Primary tubular adenocarcinoma arising in the duodenal limb of reconstructed gastroduodenostomy for signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach.

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：:In this study, we used magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to measure portal blood flow in 12 healthy controls and 17 cirrhotics while they were breath-holding after inspiration and after expiration. We then compared the results with measurements made during normal respiration in the healthy controls and cirrhotics. Blood...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sugano S,Yamamoto K,Sasao K,Watanabe M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the tumor stroma in carcinogenesis and cancer progression have been documented for a long time. However, the molecules and mechanisms involved have not been understood precisely. Recently, various mediators involved in the communication between the tumor epithelium and stroma and their roles have been reve...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Taketo MM

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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：:We report a 27-year-old male with Crohn's disease (CD) of the small and large intestine, whose peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) showed increased cell-mediated cytotoxicity (CTL). Autologous and allogeneic effector cells from PBL and intestinal lymph nodes (LN) were isolated on a Ficoll-Hypaque gradient. Colonic cell...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okazaki K,Yokoyama Y,Yamamoto Y,Kobayashi M,Araki K,Ogata T

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:King's College Hospital (KCH) criteria and the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score are useful and widely-employed prognostic markers for acute liver failure (ALF). We previously reported that liver atrophy is an important prognostic factor for ALF. The aim of the present study was to assess t...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamagishi Y,Saito H,Ebinuma H,Kikuchi M,Ojiro K,Kanamori H,Tada S,Horie Y,Kato S,Hibi T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the influence of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin on gastric epithelial restoration in vitro. Rabbit gastric epithelial cells were cultured and formed a complete monolayer cell sheet in 2 days. We created a wound (1.8 +/- 0.05 mm2) by denuding an area of cells, and EGF (0.1-30 ng/ml) and/or insuli...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Maehiro K,Watanabe S,Hirose M,Iwazaki R,Miwa H,Sato N

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efficacy and safety of interferon induction therapy alone or in combination with ribavirin or ribavirin plus amantadine were evaluated in chronic hepatitis C patients who were nonresponders to primary antiviral treatment. METHODS:The study was designed to have 225 HCV nonresponder patients, but at an interi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gramenzi A,Andreone P,Cursaro C,Verucchi G,Boccia S,Giacomoni PL,Galli S,Furlini G,Biselli M,Lorenzini S,Attard L,Bonvicini F,Bernardi M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) syndromes are characterized by defects in transporters of conjugated bile acids into the bile canaliculus. Three genes (ATP8B1, ABCB11, ABCB4) are associated with the different forms, but no easy genotype-phenotype correlations help in the prioritization for gene te...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nobili V,Di Giandomenico S,Francalanci P,Callea F,Marcellini M,Santorelli FM

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:The introduction of capsule endoscopy (CE) has facilitated the detection of mucosal changes in the small bowel, and such mucosal changes have been noted in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension; these changes are described as portal hypertensive enteropathy. The aim of this study was to assess the effe...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Matsushita Y,Narahara Y,Fujimori S,Kanazawa H,Itokawa N,Fukuda T,Takahashi Y,Kondo C,Kidokoro H,Atsukawa M,Nakatsuka K,Sakamoto C

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies investigating the impact of tumor location on colorectal cancer prognosis only compared two groups by location, e.g., 'right-sided colon vs. left-sided colon,' 'colon vs. rectum,' and 'right-sided (right-sided colon) vs. left-sided (left-sided colon and rectum).' This nationwide multicenter ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shida D,Inoue M,Tanabe T,Moritani K,Tsukamoto S,Yamauchi S,Sugihara K,Kanemitsu Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-genotype 1b and a high virus load, of more than 1 Meq/ml by the DNA probe assay, the clearance of HCV-RNA was achieved in only 10% with a 6-month interferon (IFN) course. We therefore assessed the efficacy of prolonged IFN therapy in patients with HCV-genotype 1b and ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Arase Y,Ikeda K,Tsubota A,Suzuki Y,Saitoh S,Kobayashi M,Kobayashi M,Suzuki F,Akuta N,Someya T,Kumada H

