Mechanisms for contractile effect of Dai-kenchu-to in isolated guinea pig ileum.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) enterography are now widely used to diagnose and monitor Crohn's disease. AIM:We sought to assess the use of enterography for management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in our medical center. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of all patient...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Patel NS,Pola S,Muralimohan R,Zou GY,Santillan C,Patel D,Levesque BG,Sandborn WJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has an estimated prevalence of 3% around the world. Unfortunately, many persons with HCV infection are asymptomatic. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C Virus infection in asymptomatic persons. This study was carried out in a population-based cross-sec...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Méndez-Sánchez N,Ponciano-Rodriguez G,Chávez-Tapia NC,Motola-Kuba D,Almeda-Valdes P,Sánchez-Lara K,Ramos MH,Uribe M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 60% of patients with IBS have lowered perception thresholds in the rectum to balloon distension. The current study sought to test the hypothesis that IBS patients with normal perception thresholds in the rectum show hypersensitivity of afferent pathways in the sigmoid colon. Eleven healthy normal subjects and ei...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lembo T,Munakata J,Naliboff B,Fullerton S,Mayer EA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspected risk factors for adenocarcinoma of the small bowel in Crohn's disease include surgically excluded small bowel loops, chronic fistulous disease, and male sex. Review of all seven University of Chicago cases failed to confirm any suspected risk factor. A case-control study was performed to identify possible al...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lashner BA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CRP is a marker of inflammation and infection of the gastric mucosa with Helicobacter pylori, which causes an inflammatory reaction. It has been reported that CagA(+) H. pylori strains induce more severe gastric inflammation and are also associated with higher risks of peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. The pur...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jafarzadeh A,Hassanshahi GH,Nemati M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric acidification inhibits motilin-induced gastric phase III contractions. However, the underlying mechanism has not been thoroughly investigated. Here, we studied the inhibitory mechanism by gastric acidification on motilin-induced contraction in Suncus murinus (S. murinus). METHODS:We measured interdi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yoshimura M,Mikami T,Kuroda K,Nishida M,Ito K,Mondal A,Koyama K,Jogahara T,Sakata I,Sakai T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Assessment of whole gut transit, by radio-opaque markers or scintigraphy, is used to evaluate patients with constipation for slow gastrointestinal transit. Wireless capsule motility, using the SmartPill GI monitoring system, samples and transmits intraluminal pH, pressure, and temperature data from a capsu...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Maqbool S,Parkman HP,Friedenberg FK

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) is a useful procedure for diagnosing microlithiasis in the bile duct but it is not easy to differentiate between tiny echogenicity and real microlithiasis. We compared the echogenicity seen on IDUS and the findings of bile microscopy (BM) of bile that was collected in the c...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kim BJ,Kang P,Lee JK,Sinn DH,Lee KH,Lee KT,Rhee JC,Lim JH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Traditional endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures (BBS) consists of placement of one or more plastic stents. Emerging data support the use of covered self-expandable metal stents (CSEMS). We sought to assess outcome of endoscopic temporary placement of CSEMS in patients with BBS. METHO...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Irani S,Baron TH,Akbar A,Lin OS,Gluck M,Gan I,Ross AS,Petersen BT,Topazian M,Kozarek RA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eradication therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection are advancing as new acid inhibitory reagents approved. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of vonoprazan-based triple treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Triple therapy with vonoprazan and two antibiotics (amoxicillin and clarithr...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Tanabe H,Ando K,Sato K,Ito T,Goto M,Sato T,Fujinaga A,Kawamoto T,Utsumi T,Yanagawa N,Ichiishi E,Otake T,Kohgo Y,Nomura Y,Ueno N,Sugano H,Kashima S,Moriichi K,Fujiya M,Okumura T

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Data regarding early atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease are limited and conflicting results are present. AIMS:The purpose of this study was to evaluate serological and sonographical evidence of subclinical vascular involvement in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:Thirty-nine pat...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kayahan H,Sari I,Cullu N,Yuksel F,Demir S,Akarsu M,Goktay Y,Unsal B,Akpinar H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hepatocyte expression of HBV surface, core, and x antigens (HBsAg, HBcAg and HBxAg), semi-quantitated by immunopathology, were correlated with clinical and virological data in 80 patients with chronic hepatitis B. RESULTS:Seventy patients were HBsAg positive in cytoplasm, 61 were HBcAg positive, including 45 i...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chu CM,Shyu WC,Liaw YF

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of in vitro experiments was performed to test the ability of bovine and human lactoferrin to influence the growth of the gram-positive probiotic bacteria, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium infantis, and Lactobacillus acidophilus, as well as the gram-negative enteric bacteria, E. coli O157:H7 and Salmon...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Griffiths EA,Duffy LC,Schanbacher FL,Dryja D,Leavens A,Neiswander RL,Qiao H,DiRienzo D,Ogra P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric antral vascular ectasia was endoscopically diagnosed in seven patients. Pathologic characteristics of this entity were defined retrospectively, by studying endoscopic pinch biopsy slides from these seven patients and antrectomy specimens from five patients. A scoring system was developed, and the seven patient...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Gilliam JH 3rd,Geisinger KR,Wu WC,Weidner N,Richter JE

