Disease monitoring in inflammatory bowel disease.

abstract：AIM:To study the role of hepatic sinusoidal capillarization and perisinusoidal fibrosis in rats with alcohol-induced portal hypertension and to discuss the pathological mechanisms of alcohol-induced hepatic portal hypertension. METHODS:Fifty SD rats were divided into control group (n=20) and model group (n=30). Alcoho...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li J,Niu JZ,Wang JF,Li Y,Tao XH

更新日期：2005-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether the expression profiles of EphB receptor and ephrin-B ligand can be used as markers for dysplastic/oncogenic transformation in gastric mucosa. METHODS:The protein expression and localization of EphB and ephrin-B in normal, ulcerated regenerating, and dysplastic gastric mucosa were examined in ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchiyama S,Saeki N,Ogawa K

更新日期：2015-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymph node dissection is always a hot issue in radical resection of hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA). There are still controversies regarding whether some lymph nodes should be dissected, of which the para-aortic lymph nodes are the most controversial. This review synthesized findings in the literature using the PubMed...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li J,Zhou MH,Ma WJ,Li FY,Deng YL

更新日期：2020-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile (CD), specifically its toxins, have been implicated as a risk factor for exacerbation of the inflammatory process in up to 5% of patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohnos disease. Typical evidence of colonic changes with CD infection, including pseudomembranous exudate, are often not present; h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Freeman HJ

更新日期：2008-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the value of ultrasound elastography combined with serological indexes in diagnosing liver fibrosis and assessing its severity. METHODS:A total of 338 chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients were divided into a disease group (patients with hepatic fibrosis) and control group (subjects without hepatic fib...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xu B,Zhou NM,Cao WT,Li XJ

更新日期：2018-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic carcinomas with acinar differentiation are rare, accounting for 1%-2% of adult pancreatic tumors; they include pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (PACC), pancreatoblastoma, and carcinomas of mixed differentiation. Patients with PACC have a prognosis better than pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas but worse than...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Al-Hader A,Al-Rohil RN,Han H,Von Hoff D

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids and immunomodulators have been the mainstay therapies for Crohn's disease. Corticosteroids are highly effective to control symptoms in the short-term, but they are not effective in maintaining remission, they heal the mucosa in a reduced proportion of cases, and long-time exposure is associated with an...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ricart E,García-Bosch O,Ordás I,Panés J

更新日期：2008-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterolithiasis or formation of gastrointestinal concretions is an uncommon medical condition that develops in the setting of intestinal stasis in the presence of the intestinal diverticula, surgical enteroanastomoses, blind pouches, afferent loops, incarcerated hernias, small intestinal tumors, intestinal kinking fro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gurvits GE,Lan G

更新日期：2014-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the apoptotic activities of 8-bromo-7-methoxychrysin (BrMC) involve reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCC). METHODS:HepG2, Bel-7402 and L-02 cell lines were cultured in vitro and the apoptotic effect...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang XH,Zheng X,Cao JG,Xiang HL,Liu F,Lv Y

更新日期：2010-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PNET) patients. METHODS:Fifty-one consecutive patients (21 male, 30 female, 61.0 +/- 10.3 years) with proven PNETs were studied. An SF-12 questionnaire capable of exploring the physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) aspects of daily life w...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pezzilli R,Campana D,Morselli-Labate AM,Fabbri MC,Brocchi E,Tomassetti P

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the aberrant expression of nuclear matrix proteins in human gastric cancer cells before and after hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA) treatment. METHODS:Proteomics analysis of differential nuclear matrix proteins was performed by two dimensional electrophoresis polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and m...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jing GJ,Xu DH,Shi SL,Li QF,Wang SY,Wu FY,Kong HY

更新日期：2010-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of a 74-year-old man with metachronous gallbladder cancer and bile duct cancer who underwent curative resection twice, with the operations nine years apart. At the age of 65 years, the patient underwent a cholecystectomy and resection of the liver bed for gallbladder cancer. This was a well-diffe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Joo HJ,Kim GH,Jeon WJ,Chae HB,Park SM,Youn SJ,Choi JW,Sung R

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To validate the clinical Rockall score in predicting outcomes (rebleeding, surgery and mortality) in elderly patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB). METHODS:A retrospective analysis was undertaken in 341 patients admitted to the emergency room and Intensive Care Unit of Xuanwu Hospital of Capi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang CY,Qin J,Wang J,Sun CY,Cao T,Zhu DD

更新日期：2013-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the main international clinical guidelines, the recommended treatment for locally-advanced rectal cancer is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery. However, doubts have been raised about the appropriate definition of clinical complete response (cCR) after neoadjuvant therapy and the role of sur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： López-Campos F,Martín-Martín M,Fornell-Pérez R,García-Pérez JC,Die-Trill J,Fuentes-Mateos R,López-Durán S,Domínguez-Rullán J,Ferreiro R,Riquelme-Oliveira A,Hervás-Morón A,Couñago F

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus carrier status (HBVC) and sonographic fatty liver (SFL) in Taiwanese adults, and to evaluate their possible interaction in inducing liver damage (LD). >From an epidemiological viewpoint, we analyzed previous studies which indicated that fatty liver sensitizes host im...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin YC,Hsiao ST,Chen JD

