Endoscopic, ultrasonographic, and US-Doppler parameters as indicators of variceal bleeding in patients with schistosomiasis.

abstract：:The incidence of colorectal adenocarcinoma increased in the five major ethnic groups in Hawaii, but more in men than women. The highest rates were in the Chinese and Japanese. The site-specific time trend patterns revealed that the greatest increase occurred in rectosigmoid cancer, followed by cancer of the sigmoid co...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Nomura AM,Kolonel LN,Hinds MW

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of the stomach for 30 min to acidified sodium taurocholate (TC) (1-20 mM) or sodium salicylate (SA) (10-80 mM) caused a reduction of transmucosal PD and an increase of luminal pH in anesthetized rats, in a concentration-related manner. Acidified aspirin (ASA) (10-80 mM) reduced PD in the same manner, without ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Takeuchi K,Ohno T,Okabe S

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic accuracy of two different methods of sectioning rectal biopsies was evaluated prospectively. The frequency of focal and diffuse findings in more than 80 serial sections from a limited portion of the well-oriented areas of 74 biopsies was compared with that found in three or more step sections distribute...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Surawicz CM

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five healthy young adults developed an acute self-limiting ulcerative esophagitis. Two had definite evidence of herpes virus being present and a third one had appropriate changes in herpes simplex viral titer. All cases followed a characteristic and similar course consisting of sudden onset of odynophagia, multiple di...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Springer DJ,DaCosta LR,Beck IT

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initiating mechanisms involved in colonic injury are currently unknown. The goal of the current study was to examine the role of the inflammatory mediators reactive oxygen metabolites and proteases in an ex vivo model of selective epithelial permeability. Rats were prepared with exteriorized colonic chambers to wh...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Berin MC,Buell MG

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently there is no consensus on the optimal management of small-for-size syndrome following liver transplantation. Here we describe a technique to alleviate portal hypertension and improve the hepatocyte reperfusion in small-for-size liver transplantation in a Lewis rat model. METHODS:The rats underwent ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Feng Y,Han Z,Gu B,Li X,Wang B,Guo F,Praseedom RK,Wang F,Cheng H,Lucas A,Li Y,Chen H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to evaluate (i) the relationship between transpyloric flow (TF) assessed by Doppler ultrasonography and scintigraphy, (ii) the effects of healthy aging on TF and gastric emptying (GE), and (iii) the relationship between the glycemic response to oral glucose and TF. Ten healthy "young" (7 M,...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： O'Donovan D,Hausken T,Lei Y,Russo A,Keogh J,Horowitz M,Jones KL

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effect of preoperative total parenteral nutrition (TPN) on patients with Crohn's disease undergoing bowel resection, an historical cohort was assembled of 103 patients resected between 1982 and 1984 by a single surgical team. Preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative variables were compared between...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lashner BA,Evans AA,Hanauer SB

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuromediators produced by enteric nervous system regulate inflammatory processes via interacting with enteric immune system. Role of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is also a neuromediator, has been implicated in autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis, where...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Aggarwal S,Ahuja V,Paul J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slow transit constipation (STC) is a severe motility disorder, which in the majority of cases is of unknown etiology. In some, symptoms arise de novo in childhood, but a proportion of patients present in later life, including after pelvic surgery or childbirth. Our aims were: (1) to describe our current knowledge of t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Knowles CH,Scott SM,Lunniss PJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Negative association has been reported between presence of Helicobacter pylori and developing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its complications. The aim of this study was to determine whether H. pylori (HP) can be protective against GERD in an African American (AA) population. METHODS:Fro...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ashktorab H,Entezari O,Nouraie M,Dowlati E,Frederick W,Woods A,Lee E,Brim H,Smoot DT,Ghadyari F,Kamangar F,Razjouyan H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 (ADAR1) is known to mediate deamination of adenosine-to-inosine through binding to double-stranded RNA, the phenomenon known as RNA editing. Currently, the function of ADAR1 in gastric cancer is unclear. AIMS:This study was aimed at investigating RNA editing-dependent and...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Cho CJ,Jung J,Jiang L,Lee EJ,Kim DS,Kim BS,Kim HS,Jung HY,Song HJ,Hwang SW,Park Y,Jung MK,Pack CG,Myung SJ,Chang S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistant starch is by definition that part of starch that escapes digestion in the small bowel. Cecal fermentation of resistant starch into short-chain fatty acids will result subsequently in a decrease in pH. Thus, resistant starch may have the same effect on colonic luminal contents and mucosa as some fiber compone...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： van Munster IP,Tangerman A,Nagengast FM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bombesin or gastrin-releasing peptide prevents gastric injury by an unknown mechanism. Since exogenous gastrin is a gastroprotective agent, this study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that gastroprotection by bombesin involves release of endogenous gastrin. Subcutaneous bombesin (10-100 microg/kg) dose dependentl...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Mercer DW,Cross JM,Chang L,Lichtenberger LM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal administration of immunosuppressants such as tacrolimus (Tac) for small-for-size (SFS) grafts, where the functional liver mass is small and must regenerate, has not been reported so far. The aim of this study is to clarify the characteristics of Tac metabolism according to liver volume. Seven-week-old male...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Morine Y,Shimada M,Torii M,Imura S,Ikegami T,Kanemura H,Arakawa Y,Hanaoka J,Kanamoto M,Nii A,Yamazaki N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wilson disease, an autosomal recessive disorder due to mutations of the ATP7B gene, is characterized by copper accumulation and toxicity in the liver and subsequently in other organs, mainly the brain and cornea. A new missense mutation (T1288R) of the ATP7B gene has recently been discovered in a Wilson disease patien...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Leggio L,Malandrino N,Loudianos G,Abenavoli L,Lepori MB,Capristo E,De Virgiliis S,Gasbarrini G,Addolorato G

