Review article: tegaserod -- the global experience.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is prevalent in affluent countries and is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome. AIM:To study the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and postchallenge hyperglycaemia in Chinese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. METHODS:73 consecutive patients with biop...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Wong VW,Hui AY,Tsang SW,Chan JL,Wong GL,Chan AW,So WY,Cheng AY,Tong PC,Chan FK,Sung JJ,Chan HL

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis are at risk for disease progression and hepatic decompensation. AIM:To determine the effects on hepatic histology of treatment with peginterferon alfa-2a (90 or 180 mug/week) or interferon alfa-2a (3 million units three times weekly)...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Everson GT,Balart L,Lee SS,Reindollar RW,Shiffman ML,Minuk GY,Pockros PJ,Govindarajan S,Lentz E,Heathcote EJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter-negative gastritis and duodenitis occur more often in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than in non-IBD controls. Preliminary evidence suggests that they are particularly common among children. AIM:To study the age-specific occurrence of gastritis and duodenitis among paediatric IB...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Genta RM,Sonnenberg A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comparative long-term efficacy of entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) for prevention of disease progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among high-risk patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-related compensated cirrhosis is controversial. AIMS:To compare the long-term efficacy of ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Hu TH,Yueh-Hsia Chiu S,Tseng PL,Chen CH,Lu SN,Wang JH,Hung CH,Kee KM,Lin MT,Chang KC,Lin MC,Chien RN

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Th2 allergic pathway in eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) responds to food antigen exposure. AIM:To compare the presence and temporal pattern of food antigen penetration in oesophageal mucosa in active and inactive EoE and controls METHODS: Thirty-two patients with EoE (20 active) and 10 controls were ask...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ravi A,Marietta EV,Alexander JA,Peterson K,Lavey C,Geno DM,Murray JA,Katzka DA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

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:Nexvax2 contains three gluten-derived peptides, intended to tolerize coeliac disease patients to gluten. Sequences cover six epitopes that trigger immune activation in human leucocyte antigen-DQ2.5-positive patients, most notably after an initial dose. Patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms with incre...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Truitt KE,Daveson AJM,Ee HC,Goel G,MacDougall J,Neff K,Anderson RP

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment with interferon-alpha has been shown to be effective in one-third of hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B patients, but is clinically associated with relevant adverse events. AIM:To investigate the safety of pegylated interferon alpha-2b in 300 hepatitis B e antigen-positive patients...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： van Zonneveld M,Flink HJ,Verhey E,Senturk H,Zeuzem S,Akarca US,Cakaloglu Y,Simon C,So TM,Gerken G,de Man RA,Hansen BE,Schalm SW,Janssen HL,HBV 99-01 Study Group.

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The seroclearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is considered to be associated with favourable clinical outcomes. AIMS:This meta-analysis was performed to establish the proportion of HBsAg loss rates among CHB patients who received combination treatment ba...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Qiu K,Liu B,Li SY,Li H,Chen ZW,Luo AR,Peng ML,Ren H,Hu P

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic polymorphisms in G-protein beta-3 subunit (GNβ3) and beta-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) are associated with pain and gut hypersensitivity, which can overlap with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). AIM:To evaluate relationships between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within GNβ3 and ADRB2...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Patel A,Hasak S,Nix BD,Sayuk GS,Newberry RD,Gyawali CP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) have elevated rates of renal impairment and mortality. It has been shown that cefotaxime plus albumin infusion decrease renal impairment compared with antibiotic treatment alone, in patients with serum bilirubin >4 mg/dL or creatinine >1 mg/dL. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Cartier M,Terg R,Lucero R,Muñoz A,Romero G,Levi D,Miguez C,Abecasis R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis and management of chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis and Crohn's disease of the pouch can be challenging. Pyloric gland metaplasia is a histological feature indicative of chronic mucosal inflammation. Its value in diagnosis and prognosis of pouch disorders has not been investigated. AIM:To as...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kariv R,Plesec TP,Gaffney K,Lian L,Fazio VW,Remzi FH,Lopez R,Goldblum JR,Shen B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carcinoma of the gall-bladder is the fifth commonest gastrointestinal tract cancer and is endemic in several countries. An association of chronic typhoid carriage and carcinoma of the gall-bladder has been reported. AIM:To clarify whether chronic Salmonella typhi carrier state is associated with carcinoma o...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Nagaraja V,Eslick GD

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-ulcer agents exert various functional effects on gastric epithelial cells. AIM:The effects of a novel gastro-cytoprotective agent (rebamipide) on epithelial restoration following bile acid damage were assessed using primary cultured rabbit gastric epithelial cells. METHODS:Rebamipide was added to comp...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Watanabe S,Wang XE,Hirose M,Yoshizawa T,Iwazaki R,Oide H,Kitamura T,Miwa H,Miyazaki A,Sato N

