Analysis of tolvaptan non-responders and outcomes of tolvaptan treatment of ascites.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that cathepsin E (CTSE) is a non-secretory and intracellular aspartic proteinase found in the superficial epithelial cells of the stomach and that it is also expressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. We evaluated the diagnostic value of CTSE in the pancreatic juice in the diagnosis ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Uno K,Azuma T,Nakajima M,Yasuda K,Hayakumo T,Mukai H,Sakai T,Kawai K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To guide selection of optimal screening strategies for advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACRN), we evaluated the screening performances of sigmoidoscopy, fecal immunochemical test (FIT), and the Asia-Pacific Colorectal Screening (APCS) system, as well as combinations of these techniques. METHODS:We rev...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Jung YS,Park CH,Kim NH,Park JH,Park DI,Sohn CI

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Thyroid dysfunction is the most common endocrinopathy associated with hepatitis C and its interferon-based treatment. When undergoing treatment, interferon and ribavirin synergize to potently stimulate the immune system in order to eradicate the virus. One of the innocent bystanders in this accentuat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tran HA,Malcolm Reeves GE,Gibson R,Attia JR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been reported to be detectable in about 10% of gastric carcinomas. We performed a comparative study of endosonographic findings of EBV-positive and -negative early gastric carcinomas. Epstein-Barr virus was detected in 11.8% (four of 34) of endosonographically observed early gastric ca...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nishikawa J,Yanai H,Mizugaki Y,Takada K,Tada M,Okita K

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose aspirin (ASA) has emerged as one of the most important causes of peptic ulcer bleeding in developed countries. Among the risk factors of ASA-associated ulcer bleeding, Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the few that is treatable. Recent evidence showed that among patients with a history of ASA-associated...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chan FK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Both clinical outcomes and factors predictive for poor response after an initial course of corticosteroids have not yet been well established in the treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). We therefore evaluated the short- and long-term effects of corticosteroids and prognostic fact...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yoon JY,Cheon JH,Park JJ,Hong SP,Kim TI,Kim WH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the present paper was to determine informed consent practices for inpatient, open-access colonoscopy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) at a tertiary referral center. METHODS:A two-part prospective study incorporating (i) an audit of consent practices for colonoscopy an...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Seow CH,Leber JM,Ee HC,Yusoff IF

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade was developed as a new method to assess hepatic function. Sorafenib has been confirmed to be effective in improving survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we investigated the impact of ALBI grade versus Child-Pugh classificatio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tada T,Kumada T,Toyoda H,Tsuji K,Hiraoka A,Michitaka K,Deguchi A,Ishikawa T,Imai M,Ochi H,Joko K,Shimada N,Tajiri K,Hirooka M,Koizumi Y,Hiasa Y,Tanaka J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Lung injury is an important target for the systemic inflammatory response associated with intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). In the present study, the role of interleukin (IL)-18 in the development of acute pulmonary injury induced by intestinal I/R and its possible mechanism in relation to the ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yang YJ,Chen SH,Ge XR

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of phagocytosis by Kupffer cells has been shown to be related to the Ca(2+)-calmodulin and the actomyosin systems. However the role of the transmembrane signal transmitter, G-protein, is still unknown. In this study, a quantitative evaluation of phagocytosis by Kupffer cells of rats in culture and the ef...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hirose M,Watanabe S,Ueno T,Kitami N,Sato N

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are involved in innate immunity. Certain viruses interact with TLRs and mediate antiviral effects as well as immune responses. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of TLRs on pathogenesis in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. METHODS:Peripheral blood mononuc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sato K,Ishikawa T,Okumura A,Yamauchi T,Sato S,Ayada M,Matsumoto E,Hotta N,Oohashi T,Fukuzawa Y,Kakumu S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:It is unclear how adding an anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agent to immunomodulator (IM) treatment, as a step-up strategy, affects long-term outcomes in ulcerative colitis. This retrospective study investigated persistence associated with biologic anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agents combined wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kobayashi T,Udagawa E,Uda A,Hibi T,Hisamatsu T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Early life exposure to the famine may affect the susceptibility to the metabolic disorders. The objective of this study was to examine the associations of early life exposure to the Chinese Famine (1959-1961) with the risk of fatty liver disease, obesity, hypertension, and hyperglycemia in adulthood....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen JP,Peng B,Tang L,Sun R,Hu S,Wen XY,Que P,Wang YH

