High circulating tumor cell concentrations in a specific subtype of gastric cancer with diffuse bone metastasis at diagnosis.

abstract：AIM:To examine the association between obesity-related adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, resistin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. METHODS:Serum levels of adipokines were measured in 100 CRC patients and age- and sex-matched controls for the data analysis. Unc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Joshi RK,Kim WJ,Lee SA

更新日期：2014-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, a number of studies detected a significantly higher prevalence of Campylobacter species such as Campylobacter concisus (C. concisus) in intestinal biopsies and fecal samples collected from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) compared to controls. Most of these Campylobacter species are not ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang L

更新日期：2015-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific framework concerning estrogen effects on different tissues has expanded enormously during the last decades, when estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes were identified. Estrogens are not only essential for the female reproductive system, but they also control fundamental functions in other tissues including th...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alvaro D,Mancino MG,Onori P,Franchitto A,Alpini G,Francis H,Glaser S,Gaudio E

更新日期：2006-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To discuss the rationality of extended radical resection (ERR) and to guide the surgical treatment of rectal cancer. METHODS:Total 211 patients who underwent ERR from 1981 to 1987 (follow-up rate of 94.8 %) were selected to study the patterns of lymphatic metastasis and therapeutic effect. The control group was ma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Dong XS,Xu HT,Yu ZW,Liu M,Cu BB,Zhao P,Wang XS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple studies have demonstrated alterations in the intestinal microbial community (termed the microbiome) in Crohn's disease (CD) and several lines of evidence suggest these changes may have a significant role in disease pathogenesis. In active and quiescent disease, both the faecal and mucosa-associated microbiome...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tawfik A,Flanagan PK,Campbell BJ

更新日期：2014-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the patatin-like phospholipase domain containing-3 gene (PNPLA3) I148M polymorphism is associated with steatosis, fibrosis stage, and cirrhosis in hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). METHODS:We studied 174 consecutive unrelated homozygous for the C282Y HFE mutation of HH (C282Y+/+ HH) patients ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Valenti L,Maggioni P,Piperno A,Rametta R,Pelucchi S,Mariani R,Dongiovanni P,Fracanzani AL,Fargion S

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effect of gastrectomy on diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) in non-obese gastric cancer patients. METHODS:A total of 100000 patients, diagnosed with either type 2 DM or HTN, were randomly selected from the 2004 Korean National Health Insurance System claims. Among them, 360 diabetes and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee EK,Kim SY,Lee YJ,Kwak MH,Kim HJ,Choi IJ,Cho SJ,Kim YW,Lee JY,Kim CG,Yoon HM,Eom BW,Kong SY,Yoo MK,Park JH,Ryu KW

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease is an important cause of gastrointestinal pathology in children and adolescents. The incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease is increasing; therefore, it is important for the clinician to be aware of the presentation of this disease in the pediatric population. Laboratory tests, ra...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Diefenbach KA,Breuer CK

更新日期：2006-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the influence of avidin chase on the side effects of radioimmunotherapy (RIT) in nude mice bearing human colon carcinoma and therapeutic outcome. METHODS:Purified anti-CEA monoclonal antibody (McAb) was biotinylated with NHS-biotin, and then radiolabeled with 188Re by the direct method. 188Re-labeled b...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li GP,Wang YX,Huang K,Zhang H,Zhang CF

更新日期：2005-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Although gastroduodenal ulcers are common in solid organ transplant patients, there are few reports on multiple giant ulcers in the distal ileum and ileocecal valve caused by immunosuppressants Herein, we report on a liver transplant recipient and a renal transplant recipient with multiple large ulcers in the distal i...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guo YW,Gu HY,Abassa KK,Lin XY,Wei XQ

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate of scoring system in predicting choledocholithiasis in selective intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). METHODS:The scoring system of predicting choledocholithiasis was developed during the retrospective study in 264 cases, and was tested in 184 to evaluate its p...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sun XD,Cai XY,Li JD,Cai XJ,Mu YP,Wu JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is fourth most common cancer in men and third in women worldwide. Developing a diagnostic panel of sensitive and specific biomarkers for the early detection of CRC is recognised as to be crucial for early initial diagnosis, which in turn leads to better long term survival. Most of the research ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kadiyska T,Nossikoff A

更新日期：2015-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncological treatment is currently directed toward a tailored therapy concept. Squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal could be considered a suitable platform to test new therapeutic strategies to minimize treatment morbidity. Standard of care for patients with anal canal cancer consists of a combination of radiothe...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： De Nardi P,Carvello M,Staudacher C

更新日期：2012-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the prognostic power of different molecular data in liver cancer. METHODS:Cox regression screen and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator were performed to select significant prognostic variables. Then the concordance index was calculated to evaluate the prognostic power. For the combination ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Song YZ,Li X,Li W,Wang Z,Li K,Xie FL,Zhang F

更新日期：2018-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man consulted a local hospital because of a persistent slight fever. At the age of 37 years he was diagnosed having B-type hepatitis, but left the liver dysfunction untreated. Twenty years later, he was diagnosed having chronic hepatitis B, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and macrocytic anemia, and referr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okada T,Kubota K,Kita J,Kato M,Sawada T

