Suppressive effect of rice extract on Helicobacter pylori infection in a Mongolian gerbil model.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depth of submucosal invasion (SM depth) in submucosal invasive colorectal carcinoma (SICC) is considered an important predictive factor for lymph node metastasis. However, no nationwide reports have clarified the relationship between SM depth and rate of lymph node metastasis. Our aim was to investigate the ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kitajima K,Fujimori T,Fujii S,Takeda J,Ohkura Y,Kawamata H,Kumamoto T,Ishiguro S,Kato Y,Shimoda T,Iwashita A,Ajioka Y,Watanabe H,Watanabe T,Muto T,Nagasako K

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Whether mucosal inflammation affects gastric motility in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) is controversial. Few reports discuss gastric motility in relation to histologic gastritis. We examined the relation between gastric motility and histologic gastritis in Japanese patients with FD. METHODS:Subjec...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsumoto Y,Ito M,Kamino D,Tanaka S,Haruma K,Chayama K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an important etiologic factor in the development of colorectal cancer. However, the mechanism underlying the development of colorectal cancers through chronic inflammation is not known. Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) was originally identified as an inducer of so...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Endo Y,Marusawa H,Chiba T

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:Several findings suggest that eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is strongly associated with atopy and allergen-driven, Th2-type immune responses, indicating the association of EoE with immune dysregulation. The objective of this study is to ascertain the molecular mechanism involved in EoE disease development a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zafra MP,Cancelliere N,Rodríguez del Río P,Ruiz-García M,Estévez L,Andregnette V,Sánchez-García S,Fiandor A,Collantes E,Sastre J,Quirce S,Ibáñez MD,del Pozo V

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinicopathologic features of cystic neoplasms of the liver, such as cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma, are poorly defined because these lesions are extremely rare. METHODS:Clinicopathologic findings in six patients who underwent surgery for a cystic hepatic neoplasm were reviewed retrospectively to de...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hai S,Hirohashi K,Uenishi T,Yamamoto T,Shuto T,Tanaka H,Kubo S,Tanaka S,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CYFRA 21-1 is a fragment of cytokeratin 19 (CK 19). Four patients with large intrahepatic (or peripheral) cholangiocarcinoma (CC) and high serum levels of CYFRA 21-1 (normal, < or = 2 ng/ml) are reported. CYFRA 21-1 levels exceeded 9 ng/ml in all 4 patients. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), was high in 1 (CEA; normal r...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kashihara T,Ohki A,Kobayashi T,Sato T,Nishizawa H,Ogawa K,Tako H,Kawakami F,Tsuji M,Tamaoka K

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies investigating the impact of tumor location on colorectal cancer prognosis only compared two groups by location, e.g., 'right-sided colon vs. left-sided colon,' 'colon vs. rectum,' and 'right-sided (right-sided colon) vs. left-sided (left-sided colon and rectum).' This nationwide multicenter ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shida D,Inoue M,Tanabe T,Moritani K,Tsukamoto S,Yamauchi S,Sugihara K,Kanemitsu Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both reflex and sensory mechanisms control the function of the stomach, and disturbances in these mechanisms may explain the pathophysiology of disorders of gastric function. The objective of this report is to perform a literature-based critical analysis of new, relevant or conflicting information on gastric sensitivi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Azpiroz F,Feinle-Bisset C,Grundy D,Tack J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because most gastric cancers develop from a background of Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa, H. pylori plays an important role in gastric carcinogenesis. Therefore, eradication of H. pylori may inhibit the incidence of gastric cancers. In experimental studies, H. pylori eradication has proved to act as a pro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kato M,Asaka M,Ono S,Nakagawa M,Nakagawa S,Shimizu Y,Chuma M,Kawakami H,Komatsu Y,Hige S,Takeda H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The risk factors in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have not been fully clarified. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g) has been considered to be a confounding risk factor for systemic diseases. We aimed to evaluate the effect of P.g infection on risk of progression to NASH. M...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakahara T,Hyogo H,Ono A,Nagaoki Y,Kawaoka T,Miki D,Tsuge M,Hiraga N,Hayes CN,Hiramatsu A,Imamura M,Kawakami Y,Aikata H,Ochi H,Abe-Chayama H,Furusho H,Shintani T,Kurihara H,Miyauchi M,Takata T,Arihiro K,Chayama

