Galanin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide: coexistence and corelease from the vascularly perfused pig ileum during distension and chemical stimulation of the mucosa.

abstract：:To assess the sensitivity, specificity and clinical value of prealbumin as liver test, prealbumin plasma levels were measured in 100 patients with liver disease and in 65 patients without clinical evidence of liver impairment. The sensitivity of prealbuminemia was higher than that of albumin, pseudocholinesterase, apo...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Rondana M,Milani L,Merkel C,Caregaro L,Gatta A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since arginine can stimulate lymphocyte proliferation in the healthy human, its effect on lymphocyte proliferation in vitro was studied in 7 patients with far advanced gastric cancer. These patients with normal nourishment were ambulatory and could consume a regular diet. A daily dietary supplement of 30 g arginine fo...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Wu CW,Chi CW,Chiu CC,Wu HS,Liu WY,P'eng FK,Wang SR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether and to what extent the pancreas is involved in acute viral hepatitis is still unclear. In order to address this issue we evaluated serum and urinary amylase and isoamylase levels in 92 patients with acute viral hepatitis of different etiology and in 60 healthy volunteers. Furthermore, pancreatic structure and ...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Taranto D,Carrato A,Romano M,Maio G,Izzo CM,Del Vecchio Blanco C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The frequency of benign stenosis in ulcerative colitis (UC) is low, reported as being 3.2-11.2%, with fibrosis in the submucosa or deeper pointed out as one of the causes. The aim of the present study was to assess stenosis in UC cases using immunostaining and to analyze differences between stenotic...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Yamagata M,Mikami T,Tsuruta T,Yokoyama K,Sada M,Kobayashi K,Katsumata T,Koizumi W,Saigenji K,Okayasu I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life events and daily stress were assessed in patients with duodenal ulcer, active or in remission, and in matched disease and normal controls. The mean positive life event scores were significantly lower in duodenal ulcer patients than in disease and healthy controls, and lower in patients with active ulcer than in t...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Hui WM,Shiu LP,Lok AS,Lam SK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jejuno-ileal bypass (JIB) and resection are associated with hyperplastic and other changes in residual functional gut. In studies on endocrine changes, circulating hormone levels are usually measured. In this study with Sprague-Dawley rats, glucagon, secretin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), immunoreactivi...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Murphy RF,Chen MH,Herlin PM,Gallavan RH,Joffe SN,Fischer JE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has shown that infliximab (IFX) is effective in the management of moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC). Latin American studies are lacking. AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of IFX treatment (including corticosteroid withdrawal, complete mucosal healing, colectomy and hospitalizati...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Juliao F,Marquez J,Aristizabal N,Yepes C,Zuleta J,Gisbert JP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB) is an important precipitating factor for the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in cirrhotic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lactulose in a controlled randomized trial for prophylaxis of HE after UGB. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Wen J,Liu Q,Song J,Tong M,Peng L,Liang H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14C-triolein breath test was carried out on 49 subjects suffering from chronic pancreatitis or from other digestive diseases, and its results were compared with the daily fecal fat excretion. The 14CO2 peak excretion was abnormal in all the subjects with a fecal fat excretion above 14 g/day, whereas individual value...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Benini L,Scuro LA,Menini E,Manfrini C,Vantini I,Vaona B,Brocco G,Talamini G,Cavallini G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasting reduced the weight, protein, DNA, RNA and polyamine contents of the small intestine of rats, but its effects on the in vivo uptake of intraperitoneally injected 14C-spermidine through the basolateral membrane of the small intestine were small. The uptake of putrescine was nearly doubled by fasting for 48 h. Fa...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Bardócz S,Grant G,Brown DS,Ewen SW,Stewart JC,Pusztai A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of malignant neuroendocrine gut and pancreatic tumors provides a therapeutic challenge. Surgery as well as medical treatment rarely cure the patient at this stage. Symptoms related to secretory products from the tumor might be life-threatening or at least reduce the quality of life considerably. Interfer...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Oberg K,Eriksson B,Janson ET

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostacyclin, its stable metabolite 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha and prostaglandin E2 were tested on the adenylate cyclase system in human gastric mucosa. All three compounds were able to activate human cyclase. Saturating concentrations of prostacyclin, prostaglandin E2 and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha (each 0.28 m...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Simon B,Kather H

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is recognized as a minimally invasive and curative treatment for superficial gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. However, ESD is still challenging and time-consuming with a high risk of adverse events such as bleeding and perforation. Various traction methods have been explo...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Kaku H,Toyonaga T,Tanaka S,Takihara H,Baba S,Tsubouchi E,Ikeda Y,Orita H,Nakamoto M,Horikawa Y,Chiba H,Ban H,Furumoto Y,Morita R,Kodama Y

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Medical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is becoming more complex, given the increasing choice of drugs to treat Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). We aimed to summarize the current guidelines for first-line treatments in IBD. METHODS:An extensive literature search with fo...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Girardin M,Manz M,Manser C,Biedermann L,Wanner R,Frei P,Safroneeva E,Mottet C,Rogler G,Schoepfer AM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recently, several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for residual or locally recurrent colorectal lesions after endoscopic treatment. However, the feasibility of ESD for recurrent rectal lesions after transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) has not been fully i...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Ikezawa N,Toyonaga T,Tanaka S,Nakano Y,Ishida T,Yoshihara T,Uraoka M,Morita Y,Suzuki N,Haji A,Kodama Y

