Celiac Disease Screening for High-Risk Groups: Are We Doing It Right?

abstract：:Undernutrition is considered to have a central role in the pathogenesis of growth retardation in Crohn's disease. This may occur as a consequence of inadequate food intake, increased energy expenditure, or both. Ten growing adolescents with inactive Crohn's disease were assessed with respect to anthropometric paramete...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zoli G,Katelaris PH,Garrow J,Gasbarrini G,Farthing MJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An altered adaptive response of the pancreas and small intestine to nutritional stress has an adverse impact upon nutritional status in elderly humans or senescent rats. We evaluated the effects of a pancreatic extract nutritional supplement on intestinal mucosa adaptation in LPS-treated aged rats. Endotoxemic rats we...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Farges MC,Raul F,Cezard JP,Davot P,Meunier MT,Cynober L,Vasson MP

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restoring normal fecal flora through intestinal microbiota transplantation (IMT) was successful in curing recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). However, only a few cases have been reported of IMT being utilized for the treatment of severe or fulminant CDI. AIM:Is IMT a simple and effective treatm...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zainah H,Hassan M,Shiekh-Sroujieh L,Hassan S,Alangaden G,Ramesh M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase acitivity can be induced in human B lymphocytes by in vitro stimulation of their antigen receptors. To determine whether telomerase activity is induced in vivo, we analyzed telomerase activity in B lymphocytes from the mesenteric lymph nodes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), whose lymph nod...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Takagi S,Kinouchi Y,Chida M,Hiwatashi N,Noguchi M,Takahashi S,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two baboons receiving intramuscular injections of ferric nitrilotriacetate over a two-year period were compared with two control baboons. The results indicate that in iron-overloaded animals: liver iron excess was major (maximal liver iron concentration values of 42 mumol/100 mg dry weight for both animals vs 1.3 +/- ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Brissot P,Farjanel J,Bourel D,Campion JP,Guillouzo A,Rattner A,Deugnier Y,Desvergne B,Ferrand B,Simon M

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to cholecystokinin, other hormones have been suggested to be involved in regulation of postprandial gallbladder contraction. We aimed to evaluate effects of growth hormone (GH) on gallbladder contractility and cholecystokinin release. Gallbladder and gastric emptying (by ultrasound) and cholecystokinin rel...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Moschetta A,Twickler TB,Rehfeld JF,van Ooteghem NA,Cabezas MC,Portincasa P,van Berge-Henegouwen GP,van Erpecum KJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regenerating islet-derived 3 (Reg3) is abnormally expressed in several human digestive system diseases, including chronic pancreatitis (CP) and pancreatic cancer (PC). AIM:The purpose of this study was to clarify the mechanism of the enhanced expression of Reg3 in inflammation-induced PC. METHODS:C57BL/6 m...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Yin G,Du J,Cao H,Liu X,Xu Q,Xiang M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of previous studies in our laboratory we postulated that the ethanol-induced alteration in jejunal morphology was the result of its effect on the microcirculation. The present study was undertaken to examine the validity of this hypothesis. Accordingly, the effects of intraluminal ethanol perfusion (3.0 a...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Buell MG,Dinda PK,Beck IT

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The overwhelming majority of reported duodenal and colonic SEMS placements in the literature have used the 0.035″ guidewire almost to the exclusion of guidewires of other diameters. AIMS:The purpose of this study was to compare technical and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing duodenal or colonic SEMS ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Chan J,Hilden K,Fang J,Adler DG

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We postulated that coadministration of cholylsarcosine with ursodeoxycholic acid might provide additional benefit to primary biliary cirrhosis patients with an incomplete response to ursodeoxycholic acid. Our aim was to test the tolerability and the effect of adjuvant cholylsarcosine on liver tests and plasma choleste...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ricci P,Hofmann AF,Hagey LR,Jorgensen RA,Rolland Dickson E,Lindor KD

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is an important process in a wide variety of different biological systems. In addition to caspases, recently, calpains, another family of proteases, have been found to be involved in apoptosis of many cell systems. This study is designed with the aims to evaluate the possible effect of Z-LLY-FMK (a calpain i...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sheen-Chen SM,Ho HT,Eng HL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the efficacy of standard blood tests of liver function (LFTs) and technetium-99m liver scan followed by laparoscopy in the diagnosis of solid malignant tumors of the liver, 100 consecutive patients were evaluated who had these tests because of clinical suspicion of liver neoplasm. Malignant liver tumors were ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lightdale CJ,Winawer SJ,Kurtz RC,Knapper WH

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Corticosteroids and pentoxifylline reduce short-term mortality in severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH), but not to the extent desired. Combining both drugs may lead to better survival, but has not yet been studied. AIM:To compare the efficacy of corticosteroids plus pentoxifylline with that of corticosteroids a...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sidhu SS,Goyal O,Singla P,Gupta D,Sood A,Chhina RS,Soni RK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient delayed gastric emptying is reported as a frequent complication following pancreas-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPW). We placed serosal electrodes on the stomach of a patient undergoing PPW. Myoelectric recordings were obtained postoperatively and correlated with simultaneous radionuclide liquid gastr...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Hocking MP,Harrison WD,Sninsky CA

