Importance of medullary thyrotropin-releasing hormone in brain-gut circuits regulating gastric integrity: preclinical studies.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The precise pathogenic mechanism of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug-induced small intestinal injury is still unknown. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism by which indomethacin induced mucosal injury by using an in vitro model of small intestine. METHODS:The colon cancer cell line Caco-2, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Omatsu T,Naito Y,Handa O,Hayashi N,Mizushima K,Qin Y,Hirata I,Adachi S,Okayama T,Kishimoto E,Takagi T,Kokura S,Ichikawa H,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Once-daily, orally administered, co-formulated glecaprevir (NS3/4A protease inhibitor) and pibrentasvir (NS5A inhibitor) (G/P) demonstrated pangenotypic activity and high sustained virologic response (SVR) rates in studies outside Japan. Here we report safety and efficacy in a subset of Japanese patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kumada H,Watanabe T,Suzuki F,Ikeda K,Sato K,Toyoda H,Atsukawa M,Ido A,Takaki A,Enomoto N,Kato K,Alves K,Burroughs M,Redman R,Pugatch D,Pilot-Matias TJ,Krishnan P,Oberoi RK,Xie W,Chayama K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various types of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been suggested to exert different effects on the colon in terms of promotion or inhibition of tumor development. Results of in vitro and in vivo studies are, however, inconsistent and it remains unclear whether or not the cellular effects of PUFAs change along ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsai WS,Nagawa H,Kaizaki S,Tsuruo T,Muto T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that the presence of a papillary adenocarcinoma (pap) component was an independent risk factor for lymphatic involvement in endoscopically resected early gastric cancer (EGC). This study aimed to investigate the potential association between the presence of a pap component in EGC and lym...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sekiguchi M,Kushima R,Oda I,Suzuki H,Taniguchi H,Sekine S,Fukagawa T,Katai H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depletion of goblet cells (the main mucin-producing cells in the colon) is one of the most reliable histological characteristics of ulcerative colitis, whereas a major symptom of this disease is bloody diarrhea containing a large amount of mucus. The discrepancy between these phenomena was investigated in a time-cours...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakano S,Ohara S,Kubota T,Saigenji K,Hotta K

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old man with diarrhea and edema was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with protein-losing enteropathy caused by primary intestinal lymphangiectasia. He was placed, in turn, on a low-fat diet, an elemental diet, and, subsequently, fasting therapy with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) support. However, hi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuroiwa G,Takayama T,Sato Y,Takahashi Y,Fujita T,Nobuoka A,Kukitsu T,Kato J,Sakamaki S,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a major gastrointestinal motility disorder that causes severe nutritional and respiratory complications in elderly and neurological patients. In an earlier study, we found that stimulation of pharyngeal sensory neurons by capsaicinoids acting on transient receptor potential va...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rofes L,Arreola V,Martin A,Clavé P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We carried out this study to evaluate recent clinical features of Wilson's disease (WD) with hepatic presentation, especially in terms of age, degree of liver injury, and association with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Sixteen patients with hepatic manifestations were diagnosed with WD in the perio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kumagi T,Horiike N,Michitaka K,Hasebe A,Kawai K,Tokumoto Y,Nakanishi S,Furukawa S,Hiasa Y,Matsui H,Kurose K,Matsuura B,Onji M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, dyspepsia, and diarrhea are relatively nonspecific and a common cause for seeking medical attention. To date, it is challenging for physicians to differentiate between functional and organic gastrointestinal conditions and it involves the use of serological and endosco...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ikhtaire S,Shajib MS,Reinisch W,Khan WI

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatolithiasis frequently results in severe complications. We conducted a cohort study to identify prognostic factors and to establish a hepatolithiasis severity classification system. METHODS:The study cohort comprised 396 patients who were identified through a 1998 nationwide survey and followed up for 1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki Y,Mori T,Yokoyama M,Kim S,Momose H,Matsuki R,Kogure M,Abe N,Isayama H,Nakazawa T,Notohara K,Tanaka A,Tsuyuguchi T,Tazuma S,Takikawa H,Sugiyama M

更新日期：2018-07-01 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:Few studies have investigated the association between smoking and ultrasonographically diagnosed gallbladder (GB) disease, and their results were uncertain. This study was conducted to examine the association between smoking and drinking and GB diseases. METHODS:A total of 9,947 subjects (age, 30-69 years; ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okamoto M,Yamagata Z,Takeda Y,Yoda Y,Kobayashi K,Fujino MA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This hospital-based analysis was conducted to identify prognostic factors of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a hepatitis B virus endemic area. METHODS:A total of 6381 HCC cases, diagnosed from 1986 to 2002, were enrolled, and 2890 (42.3%) of them were not treated. Survival rates were analyzed by correlati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Changchien CS,Chen CL,Yen YH,Wang JH,Hu TH,Lee CM,Wang CC,Cheng YF,Huang YJ,Lin CY,Lu SN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little data are available regarding the effects of hepatitis virus serostatus and the severity of coexisting chronic inflammation on intrahepatic recurrence after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated the extent to which these factors modified the prognosis of hepatectomized patients. A total...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamanaka N,Takada M,Tanaka T,Yamanaka J,Yasui C,Ando T,Maeda S,Matsushita K,Okamoto E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrasound-guided procedures are sometimes of limited use because the tumor is located under the diaphragm or near the surface of the liver. We investigated the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with artificial pleural effusion and/or artificial ascites. METHODS:Between January 2002 and M...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uehara T,Hirooka M,Ishida K,Hiraoka A,Kumagi T,Kisaka Y,Hiasa Y,Onji M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At clinical scintigraphic examinations of the abdomen using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), we have observed a different distribution between the left and right main liver lobes of various radiopharmaceuticals. This was studied retrospectively in clinical patients. METHODS:Examinations w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jacobsson H,Jonas E,Hellström PM,Larsson SA

