Structural and functional analysis of full-length hepatitis B virus genomes in patients: implications in pathogenesis.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation (EPBD) has been advocated as an alternative therapy to endoscopic sphincterotomy for bile duct stones. However, studies have shown that EPBD may increase the risk for pancreatitis. Pancreatitis after EPBD is believed to be related to papillary damage after balloo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tsujino T,Kawabe T,Isayama H,Sasaki T,Kogure H,Togawa O,Arizumi T,Ito Y,Matsubara S,Yamamoto N,Nakai Y,Sasahira N,Hirano K,Toda N,Komatsu Y,Tada M,Yoshida H,Omata M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro binding of 125I-labelled human alpha-interferon to peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 13 patients with chronic hepatitis B during interferon therapy was assayed in order to identify changes in the number of interferon receptors during treatment. Nine patients were treated with human alpha-interferon ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nakajima S,Kuroki T,Kurai O,Kobayashi K,Yamamoto S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:We elucidated the clinical significance of distal contractile integral-to-esophageal impedance integral (EII) ratio (DCIIR) in ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) adult patients. METHODS:We recruited 101 patients with IEM (48.38 ± 1.58 years) and 42 matched healthy volunteers (44.28 ± 1.85 years) ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Wu JF,Tsai IJ,Tong TW,Lin YC,Yang CH,Tseng PH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The significance of serum levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 in the development of gastric cancer is unclear. The purpose of this study is to determine whether serum TGF-beta1 correlated with the clinicopathological findings of patients with gastric cancer. METHODS:Transforming growth ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lin Y,Kikuchi S,Obata Y,Yagyu K,Tokyo Research Group on Prevention of Gastric Cancer.

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typhoid fever is often associated with abnormal liver biochemical tests, but severe hepatic involvement with a clinical feature of acute hepatitis is a rare complication. There have been more than 150 cases of salmonella hepatitis reported from both developed and developing countries. The documented incidence varies w...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Pramoolsinsap C,Viranuvatti V

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by esophagectomy is a well-known treatment modality for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer (EC). This study developed an algorithm to predict pathological complete response (CR) in these patients using post-CRT endoscopic category with biops...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cho CJ,Kang HJ,Park SJ,Kim GH,Park SH,Eo SH,Kim MJ,Kim YH,Park SR,Kim JH,Ahn JY,Kim DH,Choi KD,Song HJ,Jung HY,Park YS,Lee GH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the present study was to investigate microvessel density (MVD), and the expression of CD44 adhesion molecule, p53 protein and c-erbB2 in gallbladder carcinoma, and their relation to histological grade and tumor invasiveness. METHODS:Immunohistochemical staining with antibodies against factor ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kalekou H,Miliaras D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is commonly used to detect liver damage. Recent studies indicate that ALT levels at the upper range of normal limits are predictors of adverse outcomes, especially diabetes mellitus (DM) and the metabolic syndrome. The aim of our study was to define the ALT thres...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Shlomai A,Kariv R,Leshno M,Beth-or A,Sheinberg B,Halpern Z

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension is now recognized to be a rare association of liver disease and portal hypertension. This report describes the slow resolution of symptomatic pulmonary hypertension in a 33-year-old woman with cirrhosis who underwent isolated liver transplantation. The patient survived the surgery and perioperat...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Levy MT,Torzillo P,Bookallil M,Sheil AG,McCaughan GW

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypothyroidism is commonly thought to cause decreased gastric emptying but is mostly associated with autoimmune disease. In the present study the gastric emptying function of thyroid cancer patients with severe hypothyroidism of short duration was evaluated with a radionuclide solid meal gastric emptying stu...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Kao PF,Lin JD,Chiu CT,Hsu HT,See LC,Tzen KY

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Endoscopic resection is feasible for superficial tumors in patients with ulcerative colitis; however, endoscopic resection options have not been evaluated comprehensively. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection, and decision making re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nishio M,Hirasawa K,Ozeki Y,Sawada A,Ikeda R,Fukuchi T,Kobayashi R,Makazu M,Sato C,Kunisaki R,Maeda S

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine whether the amount of Helicobacter pylori and the extent of gastric metaplasia in the duodenal mucosa play critical roles in the pathogenesis of duodenal ulcer. METHODS:Duodenal and gastric biopsy specimens were obtained from H. pylori-positive patients with duodenal u...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Futami H,Takashima M,Furuta T,Hanai H,Kaneko E

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common reason for cancer-related death worldwide. Many countries either lack appropriate clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of HCC or the quality of their guidelines has never been evaluated. The main objective of our work was...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Schmidt S,Follmann M,Malek N,Manns MP,Greten TF

