Liver copper levels in intrahepatic cholestasis of childhood.

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:During hepatic fibrogenesis, the hepatic extracellular matrix changes to fibrillar collagens types I and III, and cirrhosis is believed to produce an irreversible scar. In this study, we investigated whether gene delivery of human matrix metalloproteinase-1, which degrades collagens types I and type I...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Iimuro Y,Nishio T,Morimoto T,Nitta T,Stefanovic B,Choi SK,Brenner DA,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic sphincterotomy has proven to be a safe alternative to surgery for selected types of biliary disease. Despite a relatively low morbidity, postprocedure complications are well described. This report presents an experience with three patients in whom acute relapsing pancreatitis developed as a possible complic...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Asbun HJ,Rossi RL,Heiss FW,Shea JA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty chronically alcoholic men who were impotent and known to have abstained from alcohol were followed prospectively to determine (a) the frequency of spontaneous recovery of normal sexual functioning, (b) indicators of spontaneous recovery, and (c) the response of those who did not achieve a spontaneous recovery to...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Van Thiel DH,Gavaler JS,Sanghvi A

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a clinical trial comparing slow-release 5-aminosalicylic acid tablets (Pentasa) and enteric-coated sulfasalazine tablets (Salazopyrin) with regard to the efficacy of maintaining ulcerative colitis patients in remission for 12 mo and with regard to safety of treatment are reported. Seventy-five patients ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Mulder CJ,Tytgat GN,Weterman IT,Dekker W,Blok P,Schrijver M,van der Heide H

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Prostacyclin and nitric oxide have been involved in the hyperkinetic syndrome in portal hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate the relative contribution and possible interaction between prostacyclin and NO in this circulatory abnormality. METHODS:Portal vein-ligated and sham-operated ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Fernández M,García-Pagán JC,Casadevall M,Mourelle MI,Piqué JM,Bosch J,Rodés J

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boron may be beneficial for bone growth and maintenance, central nervous system function, and the inflammatory response, and silicon may be beneficial for bone maintenance and wound healing. Fluoride is not an essential element but amounts provided by contamination may be beneficial for bone strength. Fluoride toxicit...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Nielsen FH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In these studies we compared jejunal permeability to two probes--chromium 51-labeled ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (51Cr-EDTA) (mol wt, 360) and ovalbumin (mol wt, 45,000)--under control conditions, during acute intestinal inflammation, and in response to systemic anaphylaxis. Acute inflammation was produced after i...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Ramage JK,Stanisz A,Scicchitano R,Hunt RH,Perdue MH

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal cramps and urgent defecation are common side effects of clinical doses of arginine vasopressin, indicating that the drug may have stimulating effects on colonic motor activity. Four strain-gauge transducers were implanted on the colon in six monkeys. A blood flow probe was fixed on the inferior mesenteric ar...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Zhu YR,Cowles VE,Herranz ES,Schulte WJ,Condon RE

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferior mesenteric arterial blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic blood flowmeter in five anesthetized rhesus monkeys. The effects of vasopressin on this vasculature were determined to evaluate the optimal, safe concentration of this agent during its clinical application in the management of hemorrhagic les...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kerr JC,Hobson RW 2nd,Seelig RF,Swan KG

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for high-grade dysplasia (HGD) in Barrett's esophagus is a Food and Drug Administration-approved alternative to esophagectomy. Critical information regarding overall survival of patients followed up long-term after these therapies is lacking. Our aim was to compare the long-...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Prasad GA,Wang KK,Buttar NS,Wongkeesong LM,Krishnadath KK,Nichols FC 3rd,Lutzke LS,Borkenhagen LS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Among the human mucin complementary DNAs thus far identified, two (MUC5AC and MUC6) were cloned from stomach libraries. This study examines the distribution of MUC6 in normal tissues and compares it with that of MUC5AC as well as with the expression of Lewis blood group antigens. METHODS:Affinity-pur...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： De Bolós C,Garrido M,Real FX

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have conducted a double-blind controlled trial of colchicine in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Fifty-seven patients with biopsy-proven primary biliary cirrhosis were randomized to receive either 0.6 mg of colchicine twice daily or an identically appearing placebo. Patients underwent clinical and laborator...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Bodenheimer H Jr,Schaffner F,Pezzullo J

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the efficacy of cimetidine in patients with endoscopically anastomotic ulcer after partial gastrectomy, 21 such patients entered a double-blind prospective clinical trial. At endoscopy after 4 wk of treatment, 8 of 12 patients treated with 1 g of cimetidine daily compared with 1 of 9 patients who re...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Festen HP,Lamers CB,Driessen WM,Van Tongeren JH

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enteroscopic method that uses a pediatric colonoscope provides an alternative approach to the diagnostic and management problems arising in the setting of a Roux-en-Y limb hepaticojejunostomy or biliary diversion. Three patients with Roux-en-Y limb reconstructions who experienced recurrent cholangitis, recurrent pa...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Gostout CJ,Bender CE

