Abstract：
:In Western societies roughly 50% of all cases of liver cirrhosis are related to alcohol abuse. The oxidative metabolite of ethanol, acetaldehyde, often in conjunction with viral or metabolic liver disease, is implicated as the major cause for liver fibrogenesis. Acetaldehyde damages cell membranes, initiates lipid peroxidation and forms noxious protein adducts, resulting in the activation of Kupffer cells and perisinusoidal lipocytes/portal fibroblasts. The activation of lipocytes and fibroblasts to a proliferative and collagen-producing myofibroblast-like phenotype is triggered by the release of fibrogenic factors such as platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) from the activated Kupffer cells. Due to the socioeconomic burden inflicted by cirrhosis, antifibrotic treatment is urgently needed. Strategies to prevent or reverse cirrhosis must interrupt the continuous process of pathological wound healing in the liver. An antifibrotic effect has been demonstrated for the interferons, prostaglandins E and relaxin. Polyunsaturated lecithin, silymarin and ursodeoxycholic acid, agents with a high hepatotropism and a good safety-profile, appear to have antifibrotic properties. Targeted approaches include the specific removal of matrix-bound fibrogenic growth factors and the induction of stress-relaxation of the activated mesenchymal cells by biologically active matrix-peptides and their stable analogues. Since serum tests for the non-invasive assessment of collagen synthesis and degradation in the liver are now available, rapid progress in the development and clinical application of antifibrotic drugs can be anticipated.
journal_name
Z Gastroenteroljournal_title
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologieauthors
Schuppan D,Atkinson J,Ruehl M,Riecken EOsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-09-01 00:00:00pages
546-50issue
9eissn
0044-2771issn
1439-7803journal_volume
33pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:The objectives of this report are to: 1) compare the Crohn's disease (CD) patient's assessment of their well-being to the physician's assessment of the patient's well-being, 2) use the existing Crohn's disease indices (CDI) in comparing the severity of CD with the patient's self assessment, and 3) compare the CDI with...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Infective esophagitis is a rare disease, affecting mostly immunocompromised patients. Very few cases of a multiple viral infection have been reported. We present a case of combined cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) esophagitis in an 81-year-old female with extracapillary sclerosing glomerulonephriti...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-2000-14887
更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-2005-858102
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-2000-14853
更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-2001-17188
更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1055/a-0855-4469
更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/a-0821-7188
更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Azathioprine (AZA) or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) are the immunosuppressive drugs of choice in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders (IBD). Optimal dosage for AZA is around 2.5 mg/kg body weight and induction of remission by these drugs may take 6 - 7 months. Intramuscularly applied Methotrexate (MTX) is the secon...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-2004-813500
更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-0032-1312742
更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with ulcerative colitis experience various impairments. The pharmacological treatment of the disease comprises 5-aminosalicylic acid, corticosteroids as well as immunomodulatory and biological agents. Little self-reported data exist on the prescription of these drugs. METHODS:This cross-sectional s...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-0031-1273276
更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Measurement of chromogranin A (CgA) level in blood can be used to monitor neuroendocrine tumours. However CgA level may also be elevated in several other endocrine and non-endocrine diseases. Here, we report on a patient with an incidental left-sided adrenal tumour and elevated CgA level. Adrenalectomy did not confirm...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-0028-1109174
更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-2002-23621
更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-0029-1245932
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiation enteritis is a severe problem in patients receiving irradiation of the abdomen or pelvis in the course of cancer treatment. Nevertheless, there is a lack of standardised strategies for medical prevention and therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A PubMed based literature search was performed to address t...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1055/s-2008-1027150
更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There are three major goals in the prophylaxis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in portal hypertensive patients: prophylaxis of the first bleeding episode, therapy of active bleeding and prophylaxis of recurrent bleeding. Several therapeutic options are available: non-selective beta-blockers are the tr...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1055/s-2004-813909
更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The oesophagus, stomach and pancreas are primary target organs for ethanol-related diseases. In the oesophagus and stomach, ethanol induces motility disorders and mucosal lesions that are dose-dependent and reversible under acute conditions. Chronic consumption of alcohol causes a significant increase in the risk for ...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1055/s-2005-858257
更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:After nine weeks of combination therapy with recombinant interferon-alpha and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C a 62-year old woman complained of a dry cough and exertional dyspnea. An elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate was noticed. Prior to treatment chest X-rays and physical examination revealed no pulmonary ab...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1055/s-2002-33879
更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Potential therapeutic benefits of dietary n-3 fatty acids are presently evaluated in arteriosclerotic and chronic inflammatory diseases. Because some other long-chain fatty acids inhibit intestinal fluid absorption, the effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on fluid and electrolyte tran...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Between 1981 and 1987 5434 patients were studied by ERCP in Allgemeines Krankenhaus Hamburg-Barmbeck. 26 (i.e. 0.43%) suffered from Mirizze syndrome with the triad of cholelithiasis, cholecystitis and obstructive biliary disease. They were classified in four different types according to the variable localisation and o...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The results of preoperative ultrasound investigations were compared with the intraoperative findings in 42 patients (27 women, 15 men) operated on because of tumours of the cecum or colon ascendens. In 34 of 42 patients (i.e. 81%) the tumour could be correctly diagnosed by ultrasound. In 3 cases the investigator was n...
journal_title：Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00
