Primary sarcoma of the liver. Report of a case with excellent response to hepatic artery ligation and infusion chemotherapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Beta-blockers are extensively used to prevent variceal bleeding in patients with large esophageal varices. It is not established if beta-blockers delay the growth of small varices. METHODS:A total of 161 patients with cirrhosis and small esophageal varices (F1 according to the classification of Beppu...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Merkel C,Marin R,Angeli P,Zanella P,Felder M,Bernardinello E,Cavallarin G,Bolognesi M,Donada C,Bellini B,Torboli P,Gatta A,Gruppo Triveneto per l'Ipertensione Portale.

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Fish is a rich source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Although consumption of fish and n-3 PUFA has been reported to protect against the development of some types of cancer, little is known ab...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Sawada N,Inoue M,Iwasaki M,Sasazuki S,Shimazu T,Yamaji T,Takachi R,Tanaka Y,Mizokami M,Tsugane S,Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study Group.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who developed obstructive jaundice as a complication of a liver biopsy is presented. The jaundice was found to be attributable to obstruction of the biliary tree at the level of the bifurcation by an intrahepatic hematoma. The patient had a complete and spontaneous recovery. ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Chiprut RO,Greenwald RA,Morris SJ,Zeppa R,Schiff ER

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This literature review and the recommendations therein were prepared for the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Practice and Practice Economics committee. The paper was approved by the committee on May 16, 1999, and by the AGA governing board on July 18, 1999. ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Zuckerman GR,Prakash C,Askin MP,Lewis BS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of disease consequent to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been well described and is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade. Current approved antiviral therapies are effective in eradicating the virus in approximately 50% of infected patients. However, pegylated interferon and ribavirin...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Pawlotsky JM,Chevaliez S,McHutchison JG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, the potential effects of free radicals on the activities of intestinal brush-border membrane enzymes have received little attention. Therefore, we conducted a series of experiments to examine the effects of free radicals on various enzymatic activities of rat small intestinal brush-border membranes....

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dudeja PK,Brasitus TA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 47-year-old patient who developed cholelithiasis in adolescence, followed by recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, and finally biliary cirrhosis in adulthood. In our patient, the consecutive presentation of the 3 mentioned disorders raised the suspicion of a defect of MDR3, the canalicular pro...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Lucena JF,Herrero JI,Quiroga J,Sangro B,Garcia-Foncillas J,Zabalegui N,Sola J,Herraiz M,Medina JF,Prieto J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of in vitro studies, both the soluble (plasmatic) coagulation system and the cellular (platelet-mediated) aspect of coagulation were shown to be extremely sensitive to relatively minor increases in hydrogen ion concentration. All studies became abnormal at pH 6.8. At pH 6.4, assays of the intrinsic and ext...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Green FW Jr,Kaplan MM,Curtis LE,Levine PH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental production of gastric ulcers in dogs by subnucosal injection of ulcerogeic agents is described. The most satisfactory agent tested was 95% ethanol, because it produced immediate changes in the mucosa which delineated the size of the ulcer. The depth of ulceration could be controlled and the ulcer heal...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Otani T,Tatsuka T,Kanamaru K,Okuda S

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrolysis of small peptides, like disaccharide hydrolysis, is an important function of the intestinal brush border, but little is known of the individual human peptidases. The purposes of this study were to detect all human brush border enzymes hydrolyzing dipeptides and tripeptides, identify the most discriminating ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Tobey N,Heizer W,Yeh R,Huang TI,Hoffner C

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:We have reported that contrast echocardiography is a sensitive screening test for the hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). However, contrast echocardiography lacks specificity because many cirrhotic patients have positive study results with normal arterial blood gases and therefore do not fulfill criteria ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Abrams GA,Nanda NC,Dubovsky EV,Krowka MJ,Fallon MB

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Several studies have shown that signaling via the interleukin 23 (IL23) receptor is required for development of colitis. We studied the roles of IL23, dietary factors, alterations to the microbiota, and T cells in the development and progression of colitis in mice. METHODS:All mice were maintained on...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Chen L,He Z,Iuga AC,Martins Filho SN,Faith JJ,Clemente JC,Deshpande M,Jayaprakash A,Colombel JF,Lafaille JJ,Sachidanandam R,Furtado GC,Lira SA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 2, a soluble product of activated T lymphocytes, is of central importance in the development of an appropriate T-cell immune response. Defects in the production of or response to this lymphokine have been described in a variety of immune deficiency and autoimmune states, thus suggesting a role in the patho...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Fiocchi C,Hilfiker ML,Youngman KR,Doerder NC,Finke JH

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:It is unclear whether genomic derangement precedes the histological development of dysplasia in ulcerative colitis (UC)-related neoplastic progression. The primary aim of this study was to determine if chromosomal alterations occur early in the progression pathway of UC-related neoplasia. METHODS:Flu...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Willenbucher RF,Zelman SJ,Ferrell LD,Moore DH 2nd,Waldman FM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Elevated hepatic iron concentration may affect the response to antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C. This study explored the contribution of genetic hemochromatosis to iron accumulation in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:HFE mutations (C282Y and H63D) were assessed in 184 patients with chronic hepat...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Kazemi-Shirazi L,Datz C,Maier-Dobersberger T,Kaserer K,Hackl F,Polli C,Steindl PE,Penner E,Ferenci P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal and pentagastrin-stimulated gastric acid secretion, fasting serum gastrin concentrations, and the gastric output of prostaglandin E and its major metabolite 13,14-dihydro 15-keto prostaglandin E2 were measured in 9 normal subjects before and after 14-20 days of dietary supplementation with linoleic acid. Mean ma...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Grant HW,Palmer KR,Kelly RW,Wilson NH,Misiewicz JJ

