Hepatobiliary tuberculosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We have shown previously that concentrations of stool decay-accelerating factor (DAF; CD55), a complement regulatory protein, in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are increased in relation to the severity of the colonic mucosal inflammation. In the present study, we evaluated the usefulness of s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kohno H,Mizuno M,Nasu J,Makidono C,Hiraoka S,Inaba T,Yamamoto K,Okada H,Fujita T,Shiratori Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide the need for effective therapy for chronic hepatitis B is similar to that for chronic hepatitis C. Current licensed treatment for chronic hepatitis B (interferon (IFN)-alpha, lamivudine) does not significantly alter the natural history of the disease because the frequency of sustained response is too low; ho...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Schalm SW,De Man RA,Janssen HL

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpretation of exploding knowledge about Barrett's esophagus is impaired by use of several conflicting definitions. Because any histological type of esophageal columnar metaplasia carries risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus should no longer require demonstration of intestinal-ty...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Dent J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To investigate a possible association between HLA genes with serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and evaluate whether the HLA-DQA1, DQB1, and DRB1 genes could influence the development of liver damage in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:A total of 145 patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yu RB,Hong X,Ding WL,Tan YF,Zhang YX,Sun NX,Wu GL,Zhan SW,Ge DF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The present study was designed to investigate the expression of and humoral response against NY-ESO-1 in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and to analyze the relationship between expression of NY-ESO-1 mRNA and clinicopathological features. METHODS:NY-ESO-1 mRNA and protein expression in surgic...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakamura S,Nouso K,Noguchi Y,Higashi T,Ono T,Jungbluth A,Chen YT,Old LJ,Nakayama E,Shiratori Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The aim of the present study was to compare the therapeutic efficacy of three different regimens in childhood chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection. METHODS:A total of 182 children with CHB infection were prospectively allocated to three random groups. Sixty-two patients in the first group received hi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Dikici B,Ozgenc F,Kalayci AG,Targan S,Ozkan T,Selimoglu A,Doganci T,Kansu A,Tosun S,Arslan N,Kasirga E,Bosnak M,Haspolat K,Buyukgebiz B,Aydogdu S,Girgin N,Yagci RV

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1981-86, 76 children were diagnosed as having acute viral hepatitis at the Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, which is a major referral centre for hepatitis in children in northern Taiwan. The majority (64%) of children had acute hepatitis B which had occurred mainly during infancy. ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Huang LM,Chang MH,Hong JY,Lee CY,Chen DS

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the incidence of Paneth cells in colorectal tubular adenomas of Japanese descendants in Hawaii. Paneth cells were found in 73 of 322 adenomas (22.7%) of Japanese descendants in Hawaii. The incidence of Paneth cells in adenomas located from the caecum to the tran...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wada R,Kuwabara N,Suda K

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although rabeprazole (RPZ), a proton pump inhibitor, has been reported to have a bactericidal effect on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), no studies have been conducted regarding the effect of RPZ on gastric mucosal lesion formation caused by this bacterium. In the present study, we investigated the e...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Suzuki H,Miyazawa M,Nagahashi S,Sato M,Bessho M,Nagata H,Miura S,Ishii H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author visited China in 1981 and 1984 and obtained data comparing the incidence of duodenal ulcer in the rice eating districts of the south with the incidence in the wheat, maize and millet eating areas of the north. The evidence suggested a higher prevalence of duodenal ulcer in the rice eating areas than in the ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tovey FI

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that gastric mucosal injury induced by Helicobacter pylori infection is mediated by interleukin-8 (IL-8). METHODS:We studied the effect of plaunotol, a drug extracted from the Plau-noi tree of Thailand, and reported it to be effective in the treatment of ulcers, of IL-8 secretion induc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takagi A,Koga Y,Aiba Y,Kabir AM,Watanabe S,Ohta-Tada U,Osaki T,Kamiya S,Miwa T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Cancer invasion and metastasis are critical events for patient prognosis; however, the most important step in the whole process of lymph node (LN) metastasis in gastric cancer remains obscure. In this study, the significance of cancer cell behaviors, such as cell detachment, stromal invasion and lym...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kamata I,Ishikawa Y,Akishima-Fukasawa Y,Ito K,Akasaka Y,Uzuki M,Fujimoto A,Morita H,Tamai S,Maehara T,Ogata K,Shimokawa R,Igarashi Y,Miki K,Ishii T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Rejection of liver grafts is a difficult issue that has not been resolved. Preoperative replacement of liver cells in the graft with cells from the intended recipient may attenuate rejection. We investigated whether preoperative transplant of recipient bone marrow cells (BMCs) to the donor replaced l...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Endo K,Hori T,Jobara K,Hata T,Tsuruyama T,Uemoto S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old man visited our hospital (National Cancer Center Hospital East) complaining of fatigue and anorexia. A laboratory investigation demonstrated a biochemical 'picture' of obstructive jaundice. An abdominal CT showed a low density mass in the retropancreatic area with multiple enlarged periportal lymph nodes...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Miyamoto S,Furuse J,Maru Y,Tajiri H,Muto M,Yoshino M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection is known to reduce the incidence of duodenal ulcer recurrence. The most commonly used regimen for H. pylori infection is triple antimicrobial therapy for 1-2 weeks. This treatment is associated with frequent side effects and hence unsatisfactory compliance. As in vitro data...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sung JJ,Chung SC,Hosking SW,Chan RC,Ling TK,Yung MY,Cheng AF,Li AK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus and bicarbonate secretions have been widely implicated as an important pre-epithelial protective barrier against autodigestion of the gastric mucosa by acid and pepsin. Evidence from several independent studies shows there is a continuous layer of resilient viscoelastic mucus gel adherent to the surface of the g...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Copeman M,Matuz J,Leonard AJ,Pearson JP,Dettmar PW,Allen A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Changes in neutrophil functions in obstructive jaundice have been poorly understood. An in vitro experimental study was performed to evaluate the effect of obstructive jaundice on the functions of macrophages (secretion of neutrophil chemoattractants) and neutrophils (chemotaxis and superoxide anion...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsuji K,Kubota Y,Yamamoto S,Yanagitani K,Amoh Y,Takaoka M,Ogura M,Kin H,Inoue K

