新日期：2006-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman was found to have dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct in the right anterior segment during a general health. Laboratory data were within normal ranges and no solid mass was detected in her abdominal computer tomography (CT) or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, endoscopic retro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hayashi J,Matsuoka S,Inami M,Ohshiro S,Ishigami A,Fujikawa H,Miyagawa M,Mimatsu K,Kuboi Y,Kanou H,Oida T,Moriyama M

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in techniques of therapeutic endoscopy for stomach neoplasms are rapidly achieved. One of the major topics in this field is endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). ESD is a new endoscopic technique using cutting devices to remove the tumor by the following three steps: injecting fluid into the submucos...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujishiro M

更新日期：2006-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) rate for high-definition (HD) colonoscopy compared with that for standard-definition colonoscopy reported previously. METHODS:Using medical records at Sano Hospital (SH) and Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital (DMUKH), we retrospectively obtain...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iwatate M,Kitagawa T,Katayama Y,Tokutomi N,Ban S,Hattori S,Hasuike N,Sano W,Sano Y,Tamano M

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the incidence and risk factors associated with colonic perforation due to colonoscopy. METHODS:This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients were retrospectively eligible for inclusion if they were 18 years and older and had an inpatient or outpatient colonoscopy procedure code in any facility...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hamdani U,Naeem R,Haider F,Bansal P,Komar M,Diehl DL,Kirchner HL

更新日期：2013-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To demonstrate the possible associations between genetic polymorphisms of aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) and esophageal squamous cell dysplasia (ESCD). METHODS:All participants came from an area of high incidence of esophageal cancer and underwent an endoscopic staining examination; biopsies were taken from a no...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou YZ,Diao YT,Li H,Li HQ,Ma Q,Cui J

更新日期：2010-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effects of sodium alginate (AL-Na) on indomethacin-induced small intestinal lesions in rats. METHODS:Gastric injury was assessed by measuring ulcerated legions 4 h after indomethacin (25 mg/kg) administration. Small intestinal injury was assessed by measuring ulcerated legions 24 h after indomet...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamamoto A,Itoh T,Nasu R,Nishida R

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of moxibustion on intestinal flora and release of interleukin-12 (IL-12) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) from the colon in rat with ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS:A rat model of UC was established by local stimulation of the intestine with supernatant from colonic contents harvested...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XM,Lu Y,Wu LY,Yu SG,Zhao BX,Hu HY,Wu HG,Bao CH,Liu HR,Wang JH,Yao Y,Hua XG,Guo HY,Shen LR

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic, cholestatic disease of autoimmune etiology, the histology of which shows a destruction of the intrahepatic bile duct and portal inflammation. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is now used as a first-line drug for asymptomatic PBC (aPBC) because it is reported that UDCA decrea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dohmen K,Mizuta T,Nakamuta M,Shimohashi N,Ishibashi H,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) have similar hepatic differentiation potential. METHODS:Mouse ADSCs and BMSCs were isolated and cultured. Their morphological and phenotypic characteristics, as well as their multip...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu LJ,Wang SF,Wang DQ,Ma LJ,Chen Z,Chen QQ,Wang J,Yan L

更新日期：2017-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To characterize the biochemical and immunological properties of an experimental ISCOMS vaccine prepared from a novel therapeutic polypeptide based on T cell epitopes of HBsAg, and a heptatis B-ISCOMS was prepared and investigated. METHODS:An immunostimulating complexes(ISCOMS)-based vaccine containing a novel ther...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guan XJ,Guan XJ,Wu YZ,Jia ZC,Shi TD,Tang Y

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To unravel the differences between systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of acute pancreatitis compared to the same syndrome in sepsis. METHODS:Twenty-five patients were enrolled, 12 with sepsis and 13 acute pancreatitis. After diagnosis 20 mL blood was sampled. Half were assayed for isolation of monocy...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koussoulas V,Tzivras M,Karagianni V,Spyridaki E,Plachouras D,Giamarellou H,Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal cancer is one of the most common cancers around the world, and it has high incidence and mortality rates. The conventional therapy for esophageal cancer is radiotherapy, although its effect is highly limited by the resistance of esophageal cancer cells. Thus, strong radiosensitizers can be very cr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qiu ZH,Zhang WW,Zhang HH,Jiao GH

更新日期：2019-05-28 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：:A clinical trial of radiotherapy with modified simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique against huge tumors was conducted. A 58-year-old male patient who had a huge pelvic tumor diagnosed as a rectal adenocarcinoma due to familial adenomatous polyposis was enrolled in this trial. The total dose of 77 Gy (equivale...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nomiya T,Akamatsu H,Harada M,Ota I,Hagiwara Y,Ichikawa M,Miwa M,Kawashiro S,Hagiwara M,Chin M,Hashizume E,Nemoto K

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the follow-up outcomes of ileosigmoidal anastomosis (ISA) and caecorectal anastomosis (CRA) in patients with slow transit constipation (STC) with or without melanosis coli (MC). METHODS:We collected the clinical data of 48 STC patients with or without MC from May 2002 to May 2007. Twenty-six patients un...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun JW,Gu JN,Du P,Chen W

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To accurately and realistically elucidate human stem cell behaviors in vivo and the fundamental mechanisms controlling human stem cell fates in vivo, which is urgently required in regenerative medicine and treatments for some human diseases, a surrogate human-rat chimera model was developed. METHODS:Human-rat chim...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun Y,Xiao D,Pan XH,Zhang RS,Cui GH,Chen XG

更新日期：2007-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrogryposis, renal dysfunction and cholestasis (ARC) syndrome (OMIM 208085) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by mutations in 2 interacting genes VPS33B and VIPAS39. Mutations in VPS33B gene account for most cases of ARC. As low or normal gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) activity has been describ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang JS,Zhao J,Li LT

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Jejunoileal bypass (JIB), popular in the 1960s and 1970s, had remarkable success in achieving weight loss by creating a surgical short bowel syndrome. Our patient had an unusual case of liver disease and provided no history of prior bariatric surgery. Later, it was recognized that he had a JIB in the 1970s, which was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Singh D,Laya AS,Clarkston WK,Allen MJ

更新日期：2009-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical advantages of single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy (SPLH) compare to multi-port laparoscopic hepatectomy (MPLH). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 246 patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection between January 2008 and December 2015 at our hospital. We div...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Han JH,You YK,Choi HJ,Hong TH,Kim DG

更新日期：2018-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrombophilia in adult life has major implications in the hepatic vessels. The resulting portal vein thrombosis has various outcomes and complications. Esophageal varices, portal gastropathy, ascites, severe hypersplenism and liver failure needing liver transplantation are known well. The newly formed collateral v...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Harmanci O,Bayraktar Y

更新日期：2007-05-14 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 prospectively present our initial experience with totally laparoscopic transhiatal esophagogastrectomies for benign diseases of the cardia and distal esophagus. METHODS:Laparoscopic gastric mobilization and tubularization combined with transhiatal esophageal dissection and intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dulucq JL,Wintringer P,Mahajna A

更新日期：2007-01-14 00:00:00