Circulating Th17 cells frequency is associated with the disease progression in HBV infected patients.

abstract：:Both celiac disease and non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis are known to be associated with various autoimmune diseases and have numerous immunological abnormalities. Herein two patients with celiac disease having associated non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis are reported. An autoimmune link between the two conditions is likely ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sharma BC,Bhasin DK,Nada R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactive food chemicals are substances present in food that are capable of interacting with living cells causing changes in physiological functions. Salicylic acid (SA), a plant hormone involved in plant immune response, is one such bioactive food chemical. Aspirin, a commercially available SA, might play beneficial ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Malakar S

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder in the West. But information on the prevalence of IBS in Asia is still lacking, especially in Korea. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to estimate the prevalence of IBS in the general population of Korea and also to i...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Han SH,Lee OY,Bae SC,Lee SH,Chang YK,Yang SY,Yoon BC,Choi HS,Hahm JS,Lee MH,Lee DH,Kim TH

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Rabeprazole has been known to inhibit H(+)/K(+)-ATPase more rapidly than omeprazole, the prototype proton pump inhibitor (PPI). The aim of this study was to demonstrate equivalence between low-dose rabeprazole 10 mg and omeprazole 20 mg for the healing rapidity of active peptic ulcer and for improvement of symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ji S,Kim HS,Kim JW,Jee MK,Park KW,Uh Y,Lee DK,Song JS,Baik SK,Kwon SO

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute cholangitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic drainage procedures have been shown to be a safe and effective mode of treatment in acute cholangitis. As there is paucity of large series on endoscopic management of acute cholangitis, a study was performed to evaluate safety and eff...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sharma BC,Agarwal DK,Baijal SS,Saraswat VA,Choudhuri G,Naik SR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms in asymptomatic individuals in a community study in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS:The study population was a subset of 2803 individuals participating in the Water Quality Study; a community based randomized tria...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hellard ME,Sinclair MI,Hogg GG,Fairley CK

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a useful tool for the evaluation of gastric wall infiltration including gastric lymphoma. The aims of this study were to characterize gastric low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma according to EUS findings and to evaluate the role of a miniat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yeh HZ,Chen GH,Chang WD,Poon SK,Yang SS,Lien HC,Chang CS,Chou G

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major issue among dialysis patients. It is associated with a high risk of hepatic complication. The liver disease runs a unique clinical course in dialysis patients, as it can progress with modest hepatic inflammation and prominent fibrosis. The conventional cut-off level of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong PN,Fung TT,Mak SK,Lo KY,Tong GM,Wong Y,Loo CK,Lam EK,Wong AK

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell proliferation in the gastroduodenal mucosa of patients with duodenal ulcers was evaluated using flow cytometry. Forty patients with duodenal ulcers and 12 normal subjects were investigated. Biopsy samples were obtained during endoscopic examination and subjected to DNA analysis by flow cytometry. Thirty patients ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kobayashi I,Kawano S,Tsuji S,Nakama A,Sawaoka H,Masuda E,Nagano K,Fusamoto H,Kamada T

更新日期：1998-04-01 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 AIMS:Aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is the most common congenital anomaly of the aortic arch occurring in 0.4-2.0% of the general population. Instead of arising from the brachiocephalic artery, the ARSA arises as the last branch from the aortic arch. The aim of this study was to determine the pr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yusuf TE,Levy MJ,Wiersema MJ,Clain JE,Harewood GC,Rajan E,Topazian MD,Wang KK

更新日期：2007-11-01 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:Colorectal cancer screening is recommended for average-risk persons beginning at age 50. However, information about the incidence and risk factors of precursor adenoma in preceding decades is limited. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of colorectal adenoma in pers...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chung SJ,Kim YS,Yang SY,Song JH,Park MJ,Kim JS,Jung HC,Song IS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four types of materials, type I collagen coat (Coat), acid-soluble type I collagen gel (Hardgel), pepsin-treated acid-soluble type I collagen gel (Softgel), and an extract of extracellular matrix of the murine Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm sarcoma (Matrigel), were used as matrices to culture rat hepatic parenchymal cells, and...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Awata R,Sawai H,Imai K,Terada K,Senoo H,Sugiyama T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a key regulator of vascular resistance, sodium and water homeostasis and the response to tissue injury. Historically, angiotensin II (Ang II) was thought to be the primary effector peptide of this system. Ang II is produced predominantly by the effect of angiotensin converting enz...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lubel JS,Herath CB,Burrell LM,Angus PW