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Electronic endoscopy, developed in 1983, enables the endoscopic image to be transmitted through electric signals that can be easily processed by computer. An electronic endoscope is composed of three vital parts, i.e., a charge-coupled device (CCD) that converts the image to electric signals, a video processor that co...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Fujino MA,Morozumi A,Nakamura T,Kojima Y,Kawai T,Sato T,Kubo K,Ohtsuka H,Otaka M,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cirrhotic patients with gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) in whom chronic blood loss presented a major problem. Case 1, a 69-year-old man, had alcoholic liver cirrhosis, and case 2, a 75-year-old woman, had liver cirrhosis associated with hepatitis C virus. The patients required repeated blood trans...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yamada M,Nishimura D,Hoshino H,Katada N,Sano H,Kato K

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with psoriasis show a greater prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic syndrome than the general population. Moreover, patients with NAFLD and psoriasis are at higher risk of severe liver fibrosis than their counterparts with NAFLD and without psoriasis. The link between...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Campanati A,Ganzetti G,Di Sario A,Damiani A,Sandroni L,Rosa L,Benedetti A,Offidani A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cowden's disease, multiple hamartoma syndrome, is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by multiple hamartomas of ectodermal, endodermal, and mesodermal origin and also by a high incidence of malignant tumors. Despite many efforts to identify the genetic alterations responsible for the syndrome, the molecular ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Suzuki T,Ichinose M,Matsubara Y,Yahagi N,Kurokawa K,Fukamachi H,Miki K

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although anemia is one of the signs of colorectal cancer, the relationships between histological findings and hematological findings other than hemoglobin level have not been adequately investigated. We investigated the relationship between hematological findings, serum iron, and histological findings in 358 patients ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sadahiro S,Suzuki T,Tokunaga N,Mukai M,Tajima T,Makuuchi H,Saito T

更新日期：1998-08-01 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：:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) [carcinoids, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs)] are becoming an increasing clinical problem because not only are they increasing in frequency, but they can frequently present with advanced disease that requires diagnostic and treatment approaches different from those used in the neo...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito T,Igarashi H,Jensen RT

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined hepatocellular (HCC) and cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) (mixed carcinoma) is a rare subtype of primary hepatic carcinoma. We report a case of mixed carcinoma that developed in a non-cirrhotic liver, in a patient who was serologically negative for both hepatitis B and C viruses. A 65-year-old Japanese woman...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Shiraishi M,Takushi Y,Simoji H,Oshiro T,Shinzato S,Tanigawa N,Kusano T,Muto Y

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Better diagnosis of metastatic disease has been pursued by oncologists: however, many of the tumor markers have been still controversial. Our purpose was to estimate the usefulness of soluble E-selectin and its ligand sialyl Lewis A for more accurate diagnosis as a combined tumor marker for metastases in col...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Ito K,Ye CL,Hibi K,Mitsuoka C,Kannagi R,Hidemura K,Ando H,Kasai Y,Akiyama S,Nakao A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of gallbladder cancer associated with a common bile duct neuroma, and a cystic liver lesion with histologic findings similar to an inflammatory pseudotumor, in a patient who had had no previous abdominal surgery. The patient was a 62-year-old man whose major complaint was fever. Ultrasonography a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Akiyama T,Saito H,Kiriyama M,Tomita F,Kosaka T,Kita I,Takashima S,Matsunou H

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mucosal breaks induced by gastroesophageal reflux of gastric contents were more frequently found on the right anterior wall of the lower esophagus. Bleeding from esophageal varices may be also derived from gastroesophageal reflux. The circumferential location of the ruptured esophageal varices was evaluated ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okamoto E,Amano Y,Fukuhara H,Furuta K,Miyake T,Sato S,Ishihara S,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peristaltic reflex does not fully explain the polarity of peristalsis. In the distal colon, we propose that the balance of circular muscle contraction proximal and distal to the pellet is a local reflex that predicts polarity of peristalsis. METHODS:Guinea pig distal colon segments were harvested, and fecal...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Gribovskaja-Rupp I,Kwak JM,Takahashi T,Ludwig K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vedolizumab is a gut-selective humanized antibody that binds the α4β7 integrin. We evaluated efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in Japanese patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS:In this Phase 3, double-blind study (NCT02038920), 157 patients were randomized to receive intravenous ve...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Watanabe K,Motoya S,Ogata H,Kanai T,Matsui T,Suzuki Y,Shikamura M,Sugiura K,Oda K,Hori T,Araki T,Watanabe M,Hibi T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00