Serum levels of c-erbB-2 protein in digestive diseases.

abstract：:5-aminosalicylate is a fundamental treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis with mild-to-moderate disease; however, evidence for 5-aminosalicylate treatment is unclear in some situations. This review discusses the clinical guidelines and previous studies, and highlights the following points: (1) Although rectal ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Naganuma M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a program of research undertaken by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine. The Group has tested the hypothesis that the primary pathological abnormality in Crohn's disease is in the mesenteric blood supply. The first experiments involved microcorr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Pounder RE

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has been shown to affect the progression of various inflammatory disorders, including pancreatitis. To investigate the role of MCP-1 in acute pancreatitis and to seek possible therapeutic means, we evaluated the effect of a plasmid expression vector containing a dom...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishibashi T,Zhao H,Kawabe K,Oono T,Egashira K,Suzuki K,Nawata H,Takayanagi R,Ito T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This hospital-based analysis was conducted to identify prognostic factors of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a hepatitis B virus endemic area. METHODS:A total of 6381 HCC cases, diagnosed from 1986 to 2002, were enrolled, and 2890 (42.3%) of them were not treated. Survival rates were analyzed by correlati...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Changchien CS,Chen CL,Yen YH,Wang JH,Hu TH,Lee CM,Wang CC,Cheng YF,Huang YJ,Lin CY,Lu SN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new capsule endoscope has been developed by Olympus Medical Systems. The visualization and usefulness of its real-time image viewer for gastric transit abnormality were evaluated by using this new device. METHODS:Thirty-seven consecutive patients were enrolled. In cases of gastric transit abnormality (gas...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ogata H,Kumai K,Imaeda H,Aiura K,Hisamatsu T,Okamoto S,Iwao Y,Sugino Y,Kitajima M,Hibi T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection has been found to decrease the expression of antral somatostatin and to increase the release of the acid-stimulating hormone gastrin. The reversal of these changes in gut hormones by the eradication of H. pylori, and in-vivo and in-vitro studies in animals either infected with H. pylori o...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko H,Konagaya T,Kusugami K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the respiratory mucosa, interleukin (IL)-33, has been shown to enhance T helper 2 (TH2)-type responses through the master regulatory gene GATA-3. IL-33 is upregulated in ulcerative colitis (UC), and the aim was to assess if IL-33 holds a similar key position in the shaping of the immune response in experi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Seidelin JB,Coskun M,Kvist PH,Holm TL,Holgersen K,Nielsen OH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferative activity of serrated adenomas of the large intestine was determined by examining proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The PCNA labeling index, determined by visual inspection, and the PCNA area rate, determined with the newly developed image processor for analytical pathology (IPAP), of serrate...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujishima N

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fulminant non-A, non-B, non-C hepatitis has a high mortality rate, making the identification of its causative agent imperative. Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus-6, and herpes simplex virus are all members of the herpesviridae family that are associated with fatal hepatic failure. We inv...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ishikawa K,Hasegawa K,Naritomi T,Kanai N,Ogawa M,Kato Y,Kobayashi M,Torii N,Hayashi N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linked color imaging (LCI) increases the visibility of early gastric cancers, which may be associated with characteristic findings including background purple mucosae. These lesions are found in areas of chronic gastritis and surrounding mucosa. The aim of this study is to objectively characterize these lesi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fukuda H,Miura Y,Osawa H,Takezawa T,Ino Y,Okada M,Khurelbaatar T,Lefor AK,Yamamoto H

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old man with diarrhea and edema was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with protein-losing enteropathy caused by primary intestinal lymphangiectasia. He was placed, in turn, on a low-fat diet, an elemental diet, and, subsequently, fasting therapy with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) support. However, hi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kuroiwa G,Takayama T,Sato Y,Takahashi Y,Fujita T,Nobuoka A,Kukitsu T,Kato J,Sakamaki S,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of heterotopic gastric mucosa in the fundus of the gallbladder is reported. A 23-year-old man, who had been healthy and asymptomatic, visited our hospital because of abnormal findings in a liver enzyme test given during a routine health screening. Ultrasonography demonstrated a highly echogenic polypoid mass in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Uchiyama S,Imai S,Suzuki T,Arita A,Takeda K,Sujino H,Kameda H

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocturnal administration of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) granules improves serum albumin levels in patients with cirrhosis. However, it is unclear whether or not this administration method can improve the patients' quality of life (QOL). In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of BCAA granule...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hidaka H,Nakazawa T,Kutsukake S,Yamazaki Y,Aoki I,Nakano S,Asaba N,Minamino T,Takada J,Tanaka Y,Okuwaki Y,Watanabe M,Shibuya A,Koizumi W