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of documented transient segmental aperistalsis of the distal esophagus following an accidental electrical injury. There are no other reports in the literature demonstrating this phenomenon. A review of gastrointestinal injury secondary to electrical injury is presented. ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Rubin BM,Doman DB,Goldberg HJ,Golding MI

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study is to show anomalies of the plasma cAMP response of patients with hepatic disorders to a single injection of a low dose of glucagon (1 microgram/kg body wt). The response was markedly blunted in patients with liver cirrhosis and potentiated in patients with acute or chronic hepatitis. ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Maekubo H,Matsushima T,Okada F,Honma M,Ui M

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current research in gene delivery to the liver is focused on the intravenous, intraarterial, intraportal, or intratumoral route. Another possible route for gene delivery is via the common bile duct through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Whether bile and pancreatic juice have any effect on gene ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Xie X,Forsmark CE,Lau JY

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The relationship between insulin resistance and post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) is not known. We aimed to determine the relation between pre-ERCP insulin resistance and risk of PEP, and to evaluate the relationship of insulin resistance with well-established risk factors for PEP. METHODS:Consecutive p...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Koksal AR,Boga S,Alkim H,Bayram M,Ergun M,Alkim C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and apolipoprotein C3 gene (APOC3) promoter region single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs2854117 and rs2854116 is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between other polymorphisms of APOC3 and NAFLD...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zhang RN,Zheng RD,Mi YQ,Zhou D,Shen F,Chen GY,Zhu CY,Pan Q,Fan JG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signaling has been extensively studied for its role in developmental biology and cancer biology. The association between Shh and cancer development in general is well established but the functional role of Shh in the development and progression of gastric cancer specifically is largely unknown. Bo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Martin J,Donnelly JM,Houghton J,Zavros Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretically, relative distal common bile duct obstruction due to sphincter of Oddi dysfunction may be a cause of poor gallbladder evacuation observed on quantitative cholescintigraphy. In this study, the relationship of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction to the gallbladder ejection fraction by quantitative cholescintigra...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ruffolo TA,Sherman S,Lehman GA,Hawes RH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations of small intestinal sensory thresholds and small intestinal dysmotility are associated with functional dyspepsia. Because gastric and duodenal afferents partly project to the same areas, we postulated that patients with functional dyspepsia and H. pylori infection would be characterized by lower duodenal s...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Holtmann G,Talley NJ,Goebell H

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients treated with the herbal medicine syo-saiko-to (xiao-chai-hu-tang) exhibited acute drug-induced liver injury. The latent period was one and a half to three months. All of the patients showed a rise in aminotransferases after readministration or challenge test. The liver histology revealed centrilobular co...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Itoh S,Marutani K,Nishijima T,Matsuo S,Itabashi M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-nine Japanese patients were enrolled in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of alpha-interferon for chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis: 24 patients received 3 million units of recombinant human alpha alpha-interferon (alpha-2a) thrice weekly for eight weeks, and 25 patients received placebo in a sim...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Omata M,Ito Y,Yokosuka O,Imazeki F,Tagawa M,Takano S,Hosoda K,Tada M,Ohto M,Ito K

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Safety-net hospitals are enriched in ethnic minorities and provide opportunities for high-impact hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening. AIM:We aim to evaluate the impact of a pilot program integrating HBV screening into outpatient endoscopy among urban safety-net populations. METHODS:From July 2015 to May 2017...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Campbell B,Lopez A,Liu B,Bhuket T,Wong RJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although various types of artificial liver support systems (ALSSs) including a hybrid type have been made, few are practical ALSSs for treatment of acute and/or chronic hepatic failure. Titanium oxide (TiO(2)), a stable material, dismantles various materials using a photocatalytic action under ultraviolet irradiation....

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Shinohara H,Shimada M,Ikemoto T,Morine Y,Imura S,Fujii M,Imaizumi T,Murayama M,Aiba Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of suspected esophageal chest pain is frustrating because of difficulty in clearly implicating the esophagus. Balloon distention was considered as a new provocative test in the esophagus because it has been shown to safely produce pain in other hollow gastrointestinal organs. Studies were performed in 5...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Barish CF,Castell DO,Richter JE

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) is a common inpatient procedure. Prior data from National Inpatient Sample (NIS) in 2006 reported a mortality rate of 10.8% and recommended more careful selection of PEG candidates. This study assessed for improvement in the last 10 years in mortality rate and complica...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Stein DJ,Moore MB,Hoffman G,Feuerstein JD

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the accuracy of intraesophageal pH monitoring, ie, do false negatives occur? This study was designed based on the assumption that if two pH probes are placed equidistant from a distal acid source, and the probes measure different values, then one probe might miss acid if it were there alone. We p...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Murphy DW,Yuan Y,Castell DO

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00