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are one of the major classes of proteolytic enzymes involved in tumor invasion and metastasis, being inhibited by naturally occurring tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). In this study, we examined the expression of MMP-2, MMP-9, membrane-type 1 (MT1)-MMP, TIMP-1,...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shim KN,Jung SA,Joo YH,Yoo K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered a patient with a ciliated hepatic foregut cyst with accompanying liver cirrhosis, which was hard to distinguish from well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma. A lesion 2 cm in diameter was found in the subcapsular region of the medial segment of the liver. It was slightly hypoechoic on ultrasonograp...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murakami T,Imai A,Nakamura H,Tsuda K,Kanai T,Wakasa K

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of simple ulcer of the colon in a 7-year-old girl is reported. Simple ulcer is clinically and pathologically recognized as a serious disease linked to intestinal Behcet's disease. Recently, some immunomodulators, such as thalidomide and antitumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibody, have been used to treat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kasahara E,Yamagishi N,Tanaka M,Yashiro K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis is the most frequent complication of ERCP. Several meta-analyses have examined the effects of protease inhibitors (gabexate mesilate, ulinastatin, and nafamostat mesilate) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on post-ERCP pancreatiti...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yuhara H,Ogawa M,Kawaguchi Y,Igarashi M,Shimosegawa T,Mine T

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate autonomic nervous function during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, we analyzed R-R interval variability from electrocardiograms obtained during endoscopy. Holter electrocardiogram recordings were made before and after premedication, and during endoscopy. Time- and frequency-domain analyses of heart rat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hayashi T,Nomura M,Honda H,Tezuka K,Torisu R,Takeuchi Y,Nakaya Y,Ito S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Musashi-1 (Msi-1) is a RNA-binding protein, known as a putative marker of intestinal stem cells (ISCs). However, little is known about the function of Msi-1 within human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). Thus, the present study aimed to clarify the role of Msi-1 in differentiation and proliferation of IECs...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murayama M,Okamoto R,Tsuchiya K,Akiyama J,Nakamura T,Sakamoto N,Kanai T,Watanabe M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) usually has a fatal prognosis without liver transplantation. We describe the case of a woman who developed FHF, and was evaluated as a candidate for liver transplantation, but who was cured without transplantation through intensive medical care that included glucagon-insulin therapy, me...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masuhara M,Yagawa T,Aoyagi M,Suzuki C,Sakaguchi E,Segawa M,Hironaka K,Kayano K,Tamura F,Seguchi M,Soejima Y,Murakami F,Sakaida I,Tateishi A,Fukumoto Y,Okita K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) in the development of gastric ischemia-reperfusion (GI-R) injury and in mediating the effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) on GI-R injury. METHODS:GI-R injury was induced in rats by cl...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhang YM,Wei EQ,Hu X,Qiao WL,Shi Y,Xu M,Zhang JF

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:This study was conducted to determine and compare serum trace metal levels in viral hepatitis-associated chronic liver disease. Of 98 patients aged 43 (+/- 13) [mean (+/- SD)] years, 83 (85%) were seropositive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and 15 (15%) were seropositive for anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV). Twen...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pramoolsinsap C,Promvanit N,Komindr S,Lerdverasirikul P,Srianujata S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endotoxin modulates esophageal motor function by increasing nitric oxide (NO) production. The aims of this study were to examine inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induction in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) of endotoxemic opossums and to investigate the effects of aminoguanidine (AG), a selective ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park H,Clark E,Cullen JJ,Koland JG,Kim MS,Conklin JL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft drinks containing dietary fiber are popular in Japan. There seem to be two types, one containing polydextrose and the other, oligosaccharide. These beverages are claimed to be useful for constipation or obesity, but data are scanty. We examined four such fiber-containing beverages [Fibe-mini Otsuka Pharmaceutical...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kondo T,Nakae Y

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is controversial whether patients with gastric marginal zone lymphomas of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) have higher risk of second malignancies. The aim of this study was to define the risk of second malignancies in these patients. METHODS:We analyzed prospective follow-up data of 146 consecut...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tajika M,Matsuo K,Ito H,Chihara D,Bhatia V,Kondo S,Tanaka T,Mizuno N,Hara K,Hijioka S,Imaoka H,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T,Yatabe Y,Yamao K,Niwa Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00