Influence of Helicobacter pylori genotype on triple eradication therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to evaluate some possible risk factors for the spread of hepatitis C infection a case-control study was undertaken. METHODS:The study population consisted of first time blood donors referred to the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and recombinant immunoblot ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Alavian SM,Gholami B,Masarrat S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in technology have made possible the clinical application of magnetic resonance cholangiography, endoscopic, intra-operative and laparoscopic ultrasound in the study of the biliary tree, in addition to conventional magnetic resonance imaging and transabdominal ultrasound. The role of the conventional, as well...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chan YL

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In the condition of high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a new diagnostic algorithm to efficiently identify NAFLD patients with significant fibrosis is urgently required. We evaluated the predictive ability of the fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4 index) for significant liver fibrosis ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tomeno W,Imajo K,Kuwada Y,Ogawa Y,Kikuchi M,Honda Y,Kato T,Kessoku T,Kirikoshi H,Yoneda M,Kitahora T,Saito S,Ozawa Y,Nakajima A

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：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：:Humans and Helicobacter pylori have evolved and adapted over tens of thousands of years. Yet peptic ulcer disease appeared to be rare prior to the 19th century. The prevalence of peptic ulcer disease increased between 1850 and 1900 and culminated in a cohort at high risk that was born at the end of the 19th century. T...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Roberts-Thomson IC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining high levels of intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) is known to inhibit the growth of various proliferating cells including hepatocytes. We show here that transient (30 min) elevations of cAMP induced by addition of 8-bromo-cAMP (1 mmol/L) to rat hepatocytes in primary culture at three time points (12 h, 16 h a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kikukawa M,Okamoto Y,Nakano H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide the need for effective therapy for chronic hepatitis B is similar to that for chronic hepatitis C. Current licensed treatment for chronic hepatitis B (interferon (IFN)-alpha, lamivudine) does not significantly alter the natural history of the disease because the frequency of sustained response is too low; ho...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Schalm SW,De Man RA,Janssen HL

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection by verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) is prevalent in many parts of the world but relatively uncommon in Asia, except Japan. A territory wide screening for VTEC (April to August 1996) in diarrhoeal stool samples sent to six hospital microbiology laboratories in Hong Kong revealed only four isola...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wong S,Yam WC,Leung P,Woo P,Yuen KY

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) might be complicated by osteoporosis, whose etiology remains unknown but seems to be multifactorial. Prevalence rates of 30% to 60% for distal renal tubular acidosis (DRTA) have been reported in PBC patients, generally as incomplete DRTA. Although it is undisputed tha...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Farias AQ,Gonçalves LL,Cançado EL,Seguro AC,Campos SB,Abrantes-Lemos CP,Carrilho FJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Nicotine administration is known to decrease lower oesophageal sphincter (LOS) pressure. Although a few studies have assessed the effect of tobacco on the LOS, the effect of acute and long-term oral tobacco use on oesophageal motility is not known. The study was designed to investigate the effect of...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Bhandarkar PV,Shah SK,Meshram M,Abraham P,Narayanan TS,Bhatia SJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Regional variations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) rates have been observed. Limited epidemiological data are available from Australasia. IBD prevalence rates have never been assessed in an Australian population-based setting. In addition, there are few historical IBD incidence data to allow as...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Studd C,Cameron G,Beswick L,Knight R,Hair C,McNeil J,Desmond P,Wilson J,Connell W,Bell S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Glypican-3 (GPC3) expression is correlated with poor prognosis and progression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC progression can be associated with the differentiation status of tumor cell before malignant transformation. Our aim was to investigate the dynamic expression of GPC3 during tumor cel...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Xue R,Feng J,Meng Q,Lv F,Zhu Y,Yu H,Zhang S,Song C,Sun L,Yue Z,Feng S,Che R,Xiang Q,Jing X

更新日期：2017-08-01 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 AND AIMS:There is a paucity of literature regarding the clinical profile of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in children. The aims of this retrospective study were to determine the etiology and clinical presentation, and to present our experience in diagnosing CP in children in China. METHODS:Clinical data of chil...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wang W,Liao Z,Li ZS,Shi XG,Wang LW,Liu F,Wu RP,Zheng JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of esophageal varices. Trans-abdominal ultrasound, as a noninvasive routine examination for the follow-up of cirrhosis patient, is safe, cheap, easy to perform, and plays an important role. In this study, we attempt to design a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zhang CX,Xu JM,Li JB,Kong DR,Wang L,Xu XY,Zhao DM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant bile leak is an uncommon but serious complication of biliary tract surgery. Of twenty-five patients presenting with postoperative bile leak, 11 had complete tie-off of common bile duct and required surgery, while the remaining 14 had injury without complete obstruction and could be managed by endoscopic me...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Saraswat VA,Choudhuri G,Sharma BC,Agarwal DK,Gupta R,Baijal SS,Sikora SS,Saxena R,Kapoor VK

