An ironic case of liver infections: Yersinia enterocolitis in the setting of thalassemia.

abstract：AIM:To study immune response induced by foreign plasmid DNA after oral administration in mice. METHODS:Mice were orally administered with 200 mug of plasmid pcDNA3 once and spleen was isolated 4 h and 18 h after administration. Total RNA was extracted from spleen and gene expression profile of BALB/c mice spleen was a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu JW,Cheng J

更新日期：2007-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:High-quality data remains scarce in terms of optimal management strategies in the elderly inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population. Indeed, available trials have been mostly retrospective, of small sample size, likely owing to under-representation of such a population in the major randomized controlled trials. Howe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： LeBlanc JF,Wiseman D,Lakatos PL,Bessissow T

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the strategy for early diagnosis of pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) without biliary dilatation and to pathologically examine gallbladder before cancer develops. METHODS:The anatomy of the union of the pancreatic and bile ducts was assessed by using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ER...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takuma K,Kamisawa T,Tabata T,Hara S,Kuruma S,Inaba Y,Kurata M,Honda G,Tsuruta K,Horiguchi S,Igarashi Y

更新日期：2012-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively evaluate the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with or without a history of therapy for HCC following transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). METHODS:One hundred and twenty-one patients with HCC treated with TAE from 1992 to 2004 in our hospital were enrolled in this s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hiraoka A,Kumagi T,Hirooka M,Uehara T,Kurose K,Iuchi H,Hiasa Y,Matsuura B,Michitaka K,Kumano S,Tanaka H,Yamashita Y,Horiike N,Mochizuki T,Onji M

更新日期：2006-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the impact of chronic fatigue on disease-related worries in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the potential multicolinearity between subjective questionnaires. METHODS:Patients in remission or with mild-to-moderate disease activity completed the fatigue questionnaire (FQ), the rating form of IBD ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jelsness-Jørgensen LP,Bernklev T,Henriksen M,Torp R,Moum B

更新日期：2012-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To highlight the intestinal perforation (IP), an uncommon and catastrophic complication after combined liver-kidney transplantation. METHODS:Combined liver-kidney transplantation (LKTx) with left kidney excision and a cyst fenestration procedure on the right kidney were performed on a case of 46-year-old female wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Peng T,Peng MH,Li LQ,Deng YL,Yang DH,Lu BY,Chen XG,Guo Y,Xiao KY,Chen B,Zhong Q,Wei MY

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A single-chain antibody fragment, ND-1scFv, against human colorectal carcinoma was constructed and expressed in E.coli, and its biodistribution and pharmacokinetic properties were studied in mice bearing tumor. METHODS:V(H) and V(L) genes were amplified from hybridoma cell IC-2, secreting monoclonal antibody ND-1,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fang J,Jin HB,Song JD

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the proinflammatory effects and molecular mechanisms of interleukin (IL)-17 in intestinal epithelial cell line HT-29. METHODS:HT-29 cells were cultured with IL-17, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, or the combination of both IL-17 and TNF-α. Real-time PCR and Western blot were used to measure the gene exp...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang YL,Fang M,Wang XM,Liu WY,Zheng YJ,Wu XB,Tao R

更新日期：2014-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (hTRT) in gastric cancer (GC) and its relevance with cell cycle regulators including P16INK4, cyclin and P53. METHODS:In situ hybridization (ISH) for hTRT mRNA was performed in 53 cases of gastric cancer and adjacent cancerous tissues. Im...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shao JC,Wu JF,Wang DB,Qin R,Zhang H

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the gastric emptying after bowel preparation to allow general anaesthesia. METHODS:A prospective, non-comparative, and non-randomized trial was performed and registered on Eudra CT database (2011-002953-80) and on www.trial.gov (NCT01398098). All patients had a validated indication for colonoscopy a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Coriat R,Polin V,Oudjit A,Henri F,Dhooge M,Leblanc S,Delchambre C,Esch A,Tabouret T,Barret M,Prat F,Chaussade S

更新日期：2014-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the expression levels of gastrointestinal nesfatin-1 in ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH)-lesioned (obese) and ventrolateral hypothalamic nucleus (VLH)-lesioned (lean) rats that exhibit an imbalance in their energy metabolism and gastric mobility. METHODS:Male Wistar rats were randomly divided i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tian ZB,Deng RJ,Sun GR,Wei LZ,Kong XJ,Ding XL,Jing X,Zhang CP,Ge YL

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy and potential mechanism of Xiaotan Tongfu granules (XTTF) in stress ulcers. METHODS:One hundred sixty rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 10) as follows: the model group (MP group), the control group (CP group), the ranitidine group (RP group) and the XTTF granule group (XP gr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan B,Shi J,Xiu LJ,Liu X,Zhou YQ,Feng SH,Lv C,Yuan XX,Zhang YC,Li YJ,Wei PK,Qin ZF

更新日期：2013-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common in the German population, with an even higher prevalence in inflammatory bowel disease patients. AIM:To investigate the risk factors for NAFLD in inflammatory bowel disease patients. METHODS:This monocentric retrospective study with a cross-sectional and a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hoffmann P,Jung V,Behnisch R,Gauss A

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) using contrast ultrasonography in the NASH rat model. METHODS:The liver in methionine choline-deficient diet (MCDD) rats, a NASH model constructed by feeding an MCDD, was examined by contrast ultrasonography at weeks 2, 4, 8, 12 and 16, with late ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Miyata Y,Miyahara T,Moriyasu F

更新日期：2011-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents during conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE) in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:A retrospective review was undertaken of patients with unresectable HCC undergoing cTACE from May 2003 to November 2011. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wu J,Song L,Zhao DY,Guo B,Liu J

