Review article: gastrin releasing peptide and its value in assessing gastric secretory function.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on liver transplantation (LT) in acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) are scanty. AIM:To perform meta-analysis on outcomes after LT for ACLF compared with ACLF patients not receiving LT or with LT recipients for indications other than ACLF. METHODS:We pooled data from 12 studies on LT outcomes among ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Abdallah MA,Waleed M,Bell MG,Nelson M,Wong R,Sundaram V,Singal AK

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous epidemiological studies suggest that patients diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who drink light to moderate amounts of alcohol (up to ~30 g per day) have less severe histological lesions compared with nondrinkers. However, while the cross-sectional nature of current evidence pr...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sookoian S,Flichman D,Castaño GO,Pirola CJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need for a simple, therapeutic test that is of diagnostic value and can also provide rapid symptom relief in patients who present with classic, mild symptoms suggestive of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), when the diagnosis is based on symptom assessment alone. AIM:To assess the diagnost...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bate CM,Riley SA,Chapman RW,Durnin AT,Taylor MD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection is the most common cause of mortality in end-stage liver disease (ESLD). The impact of obesity on infection risk in ESLD is not established. AIM:To characterise the impact of obesity on infection risk in ESLD. METHODS:We evaluated the association between infection and obesity in patients with ESL...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sundaram V,Kaung A,Rajaram A,Lu SC,Tran TT,Nissen NN,Klein AS,Jalan R,Charlton MR,Jeon CY

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about long-term outcome of tacrolimus therapy for ulcerative colitis. Aim To evaluate long-term efficacy and safety of tacrolimus in Japanese patients with refractory ulcerative colitis. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with UC refractory to conventional therapy were administered tacrolimus wit...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Yamamoto S,Nakase H,Mikami S,Inoue S,Yoshino T,Takeda Y,Kasahara K,Ueno S,Uza N,Kitamura H,Tamaki H,Matsuura M,Inui K,Chiba T

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional dyspepsia is a heterogeneous condition and a uniform response to drug treatment is not likely. This may be the reason for the general failure of acid suppression in clinical trials in these patients. It may be more rewarding to identify true responders to drug treatment by a single subject trial. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bytzer P,Hansen JM,Rune S,Bonnevie O,Breinstrup H,Funch-Jensen P,Matzen P,Meineche-Schmidt V,Schaffalitzky De Muckadell OB

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient who developed sulphasalazine-related hepatitis with a subsequent adverse reaction to rectal 5-amino salicylic acid, in the form of pain and fever without associated liver dysfunction, suggesting reactions to both components of sulphasalazine. Included is a review of the literature. Caution should b...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Burke DA,Manning AP,Williamson JM,Axon AT

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the methodology and interpretation of drug trials in peptic ulcer disease. The problems of planning and conduct that are discussed include the ethics of using placebo, eligibility criteria, estimations of sample size, stopping rules, randomization, blinding, and efficacy criteria, that is, ulcer...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lauritsen K,Rask-Madsen J

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infliximab (IFX) therapy escalation during maintenance treatment occurs frequently in clinical practice in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Outcomes for these patients have not been described. AIM:To describe the prevalence of, and outcomes after, IFX escalation during maintenance therapy in patients ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Rostholder E,Ahmed A,Cheifetz AS,Moss AC

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the efficacy of the 8-week therapy with esomeprazole 40 mg vs. pantoprazole 40 mg for healing erosive oesophagitis (EE) as part of a management study. METHODS:Patients had a history of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease symptoms (> or =6 months) and had suffered heartburn on at least 4 of the 7 days prece...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Labenz J,Armstrong D,Lauritsen K,Katelaris P,Schmidt S,Schütze K,Wallner G,Juergens H,Preiksaitis H,Keeling N,Nauclér E,Eklund S,Expo Study Investigators.

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on the use of low-dose proton pump inhibitor for the maintenance therapy of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease have shown that it might be comparable with standard-dose proton pump inhibitor treatment and superior to standard-dose histamine-2 receptor antagonist therapy. AIM:To compare the impact of ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： You JH,Lee AC,Wong SC,Chan FK

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra-oesophageal impedance monitoring can be used to assess the clearance of a swallowed bolus (oesophageal transit) and to detect gastro-oesophageal reflux independent of its acidity. AIM:To discuss the clinical application of the impedance technique for the assessment of bolus transit and gastro-oesophag...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Conchillo JM,Smout AJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-acting somatostatin analogues have been suggested as an alternative to propranolol for the prevention of variceal rebleeding. AIM:To compare the effectiveness of lanreotide SR, a new depot formulation injected once-weekly, and propranolol in reducing circadian portal blood flow (PVF) and meal-stimulate...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Schiedermaier P,Koch L,Stoffel-Wagner B,Layer G,Sauerbruch T

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is prevalent in affluent countries and is a cause of cirrhosis and possibly hepatocellular carcinoma. AIM:To examine the clinical and histological features of biopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and investigate the predictors of severe histological disease in Ch...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Wong VW,Chan HL,Hui AY,Chan KF,Liew CT,Chan FK,Sung JJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop general rules on how to pursue a therapeutic goal of interventional endoscopy without getting lost in abundant details. METHODS:The influences of various medical interventions on the survival of a patient with gastrointestinal haemorrhage are modelled by an influence diagram. Survival is the focal point...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sonnenberg A,Gavin MW

