Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin upregulates heme oxygenase-1 in dendritic cells via reactive oxygen species-, mitogen-activated protein kinase-, and Nrf2-dependent pathway.

abstract：AIM:To assess the association between smoking and alcohol consumption and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) through a meta-analysis of clinical observational studies. METHODS:A literature search was conducted using Embase and MEDLINE databases from inception to 31 May 2013 without language limitations, and by manu...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ye XH,Huai JP,Ding J,Chen YP,Sun XC

更新日期：2013-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal capillariasis caused by Capillaria philippinensis appeared first in the Philippines and subsequently in Thailand, Japan, Iran, Egypt and Taiwan; major outbreaks have occurred in the Philippines and Thailand. This article reviews the epidemiology, history and sources of C. philippinensis infection in Thailan...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Saichua P,Nithikathkul C,Kaewpitoon N

更新日期：2008-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophagomediastinal fistula is a very rare complication of tuberculosis in otherwise healthy adults, and mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm is even rarer. In this case report, we describe a rare case of tuberculosis complication that presented with acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. It also highl...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Alharbi SR

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the role of SCCA2 and other SCCA1 molecules in the process of hepatitis B virus (HBV) binding to mammalian cells. METHODS:SCCA1 and SCCA2 were isolated from HepG2. Binding protein (BP) genes were obtained through PCR. Recombinant baculoviruses expressing SCCA1, SCCA2, BP, and different mutants were ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen M,Cheng T,Xu CY,Wu T,Ou SH,Zhang T,Zhang J,Xia NS

更新日期：2005-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To show outcomes of our series of patients that underwent a total gastrectomy with a robotic approach and highlight the technical details of a proposed solution for the reconstruction phase. METHODS:Data of gastrectomies performed from May 2014 to October 2016, were extracted and analyzed. Basic characteristics of...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Parisi A,Ricci F,Gemini A,Trastulli S,Cirocchi R,Palazzini G,D'Andrea V,Desiderio J

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the clinical efficacy and toxic effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy using docetaxel combined with oxaliplatin and fluorouracil for treating stage III/IV gastric cancer. METHODS:A total of 53 stage III/IV gastric cancer patients were enrolled into the study and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yu YJ,Sun WJ,Lu MD,Wang FH,Qi DS,Zhang Y,Li PH,Huang H,You T,Zheng ZQ

更新日期：2014-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To elucidate longitudinal changes of an endoscopic Barrett esophagus (BE), especially of short segment endoscopic BE (SSBE). METHODS:This study comprised 779 patients who underwent two or more endoscopies between January 2009 and December 2015. The intervals between the first and the last endoscopy were at least 6...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shimoyama S,Ogawa T,Toma T

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the safety of healthy living liver donors is widely recognized during donor hepatectomy which is associated with blood loss, transfusion, and subsequent post-operative morbidity. Although the low central venous pressure (CVP) technique can still be effective, it may not be advantageous concerning the...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Choi SS,Kim SH,Kim YK

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the accuracy of the aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/Platelet Ratio Index (APRI) and FIB-4, in predicting longitudinal changes in liver histology in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. METHODS:Patients that underwent repeat liver biopsies at least 1 year apart from 1999 to 2007 were identified. Liver fibr...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mummadi RR,Petersen JR,Xiao SY,Snyder N

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We experienced a case of intussusception caused by cys- tic lymphangioma of the colon in a 32 years old female who was admitted to our hospital for the chief complaint of bloody stool. In the colonoscopic examination, cystic mass with stalk which had smooth mucosal surface was noted at the descending colon. Abdominal ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kim TO,Lee JH,Kim GH,Heo J,Kang DH,Song GA,Cho M

更新日期：2006-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes two similar yet distinct conditions called ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). These diseases affect the digestive system and cause the inflammation of intestinal tissue, form sores and bleed easily. Most children with IBD are diagnosed in late childhood and adol...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yun J,Xu CT,Pan BR

更新日期：2009-02-21 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 characterize the biochemical and immunological properties of an experimental ISCOMS vaccine prepared from a novel therapeutic polypeptide based on T cell epitopes of HBsAg, and a heptatis B-ISCOMS was prepared and investigated. METHODS:An immunostimulating complexes(ISCOMS)-based vaccine containing a novel ther...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Guan XJ,Guan XJ,Wu YZ,Jia ZC,Shi TD,Tang Y

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year old male patient was diagnosed with strongy-loides hyper-infection with stool analysis and intestinal biopsy shortly after his chemotherapy for myeloma. He was commenced on albendazole anthelmintic therapy. After initiation of the treatment he suffered life-threatening gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Repeate...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Csermely L,Jaafar H,Kristensen J,Castella A,Gorka W,Chebli AA,Trab F,Alizadeh H,Hunyady B

更新日期：2006-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recent advances in the therapeutic modalities, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains to be one of the most common causes of cancer-related death. CRC arises through accumulation of multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations that transform normal colonic epithelium into adenocarcinomas. Among crucial roles of ep...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakai E,Nakajima A,Kaneda A

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in chronic liver disease due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was performed, including patients with chronic liver disease due to HBV or HCV, with ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Marcon PDS,Tovo CV,Kliemann DA,Fisch P,de Mattos AA

