Local gangrene: a complication of peripheral Pitressin therapy for bleeding esophageal varices.

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Although calcium plays an essential role in intestinal smooth muscle contractile activity, calcium entry pathways in canine and human small intestine are largely unknown. The goal of this study was to characterize calcium channels, a potential entry pathway for calcium, in isolated circular smooth mus...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Farrugia G,Rich A,Rae JL,Sarr MG,Szurszewski JH

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC); it is not clear if this association varies by sex or other factors. Insulin use might also be associated with CRC risk. We investigated associations of type 2 DM and insulin use with CRC risk. METHODS:The C...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Campbell PT,Deka A,Jacobs EJ,Newton CC,Hildebrand JS,McCullough ML,Limburg PJ,Gapstur SM

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentane, a volatile hydrocarbon, is cleared from inspired air by the rat. We have studied this clearance to learn whether or not it is a function of the liver. Rats were put individually into airtight chambers which contained CO2 absorbent and were connected to an O2 reservoir. Pentane was injected into each chamber a...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Burk RJ,Ludden TM,Lane JM

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Mathematical modeling of hepatitis C virus (HCV) kinetics indicated that cellular immune responses contribute to interferon (IFN)-induced clearance of HCV. We investigated a potential role of natural killer (NK) cells in this process. METHODS:Phenotype and function of blood and liver NK cells were st...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ahlenstiel G,Edlich B,Hogdal LJ,Rotman Y,Noureddin M,Feld JJ,Holz LE,Titerence RH,Liang TJ,Rehermann B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:SPD476 (LIALDA in the US; MEZAVANT in the EU; otherwise known as MMX mesalamine; Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc., Wayne, PA, under license from Giuliani SpA, Milan, Italy) is a novel, once-daily, high-strength (1.2 g/tablet) formulation of mesalamine, utilizing MMX Multi Matrix System (MMX) technology desi...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kamm MA,Sandborn WJ,Gassull M,Schreiber S,Jackowski L,Butler T,Lyne A,Stephenson D,Palmen M,Joseph RE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Intercellular communication through gap junctions has been proposed to be an important mechanism for the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. However, few studies have considered the role of gap junctions in gastric mucosa. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the distribution of gap junction-speci...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Uchida Y,Matsuda K,Sasahara K,Kawabata H,Nishioka M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of total-body ionizing radiation on the digestive tract is dose-dependent and time-dependent. At low doses (1.5 Gy), one observes only a short prodromal syndrome consisting of nausea, vomiting, and gastric suppression. At doses greater than 6 Gy, the prodromal syndrome is more marked, and it is followed aft...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dubois A,Walker RI

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Numerous studies have linked the proliferation of liver progenitor cells (LPCs) during chronic liver disease to the risk for development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Thus, selective inhibition of LPC growth during preneoplastic injury may prevent or delay the onset of liver cancer. Rats carrying a ger...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Knight B,Tirnitz-Parker JE,Olynyk JK

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Point mutations of the Ki-ras gene at codon 12 have been frequently identified in pure pancreatic juice of patients with pancreatic cancer in studies examining pancreatic cancer tissues. The aim of this study was to examine mutations of the Ki-ras codon 12 in the duodenal juice collected from patients...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Iguchi H,Sugano K,Fukayama N,Ohkura H,Sadamoto K,Ohkoshi K,Seo Y,Tomoda H,Funakoshi A,Wakasugi H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infects the stomach of half of the human population worldwide and causes chronic active gastritis, which can lead to peptic ulcer disease, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. The host immune response to the infection is ineffective, because the bacterium persists...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Wilson KT,Crabtree JE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Drug-induced cholestasis is a frequent form of acquired liver disease. To elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of drug-induced cholestasis, we investigated the effects of prototypic cholestatic drugs on the canalicular bile salt export pump (Bsep) of rat liver. METHODS:Vesicles were isolated from Bse...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Stieger B,Fattinger K,Madon J,Kullak-Ublick GA,Meier PJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA) permits cytological confirmation of EUS findings. A multicenter prospective evaluation of EUS-FNA for primary diagnosis, staging, and/or follow-up purposes was undertaken. METHODS:EUS-FNA was performed in 457 patients with 554 lesions. Cli...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Wiersema MJ,Vilmann P,Giovannini M,Chang KJ,Wiersema LM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Abnormal processing of visceral sensation at the level of the central nervous system is believed to be involved in functional dyspepsia. However, compared with studies of stimulation-related changes in brain activity, few studies have focused on resting brain activity, which also is important in patho...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Zeng F,Qin W,Liang F,Liu J,Tang Y,Liu X,Yuan K,Yu S,Song W,Liu M,Lan L,Gao X,Liu Y,Tian J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To gain further insight on the mosaic expression of specific functional intestinal markers (such as sucrase-isomaltase) in postconfluent Caco-2 cells, a human colon cancer cell line unique in its property to differentiate in vitro into a mature enterocyte-like cell type, a comparative study was undertaken to examine t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Vachon PH,Beaulieu JF