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：:Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a disease characterized by irreversible destruction and fibrosis of the parenchyma, leading to pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. In developed countries, the etiology for 60% to 70% of CP amongst male patients is alcohol and 25% are classified as idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (ICP). The ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Reddy DN,Prasad SS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57 year old Japanese male was incidentally found to have a 7.5 cm diameter hepatic haemangioma. Eleven years later he was operated on because the haemangioma had grown into a 17 cm mass causing upper abdominal fullness. Volumetry on computerized tomograms disclosed that the haemangioma had grown from 123 cm3 to 1343...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yoshida J,Yamasaki S,Yamamoto J,Kosuge T,Takayama T,Hasegawa H,Takayasu K,Muramatsu Y,Moriyama N,Hirohashi S

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Because of its long duration, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) causes high use of health services and high lifetime costs for medical care. The aim of the present study was to measure the costs of outpatient care in patients with IBD in a German University Hospital and to identify potentially relevan...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ebinger M,Leidl R,Thomas S,Von Tirpitz C,Reinshagen M,Adler G,Konig HH

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-six patients with primary biliary cirrhosis from a single centre were studied in a randomized placebo-controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) over a 2 year period. The two groups were well-matched at baseline. For each parameter, by calculating the difference between the me...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Turner IB,Myszor M,Mitchison HC,Bennett MK,Burt AD,James OF

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have an increased risk of atherosclerosis and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is associated with insulin resistance independently of metabolic factors. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether NAFLD patients with ALT elevation had ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wang CC,Lin SK,Tseng YF,Hsu CS,Tseng TC,Lin HH,Wang LY,Kao JH

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The attenuated antisecretory activity of H2 receptor antagonists (H2RA) during continuous administration is known as the tolerance phenomenon. The authors recently clarified that presence or absence of Helicobacter pylori infection influences the occurrence of the tolerance phenomenon. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Furuta K,Adachi K,Komazawa Y,Mihara T,Miki M,Azumi T,Fujisawa T,Katsube T,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the present study was to investigate microvessel density (MVD), and the expression of CD44 adhesion molecule, p53 protein and c-erbB2 in gallbladder carcinoma, and their relation to histological grade and tumor invasiveness. METHODS:Immunohistochemical staining with antibodies against factor ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kalekou H,Miliaras D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Safety and efficacy data on endoscopic treatment of duodenal neoplasm are limited. We suggest the technical feasibility of endoscopic procedures by evaluating the results of endoscopic treatment for nonampullary duodenal adenoma and adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Forty-five patients who underwent endoscopi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Seo JY,Hong SJ,Han JP,Jang HY,Myung YS,Kim C,Lee YN,Ko BM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although several molecular biomarkers for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) have been shown to be useful disease indicators, none has been established as a reliable indicator for risk of EAC or have progressed to routine use. The aim was to identify biomarkers of high risk for EAC in patients with Barr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Murao T,Shiotani A,Fujita Y,Yamanaka Y,Kamada T,Manabe N,Hata J,Nishio K,Haruma K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of the regulatory T cells (Treg)/T-helper (Th) 17 cells and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/interleukin-17 (IL-17) ratios with the survival and disease progression in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated liver cirrhosis (LC). ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yu X,Guo R,Ming D,Su M,Lin C,Deng Y,Lin Z,Su Z

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The number of colonoscopies required to reach satisfactory adenoma detection rate (ADR) is not well established. The aim of this study was to identify the appropriate number of procedures required to attain satisfactory ADR for those well-trained endoscopists who have a cecal intubation rate (CIR) ≥ ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Dong Z,Sun H,Li B,Zhang Q,Sun K,Wang Z,Qian X,Wang J,Zhan T,Jiang Y,Chen Y,Xu S

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial liver systems are used to bridge between transplantation or to allow a patient's liver to recover. They are used in patients with acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure. There are five artificial systems currently in use: molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS), single-pass alb...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tandon R,Froghi S

更新日期：2020-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The subjects of this study were 151 patients (69 males and 82 females) who underwent examination and liver biopsy owing to liver dysfunction in an epidemic area with hepatitis C. Second generation hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV Ab) was positive in 116 (76.8%) of 151 cases. HCV-RNA was detected in 120 (79.5%) by polym...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yamada M,Fukuda Y,Imoto M,Koyama Y,Hayakawa T,Takayama T,Nagura H

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Host genetic factors have been reported as influencing the progress to fulminant hepatitis (FH). Our previous data showed the serum level of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha influenced by gene polymorphisms to be markedly increased. It was investigated whether polymorphisms in the IL-10 gene, in add...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takakura M,Tokushige K,Matsushita N,Hashimoto E,Shiratori K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00