High incidence of zinc deficiency among Filipino children with compensated and decompensated liver disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Liver stiffness (LS), measured by transient elastography, has been validated as a non-invasive surrogate for liver fibrosis. METHODS:We investigated the long-term predictive ability of LS for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development and overall survival in 1146 patients with chronic hepatitis C by...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakagomi R,Tateishi R,Masuzaki R,Soroida Y,Iwai T,Kondo M,Fujiwara N,Sato M,Minami T,Uchino K,Enooku K,Nakagawa H,Asaoka Y,Kondo Y,Tanaka Y,Otsuka M,Kato N,Moriya K,Ikeda H,Koike K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Estimates suggest that in Asia, more than 31 million individuals have hepatitis C virus infection. The present analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of elbasvir/grazoprevir in Asian participants enrolled in the elbasvir/grazoprevir phase 2/3 clinical trials. METHODS:This is an int...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wei L,Kumada H,Perumalswami PV,Tanwandee T,Cheng W,Heo J,Cheng PN,Hwang P,Mu SM,Zhao XM,Asante-Appiah E,Caro L,Hanna GJ,Robertson MN,Haber BA,Talwani R

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Approximately 42-95% of working channels have been reported to show the presence of residual fluid despite endoscope reprocessing. The aim of this study was to design two novel protocols for cleaning residual simethicone and demonstrate its efficiency by evaluating the residual fluid and cleanliness ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Peng CL,Liu TC,Wang HP,Chang WK

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and environmental hepatotoxins may have an indirect influence on health by altering the synthesis and function of hormones, particularly reproductive hormones. We aimed to evaluate liver diseases and sex steroid hormones in Egypt, which has the highest prevalence of HCV worldw...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Aguilar CE,Soliman AS,McConnell DS,Zekri AR,Banerjee M,Omar A,Sharawy M,Omar S,Raouf A,Sowers MR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 51 patients with achalasia of the oesophagus treated by pneumatic dilatation between 1980 and 1988 is reported. Treatment was assessed as effective (no or minimal dysphagia) in 78% of patients, followed for a mean of 30 months. Thirty-four patients required only one dilatation and only two patients had mor...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Prewett EJ,Desmond PV,Breen KJ

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinusoidal endothelial cell damage is produced by activation of hepatic macrophages after endotoxin administration in rats pretreated with Cornyebacterium parvum or undergoing 70% hepatectomy. Such damage causes fibrin deposition in the hepatic sinusoids leading to massive hepatic necrosis. In the C. parvum model, cyt...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mochida S,Ohno A,Arai M,Fujiwara K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a strong risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. In 2013, the Japanese government approved H. pylori eradication therapy in patients with chronic gastritis as well as peptic ulcer. However, the continuing decline in eradication rates for first-l...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kawai T,Takahashi S,Suzuki H,Sasaki H,Nagahara A,Asaoka D,Matsuhisa T,Masaoaka T,Nishizawa T,Suzuki M,Ito M,Kurihara N,Omata F,Mizuno S,Torii A,Kawakami K,Ohkusa T,Tokunaga K,Mine T,Sakaki N

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Owing to persistent controversy regarding the use of routine antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the availability of several new randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we conducted an up-to-date meta-analysis to provide the best current evidence. The ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liang B,Dai M,Zou Z

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The stool antigen test, the HpSA test, has been validated mainly in Western countries, but not properly in the Chinese population. Recently, another stool antigen test, the Apollo test, was developed, but its accuracy has rarely been validated. The aim of this study is to compare the accuracy of thes...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong BC,Xia HH,Cheung HK,Ng FH,Wong SY,Chow KC,Lin SK,Yin Y,Wong WM,Yuen MF,Lam SK

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Fecal calprotectin (FC) has become a reliable biomarker for intestinal inflammation in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). However, a simple and rapid assay to replace conventional ELISA is necessary for wider use in clinical practice. In this study, we investigated the usefulness of a novel method f...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Inoue K,Aomatsu T,Yoden A,Okuhira T,Kaji E,Tamai H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Histological examination of specimens obtained by forceps biopsy sampling of gastric lesions is of limited accuracy, and their management on this basis is therefore controversial. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) was initially developed in Japan for the resection of early gastric cancer (EGC). The...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Szalóki T,Tóth V,Németh I,Tiszlavicz L,Lonovics J,Czakó L