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming an increasingly important health issue. However, there are no data on the change in prevalence of NAFLD within a population over time, especially in the mainland of China. The goal of this study was to estimate the pooled prevalence of NAFLD in the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Li Z,Xue J,Chen P,Chen L,Yan S,Liu L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is now commonly performed as a treatment for colorectal tumors. However, little is known about the relationship between submucosal fibrosis and the outcome of the colonic ESD procedure. The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between the deg...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lee SP,Kim JH,Sung IK,Lee SY,Park HS,Shim CS,Han HS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of interleukin-8 (CINC: cytokine-induced neutrophil chemo-attractant) from different cell populations in the rat liver was studied and cells related to the initiation of CINC production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-injected endotoxaemic rats were characterized. Sinusoidal endothelial cells (16.4 +/- 10.6...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ohkubo K,Masumoto T,Horiike N,Onji M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on anorectal physiology in patients with disordered thyroid metabolism are lacking. This prospective study was performed to evaluate anorectal physiology in patients with either hyperthyroidism and diarrhoea, or hypothyroidism and constipation in order to assess slow transit in hypothyroid patients. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Deen KI,Seneviratne SL,de Silva HJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frequent viral breakthroughs limit the usefulness of lamivudine in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of precore stop codon mutation (G to A mutation at nucleotide 1896; A(1896)) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) on the occurrence of viral breakt...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shin JW,Chung YH,Choi MH,Kim JA,Ryu SH,Jang MK,Kim IS,Park NH,Lee HC,Lee YS,Suh DJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：:The focus on colorectal neoplasia has led to an exponential increase in the use of colonoscopy in many countries. Although colonoscopy facilitates the diagnosis and treatment of colonic disease, there are public health issues that include access, training, diagnostic accuracy, complications and additions to health-car...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Roberts-Thomson IC,Teo E

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Troglitazone is a newly developed antidiabetic drug and is indicated to be useful for the treatment of patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Recently, however, it became clear that troglitazone could cause liver dysfunction in some patients. In addition, a relationship between the activation of t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Jia DM,Tabaru A,Akiyama T,Abe S,Otsuki M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:We recently conducted a randomized placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy and safety of rikkunshito, a standardized Japanese herbal medicine, for the treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD). The present post-hoc study aimed to evaluate the differences in clinical characteristics between responders a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Togawa K,Matsuzaki J,Kobayakawa M,Fukushima Y,Suzaki F,Kasugai K,Nishizawa T,Naito Y,Hayakawa T,Kamiya T,Andoh T,Yoshida H,Tokura Y,Nagata H,Mori M,Kato K,Hosoda H,Takebayashi T,Miura S,Uemura N,Joh T,Hibi T,S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T regulatory cells (Tregs) play an important role in the regulation of autoimmunity, autoinflammation, allergic diseases, infection, and the tumor environment. Different subsets are characterized that use a number of regulatory mechanisms. Tregs can influence the progression of inflammatory bowel disease and the devel...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： van Herk EH,Te Velde AA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Incidental pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are being diagnosed more frequently. However, little is known about the prevalence of PCLs in the Chinese population. The aim of the study was to assess the crude prevalence of PCLs in individuals who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sun L,Wang Y,Jiang F,Qian W,Shao C,Jin Z

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) can now provide a cytopathological diagnosis of underlying pancreatic malignancy with higher success rates than endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP). To determine the significance of EUS-FNA for the diagnosis of pancreatic mass without...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wakatsuki T,Irisawa A,Bhutani MS,Hikichi T,Shibukawa G,Takagi T,Yamamoto G,Takahashi Y,Yamada Y,Watanabe K,Obara K,Suzuki T,Sato Y

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are clinical reports that Helicobacter heilmannii, as well as Helicobacter pylori, has been clinically reported to cause gastric low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-type (MALT) lymphoma, although its precise mechanism remains to be clarified. Thus, the present study was undertaken to elucidate ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakamura M,Takahashi S,Matsui H,Murayama SY,Aikawa C,Sekiya Y,Nishikawa K,Matsumoto T,Yamada H,Tsuchimoto K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol induces Ca(2+)-dependent intracellular trypsinogen activation in the apical granular area via non-oxidative metabolites, such as fatty acid ethyl esters and fatty acids. Intracellular trypsinogen activation is a crucial initiating event in the development of acute pancreatitis, but the specific organelle in wh...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Petersen OH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00