Serum hyaluronic acid reflects the effect of interferon treatment on hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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:Habitual alcohol intake is known to aggravate the clinical outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related chronic liver diseases and to increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:To investigate the possible mechanism of these effects by alcohol, we examined 31 cases of HCV-related chronic liver dise...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takahashi K,Takahashi T,Takahashi S,Watanabe K,Boku S,Matsui S,Arai F,Asakura H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete duplication of the entire large bowel with partial ileal involvement is very rare and diagnosis can often be difficult as illustrated by this case report. We also review the other clinical associations of this rare condition and briefly discuss the embryology of duplications of the gastrointestinal tract. ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Jimenez SG,Oliver MR,Stokes KB,Morreau PN,Chow CW

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Sniff test is a common method before unsedated transnasal esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (UT-EGD) to select a nostril insertion site. Yet there is no objective method to select a more specific meatus insertion tract for anesthesia and insertion. We devised an endoscopic meatus scoring scale by anterior...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hu CT,Lei WY,Lin JS,Hung JS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A lack of published data remains on factors associated with the treatment response to proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in patients with non-erosive reflux disease (NERD). METHODS:Studies on effectiveness of PPI in patients with NERD were identified using the MEDLINE database and manual searches of the available...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hiyama T,Matsuo K,Urabe Y,Fukuhara T,Tanaka S,Yoshihara M,Haruma K,Chayama K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets contain not only proteins needed for hemostasis but also many growth factors that are required for organ development, tissue regeneration, and repair. Thrombocytopenia, which is frequently observed in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis, is due to various causes, such as decreased thrombo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kurokawa T,Zheng YW,Ohkohchi N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a clinical entity where there is a potential for reversibility of hepatic dysfunction once the acute hepatic insult resolves. The portal and systemic hemodynamics in ACLF patients to study its relevance in determining the clinical outcomes was studied. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Garg H,Kumar A,Garg V,Kumar M,Kumar R,Sharma BC,Sarin SK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The conventional method of anatomical right hemihepatectomy (ARHH) requires hilus dissection. We report a method without hilus dissection to minimize intraoperative bleeding. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated data of 107 patients who received ARHH involving ligation of corresponding inflow and ou...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen XP,Zhang ZW,Huang ZY,Chen YF,Zhang WG,Qiu FZ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:A high yield of biopsy is mandatory to perform molecular genetic research with endoscopically obtained gastric cancer tissues. We evaluated whether probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) can increase the yield of endoscopic biopsy for gastric cancer compared with white light endoscopy (WLE)...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Park CH,Kim H,Jo JH,Hahn KY,Yoon JH,Kim SY,Lee YC,Noh SH,Chung HC,Lee SK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the long-term efficacy and the timing of booster injection of a lyophilized, inactivated hepatitis A vaccine (HAV), we studied the acquired anti-hepatitis A virus titres in 45 subjects who received either two or three doses of the vaccine. With three doses > or = 0.5 microgram administered at 0, 1 and 6 mo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fujiyama S,Odoh K,Tanaka M,Kuramoto I,Tomita K

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To elucidate the incidence of the rare cases of icteric type hepatocellular carcinoma (IHCC), we conducted a retrospective study. The clinical outcomes of IHCC cases were also analyzed. METHODS:From January 1986 to December 1997, newly diagnosed HCC cases were evaluated and reviewed from an admission regist...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Huang JF,Wang LY,Lin ZY,Chen SC,Hsieh MY,Chuang WL,Yu MY,Lu SN,Wang JH,Yeung KW,Chang WY

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Mongolian gerbils are frequently used to study Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis and its consequences. The presence of some gastric flora with a suppressive effect on H. pylori suggests inhibitory microflora against H. pylori infection. The aim of the present study was to analyze the microflora ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zaman C,Osaki T,Hanawa T,Yonezawa H,Kurata S,Kamiya S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Symptoms and complications of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have been shown to impair patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the West. We aimed to measure the HRQOL and to determine the factors associated with worse HRQOL among the Chinese PBC patients in Hong Kong. METHODS:Chinese pa...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong GL,Law FM,Wong VW,Hui AY,Chan FK,Sung JJ,Chan HL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The regulation of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) gene expression and enzyme activity by corticosterone during rat liver regeneration induced by partial hepatectomy (PH) was evaluated. METHODS:Bilateral adrenalectomies were performed on ether-anesthetized rats 3 days before PH. Corticosterone in sesame oil was inje...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ning Q,Li C,Wei K,He J,Xu C,Shao Q

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The major transporter responsible for bile acid uptake from the intestinal lumen is the apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT, SLC10A2). Analysis of the SLC10A2 gene has identified a variety of sequence variants including coding region single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that may inf...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ho RH,Leake BF,Urquhart BL,Gregor JC,Dawson PA,Kim RB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate granulocytapheresis (GCAP) in active ulcerative colitis (UC), with particular attention to the long-term effects of such treatment. METHODS:We included 80 patients with UC. Activity of the disease was evaluated by clinical activity index and endoscopic index. Patients were randomly divided in two group...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bresci G,Parisi G,Mazzoni A,Scatena F,Capria A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, hepatitis B immunoglobulins (HBIg) and/or lamivudine have become the main options for prevention of hepatitis B recurrence after liver transplantation. AIM:To assess the benefits of HBIg and/or lamivudine for prevention of hepatitis B recurrence after liver transplantation. METHODS:We conducted ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen J,Yi L,Jia JD,Ma H,You H

