NSAID enteropathy and bacteria: a complicated relationship.

abstract：:We reviewed articles on the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Japan to clarify these features of GERD in this country. Although the definition of GERD depends on the individual study, the prevalence of GERD has been increasing since the end of the 1990s. The reasons...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujiwara Y,Arakawa T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 13C-urea breath test (13C-UBT) is a non-invasive method for detecting Helicobacter pylori. This study was performed to determine the cutoff value and evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of 13C-UBT in Taiwan. 13C-Urea (100 mg of 99% 13C-labeled urea) was dissolved in 50 ml sterile water for the test. The test ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang WM,Lee SC,Ding HJ,Jan CM,Chen LT,Wu DC,Liu CS,Peng CF,Chen YW,Huang YF,Chen CY

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) partly exerts choleretic effects by modifying the function of the bile salt export pump (Bsep, ABCB11). UDCA induces insertion of Bsep into the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes; however, underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We aimed to elucidate molecular mechanisms behind UDC...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kagawa T,Orii R,Hirose S,Arase Y,Shiraishi K,Mizutani A,Tsukamoto H,Mine T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The apelin receptor (APJ) is related to angiotensin-like-receptor 1 (AGTRL1). This study was designed to elucidate the in vivo localization and changes of APJ in cirrhotic liver, and the in vitro changes of APJ expression in cultured hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and capillarized sinusoidal endothelial cells...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yokomori H,Oda M,Yoshimura K,Machida S,Kaneko F,Hibi T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ideal medication for the treatment of acid-related diseases, for example, hemorrhagic ulcers and stress-related gastric bleeding, should have a rapid onset of action to promote hemostasis and alleviate symptoms. The aim of our study was to investigate the inhibitory effects on gastric acid secretion afte...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abe Y,Inamori M,Togawa J,Kikuchi T,Muramatsu K,Chiguchi G,Kawamura H,Kobayashi N,Kirikoshi H,Sakaguchi T,Takamura T,Nakajima A,Ueno N,Sekihara H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common cause of chronic liver disease in industrialized countries worldwide, and has become a serious public health issue not only in Western countries but also in many Asian countries including Japan. Within the wide spectrum of NAFLD, nonalcoholic steato...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Watanabe S,Hashimoto E,Ikejima K,Uto H,Ono M,Sumida Y,Seike M,Takei Y,Takehara T,Tokushige K,Nakajima A,Yoneda M,Saibara T,Shiota G,Sakaida I,Nakamuta M,Mizuta T,Tsubouchi H,Sugano K,Shimosegawa T,Japanese Society

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether mucosal inflammation affects gastric motility in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) is controversial. Few reports discuss gastric motility in relation to histologic gastritis. We examined the relation between gastric motility and histologic gastritis in Japanese patients with FD. METHODS:Subjec...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsumoto Y,Ito M,Kamino D,Tanaka S,Haruma K,Chayama K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have investigated measures to prevent small bowel injuries induced by aspirin. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of probiotic treatment on the small bowel injuries induced by chronic low-dose aspirin use. METHODS:Thirty-five patients who took low-dose enteric-coated aspirin 100 mg daily (for mo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Endo H,Higurashi T,Hosono K,Sakai E,Sekino Y,Iida H,Sakamoto Y,Koide T,Takahashi H,Yoneda M,Tokoro C,Inamori M,Abe Y,Nakajima A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 163 susceptibility loci for IBD among European populations; however, there is limited information for IBD susceptibility in a Japan...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fuyuno Y,Yamazaki K,Takahashi A,Esaki M,Kawaguchi T,Takazoe M,Matsumoto T,Matsui T,Tanaka H,Motoya S,Suzuki Y,Kiyohara Y,Kitazono T,Kubo M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a very rare neoplasm. However, it does occur as one of the complications in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). AIDS-related KS commonly involves the skin, lymph nodes, and gastrointestinal tract. Hepatic KS is sometimes observed in AIDS patients at autopsy, but ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tanaka T,Masuda G,Takechi A,Kobayashi H,Tanaka S,Koike M,Hattori N

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is the key ultimate goal set in essentially all treatment guidelines. There has been solid evidence supporting the relationship between serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level and risk of HCC. Antiviral treatment with o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yip TC,Lai JC,Wong GL

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of gastric neuroendocrine (NE) carcinoma associated with chronic atrophic gastritis type A (CAG/A) or reversed atrophic type gastritis. A 9 x 6 cm tumor was resected from the stomach to control pain in a 55-year-old Japanese woman with peritoneal dissemination and metastatic tumors of the liver and ov...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaizaki Y,Fujii T,Kawai T,Saito K,Kurihara K,Fukayama M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a benign lesion of the liver which usually presents with one or two localizations. We report a patient with history of resection of a biliary cyst, and who had been taking oral contraceptives for the past 18 years, who had multiple localizations of FNH (more than 30 lesions). The lar...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Colle I,de Beeck BO,Hoorens A,Hautekeete M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk for lymph node metastasis and the prognostic significance of pedunculated-type T1 colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) require further study. We aimed to assess the validity of the 2014 Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) guidelines based on long-term outcomes of pedunculated-type T1...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Asayama N,Oka S,Tanaka S,Nagata S,Furudoi A,Kuwai T,Onogawa S,Tamura T,Kanao H,Hiraga Y,Okanobu H,Kuwabara T,Kunihiro M,Mukai S,Goto E,Shimamoto F,Chayama K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both reflex and sensory mechanisms control the function of the stomach, and disturbances in these mechanisms may explain the pathophysiology of disorders of gastric function. The objective of this report is to perform a literature-based critical analysis of new, relevant or conflicting information on gastric sensitivi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Azpiroz F,Feinle-Bisset C,Grundy D,Tack J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman was treated at our hospital for multiple sclerosis. Therapy consisted of glucocorticosteroids and cyclosporin. In the 7th week after these drugs were discontinued the patient developed acute liver failure due to fulminant hepatitis (FH) and died. Post-mortem examination showed massive liver necrosi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Funaoka M,Kato K,Komatsu M,Ono T,Hoshino T,Kato J,Kuramitsu T,Ishii T,Toyoshima I,Masamune O

