Transport, metabolism, and effect of chronic feeding of lagodeoxycholic acid. A new, natural bile acid.

abstract：:The conventional method of ascitic fluid culture detects bacteria in only 42%-65% of patients who have neutrocytic ascites and suspected spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. In this study ascitic fluid was cultured by the conventional method as well as by a new method consisting of bedside inoculation of blood culture b...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Runyon BA,Canawati HN,Akriviadis EA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive imaging modalities may suggest the diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome but they are rarely diagnostic. Inferior vena cavography, hepatic venography, and liver biopsy, alone or in combination, are usually necessary for definitive diagnosis. Because of its excellent depiction of blood vessels as regions of abs...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Friedman AC,Ramchandani P,Black M,Caroline DF,Radecki PD,Heeger P

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasting hyperbilirubinemia (FHB) has previously been shown to be rapidly reversed by the ingestion of a mixed diet. This study examines the effect of carbohydrate, fat, amino acids, and noncaloric materials on FHB. After an initial fast of 15 to 39 hr, caloric and noncaloric materials were administered by mouth or vei...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Barrett PV

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hepatic glucuronidation is quantitatively the most important conjugation reaction by which an array of endogenous compounds and xenobiotics undergo biotransformation and detoxification. The active site of the uridine diphosphate (UDP) glucuronosyltransferases, which catalyze glucuronidation reactions, h...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Berg CL,Radominska A,Lester R,Gollan JL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Despite high morbidity and mortality of alcoholic liver disease worldwide, the molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced liver cell death are not fully understood. Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a cross-linking enzyme implicated in apoptosis. TG2 levels and activity are increased in association wit...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Tatsukawa H,Fukaya Y,Frampton G,Martinez-Fuentes A,Suzuki K,Kuo TF,Nagatsuma K,Shimokado K,Okuno M,Wu J,Iismaa S,Matsuura T,Tsukamoto H,Zern MA,Graham RM,Kojima S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short-chain fatty acids are produced in the human colon by bacterial fermentation of dietary fibers and other saccharides escaping absorption in the small bowel. Short-chain fatty acid concentrations were determined together with production rates in 6- and 24-h incubations of intestinal outputs from 56 patients with v...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mortensen PB,Hegnhøj J,Rannem T,Rasmussen HS,Holtug K

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse reactions to food that result in gastrointestinal symptoms are common in the general population; while only a minority of such individuals will have symptoms due to immunologic reactions to foods, gastrointestinal food allergies do exist in both children and adults. These immune reactions are mediated by immun...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bischoff S,Crowe SE

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:A previous 4-week trial of telbivudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B indicated marked antiviral effects with good tolerability, leading to the present 1-year phase 2b trial. METHODS:This randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of telbivudine 400 or 600 mg/...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lai CL,Leung N,Teo EK,Tong M,Wong F,Hann HW,Han S,Poynard T,Myers M,Chao G,Lloyd D,Brown NA,Telbivudine Phase II Investigator Group.

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatic circulation is reviewed with emphasis on the role of hepatic blood vessels in hepatic and homeostatic functions. Contrasts are made with resistance, capacitance, and fluid exchange functions in other better known vascular beds. Hemodynamic changes that produce shifts in fluid exchange in other tissues are ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lautt WW

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Defects in the epithelial tight junction (TJ) barrier contribute to development of intestinal inflammation associated with diseases. Interleukin 1 beta (IL1B) increases intestinal permeability in mice. We investigated microRNAs that are regulated by IL1B and their effects on expression of TJ proteins ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Rawat M,Nighot M,Al-Sadi R,Gupta Y,Viszwapriya D,Yochum G,Koltun W,Ma TY

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enteroscopic method that uses a pediatric colonoscope provides an alternative approach to the diagnostic and management problems arising in the setting of a Roux-en-Y limb hepaticojejunostomy or biliary diversion. Three patients with Roux-en-Y limb reconstructions who experienced recurrent cholangitis, recurrent pa...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Gostout CJ,Bender CE

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:In 1988, we reported the first twin study in inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of the current study was to follow up these twins regarding new cases of inflammatory bowel disease and Crohn's disease characteristics using the Vienna classification. METHODS:The official Swedish population register an...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Halfvarson J,Bodin L,Tysk C,Lindberg E,Järnerot G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the widespread use of the Garren-Edwards gastric bubble as an adjuvant device in weight reduction, its efficacy has not been established. Therefore, our purpose was to conduct a randomized, double-blind, crossover study of this device in the management of exogenous obesity. The study group consisted of 23 ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Meshkinpour H,Hsu D,Farivar S

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First, and most importantly, the standard of care for treating adenomatous polyps is polypectomy and not therapy with NSAIDs. The initial clinical observation by Waddell and Loughry in 1983 that sulindac treatment influenced rectal polyps in patients with FAP has led to a considerable amount of research, commentary, a...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： DuBois RN

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The host immune response during the chronic phase of hepatitis C virus infection varies among individuals; some patients have a no interferon (IFN) response in the liver, whereas others have full activation of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). Preactivation of this endogenous IFN system is associated with ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dill MT,Duong FH,Vogt JE,Bibert S,Bochud PY,Terracciano L,Papassotiropoulos A,Roth V,Heim MH