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because most gastric cancers develop from a background of Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa, H. pylori plays an important role in gastric carcinogenesis. Therefore, eradication of H. pylori may inhibit the incidence of gastric cancers. In experimental studies, H. pylori eradication has proved to act as a pro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kato M,Asaka M,Ono S,Nakagawa M,Nakagawa S,Shimizu Y,Chuma M,Kawakami H,Komatsu Y,Hige S,Takeda H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histamine participates in the immune regulation of several gastrointestinal diseases. However, the effect of histamine on intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs), the front line of the intestinal mucosal immune system, is not well understood. We examined whether histamine has a direct effect on cytokin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takagaki K,Osawa S,Horio Y,Yamada T,Hamaya Y,Takayanagi Y,Furuta T,Hishida A,Ikuma M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The apelin receptor (APJ) is related to angiotensin-like-receptor 1 (AGTRL1). This study was designed to elucidate the in vivo localization and changes of APJ in cirrhotic liver, and the in vitro changes of APJ expression in cultured hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and capillarized sinusoidal endothelial cells...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yokomori H,Oda M,Yoshimura K,Machida S,Kaneko F,Hibi T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein a case of a 75-year-old Japanese man who had developed a pancreatic abscess 7 years after a longitudinal pancreatojejunostomy for chronic pancreatitis. The patient, a heavy drinker of alcohol, underwent surgical decompression of a ductal obstruction to relieve persistent abdominal pain due to severel...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki A,Matsunaga T,Aoki S,Hirayama T,Nakagawa N,Shibata K,Yabana T,Kawasaki H,Takasaka H,Sasaki K,Katsuramaki T,Mukaiya M,Hirata K,Imai K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Corticosteroid therapy has been commonly administered to patients with acute liver injury (ALI)/acute liver failure (ALF) in Japan to prevent the development of hepatic encephalopathy, but the appropriate timing to start corticosteroid therapy has not been determined and optimal response evaluation of the th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kakisaka K,Kataoka K,Suzuki Y,Kuroda H,Takikawa Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed reports on the efficacy of clarithromycin in eradicating Helicobacter pylori. Reports on dual and 1-week triple therapy that included clarithromycin were analyzed to assess the eradication rates of H. pylori infection. Dual therapy with clarithromycin and a proton pump inhibitor achieved eradication rates ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Satoh K,Kimura K,Takimoto T,Kihira K,Taniguchi Y,Saifuku K

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) presented with a relapsing attack of acute pancreatitis. Evaluation using computed tomography, ultrasonography, and duodenoscopy revealed an ampullary adenoma, which was classified as Spigelman's stage III according to Spigelman's criteria. The patient underwent a py...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murakami Y,Uemura K,Hayashidani Y,Sudo T,Sueda T

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Three-dimensional-computed tomography (3D-CT) cholangiography is a 3D shaded surface display image of the biliary tract obtained by using helical CT after intravenous cholangiography or cholangiography per percutaneous transhepatic cholangio-drainage tube. We investigated whether 3D-CT cholangiography could provide a ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinami S,Yao T,Kurachi M,Ishizaki Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy are widely used for the pathological diagnosis of suspected malignant biliary strictures (MBS). However, the sensitivity of these methods remains insufficient, and it can be difficult to confirm the diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic abi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ohshima Y,Yasuda I,Kawakami H,Kuwatani M,Mukai T,Iwashita T,Doi S,Nakashima M,Hirose Y,Asaka M,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant methylation of some cancer-related genes has been reported to correlate with sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents. The present study was designed to determine whether DNA methylation in six cancer-related genes affects recurrence of gastric cancer in patients who received 5-fluorouracil-based adju...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Mitsuno M,Kitajima Y,Ide T,Ohtaka K,Tanaka M,Satoh S,Miyazaki K

更新日期：2007-11-01 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 report a case of synchronous gas gangrene and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with liver cirrhosis. The patient was a 52-year-old man who was being followed for decompensated liver cirrhosis. He experienced sudden onset lower abdominal pain with distension and pain in the left leg. A bullous lesion, wi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murata K,Shimizu A,Takase K,Nakano T,Tameda Y

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms in the gene for interleukin 1beta (IL-1B) have been found to increase the risks of gastric cancer and its precursors in response to Helicobacter pylori infection in white populations. however, there has been no independent confirmation of the role of IL-1B markers in gastric cancer patients fro...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lee KA,Ki CS,Kim HJ,Sohn KM,Kim JW,Kang WK,Rhee JC,Song SY,Sohn TS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is suggested that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), can be associated with insomnia and gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). The relationship between GERD and insomnia in subjects with biopsy-proven NAFLD was in...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Taketani H,Sumida Y,Tanaka S,Imajo K,Yoneda M,Hyogo H,Ono M,Fujii H,Eguchi Y,Kanemasa K,Chayama K,Itoh Y,Yoshikawa T,Saibara T,Fujimoto K,Nakajima A,Japan Study Group of NAFLD.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the diurnal variations in ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity and apoptosis in the small intestinal mucosa of Mongolian gerbils. First, the feeding, drinking, and ambulatory patterns of the gerbils were recorded. The results indicated that Mongolian gerbils lost diurnal cyclicit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kashiwagi Y,Fujimoto K,Iwakiri R,Yoshida T,Noda T,Aw TY,Niho Y,Sakata T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether extravariceal collateral pattern contributed to the development of portal-hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) before and after sclerotherapy. Ninety-nine patients with cirrhosis and large esophageal varices were examined in this retrospective study. They were divided into four groups according to tr...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nakayama M,Iwao T,Oho K,Toyonaga A,Tanikawa K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00