更新日期：1988-04-01 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 AND AIMS:The role of selectins in experimental colitis remains unknown. The aims of this study were to characterize the time-course expression of selectins in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis, the functional role of selectins in colonic leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions, and the the...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Sans M,Salas A,Soriano A,Prats N,Gironella M,Pizcueta P,Elena M,Anderson DC,Piqué JM,Panés J

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human colon carcinoma cell line CaCo-2, grown in vitro under standard culture conditions and in the absence of differentiation inducers, spontaneously exhibits structural and functional characteristics of mature small bowel enterocytes. Differentiation is complete at late confluency. High activities of ornithine d...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： D'Agostino L,Daniele B,Pignata S,Gentile R,Tagliaferri P,Contegiacomo A,Silvestro G,Polistina C,Bianco AR,Mazzacca G

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have greatly advanced our ability to grow a diverse range of tissue-derived and pluripotent stem cell-derived gastrointestinal (GI) tissues in vitro. These systems, broadly referred to as organoids, have allowed the field to move away from the often nonphysiological, transformed cell lines that have been used for d...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dedhia PH,Bertaux-Skeirik N,Zavros Y,Spence JR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-minute infusion of an octapeptide of cholecystokinin (Kinevac; Squibb Diagnostics, New Brunswick, NJ) was used to measure the gallbladder ejection fraction during cholescintigraphy in 40 normal volunteers. Cholecystokinin cholescintigraphy was shown to be a reproducible test. The maximum mean gallbladder ejection...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Yap L,Wycherley AG,Morphett AD,Toouli J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the ability of isolated human colonic epithelial cells to express the common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CALLA), the transferrin receptor, and the 4F2 antigen in response to different types of stimuli. The expression of these markers was assessed by immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibod...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Fais S,Pallone F

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Bile secretion is regulated in part by adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) and cytosolic Ca2+ (Ca2+i). Hormone receptors that link to these second messengers are not uniformly distributed across the hepatic lobule, but both cAMP and Ca2+i cross gap junctions, so we tested whether gap junctiona...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Nathanson MH,Rios-Velez L,Burgstahler AD,Mennone A

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:In intestinal inflammation the gut microbiota induces an innate immune response by activating epithelial and immune cells that initiate or maintain inflammation. We investigated whether the microbiota also can activate local microvascular cells and induce angiogenesis. METHODS:Human intestinal microv...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Schirbel A,Kessler S,Rieder F,West G,Rebert N,Asosingh K,McDonald C,Fiocchi C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:The enteric nervous system (ENS) regulates gastrointestinal function via different subtypes of neurons, organized into fine-tuned neural circuits. It is not clear how cell diversity is created within the embryonic ENS; information required for development of cell-based therapies and models of enteric ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Memic F,Knoflach V,Morarach K,Sadler R,Laranjeira C,Hjerling-Leffler J,Sundström E,Pachnis V,Marklund U

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Human tumors and liver cancer cell lines express the product of a fusion between the first 13 exons in the mannosidase α class 2A member 1 gene (MAN2A1) and the last 6 exons in the FER tyrosine kinase gene (FER), called MAN2A1-FER. We investigated whether MAN2A1-FER is expressed by human liver tumors ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Chen ZH,Yu YP,Tao J,Liu S,Tseng G,Nalesnik M,Hamilton R,Bhargava R,Nelson JB,Pennathur A,Monga SP,Luketich JD,Michalopoulos GK,Luo JH

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Probiotics can reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but little is known about their effects on psychiatric comorbidities. We performed a prospective study to evaluate the effects of Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 (BL) on anxiety and depression in patients with IBS. METHODS:We performed ...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Pinto-Sanchez MI,Hall GB,Ghajar K,Nardelli A,Bolino C,Lau JT,Martin FP,Cominetti O,Welsh C,Rieder A,Traynor J,Gregory C,De Palma G,Pigrau M,Ford AC,Macri J,Berger B,Bergonzelli G,Surette MG,Collins SM,Moayyedi P,

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By correlating morphological observations with quantitative measurements of net water transport, we determined whether bile salts altered colonic absorptive cells. Epithelial alteration was equivocal and water absorption was uninhibited during infusions of 1 mM deoxycholate or of concentrations of taurocholate less th...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Saunders DR,Hedges JR,Sillery J,Esther L,Matsumura K,Rubin CE

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Pancreatitis starts with primarily sterile local inflammation that induces systemic inflammatory response syndrome, followed by compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome (CARS). We investigated the mechanisms of these processes in mice and human serum. METHODS:We induced severe acute pancreati...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Sendler M,van den Brandt C,Glaubitz J,Wilden A,Golchert J,Weiss FU,Homuth G,De Freitas Chama LL,Mishra N,Mahajan UM,Bossaller L,Völker U,Bröker BM,Mayerle J,Lerch MM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long term administration of chenodeoxycholic acid in man has to be regarded with caution because chenodeoxycholic acid has caused liver damage in various species of animals, including primates. To study the effect of three doses of chenodeoxycholic acid (10, 40, and 100 mg per kg per day) on hepatic function and m...

journal_title：Gastroenterology

authors： Dyrszka H,Salen G,Zaki FG,Chen T,Mosbach EH

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00