更新日期：2007-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of ginger on gastric motility and emptying, abdominal symptoms, and hormones that influence motility in dyspepsia. METHODS:Eleven patients with functional dyspepsia were studied twice in a randomized double-blind manner. After an 8-h fast, the patients ingested three capsules that contained...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hu ML,Rayner CK,Wu KL,Chuah SK,Tai WC,Chou YP,Chiu YC,Chiu KW,Hu TH

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the possible existence of a hepato-cardiovascular response and its regulatory mechanism in normal rats. METHODS:Systemic hemodynamic changes following intraportal injection of latex microspheres were studied in two modified rat models of hepatic circulation, in which the extrahepatic splanchnic circul...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li XN,Benjamin IS,Alexander B

更新日期：2005-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common health problem, representing the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and causing a significant burden in terms of morbidity and mortality, with annual deaths estimated at 700000. The western way of life, that is being rapidly adopted in many regions of the world, is a wel...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hadjipetrou A,Anyfantakis D,Galanakis CG,Kastanakis M,Kastanakis S

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the characteristics of upper digestive tract diseases (UDTDs) in fishermen who live in Bohai Bay. METHODS:An investigation was carried out in 1488 fishermen with symptoms of UDTDs (aside from liver, biliary and pancreatic diseases) during the time period between December 1991 and February 1995. This inves...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang YB,Wang YP,Zou J,Bai BJ,Ren GC,Cai BQ

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship of changes in expression of marker genes in functional categories or molecular networks comprising one functional category or multiple categories in progression of hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis C (HCV) patients. METHODS:Marker genes were initially identified using DNA microarray dat...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahara Y,Takahashi M,Zhang QW,Wagatsuma H,Mori M,Tamori A,Shiomi S,Nishiguchi S

更新日期：2008-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Over 90% of drugs are metabolized by the cytochrome P-450 (CYP) family of liver isoenzymes. The most important enzymes are CYP1A2, 3A4, 2C9/19, 2D6 and 2E1. Although CYP2D6 accounts for <2% of the total CYP liver enzyme content, it mediates metabolism in almost 25% of drugs. In order to study its enzymatic activity...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhuge J,Yu YN,Wu XD

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the factors that may affect survival of cholangiocarcinoma in Lebanon. METHODS:A retrospective review of the medical records of 55 patients diagnosed with cholangio-carcinoma at the American University of Beirut between 1990 and 2005 was conducted. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to de...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Farhat MH,Shamseddine AI,Tawil AN,Berjawi G,Sidani C,Shamseddeen W,Barada KA

更新日期：2008-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate spiral computed tomography (CT) including virtual gastroscopy for diagnosis of gastric carcinoma in comparison with upper gastrointestinal series (UGI), fiberoptic gastroscopy (FG) and histopathology. METHODS:Sixty patients with histologically proven gastric carcinoma (54 advanced and 6 early) were inc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen F,Ni YC,Zheng KE,Ju SH,Sun J,Ou XL,Xu MH,Zhang H,Marchal G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify whether serum chemokine and cytokine levels can become useful biological and functional markers to assess the severity of chronic pancreatitis (CP). This study aimed at clarifying whether serum chemokine and cytokine levels can become useful biological and functional markers to assess the severity of CP....

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yasuda M,Ito T,Oono T,Kawabe K,Kaku T,Igarashi H,Nakamura T,Takayanagi R

更新日期：2008-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To cure typically life-threatening esophagogastric anastomosis in rats, lacking anastomosis healing and sphincter function rescue, in particular. METHODS:Because we assume esophagogastric fistulas represent a particular NO-system disability, we attempt to identify the benefits of anti-ulcer stable gastric pentadec...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Djakovic Z,Djakovic I,Cesarec V,Madzarac G,Becejac T,Zukanovic G,Drmic D,Batelja L,Zenko Sever A,Kolenc D,Pajtak A,Knez N,Japjec M,Luetic K,Stancic-Rokotov D,Seiwerth S,Sikiric P

更新日期：2016-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine fibrinogen-like protein 2 (fgl2) expression during taurocholate-induced acute pancreatitis progression in rats and its correlation with pancreatic injury severity. METHODS:Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) group (n = 24) and the sham oper...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ye XH,Chen TZ,Huai JP,Lu GR,Zhuge XJ,Chen RP,Chen WJ,Wang C,Huang ZM

更新日期：2013-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To analyze the benefits and harms of pancreatic cancer screening in familial high-risk individuals (HRIs). METHODS:Studies were identified by searching PubMed, EBSCO, ClinicalTrials.gov and the Cochrane database from database inception to June 2014. We also obtained papers from the reference lists of pertinent stu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lu C,Xu CF,Wan XY,Zhu HT,Yu CH,Li YM

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate if transnasal endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (n-ERCP) using an ultrathin forward-viewing scope may overcome the disadvantages of conventional oral ERCP (o-ERCP) related to the large-caliber side-viewing duodenoscope. METHODS:The study involved 50 patients in whom 25 cases each were a...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mori A,Ohashi N,Maruyama T,Tatebe H,Sakai K,Shibuya T,Inoue H,Takegoshi S,Okuno M

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate and characterise patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection presenting with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the absence of cirrhosis. METHODS:Patients with chronic hepatitis C infection without cirrhosis presenting with HCC over a 2-year period were identified. The clinical case notes...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nash KL,Woodall T,Brown AS,Davies SE,Alexander GJ

更新日期：2010-08-28 00:00:00