Review article: Medical therapy for fistulizing Crohn's disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal management approach is not well defined for subjects who fail initial first- and second-line Helicobacter pylori eradication attempts and are dealt on a case-by-case basis by the specialists. AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of standard and 'rescue' eradication therapies at primary and second...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Qasim A,Sebastian S,Thornton O,Dobson M,McLoughlin R,Buckley M,O'Connor H,O'Morain C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Saccharomyces boulardii, a well-studied probiotic, can be effective in inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases with diverse pathophysiology, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and bacterially mediated or enterotoxin-mediated diarrhoea and inflammation. AIM:To discuss the mechanisms of action involved ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Pothoulakis C

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a critical challenge for public health. The effect of COVID-19 on liver injury has not been fully established. AIMS:To evaluate the dynamic changes in liver function and the relationship between liver damage and prognosis in patients with COVID-19. MET...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Huang H,Chen S,Li H,Zhou XL,Dai Y,Wu J,Zhang J,Shao L,Yan R,Wang M,Wang J,Tu Y,Ge M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We systematically reviewed all available data in the literature to determine the overall eradication rates of currently advised Helicobacter pylori eradication regimens and to resolve conflicting evidence on the impact of antimicrobial resistance on the eradication rates. METHODS:A comprehensive search of a...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Houben MH,van de Beek D,Hensen EF,de Craen AJ,Rauws EA,Tytgat GN

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple therapy based upon omeprazole, amoxycillin and clarithromycin for 7 days is the reference treatment used in France for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. However, optimal dosages of omeprazole and clarithromycin have not been determined. AIMS:To compare four eradication regimens using this treat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bigard MA,Delchier JC,Riachi G,Thibault P,Barthelemy P

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal function abnormalities and ascites in cirrhosis are the final consequence of a circulatory dysfunction characterized by marked splanchnic arterial vasodilation. This causes a reduction in effective arterial blood volume and the homoeostatic activation of vasoconstrictor and sodium-retaining systems. Albumin is v...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ginès P,Guevara M,De Las Heras D,Arroyo V

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with metabolic manifestations including insulin resistance and diabetes through various mechanisms. Whether HCV infection is associated with an increased risk of post-transplant diabetes in liver transplant recipients is unclear. AIM:To assess the association of HCV inf...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Younossi Z,Stepanova M,Saab S,Trimble G,Mishra A,Henry L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori eradication has become the standard treatment for duodenal ulcer. However, there is no relevant evidence for antibacterial treatment of the white scar stage of duodenal ulcer (duodenal ulcer scar) in patients with no past history of duodenal ulcer. AIM:To investigate whether H. pylori er...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kim JS,Kim SG,Choi IJ,Park MJ,Kim BG,Jung HC,Song IS

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about long-term outcome of tacrolimus therapy for ulcerative colitis. Aim To evaluate long-term efficacy and safety of tacrolimus in Japanese patients with refractory ulcerative colitis. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with UC refractory to conventional therapy were administered tacrolimus wit...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Yamamoto S,Nakase H,Mikami S,Inoue S,Yoshino T,Takeda Y,Kasahara K,Ueno S,Uza N,Kitamura H,Tamaki H,Matsuura M,Inui K,Chiba T

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological data of coeliac disease are lacking from the central Asian region. AIMS:To verify the occurrence of coeliac disease amongst four major ethnic groups of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomus Region, China. METHODS:2277 in-patients with gastrointestinal symptoms (1391 Han, 608 Uyghur, 146 Kazakh and 132 ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Zhou C,Gao F,Gao J,Yuan J,Lu J,Sun Z,Xu M,Engel J,Hui W,Gilissen L,Chen H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morphological, haemodynamic and clinical stages of cirrhosis have been proposed, although no definite staging system is yet accepted for clinical practice. AIM:To investigate whether clinical complications of cirrhosis may define different prognostic disease stages. METHODS:Analysis of the database from a ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： D'Amico G,Pasta L,Morabito A,D'Amico M,Caltagirone M,Malizia G,Tinè F,Giannuoli G,Traina M,Vizzini G,Politi F,Luca A,Virdone R,Licata A,Pagliaro L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones is now recognized as a multifactorial process, including saturation of bile with cholesterol, destabilization of bile leading to cholesterol crystals and hypomotility permitting crystal growth, and agglomeration and retention of microstones which then grow to macroscopic gall...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Pauletzki J,Paumgartner G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Application of electrical stimulation to the gut, primarily the stomach, has rapidly advanced in the last two decades, from mostly animal studies to the clinical arena. Most studies focused on the use of electrical stimulation for gastroparesis, the only approved indication for such intervention. AIM:To rev...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Soffer E,Abell T,Lin Z,Lorincz A,McCallum R,Parkman H,Policker S,Ordog T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delta virus (HDV)-related chronic hepatitis is difficult to treat. AIMS:To evaluate the efficacy of lamivudine 100 mg daily on serum HDV-RNA, hepatitis D virus antibodies and alanine aminotransferase levels, liver histology, and on hepatitis B surface antigen seroconversion. METHODS:Thirty-one hepatitis B ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Niro GA,Ciancio A,Tillman HL,Lagget M,Olivero A,Perri F,Fontana R,Little N,Campbell F,Smedile A,Manns MP,Andriulli A,Rizzetto M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population data supporting an association between the autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases, primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis and coeliac disease, is limited and at times contradictory. AIM:To explore the relationship between coeliac disease and both primary biliary cirrhosis and...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lawson A,West J,Aithal GP,Logan RF