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For biotherapeutic agents, there is a lack of information on dose-response relationships and mechanism of action. The present study was designed to address these issues for Saccharomyces boulardii using the rat model of castor oil-induced diarrhea. A single dose of Saccharomyces boulardii at 12 x 10(10) CFU/kg of viab...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Girard P,Pansart Y,Lorette I,Gillardin JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omentum was shown to exhibit angiogenic activity, but its role in healing of chronic gastric ulcers is unknown. This study was designed to compare the effects of omentum and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), a potent angiogenic factor, on healing of chronic gastric ulcers in rats. Several series of rats with gast...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Konturek SJ,Brzozowski T,Majka I,Pawlik W,Stachura J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiglycan antibodies have recently been reported to be associated with Crohn's disease (CD). These antibodies include anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies (ASCA), anti-laminariobioside carbohydrate antibodies (ALCA), anti-chitobioside carbohydrate antibodies (ACCA), and anti-mannobioside carbohyd...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Koutroubakis IE,Drygiannakis D,Tsirogianni A,Oustamanolakis P,Karmiris K,Papamichael K,Mantzaris GJ,Kouroumalis EA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lafutidine, a histamine H2-receptor antagonist, exhibits gastric mucosal protective action mediated by capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons, in addition to a potent antisecretory effect. In this study we examined the effect of lafutidine on dextran sulfate Na (DSS)-induced ulcerative colitis in rats, in relation to ca...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Okayama M,Tsubouchi R,Kato S,Takeuchi K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our hospital within one year two patients with Crohn's disease were seen who developed an acute myelocytic leukemia. A review of the literature reveals eight previously reported patients with both Crohn's disease and leukemia. Six of the reported 10 patients have had acute myelocytic leukemia and, interestingly, th...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Halme L,von Knorring J,Elonen E

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the race of the donor on organ donation and on the outcome of clinical liver transplantation has not been addressed previously. The aims of this study were to determine: (1) the number of organs donated by each of the major racial groups of the United States, (2) the outcome of transplantation of these o...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Pillay P,Van Thiel DH,Gavaler JS,Starzl TE

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pancreas divisum (PD) as a cause of pancreatitis has been debated. In this study, we report the association of multiple gene polymorphisms on the risk of RAP in the presence of PD. DESIGN:We enrolled 687 individuals (167 IRAP, 276 ICP, and 244 unrelated healthy controls) from May 2015 to September 2016. Pat...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Talukdar R,Aslam M,Reddy DN,Nabi Z,Shava U,Ravikanth VV,Avanthi S,Govardhan B

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulating evidence suggests that Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells act as inhibitory mediators of inflammation; however, the in vivo mechanism underlying this protection remains elusive in liver diseases. AIMS:To clarify the in vivo role of Foxp3+ Treg cells in liver fibrosis, we used the DEREG mouse, whi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Roh YS,Park S,Lim CW,Kim B

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The performance characteristics of colonic sensation and motility measurements are unclear. AIM:To compare left colon compliance, tone, and sensation in males and females and to evaluate inter and intra-individual coefficients of variation (COV) in these measurements. METHODS:Data were acquired using stand...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Odunsi ST,Camilleri M,Bharucha AE,Papathanasopoulos A,Busciglio I,Burton D,Zinsmeister AR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The underlying mechanisms of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are poorly understood, and little is known about hepatocellular apoptosis in NASH. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, the key enzyme in eicosanoid metabolism, is highly expressed in NASH. COX-2 can also regulate the release of mediators of inf...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Cheng Q,Li N,Chen M,Zheng J,Qian Z,Wang X,Huang C,Xu S,Shi G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and experimental evidence indicates that estrogens are involved in the control of hepatocyte proliferation both in normal and in neoplastic conditions. Thirty-two cirrhotic patients with unresectable or otherwise untreatable hepatocellular carcinoma were allocated to receive either tamoxifen (30 mg/day) or no...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Farinati F,De Maria N,Fornasiero A,Salvagnini M,Fagiuoli S,Chiaramonte M,Naccarato R

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 56 cases who presented to Kanto-Teishin Hospital complaining of bloody diarrhea or considerable hematochezia of acute onset, 8 cases (14.3%) were considered due to colitis associated with oral ampicillin therapy. The bloody diarrhea, often with abdominal cramps, began 2-7 days after starting the treatment. The d...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sakurai Y,Tsuchiya H,Ikegami F,Funatomi T,Takasu S,Uchikoshi T

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma pancreatic polypeptide (PP) responses to food, secretin (1 CU/kg, intravenous) and bombesin (60 pmol/kg/20 min intravenous) were compared in 14 normal subjects and in 17 patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency. Basal plasma PP concentrations were significantly higher in normal subjects t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lamers CB,Diemel CM,Jansen JB

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antibiotic rifaximin is used to treat non-constipated irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Methane production is associated with constipation and its severity in constipation-predominant IBS (C-IBS). A previous retrospective study suggested that rifaximin and neomycin was superior to neomycin alone in improvi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Pimentel M,Chang C,Chua KS,Mirocha J,DiBaise J,Rao S,Amichai M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00