Hepatic steatosis, carotid atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome: the STEATO Study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We carried out this study to evaluate the association between regulatory T cells (Treg) and prognosis and progression after cryoablation in patients with hepatitis-B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:Peripheral Treg frequency in 111 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was detected by ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zhou L,Fu JL,Lu YY,Fu BY,Wang CP,An LJ,Wang XZ,Zeng Z,Zhou CB,Yang YP,Wang FS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) exhibit a variety of clinical manifestations and patterns of disease progression. The aim of this study was to identify genetic determinants of PBC progression. METHODS:A total of 52 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 11 candidate genes involved in re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Inamine T,Higa S,Noguchi F,Kondo S,Omagari K,Yatsuhashi H,Tsukamoto K,Nakamura M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms in the gene for interleukin 1beta (IL-1B) have been found to increase the risks of gastric cancer and its precursors in response to Helicobacter pylori infection in white populations. however, there has been no independent confirmation of the role of IL-1B markers in gastric cancer patients fro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee KA,Ki CS,Kim HJ,Sohn KM,Kim JW,Kang WK,Rhee JC,Song SY,Sohn TS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) presented with a relapsing attack of acute pancreatitis. Evaluation using computed tomography, ultrasonography, and duodenoscopy revealed an ampullary adenoma, which was classified as Spigelman's stage III according to Spigelman's criteria. The patient underwent a py...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murakami Y,Uemura K,Hayashidani Y,Sudo T,Sueda T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver histology is the gold standard for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Noninvasive, simple, reproducible, and reliable biomarkers are greatly needed to differentiate NASH from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:To construct a scoring system for predicting NASH, 177 Jap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sumida Y,Yoneda M,Hyogo H,Yamaguchi K,Ono M,Fujii H,Eguchi Y,Suzuki Y,Imai S,Kanemasa K,Fujita K,Chayama K,Yasui K,Saibara T,Kawada N,Fujimoto K,Kohgo Y,Okanoue T,Japan Study Group of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As biopsy sites may miss coexisting gastric mucosal high grade neoplasia (HGN) foci, making a diagnosis of gastric mucosal low grade neoplasia (LGN) based only on forceps biopsy specimens can be inaccurate. Therefore, to achieve an accurate diagnosis, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of the entire lesion i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Min BH,Kim KM,Kim ER,Park CK,Kim JJ,Lee H,Lee JH,Chang DK,Kim YH,Rhee PL,Rhee JC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it is less frequently encountered, mesenteric vein occlusion poses as important a problem as mesenteric artery occlusion. The energy metabolism of intestinal tissue during venous occlusion and reperfusion was studied. METHODS:Male Wistar rats were studied in four groups of 17 animals each. Intestin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kimura M,Kataoka M,Kuwabara Y,Sato A,Sugiura M,Fujii Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrointestinal epithelium is a unique model for the study of mammalian stem cells. Not only does it have a highly stereotypical organization, its remarkable rate of self-renewal provides a daily readout of stem cell activity. The past decade has seen a major investment in developing technologies dedicated to rev...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin SA,Barker N

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinoma of the small intestine is uncommon. Due to this paucity and the lack of specificity of symptoms, patients are usually seen late in the course of their illness, when curative therapy, mainly represented by extensive surgical resection, is unlikely. The authors report a case of primary well-differentiated...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koyama S,Araki M,Yuhara K,Murata Y,Fukutomi H,Atake S,Gohongi T,Yuzawa K,Fukao K,Kikuchi M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sclerosing cholangitis is very rare in Japan. The aim of the present study was to identify the characteristics of such patients in Japan. A questionnaire was sent to the members of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology and responses for 192 cases were analyzed. There was male predominancy (61%), and two pea...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takikawa H,Manabe T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extremely rare case of malignant schwannoma of the esophagus with lymph node metastasis is reported. A 49-year-old woman was found to have an abnormal shadow on a chest X-ray film taken during an annual checkup. Upper gastrointestinal series showed extrinsic pressure on the middle thoracic esophagus, without a muco...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murase K,Hino A,Ozeki Y,Karagiri Y,Onitsuka A,Sugie S

更新日期：2001-11-01 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:The most commonly used methods for bowel preparation are polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution (PEG-ELS) and sodium phosphate. Both are problematic in children. The use of bisacodyl together with fleet enema has been suggested as an alternative; however, its use without dietary restriction is infer...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shaoul R,Haloon L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although esophageal candidiasis is the most common form of Candida infection in the gastro-intestinal tract, little attention has been directed toward determining the mechanism of its infection. We have already clarified the existence of four modes of adherence of Candida albicans to the esophagus; attachment, subepit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hoshika K,Mine H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are substantial differences in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) genetics depending on the populations examined. We aimed to identify Japanese population-specific or true culprit susceptibility genes through a meta-analysis of past genetic studies of Japanese IBD. METHODS:For this study, we reviewed 2,...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arimura Y,Isshiki H,Onodera K,Nagaishi K,Yamashita K,Sonoda T,Matsumoto T,Takahashi A,Takazoe M,Yamazaki K,Kubo M,Fujimiya M,Imai K,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 54-year-old Japanese woman who developed liver tumors 102 months after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for membranous obstruction of the inferior vena cava (MOVC), which is one form of Budd-Chiari syndrome. In the present admission workup...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takamura M,Ichida T,Yokoyama J,Matsuda Y,Nomoto M,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The causal association between diabetes and pancreatic cancer remains unclear in Asian populations. This study examined whether gallstones, a cholecystectomy, chronic pancreatitis and the treatment of antidiabetic agents affect the risk of subsequent pancreatic cancer for patients with diabetes in a Taiwanes...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lai HC,Tsai IJ,Chen PC,Muo CH,Chou JW,Peng CY,Lai SW,Sung FC,Lyu SY,Morisky DE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gap junction (GJ) plays important roles in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, the control of cell growth and differentiation, and the prevention of experimental hepatocarcinogenesis. In this study, we examined the relationship between the expression of the GJ protein connexin (Cx) 32 in 24 human hepa...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakashima Y,Ono T,Yamanoi A,El-Assal ON,Kohno H,Nagasue N

