Fibrogenesis serum markers in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with alpha-IFN.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol-related diseases have multiple and varied associations with acetaldehyde, a highly toxic product of ethanol oxidation that accumulates in the absence of active aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). This study was designed to clarify the role of acetaldehyde in liver injury, specifically in vivo and in vitro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakamura Y,Yokoyama H,Higuchi S,Hara S,Kato S,Ishii H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of life-threatening lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage from Crohn's disease is reported. Several promising studies have recently been published that describe superselective embolization for the treatment of massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with bleeding colonic diverticular disease and angio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kazama Y,Watanabe T,Akahane M,Yoshioka N,Ohtomo K,Nagawa H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although anemia is one of the signs of colorectal cancer, the relationships between histological findings and hematological findings other than hemoglobin level have not been adequately investigated. We investigated the relationship between hematological findings, serum iron, and histological findings in 358 patients ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sadahiro S,Suzuki T,Tokunaga N,Mukai M,Tajima T,Makuuchi H,Saito T

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fulminant non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis has a high mortality rate, making the identification of its causative agent imperative. Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus-6, and herpes simplex virus are all members of the herpesviridae family that are associated with fatal hepatic failure. We inv...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishikawa K,Hasegawa K,Naritomi T,Kanai N,Ogawa M,Kato Y,Kobayashi M,Torii N,Hayashi N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported the real-world changes in the etiologies of liver cirrhosis (LC) based on nationwide survey data and assessed the etiologies of LC with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Fifty-five participants from 68 institutions provided data on 23,637 patients with HCC-complicated LC. The chan...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Enomoto H,Ueno Y,Hiasa Y,Nishikawa H,Hige S,Takikawa Y,Taniai M,Ishikawa T,Yasui K,Takaki A,Takaguchi K,Ido A,Kurosaki M,Kanto T,Nishiguchi S,Japan Etiology of Liver Cirrhosis Study Group in the 54th Annual Meeting of JSH.

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary pancreatitis (HP) is a rare cause of chronic pancreatitis. We here report a nationwide survey to clarify the epidemiological, genetic, and clinical features of HP in Japan. METHODS:Target subjects were patients with HP and their family members who had visited selected hospitals between 2005 and 2...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masamune A,Kikuta K,Hamada S,Nakano E,Kume K,Inui A,Shimizu T,Takeyama Y,Nio M,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a gastric carcinoma cell line that has been maintained in vitro for more than 10 years and retains the capacity to produce a large amount of alpha-fetoprotein. This cell line was isolated from a metastatic lymph node of a 63-year-old male patient with advanced gastric carcinoma (T2N3P0H0M0) who showed high...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sekiguchi M,Fujii Y,Saito A,Suzuki T,Shiroko Y,Nakamura H,Hasumi K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The levels of serum HER2 extracellular domain (ECD) are highly correlated with tissue HER2 status in metastatic gastric cancer (AGC). We sought to explore whether serum HER2 ECD could predict the efficacy of trastuzumab-treated HER2-positive AGC. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From 2011 to 2013, trastuzumab-treated ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou J,Peng Z,Liu Y,Gong J,Zhang X,Lu M,Gao J,Li Y,Li Y,Shen L

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between macrovascular thrombosis and idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease has been described, although very few well-documented cases have been published. We report on a 39-year-old woman who presented with right hemifacial and upper limb edema that was shown to be due to an extensive right brachioceph...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ribeiro JM,Rebocho L,Lucas MB,Campos P,Victorino RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver cirrhosis affects the results of many of the traditional techniques currently used to evaluate nutritional status. Our aim was to compare the traditional two-compartment model (subjective global assessment and anthropometry and blood tests) of nutritional assessment with a multicompartmental model (bod...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Figueiredo FA,Perez RM,Freitas MM,Kondo M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with longstanding extensive colitis, both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's colitis, have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Because of this risk, colonoscopic surveillance for neoplasia is recommended by most authorities. Although there has been no randomised controlled trial to demonstrate surv...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rutter MD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene therapy is a promising therapeutic method but is severely hampered due to its lack of an ideal delivery system. Therefore, in this study, a nonviral and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visible vector, polyethylene glycol-grafted polyethylenimine and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (PEG-g-PEI...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen Y,Lian G,Liao C,Wang W,Zeng L,Qian C,Huang K,Shuai X

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depth of submucosal invasion (SM depth) in submucosal invasive colorectal carcinoma (SICC) is considered an important predictive factor for lymph node metastasis. However, no nationwide reports have clarified the relationship between SM depth and rate of lymph node metastasis. Our aim was to investigate the ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kitajima K,Fujimori T,Fujii S,Takeda J,Ohkura Y,Kawamata H,Kumamoto T,Ishiguro S,Kato Y,Shimoda T,Iwashita A,Ajioka Y,Watanabe H,Watanabe T,Muto T,Nagasako K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of heterotopic gastric mucosa in the fundus of the gallbladder is reported. A 23-year-old man, who had been healthy and asymptomatic, visited our hospital because of abnormal findings in a liver enzyme test given during a routine health screening. Ultrasonography demonstrated a highly echogenic polypoid mass in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchiyama S,Imai S,Suzuki T,Arita A,Takeda K,Sujino H,Kameda H

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine the impact of age on esophageal sensation, and to determine whether esophageal mechanosensitivity and chemosensitivity are correlated in healthy Japanese subjects. METHODS:To evaluate chemosensitivity, a catheter was inserted and placed 10 cm above the upper border of th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamasaki T,Oshima T,Tomita T,Kondo T,Toyoshima F,Sakurai J,Fukui H,Matsumoto T,Watari J,Miwa H

