Elevated urokinase-type plasminogen activator plasma levels are associated with deterioration of liver function but not with hepatocellular carcinoma.

abstract：:We investigated the effect of intravenous infusions of the therapeutically available amino acid solutions Moripron and Morihepamin (Roussel Morishita, Osaka, Japan) on gallbladder contraction and cholecystokinin (CCK) release in healthy male volunteers. Plasma CCK levels were measured by radioimmunoassay, using the an...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shirohara H,Tabaru A,Otsuki M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been few reports on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and the natural history of NASH. Accordingly, we assessed the clinical features of HCC in NASH, the risk factors for HCC, and natural history of NASH with advanced fibrosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:There were 3...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

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

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several components of the gastrointestinal tract including the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) show circumferential asymmetry in the formation of pathological lesions, which is caused by the morphological and functional asymmetry of the gastrointestinal tract. Pressure in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is higher ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinoshita Y,Furuta K,Adachi K,Amano Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of gastrojejunal fistula caused by benign gastric ulcer, a very rare condition. The patient was an 81-year-old-woman who had had multiple recurrences of gastric ulcer. She also had diabetes mellitus. She was admitted to our hospital because of a left femoral head fracture, necessitating a mechanical b...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsuoka M,Yoshida Y,Hayakawa K,Fukuchi S

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis is the most frequent complication of ERCP. Several meta-analyses have examined the effects of protease inhibitors (gabexate mesilate, ulinastatin, and nafamostat mesilate) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on post-ERCP pancreatiti...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yuhara H,Ogawa M,Kawaguchi Y,Igarashi M,Shimosegawa T,Mine T

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:The endoscopic abnormalities present in the small bowel (SB) of patients with portal hypertension (PH) are not well understood. This study sought to evaluate endoscopic findings of the SB in patients with PH by double balloon endoscopy (DBE). METHODS:We evaluated the endoscopic findings of SB in 15 patients...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kodama M,Uto H,Numata M,Hori T,Murayama T,Sasaki F,Tsubouchi N,Ido A,Shimoda K,Tsubouchi H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We simultaneously recorded gastric emptying of radio-opaque markers (ROMs) and monitored serial changes in plasma acetaminophen (AAP) levels to demonstrate the relationship between the ROM and the AAP methods, and we investigated the effect of a single intravenous dose of erythromycin (EM) on gastric emptying in healt...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Park HJ,Jung JK,Song KS,Lee SI,Itoh Z,Park IS

更新日期：1997-12-01 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:Musashi-1 (Msi-1) is a RNA-binding protein, known as a putative marker of intestinal stem cells (ISCs). However, little is known about the function of Msi-1 within human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). Thus, the present study aimed to clarify the role of Msi-1 in differentiation and proliferation of IECs...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Murayama M,Okamoto R,Tsuchiya K,Akiyama J,Nakamura T,Sakamoto N,Kanai T,Watanabe M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is considered to be a pancreatic lesion of IgG4-related systemic disease, but about 20% of AIP patients do not have elevated serum IgG4 levels. This study aimed to clarify the pathophysiology of AIP patients without elevated serum IgG4 levels. METHODS:Fifty-eight AIP patients w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kamisawa T,Takuma K,Tabata T,Inaba Y,Egawa N,Tsuruta K,Hishima T,Sasaki T,Itoi T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old woman presented with consciousness disturbance with flapping tremor. Laboratory examinations revealed normal liver functions, and imaging studies, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography, showed portal vein aneurysm communicating from the portal vein to the hepatic vein, splenomegaly...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hanatate F,Matsuoka H,Mizuno Y,Kitamura T

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by a wide variety of lymphoid and non-lymphoid tissues. We studied the relationship between IL-6 and the liver in an attempt to elucidate this cytokine's role in hepatitis C-induced liver inflammation. We investigated the behavior of serum IL-6 in 25 patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Malaguarnera M,Di Fazio I,Romeo MA,Restuccia S,Laurino A,Trovato BA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) usually has a fatal prognosis without liver transplantation. We describe the case of a woman who developed FHF, and was evaluated as a candidate for liver transplantation, but who was cured without transplantation through intensive medical care that included glucagon-insulin therapy, me...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Masuhara M,Yagawa T,Aoyagi M,Suzuki C,Sakaguchi E,Segawa M,Hironaka K,Kayano K,Tamura F,Seguchi M,Soejima Y,Murakami F,Sakaida I,Tateishi A,Fukumoto Y,Okita K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver histology is the gold standard for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Noninvasive, simple, reproducible, and reliable biomarkers are greatly needed to differentiate NASH from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS:To construct a scoring system for predicting NASH, 177 Jap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sumida Y,Yoneda M,Hyogo H,Yamaguchi K,Ono M,Fujii H,Eguchi Y,Suzuki Y,Imai S,Kanemasa K,Fujita K,Chayama K,Yasui K,Saibara T,Kawada N,Fujimoto K,Kohgo Y,Okanoue T,Japan Study Group of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) is widely performed in patients with common bile duct stones (CBDS). However, the long-term outcomes of patients following ES have not been sufficiently elucidated. Impaired papillary function following ES may result in additional late complications. In contrast, endoscopic pap...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Doi S,Yasuda I,Mukai T,Iwashita T,Uemura S,Yamauchi T,Nakashima M,Adachi S,Shimizu M,Tomita E,Itoi T,Moriwaki H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Anomalous arrangement of the pancreaticobiliary ductal system (AAPB), a congenital anomaly defined as a union of the pancreatic and biliary ducts located outside the duodenal wall, is a newly designated disease entity, and is frequently found in adult patients with gallbladder carcinoma (GBX). In the present study, th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yang Y,Fujii H,Matsumoto Y,Suzuki K,Kawaoi A,Suda K