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reproducibility of echo-Doppler measurements of portal vein and superior mesenteric artery blood flow has not been extensively studied. In the present study, two groups of subjects were examined to test inter- and intra-observer reproducibility. Each study population consisted of 15 nonportal hypertensive and 15 p...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Iwao T,Toyonaga A,Shigemori H,Oho K,Sumino M,Sato M,Tanikawa K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of interleukin-8 (CINC: cytokine-induced neutrophil chemo-attractant) from different cell populations in the rat liver was studied and cells related to the initiation of CINC production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-injected endotoxaemic rats were characterized. Sinusoidal endothelial cells (16.4 +/- 10.6...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ohkubo K,Masumoto T,Horiike N,Onji M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the incidence of bleeding from gastric varices is relatively low (10%-36%), the bleeding is massive once it has occurred and it increases the patient's mortality. The management of esophageal variceal bleeding is highly differentiated with several effective treatments available. In contrast, bleeding from gas...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hashizume M,Akahoshi T,Tomikawa M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the accuracy of two rapid whole blood tests (the BM-Test Helicobacter pylori and the QuikPac IV One Step H. pylori Whole Blood Test), and compare this to a conventional quantitative ELISA test (HEL-p TEST II). METHODS:Helicobacter pylori status in dyspeptic patients was assessed by culture, hist...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen TS,Chang FY,Lee SD

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Since the advent of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, the total eradication of hepatitis C virus has been achievable with the recovery of hepatic reserve after achievement of sustained virologic response (SVR). Hence, here, we examined the factors affecting the recovery of hepatic reserve. METH...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakajima T,Karino Y,Hige S,Suii H,Tatsumi R,Yamaguchi M,Arakawa T,Kuwata Y,Hasegawa T,Toyota J

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the result of an imbalance in hepatic lipid partitioning that favors fatty acid synthesis and storage over fatty acid oxidation and triglyceride secretion. The progressive, inflammatory disorder of steatohepatitis can be prevented or reversed by correcting this li...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Larter CZ,Yeh MM,Cheng J,Williams J,Brown S,dela Pena A,Bell-Anderson KS,Farrell GC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Studies focused on the naturally occurring resistance mutation rate in treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients have set off a furious dispute. We conduct this meta-analysis to appraise the pooled incidence of spontaneous hepatitis B virus resistance mutations worldwide and its distribution...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zhang Q,Liao Y,Cai B,Li Y,Li L,Zhang J,An Y,Wang L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Ethnic differences in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are well-documented, but there has been no study on the prognosis of Japanese NASH patients with cirrhosis. Accordingly, we compared cirrhotic NASH with liver cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis C (LC-C) to clarify its clinical features and...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yatsuji S,Hashimoto E,Tobari M,Taniai M,Tokushige K,Shiratori K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Controversies remain over the need for antiulcer treatment following 1-week eradication triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori-positive peptic ulcers. The usefulness of combination therapy for gastric ulcers in Japanese patients, which consists of H. pylori eradication followed by gastroprotective th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Terano A,Arakawa T,Sugiyama T,Yoshikawa T,Haruma K,Asaka M,Shimosegawa T,Sakaki N,Ishii H,Sakamoto C,Takahashi S,Kinoshita Y,Fujioka T,Kobayashi K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) occurs in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis and has a poor outcome. The aim of the present study was to investigate which patients with HRS are likely to benefit from hemodialysis. METHODS:Data were collected prospectively from 30 patients with Child-Pugh C liver cirr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Witzke O,Baumann M,Patschan D,Patschan S,Mitchell A,Treichel U,Gerken G,Philipp T,Kribben A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Non-invasive markers are essential to assess the progression of chronic liver diseases to fibrosis/ cirrhosis and the effectiveness of therapeutic strategies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of non-invasive markers to identify significant fibrosis, severe fibrosis, and cirrhosis in ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sheptulina A,Shirokova E,Nekrasova T,Blum H,Ivashkin V

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic liver diseases. The plasma level of 8-isoprostane, a product of lipid peroxidation, is a marker of oxidative stress in vivo. The aim of the present study was to clarify whether the degree of lipid peroxidation, as measured by the plasma ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Konishi M,Iwasa M,Araki J,Kobayashi Y,Katsuki A,Sumida Y,Nakagawa N,Kojima Y,Watanabe S,Adachi Y,Kaito M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophagogastric devascularization is an operation that can be performed for endoscopically uncontrolled variceal bleeding in hospitals having only basic surgical instruments and is therefore an appropriate procedure for small hospitals in developing countries. The aim of this study was to analyze one hospita...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Goyal N,Singhal D,Gupta S,Soin AS,Nundy S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00