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile salts have been shown to act on lipoprotein-X (LP-X) in vitro to induce a false-negative electrophoretic test. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between serum LP-X and serum bile acids in patients with cholestasis. The in vitro concentration of bile salts required to induce a negati...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Frisón JC,Ras MR,Rubiés-Prat J,Salvá JA,Masdeu S,Bacardí R

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Diarrhoea in collagenous colitis has been considered as secretory though the pathophysiology has been studied thoroughly in only a few patients. The result of fasting is one way to distinguish between secretory and osmotic diarrhoea. Our aim was to investigate the effect of fasting on diarrhoea in collag...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Bohr J,Järnerot G,Tysk C,Jones I,Eriksson S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of feeding an alpha-amylase inhibitor (BAY e 4609, 700 mg/100 g food) for 20 or 90 days on the enzymes of the exocrine pancreas of the rat was investigated. The amylase inhibitor-fed rats gained significantly less weight despite a higher food intake than control rats on a standard diet. Fecal weight increas...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Fölsch UR,Grieb N,Caspary WF,Creutzfeldt W

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucine absorption across the mechanically obstructed rat intestine was studied by in vivo and in vitro techniques. It varied between the early (after 2 h) and late (after 18 h) phases of the obstruction. During the early phase there was a reduction in mucosal uptake and in net absorption of the amino acid. At 18 h th...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Hajjar JJ,Schwartz RG,Mirkin KR,Tomicic TK

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Validity of the lactulose breath test (LBT) to diagnose small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) has been questioned. Therefore, a study was planned to compare LBT with glucose breath test (GBT) to diagnose SIBO in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients and controls. METHODS:175 diarrhea-predo...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Rana SV,Sharma S,Kaur J,Sinha SK,Singh K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study aimed to analyze the endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) with a novel uniquely shaped, double-loop snare (Dualoop, Medico's Hirata Inc., Tokyo, Japan) for colorectal polyps. METHODS:This was a clinical trial conducted in two referral centers, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and Natio...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Yoshida N,Saito Y,Hirose R,Ogiso K,Inada Y,Yagi N,Naito Y,Otake Y,Nakajima T,Matsuda T,Yanagisawa A,Itoh Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a standard treatment for tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. We developed a self-completion method of ESD using Endosaber to eliminate the need for an additional device or human assistance during the procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the technical fe...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Esaki M,Minoda Y,Wada M,Sakisaka S,Tsuruta S,Hosokawa T,Matsuguchi T,Ichijima R,Suzuki S,Tamura Y,Iwao A,Yamakawa S,Irie A,Ihara E,Ogawa Y

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide viral hepatitis is the most common cause of jaundice, chronic liver disease cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. While important advances have been made in prevention of viral hepatitis, therapy of this disease remains unsatisfactory. There are no specific therapies of proven benefit for acute hepatitis, ...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Hoofnagle JH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effect of a cellulose meal and a cellulose-oleic acid meal on gastroduodenal motility and gastric emptying. The cellulose meal produced a high antral motility index (100 +/- 34 V/10 min) and a high proportion (80.2%) of propulsive duodenal contractions. The oleic acid meal was associated with ...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Schemann M,Ehrlein HJ

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One to four months after implantation of a gastric fistula, a circadian rhythm in gastric acidity could be demonstrated by use of the intragastric 24-hour pH-metry in dogs with the gastric fistula protruding on the left side of the upper abdomen. This circadian rhythm was found to be fully developed within 3 years, an...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Postius S,Bräuer U

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Capsule endoscopy (CE) has been recognised as an important investigational tool in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal disease. Studies have shown that CE can identify lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract as well as in the small intestine. However, contrary to conventional oesophagogastroscopy ...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Peter S,Heuss LT,Beglinger C,Degen L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte infiltration in the pancreas is involved in the aggravation of acute pancreatitis from edematous phase into necrotic change, and mild disease into severe disease; however, the mechanism responsible for leukocyte accumulation is not fully understood. This study was designed to clarify the mechanism underlying...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Yamauchi J,Sunamura M,Shibuya K,Takeda K,Kobari M,Matsuno S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outpatient treatment of haemorrhoids by elastic band ligation without anaesthetic was performed in 75 patients. Clinical review showed that 65 returned to work within 24 h of ligation, 8 in 48 h and 2 after 48 h. No patient required hospitalisation for either rectal bleeding or pain after ligation. In the first week a...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Panda AP,Laughton JM,Elder JB,Gillespie IE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary excretion rates of nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2) were monitored in 14 patients with active ulcerative colitis during treatment using hydrocortisone and sulfasalazine. During the active phase of the disease, the NO3 excretion was significantly higher in the patients than in healthy controls (n = 6, p < 0....

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Sasajima K,Yoshida Y,Yamakado S,Sato J,Miyashita M,Okawa K,Matsutani T,Onda M,Kawano E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of early esophageal cancer (EC) is becoming more widespread. Post-ESD coagulation syndrome (CS) has been proposed as temporary inflammatory signs that occur during the post-ESD period caused by transmural thermal injury by electrocoagulation. This retrospective study ai...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Sakai M,Sohda M,Saito H,Ubukata Y,Nakazawa N,Kuriyama K,Hara K,Sano A,Ogata K,Yokobori T,Kuwano H,Shirabe K,Saeki H

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00