Review article: safety of bismuth in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gut microflora-mucosal interactions may be involved in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). AIM:To investigate the efficacy of a novel prebiotic trans-galactooligosaccharide in changing the colonic microflora and improve the symptoms in IBS sufferers. METHODS:In all, 44 patients with Rome II...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Silk DB,Davis A,Vulevic J,Tzortzis G,Gibson GR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:(13)CO(2) is produced on metabolism of (13)C-labelled-pantoprazole ([(13)C]-pantoprazole) by CYP2C19. AIM:To investigate whether the [(13)C]-pantoprazole breath test can predict CYP2C19 status and efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in Japanese. METHODS:We classified 110 healthy volunteers as rapid m...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Furuta T,Kodaira C,Nishino M,Yamade M,Sugimoto M,Ikuma M,Hishida A,Watanabe H,Umemura K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adalimumab, at an induction dose of 160/80 mg followed by 40 mg every other week is approved for treatment of refractory Crohn's disease (CD) and for patients with loss of response to infliximab. AIM:To evaluate the indications for adalimumab, the proportion of inflammatory bowel disease patients who requir...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Swaminath A,Ullman T,Rosen M,Mayer L,Lichtiger S,Abreu MT

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To perform a systematic review on the efficacy of intermittent and on-demand therapy with either histamine H2-receptor antagonists or proton pump inhibitors for patients with erosive oesophagitis or symptomatic heartburn. METHOD:We conducted randomized-controlled trials of non-continuous therapy in gastro-oesophag...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Zacny J,Zamakhshary M,Sketris I,Veldhuyzen van Zanten S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited therapeutic options exist for severe gastroparesis, where severe nausea and vomiting can lead to weight loss, dehydration and malnutrition due to inadequate caloric and fluid intake. TZP-101 (ulimorelin) is a ghrelin receptor agonist that accelerates gastric emptying and improves upper gastrointestin...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Wo JM,Ejskjaer N,Hellström PM,Malik RA,Pezzullo JC,Shaughnessy L,Charlton P,Kosutic G,McCallum RW

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:In a randomly allocated, double-blind, endoscopically controlled study, 98 patients with gastric ulcers were treated with either (a synthetic prostaglandin of E2-like structure) enprostil 70 micrograms b.d. or 150 mg ranitidine b.d. The healing rates at 4, 8 and 12 weeks were enprostil 57, 91 and 94% and for ranitidin...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Morgan AG,Pacsoo C,Taylor P,McAdam WA

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Butyrate, propionate and acetate are short chain fatty acids (SCFA), important for maintaining a healthy colon and are considered as protective in colorectal carcinogenesis. However, they may also regulate immune responses and the composition of the intestinal microbiota. Consequently, their importance in a ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Gill PA,van Zelm MC,Muir JG,Gibson PR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Germinated barley foodstuff (GBF) has been shown to attenuate intestinal injury in animal models, largely by increasing luminal short-chain fatty acid production. AIM:To investigate the safety and efficacy of GBF in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS:Ten patients with active UC received 30 g...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Mitsuyama K,Saiki T,Kanauchi O,Iwanaga T,Tomiyasu N,Nishiyama T,Tateishi H,Shirachi A,Ide M,Suzuki A,Noguchi K,Ikeda H,Toyonaga A,Sata M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the incidence of death in patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease in Cardiff over 20 years ago. METHODS:The Cardiff database of patients with Crohn's disease contains data on all patients diagnosed there since 1934. Patients (394) diagnosed before 1 January 1985 were traced and their mortality statu...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Canavan C,Abrams KR,Hawthorne B,Mayberry JF

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：AIM:To systematically review the literature evaluating hypnotherapy in the management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). METHODS:Electronic databases were searched (Cochrane Library, Medline, CINAHL, AMED, Embase, PsycINFO, CISCOM, TRIP and the Social Science Citation index), bibliographic references scanned and main ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Wilson S,Maddison T,Roberts L,Greenfield S,Singh S,Birmingham IBS Research Group.

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hepatitis C virus (HCV) care cascade has changed dramatically following the introduction of direct-acting anti-virals (DAAs). Up-to-date estimates of the cascade are needed to monitor progress, identify key gaps and inform policy. AIM:To estimate the current and future HCV care cascade in the United Sta...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Chhatwal J,Chen Q,Bethea ED,Hur C,Spaulding AC,Kanwal F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug toxicity is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States. Further understanding of hepatotoxicity is becoming increasingly important as more drugs come to market. AIMS:(i) To provide an update on recent advances in our understanding of hepatotoxicity of select commonly used drug classe...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Chang CY,Schiano TD