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer commonly develop exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and may not be adequately treated with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). AIMS:To estimate the frequency of diagnostic testing for exocrine insufficiency, and appropriate use of PERT, in a ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Forsmark CE,Tang G,Xu H,Tuft M,Hughes SJ,Yadav D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) is an invasive, but important diagnostic and prognostic marker in cirrhosis with portal hypertension (PHT). During cirrhosis, remodelling of fibrotic tissue by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is a permanent process generating small fragments of degraded extracellu...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Leeming DJ,Karsdal MA,Byrjalsen I,Bendtsen F,Trebicka J,Nielsen MJ,Christiansen C,Møller S,Krag A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the incidence of death in patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease in Cardiff over 20 years ago. METHODS:The Cardiff database of patients with Crohn's disease contains data on all patients diagnosed there since 1934. Patients (394) diagnosed before 1 January 1985 were traced and their mortality statu...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Canavan C,Abrams KR,Hawthorne B,Mayberry JF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) indicates clinical control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, little is known about the impact of viral genomic variations on HBsAg loss. METHODS:We explored the association between viral genomic factors and HBsAg loss in 2121HBeAg-negative patien...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Tseng TC,Liu CJ,Chen CL,Yang WT,Yang HC,Su TH,Wang CC,Kuo SF,Liu CH,Chen PJ,Chen DS,Kao JH

更新日期：2015-05-01 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:Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the intestine, which frequently require surgery for complications or failure of medical therapy. AIM:To seek evidence and provide direction for clinicians on optimal strategies to enable steroid free remission in inflammat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Panaccione R,Rutgeerts P,Sandborn WJ,Feagan B,Schreiber S,Ghosh S

更新日期：2008-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety and survival benefit of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for patients with huge hepatocellular carcinoma is uncertain. AIM:To evaluate the role of embolization in unresectable hepatocellular carcinomas larger than 10 cm. METHODS:Twenty-six consecutive patients who had an unresectable hep...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Huang YH,Wu JC,Chen SC,Chen CH,Chiang JH,Huo TI,Lee PC,Chang FY,Lee SD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are potent inhibitors of gastric acid secretion and give hypergastrinemia secondary to gastric hypoacidity. PPI treatment therefore induces enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cell hyperplasia. Long-term hypergastrinemia in rodents and man also leads to ECL cell neoplasia. Whether long-...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Jianu CS,Fossmark R,Viset T,Qvigstad G,Sørdal O,Mårvik R,Waldum HL

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presenting symptoms of coeliac disease are often subtle and the diagnosis is frequently delayed or overlooked. Therefore, especially elderly patients may be denied the benefits conferred by gluten free diet which can be dramatically life-changing. AIM:To review the occurrence, clinical features, diagnos...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Collin P,Vilppula A,Luostarinen L,Holmes GKT,Kaukinen K

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of cyclosporin in the management of ulcerative colitis is recognized. Not all patients respond to this treatment. Existing clinical and laboratory parameters are of little use in identifying those most likely to respond. AIMS:To determine whether in-vitro sensitivity to cyclosporin as measured ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： McCormack G,O'Donoghue D,Baird A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Response to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment in dyspepsia is unpredictable. AIM:To identify symptoms associated with response to esomeprazole in order to target patients for empirical treatment. METHODS:Eight hundred and five uninvestigated, primary care patients with upper GI symptoms that were consi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Meineche-Schmidt V,Christensen E,Bytzer P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition and jaundice are independent prognostic factors in cirrhosis. AIM:To assess the impact of enteral nutrition on the survival of alcoholic cirrhotic patients with jaundice but without acute alcoholic hepatitis. METHODS:The study was a multicentre prospective randomised controlled trial comparing...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Dupont B,Dao T,Joubert C,Dupont-Lucas C,Gloro R,Nguyen-Khac E,Beaujard E,Mathurin P,Vastel E,Musikas M,Ollivier I,Piquet MA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of a clinical trial is judged by achieving statistical and clinical significance on the primary endpoint. This is particularly relevant in those trials that are initiated to achieve regulatory approval of a new therapeutic agent. Selection of an endpoint for which statistical significance will be too diffi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Mangel AW

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the past decade, a number of population-based studies have examined the prevalence of coeliac disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes but prevalences have differed considerably. AIM:To examine the prevalence of coeliac disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes. METHODS:A systematic review of Engli...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Elfström P,Sundström J,Ludvigsson JF

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most common complication after ileal pouch anal anastomosis in up to 50% of patients is an acute pouchitis. The majority of patients respond to antibiotic treatment. However, 10%-15% develops chronic antibiotic-dependent or refractory pouchitis which is usually hard to treat. AIM:To evaluate the effecti...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bär F,Kühbacher T,Dietrich NA,Krause T,Stallmach A,Teich N,Schreiber S,Walldorf J,Schmelz R,Büning C,Fellermann K,Büning J,Helwig U,German IBD Study Group.

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00