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Endoscopic resection is highly effective treatment option for rectal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) as they usually present as small localized tumors. However, there are no well-established surveillance strategies following endoscopic resection. We established our own protocol for the surveillance of r...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chung HG,Goh MJ,Kim ER,Hong SN,Kim TJ,Chang DK,Kim YH

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Geographic differences have existed in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and efforts to reduce regional disparities have been initiated. The aim of this study is to use the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to determine if regional disparities in the treatment of HCC continue to exist. MET...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sobotka LA,Hinton A,Conteh LF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis in several developing countries. Although usually self-limiting and benign, the disease is particularly severe among pregnant women, with mortality rates reaching 15-20%. METHODS:Immune parameters among pregnant women with acut...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Pal R,Aggarwal R,Naik SR,Das V,Das S,Naik S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preferred treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C, either treatment-naive, relapsers or nonresponders to IFN monotherapy, is now IFN-ribavirin combination treatment. The adverse effects of IFN are well established and familiar to hepatologists all over the world. More than 25,000 patients worldwide have be...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chutaputti A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology and impact of bacterial infections at admission in patients with acute decompensation (AD) of cirrhosis. METHODS:A cohort with AD of cirrhosis (European Association for the Study of the Liver criteria) admitted at a tertiary center was evaluated ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Gupta T,Lochan D,Verma N,Rathi S,Agrawal S,Duseja A,Taneja S,Chawla YK,Dhiman RK

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman who was being treated with 10 million units (mu) of natural interferon (IFN)-alpha per day for chronic active hepatitis C at a local clinic, developed coma on the fourth day of treatment. On admission to Yamagata University Hospital, she was still in a state of semicoma with severe hyponatraemia (1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mabe K,Shinzawa H,Yamatani K,Takeda T,Ishibashi M,Yamada N,Misawa H,Wakabayashi H,Togashi H,Takahashi T

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the pathophysiology underlying gastric mucosal lesions induced by lateral hypothalamic (LH) lesions, we investigated the changes in acid secretion, gastric mucosal blood flow, gastric mucus and mucosal integrity in the corpus during the 4 h period and 48 h after the production of bilateral electrolytic LH ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Saita H,Murakami M,Kita T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition to esophageal adenocarcinoma. It is currently not clear whether cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing BE, and no meta-analysis has been performed on the topic. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, providing a quantitativ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Andrici J,Cox MR,Eslick GD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the advancement of molecular oncology in gastric cancer lags behind that of colorectal cancer, the rapid developments witnessed in recent years have improved our understanding of the carcinogenesis, aetiology, progression and metastasis of gastric cancer. The different molecular genetic alterations in intesti...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chan AO,Luk JM,Hui WM,Lam SK

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify proguanylin-secreting cells, we have raised an antiserum against the synthetic fragment of human proguanylin (1-15) and have examined the proguanylin-positive cells in the human and rat gastrointestinal tract by immunohistochemical methods. Numerous proguanylin (1-15)-immunoreactive cells were fou...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ieda H,Naruse S,Furuya S,Ozaki T,Ando E,Nokihara K,Hori S,Kitagawa M,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulation of endogenous opioids and overproduction of nitric oxide has been reported in cholestatic mice. It is well known that endogenous opioids and nitric oxide alter the susceptibility of experimental animals to different models of seizure. METHODS:The alterations in clonic seizure thresholds, induce...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Homayoun H,Sayyah M,Dehpour AR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Thiopurines (TPs) are effective in reducing clinical and endoscopic recurrence in postoperative patients with Crohn's disease (CD). However, whether TPs could prevent surgical recurrence (SR) remains unknown. We aimed to explore whether TPs could prevent SR and identify risk factors associated with S...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Guo J,Chen BL,Chen ZH,Luo XP,Qiu Y,Zhang SH,Feng R,He Y,Zeng ZR,Song XM,Ben-Horin S,Mao R,Chen MH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Australia receives many migrants from countries with a high prevalence of hepatitis C infection. General practitioners, who are often the first health professionals consulted, need to be aware of risk factors and complications associated with hepatitis C in this group. METHODS:Four hundred and forty-seven g...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Dev A,Sievert W

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00