Group II p21-activated kinases as therapeutic targets in gastrointestinal cancer.

abstract：:Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is one manifestation of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Tumor growth on intestinal surfaces and associated fluid accumulation eventually result in bowel obstruction and incapacitating levels of ascites, which profoundly affect the quality of life for affected patients. PC appears res...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Klaver YL,Lemmens VE,Nienhuijs SW,Luyer MD,de Hingh IH

更新日期：2012-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospective review the laparoscopic management of Meckel Diverticulum (MD) in two Italian Pediatric Surgery Centers. METHODS:Between January 2002 and December 2012, 19 trans-umbilical laparoscopic-assisted (TULA) procedures were performed for suspected MD. The children were hospitalized for gastrointestinal b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Papparella A,Nino F,Noviello C,Marte A,Parmeggiani P,Martino A,Cobellis G

更新日期：2014-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the expression of the apoptosis-associated molecules in human primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, and prepare the monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against the apoptosis-associated antigens of HCC cells. METHODS:Human HCC cell line HCC-9204 cells were induced apoptosis with 60 mL x L(-1) ethanol f...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang LJ,Wang WL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of herbal hepatotoxicity or herb induced liver injury (HILI) represents a particular clinical and regulatory challenge with major pitfalls for the causality evaluation. At the day HILI is suspected in a patient, physicians should start assessing the quality of the used herbal product, optimizing the clin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Teschke R,Frenzel C,Schulze J,Eickhoff A

更新日期：2013-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the efficacy and side effects of the combined therapy of oxaliplatin and capecitabine in patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) and the survival of the patients. METHODS:Sixty-four patients (median age of 63 years) with histological or cytological confirmation of ESCC receiv...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Qin TJ,An GL,Zhao XH,Tian F,Li XH,Lian JW,Pan BR,Gu SZ

更新日期：2009-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the frequency of occult hepatitis B, the clinical course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation and reverse seroconversion and associated risk factors in autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients. METHODS:This study was conducted in 90 patients undergoing autologous HSCT....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ceneli O,Ozkurt ZN,Acar K,Rota S,Aki SZ,Yeğin ZA,Yağci M,Ozenirler S,Sucak GT

更新日期：2010-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is paramount for the management of prevalent gastrointestinal disorders including peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer. Due to the wide increase in prevalence of H. pylori resistance to antibiotics, clarithromycin-based triple therapies are not any more suitabl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Papastergiou V,Georgopoulos SD,Karatapanis S

更新日期：2014-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality and the incidence of this disease is expected to continue increasing. While patients with pancreatic cancer have traditionally faced a dismal prognosis, over the past several years various advances in diagnosis and treatment have begun to positively impact this ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mohammed S,Van Buren G 2nd,Fisher WE

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate the effect of angiogenesis inhibitor, Linomide, on tumor growth and metastasis in nude mice implanted with human gastric cancer. METHODS:A metastatic model of gastric cancer was established using orthotopic implantation of histologically intact tumor tissues into the gastric wall of nude mice. Linomid...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tao HQ,Lin YZ,Yin HR,Gu QL,Zhu ZG,Yao M

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To establish an experimental model of stress ulcer produced by explosive noise, and to probe into its mechanism and protection.METHODS:The country standard Wistar white rats were randomly divided into control group(n =8), which were neither stimulated nor protected, and stimulating group (divided into subgroups A,...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu GS,Huang YX,Li SW,Pan BR,Wang X,Sun DY,Wang QL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To detect the prevalence of small bowel polyps by wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). METHODS:We examined prospectively 14 patients with FAP to assess the location, size and number of small-intestinal polyps. Patients' age, sex, years of observation after surgery...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Katsinelos P,Kountouras J,Chatzimavroudis G,Zavos C,Pilpilidis I,Fasoulas K,Paroutoglou G

更新日期：2009-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To establish whether there are fundamental differences in the biochemistries of adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) and the squamous cell carcinomas of the lower third of the esophagus (LTE). METHODS:Between February 1, 1997 and February 1, 2000, we obtained tissue samples at the moment of resec...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Altorjay A,Paal B,Sohar N,Kiss J,Szanto I,Sohar I

更新日期：2005-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify the predictive clinicopathological factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in poorly differentiated early gastric cancer (EGC) and to further expand the possibility of using endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for the treatment of poorly differentiated EGC. METHODS:Data were collected from 85 poorly-dif...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li H,Lu P,Lu Y,Liu CG,Xu HM,Wang SB,Chen JQ

更新日期：2008-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the interactive relationship of gallbladder motor function, plasma cholecystokinin (CCK) and cholecystokinin A receptor (CCK-R) of gallbladder in patients with cholesterol stone disease. METHODS:Gallbladder motility was studied by ultrasonography in 33 patients with gallbladder stone and 10 health subject...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhu J,Han TQ,Chen S,Jiang Y,Zhang SD