更新日期：2018-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Jejunoileal bypass (JIB), popular in the 1960s and 1970s, had remarkable success in achieving weight loss by creating a surgical short bowel syndrome. Our patient had an unusual case of liver disease and provided no history of prior bariatric surgery. Later, it was recognized that he had a JIB in the 1970s, which was ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Singh D,Laya AS,Clarkston WK,Allen MJ

更新日期：2009-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:AIM:To compare the features of gastroesophageal reflux disease between elderly and younger patients.METHODS:Twenty-four hour pH-monitoring and endoscopy were performed for the 66 elderly patients with typical gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, and the results were compared with 112 symptomatic younger patients.RESULTS:...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Huang X,Zhu HM,Deng CZ,Porro GB,Sangaletti O,Pace F

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) using contrast ultrasonography in the NASH rat model. METHODS:The liver in methionine choline-deficient diet (MCDD) rats, a NASH model constructed by feeding an MCDD, was examined by contrast ultrasonography at weeks 2, 4, 8, 12 and 16, with late ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Miyata Y,Miyahara T,Moriyasu F

更新日期：2011-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To explore the role and mechanism of total flavone of Abelmoschus manihot (TFA) on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) progress of Crohn's disease (CD) intestinal fibrosis. METHODS:First, CCK-8 assay was performed to assess TFA on the viability of intestinal epithelial (IEC-6) cells and select the optimal conc...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang BL,Zhu P,Li YR,Xu MM,Wang H,Qiao LC,Xu HX,Chen HJ

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the risk factors for ampullary adenoma and ampullary cancer. METHODS:This case-control study included ampullary tumor patients referred to Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Controls were randomly selected from an existing database of healthy individuals at the Health Screening Center of the same h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： He XD,Wu Q,Liu W,Hong T,Li JJ,Miao RY,Zhao HT

更新日期：2014-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence and severity variations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been reported from Western populations between continents and regions of the same countries. However, no data were available from other countries. AIM:To investigate the regional differences in the IBD profiles of pediatric patients ...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： El Mouzan MI,AlEdreesi MH,Hasosah MY,Al-Hussaini AA,Al Sarkhy AA,Assiri AA

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-invasive evaluation for liver fibrosis is clinically important, especially in patients with undetectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA treated with nucleoside analogs. AIM:To clarify the monitoring power of hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) for hepatic histologic changes in patients with chronic h...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chang XJ,Sun C,Chen Y,Li XD,Yu ZJ,Dong Z,Bai WL,Wang XD,Li ZQ,Chen D,Du WJ,Liao H,Jiang QY,Sun LJ,Li YY,Zhang CH,Xu DP,Chen YP,Li Q,Yang YP

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has shown that microRNA (miRNA), which is involved in almost every step of gastric carcinogenesis, has broad prospective application in diagnosis and therapy of gastric carcinoma. Eastern Asia (South Korea, Japan and China) has the highest incidence of gastric cancer in the world. There were 988,000 ne...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gao M,Yin H,Fei ZW

更新日期：2013-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the evolution of transient elastography (TE) in patients with alcoholic liver disease according to alcohol cessation or continuation. METHODS:We retrospectively selected in our local database all patients who had two TE between June 2005 and November 2010 with chronic alcohol excessive consumption and...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Bardou-Jacquet E,Legros L,Soro D,Latournerie M,Guillygomarc'h A,Le Lan C,Brissot P,Guyader D,Moirand R

更新日期：2013-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The generation of oxygen free radicals has been implicated in the pathogenesis of experimental pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the role of oxygen free radicals in patients with acute pancreatitis. METHODS:The plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), lipid peroxide (LPO), myeloperoxidase (MPO...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park BK,Chung JB,Lee JH,Suh JH,Park SW,Song SY,Kim H,Kim KH,Kang JK

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effects of betaine on the ethanol-induced secretion of IGF-I and IGFBP-1 using radioimmunoassay and Western blotting, respectively, in primary cultured rat hepatocytes. METHODS:Hepatocytes isolated from male Sprague-Dawley rats were incubated with various concentrations of ethanol and PD98059 proce...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee MS,Kim MS,Park SY,Kang CW

更新日期：2006-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing hepatectomy with hemihepatic vascular occlusion (HHO) compared with total hepatic inflow occlusion (THO). METHODS:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing hemihepatic vascular occlusion and total hepatic inflow occlusion were included by a systematic li...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang HQ,Yang JY,Yan LN

更新日期：2011-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the pathogenesis of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms in non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) patients. METHODS:Thirty-five NERD patients with persistent symptoms, despite taking rabeprazole 10 mg twice daily for at least 8 wk, were included in this study. All patients underwent 24 h combined impeda...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakagawa K,Koike T,Iijima K,Saito M,Kikuchi H,Hatta W,Ara N,Uno K,Asano N,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the effect of chemotherapy on wound healing by giving early preoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) to rats with colonic anastomoses. METHODS:Sixty Albino-Wistar male rats (median weight, 235 g) were used in this study. The rats were fed with standard laboratory food and given tap water ad libitum. The ani...

journal_title：World journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ozel L,Ozel MS,Toros AB,Kara M,Ozkan KS,Tellioglu G,Krand O,Koyuturk M,Berber I

更新日期：2009-09-07 00:00:00