Investigation of genome instability in exfoliated colonic epithelial cells and in mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes of patients with ulcerative colitis.

abstract：:In an attempt to evaluate a possible correlation between cryptogenic chronic liver disease and a present or past hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, we studied 17 patients with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-negative, nonalcoholic chronic liver disease; 9 of them were positive for serum HBsAg detected by a solid-p...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Diodati G,Pontisso P,Bonetti P,Stenico D,Noventa F,Alberti A,Realdi G

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Endoscopic definitions and management of Barrett's esophagus vary widely among countries. To examine the current situation regarding diagnosis, epidemiology, management and treatment of Barrett's esophagus in East Asian countries using a questionnaire-based survey. METHODS:Representative members of the...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Ishimura N,Amano Y,Sollano JD,Zhu Q,Kachintorn U,Rani AA,Hahm KB,Takahashi S,Arakawa T,Joh T,Matsumoto T,Naito Y,Suzuki H,Ueno F,Fukudo S,Fujiwara Y,Kamiya T,Uchiyama K,Kinoshita Y,IGICS Study Group.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:A recent basic study identified that Dicer is contained in exosomes derived from cancer cells and plays crucial roles in microRNA maturation and cancer development. Based on this novel basic concept, we analyzed the usefulness of serum exosomal Dicer as a diagnostic biomarker for gastrointestinal can...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Okuda Y,Shimura T,Iwasaki H,Katano T,Kitagawa M,Nishigaki R,Fukusada S,Natsume M,Tanaka M,Nishie H,Ozeki K,Yamada T,Kataoka H

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Acotiamide, a prokinetic drug, is used to treat functional dyspepsia (FD), especially postprandial distress syndrome (PDS). However, a treatment for FD patients with PDS and/or epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) has not been established. We investigated the efficacy of famotidine in combination with acotiam...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Hojo M,Nagahara A,Asaoka D,Takeda T,Izumi K,Matsumoto K,Ueyama H,Shimada Y,Matsumoto K,Nojiri S,Watanabe S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The medical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) includes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), low-dose corticosteroids, and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). We evaluated the incidence of small bowel injury in RA patients who were taking anti-RA drugs with or without concom...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Sugimori S,Watanabe T,Tabuchi M,Kameda N,Machida H,Okazaki H,Tanigawa T,Yamagami H,Shiba M,Watanabe K,Tominaga K,Fujiwara Y,Oshitani N,Koike T,Higuchi K,Arakawa T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural motilin was investigated for its effect on gastrointestinal motor activity in anesthetized dogs. In doses starting from 10 ng/kg as single injection and 100 ng/kg-h as intravenous infusion, motilin induced phasic pressure changes in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and in the lumen of the fundus, antrum, a...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Jennewein HM,Hummelt H,Siewert R,Waldeck F

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The benefits of colonoscopy in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC) risk for patients over 75 years are controversial. We aimed to determine whether colonoscopy use is associated with a decreased risk of CRC in patients 76-85 years old in the United States (US). PATIENTS AND METHODS:All patients in the Med...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Wang YR,Cangemi JR,Loftus EV Jr,Picco MF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The incidence of early-onset inflammatory bowel disease is increasing in Japan. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to analyze the treatment and progress of early-onset inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:This prospective survey evaluated the data of 43 patients aged <8 years who were diagnosed with inflammatory ...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Kudo T,Fujii T,Maisawa SI,Sasaki M,Uchida K,Ida S,Kagimoto S,Yoden A,Shimizu T

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:83 patients with chronic active hepatitis (CAH), 38 of them with cirrhosis, were studied and compared with 10 control subjects suffering from chronic persistent hepatitis (CPH). Tubular acidosis frequently was found in our cases. Renal plasma flow and glomerular filtration rate were significantly decreased in CAH when...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Gentilini P,Laffi G,Buzzelli G,Stefani P,Scarpelli P,Paladini S,Smorlesi C,La Villa G,Forti G

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) is a multifunctional cytokine which modifies tissue stromal matrix synthesis, cell proliferation and immune function. In the present study, we have used a mouse monoclonal antibody to the latent (intracytoplasmic) form of TGF-beta 1 to compare its expression in 144 cases ...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Slater SD,Williamson RC,Foster CS

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Combined pH-metry/multichannel intraluminal impedance (pH/MII) measurement enables to measure gastroesophageal reflux despite ongoing proton pump inhibitor therapy. The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of an escalating medical anti-reflux therapy with 40 mg esomeprazole, 80 mg esomeprazole...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Bajbouj M,Becker V,Phillip V,Wilhelm D,Schmid RM,Meining A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining the narrow-band imaging (NBI) system and magnifying endoscopy allows simple and clear visualization of microscopic structures of the superficial mucosa and its capillary patterns, which may be useful for precise endoscopic diagnosis in the gastrointestinal tract, being more closely to histopathological diagn...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Okubo M,Tahara T,Shibata T,Nakamura M,Kamiya Y,Yoshioka D,Maeda Y,Yonemura J,Ishizuka T,Arisawa T,Hirata I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum behavior of human pancreas-specific protein/procarboxypeptidase B (hPASP/PCPB) in the early phases of acute pancreatitis, and to calculate its sensitivity and specificity in comparison with those of serum amylase and lipase in the diagnosis of this illness. Twenty-six ac...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Pezzilli R,Billi P,Platè L,Bongiovanni F,Morselli Labate AM,Miglioli M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastric acid and pepsin-stimulating activities of several C terminal fragments of non-sulphated human gastrin were investigated in the conscious cat prepared with cannulated gastric fistulae with a reproducible, continuous infusion method to construct dose-response curves. The gastric acid-stimulating activities w...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Blair EL,Hirst BH,Lund PK,Reed JD,Sanders DJ,Shaw B

