Viral hepatitis in Japan: update.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Dendritic cells (DCs) are observed on the Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. DCs generally play an important role in the regulation of inflammation. Although stimulation of gastric epithelial cells with H. pylori vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) has been reported to induce apoptosis and endopla...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kim JM,Kim JS,Kim N,Ko SH,Jeon JI,Kim YJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：BACKGROUNDS AND AIM:Clarithromycin (CAM)-resistant Helicobacter pylori sometimes offers serious problems with eradication by antibiotics. The aim of this study was to determine whether a probiotic can be an alternative therapy in CAM-resistant Hp infection. METHODS:The effects of Lactobacillus gasseri (strain OLL2716)...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ushiyama A,Tanaka K,Aiba Y,Shiba T,Takagi A,Mine T,Koga Y

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Swift Increase in Alcohol Metabolism occurs within 2.5 h after an acute gavage of ethanol causing an increase in hepatic respiration, an increase in alcohol metabolism, and pericentral hypoxia in the perfused liver. Alcohol treatment causes a release of endotoxin, activation of Kupffer cells to produce PGE(2), the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bradford BU

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuing advances in molecular biology have provided tools for a promising approach to the treatment of cancer. Among the various strategies of gene therapy for cancer, many are aimed at killing tumour cells indirectly by the induction or reinforcement of a host immune response by gene transduction of various cytoki...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cao G,Kuriyama S,Du P,Sakamoto T,Yang W,Masui K,Qi Z

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Some patients with chronic hepatitis C experience virologic relapse even after achieving an end of treatment response. Prolonged therapy can be effective for helping such high-risk patients to avoid relapse. We aimed to identify factors predictive of virologic relapse in chronic hepatitis C patients ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shin SR,Sinn DH,Gwak GY,Choi MS,Lee JH,Koh KC,Yoo BC,Paik SW

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Few data were available on the optimal diagnostic strategy for Chinese patients with hematochezia. We aimed to evaluate the impact of age and distal colonic findings on the yield of diagnostic strategies in young Chinese patients with hematochezia. METHODS:Consecutive outpatients aged less than 50 ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liou JM,Lin JT,Wang HP,Huang SP,Lin JW,Wu MS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CYP2C19 polymorphism plays an important role in the metabolism of proton pump inhibitors. The multidrug resistance (MDR)1 genotype is associated with the successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of CYP2C19 and MDR1 genotypes on the eradication...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Oh JH,Dong MS,Choi MG,Yoo HW,Lee SB,Park YI,Chung IS

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For basic scientists, the choice of starting a career in medical research is one made through a genuine interest in understanding the human disease processes and a desire to be at the forefront of new knowledge acquisition. However, more often than not, this decision is made without a great understanding of the career...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ramm GA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Colonic mucosal defects might be a route for bacterial invasion into the portal system, with subsequent hematogenous spread to the liver. We retrospectively investigated the results of colonoscopy and the clinical characteristics of patients with pyogenic liver abscess of colonic origin. METHODS:A t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Jeong SW,Jang JY,Lee TH,Kim HG,Hong SW,Park SH,Kim SG,Cheon YK,Kim YS,Cho YD,Kim JO,Kim BS,Lee EJ,Kim TH

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although regulatory T cells (Treg) and interleukin-17-producing CD4 T cells (Th17) have been demonstrated to play opposing roles in inflammation-associated diseases, their frequency and balance in different stages of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) remain unknown...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zhang GL,Xie DY,Lin BL,Xie C,Ye YN,Peng L,Zhang SQ,Zhang YF,Lai Q,Zhu JY,Zhang Y,Huang YS,Hu ZX,Gao ZL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Bacterial infections are among the main causes of death in patients with cirrhosis. While there are unquestionable benefits of using albumin in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, the benefits of albumin are controversial for those with extraperitoneal infections. The aim was to compare ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Leão GS,John Neto G,Jotz RF,Mattos AA,Mattos ÂZ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) rapidly clear hepatitis C virus (HCV), but the lipid dynamics after DAA treatment remain unknown. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolemia is the predicting factor for the onset and death of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Thus, in this study, we examined the fre...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Morihara D,Ko YL,Shibata K,Yamauchi R,Fukuda H,Tsuchiya N,Fukunaga A,Kunimoto H,Iwashita H,Takata K,Tanaka T,Sakurai K,Inomata S,Yokoyama K,Nishizawa S,Takeyama Y,Irie M,Shakado S,Sohda T,Sakisaka S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliferating tumour cells in 92 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were identified by an immunohistochemical method using a monoclonal antibody against proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The rate of PCNA-positive cells in HCC tissues was positively correlated with histological grade and the tumour s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nishimori H,Tsukishiro T,Nambu S,Okada K,Shimizu Y,Miyabayashi C,Higuchi K,Watanabe A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Low-grade erosive esophagitis (i.e. Los Angeles grade A) is the most predominant type of esophagitis in Japan. It is unclear whether all the mucosal breaks detected by conventional endoscopy are indicative of esophageal mucosal erosion. Hospital-based, cross-sectional, cross-over, observational stud...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Amano Y,Yamashita H,Koshino K,Ohshima T,Miwa H,Iwakiri R,Fujimoto K,Manabe N,Haruma K,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asia-Pacific Consensus Conference was convened to review and synthesize the most current information on Helicobacter pylori management so as to update the previously published regional guidelines. The group recognized that in addition to long-established indications, such as peptic ulcer disease, early mucosa-asso...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fock KM,Katelaris P,Sugano K,Ang TL,Hunt R,Talley NJ,Lam SK,Xiao SD,Tan HJ,Wu CY,Jung HC,Hoang BH,Kachintorn U,Goh KL,Chiba T,Rani AA,Second Asia-Pacific Conference.

