Review article: The diagnosis of coeliac disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high proportion of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not achieve clinical remission with the current therapies including mesalazine (mesalamine), immunossupresants (IMS) and antibodies against tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF). Moreover, IMS and anti-TNF involve a nonnegligible risk for inf...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lobatón T,Vermeire S,Van Assche G,Rutgeerts P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The various components of pain and quality of life in duodenal ulcer patients receiving antisecretory drugs have not been studied to date. METHODS:Ninety-five patients with epigastric pain and duodenal ulcer at endoscopy completed this prospective, multicenter, open-study. All were treated with effervescent...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Rampal P,Ruszniewski P,Boureau F,Richard A,Slama A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To appraise the tolerance and efficacy of an induction of tolerance protocol to infliximab permitting the re-administration of the drug to patients with Crohn's disease having had infusion reactions requiring suspension of treatment. METHODS:Fourteen patients were included in the induction of tolerance protocol. E...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Duburque C,Lelong J,Iacob R,Seddik M,Desreumaux P,Fournier C,Wallaert B,Cortot A,Colombel JF

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have evaluated interferon and ribavirin therapy in hepatitis C virus-infected patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. AIM:To determine the efficacy and safety of combination therapy in this population, and to evaluate the impact of treatment on health-related qua...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bini EJ,Mehandru S

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with the appearance of liver steatosis. AIM:To search for a correlation between the number of HCV infected hepatocytes and the presence, amount and distribution of steatosis. METHODS:A total of 124 frozen liver biopsies from HCV patients (genotype 3 = 21) wer...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Grassi A,Ballardini G,Susca M,Bianchini F,Bonoli S,Bianchi FB,Lenzi M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is a commonly encountered clinical problem in gastroenterology and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The investigation and management of OGIB has changed dramatically over the past decade with the advent of newer gastroenterological and radiologi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Liu K,Kaffes AJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune atrophic gastritis (AAG) is characterised by a wide clinical spectrum that could delay its diagnosis. AIMS:To quantify the diagnostic delay in patients suffering from AAG and to explore possible risk factors for longer diagnostic delay. METHODS:Consecutive patients with AAG evaluated at our gast...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lenti MV,Miceli E,Cococcia S,Klersy C,Staiani M,Guglielmi F,Giuffrida P,Vanoli A,Luinetti O,De Grazia F,Di Stefano M,Corazza GR,Di Sabatino A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a renewed interest in use of combination therapies in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B (CHB) because of limitations of monotherapies. AIM:To discuss the current status of combination therapies in treatment-naïve CHB. METHODS:PubMed search was done using 'combination', 'sequential' and 'chronic ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kumar M,Sarin SK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As there is considerable overlap between the fasting serum gastrin concentrations found in Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and various common conditions such as Helicobacter pylori infection and acid suppressing medication use, establishing the cause of hypergastrinaemia in individual cases can sometimes be diffi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Murugesan SV,Varro A,Pritchard DM

更新日期：2009-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term studies have confirmed unequivocally the clinical efficacy of continuous therapy with H2-receptor antagonists in reducing the incidence of ulcer recurrence. However, studies have also reported varying relapse rates as a result of differences in study design, particularly the frequency of endoscopy and hence ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Dammann HG,Walter TA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence rates of gastric and oesophageal adenocarcinoma are changing significantly, but little is known about specific sub-sites. AIM:To use a population-based approach to describe the trends in the site-specific incidence of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Using the Rochester Epidemi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Crane SJ,Richard Locke G 3rd,Harmsen WS,Diehl NN,Zinsmeister AR,Joseph Melton L 3rd,Romero Y,Talley NJ

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclo-oxygenase-2 expression has been reported to play an important role in the metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma sequence in Barrett's oesophagus. However, the existence of cyclo-oxygenase-2 expressing cells in Barrett's epithelium is still uncertain. AIM:To identify the cells that express cyclo-oxygenase-2 p...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Amano Y,Ishihara S,Kushiyama Y,Yuki T,Takahashi Y,Chinuki D,Miyake T,Miyaoka Y,Rumi MA,Ishimura N,Adachi K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with active uncomplicated Crohn's disease, who were resistant to or intolerant of conventional treatment, were treated for 6 weeks with oral cyclosporin (mean dose 8.2 mg kg-1 day-1). Seven of the eight patients responded to treatment with cyclosporin by symptomatic improvement, weight gain and a return...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Allison MC,Pounder RE

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients on maintenance dialysis typically show a suboptimal immune response to hepatitis B virus vaccine compared with the non-uraemic population. Some authors have claimed that dialysis mode has an impact on the immune response to hepatitis B virus vaccine but consistent information is lacking on this issu...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Fabrizi F,Dixit V,Bunnapradist S,Martin P

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although incrimination of the intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of IBD is widely accepted, few data are available about the role of specific bacteria. Potentially, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, bacteria with anti-inflammatory properties, might be deficient in ulcerative colitis (UC). AIM:To quantify...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Varela E,Manichanh C,Gallart M,Torrejón A,Borruel N,Casellas F,Guarner F,Antolin M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much recent effort has been made to produce selective inhibitors of cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the belief that these will lack the gastrointestinal damaging effects of traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with increased local production of pro...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： McCartney SA,Mitchell JA,Fairclough PD,Farthing MJ,Warner TD

