Polymerized albumin binding to serum in various liver diseases: its significance and relation to hepatitis B virus infection.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Th17 cells have been shown to mediate host defensive mechanisms in various infections, but their role in HBV infection in humans has not been well characterized. In this study, we analyzed the frequency and cytokines secretion of circulating Th17 cells in HBV infected patients with different statuse...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wu W,Li J,Chen F,Zhu H,Peng G,Chen Z

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In general, the spleen is one of the abdominal organs connected by the portal system, and a splenectomy improves hepatic functions in the settings of partial hepatectomy (Hx) for portal hypertensive cases or living donor liver transplantation with excessive portal vein flow. Those precise mechanisms ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Arakawa Y,Shimada M,Utsunomiya T,Imura S,Morine Y,Ikemoto T,Mori H,Kanamoto M,Iwahashi S,Saito Y,Takasu C

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Contrast harmonic endoscopic ultrasound (CH-EUS) was recently introduced to clinical practice; its reproducibility among endosonographers is unknown. Our aim was to assess the interobserver agreement (IA) in CH-EUS. METHODS:Fifteen endosonographers (eight experienced and seven non-experienced) from ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Fusaroli P,Kypraios D,Mancino MG,Spada A,Benini MC,Bianchi M,Bocus P,De Angelis C,De Luca L,Fabbri C,Grillo A,Marzioni M,Reggio D,Togliani T,Zanarini S,Caletti G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article highlights the importance of hepatotropic viruses as pathogens in patients undergoing transplantation, their contribution to morbidity and mortality after transplantation and the approach to treatment of these pathogens when they cause disease. Although many advances have been made in the management of vi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bzowej NH,Wright TL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. Several studies consistently show that coffee drinkers with chronic liver disease have a reduced risk of cirrhosis and a lower incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma regardless of primary etiology. With the increasing prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver dise...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chen S,Teoh NC,Chitturi S,Farrell GC

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and fifty-three cases of acute viral hepatitis admitted to Ibn Al-Khateeb Infectious Disease Hospital, Baghdad, were studied prospectively regarding the viral aetiological agent. The most common cause was infection with one of the non-A, non-B viruses (51%). The second most common cause was infection with ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Rassam SW,Goudeau AM,Dubois F,al-Khoury BN,al-Deen JA,Sadik AM

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Renal abnormalities can occur at any time point during the course of Wilson disease (WD). We aimed to fill a literature gap in this respect by studying urinary abnormalities in children and adolescents with WD. METHODS:This study included 60 children with WD presenting to the Pediatric Hepatology Un...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Helmy H,Fahmy M,Abdel Aziz H,Ghobrial C,Abdel Hameed N,El-Karaksy H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the advancement of molecular oncology in gastric cancer lags behind that of colorectal cancer, the rapid developments witnessed in recent years have improved our understanding of the carcinogenesis, aetiology, progression and metastasis of gastric cancer. The different molecular genetic alterations in intesti...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chan AO,Luk JM,Hui WM,Lam SK

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to achieve possible greater therapeutic efficacy, ranitidine 300 mg bid (R2) may be given rather than 300 mg qhs (R1), or nizatidine 300 mg bid (N2) may be given rather than 300 mg qhs (N1). A randomized placebo-controlled crossover study was performed in six healthy volunteers (four males, two females) who r...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Thompson A,Kirdeikis P,Jamali F,Tavernini M,Zuk L,Marriage B,Simpson I,Mahachai V

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the immune response of 20 haemodialysis (HD) patients vaccinated with hepatitis A (HA) vaccine and eight patients vaccinated with hepatitis B (HB) vaccine. Twenty patients and 22 healthy adults were immunized three times (months 0, 1 and 6) intramuscularly with a 0.5 microgram dose. All members of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kuramoto I,Fujiyama S,Matsushita K,Sato T

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acids in our daily diet are broadly classified into cis and trans fatty acids (TFAs). TFAs are formed during the manufacturing process of hydrogenated vegetable oils such as margarine. Modern diets such as deep-fried products, frozen foods, and packaged snacks commonly include large quantities of margarine conta...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Okada Y,Tsuzuki Y,Ueda T,Hozumi H,Sato S,Hokari R,Kurihara C,Watanabe C,Tomita K,Komoto S,Kawaguchi A,Nagao S,Miura S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:At the same time that Helicobacter pylori prevalence is declining in Western countries, immigrants from developing countries with high H. pylori prevalence have settled in Western urban areas. Actual epidemiological data on H. pylori in a migrant community may help in realizing a more selective appro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： den Hollander WJ,Holster IL,den Hoed CM,van Deurzen F,van Vuuren AJ,Jaddoe VW,Hofman A,Perez Perez GI,Blaser MJ,Moll HA,Kuipers EJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury is an important clinical problem complicating liver surgery and transplantation. The pathogenesis underlying reperfusion injury after warm ischemia is complex, encompassing a multitude of different cell types and signalling mechanisms innate and/or mobilized to the liver. Since...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Teoh NC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ethanol and its metabolites on collagen synthesis in cultured rat Ito cells and hepatocytes were studied. In cultured Ito cells, collagen synthetic ability reached peak values after incubation for 24 h and after 8 h in cultured hepatocytes. The distribution patterns of 14C-activity in each collagen frac...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsutsumi M,Takada A,Takase S,Shimanaka K,Enyama K