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Polymorphisms in the region of the interleukin (IL)-28B gene on chromosome 19 have been associated with peginterferon-alfa-induced clearance of genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV); there are no data for patients with genotype 2 or 3 HCV. We evaluated the effects of IL-28B polymorphisms on response to t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mangia A,Thompson AJ,Santoro R,Piazzolla V,Tillmann HL,Patel K,Shianna KV,Mottola L,Petruzzellis D,Bacca D,Carretta V,Minerva N,Goldstein DB,McHutchison JG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reliable method for studying lead absorption and excretion in rats is described. Lead absorption occurs primarily in theduodenum where lead enters the epithelial mucosal cells. There is a relative mucosal block for lead with increasing intraluminal doses. Certain substances which bind lead and increase its solubilit...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Conrad ME,Barton JC

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These studies were designed to better understand the effects of luminal nutrition on intestinal mass and function. Parenterally nourished rats received a midjejunal infusion of either 0.9% saline, 10% glucose, 10% 3-O-methyl glucose, or 30% glucose. A fifth group underwent sham operation. After 7 days, intestinal mass...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Richter GC,Levine GM,Shiau YF

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioactive lithocholate was administered intravenously to female rhesus monkeys with an exteriorized enterohepatic circulation, and the chemical form of biliary radioactivity was defined by thin layer chromatography. Most radioactivity was excreted in bile in the form of unsulfated conjugates (77%), indicating impair...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Gadacz TR,Allan RN,Mack E,Hofmann AF

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The NOD2 gene, which is strongly associated with susceptibility to Crohn's disease (CD) of the terminal ileum, interacts with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), inducing cellular activation. However, the mechanisms by which NOD2 mutations cause terminal ileitis are unknown, and NOD2 is expressed most...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lala S,Ogura Y,Osborne C,Hor SY,Bromfield A,Davies S,Ogunbiyi O,Nuñez G,Keshav S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The community of microorganisms within the human gut (or microbiota) is critical to health and functions with a level of complexity comparable to that of an organ system. Alterations of this ecology (or dysbiosis) have been implicated in a number of disease states, and the prototypical example is Clostridium difficile...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kelly CR,Kahn S,Kashyap P,Laine L,Rubin D,Atreja A,Moore T,Wu G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of minimally invasive methods have been tested for the thermal ablation of liver tumors as an alternative to surgical resection. The use of focused ultrasound transducers to ablate deep tumors offers the first completely noninvasive alternative to these techniques. By increasing the flexibility of this techno...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Jolesz FA,Hynynen K,McDannold N,Freundlich D,Kopelman D

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in the development and progression of human cancers. We investigated the roles and mechanisms of miR-26a in human cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS:We used in situ hybridization and quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to measure expression of...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Zhang J,Han C,Wu T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of hypnosis to both stimulate and inhibit gastric acid secretion in highly hypnotizable healthy volunteers was examined in two studies. In the first, after basal acid secretion was measured, subjects were hypnotized and instructed to imagine all aspects of eating a series of delicious meals. Acid output ro...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Klein KB,Spiegel D

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebroventricular prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) inhibits stimulated gastric acid secretion; however, the central site of action is unknown. Specific PGE2 binding sites have been localized to the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus and central amygdala (A). The nuclear accumbens has been shown to play a role in central n...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Barocelli E,Impicciatore M,Seaton J,Conter R,Kauffman G

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Carcinomas of the extrahepatic bile ducts, ampulla of Vater, and duodenum are uncommon, and their epigenetic and genetic alterations are not well characterized. METHODS:We therefore compared the methylation profile and genetic alterations in 18 extrahepatic biliary, 9 ampullary, and 12 duodenal carci...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kim SG,Chan AO,Wu TT,Issa JP,Hamilton SR,Rashid A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Nitric oxide is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the enteric nervous system. Loss or dysfunction of nitrinergic neurons is associated with serious disruptions of motility, intractable symptoms, and long-term suffering. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intrapyloric transplantat...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Micci MA,Kahrig KM,Simmons RS,Sarna SK,Espejo-Navarro MR,Pasricha PJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered gallbladder motility could predispose to, or result from, gallstone formation and could also explain the alleged relief of biliary colic seen during bile acid therapy. Therefore, in 14 controls, 25 patients with radiolucent gallstones, and 14 patients with radiopaque gallstones, we used two techniques to measu...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Forgacs IC,Maisey MN,Murphy GM,Dowling RH

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Proinflammatory cytokines alter function in enteric nerves, but little is known about underlying mechanisms. This study was designed to investigate the roles of prostanoids and of macrophage-like cells in cytokine-induced suppression of [3H]norepinephrine release from rat myenteric plexus. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Rühl A,Berezin I,Collins SM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:We assessed the association of body mass and gastric volumes (fasting and postprandial) with satiation and postprandial symptoms. METHODS:Healthy obese and nonobese subjects underwent measurement of caloric intake at maximum satiation; postprandial symptoms were measured with visual analogue scales 3...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Delgado-Aros S,Cremonini F,Castillo JE,Chial HJ,Burton DD,Ferber I,Camilleri M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:This study attempts to elucidate a part of the genetic predisposition to the sporadic invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas focusing on the genes implicated in the gene-environment interactions in carcinogenesis. METHODS:First, 227 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 46 genes were geno...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ohnami S,Sato Y,Yoshimura K,Ohnami S,Sakamoto H,Aoki K,Ueno H,Ikeda M,Morizane C,Shimada K,Sakamoto Y,Esaki M,Saito I,Hirose H,Saito D,Sugimura H,Kosuge T,Okusaka T,Yoshida T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00