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:Our objective was to determine whether the prevalence of vacuolating cytotoxin production differed among Helicobacter pylori isolates obtained from patients with chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, or duodenal ulcer. We examined the vacuolating cytotoxin production of 114 clinical H. pylori isolates in rabbit gastic epi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kodama K,Fujioka T,Ito A,Kubota T,Murakami K,Nasu M

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of our study was to evaluate the long-term outcome and complications of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO) in patients with hemorrhage from gastric fundal varices. METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive patients with bleeding from gastric varices who were treated with B-RTO we...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Hiraga N,Aikata H,Takaki S,Kodama H,Shirakawa H,Imamura M,Kawakami Y,Takahashi S,Toyota N,Ito K,Tanaka S,Kitamoto M,Chayama K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are substantial differences in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) genetics depending on the populations examined. We aimed to identify Japanese population-specific or true culprit susceptibility genes through a meta-analysis of past genetic studies of Japanese IBD. METHODS:For this study, we reviewed 2,...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arimura Y,Isshiki H,Onodera K,Nagaishi K,Yamashita K,Sonoda T,Matsumoto T,Takahashi A,Takazoe M,Yamazaki K,Kubo M,Fujimiya M,Imai K,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal immune homeostasis is regulated by gut microbiota, including beneficial and pathogenic microorganisms. Imbalance in gut bacterial constituents provokes host proinflammatory responses causing diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The development of next-generation sequencing technology allows th...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kanai T,Mikami Y,Hayashi A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I receptor (IGF-IR) signaling plays important parts in both the tumorigenicity and progression of digestive/gastrointestinal malignancies. In this study, we sought to test the effectiveness of a practical approach to blocking IGF-IR signaling using RNA interference d...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Wang Y,Adachi Y,Imsumran A,Yamamoto H,Piao W,Li H,Ii M,Arimura Y,Park MY,Kim D,Lee CT,Carbone DP,Imai K,Shinomura Y

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine the factors correlated with the progression of ribavirin-induced hemolytic anemia in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated by interferon and ribavirin combination therapy. METHODS:This study was conducted on 505 patients by the Osaka Liver Disease Study Group. A decl...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Oze T,Hiramatsu N,Kurashige N,Tsuda N,Yakushijin T,Kanto T,Takehara T,Kasahara A,Kato M,Yoshihara H,Katayama K,Kubota S,Hijioka T,Ishibashi K,Oshita M,Hagiwara H,Haruna Y,Mita E,Tamura S,Hayashi N

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：PURPOSE:Recent routine testing for liver function and anti-mitochondrial antibodies has increased the number of newly diagnosed patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). This study investigated the prognosis of asymptomatic PBC patients, focusing on age difference, to clarify its effect on the prognosis of PBC pat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kubota J,Ikeda F,Terada R,Kobashi H,Fujioka S,Okamoto R,Baba S,Morimoto Y,Ando M,Makino Y,Taniguchi H,Yasunaka T,Miyake Y,Iwasaki Y,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the efficacy of the zinostatin derivative, the anti-tumor agent, styrene-maleic acid neocarzinostatin, in treating multiple small liver cancers, 29 patients with multiple hepatocellular carcinoma of 3 cm or less in diameter were treated with intraarterial injections of this high molecular weight agent, mixed...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ikeda K,Saitoh S,Suzuki Y,Tsubota A,Koida I,Kobayashi M,Arase Y,Chayama K,Murashima N,Kumada H

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferon (IFN)-based therapy has been reported to reduce the liver-related mortality rate in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, predictors of survival and causes of death, including non-liver-related causes, have not been sufficiently investigated in chronic HCV patients who ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tada T,Kumada T,Toyoda H,Kiriyama S,Tanikawa M,Hisanaga Y,Kanamori A,Kitabatake S,Yama T,Tanaka J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00