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not clear which dose of clarithromycin (500 mg b.d. or 250 mg b.d.) is more effective for Helicobacter pylori eradication in proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapies. METHODS:We undertook a meta-analysis of the effect of 7-day triple therapies consisting of a proton pump inhibitor (P), and clarith...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Huang J,Hunt RH

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute gastrointestinal symptoms affect 90% of patients during pelvic radiotherapy. Elemental diet is protective in animal models. A nonrandomized study suggested benefit from a partial elemental diet. A pilot study suggested that radiotherapy patients only tolerate oral elemental diet comprising one-third of...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： McGough C,Wedlake L,Baldwin C,Hackett C,Norman AR,Blake P,Harrington K,Tait D,Khoo V,Frost G,Andreyev HJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bovine colostrum is a rich source of nutrients, antibodies and growth factors. AIM:To examine the efficacy of colostrum enemas in the treatment of distal colitis using a randomized, double-blind, controlled protocol. METHODS:Fourteen patients (eight female), with a mean age of 45 years (range, 16-75 years)...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Khan Z,Macdonald C,Wicks AC,Holt MP,Floyd D,Ghosh S,Wright NA,Playford RJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of cyclosporin in the management of ulcerative colitis is recognized. Not all patients respond to this treatment. Existing clinical and laboratory parameters are of little use in identifying those most likely to respond. AIMS:To determine whether in-vitro sensitivity to cyclosporin as measured ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： McCormack G,O'Donoghue D,Baird A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfractioned heparin was recently reported to be beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The available uncontrolled data show that it may be effective in steroid-resistant ulcerative colitis with a percentage of complete clinical remission of over 70% after an average of 4-6 weeks of therapy. The ad...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Papa A,Danese S,Gasbarrini A,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Strong acid inhibition using esomeprazole increases cure rates with triple therapy and 10-day treatments are more effective than 7-day ones. The combination of amoxicillin plus metronidazole at full doses, and using a physiologically-correct schedule three times a day, and has been shown to overcome metronid...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sánchez-Delgado J,García-Iglesias P,Castro-Fernández M,Bory F,Barenys M,Bujanda L,Lisozain J,Calvo MM,Torra S,Gisbert JP,Calvet X

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bismuth preparations are commonly used to treat a variety of gastrointestinal disorders, including peptic ulcers and dyspepsia. The safety profile of currently approved bismuth preparations, such as tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate (De-Nol), bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) and ranitidine bismuth citrate (Pylorid...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Tillman LA,Drake FM,Dixon JS,Wood JR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence rates of gastric and oesophageal adenocarcinoma are changing significantly, but little is known about specific sub-sites. AIM:To use a population-based approach to describe the trends in the site-specific incidence of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Using the Rochester Epidemi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Crane SJ,Richard Locke G 3rd,Harmsen WS,Diehl NN,Zinsmeister AR,Joseph Melton L 3rd,Romero Y,Talley NJ

更新日期：2007-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One-week proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapies are very popular in the US despite limited US data documenting efficacy. We assessed 1-week proton pump inhibitor triple therapies for Helicobacter pylori, and compared them to dual antibiotic therapies (to assess benefit of omeprazole) and to omeprazole-...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Laine L,Frantz JE,Baker A,Neil GA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the control of gastric fundus tone in humans is still unknown. Selective 5-hydroxytryptamine re-uptake inhibitors act both centrally and peripherally to enhance the availability of physiologically released 5-hydroxytryptamine. AIM:To study the influence of a selective 5-hy...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Tack J,Broekaert D,Coulie B,Fischler B,Janssens J

更新日期：2003-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of antibodies towards infliximab (ATI) is associated with lower infliximab (IFX) trough concentrations and loss of response. IFX treatment intensification is effective for restoring response in most, but not all patients with Crohn's disease (CD). AIM:To compare outcome, pharmacokinetics and im...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Dreesen E,Van Stappen T,Ballet V,Peeters M,Compernolle G,Tops S,Van Steen K,Van Assche G,Ferrante M,Vermeire S,Gils A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An impairment of cellular immune response may contribute to the persistency of hepatitis C virus infection. AIM:To analyse the Th1/Th2 cytokine profile in peripheral blood CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells from patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) during treatment with pegylated interferon-alpha2a plus ribavirin...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Trapero-Marugán M,García-Buey L,Muñoz C,Quintana NE,Moreno-Monteagudo JA,Borque MJ,Fernández MJ,Salvanés FR,Medina J,Moreno-Otero R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiotherapy is an established treatment modality for prostate cancer; however, up to a third of patients develops a radiation-induced proctopathy. AIM:To assess the effect of topical beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) in the prevention of radiation-induced proctopathy in patients undergoing radiotherapy for...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Fuccio L,Guido A,Laterza L,Eusebi LH,Busutti L,Bunkheila F,Barbieri E,Bazzoli F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregabalin has a broad spectrum of analgesic and antihyperalgesic activity in both basic and clinical studies. However, its mechanisms and sites of action have yet to be determined in humans. AIMS:To assess the antinociceptive effect of pregabalin on experimental gut pain in patients with visceral hyperalge...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Olesen SS,Graversen C,Olesen AE,Frøkjaer JB,Wilder-Smith O,van Goor H,Valeriani M,Drewes AM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adalimumab is effective in inducing remission in patients with active Crohn's disease who had secondary failure to infliximab therapy. AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adalimumab maintenance therapy in Crohn's disease patients who previously responded to infliximab and then lost response or became...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Peyrin-Biroulet L,Laclotte C,Bigard MA

更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00