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of many pharmacological agents for preventing post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) has been evaluated in randomised controlled trials (RCTs), but it is unclear which agent(s) should be used in clinical practice. Network meta-analyses of RCTs are used to simultaneously compare several agents to determine...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Akshintala VS,Hutfless SM,Colantuoni E,Kim KJ,Khashab MA,Li T,Elmunzer BJ,Puhan MA,Sinha A,Kamal A,Lennon AM,Okolo PI,Palakurthy MK,Kalloo AN,Singh VK

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomly allocated, double-blind, endoscopically controlled study, 98 patients with gastric ulcers were treated with either (a synthetic prostaglandin of E2-like structure) enprostil 70 micrograms b.d. or 150 mg ranitidine b.d. The healing rates at 4, 8 and 12 weeks were enprostil 57, 91 and 94% and for ranitidin...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Morgan AG,Pacsoo C,Taylor P,McAdam WA

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variation in the characteristics of irritable bowel syndrome patients recruited for clinical trials from different sources could affect their response and the generalizability of trial results. AIM:To describe and compare the characteristics of three different groups of irritable bowel syndrome patients rec...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Longstreth GF,Hawkey CJ,Mayer EA,Jones RH,Naesdal J,Wilson IK,Peacock RA,Wiklund IK

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:[corrected] A predictable consequence of cholestasis is malabsorption of fat-soluble factors, (vitamins A, D, E, K) and other free radical scavengers, such as carotenoids. It has been suggested that oxygen-derived free radicals may be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic liver damage. AIMS:(i) To evaluat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Floreani A,Baragiotta A,Martines D,Naccarato R,D'odorico A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus may lead to increased serum ammonia and systemic inflammation thereby promoting hepatic encephalopathy (HE). AIM:To investigate the potential association between diabetes mellitus/glycaemic control and the presence of covert HE as well as the development of overt HE in a prospective settin...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Labenz C,Nagel M,Kremer WM,Hilscher M,Schilling CA,Toenges G,Kuchen R,Schattenberg JM,Galle PR,Wörns MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Helicobacter species have been shown to cause colitis in animal models and have been identified in human diarrhoeal illness and Crohn's disease. AIM:To determine whether Helicobacter species are present in human inflammatory bo...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bell SJ,Chisholm SA,Owen RJ,Borriello SP,Kamm MA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous data have indicated low bone formation as a mechanism of osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease. Fluoride can stimulate bone formation. AIM:To assess the effect of fluoride supplementation on lumbar spine bone mineral density in osteoporotic patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated in p...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Abitbol V,Mary JY,Roux C,Soulé JC,Belaiche J,Dupas JL,Gendre JP,Lerebours E,Chaussade S,Groupe D'etudes Thérapeutiques des Affections Inflammatoires Digestives (GETAID).

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNF) agents have been implicated in drug-induced liver injury. There is minimal data on this occurrence in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. AIM:To identify the characteristics of liver enzyme elevations following anti-TNF therapy initiation in IBD. METHODS:A re...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Shelton E,Chaudrey K,Sauk J,Khalili H,Masia R,Nguyen DD,Yajnik V,Ananthakrishnan AN

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in cirrhosis, but is underdiagnosed and undertreated. AIMS:Using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) as a gold-standard, to determine prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of depression, and to develop a screening nomogram...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Buganza-Torio E,Mitchell N,Abraldes JG,Thomas L,Ma M,Bailey RJ,Tandon P

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population-based data on gastro-oesophageal reflux in Latin America are lacking. AIM:To assess gastro-oesophageal reflux symptom prevalence, clinical spectrum and association with the atypical symptoms in our country. METHODS:Gastro-oesophageal reflux self-report questionnaires validated at Mayo Clinic, US...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Chiocca JC,Olmos JA,Salis GB,Soifer LO,Higa R,Marcolongo M,ARGENTINEAN GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX STUDY GROUP.

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The eradication rates following standard triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection are declining worldwide. Recent studies have shown that sequential therapy for H. pylori infection yields high cure rates. AIM:To compare the efficacy and tolerability of a sequential regimen as first-line treatment of...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Park HG,Jung MK,Jung JT,Kwon JG,Kim EY,Seo HE,Lee JH,Yang CH,Kim ES,Cho KB,Park KS,Lee SH,Kim KO,Jeon SW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral aloe vera gel is widely used by patients with inflammatory bowel disease and is under therapeutic evaluation for this condition. AIM:To assess the effects of aloe vera in vitro on the production of reactive oxygen metabolites, eicosanoids and interleukin-8, all of which may be pathogenic in inflammator...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Langmead L,Makins RJ,Rampton DS

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are often cyclical and thus may require repeated rather than continuous therapy. Tegaserod is effective and well-tolerated for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation but data on retreatment are lacking. AIM:To assess whether tegaserod retreatment is as efficacious an...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Müller-Lissner S,Holtmann G,Rueegg P,Weidinger G,Löffler H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the absorption and urinary excretion of tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate during a treatment course of 4 weeks in 7 patients with normal renal function (creatinine clearance 115 +/- 29 ml/min; mean +/- S.D.), in 7 patients with impaired renal function (creatinine clearance = 34 +/- 19 ml/min) and ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Treiber G,Gladziwa U,Ittel TH,Walker S,Schweinsberg F,Klotz U

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00