Improvement of diabetes and hypertension after gastrectomy: a nationwide cohort study.

abstract：:Acute liver failure is a rare presentation of hematologic malignancy. Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a newly recognized clinical entity that describes acute hepatic decompensation in persons with preexisting liver disease. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) wi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Siba Y,Obiokoye K,Ferstenberg R,Robilotti J,Culpepper-Morgan J

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) after an every-day meal whether (1) gastrointestinal (GI) and extra-GI symptoms had any relation with the degree of antral volume, (2) the onset of postprandial symptoms was associated with, and may predict, delayed gastric emptying. METHODS:In 94 symptomat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pallotta N,Pezzotti P,Corazziari E

更新日期：2006-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish a visceral pain model via colorectal distension (CRD) and to evaluate the efficiency of behavioral responses of CRD by measuring the score of abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR) in rats. METHODS:Thirty-eight male SD rats weighing 180-240 g were used to establish the visceral pain model. The rat was inse...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang JP,Yao M,Jiang XH,Wang LN

更新日期：2006-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and its upstream protein kinase in human gastric cancer and to evaluate the relationship between protein levels and clinicopathological parameters. METHODS:Western blot was used to measure the expression of extracellular signal-regulated ki...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liang B,Wang S,Zhu XG,Yu YX,Cui ZR,Yu YZ

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon (IFN) therapy is the only treatment strategy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation (LT), but prophylactic and treatable IFN therapy after LT has been shown to be insufficient due to the adverse effects of IFN and rivabirin. In this paper, we describe the disappearance of HCV afte...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ichikawa T,Nakao K,Hamasaki K,Honda T,Shibata H,Akahoshi M,Eguchi S,Takatsuki M,Kanematsu T,Eguchi K

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) allows the removal of flat or sessile lesions, laterally spreading tumors, and carcinoma of the colon or the rectum limited to the mucosa or the superficial submucosa. Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency requiring emergency surgery, and it is also a rare complic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nemoto Y,Tokuhisa J,Shimada N,Gomi T,Maetani I

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the origin of calcium necessary for agonist-induced contraction of the distal colon in rats. METHODS:The change in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) evoked by elevating external Ca2+ was detected by fura 2/AM fluorescence. Contractile activity was measured with a force displacement transducer....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou H,Kong DH,Pan QW,Wang HH

更新日期：2008-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiencies in vitamins or other factors (B6, B12, folic acid, betaine) and genetic disorders for the metabolism of the non-protein amino acid-homocysteine (Hcy) lead to hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy). HHcy is an integral component of several disorders including cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, diabetes and al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ji C,Kaplowitz N

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the antioxidant effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) in hepatic stellate cell-T6 (HSC-T6) cells cultured in vitro and the potential mechanisms. METHODS:HSC-T6 cells were cultured in vitro and treated with various concentrations of CAPE for 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively. Cell proliferation w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang N,Shi JJ,Wu FP,Li M,Zhang X,Li YP,Zhai S,Jia XL,Dang SS

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prognostic significance of PECAM-1, ICAM-3 and HLA-DR antigens in patients with primary non-Hodgkin's gastric lymphoma. METHODS:We immunohistochemically studied PECAM-1, ICAM-3 and HLA-DR antigen expression in 36 B-cell MALT-type primary gastric lymphoma patients. Ten non-malignant and ten healt...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Darom A,Gomatos IP,Leandros E,Chatzigianni E,Panousopoulos D,Konstadoulakis MM,Androulakis G

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Foreign body ingestion is a common complaint in gastrointestinal clinics. It is usually not difficult to diagnose because most of the patients report a definitive history of accidental foreign body ingestion. However, in rare cases, patients do not have a clear history. Thus, the actual condition of the patient is dif...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu YP,Yao M,Zhou XY,Huang B,Qi WB,Chen ZH,Xu LS

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between autophagy and perineural invasion (PNI), clinical features, and prognosis in patients with pancreatic cancer. METHODS:Clinical and pathological data were retrospectively collected from 109 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent radical resection at the ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang YH,Liu JB,Gui Y,Lei LL,Zhang SJ

更新日期：2017-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, spreading, suppurative, granulomatous and fibrosing infection. Actinomyces are normal inhabitants of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. They rarely cause disease and are seldom reported as pathogens. Herein, we reported on a 69-year-old male patient who had undergone Whipple'...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hsu JT,Lo HC,Jan YY,Chen HM

更新日期：2005-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between pathological oropharyngeal (OP) acid exposure and esophageal motility in patients with extra-esophageal syndromes. METHODS:In this prospective study we enrolled consecutive outpatients with extra-esophageal symptoms suspected to be related to gastroesophageal reflux disease ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Passaretti S,Mazzoleni G,Vailati C,Testoni PA

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the rate of relapses of acute pancreatitis (AP), recurrent AP (RAP) and the evolution of endosonographic signs of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in patients with pancreas divisum (PDiv) and RAP. METHODS:Over a five-year period, patients with PDiv and RAP prospectively enrolled were divided into two groups: (1...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mariani A,Di Leo M,Petrone MC,Arcidiacono PG,Giussani A,Zuppardo RA,Cavestro GM,Testoni PA

