Current understanding concerning intestinal stem cells.

abstract：:The thrombophilia in adult life has major implications in the hepatic vessels. The resulting portal vein thrombosis has various outcomes and complications. Esophageal varices, portal gastropathy, ascites, severe hypersplenism and liver failure needing liver transplantation are known well. The newly formed collateral v...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Harmanci O,Bayraktar Y

更新日期：2007-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the influence of polymorphisms in genes encoding for the chemokines Stromal cell-Derived Factor-1 (SDF-1)/CXCL12 and Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 (MCP-1)/CCL2, or for the chemokine receptor CCR5 on the risks of liver-related death and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence in hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nahon P,Sutton A,Rufat P,Simon C,Trinchet JC,Gattegno L,Beaugrand M,Charnaux N

更新日期：2008-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of successful endoscopic management of intragastric penetrated adjustable gastric band in a patient with morbid obesity. The favorable course of the case described here demonstrates that adjustable gastric bands in the process of migration need not be removed surgically in patients who are...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： De Palma GD,Formato A,Pilone V,Rega M,Giuliano ME,Simeoli I,Forestieri P

更新日期：2006-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the protective activity of allylpyrocatechol (APC), the major antioxidant constituent of Piper betel, against the indomethacin-induced stomach ulceration in the rat model and correlates with its antioxidative and mucin protecting properties. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five group...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bhattacharya S,Banerjee D,Bauri AK,Chattopadhyay S,Bandyopadhyay SK

更新日期：2007-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfusion of individual tissues is a basic physiological process that is necessary to sustain oxygenation and nutrition at a cellular level. Ischemia, or the insufficiency of perfusion, is a common mechanism for tissue death or degeneration, and at a lower threshold, a mechanism for the generation of sensory signallin...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hoff DA,Gregersen H,Hatlebakk JG

更新日期：2009-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify tumor associated genes of rectal cancer and to probe the application possibility of gene expression profiles for the classification of tumors. METHODS:Rectal cancer tissues and their paired normal mucosa were obtained from patients undergoing surgical resection of rectal cancer. Total RNA was extracted...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao XQ,Han JX,Xu ZF,Zhang WD,Zhang HN,Huang HY

更新日期：2007-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) for assessment of non-alcoholic fat liver disease (NAFLD) as compared with liver histological and metabolomics findings. METHODS:Patients undergoing bariatric surgery following procedures involved in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectom...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Calvo N,Beltrán-Debón R,Rodríguez-Gallego E,Hernández-Aguilera A,Guirro M,Mariné-Casadó R,Millá L,Alegret JM,Sabench F,del Castillo D,Vinaixa M,Rodríguez MÀ,Correig X,García-Álvarez R,Menendez JA,Camps J,Joven J

更新日期：2015-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection cases is relatively low in children. This low number may be connected with the lack of screening tests and the asymptomatic course of infection. Currently, mother-to-infant transmission is the most common cause of HCV infection amongst children in developed countries. It...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pawlowska M,Domagalski K,Pniewska A,Smok B,Halota W,Tretyn A

更新日期：2015-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of Stretta procedure with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) based on symptom control, medication changes and oesophagitis grade. METHODS:Ninety patients with a history of GERD underwent Stretta procedure from June 2007 to March 2010. All patients with GERD diagnosed by the presence of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Liu HF,Zhang JG,Li J,Chen XG,Wang WA

更新日期：2011-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the anti-HBV effect of liposome-encapsulated matrine (Lip-M) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:2.2.15 cell line was cultured in vitro to observe the effect of Lip-M and matrine on the secretion of HBsAg and HBeAg. The toxicity of Lip-M and matrine to 2.2.15 cell line was also studied by MTT method. In in vivo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Li CQ,Zhu YT,Zhang FX,Fu LC,Li XH,Cheng Y,Li XY

更新日期：2005-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the possible involvement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3)-1(alpha)-hydroxylase [1alpha-25(OH) (2) D(3)] in butyrate-induced differentiation in human intestinal cell line Caco-2 cells. METHODS:Caco-2 cells were incubated either with 3 mmol/L butyrate and 1 micromol/L 25(OH) (2) D(3) or with 1 micromol/L 1al...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Schröder O,Turak S,Daniel C,Gaschott T,Stein J

更新日期：2005-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the role of preoperative angiography in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. METHODS:The authors performed selective arterial cannulation by Seldinger's method in 47 patients to locate the primary cancer and to diagnose metastasis to the liver. Each patient was then given intra-arterial re...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gu J,Ma ZL,Li Y,Li M,Xu GW

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old male Asian immigrant with a history of hepatitis B and hepatitis C related unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in the left lobe of the liver presented with hematemesis and severe anemia. He was diagnosed with a liver mass that was resected 8 years ago described as a benign tumor in his home country. He...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sayana H,Yousef O,Clarkston WK

更新日期：2013-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common comorbidities associated with overweight and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Importantly, NAFLD is one of its most dangerous complications because it can lead to severe liver pathologies, including fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatic cellular carcinoma. Given ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mikolasevic I,Milic S,Turk Wensveen T,Grgic I,Jakopcic I,Stimac D,Wensveen F,Orlic L

