Combined platelet count with sCD163 and genetic variants optimizes esophageal varices prediction in cirrhotic patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Liver transplantation remains the best option for treating type-1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS1). The aim of this retrospective study was to determine whether the molecular adsorbent recirculation system (MARS) can improve renal function in HRS1 patients. METHODS:Thirty-two patients with chronic liver ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lavayssière L,Kallab S,Cardeau-Desangles I,Nogier MB,Cointault O,Barange K,Muscari F,Rostaing L,Kamar N

更新日期：2013-06-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To investigate a possible association between HLA genes with serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and evaluate whether the HLA-DQA1, DQB1, and DRB1 genes could influence the development of liver damage in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS:A total of 145 patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yu RB,Hong X,Ding WL,Tan YF,Zhang YX,Sun NX,Wu GL,Zhan SW,Ge DF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Prostaglandin analogs have the pharmacologic effect of speeding up small intestinal transit (SIT). It remains unknown whether some gut peptides also mediate this enhancement. We studied the effect of misoprostol on rat SIT and looked at the role of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) release dur...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chang FY,Doong ML,Chen TS,Lee SD,Wang PS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:A recent study in Indian subjects suggested common variants in apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3) (T-455C at rs2854116 and C-482T at rs2854117) to contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), plasma apoC3 and triglyceride concentrations. Our aim was to determine the contribution of genetic variati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hyysalo J,Stojkovic I,Kotronen A,Hakkarainen A,Sevastianova K,Makkonen J,Lundbom N,Rissanen A,Krauss RM,Melander O,Orho-Melander M,Yki-Järvinen H

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Previously, we have observed that highly unsaturated dietary (n-3) fatty acids inhibit cell proliferation in conjunction with stimulation of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein (IGFBP)-6 secretion in Caco-2 cells, a human colon carcinoma cell line. METHODS:: To test the converse hypothesis that inh...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kim EJ,Schaffer BS,Kang YH,Macdonald RG,Park JH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Differentially expressed (DE) genes detected at the population-level through case-control comparison provide no information on the dysregulation frequencies of DE genes in a cancer. In this work, we aimed to identify the genes with universally upregulated or downregulated expressions in colorectal ca...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Song K,Su W,Liu Y,Zhang J,Liang Q,Li N,Guan Q,He J,Bai X,Zhao W,Guo Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old man visited our hospital (National Cancer Center Hospital East) complaining of fatigue and anorexia. A laboratory investigation demonstrated a biochemical 'picture' of obstructive jaundice. An abdominal CT showed a low density mass in the retropancreatic area with multiple enlarged periportal lymph nodes...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Miyamoto S,Furuse J,Maru Y,Tajiri H,Muto M,Yoshino M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects more than 300 million individuals worldwide and in the United States approximately 1.25 million individuals are chronic carriers of HBV. The risk of becoming a chronic hepatitis B virus surface antigen carrier is dependent upon the mode of acquisition of infection as well as the age of ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Imperial JC

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The role of octamer-binding transcription factor 4 (Oct4) has been implicated in the clinical prognosis of various kinds of digestive system cancers, but the results remain controversial. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to assess the potential role of Oct4 as a prognostic marker in digestive sys...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen Z,Zhang L,Zhu Q,Wang X,Wu J,Wang X

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The classification of gastritis by using the revised Sydney system suggests that there are two types of Helicobacter pylori-related gastritis. The aim of the present study was to examine the risk factors that might be involved in the presence of either atrophic gastritis or intestinal metaplasia of ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsukui T,Kashiwagi R,Sakane M,Tabata F,Akamatsu T,Wada K,Futagami S,Miyake K,Sueoka N,Hirakawa T,Kobayashi M,Fujimori T,Sakamoto C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All gut movements are claimed to be activated essentially by the concentric contraction of the circular muscle, moving the chyme aborally. The role of the longitudinal smooth muscle of the small intestine in gut motility is poorly understood; this point was investigated in the current study. METHODS:The abd...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shafik A,Shafik AA,Ahmed I

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection by verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) is prevalent in many parts of the world but relatively uncommon in Asia, except Japan. A territory wide screening for VTEC (April to August 1996) in diarrhoeal stool samples sent to six hospital microbiology laboratories in Hong Kong revealed only four isola...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong S,Yam WC,Leung P,Woo P,Yuen KY

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To evaluate and compare laparoscopic splenectomy and partial splenic embolization as supportive intervention for cirrhotic patients with hypersplenism to overcome peripheral cytopenia before the initiation of and during interferon therapy or anticancer therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tomikawa M,Akahoshi T,Sugimachi K,Ikeda Y,Yoshida K,Tanabe Y,Kawanaka H,Takenaka K,Hashizume M,Maehara Y