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is based on clinical presentation, colonoscopy and histology. Differentiation of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) can be difficult in some patients. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) provides high resolution images of the gastrointestinal wall (GI) and ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ellrichmann M,Wietzke-Braun P,Dhar S,Nikolaus S,Arlt A,Bethge J,Kuehbacher T,Wintermeyer L,Balschun K,Klapper W,Schreiber S,Fritscher-Ravens A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with short intestine (jejunal length 25-70 cm) on long-term parenteral nutrition, needing 4-5 L of intravenous fluid daily, were given octreotide (a somatostatin analogue, SMS 201-995) to investigate whether it would reduce beneficially their secretory diarrhoea (3.6-6.9 kg/day). They consumed the same di...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Nightingale JM,Walker ER,Burnham WR,Farthing MJ,Lennard-Jones JE

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic continuous abdominal pain (CCAP) is characteristic of centrally mediated gastrointestinal pain disorders. It consumes significant healthcare resources yet is poorly understood, with minimal cohort-specific data in the literature. AIMS:To examine in a large cohort of CCAP patients, (a) diagnostic fea...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kilgallon E,Vasant DH,Green D,Shields PL,Hamdy S,Lal S,Paine P

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:An analysis carried out in 1994 by the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) resulted in Helicobacter pylori being designated as a Group 1 carcinogen and thus clearly having an association with the development of gastric cancer. In the case of H. pylori, the evaluation was made solely on the basis of ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Asaka M,Kudo M,Kato M,Sugiyama T,Takeda H

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been growing interest in the use of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the treatment of gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal diseases. AIM:To review systematically the reported efficacy and safety of FMT in the management of gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal disorders in adults...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sha S,Liang J,Chen M,Xu B,Liang C,Wei N,Wu K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease outcome in Crohn's disease might have changed during the last four decades. Disease outcome measurement in Crohn's disease has methodological difficulties because of patient selection and lack of proper definition of diagnostic and outcome measurement criteria. AIM:To assess possible changes in dise...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Wolters FL,Russel MG,Stockbrügger RW

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several measures have been used to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). AIMS:To systematically review these HRQoL measures, to appraise measurement properties of specific instruments and to evaluate determinant factors influencing HRQoL in paedi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lucendo AJ,Arias-González L,Molina-Infante J,Arias Á

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop general rules on how to pursue a therapeutic goal of interventional endoscopy without getting lost in abundant details. METHODS:The influences of various medical interventions on the survival of a patient with gastrointestinal haemorrhage are modelled by an influence diagram. Survival is the focal point...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sonnenberg A,Gavin MW

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection in hospitals in developed countries continues to be a major public health hazard despite increased control measures including review of antibiotic policies and hygiene measures. Patients with colitis are thought to be particularly vulnerable to C. difficile asso...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Jen MH,Saxena S,Bottle A,Aylin P,Pollok RC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies in adults have shown that polymeric (whole protein) diets are as effective as semi-elemental and elemental formulae for the induction of remission in small bowel Crohn's disease. Whole protein diets are more palatable and cheaper. There have been no studies confirming efficacy in children. PA...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Beattie RM,Schiffrin EJ,Donnet-Hughes A,Huggett AC,Domizio P,MacDonald TT,Walker-Smith JA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not known whether hypoxia, associated with upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures when midazolam sedation is used without narcotics, persists into the post-procedure recovery period. Thirty consecutive patients aged over 60 years, undergoing ERCP using midazolam sedation alone, were monitored clinically an...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Haines DJ,Bibbey D,Green JR

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous portosystemic shunt (SPSS) is a frequent cause of recurrent hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with cirrhosis. AIM:To assess the effectiveness and optimal candidate selection for embolisation of SPSS, for the treatment of recurrent HE in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:This retrospective ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： An J,Kim KW,Han S,Lee J,Lim YS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori infection is very common in India, as in other developing countries, but few data exist on the susceptibility of H. pylori to antimicrobial agents commonly used for eradication here. AIM:To determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of H. pylori strains from Kolkata, in eastern India. M...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Datta S,Chattopadhyay S,Patra R,De R,Ramamurthy T,Hembram J,Chowdhury A,Bhattacharya SK,Berg DE,Nair GB,Mukhopadhyay AK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is general agreement that Helicobacter pylori eradication is indicated in all infected patients with duodenal ulcer disease and is probably indicated in all infected patients with gastric ulcer disease. However, translation of treatment recommendations into practice leads to some difficult clinical decisions. Th...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Walsh JH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant proportion of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have Helicobacter pylori infection, but it is unclear whether or not H. pylori should be treated in this clinical setting. The aim of this review was to critically assess the relationship between H. pylori and GERD and its potential imp...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： O'Connor HJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00