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To test whether ethanol feeding could induce Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) responses, assess the hepatoprotective effect of betaine and its inhibitive effect on TLR4 in animal models of alcoholic liver injury. METHODS:Forty-eight female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups as control, model, lo...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shi QZ,Wang LW,Zhang W,Gong ZJ

更新日期：2010-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium septicum (C. septicum) gas gangrene is well documented in the literature, typically in the setting of trauma or immunosuppression. In this paper, we report a unique case of spontaneous clostridial myonecrosis in a patient with Crohn's disease and sulfasalazine-induced neutropenia. The patient presented wit...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kiel N,Ho V,Pascoe A

更新日期：2011-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To observe the preventive effects of combined therapy of AMD (allantoin, metronidazolem and dexamethasone in combination) on intra-abdominal adhesion in dogs. METHODS:20 dogs of both sexes were used in this study. After laparotomy under anesthesia, 2 cm section of cecal end was clamped and ligated, then 1 cm cecum...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang XC,Gui CQ,Zheng QS

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To construct a noninvasive assessment model consisting of routine laboratory data to predict significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). METHODS:A total of 137 consecutive patients with CHB who underwent percutaneous liver biopsy were retrospectively analyzed. These patients were...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang YX,Wu WJ,Zhang YZ,Feng YL,Zhou XX,Pan Q

更新日期：2008-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are a systemic illness that may affect up to half of all patients. Among the extraintestinal manifestations of IBD, those involving the lungs are relatively rare and often overlooked. However, there is a wide array of such manifestations, spanning from...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ji XQ,Wang LX,Lu DG

更新日期：2014-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report a case of bronchial bleeding after radical esophagectomy that was treated with lobectomy. A 65-year-old male who underwent subtotal esophagectomy with three-field lymph node dissection for esophageal carcinoma was referred to our hospital because of sudden hemoptysis. After the esophagectomy, bilatera...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kitajima T,Momose K,Lee S,Haruta S,Ueno M,Shinohara H,Fujimori S,Fujii T,Takei R,Kohno T,Udagawa H

更新日期：2015-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the risk of relapse in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in clinical remission using mucosal status and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results. METHODS:The clinical outcomes of 194 UC patients in clinical remission who underwent colonoscopy were based on evaluations of Mayo endoscopic subscores (MESs) an...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakarai A,Kato J,Hiraoka S,Takashima S,Takei D,Inokuchi T,Sugihara Y,Takahara M,Harada K,Okada H

更新日期：2016-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the relationship and molecular features of CD74/macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)/Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in gastric cancer. METHODS:CD74, MIF and TLR4 expression in the paraffin-embedded sections of gastric cancer from 120 patients were detected by immunohistochemical staining. Knock...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zheng YX,Yang M,Rong TT,Yuan XL,Ma YH,Wang ZH,Shen LS,Cui L

更新日期：2012-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the mechanical properties of anastomotic colonic tissue in experimental settings and therefore give a measure of wound healing. METHODS:Thirty-six male Wistar rats were used as experimental models of anastomotic tissue integrity. On the 5th post-operative day, the tensile strength was measured by appl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ekmektzoglou KA,Zografos GC,Kourkoulis SK,Dontas IA,Giannopoulos PK,Marinou KA,Poulakou MV,Perrea DN

更新日期：2006-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the tumor-suppressive effect of the phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome (PTEN) in human gastric cancer cells that were wild type for PTEN. METHODS:Adenoviruses expressing PTEN or luciferase as a control were introduced into gastric cancer cells. The effect of exogenous PTEN gene...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hang Y,Zheng YC,Cao Y,Li QS,Sui YJ

更新日期：2005-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In colon cancer, classic disease staging remains the key prognosis and treatment determinant. Although adjuvant chemotherapy has an established role in stage III colon cancer patients, in stage II it is still a subject of controversy due to its restriction to a small subgroup of patients with high-risk histopathologic...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Saridaki Z,Souglakos J,Georgoulias V

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management strategies for recurrent ampullary adenoma after endoscopic papillectomy are still controversial. Patients with the recurrent papillary lesions need to receive repetitive endoscopic interventions due to the limitations of conventional endoscopic techniques. AIM:To assess the feasibility, effi...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang ZK,Liu F,Wang Y,Wang XD,Tang P,Li W

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To review the surgical outcomes in terms of the surgical indications and relevant prognostic factors. METHODS:Sixteen patients underwent therapeutic lung surgery between March 1999 and May 2006. The observation period was terminated on May 31, 2007. The surgical outcomes and the clinicopathological factors were co...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kwon JB,Park K,Kim YD,Seo JH,Moon SW,Cho DG,Kim YW,Kim DG,Yoon SK,Lim HW

更新日期：2008-10-07 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 investigate the expression frequency of endocan in colorectal cancer and analyze the relationship between endocan expression and clinical parameters and to study the role of endocan in colorectal carcinogenesis. METHODS:Expression of endocan in 72 tumor tissue samples of colorectal cancer as well as in 27 norma...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zuo L,Zhang SM,Hu RL,Zhu HQ,Zhou Q,Gui SY,Wu Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2008-07-28 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