Correction to: Retinoic acid receptor γ activation promotes differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into esophageal epithelium.

abstract：:The correlation between therapeutic response and liver fibrogenesis was studied in serum and liver specimens taken from 31 patients treated with alpha-interferon (IFN) (14 sustained responders and 17 non-responders) for chronic hepatitis C. Serum samples, collected before therapy, and at further 6-month intervals over...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fabris P,Marranconi F,Bozzola L,Biasin MR,De Lazzari F,Plebani M,Benedetti P,Tositti G,Pellizzer G,Stecca C,de Lalla F

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyogenic granulomas represent the aquisition of vasodilative granulation tissue in the skin or mucosa. They are extremely rare in the alimentary tract, other than in the oral cavity. Here, we report a case of pyogenic granuloma arising from the gastric mucosa. An 82-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kusakabe A,Kato H,Hayashi K,Igami T,Hasegawa H,Tsuzuki T,Ueda R,Mizokami M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) often recurs after surgical or medical treatment. METHODS:Eighty consecutive patients with HBV-positive cirrhosis and HCC who underwent potentially curative ablation for HCC were analyzed. Eleven patients received long-term interferon (IFN) th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Someya T,Ikeda K,Saitoh S,Kobayashi M,Hosaka T,Sezaki H,Akuta N,Suzuki F,Suzuki Y,Arase Y,Kumada H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) [carcinoids, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs)] are becoming an increasing clinical problem because not only are they increasing in frequency, but they can frequently present with advanced disease that requires diagnostic and treatment approaches different from those used in the neo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito T,Igarashi H,Jensen RT

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has not been reported for human hepatoma, because cancer cells only weakly take up the photosensitizer. Indocyanine green (ICG) is a photosensitizer normally excreted into the bile, and bile excretion is impaired in human hepatomas. We examined whether human hepatoma cell lines pre...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko J,Inagaki Y,Ishizawa T,Gao J,Tang W,Aoki T,Sakamoto Y,Hasegawa K,Sugawara Y,Kokudo N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection with Helicobacter pylori has been associated with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of H. pylori eradication in the treatment of patients with CIU. METHODS:Fifty patients with CIU (16 men and 34 women; age 25-75 years) and 100 sex- and age-ma...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fukuda S,Shimoyama T,Umegaki N,Mikami T,Nakano H,Munakata A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cold snare polypectomy (CSP) has not undergone sufficient histopathological evaluation. This study aimed to clarify the histopathological features of CSP specimens, including resection depth and layer, as compared with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). METHODS:Polyps were recruited retrospectively. Sessil...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito A,Suga T,Ota H,Tateiwa N,Matsumoto A,Tanaka E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver is a rare benign lesion that probably reflects a local hyperplastic response of hepatocytes to a vascular abnormality. Currently, the natural history of the disease remains largely unknown. We present a patient with FNH of the liver who was followed up for 4 years. A 22-yea...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohmoto K,Honda T,Hirokawa M,Mitsui Y,Iguchi Y,Kuboki M,Yamamoto S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little real-world cohort data has been reported for Asians who have received interferon-free regimens with sofosbuvir (SOF) for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We evaluated the effectiveness and safety in clinical practice of ledipasvir (LDV) plus SOF for Japanese patients infected with HCV genoty...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ogawa E,Furusyo N,Nomura H,Dohmen K,Higashi N,Takahashi K,Kawano A,Azuma K,Satoh T,Nakamuta M,Koyanagi T,Kato M,Shimoda S,Kajiwara E,Hayashi J,Kyushu University Liver Disease Study (KULDS) Group.

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghrelin is a novel 28-amino-acid peptide isolated from rat and human stomach. This peptide is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor and stimulates the release of growth hormones. Although the principal site of ghrelin synthesis has been reported to be in the stomach, there have be...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tanaka-Shintani M,Watanabe M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common cancer type in China. In this study, we aimed to develop aneuploidy markers for diagnosis and prognosis of ESCC. METHODS:Chromosomal aneuploidies were detected in 493 primary tumors and 61 precancerous lesions by fluorescence in situ hybridization with c...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hao JJ,Yao HQ,Dai GY,Kang W,Jia XM,Xu X,Cai Y,Zhan QM,Wang GQ,Wang MR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Better diagnosis of metastatic disease has been pursued by oncologists: however, many of the tumor markers have been still controversial. Our purpose was to estimate the usefulness of soluble E-selectin and its ligand sialyl Lewis A for more accurate diagnosis as a combined tumor marker for metastases in col...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Ye CL,Hibi K,Mitsuoka C,Kannagi R,Hidemura K,Ando H,Kasai Y,Akiyama S,Nakao A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although previous studies have indicated that serum pepsinogen I levels, as well as the pepsinogen I/II ratio, were positively correlated with maximal gastric output, the relationship may be different between Helicobacter pylori-negative and -positive subjects. The aim of this study was to investigate the re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Iijima K,Sekine H,Koike T,Imatani A,Ohara S,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric complications of indomethacin involve generation of reactive oxygen species, which induce gastric mucosal injury via lipid peroxidation of cell membranes. Peroxidation by reactive oxygen species alters the amounts of unsaturated fatty acids in the cell membrane and thus affects membrane fluidity. Ind...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko T,Matsui H,Shimokawa O,Nakahara A,Hyodo I