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phlebotomy constitutes the established treatment for HFE-related hemochromatosis. Retrospective studies have suggested proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) reduce the need for phlebotomy in this population. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to prove this. Thirty p.C282Y homozygous patients were randomly allocated to...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Vanclooster A,van Deursen C,Jaspers R,Cassiman D,Koek G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The long-term outcomes of patients treated for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are considered to be good. However, follow-up data beyond 10 years are limited and confined to tertiary referral centers. We assessed long-term outcomes and determinants of outcome in patients with AIH from a nontransplant cente...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Hoeroldt B,McFarlane E,Dube A,Basumani P,Karajeh M,Campbell MJ,Gleeson D

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human cirrhosis, there is evidence that there are considerable alterations in fluid and solute exchange in the hepatic and intestinal microcirculations . Experimental cirrhosis was induced in rats by using oral phenobarbitone and carbon tetrachloride inhalation over an 8-wk period. Portal venous pressure, hepatic a...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Barrowman JA,Granger DN

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Mechanisms responsible for crypt architectural distortion in chronic ulcerative colitis (CUC) are not well understood. Data indicate that serine/threonine protein kinase Akt (Akt) signaling cooperates with Wingless (Wnt) to activate beta-catenin in intestinal stem and progenitor cells through phosphor...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lee G,Goretsky T,Managlia E,Dirisina R,Singh AP,Brown JB,May R,Yang GY,Ragheb JW,Evers BM,Weber CR,Turner JR,He XC,Katzman RB,Li L,Barrett TA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to ascertain whether testosterone metabolism is altered in male rats with portal bypass, and whether such changes could contribute to the reduction in serum testosterone concentration and raised serum estrogen levels that are observed in this situation. The metabolic clearance rate of testoste...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Farrell G,Koltai A

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) are potent antiviral agents that might have additive or synergistic antiviral activity in treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We compared the efficacy and safety of ETV monotherapy with those of a combination of ETV and TDF. ME...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lok AS,Trinh H,Carosi G,Akarca US,Gadano A,Habersetzer F,Sievert W,Wong D,Lovegren M,Cohen D,Llamoso C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE) have a risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma of approximately 0.5% per year. Patients may have difficulty understanding this risk. This study assessed the perceived risk of cancer in patients with BE, and correlated their risk estimates with their health care use beh...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Shaheen NJ,Green B,Medapalli RK,Mitchell KL,Wei JT,Schmitz SM,West LM,Brown A,Noble M,Sultan S,Provenzale D

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:A common variant in the solute carrier family 39 member 6 gene (SLC39A6) has been associated with survival times of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We investigated the function of SLC39A6 and ways in which this variant affects tumor progression by studying ESCC samples and cel...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Cheng X,Wei L,Huang X,Zheng J,Shao M,Feng T,Li J,Han Y,Tan W,Tan W,Lin D,Wu C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis can be caused by mutations in ABCB4 or ATP8B1; each encodes a protein that translocates phospholipids, but in opposite directions. ABCB4 flops phosphatidylcholine from the inner to the outer leaflet, where it is extracted by bile salts. ATP8B1, in complex ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Groen A,Romero MR,Kunne C,Hoosdally SJ,Dixon PH,Wooding C,Williamson C,Seppen J,Van den Oever K,Mok KS,Paulusma CC,Linton KJ,Oude Elferink RP

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have conducted a double-blind controlled trial of colchicine in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Fifty-seven patients with biopsy-proven primary biliary cirrhosis were randomized to receive either 0.6 mg of colchicine twice daily or an identically appearing placebo. Patients underwent clinical and laborator...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bodenheimer H Jr,Schaffner F,Pezzullo J

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old woman with a typical history of chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction was admitted to hospital because of an acute episode of abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. The diagnosis of chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction had been established in this patient who had malnutrition and ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Allescher HD,Safrany L,Neuhaus H,Feussner H,Classen M

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old man with brittle diabetes mellitus developed hepatic infarction immediately after an episode of ketoacidosis. The infarction was documented by angiogram 99mTc sulfur colloid scan, and biopsy. Except for the association with ketoacidosis, no other possible cause of hepatic infarction was found. ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ng RC,Sigmund CJ Jr,Lagos JA,Chernin M

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver efficiently transports dimeric immunoglobulin A (dIgA) from blood to bile in a direct, nonlysosomal pathway involving smooth-surfaced vesicles. Secretory component (SC), the plasma membrane receptor for dIgA, is released into bile still bound to its ligand by disulfide bridges. Rabbit IgG antirat SC binds sp...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kim E,Hradek GT,Jones AL

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Upon liver injury in which hepatocyte proliferation is compromised, liver progenitor cells (LPCs), derived from biliary epithelial cells (BECs), differentiate into hepatocytes. Little is known about the mechanisms of LPC differentiation. We used zebrafish and mouse models of liver injury to study the ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ko S,Russell JO,Tian J,Gao C,Kobayashi M,Feng R,Yuan X,Shao C,Ding H,Poddar M,Singh S,Locker J,Weng HL,Monga SP,Shin D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Antibodies directed against oligomannose sequences alpha-1,3 Man (alpha-1,2 Man alpha-1,2 Man)(n) (n = 1 or 2), termed anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCAs) are markers of Crohn's disease (CD). S. cerevisiae mannan, which expresses these haptens, is used to detect ASCA, but the exact immu...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Standaert-Vitse A,Jouault T,Vandewalle P,Mille C,Seddik M,Sendid B,Mallet JM,Colombel JF,Poulain D

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00