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori-negative and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-negative peptic ulcers, commonly known as idiopathic peptic ulcers (IPUs), has been reported to be very low (0.9-2.6%) in Japan based on data from the 1990s. However, recent trends have yet to be been reported. Her...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kanno T,Iijima K,Abe Y,Yagi M,Asonuma S,Ohyauchi M,Ito H,Koike T,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Same-day bidirectional endoscopy, including esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy, is frequently performed to screen for cancer and gastrointestinal bleeding. However, the optimal sequence for the procedures is unclear thus far. The aim of this study was to evaluate the optimal sequence fo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hsieh YH,Lin HJ,Tseng KC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The epidemiology of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) in Western populations has been reported; however, there are scant Asian reports. The aim of the present study was to determine the etiology of LGIB in a Chinese population by reporting a retrospective case series and a systematic analysis of Chinese...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bai Y,Peng J,Gao J,Zou DW,Li ZS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:By analyzing a tumor growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) detected in sustained responders (SR) to interferon (IFN) therapy for chronic hepatitis C, we sought to determine the duration of follow up in SR that would be sufficient to detect HCC. In addition, we sought to elucidate the presence of HCC, whic...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Toyoda H,Kumada T,Honda T,Hayashi K,Katano Y,Nakano I,Hayakawa T,Fukuda Y

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was recently reported that mutations in the precore and core promoter region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) are associated with fulminant hepatitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of mutations in the precore and core promoter region of HBV with fulminant and severe acute hepatitis. We studied ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Aritomi T,Yatsuhashi H,Fujino T,Yamasaki K,Inoue O,Koga M,Kato Y,Yano M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few detailed clinical reports about extrahepatic metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the clinical features of extrahepatic metastases of HCC. METHODS:The clinical records of 482 patients who had been diagnosed as having HCC during the per...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Natsuizaka M,Omura T,Akaike T,Kuwata Y,Yamazaki K,Sato T,Karino Y,Toyota J,Suga T,Asaka M

更新日期：2005-11-01 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:Although there is strong implication that retinoids regulate Ito cell proliferation and collagen synthesis, results from in vivo studies on the relationship between vitamin A and liver fibrosis are conflicting. The present study focuses on the role of vitamin A in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced fibrosis...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Vollmar B,Heckmann C,Richter S,Menger MD

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:We have recently reported quantitative and qualitative differences of the bone marrow (BM) hematopoietic progenitor cells in autoimmune hepatitis type-1 (AIH-1) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). In order to better investigate the possible involvement of BM in these diseases, we studied the morpho...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsikrikoni A,Rigopoulou EI,Zachou K,Liaskos C,Kyriakou D,Dalekos GN

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Survivin has functions in both the regulation of cell division and the inhibition of apoptosis, and it is expressed in most human tumors but not in normal adult tissues. It is a potential target for cancer gene therapy. In the present study, we designed a DNAzyme targeting human survivin mRNA and tri...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liang Z,Wei S,Guan J,Luo Y,Gao J,Zhu H,Wu S,Liu T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously established a cell damage model, with damage induced by either acid or pepsin treatment for 30 min, involving a rat gastric epithelial cell line (RGM1). In the present study, pretreatment of cells with epidermal growth factor (EGF; 0.1-10 ng/mL) or sucralfate (0.1-3 mg/mL) for 4 h prevented such cel...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Furukawa O,Okabe S

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The introduction of sofosbuvir has revolutionized the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. This study was planned to observe whether the efficacy and tolerability of sofosbuvir-based regimens demonstrated in phase 3 clinical trial results translate into real-life clinical practice. METHODS:This prospec...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Sood A,Midha V,Mahajan R,Narang V,Mehta V,Wander P,Sharma S,Kaur K,Singh D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although gastric hypermotility is one of the mechanisms proposed to explain the ulcerogenic action of indomethacin, the drug has shown relaxatory effects on isolated longitudinal and transverse rat gastric fundus. To explain the above discrepancy, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Keshavarz M,Afshin S,Djahanguiri B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The loss of haemolytic activity in sera during storage at low temperature (the cold activation of complement) was observed in 136 of 184 (74%) patients with chronic liver disease associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This was more frequent than observed in the three of 40 (8%) patients with chronic hepati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Aikawa T,Kimura I,Kojima M,Ueno C,Miyamoto K,Tango T,Tanaka N

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiology of idiopathic portal hypertension or hepatoportal sclerosis is unknown. In view of the indirect evidence for underlying immunologic abnormalities 14 patients (all middle-aged females) were studied. Various auto-antibodies were demonstrated in seven patients and high levels of serum immunoglobulins, eithe...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tokushige K,Komatsu T,Ohzu K,Yamauchi K,Obata H

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

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：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：:To identify the preneoplastic lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma and the fine structure of preneoplastic hepatocytes, we studied proliferative conditions in cirrhosis of the liver. In all, 46 foci of cellular alteration (FCA), three regions of adenomatous hyperplasia (ADH), and 21 small hepatocellular carcinomas (sHC...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Seki S,Sakaguchi H,Kawakita N,Yanai A,Tamori A,Yabusako T,Nishiguchi S,Kuroki T,Kobayashi K,Monna T

更新日期：1993-11-01 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