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the adiponectin gene have been reported to be associated with insulin resistance and the prevalence of type-2 diabetes. We investigated the SNPs of adiponectin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. METHODS:One hundred nineteen patients histologically d...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tokushige K,Hashimoto E,Noto H,Yatsuji S,Taniai M,Torii N,Shiratori K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cowden's disease, multiple hamartoma syndrome, is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by multiple hamartomas of ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal origin and also by a high incidence of malignant tumors. Despite many efforts to identify the genetic alterations responsible for the syndrome, the molecular ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki T,Ichinose M,Matsubara Y,Yahagi N,Kurokawa K,Fukamachi H,Miki K

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinicopathologic features of cystic neoplasms of the liver, such as cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma, are poorly defined because these lesions are extremely rare. METHODS:Clinicopathologic findings in six patients who underwent surgery for a cystic hepatic neoplasm were reviewed retrospectively to de...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hai S,Hirohashi K,Uenishi T,Yamamoto T,Shuto T,Tanaka H,Kubo S,Tanaka S,Kinoshita H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) is a major gastrointestinal motility disorder that causes severe nutritional and respiratory complications in elderly and neurological patients. In an earlier study, we found that stimulation of pharyngeal sensory neurons by capsaicinoids acting on transient receptor potential va...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Rofes L,Arreola V,Martin A,Clavé P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with the diagnosis of gallbladder tumor. Right extended hepatic lobectomy plus lymph node dissection of the hepatoduodenal ligament and left hepaticojejunostomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction was performed in July, 1993. The gallbladder tumor was histologically proven to...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suganuma M,Marugami Y,Sakurai Y,Ochiai M,Hasegawa S,Imazu H,Matsubara T,Funabiki T,Kuroda M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether leptin and insulin resistance (IR) showed differences between steatotic patients with and without elevated serum transaminases. METHODS:The study included 32 patients with fatty liver and high serum transaminase level (group I), 31 patients with fatty liver and...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Serin E,Ozer B,Gümürdülü Y,Kayaselçuk F,Kul K,Boyacioğlu S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In elderly patients with superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the optimal treatment strategy after non-curative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the validity of additional treatments after non-curative ESD and post-ESD survival predictors in elder...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakajo K,Abe S,Oda I,Ishihara R,Tanaka M,Yoshio T,Katada C,Yano T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported the efficacy of indigo naturalis (IN) in patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC) in a randomized controlled trial (INDIGO study). However, few studies have been conducted to investigate whether IN is effective even in treatment-refractory cases, such as in those with steroid depende...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Naganuma M,Sugimoto S,Fukuda T,Mitsuyama K,Kobayashi T,Yoshimura N,Ohi H,Tanaka S,Andoh A,Ohmiya N,Saigusa K,Yamamoto T,Morohoshi Y,Ichikawa H,Matsuoka K,Hisamatsu T,Watanabe K,Mizuno S,Abe T,Suzuki Y,Kanai T,IN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the influence of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin on gastric epithelial restoration in vitro. Rabbit gastric epithelial cells were cultured and formed a complete monolayer cell sheet in 2 days. We created a wound (1.8 +/- 0.05 mm2) by denuding an area of cells, and EGF (0.1-30 ng/ml) and/or insuli...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Maehiro K,Watanabe S,Hirose M,Iwazaki R,Miwa H,Sato N

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined the association of cholelithiasis post-cholecystectomy with subsequent cancers and evaluated the risk of cancer in patients with both cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy. METHODS:The Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database was used to identify 15545 newly diagnosed cholelith...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen YK,Yeh JH,Lin CL,Peng CL,Sung FC,Hwang IM,Kao CH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies evaluating visceral sensation measure visceromotor response (VMR) to colorectal distention (CRD). However, CRD itself induces visceral sensitization, and little is known about the detailed characteristics of this response. The present study tried to clarify this question. METHODS:VMR was determ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nozu T,Kumei S,Miyagishi S,Takakusaki K,Okumura T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it is less frequently encountered, mesenteric vein occlusion poses as important a problem as mesenteric artery occlusion. The energy metabolism of intestinal tissue during venous occlusion and reperfusion was studied. METHODS:Male Wistar rats were studied in four groups of 17 animals each. Intestin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kimura M,Kataoka M,Kuwabara Y,Sato A,Sugiura M,Fujii Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The p53 tumor suppressor protein plays a fundamental role in maintaining genomic integrity through its ability to arrest the cell cycle in G1 and induce apoptosis. The proapoptotic activity of p53 seems to be strictly related to proline-rich regions, homologous to the SH3 binding domain. In the literature, r...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Vietri MT,Riegler G,Ursillo A,Caserta L,Cioffi M,Molinari AM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult midgut rotational anomalies are difficult to diagnose. Any symptoms present in adults may be the result of intermittent volvulus of the midgut. Successful outcome of this clinical condition depends on prompt diagnosis and timely surgical intervention. Computed tomography (CT) is useful in early identification of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang TK,Yeh CH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence suggests that rates of gastroesophageal reflux disease are increasing in the Asia-Pacific region, where patients tend to have predominantly non-erosive reflux disease as opposed to erosive (reflux) esophagitis. At present, data for the responsiveness of non-erosive reflux disease to proton pump inhi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tan VP,Wong WM,Cheung TK,Lai KC,Hung IF,Chan P,Pang R,Wong BC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dynamic change in gastric emptying on a minute-by-minute basis (gastric velocity) is evaluated by the 13C-octanoate breath test with deconvolution analysis. However, deconvolution is impractical, because it requires dual experiments to obtain 13CO2 excretion profiles following intraduodenal and oral admi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sanaka M,Yamamoto T,Osaki Y,Kuyama Y

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00