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a key role in the maintenance of the gut immune homeostasis, and an intact transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta signaling is required for their function. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the TGF-beta signaling is impaired because of high expression...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Fantini MC,Rizzo A,Fina D,Caruso R,Sarra M,Stolfi C,Becker C,Macdonald TT,Pallone F,Neurath MF,Monteleone G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:A common variant in the solute carrier family 39 member 6 gene (SLC39A6) has been associated with survival times of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We investigated the function of SLC39A6 and ways in which this variant affects tumor progression by studying ESCC samples and cel...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Cheng X,Wei L,Huang X,Zheng J,Shao M,Feng T,Li J,Han Y,Tan W,Tan W,Lin D,Wu C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:There are intra- and interobserver variations in endoscopic assessment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and biopsies are often collected for histologic evaluation. We sought to develop a deep neural network system for consistent, objective, and real-time analysis of endoscopic images from patients with UC. ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Takenaka K,Ohtsuka K,Fujii T,Negi M,Suzuki K,Shimizu H,Oshima S,Akiyama S,Motobayashi M,Nagahori M,Saito E,Matsuoka K,Watanabe M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the procoagulant activity of peripheral blood monocytes in 41 patients with severe obstructive jaundice and in 27 nonjaundiced control patients using a one-stage clotting assay. Mononuclear cells from jaundiced patients, tested immediately after isolation, expressed low levels of procoagulant activity, whic...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Semeraro N,Montemurro P,Chetta G,Altomare DF,Giordano D,Colucci M

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Most colon cancers arise from polypoid adenomas, but how these benign lesions develop into malignant neoplasms is not understood. This study examined the migration of epithelial cells within human adenomatous polyps by determining the distribution of proliferating and apoptotic cells and immunoreactiv...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Moss SF,Liu TC,Petrotos A,Hsu TM,Gold LI,Holt PR

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are delighted to introduce a new and simple format in the references section of the articles we publish in Gastroenterology that highlights joint first authors of citations. We believe this is an important step to acknowledging equal contribution to published work as research becomes increasingly team-oriented and ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dubnansky E,Omary MB

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute, acute recurrent, and chronic forms of pancreatitis have been increasingly diagnosed in children in the past 2 decades. Risk factors in the pediatric group are broad and appear to be strikingly different compared with the adult cohort. However, the disease burden and impact on quality of life are surprisingly si...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Uc A,Husain SZ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with boceprevir, peginterferon, and ribavirin can lead to anemia, which has been managed by reducing ribavirin dose and/or erythropoietin therapy. We assessed the effects of these anemia management strategies on rates of sustained virologic response (SVR)...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Poordad F,Lawitz E,Reddy KR,Afdhal NH,Hézode C,Zeuzem S,Lee SS,Calleja JL,Brown RS Jr,Craxi A,Wedemeyer H,Nyberg L,Nelson DR,Rossaro L,Balart L,Morgan TR,Bacon BR,Flamm SL,Kowdley KV,Deng W,Koury KJ,Pedicone LD

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades, interactions between the enteric neuromuscular apparatus and the central nervous system have served as the primary focus of pathophysiological research in the functional gastrointestinal disorders. The accumulation of patient reports, as well as clinical observations, has belatedly led to an interest in t...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Barbara G,Feinle-Bisset C,Ghoshal UC,Quigley EM,Santos J,Vanner S,Vergnolle N,Zoetendal EG

更新日期：2016-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior animal models of cholesterol gallstone formation have been criticized for their dissimilarity to the conditions of humans with gallstones. We present a new hamster model of cholesterol cholelithiasis that more closely approximates the human situation. Sixty female Golden Syrian hamsters (average weight 83.2 +/- ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Pearlman BJ,Bonorris GG,Phillips MJ,Chung A,Vimadalal S,Marks JW,Schoenfield LJ

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uptake of inorganic sulfate into brush-border membrane vesicles isolated by a calcium precipitation method from rat small intestine was investigated using a rapid filtration technique and 35Sulfur acid as tracer. Sulfate uptake by membrane vesicles was osmotically sensitive, suggesting transport into an intravesicular...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lücke H,Stange G,Murer H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the agent responsible for posttransfusion hepatitis. The incidence, timing, and clinical course of HCV positive hepatitis in liver transplant recipients are unknown. Three hundred and seventeen donor-recipient liver transplant pairs were grouped on the basis of their pretransplant HCV antibo...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Shah G,Demetris AJ,Gavaler JS,Lewis JH,Todo S,Starzl TE,Van Thiel DH

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Cholangiocarcinomas appear to arise from the malignant transformation of cholangiocytes lining the biliary tract. Because the development of an in vitro model of malignant transformation can provide a powerful new tool for establishing critical events governing the molecular pathogenesis of cholangioc...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lai GH,Zhang Z,Shen XN,Ward DJ,Dewitt JL,Holt SE,Rozich RA,Hixson DC,Sirica AE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Both hemorrhagic and cardiogenic shock are associated with hepatic shock gene expression at resuscitation. This study investigated the potential role of intravascular superoxide anion as a proximal trigger of heat shock protein gene expression. METHODS:Preanesthetized pigs were subjected to 120 m of to...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Schoeniger LO,Andreoni KA,Ott GR,Risby TH,Bulkley GB,Udelsman R,Burdick JF,Buchman TG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To find a possible explanation for the selective hepatic conjugation of bile acids with glycine or taurine, the N-acyl amidates of cholic acid and a number of amino acids and amino acid analogues were synthesized, and their susceptibility to hydrolysis by pancreatic juice, gastric juice, serum, or small intestinal muc...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Huijghebaert SM,Hofmann AF

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The goal of the study was to facilitate fat balance measurements with an appropriate intestinal marker for the transit of dietary fat and thereby eliminate the need for complete diet and fecal collections. METHODS:Dietary fat containing 5% sucrose polybehenate was fed in a semisynthetic diet to rats ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Jandacek RJ,Heubi JE,Tso P

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00