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overexpression of signaling proteins including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), Akt, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) occurs in cholangiocarcinoma cell lines. However, the prognostic value of these markers is unknown. No prior study correlated the expression of the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Javle MM,Yu J,Khoury T,Chadha KS,Iyer RV,Foster J,Kuvshinoff BW,Gibbs JF,Geradts J,Black JD,Brattain MG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67 year old male with non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in both lobes and liver cirrhosis was treated with transcatheter arterial embolization and regional chemotherapy. He was doing well for 18 months. He was readmitted for fever, chest pain and multiple pulmonary metastases. During interleukin-2 therap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Akimaru K,Miyairi K,Tanaka H,Imai S,Iwase I,Uchiyama K,Shibuya T,Shoji T

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:The role of psychological disturbance in the pathogenesis of functional dyspepsia is uncertain. We aimed to examine for differences in anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between adults with organic (OD) and functional dyspepsia (FD). METHODOLOGY:A prospective, cross...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mahadeva S,Goh KL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) has been shown to correlate with various viral markers in chronic hepatitis B, but its role in defining natural history is not well studied. We aimed to investigate the use of HBcrAg to define different phases of chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:Stored residual ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chan HLY,Yasuda S,Wong GLH,Tada T,Chan CKM,Kumada T,Tse YK,Wong VWS,Toyoda H

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite steady progress in antiviral treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus(HCV), many patients still have detectable serum HCV RNA levels by the end of interferon-based treatment and are known as virological non-responders. Re-treatment of these patients not responding to previous therapy remains chall...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Poo JL,Sánchez-Avila F,Kershenobich D,García-Samper X,Gongora J,Uribe M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:We previously discovered that tumor suppressor candidate 3 (TUSC3) was overexpressed and predicted worse prognosis in colon cancer patients. However, the mechanisms of upregulation of TUSC3 in colon cancer remained unclear. METHODS:MiR-873-5p was predicted and identified as the regulator of TUSC3 vi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zhu Y,Zhang X,Qi M,Zhang Y,Ding F

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of three-dimensional (3-D) endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is to recognize lesions stereoscopically. METHODS AND RESULTS:We investigated a total of 43 lesions in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract by regenerating 3-D images in eight cases of oesophageal cancer, two cases of oesophageal sub...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tokiyama H,Yanai H,Nakamura H,Takeo Y,Yoshida T,Okita K

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain whether acid inhibition or Helicobacter pylori (HP) colonization is the decisive factor in the healing of duodenal ulcer, we treated 54 patients with famotidine and carried out long-term follow-up. Helicobacter pylori colonization was found in 70.4% of patients before treatment. There were no differences ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lai KH,Chang FY,Tsay SH,Lu LC,Cheng JT,Jeng SS,Wu TC,Ng WW,Jeng JS,Lee SD

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has proven to be very effective in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) when compared with standard antibiotic therapy. However, given the lack of validated criteria, decision regarding number and timing of infusions is currently based on the clinicia...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Gallo A,Cancelli C,Ceron E,Covino M,Capoluongo E,Pocino K,Ianiro G,Cammarota G,Gasbarrini A,Montalto M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Whether an early use of azathioprine (AZA) can alter the natural history of Crohn's disease (CD) remains debated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of AZA on disease progression in a cohort of patients with early CD. METHODS:This longitudinal cohort study examined patients with early C...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Qiu Y,Chen BL,Feng R,Zhang SH,He Y,Zeng ZR,Ben-Horin S,Peyrin-Biroulet L,Mao R,Chen MH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangioma of the oesophagus is an extremely rare entity, with only nine cases having been reported worldwide. We report on a 52-year-old woman with oesophageal lymphangioma, diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopically resected. No case of malignant transformation of the lymphangioma has been repor...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Suwa T,Ozawa S,Ando N,Shinozaki H,Tsujitsuka K,Miki H,Makuuchi H,Kitajima M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer death in the West, with a poor overall 5-year survival rate of only 4%. Late clinical presentation with an advanced disease results in a low rate of surgical intervention. Tumor serum marker CA 19-9 is sensitive, although not specific for the diagnosis o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sahani DV,Shah ZK,Catalano OA,Boland GW,Brugge WR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging problem in the Asia-Pacific region. However, its prevalence and risk factors in Asian (especially South Asian) communities is poorly studied. In this study, the aim was to determine the community prevalence and risk factors for NAFLD among adu...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Dassanayake AS,Kasturiratne A,Rajindrajith S,Kalubowila U,Chakrawarthi S,De Silva AP,Makaya M,Mizoue T,Kato N,Wickremasinghe AR,de Silva HJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In Japan, peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is treated clinically with a combination of a mucosal protectant and acid suppressants, but there is scant information regarding the effects of these drugs on normal gastric mucus cells. In the present study, the effects of co-administration of methylmethionine su...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ichikawa T,Ito Y,Saegusa Y,Iwai T,Goso Y,Ikezawa T,Ishihara K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00