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several components of the gastrointestinal tract including the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) show circumferential asymmetry in the formation of pathological lesions, which is caused by the morphological and functional asymmetry of the gastrointestinal tract. Pressure in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is higher ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinoshita Y,Furuta K,Adachi K,Amano Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric mucosal lesions are an important complication in endotoxemia. In order to define the role played by the vagus nerve and endothelial-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) in gastric mucosal blood flow, an investigation was carried out on four groups of rats: a control group; a group given lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 5 mg...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakano T,Itoh K,Tanaka M,Arakawa Y,Matsuo Y

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gastrointestinal epithelium is a unique model for the study of mammalian stem cells. Not only does it have a highly stereotypical organization, its remarkable rate of self-renewal provides a daily readout of stem cell activity. The past decade has seen a major investment in developing technologies dedicated to rev...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lin SA,Barker N

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a gastric carcinoma cell line that has been maintained in vitro for more than 10 years and retains the capacity to produce a large amount of alpha-fetoprotein. This cell line was isolated from a metastatic lymph node of a 63-year-old male patient with advanced gastric carcinoma (T2N3P0H0M0) who showed high...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sekiguchi M,Fujii Y,Saito A,Suzuki T,Shiroko Y,Nakamura H,Hasumi K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of benign diaphragmatic schwannoma in a 38-year-old female is reported. Precontrast computed tomography (CT) showed an encapsulated well-defined round homogeneous tumor with central calcification, measuring approximately 5 cm in diameter, arising from the left diaphragm. Contrast-enhanced CT and gadolinium...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koyama S,Araki M,Suzuki K,Fukutomi H,Maruyama T,Mun Y,Otsuka M,Fukao K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asia has intermediate-to-high prevalence and high morbidity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The use of guideline-recommended nucleos(t)ide analogs with high barrier to resistance, such as entecavir (ETV), tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), is one of the key interventions for cu...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Charlton MR,Alam A,Shukla A,Dashtseren B,Lesmana CRA,Duger D,Payawal DA,Duy Cuong D,Jargalsaikhan G,Cua IHY,Sollano JD,Singh KR,Madan K,Win KM,Kyi KP,Tun KS,Salih M,Rastogi M,Saraf N,Thuy PTT,Hien PTD,Gani RA,

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) usually has a fatal prognosis without liver transplantation. We describe the case of a woman who developed FHF, and was evaluated as a candidate for liver transplantation, but who was cured without transplantation through intensive medical care that included glucagon-insulin therapy, me...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masuhara M,Yagawa T,Aoyagi M,Suzuki C,Sakaguchi E,Segawa M,Hironaka K,Kayano K,Tamura F,Seguchi M,Soejima Y,Murakami F,Sakaida I,Tateishi A,Fukumoto Y,Okita K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heartburn is a common symptom with great impact on quality of life and on the economy. An approach that helps to alleviate patients' symptoms, decrease the burden on the economy, and improve longterm outcome is needed. Step-down therapy, starting with the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, seems to achieve ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Abu Farsakh N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy are widely used for the pathological diagnosis of suspected malignant biliary strictures (MBS). However, the sensitivity of these methods remains insufficient, and it can be difficult to confirm the diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic abi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohshima Y,Yasuda I,Kawakami H,Kuwatani M,Mukai T,Iwashita T,Doi S,Nakashima M,Hirose Y,Asaka M,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol-related diseases have multiple and varied associations with acetaldehyde, a highly toxic product of ethanol oxidation that accumulates in the absence of active aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). This study was designed to clarify the role of acetaldehyde in liver injury, specifically in vivo and in vitro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakamura Y,Yokoyama H,Higuchi S,Hara S,Kato S,Ishii H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombocytopenia represents an obstacle for invasive procedures in chronic liver disease (CLD) patients. We aimed to estimate the appropriate dose and evaluate the efficacy and safety of lusutrombopag for the treatment of thrombocytopenia before percutaneous liver radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for primary he...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tateishi R,Seike M,Kudo M,Tamai H,Kawazoe S,Katsube T,Ochiai T,Fukuhara T,Kano T,Tanaka K,Kurokawa M,Yamamoto K,Osaki Y,Izumi N,Imawari M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is often selected to treat gastric varices caused by portal hypertension, data comparing BRTO and splenectomy with gastric devascularization (Sp + Dev) are limited. METHODS:From January 2009 to February 2018, 100 patients with gastric vari...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oshita K,Ohira M,Honmyo N,Kobayashi T,Murakami E,Aikata H,Baba Y,Kawano R,Awai K,Chayama K,Ohdan H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) exhibit a variety of clinical manifestations and patterns of disease progression. The aim of this study was to identify genetic determinants of PBC progression. METHODS:A total of 52 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 11 candidate genes involved in re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Inamine T,Higa S,Noguchi F,Kondo S,Omagari K,Yatsuhashi H,Tsukamoto K,Nakamura M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-22 is a relatively new cytokine that is characterized by several unique biological properties. In the intestines, the effect of IL-22 is restricted mainly to non-lymphoid cells such as epithelial cells. Interestingly, the expression pattern and major cellular source of IL-22 have distinct difference between large a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mizoguchi A,Yano A,Himuro H,Ezaki Y,Sadanaga T,Mizoguchi E

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00