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate safety and effect on hepatitis B virus (HBV) suppression of a long-term treatment with lamivudine (LAM) at standard (100 mg/d) or double (200 mg/d) dose in chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:This was a case study with matched controls (1:3) in patients with chronic hepatitis B with anti-HBe antibodies. RESU...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stornaiuolo G,Stanzione M,Brancaccio G,Cuomo G,Precone V,Di Biase S,Felaco FM,Piccinino F,Gaeta GB

更新日期：2007-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the effect of rosiglitazone, which is a ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), on the expression of PPARgamma in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and on the biological characteristics of HSCs. METHODS:The activated HSCs were divided into three groups: control group, 3 micromo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guo YT,Leng XS,Li T,Peng JR,Song SH,Xiong LF,Qin ZZ

更新日期：2005-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA along with the integration, the quantification and the expression of the HPV16 in colorectal cancers. METHODS:A prospective series of colorectal tumors were genotyped for HPV DNA. The clinical and pathological variables of the HPV-positive tumors were c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lorenzon L,Mazzetta F,Pilozzi E,Uggeri G,Torrisi MR,Ferri M,Ziparo V,French D

更新日期：2015-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the incidence of brain metastasis in a contemporary group of patients with carcinoma of the esophagus. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of 53 patients with esophageal carcinoma who received radiotherapy as a component of treatment between 1998 and 2007, including patient and tumor characteristics, and s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Smith RS,Miller RC

更新日期：2011-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the protective effect of eukaryotic expression plasmid encoding augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) on acute hepatic injury and hepatic failure in rats. METHODS:The PCR-amplified ALR gene was recombined with pcDNA3 plasmid, and used to treat rats with acute hepatic injury. The rats with acute hepatic in...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang LM,Liu DW,Liu JB,Zhang XL,Wang XB,Tang LM,Wang LQ

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report the outcome of Chinese patents with non-cystic adenocarcinoma in pancreatic body and tail (NCAPBT) after resection and to discuss its surgical strategy. METHODS:Resection of NCAPBT was performed in eight Chinese patients with complete clinical-pathological data in our hospital from January 2000 to May 20...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yan HC,Wu YL,Chen LR,Gao SL

更新日期：2006-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the long-term prognosis in peptic ulcer patients continuing taking antithrombotics after ulcer bleeding, and to determine the risk factors that influence the prognosis. METHODS:All clinical data of peptic ulcer patients treated from January 1, 2009 to January 1, 2014 were retrospectively collected a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XX,Dong B,Hong B,Gong YQ,Wang W,Wang J,Zhou ZY,Jiang WJ

更新日期：2017-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the utility of measuring epigenetic alterations in pancreatic and biliary fluids in determining molecular markers for pancreatobiliary cancers. METHODS:DNA was extracted from undiluted pancreatic and biliary fluids. As a surrogate for a genome-wide hypomethylation assay, levels of long interspersed nuc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kato N,Yamamoto H,Adachi Y,Ohashi H,Taniguchi H,Suzuki H,Nakazawa M,Kaneto H,Sasaki S,Imai K,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2013-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of leukemia related protein 16 (LRP16), and the possible relationship between LRP16 expression and clinicopathological indices in 336 gastric carcinoma patients. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry was used to detect LRP16 expression in 336 cases of paraffin-embedded gastric carcinoma tissue...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li YZ,Zhao P,Han WD

更新日期：2009-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the possible effects of honey supplementation on hepatic damage due to obstruction of the common bile duct in an experimental rat model. METHODS:The study was performed with 30 male rats divided into three groups: a sham group, an obstructive jaundice group, and an obstructive jaundice plus honey group....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Erguder BI,Kilicoglu SS,Namuslu M,Kilicoglu B,Devrim E,Kismet K,Durak I

更新日期：2008-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic radiation proctopathy occurs in 5%-20% of patients following pelvic radiotherapy. Although many cases resolve spontaneously, some lead to chronic symptoms including diarrhea, tenesmus, urgency and persistent rectal bleeding with iron deficiency anemia requiring blood transfusions. Treatments for chronic radiat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rustagi T,Mashimo H

更新日期：2011-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To further clarify the clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic features, and prognostic aspect of basaloid squamous carcinoma (BSC), a rare esophageal carcinoma.METHODS:We reviewed 763 documented cases of esophageal malignancies from year (1977-1996) from our hospital, and discovered 16 (...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang XH,Sun GQ,Zhou XJ,Guo HF,Zhang TH

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the association between parity and gastric cancer (the cases are almost all premenopausal women) risk in a cohort of young parous women. METHODS:The study cohort consisted of all women with a record of a first and singleton childbirth in the Birth Register between 1978 and 1987. We tracked each woman fr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chang CC,Chen CC,Chiu HF,Yang CY

更新日期：2011-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:There was remarkable progress in the understanding of the role genetic risk factors in chronic pancreatitis. These factors seem to be much more important than thought in the past. The rare autosomal-dominant mutations N29I and R122H of PRSS1 (cationic trypsinogen) as well as the variant N34S of SPINK1 (pancreatic secr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Keim V

更新日期：2008-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe a method for the transjugular intrahepatic portal systemic shunt (TIPS) placement performed with the aid of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and three-dimensional reconstructed vascular images (3D RVIs), and to assess its safety and effectiveness. METHODS:Four hundred and ninety patients we...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qin JP,Tang SH,Jiang MD,He QW,Chen HB,Yao X,Zeng WZ,Gu M

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00