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Dysbiosis is thought to be relevant to the etiology and pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD). In this study, we investigated the abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, as well as Bilophila wadsworthia, in the gut microbiota of Japanese CD patients. METHODS:Forty-seven CD patients and 20 healthy...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fujimoto T,Imaeda H,Takahashi K,Kasumi E,Bamba S,Fujiyama Y,Andoh A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The Baveno VI Consensus recommends repeating examination in patients with high liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography to reduce false-positive diagnosis of advanced liver disease. We tested whether repeating transient elastography can increase the overall diagnostic accuracy. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chow JC,Wong GL,Chan AW,Shu SS,Chan CK,Leung JK,Choi PC,Chim AM,Chan HL,Wong VW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpretation of exploding knowledge about Barrett's esophagus is impaired by use of several conflicting definitions. Because any histological type of esophageal columnar metaplasia carries risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus should no longer require demonstration of intestinal-ty...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Dent J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinicopathological profiles and outcome of chronic hepatitis B can differ by hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes. In Japan, genotype B and C are two major HBV genotypes. The basic core promoter and precore mutations are other known viral factors for disease activity, although the relationship between HBV ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Watanabe K,Takahashi T,Takahashi S,Okoshi S,Ichida T,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Monotherapy has been proven insufficient in achieving sustained control of chronic hepatitis B. We aimed to assess the efficacy of combined sequential administration of lamivudine and pegylated interferon alfa-2b in patients with hepatitis Be antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:Eig...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Vassiliadis T,Tziomalos K,Patsiaoura K,Zagris T,Giouleme O,Soufleris K,Grammatikos N,Theodoropoulos K,Mpoumponaris A,Dona K,Zezos P,Nikolaidis N,Orfanou-Koumerkeridou E,Balaska A,Eugenidis N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between Helicobacter pylori eradication and gastric emptying has been reported; however, the effect of eradication therapy on gastric emptying is still unclear. This study evaluated the relationship between three gastric emptying techniques, the scintigraphic technique, the 13C-octanoic acid...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kachi M,Shirasaka D,Aoyama N,Ebara S,Miki I,Morita Y,Tamura T,Kasuga M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Portal-systemic collateral vascular resistance and vasoconstrictor responsiveness are crucial in portal hypertension and variceal bleeding control. Statins enhance vasodilators production, but their influence on collaterals is unknown. This study aimed to survey the effect of simvastatin on collatera...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Huang HC,Wang SS,Lee JY,Chen YC,Lee FY,Lin HC,Chang CC,Lee SD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune responses against hepatitis C virus (HCV) play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C. HCV infection often persists and leads to chronic hepatitis and eventually cirrhosis. Accumulated data suggest that HCV proteins suppress host immune responses through the suppression of functions of immune...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hiroishi K,Ito T,Imawari M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is the most common adenomatous polyposis syndrome. Patients with FAP are screened for germline mutations of two genes, APC and MUTYH. However, limited data exist on the clinical characterization and genotypic spectrum of FAP in China. This study was aimed to deter...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Li N,Kang Q,Yang L,Zhao XJ,Xue LJ,Wang X,Li AQ,Li CG,Sheng JQ

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The FibroMeter vibration-controlled transient elastography (FM VCTE) is a new formula combining the serum test FM and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by VCTE. We tested the accuracy and utility of FM VCTE for fibrosis staging in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:Two ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Loong TC,Wei JL,Leung JC,Wong GL,Shu SS,Chim AM,Chan AW,Choi PC,Tse YK,Chan HL,Wong VW

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enriched blood vessels occur in the stroma of Barrett's esophagus and are related to the ease of tumor invasion in the early stage of the cancer. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is closely related with angiogenesis through expression of vascular endothelial growth factor. The aim of the present study was to d...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Moriyama N,Amano Y,Mishima Y,Okita K,Takahashi Y,Yuki T,Ishimura N,Ishihara S,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of post-transplantation recurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection despite prophylaxis with hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and lamivudine combination therapy is not easy. Because HBV reinfection has a severe course and could result in graft failure in liver transplant recipients, prompt med...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Akyildiz M,Karasu Z,Zeytunlu M,Aydin U,Ozacar T,Kilic M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The technical performance of colonoscopy performed in deeply sedated patients differs from that performed without sedation or under minimal to moderate sedation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the factors affecting cecal intubation during colonoscopy performed under deep sedation. METHODS:A to...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hsu CM,Lin WP,Su MY,Chiu CT,Ho YP,Chen PC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein plays an important role in a lot of biological behaviors, including DNA damage repair, gene transcription, cell replication, and cell death, and its expression is higher in many solid tumors tissues than in their adjacent normal tissues, and it is always ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Di X,He G,Chen H,Zhu C,Qin Q,Yan J,Zhang X,Sun X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The presence of perianal disease in Crohn's disease patients is one of the factors of postoperative recurrence. The aim of this study is to evaluate long-term prognosis of perianal Crohn's disease patients in Asian. METHODS:Patients with Crohn's disease who had undergone surgical bowel resection wer...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Han YM,Kim JW,Koh SJ,Kim BG,Lee KL,Im JP,Kim JS,Jung HC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00