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:A novel virus, SEN-virus (SENV), was recently discovered. It has been reported as a candidate for a non-A-E hepatitis virus. However, much is still unknown about the clinical significance of SENV. The aim of the present study was to clarify the clinical significance of SENV in patients coinfected wit...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Lin JG,Goto T,Nakane K,Miura K,Mikami K,Ohshima S,Yoneyama K,Watanabe S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expressions of CD95 (Fas/APO-1) and Bcl-2 are determinants of apoptosis in normal lymphocytes, and abnormalities in their expressions might contribute to the induction of autoimmunity. In this study, we examined the expressions of CD95 and Bcl-2 on freshly isolated T and B cells from patients with autoim...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Ogawa S,Sakaguchi K,Takaki A,Shiraga K,Sawayama T,Mouri H,Miyashita M,Koide N,Tsuji T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:To appraise the current reporting methodological quality of meta-analyses in five leading gastroenterology and hepatology journals, and to identify the variables associated with the reporting quality. METHODS:We systematically searched the literature of meta-analyses in Gastroenterology, Gut, Hepato...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Liu P,Qiu Y,Qian Y,Chen X,Wang Y,Cui J,Zhai X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactive food chemicals are substances present in food that are capable of interacting with living cells causing changes in physiological functions. Salicylic acid (SA), a plant hormone involved in plant immune response, is one such bioactive food chemical. Aspirin, a commercially available SA, might play beneficial ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Malakar S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and the recovery of ALC after treatment have been identified as a prognostic biomarker for several malignancies. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prognostic role of peritransplant ALC and ALC recovery after liver transplantation (LT) in hepatocellular carcin...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Zheng Z,Lin B,Zhang J,Yang Z,Xie H,Zhou L,Zhang M,Zheng S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Liver biopsy is the gold standard test to determine the grade of fibrosis, but there are associated problems. Because gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid is secreted partially in hepatocytes and bile, it is possible that ethoxybenzyl-magnetic resonance imaging (EOB-MRI) corre...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nojiri S,Kusakabe A,Fujiwara K,Shinkai N,Matsuura K,Iio E,Miyaki T,Joh T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the gastric histopathology and serum gastrin-17 and pepsinogens profiles in patients with duodenal ulcer before and after Helicobacter pylori eradication in a population with a very high prevalence of H. pylori. At the same time we assessed the role of H. pylori de...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Pimanov SI,Makarenko EV,Voropaeva AV,Matveenko ME,Voropaev EV

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing numbers of potential transplant recipients on waiting lists is increasingly disproportionate to the supply of cadaveric donor organs. The hope for the next 20 years is that supply will satisfy demand. This requires both a reduction in indications for the procedure and an increase in the transplants perform...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Perera MT,Mirza DF,Elias E

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Numerous mutations of bilirubin uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase gene (UGT1A1) have been reported in patients with familial unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. The UGT1A1 mutation appears to be considerably different among ethnic groups. To clarify the incidence of this gene mutation in the J...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Takeuchi K,Kobayashi Y,Tamaki S,Ishihara T,Maruo Y,Araki J,Mifuji R,Itani T,Kuroda M,Sato H,Kaito M,Adachi Y

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Terlipressin has been shown to be effective in the management of hepatorenal syndrome. However, how terlipressin exerts its effect on the renal artery is unknown. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of terlipressin on systemic, hepatic and renal hemodynamics in cirrhosis. METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Narahara Y,Kanazawa H,Taki Y,Kimura Y,Atsukawa M,Katakura T,Kidokoro H,Harimoto H,Fukuda T,Matsushita Y,Nakatsuka K,Sakamoto C

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:This study was designed to determine whether non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), with or without metabolic syndrome (MetS), is a risk factor for cancer development. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study at the Center for Preventive Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Yamamoto K,Ikeya T,Okuyama S,Fukuda K,Kobayashi D

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangioma of the oesophagus is an extremely rare entity, with only nine cases having been reported worldwide. We report on a 52-year-old woman with oesophageal lymphangioma, diagnosed using endoscopic ultrasonography and endoscopically resected. No case of malignant transformation of the lymphangioma has been repor...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Suwa T,Ozawa S,Ando N,Shinozaki H,Tsujitsuka K,Miki H,Makuuchi H,Kitajima M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral hepatitis is defined as a hepatitis virus infection in which hepatic inflammation and necrosis lead to a characteristic feature. It is caused by at least five viral agents with specific epidemiological attributes and distinctive immunoserologic findings. The well-characterized forms are hepatitis A, B, C, D and ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Nishioka M,Morshed SA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the short- and long-term outcomes of acute hepatitis C, three groups of patients were enrolled. Of 26 patients with acute hepatitis C, 18 (69%) maintained HCV viraemia and 8 had cleared virus naturally at 12 months after the onset. Normalization of ALT was seen in all 8 patients with acute resolving hepatitis...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Tanaka E,Kiyosawa K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to examine expression of interferon-alpha (IFN A) genes in general and the expression of messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding the subtypes IFN-alpha-2 and IFN-alpha-4 in blood and liver biopsy samples from patients with chronic hepatitis C or hepatitis non-A, non-B (HC/HNANB) infe...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Brandt ER,Devenish RJ,Hertzog PJ,Dudley FJ,Linnane AW

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystinosis is a metabolic disease characterized by accumulation of cystine in different organs and tissues, leading to potentially life-threatening organ dysfunction. Infantile cystinosis typically leads to end-stage renal disease, necessitating renal replacement therapy. Liver disease in cystinosis is rare ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Cornelis T,Claes K,Gillard P,Nijs E,Roskams T,Lombaerts R,Nevens F,Cassiman D

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Celiac disease (CD) is emerging in Asia. While a few population-based studies from Asia have reported a prevalence of CD from 0.1% to 1.3%, the exact prevalence of CD in Asia is not known. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of CD in Asia. METHODS:On search ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

authors： Singh P,Arora S,Singh A,Strand TA,Makharia GK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00