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) has been thought to be preferable regardless of the site of biliary strictures, e.g., distal or proximal strictures because PBD by endoscopy or interventional radiology decreases postoperative mortality and morbidity rates. However, recently, several studies have revealed that PBD s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Umeda J,Itoi T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among the factors influencing variceal relapse after endoscopic treatment, portal hemodynamic changes, especially in portal systemic shunts, could be the most important factor because hemodynamics are directly related to the development of esophageal varices. We aimed to clarify the influence of endoscopic t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Matsutani S,Maruyama H,Akiike T,Nomoto H,Suzuki T,Fukuzawa T,Mizumoto H,Saisho H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Styrene-maleic acid neocarzinostatin (SMANCS) sometimes causes hepatic vascular side effects, including arterial stricture, obstruction, and arterio-portal shunt. A total of 128 intra-arterial SMANCS injection treatments, performed for 89 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, were analyzed to determine the relations...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ikeda K,Saitoh S,Kobayashi M,Suzuki Y,Suzuki F,Tsubota A,Arase Y,Chayama K,Murashima N,Kumada H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by a wide variety of lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues. We studied the relationship between IL-6 and the liver in an attempt to elucidate this cytokine's role in hepatitis C-induced liver inflammation. We investigated the behavior of serum IL-6 in 25 patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Malaguarnera M,Di Fazio I,Romeo MA,Restuccia S,Laurino A,Trovato BA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cirrhotic patients with gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) in whom chronic blood loss presented a major problem. Case 1, a 69-year-old man, had alcoholic liver cirrhosis, and case 2, a 75-year-old woman, had liver cirrhosis associated with hepatitis C virus. The patients required repeated blood trans...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamada M,Nishimura D,Hoshino H,Katada N,Sano H,Kato K

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several small, prospective, open studies suggest that leukocytapheresis might be efficient in patients with steroid-dependent ulcerative colitis (UC). AIM:To evaluate the short- and long-term effectiveness of leukocytapheresis for the management of steroid-dependent UC in clinical practice. METHODS:A Web-b...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Cabriada JL,Domènech E,Ibargoyen N,Hernández V,Clofent J,Ginard D,Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea I,Hinojosa J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cold snare polypectomy (CSP) has not undergone sufficient histopathological evaluation. This study aimed to clarify the histopathological features of CSP specimens, including resection depth and layer, as compared with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). METHODS:Polyps were recruited retrospectively. Sessil...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito A,Suga T,Ota H,Tateiwa N,Matsumoto A,Tanaka E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene therapy is a promising therapeutic method but is severely hampered due to its lack of an ideal delivery system. Therefore, in this study, a nonviral and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visible vector, polyethylene glycol-grafted polyethylenimine and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (PEG-g-PEI...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen Y,Lian G,Liao C,Wang W,Zeng L,Qian C,Huang K,Shuai X

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical inactivity is a risk factor for the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). "Hybrid training", a training that involves both voluntary and electrical muscle contractions, causes beneficial alterations in muscles even after short durations of exercise. The aim of this study was to i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawaguchi T,Shiba N,Maeda T,Matsugaki T,Takano Y,Itou M,Sakata M,Taniguchi E,Nagata K,Sata M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of synchronous gas gangrene and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with liver cirrhosis. The patient was a 52-year-old man who was being followed for decompensated liver cirrhosis. He experienced sudden onset lower abdominal pain with distension and pain in the left leg. A bullous lesion, wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murata K,Shimizu A,Takase K,Nakano T,Tameda Y

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined the association of cholelithiasis post-cholecystectomy with subsequent cancers and evaluated the risk of cancer in patients with both cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy. METHODS:The Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database was used to identify 15545 newly diagnosed cholelith...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen YK,Yeh JH,Lin CL,Peng CL,Sung FC,Hwang IM,Kao CH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The (13)C-urea breath test (UBT) is a simple breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection, but several factors have been reported to affect the results of this test. In this study, the effects of the antiulcer drugs used in Japan on the results of UBT were determined. METHODS:The subjects ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murakami K,Sato R,Okimoto T,Watanabe K,Nasu M,Fujioka T,Kodama M,Kagawa J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast-enhanced echocardiography (CEE) using agitated saline can detect intrapulmonary vasodilatation (IPVD) in patients with hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). We estimated the pulmonary transit time of erythrocytes (PTT) by CEE, using microbubbles, and studied its relationship to arterial oxygenation in chr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Katsuta Y,Honma H,Zhang XJ,Ohsuga M,Komeichi H,Shimizu S,Katoh Y,Miura H,Satomura K,Aramaki T,Takano T

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Insufflation with carbon dioxide (CO(2)) in colonoscopy has not been widely adopted and, consequently, limited data are available on insufflated gas volume and blood pCO(2). The aim of this study was to compare CO(2) and air as an insufflation agent in patients undergoing colonoscopy without sedation in term...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamano HO,Yoshikawa K,Kimura T,Yamamoto E,Harada E,Kudou T,Katou R,Hayashi Y,Satou K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between macrovascular thrombosis and idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease has been described, although very few well-documented cases have been published. We report on a 39-year-old woman who presented with right hemifacial and upper limb edema that was shown to be due to an extensive right brachioceph...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ribeiro JM,Rebocho L,Lucas MB,Campos P,Victorino RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:To elucidate the role played by hepatic sinusoidal cells in the regulation of the circulatory status in the liver, the effect of endothelins (ETs) on primary-cultured stellate cells was examined. Kinetic analysis with 125I-labeled ET-1 revealed that stellate cells have ET receptors with a Kd value of 141 pM and a Bmax...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kawada N,Kuroki T,Kobayashi K,Inoue M,Kaneda K,Decker K

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00