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combination treatment with azathioprine for 6-12 months is the preferred strategy for starting infliximab due to improved pharmacokinetics. However, optimised infliximab monotherapy with proactive dose escalations in case of low trough levels is a safer but under-studied alternative. AIM:To compare the clin...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Drobne D,Kurent T,Golob S,Švegl P,Rajar P,Hanžel J,Koželj M,Novak G,Smrekar N,Ferkolj I,Štabuc B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether a 5-day regimen with rabeprazole, clarithromycin and amoxicillin (RCA) was as effective as a 7-day regimen. METHODS:A total of 139 H. pylori-infected patients were randomized to receive either a 5-day or 7-day course of rabeprazole 10 mg b.d., clarithromycin 400 mg b.d. and amoxicillin 750 mg ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Isomoto H,Furusu H,Morikawa T,Mizuta Y,Nishiyama T,Omagari K,Murase K,Inoue K,Murata I,Kohno S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term time trends of multiple gastrointestinal diseases are characterised by a striking rise and fall. These temporal changes provide important clues about disease aetiology. AIM:To highlight the importance of Helicobacter pylori infection in shaping the temporal trends of many common gastrointestin...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sonnenberg A

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-refractory heartburn may be due to persistent gastro-oesophageal reflux, oesophageal hypersensitivity or functional heartburn (FH). The differentiation between non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and FH may be very difficult. However, this differentiation is important for appropriat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kandulski A,Jechorek D,Caro C,Weigt J,Wex T,Mönkemüller K,Malfertheiner P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 15 years after the launch of omeprazole in 1988, proton-pump inhibitors remain central to the management of acid-suppression disorders and are unchallenged with regard to their efficacy and popularity among doctors and patients. They are considered safe despite early concerns about the possibility of an asso...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Raghunath AS,O'Morain C,McLoughlin RC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori infection is very common in India, as in other developing countries, but few data exist on the susceptibility of H. pylori to antimicrobial agents commonly used for eradication here. AIM:To determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of H. pylori strains from Kolkata, in eastern India. M...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Datta S,Chattopadhyay S,Patra R,De R,Ramamurthy T,Hembram J,Chowdhury A,Bhattacharya SK,Berg DE,Nair GB,Mukhopadhyay AK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence and mortality of gastric cancer (GC) are high in Mongolia despite Helicobacter pylori in the Mongolian population being less virulent. AIM:To evaluate gastric bacterial microbiota profiles in patients with GC and its precursor histological conditions. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study amo...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Gantuya B,El Serag HB,Matsumoto T,Ajami NJ,Uchida T,Oyuntsetseg K,Bolor D,Yamaoka Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The eradication rates following standard triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection are declining worldwide. Recent studies have shown that sequential therapy for H. pylori infection yields high cure rates. AIM:To compare the efficacy and tolerability of a sequential regimen as first-line treatment of...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Park HG,Jung MK,Jung JT,Kwon JG,Kim EY,Seo HE,Lee JH,Yang CH,Kim ES,Cho KB,Park KS,Lee SH,Kim KO,Jeon SW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is considered to be open-ended, with no guidelines for treatment cessation. AIM:To evaluate biochemical and virological relapse requiring retreatment in noncirrhotic HBeAg-negative CHB in patients who stopped treatment following a period of prolonged...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Patwardhan VR,Sengupta N,Bonder A,Lau D,Afdhal NH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorafenib is currently the only approved systemic therapy shown to have efficacy in the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recent studies suggest that hepatitis C (HCV)-related HCC patients derive more clinical benefit from sorafenib than other subgroups, but the mechanism for this effect ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Cabrera R,Limaye AR,Horne P,Mills R,Soldevila-Pico C,Clark V,Morelli G,Firpi R,Nelson DR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of sedation trends for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is important for health service planning, particularly in view of rapidly increasing demands on endoscopy services. However, no data are available on sedation trends in Britain over the past 10 years. AIM:To determine sedation use for routine...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Mulcahy HE,Hennessy E,Connor P,Rhodes B,Patchett SE,Farthing MJ,Fairclough PD

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite similar clinical symptoms, collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC) are considered two distinct disease entities. AIM:To compare pathoanatomical findings, clinical presentations, risk factors, course of diseases and response to treatment in CC and LC to establish whether they could be s...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Rasmussen MA,Munck LK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) have elevated rates of renal impairment and mortality. It has been shown that cefotaxime plus albumin infusion decrease renal impairment compared with antibiotic treatment alone, in patients with serum bilirubin >4 mg/dL or creatinine >1 mg/dL. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Cartier M,Terg R,Lucero R,Muñoz A,Romero G,Levi D,Miguez C,Abecasis R

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most commonly used first-line therapy for patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). However, many aspects related to PPIs in EoE are still unknown. AIMS:To assess the effectiveness of PPI therapy for EoE in real-world practice. METHODS:This cross-sectional study c...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Laserna-Mendieta EJ,Casabona S,Guagnozzi D,Savarino E,Perelló A,Guardiola-Arévalo A,Barrio J,Pérez-Martínez I,Lund Krarup A,Alcedo J,de la Riva S,Rey-Iborra E,Santander C,Arias Á,Lucendo AJ,EUREOS EoE CONNECT Research group

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:Glucocorticoids have been shown to induce peptic ulcers, especially when co-administered with NSAIDs. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) plays a role in gastric ulcer repair, facilitating the restitution of gastric mucosal epithelial cells. HGF expression is induced by PGs in gastric fibroblasts. We hypothesized...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Takahashi M,Takada H,Takagi K,Kataoka S,Soma R,Kuwayama H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00