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of nifedipine administration (10 mg) on esophageal acid exposure time was investigated in 11 non-reflux esophagitis (non-RE) patients and 11 grade C (Los Angeles classification) reflux esophagitis (RE) patients. In each subject, esophageal pH monitoring was performed, with the subject in the supine position...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishikawa H,Iwakiri K,Sugiura T,Kobayashi M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection has been found to decrease the expression of antral somatostatin and to increase the release of the acid-stimulating hormone gastrin. The reversal of these changes in gut hormones by the eradication of H. pylori, and in-vivo and in-vitro studies in animals either infected with H. pylori o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko H,Konagaya T,Kusugami K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 74-year-old man with triple synchronous cancers occurring in the gallbladder, common bile duct, and pancreas. The patient had consulted a nearby physician because of epigastralgia and icterus. On September 30, 1997, the patient was admitted to our department for further evaluation and treatment. Abdominal ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato K,Maekawa T,Yabuki K,Tamasaki Y,Maekawa H,Kudo K,Sengoku H,Kawa I,Wada R,Matsumoto M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients with chronic hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus (HBV), factors predicting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) other than high levels of HBV-DNA and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are needed to prevent HCC development, as many patients with chronic HBV infection fulfill these conditions. The purpose o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shoji B,Ikeda F,Fujioka S,Kobashi H,Yasunaka T,Miyake Y,Shiraha H,Takaki A,Nouso K,Iwasaki Y,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with complication of huge hepatic subcapsular hematoma after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for pancreatic lithotripsy. The hematoma measured 78-110mm. Angiography showed a subcapsular hematoma, rather than a hematoma in the liver. In the arterial phase, the distal end of the small v...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hirata N,Kushida Y,Ohguri T,Wakasugi S,Kojima T,Fujita R

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Additional surgical treatment after non-curative endoscopic resection for superficial esophageal cancer should be considered unless the tumor is pathologically proven to be categorized within the absolute indication of endoscopic resection. However, the significance of this treatment strategy has been poorly...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Saeki H,Watanabe M,Mine S,Shigaki H,Oya S,Ishiyama A,Tsuchida T,Fujisaki J,Baba H,Maehara Y,Sano T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inconsistencies and omissions in current explanations for the well known depressions of gastric acid secretion and blood gastrin levels following acidification by antral stimulants are discussed. Evidence is presented which favors a reciprocal sensitivity relationship between the fundic mucosa and the antral G cells, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Magee DF

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was treated successfully with an orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) followed by interferon therapy. The 36-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed as having liver cirrhosis in 1983. HCC was detected in 1991, and by 1994, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shibata M,Yanaga K,Morizane T,Yanagawa T,Hirakawa M,Ueno Y,Esquivel CO,Mitamura K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histamine participates in the immune regulation of several gastrointestinal diseases. However, the effect of histamine on intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), the front line of the intestinal mucosal immune system, is not well understood. We examined whether histamine has a direct effect on cytokin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takagaki K,Osawa S,Horio Y,Yamada T,Hamaya Y,Takayanagi Y,Furuta T,Hishida A,Ikuma M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of benign diaphragmatic schwannoma in a 38-year-old female is reported. Precontrast computed tomography (CT) showed an encapsulated well-defined round homogeneous tumor with central calcification, measuring approximately 5 cm in diameter, arising from the left diaphragm. Contrast-enhanced CT and gadolinium...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koyama S,Araki M,Suzuki K,Fukutomi H,Maruyama T,Mun Y,Otsuka M,Fukao K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an abundance of evidence that nitric oxide plays a critical role in regulating several components of gastrointestinal mucosal defense. Suppression of nitric oxide synthesis increases susceptibility to injury, while administration of nitric oxide donors increases resistance to injury. On the other hand, nitric...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Elliott SN,Wallace JL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in its early stage is an extremely difficult task. If the genetic predispositions are identified, it may help make possible the earlier diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis or the detection of patients at risk. There are two major hypotheses about the pathogenesis of chronic pancreatitis...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Naruse S,Fujiki K,Ishiguro H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug resistance in colorectal cancers is assumed to be mediated by changes in the expression of microRNAs, but the specific identities and roles of microRNAs are largely unclear. We examined the effect of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resistance on microRNA expression. METHODS:Two types of 5-FU-resistant colon canc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kurokawa K,Tanahashi T,Iima T,Yamamoto Y,Akaike Y,Nishida K,Masuda K,Kuwano Y,Murakami Y,Fukushima M,Rokutan K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 66-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma who was positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, and was hospitalized because of hypoglycemia and hypertension. His plasma renin activity was normal (2.3 ng/ml per h), but concentrations of angiotensin I (>2500 pg/ml) and II (86 pg/ml) were high. Increased ang...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arai H,Saitoh S,Matsumoto T,Makita F,Mitsugi S,Yuasa K,Takagi H,Mori M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of living-related partial liver transplantation for decompensated hepatitis B without reactivation of hepatitis B in the following 30 months, and we analyze the factors that indicate a favorable prognosis for transplantation. The 42-year-old female patient received continuously administered lamivudine...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hasegawa K,Hashimoto E,Kanai N,Ogawa M,Naritomi T,Taniai M,Takasaki K,Hayashi N

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00