更新日期：2007-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the rate of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) resistance to clarithromycin among ethnic minority patients in Guangxi, explore the underlying mechanisms, and analyze factors influencing genotype distribution of H. pylori isolates. METHODS:H. pylori strains were isolated, cultured and subjected to drug ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao LJ,Huang YQ,Chen BP,Mo XQ,Huang ZS,Huang XF,Wei LD,Wei HY,Chen YH,Tang HY,Huang GR,Qin YC,Li XH,Wang LY

更新日期：2014-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of uninvestigated dyspepsia among college students in Zhejiang Province. METHODS:Young adult students attending undergraduate (within the 4-year program) and graduate (only first-year students) colleges in Zhejiang Province were recruited between November 2010 and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li M,Lu B,Chu L,Zhou H,Chen MY

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the optimum period of treatment for post endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) ulcers. METHODS:Patients who underwent ESD for gastric cancer were randomized to two groups and treated with esomeprazole 20 mg per day for 4 wk (4W group) or 2 wk (2W group). At 4 wk after ESD, we measured the size of t...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arai M,Matsumura T,Okimoto K,Oyamada A,Saito K,Minemura S,Maruoka D,Tanaka T,Nakagawa T,Katsuno T,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are known to have a high demand of recurrent evaluation for therapy and disease activity. Further, the risk of developing cancer during the disease progression is increasing from year to year. New, mostly non-radiant, quick to perform and quantitative methods are challenging, c...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Knieling F,Waldner MJ

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenal duplication cysts are benign rare congenital anomalies reported mainly in the pediatric population, but seldom in adults. Symptoms depend on the type and location and can present as abdominal pain, distension, dysphagia or dyspepsia. They have been reported to be responsible for duodenal obstruction, pancreat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ko SY,Ko SH,Ha S,Kim MS,Shin HM,Baeg MK

更新日期：2013-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal cancers represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with incomplete response to chemotherapy in the advanced stages and poor prognosis. Angiogenesis plays a crucial part in tumor growth and metastasis, with most gastrointestinal cancers depending strictly on the development of a new and devote...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gheonea DI,Cârţână T,Ciurea T,Popescu C,Bădărău A,Săftoiu A

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The advances of laparoscopic surgery since the early 1990s have caused one of the largest technical revolutions in medicine since the detection of antibiotics (1922, Flemming), the discovery of DNA structure (1953, Watson and Crick), and solid organ transplantation (1954, Murray). Perseverance through a rocky start an...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaiser AM

更新日期：2014-11-07 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：:Despite advances in the treatment of gastric cancer, it remains the world's second highest cause of cancer death. As gastric cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, systemic chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for these patients. However, no standard palliative chemotherapy regimen has been accepted for ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bilici A

更新日期：2014-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the expressions of apoptotic signal proteins FADD, TRADD, FasL, Fas, and NFkappaB in gastric carcinoma tissues and their clinical significance. METHODS:Western blot immune trace method was adopted to detect the expressions of apoptotic signal proteins FADD, TRADD, FasL, Fas, and NFkappaB in 55 tissue s...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhao XH,Gu SZ,Tian HG,Quan P,Pan BR

更新日期：2005-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency caused by chronic pancreatitis results from various factors which regulate digestion and absorption of nutrients. Pancreatic function has been extensively studied over the last 40 years, even if some aspects of secretion and gastrointestinal adaptation are not completely understood. T...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pezzilli R

更新日期：2009-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the influence of redox environment of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cytoplasm on disulfide bond formation of recombinant proteins. METHODS:Bovine fibroblast growth factor (BbFGF) was selected as a model of simple proteins with a single disulfide bond and free cysteines. Anti-HBsAg single-chain Fv (HBscFv), a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xiong S,Wang YF,Ren XR,Li B,Zhang MY,Luo Y,Zhang L,Xie QL,Su KY

更新日期：2005-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the causes and clinical outcome of patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGB) and a history of gastric surgery to those with AUGB but without a history of gastric surgery in the past. METHODS:The causes and clinical outcome were compared between 105 patients with AUGB and a history of ga...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nikolopoulou VN,Thomopoulos KC,Theocharis GI,Arvaniti VA,Vagianos CE

更新日期：2005-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of "anti-HBc alone" in an unselected population of patients and employees of a university hospital in southern Germany. METHODS:All individuals with the pattern "anti-HBc alone" were registered over a time span of 82 mo. HBV-DNA was measured in serum and live...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Knöll A,Hartmann A,Hamoshi H,Weislmaier K,Jilg W

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the possible mechanism by which hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) mediates apoptosis of HepG2 cells. METHODS:HBx expression vector pcDNA3.1-X was transfected into HepG2 cells to establish an HBx high-expression cellular model as pcDNA3.1-X transfected group. The pcDNA3.1-X and pSilencer3.1-shHBX (HB...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tang RX,Kong FY,Fan BF,Liu XM,You HJ,Zhang P,Zheng KY

更新日期：2012-04-07 00:00:00