更新日期：1980-01-01 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：:Fructus has motivation effect on gastrointestinal tract. Hesperidin is extracts of Fructus, and we attempted to prove its effects on improving the gastrointestinal transmission function and determine the possible mechanisms by a loperamide-induced slow transit constipation (STC) model. Constipation phenotypes were mea...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Wu M,Li Y,Gu Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of two synthetic prostaglandin E derivatives on mucus glycoproteins in the stomachs of rats were evaluated. Neither derivative caused change in mucus glycoprotein content in the gastric corpus or antrum, but both increased the biosynthetic activity of mucus glycoproteins in these regions (about 15-30%). Fu...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Ishihara K,Kuwata H,Ohara S,Okabe H,Hotta K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of microbiota infiltrating the gut mucus layer has been reported in the pathogenesis of various gastrointestinal and systemic diseases. However, little is known about the mucosa-associated microbiota (MAM) in healthy subjects. The present study aimed to clarify the characteristics of the gastr...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Kashiwagi S,Naito Y,Inoue R,Takagi T,Nakano T,Inada Y,Fukui A,Katada K,Mizushima K,Kamada K,Uchiyama K,Handa O,Ishikawa T,Itoh Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of pancreatic enzymes decrease during their passage from the duodenum to the terminal ileum, but degradation rates of individual enzymes are different. Whereas lipase activity is lost most rapidly, proteases and amylase are more stable. The mechanism by which lipase activity is destroyed is proteolysis,...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Layer P,Gröger G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection exacerbates ulcerative colitis (UC) refractory to immunosuppressive therapies (IMT). However, the underlying UC remained active in some UC patients, despite the fact that CMV-DNA in colonic mucosa became negative after antiviral therapy. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies f...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Yoshino T,Nakase H,Matsuura M,Matsumura K,Honzawa Y,Fukuchi T,Watanabe K,Murano M,Tsujikawa T,Fukunaga K,Matsumoto T,Chiba T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical value of the tumor marker human chorionic gonadotropin-beta (hCG-beta) in ascitic fluid for the differentiation of malignancy-related and non-malignant ascites was evaluated. Ascitic fluid protein, cholesterol and cytological examination were determined for comparison. Thirty-six patients with malignancy-...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Gerbes AL,Hoermann R,Mann K,Jüngst D

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Gallbladder mucus itself has been recognized to play an important role in gallstone development. Despite the diverse mechanisms of stone induction and the differences in stone composition, there is a quantitative increase in the epithelial mucus production period before stone formation. As brown pigment...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Sheen PC,Lee KT,Liu YE

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We evaluated the effects of an antagonist of the thromboxane A2 receptor (ONO-NT-126) in an animal model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS:Colitis was induced by intracolonic instillation of trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid/ethanol in male Wistar rats. ONO-NT-126 or vehicle alone was administere...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Taniguchi T,Tsukada H,Nakamura H,Kodama M,Fukuda K,Tominaga M,Seino Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) is a rare cause of intractable diarrhea in infancy. A variant with onset in adulthood has recently been described. The immune mechanisms underlying AIE are unclear and the experience in the management of adult AIE is very limited. CASE REPORT:A 19-year-old male patient with ma...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： von Hahn T,Stopik D,Koch M,Wiedenmann B,Dignass A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the feasibility of a prospective incidence study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the registration methods and incidence figures during 1990 were evaluated. The study was a collaboration between 14 hospitals in an area of close to one million inhabitants. Common diagnostic criteria for ulcerative colitis...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Moum B,Vatn MH,Ekbom A,Fausa O,Aadland E,Lygren I,Sauar J,Schulz T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the long-acting somatostatin analogue Sandostatin (SMS 201-995) on intestinal absorption and propagation (mouth-to-caecum transit time; MCTT), on pancreatic secretion and on gall bladder contraction after direct (secretin-pancreozymin test) and indirect stimulation (Lundh meal), and on meal-induced respo...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Lembcke B,Creutzfeldt W,Schleser S,Ebert R,Shaw C,Koop I

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In this study, a clinical and serological follow-up of 8-10 years was performed in relatives of celiac disease (CD) patients from southern Brazil. The occurrence of new CD cases in the families and the use of two different IgA-tTG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits were also evaluated. METH...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Nass FR,Kotze LM,Nisihara RM,de Messias-Reason IJ,Ramos da Rosa Utiyama S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Putrescine, the product of the ornithine decarboxylase (ODC)-catalyzed reaction, stimulates macromolecular synthesis in a duodenal crypt cell line, IEC-6 cells, grown in culture. In addition, supplementation of medium with putrescine alone reverses the inhibition of proliferation produced by inhibition of ODC with dif...

journal_title：Digestion

authors： Seidel ER,Ginty DD

更新日期：1990-01-01 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