更新日期：2005-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal dissemination represents a devastating form of gastric cancer (GC) progression with a dismal prognosis. There is no effective therapy for this condition. The 5-year survival rate of patients with peritoneal dissemination is 2%, even including patients with only microscopic free cancer cells without macrosco...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanda M,Kodera Y

更新日期：2016-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult to adult living donor liver transplantation (AALDLT) was first preformed in the United States in 1997. The procedure was rapidly integrated into clinical practice, but in 2002, possibly due to the first widely publicized donor death, the number of living liver donors plummeted. The number of donors has since rea...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Carlisle EM,Testa G

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advancements in medical therapy of Crohn's disease (CD), majority of patients with CD will eventually require surgical intervention, with at least a third of patients requiring multiple surgeries. It is important to understand the role and timing of surgery, with the goals of therapy to reduce the need for sur...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Toh JW,Stewart P,Rickard MJ,Leong R,Wang N,Young CJ

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine whether high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) availability influences the use of general anesthesia (GA) in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and associated outcomes. METHODS:In this retrospective study, patients were stratified into 3 eras...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schumann R,Natov NS,Rocuts-Martinez KA,Finkelman MD,Phan TV,Hegde SR,Knapp RM

更新日期：2016-12-21 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：:In the last decade trans-arterial radioembolization has given promising results in the treatment of patients with intermediate or advanced stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), both in terms of disease control and tolerability profile. This technique consists of the selective intra-arterial administration of microsphe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sacco R,Mismas V,Marceglia S,Romano A,Giacomelli L,Bertini M,Federici G,Metrangolo S,Parisi G,Tumino E,Bresci G,Corti A,Tredici M,Piccinno M,Giorgi L,Bartolozzi C,Bargellini I

更新日期：2015-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether the gastrin stimulated intestinal crypt cell (IEC-6) proliferation by induction of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). METHODS:IEC-6 cells were grown in DMEM containing 50 mL x L(-1) dialyzed fetal bovine serum for 24h and then were treated with gastrin. The proliferative capability of the cells wa...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang ZL,Chen WW

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the contribution of AXIN1, AXIN2 and beta-catenin, components of Wnt signaling pathway, to the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer (GC), we examined AXIN1, AXIN2 exon7 and CTNNB1 (encoding beta-catenin) exon3 mutations in 70 GCs. METHODS:The presence of mutations was identified by polymerase chain reaction...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pan KF,Liu WG,Zhang L,You WC,Lu YY

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is associated with a poor prognosis, and surgical resection remains the only chance for curative therapy. In the absence of metastatic disease, which would preclude resection, assessment of vascular invasion is an important parameter for determining resectability of pancreatic cancer. A frequent erro...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Buchs NC,Chilcott M,Poletti PA,Buhler LH,Morel P

更新日期：2010-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the virulence and the potential pathogenicity of coccoid Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) transformed from spiral form by exposure to antibiotic. METHODS:Three strains of H. pylori, isolated from gastric biopsy specimens of confirmed peptic ulcer, were converted from spiral into coccoid from by exposure ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： She FF,Su DH,Lin JY,Zhou LY

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To detect high risk patients with a progressive disease course of ulcerative colitis (UC) requiring immunosuppressive therapy (IT). METHODS:A retrospective, multicenter analysis of 262 UC patients from eight German tertiary inflammatory bowel disease centres was performed. Patients were divided into two groups dep...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Stallmach A,Nickel L,Lehmann T,Bokemeyer B,Bürger M,Hüppe D,Kruis W,Nikolaus S,Preiss JC,Sturm A,Teich N,Schmidt C

更新日期：2014-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been multiple NOD2/CARD15 genotype-phenotype analyses undertaken in patients with Crohn's disease since the gene's discovery in 2001. This review focuses on the major published series based upon their size and on the presence of specific clinical and genetic information provided in the published material fr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Radford-Smith G,Pandeya N

更新日期：2006-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, achieving high rates (≥ 95%) of sustained virological response, with a good safety profile and high compliance rates. Consequently, it had been expected that viral clearance will reduce morbidity and mortality rates...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Muzica CM,Stanciu C,Huiban L,Singeap AM,Sfarti C,Zenovia S,Cojocariu C,Trifan A

更新日期：2020-11-21 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：:Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an extremely rare disease which is often unrecognized as diagnosis. In the recent article Lui et al describe a patient with a new diagnosis of EPP with severe liver injury. Approximately 5%-20% of patients with EPP develop liver manifestations. The most severe complication of EPP...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wensink D,Wagenmakers MA,Wilson JP,Langendonk JG

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) encompasses a group of autosomal recessive disorders with high morbidity and mortality. Variants in the gene encoding tight junction protein-2 (TJP2) have been linked to PFIC type 4 (PFIC4), which predominantly presents in childhood. However, there are onl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wei CS,Becher N,Friis JB,Ott P,Vogel I,Grønbæk H

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00