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although stomal varices are a rare complication, bleeding stomal varices often need to be treated owing to symptoms of hypovolemic shock, recurrence of stomal bleeding, or deterioration in the quality of life. Various treatment strategies for the management of bleeding stomal varices have thus far been reported. We re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minami S,Okada K,Matsuo M,Kamohara Y,Sakamoto I,Kanematsu T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress (OS) plays an important role in the progression of chronic liver disease and hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the role of OS in the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess whether OS promotes angiogenesis in HCC. METHODS:The expressions of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Jo M,Nishikawa T,Nakajima T,Okada Y,Yamaguchi K,Mitsuyoshi H,Yasui K,Minami M,Iwai M,Kagawa K,Itoh Y,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis show wide geographic differences. The frequency of this disease in Japan is lower than in Northern Europe. To elucidate the immunoreactivity of serum with enzymes of the 2-oxo-acid dehydrogenase complex (2-OADC) and the M2 mitochondrial antigenic complex in Jap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Omagari K,Rowley MJ,Jois JA,Feeney SJ,Komatsu K,Maeda T,Onishi S,Yamazaki K,Suzuki K,Galperin C,Mackay IR

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric mucosal lesions are an important complication in endotoxemia. In order to define the role played by the vagus nerve and endothelial-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) in gastric mucosal blood flow, an investigation was carried out on four groups of rats: a control group; a group given lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 5 mg...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakano T,Itoh K,Tanaka M,Arakawa Y,Matsuo Y

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghrelin is a novel 28-amino-acid peptide isolated from rat and human stomach. This peptide is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor and stimulates the release of growth hormones. Although the principal site of ghrelin synthesis has been reported to be in the stomach, there have be...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tanaka-Shintani M,Watanabe M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perianal fistulae are frequently seen complications in Crohn's disease. Although surgical procedures such as Seton's method have been devised, many patients still suffer from fistulae that are resistant to conventional therapy. We administered oral adsorbent to a patient with disease Crohn's who had a complicated peri...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tsujikawa T,Araki Y,Makino J,Uda K,Ihara T,Sasaki M,Fujiyama Y,Bamba T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)-autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) overlap syndrome with concurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and Hashimoto's disease with positivity for anticentromere antibody. The patient was a 64-year-old woman with symptoms of jaundice and general fatigue. About 30 year...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arakawa Y,Amaki S,Miyakawa H,Sakai T,Gotou I,Tanaka N,Moriyama M,Iwasaki A,Sugitani M,Arakawa Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental evidence and clinical studies suggest that the renin-angiotensin system and its inhibitors may play a role in regulating the mechanisms of liver fibrosis development. The present study aimed to verify whether carriage of specific angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion (I)/deletion (D) all...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fabris C,Toniutto P,Bitetto D,Minisini R,Fornasiere E,Smirne C,Pirisi M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of granular cell tumor occurring in the sigmoid colon is reported. The patient, a 56-year-old man, visited our hospital for further evaluation of occult blood in his stool. Endoscopic examination revealed a yellowish, hemispheric submucosal tumor (SMT) with redness, about 6 mm in diameter, in the sigmoid colon....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Endo S,Hirasaki S,Doi T,Endo H,Nishina T,Moriwaki T,Nakauchi M,Masumoto T,Tanimizu M,Hyodo I

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatty liver is an important clinical feature not only in alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, but in other chronic liver diseases as well. Our aim was to elucidate the effect and relationship between habitual alcohol intake and obesity in the development of fatty liver disease. METHODS:We enrol...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi H,Ono M,Hyogo H,Tsuji C,Kitajima Y,Ono N,Eguchi T,Fujimoto K,Chayama K,Saibara T,Anzai K,Eguchi Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiogenesis is essential for gastric ulcer healing. Recent results suggest that vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR1), which binds to VEGF, promotes angiogenesis. In the present study, we investigated the role of VEGFR1 signaling in gastric ulcer healing and angiogenesis. METHODS:Gastric u...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sato T,Amano H,Ito Y,Eshima K,Minamino T,Ae T,Katada C,Ohno T,Hosono K,Suzuki T,Shibuya M,Koizumi W,Majima M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Corticosteroid therapy has been commonly administered to patients with acute liver injury (ALI)/acute liver failure (ALF) in Japan to prevent the development of hepatic encephalopathy, but the appropriate timing to start corticosteroid therapy has not been determined and optimal response evaluation of the th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kakisaka K,Kataoka K,Suzuki Y,Kuroda H,Takikawa Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00