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive findings on capsule endoscopy (CE) often prompt a follow-up procedure with therapeutic intent. Our purpose was to review the therapeutic yield of subsequent procedural interventions based on positive CE findings. The medical records of all patients who underwent CE between June 2002 and February 2005 for obsc...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Baichi MM,Arifuddin RM,Mantry PS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concentration and voltage dependence of unidirectional Mg fluxes across the rat colon ascendens were measured in a modified Ussing chamber. Mucosa (M) to serosa (S) Mg flux exhibits a cellular component, whereas SM flux is totally diffusive. At all the concentrations between 0.125 and 8 mmol/liter MS Mg transport is h...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Karbach U

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The destruction of the integrity of the gastric epithelial barrier underlies the pathology of many gastric diseases, including gastric tumors. The Helicobacter pylori virulence factor CagA is one of the main destroyers of the gastric epithelial barrier. There are differences among CagA proteins that originate from dif...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wu J,Xu S,Zhu Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preoperative determination of the localization of a small insulinoma is sometimes difficult using routine imaging techniques. We have used the selective arterial calcium injection (SACI) test to determine the location of the tumor preoperatively. The pathophysiologic basis of the SACI test is based on the responsi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kato M,Doi R,Imamura M,Okada N,Shimada Y,Hosotani R,Miyazaki JI

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concerns over the hypothetical adverse effects of water absorption and the disturbance of serum sodium and potassium levels prompted a quality assurance evaluation of water exchange (WE) colonoscopy. AIM:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the balance of water infused and suctioned in WE colonoscopy, ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Leung JW,Siao-Salera R,Abramyan O,Mann SK,Ward G,Yen A,Gutierrez R,Leung FW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some patients referred for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to evaluate symptoms of dysphagia have normal endoscopies. How best to manage these patients is unclear. We reviewed our experience with empiric esophageal dilation in this setting. Over a five-year period, 40 consecutive patients with esophageal dysphagia an...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Marshall JB,Chowdhury TA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clonality of gastric glands remains a controversial topic. Chimeric mouse studies suggested that all gastric glands were monoclonal. However, using the X-linked transgenic mouse model, we have suggested that most glands are polyclonal during development and that the fraction of monoclonal glands increases after bi...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Nomura S,Kaminishi M,Takagi N,Esumi H

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of smoking on interdigestive gastrointestinal motility is little studied but may play a role in gastrointestinal morbidity. We studied gastroduodenal motility in 10 volunteers (five smokers and five nonsmokers) using a water-perfused pressure catheter. A pH probe was placed in the duodenal bulb. Baseline mo...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： McDonnell WM,Owyang C

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of mast cells, potential mediators of mucosal immunity and inflammation, was studied morphologically in the rectal mucosa in two acute diarrheal diseases, cholera and shigellosis. Quantitation of mucosal mast cells showed that they were significantly higher in the deeper lamina propria where blood vessels and...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Pulimood AB,Mathan MM,Mathan VI

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of dopamine on human gastric and small intestinal interdigestive motility was investigated in 12 subjects. Intestinal motility was recorded by means of a four-lumen polyvinyl probe with four open tips located 15 cm apart, continuously perfused with distilled water. In each subject during the same study, aft...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Marzio L,Neri M,Di Giammarco AM,Cuccurullo F,Lanfranchi GA

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five healthy young adults developed an acute self-limiting ulcerative esophagitis. Two had definite evidence of herpes virus being present and a third one had appropriate changes in herpes simplex viral titer. All cases followed a characteristic and similar course consisting of sudden onset of odynophagia, multiple di...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Springer DJ,DaCosta LR,Beck IT

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Avoidance of gluten is critical for individuals with celiac disease (CD), but there is also concern that "extreme vigilance" to a strict gluten-free diet may increase symptoms such as anxiety and fatigue, and therefore, lower quality of life (QOL). We examined the associations of QOL with energy lev...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wolf RL,Lebwohl B,Lee AR,Zybert P,Reilly NR,Cadenhead J,Amengual C,Green PHR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the contribution of alcohol abuse to liver failure among patients undergoing liver transplantation by reviewing their records for alcohol consumption, hepatitis serology, and outcome. Anti-HCV was present in the serum of 42 patients (39%), while 35 had consumed more than 80 g/day of alcohol for at least 1...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Dhar S,Omran L,Bacon BR,Solomon H,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary injury with leukocyte infiltration is a frequent occurrence in obstructive cholangitis patients. We wished to evaluate the roles of reactive oxygen species and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in this distant organ failure. Wild type (WT) and transgenic (SODtg) mice overexpressing superoxide dismut...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Morise Z,Ueda M,Kitajima M,Epstein CJ,Granger DN,Grisham MB

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 60% of patients with IBS have lowered perception thresholds in the rectum to balloon distension. The current study sought to test the hypothesis that IBS patients with normal perception thresholds in the rectum show hypersensitivity of afferent pathways in the sigmoid colon. Eleven healthy normal subjects and ei...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lembo T,Munakata J,Naliboff B,Fullerton S,Mayer EA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 56 cases who presented to Kanto-Teishin Hospital complaining of bloody diarrhea or considerable hematochezia of acute onset, 8 cases (14.3%) were considered due to colitis associated with oral ampicillin therapy. The bloody diarrhea, often with abdominal cramps, began 2-7 days after starting the treatment. The d...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Sakurai Y,Tsuchiya H,Ikegami F,Funatomi T,Takasu S,Uchikoshi T

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00