更新日期：2014-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship between the methylation status in the SLIT2 and TGFB2 promoters and colonic inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease patients. METHODS:We evaluated the methylation status of 2 genes (SLIT2 and TGFB2) in 226 biopsies taken from 62 colonoscopies of 38 patients (29 ulcerative colitis...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lobatón T,Azuara D,Rodríguez-Moranta F,Loayza C,Sanjuan X,de Oca J,Fernández-Robles A,Guardiola J,Capellá G

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the feasibility and utility of confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) in the description of normal gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa and in the diagnosis of GI disorders in children, in comparison to histology. METHODS:Forty-four patients (19 female) median age 10.9 years (range 0.7-16.6 years) with suspected ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Venkatesh K,Cohen M,Evans C,Delaney P,Thomas S,Taylor C,Abou-Taleb A,Kiesslich R,Thomson M

更新日期：2009-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial colonization of the gut shapes both the local and the systemic immune response and is implicated in the modulation of immunity in both healthy and disease states. Recently, quantitative and qualitative changes in the composition of the gut microbiota have been detected in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rapozo DC,Bernardazzi C,de Souza HS

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic gastrectomy has been widely accepted as a standard alternative for the treatment of early-stage gastric adenocarcinoma because of its favorable short-term outcomes. Although controversies exist, such as establishing clear indications, proper preoperative staging, and oncologic safety, experienced surgeons...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Son T,Hyung WJ

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the association of glypican-3 (GPC3) expression with Wnt and other growth signaling molecules in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Expression of GPC3, Wnt, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), sulfatase (SULF)1, SULF2, and other growth signaling molecules was analyzed in HCC cell lines and tissue sam...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akutsu N,Yamamoto H,Sasaki S,Taniguchi H,Arimura Y,Imai K,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2010-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the antioxidative status of patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) in southeastern Taiwan. METHODS:Our study comprised 27 patients with ALD recruited from Taitung Mackay Memorial Hospital, located in southeastern Taiwan. Patients with ALD included 12 non-aborigines (12 men) and 15 aborigines (1...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen YL,Chen LJ,Bair MJ,Yao ML,Peng HC,Yang SS,Yang SC

更新日期：2011-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the protective effects of early enteral feeding (EEF) on postburn impairments of renal function and their possible mechanisms. METHODS:Wistar rats with 30 % of total body surface area (TBSA) full-thickness burn were adopted as the experimental model. The effects of EEF on the postburn changes of gas...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu L,Yang ZC,Chen DC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine if exacerbation of pre-existing chronic colitis in Winnie (Muc2 mutant) mice induces colonic dysplasia. METHODS:Winnie mice and C57BL6 as a genotype control, were administered 1% w/v dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) orally, followed by drinking water alone in week-long cycles for a total of three cycles....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Randall-Demllo S,Fernando R,Brain T,Sohal SS,Cook AL,Guven N,Kunde D,Spring K,Eri R

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular cell biology over the last decade have clarified the mechanisms involved in cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis, and enabled the development of molecular-targeted agents. To date, sorafenib is the only molecular-targeted agent whose survival benefit has been demonstrated in two global phase I...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kudo M

更新日期：2012-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor immunity proceeds through multiple processes, which consist of antigen presentation by antigen presenting cells (APCs) to educate effector cells and destruction by the effector cytotoxic cells. However, tumor immunity is frequently repressed at tumor sites. Malignantly transformed cells rarely survive the attack...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mukaida N,Nakamoto Y

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate if 3 mo oral supplementation with Eviendep® was able to reduce the number of duodenal polyps in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). METHODS:Eleven FAP patients with IPAA and duodenal polyps were enrolled. They underwent upper gastrointestinal (GI) end...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Calabrese C,Praticò C,Calafiore A,Coscia M,Gentilini L,Poggioli G,Gionchetti P,Campieri M,Rizzello F

更新日期：2013-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify esophageal cancer related gene2 (ECRG2) associated proteins and their possible interactions with ECRG2 gene. METHODS:In the yeast forward two-hybrid system, ECRG2 was fused with the DNA-binding domain (DBD) of Gal4 and human fetal liver cDNA library was fused with the transcriptional activation domain ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cui YP,Wang JB,Zhang XY,Bi MX,Guo LP,Lu SH

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional dyspepsia is a common clinical condition characterised by chronic or recurrent upper abdominal pain or discomfort commonly associated with a variety of associated gastrointestinal symptoms and a normal endoscopy. To standardise research-based approaches, an initial categorisation of into sub groups was agre...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Baker G,Fraser RJ,Young G

更新日期：2006-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To search the independent factors determining gastric juice acidity and to investigate the acidity of gastric juices in various benign and malignant upper gastrointestinal diseases. METHODS:Fasting gastric juice acidity of 165 healthy subjects and 346 patients with esophageal ulcer (n = 21), gastric ulcer (n = 136...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu PJ,Hsu PI,Chen CH,Hsiao M,Chang WC,Tseng HH,Lin KH,Chuah SK,Chen HC

更新日期：2010-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To prepare and characterize polyclonal antibodies against aldose reductase-like (ARL-1) protein. METHODS:ARL-1 gene was inserted into the E. coli expression vector pGEX-4T-1(His)(6)C and vector pQE-30. Recombinant ARL-1 proteins named ARL-(His)(6) and ARL-GST were expressed. They were purified by affinity chromato...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jin JF,Yuan LD,Liu L,Zhao ZJ,Xie W

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00