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in East has risen over the past decade to become a global disease. The increasing number of studies on the incidence and course of IBD in East has enabled us to explore East versus West differences in the epidemiology of IBD which could enhance our understanding of th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Mak WY,Zhao M,Ng SC,Burisch J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized controlled trial was designed to investigate whether a high dose of terlipressin could control acute variceal haemorrhage more effectively than a low dose of terlipressin. Forty cirrhotic patients with bleeding oesophageal varices were included, with low-dose terlipressin in 21 patients and high-dose terl...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Chang TT,Lee FY,Tsai YT,Lai KH,Chao Y,Hsia HC,Lin HC,Wang SS,Lee SD,Lo KJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Multi-detector-row computed tomography (MDCT) has been reported to be a potentially useful modality for detection of the bleeding origin in patients with acute upper massive gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of MDCT as a routine method for detect...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Miyaoka Y,Amano Y,Ueno S,Izumi D,Mikami H,Yazaki T,Okimoto E,Sonoyama T,Ito S,Fujishiro H,Kohge N,Imaoka T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombocytopenia is a common manifestation of liver cirrhosis (LC), but its underlying mechanism is not fully understood. The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate the platelet kinetics in LC patients by examining several non-invasive convenient markers. METHODS:Fifty-seven LC patients, 32 patients w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kajihara M,Okazaki Y,Kato S,Ishii H,Kawakami Y,Ikeda Y,Kuwana M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:It has recently been reported that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is involved in cellular responses to lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and early liver injury induced by LPS. The aim of the present study was to investigate the alterations of TLR4 gene expression in liver tissues and Kupffer cells during the co...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hua J,Qiu DK,Li JQ,Li EL,Chen XY,Peng YS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of camostat mesilate, a synthetic serine protease inhibitor on gastric microcirculation and active oxygen species generated by leucocytes from the gastric and jugular veins in the early period after thermal injury were assessed. Male Wistar rats were anaesthetized and a 30% full skin-thickness dorsal burn ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yoshida M,Wakabayashi G,Ishikawa H,Otani Y,Shimazu M,Kubota T,Kumal K,Kurose I,Miura S,Ishii H,Kitajima M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunogenicity and adverse reaction of an inactivated hepatitis A (HA) vaccine were investigated. Sixty healthy adult volunteers who lacked antibody to HA virus (anti-HAV) received three doses of vaccine containing 720 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) units (EL.U) according to a 0, 1 and 6 month schedule....

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Horng YC,Chang MH,Lee CY,Safary A,Andre FE,Chen DS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The mechanisms of ribavirin as an immune modulator have not been fully revealed, contrary to its clinical benefit in chronic hepatitis C. Recently, host immune defense, especially cytotoxic T lymphocytes and T helper cells, have been considered to be closely related to the pathophysiology of chronic ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shiina M,Kobayashi K,Satoh H,Niitsuma H,Ueno Y,Shimosegawa T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel experimental model of submassive liver necrosis with impaired regeneration has been established. A novel lipid A analogue, FS-112, was injected intravenously into male BALB/c mice, followed 2 days later by a 70% partial hepatectomy. Over the next 9 days, mice became severely jaundiced, with a peak total biliru...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Maeda T,Ohnishi H,Hayashi T,Ishiki Y,Moriwaki H,Muto Y

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All gut movements are claimed to be activated essentially by the concentric contraction of the circular muscle, moving the chyme aborally. The role of the longitudinal smooth muscle of the small intestine in gut motility is poorly understood; this point was investigated in the current study. METHODS:The abd...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shafik A,Shafik AA,Ahmed I

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was previously thought to be rare in Asia, but emerging data indicate rising incidence and prevalence of IBD in the region. The Asia Pacific Working Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease was established in Cebu, Philippines, at the Asia Pacific Digestive Week conference in 2006 under the...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ooi CJ,Makharia GK,Hilmi I,Gibson PR,Fock KM,Ahuja V,Ling KL,Lim WC,Thia KT,Wei SC,Leung WK,Koh PK,Gearry RB,Goh KL,Ouyang Q,Sollano J,Manatsathit S,de Silva HJ,Rerknimitr R,Pisespongsa P,Abu Hassan MR,Sung J,

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The aim of this study was to clinicopathologically distinguish the pathogenesis of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma without a MALT lymphoma component (DLL). METHODS:We investigated clinicopathological features of these gastric lymphomas inc...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Hiyama T,Haruma K,Kitadai Y,Masuda H,Miyamoto M,Ito M,Kamada T,Tanaka S,Uemura N,Yoshihara M,Sumii K,Shimamoto F,Chayama K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are nonenzymatic modifications of proteins by reducing sugars. These compounds accumulate in a number of chronic disease states, contributing to tissue injury via several mechanisms, including activation of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Goodwin M,Herath C,Jia Z,Leung C,Coughlan MT,Forbes J,Angus P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00