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:A relatively large number of patients with multiple myeloma have been reported to develop a secondary malignancy such as cancer of the breast, biliary system or bowel. METHODS:A retrospective study was perfomed in 734 patients with hematologic disease diagnosed at Nippon Medical School Hospital bet...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kishida T,Yonezawa M,Shibata Y,Tanaka S,Shinozawa I,Hoshino T,Tatsuguchi A,Feng L,Sato J,Fujimori S,Yoshida Y,Sakamoto C,Kobayashi M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the development of tests for hepatitis C virus and hepatitis E virus infection, it became clear that there remained cases of hepatitis that were non-A-E. Such cases provided impetus for the search for additional hepatitis viruses and, by using molecular techniques, several candidates were identified. An ente...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bowden S

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:2 L polyethylene glycol plus an ascorbic acid (PEGA) is known to be as effective. However, 2 L polyethylene glycol-based regimens are often still difficult for patients to tolerate. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the potential of 1 L PEGA with prepackaged low-residue diet (PLD) as an ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lee JW,Choi JY,Yoon H,Shin CM,Park YS,Kim N,Lee DH

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Biliary disease is one of the most common causes of acute pancreatitis in adults; however, this cause and outcome in children have rarely been described in the literature. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the role of biliary disease as a cause of acute pancreatitis in children....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Choi BH,Lim YJ,Yoon CH,Kim EA,Park YS,Kim KM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33 year old woman with mental deficiency, retinitis pigmentosa, obesity, and parental consanguinity (heredity) was diagnosed as having Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome. She also had diabetes mellitus, slight hepatic dysfunction, and hepatomegaly. Liver biopsy showed perilobular fibrosis and bile duct proliferation with ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakamura F,Sasaki H,Kajihara H,Yamanoue M

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:This study examined the effects of adrenergic blockade on muscle wasting and expression of the ubiquitin-proteasome system, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and its signaling pathways in skeletal muscles of cirrhotic rats. METHODS:Cirrhosis was induced by bile duct ligation in adult male Sprague-Dawl...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lin SY,Wang YY,Chuang YH,Chen CJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and chronic liver disease worldwide. Recent developments and advances in HCV replication systems in vitro and in vivo, transgenic animal models, and gene expression profiling approaches have provided novel insights into the mechanisms...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yamashita T,Honda M,Kaneko S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND BACKGROUND:The role of psychological disturbance in the pathogenesis of functional dyspepsia is uncertain. We aimed to examine for differences in anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between adults with organic (OD) and functional dyspepsia (FD). METHODOLOGY:A prospective, cross...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mahadeva S,Goh KL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs of 19-23 nucleotides that negatively regulate gene expression through binding to the 3'-untranslated regions of target messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Although the miRNA family constitutes only a minor fraction of the human genome, they hold fundamental importance in diverse physio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Law PT,Wong N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality from gastrointestinal (GI) cancer remains unclear, especially in Asian populations. METHODS:A total of 510 148 Korean adults who participated in routine health examinations during the period 2002-2003 were followed up until 2013. RESULTS:During a ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Jeong SH,Kim P,Yi SW,Kim YJ,Baeg MK,Yi JJ

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection may not be the primary cause of duodenal ulceration in cases not associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, but may be a secondary complication. In developing countries with a uniformly high prevalence of H. pylori infection there are marked regional differences in the prevale...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tovey FI,Hobsley M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver is very rare; only 18 cases have been recorded. In the present report we document an additional case who had a unique history of stage III non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with a full course of radiotherapy in July 1993. Two small hypoechoic cyst-like lesio...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chou YY,Lee WJ,Su CT,Hsu HC

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To validate an early discharge policy in patients admitted with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) due to ulcers. METHODS:Patients with gastroduodenal ulcer or erosive gastritis/duodenitis were included in a previous study aiming to develop a practice guideline for early discharge of patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chaparro M,Barbero A,Martín L,Esteban C,Espinosa L,de la Morena F,Sánchez A,Martín I,Santander C,Moreno-Otero R,Gisbert JP

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Better understanding of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication and the natural history and immunopathogenesis of chronic hepatitis B, together with the introduction of effective agents with different mechanisms of action, is the basis for better therapeutic strategies against chronic hepatitis B. Substantial experience h...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liaw YF

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of OK-432 (streptococcal preparation) on murine fulminant hepatitis were investigated. Hepatitis was induced by injection of mouse hepatitis virus type 2 (MHV-2) at a strength of either 1 x 10(3) or 1 x 10(4) plaque-forming units (PFU). Mice without OK-432 treatment died within 5 days, whereas mice preinoc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shirai M,Watanabe S,Nishioka M

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00