Porto-hepatic venous shunt via portal vein aneurysm with splenomegaly.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghrelin is a novel 28-amino-acid peptide isolated from rat and human stomach. This peptide is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor and stimulates the release of growth hormones. Although the principal site of ghrelin synthesis has been reported to be in the stomach, there have be...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tanaka-Shintani M,Watanabe M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Innate immunity mechanisms have been shown to play a paramount role in organ transplantation. Our aim was to investigate the hypothesis that activation of the interferon system may affect clinically relevant outcomes, such as acute rejection and/or early fibrosis progression, after liver transplantation. ME...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minisini R,Giarda P,Grossi G,Bitetto D,Toniutto P,Falleti E,Avellini C,Occhino G,Fabris C,Pirisi M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal Behçet's disease (BD) is very rare, and epidemiologic data regarding BD are scarce. Moreover, there have been no population-based studies focusing on intestinal BD. We conducted a nationwide population-based study to examine the incidence and clinical course of Korean patients with intestinal BD. ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Han M,Jung YS,Kim WH,Cheon JH,Park S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, generally, patients with chronic hepatitis C are aged. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of interferon (IFN) therapy on the mortality of chronic hepatitis C patients over age 60. METHODS:Seven-hundred and seven patients with histologically proven chronic hepatitis C were enrolled...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Imai Y,Kasahara A,Tanaka H,Okanoue T,Hiramatsu N,Tsubouchi H,Yoshioka K,Kawata S,Tanaka E,Hino K,Hayashi K,Tamura S,Itoh Y,Sasaki Y,Kiyosawa K,Kakumu S,Okita K,Hayashi N

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The virologic impact of adding interferon to antiviral nucleoside therapy was studied in Japanese patients having perinatally transmitted hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype C. METHODS:Sixty-four patients including 41 positive for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) were assigned to receive either (1) a combination ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Yuki N,Nagaoka T,Nukui K,Omura M,Hikiji K,Kato M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has not been reported for human hepatoma, because cancer cells only weakly take up the photosensitizer. Indocyanine green (ICG) is a photosensitizer normally excreted into the bile, and bile excretion is impaired in human hepatomas. We examined whether human hepatoma cell lines pre...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kaneko J,Inagaki Y,Ishizawa T,Gao J,Tang W,Aoki T,Sakamoto Y,Hasegawa K,Sugawara Y,Kokudo N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) therapy is the current standard of care for patients with chronic hepatitis C. Determining precisely the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) and mortality from a single study is rather difficult because of the infrequency of such events. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Minami T,Kishikawa T,Sato M,Tateishi R,Yoshida H,Koike K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The causal association between diabetes and pancreatic cancer remains unclear in Asian populations. This study examined whether gallstones, a cholecystectomy, chronic pancreatitis and the treatment of antidiabetic agents affect the risk of subsequent pancreatic cancer for patients with diabetes in a Taiwanes...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Lai HC,Tsai IJ,Chen PC,Muo CH,Chou JW,Peng CY,Lai SW,Sung FC,Lyu SY,Morisky DE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine gastric myoelectrical activity in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study comprised 11 female PBC patients (average age 53.4 years, range 43-70) and two aged-matched control groups: 11 (53.4 years, range 37-78) healthy women, and 10 female patients with chron...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kasicka-Jonderko A,Krusiec-Swidergoł B,Jonderko K,Musialik J,Gonciarz M,Błońska-Fajfrowska B,Gonciarz Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From its pattern of metastasis and recurrence, gastric carcinoma can be recognized as a slow-growing malignancy whose local control is still the most important part of treatment. With application of asymptomatic population screening and awareness of the high risk of this disease among the general population in Japan, ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sasako M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:EphA3, a member of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinases, plays important roles in tumor angiogenesis and progression. However, the function of EphA3 in solid tumors has not been widely studied. We aimed to explore EphA3 expression in gastric carcinoma and analyze its role as a potential prognostic factor. METH...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Xi HQ,Wu XS,Wei B,Chen L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, squamous cell carcinoma accounts for most esophageal cancers in Japan; however, there is concern that the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in Japan is increasing in comparison to Western countries. Akita Prefecture, with a population of 1 million, has the highest rate of esophageal cancer-a...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Koizumi S,Motoyama S,Iijima K

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) product is a bacterial virulence factor contributing to the pathogenicity of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in humans. Host factors, which vary in different countries, interact with bacterial factors to determine the disease state. Our objective was to investigate the f...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sökücü S,Ozden AT,Süoğlu OD,Elkabes B,Demir F,Cevikbaş U,Gökçe S,Saner G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have investigated the association between smoking and ultrasonographically diagnosed gallbladder (GB) disease, and their results were uncertain. This study was conducted to examine the association between smoking and drinking and GB diseases. METHODS:A total of 9,947 subjects (age, 30-69 years; ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Okamoto M,Yamagata Z,Takeda Y,Yoda Y,Kobayashi K,Fujino MA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is histopathologically characterized by chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis and ductopenia of interlobular bile ducts. Bile duct injury is also often encountered in chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) and in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). METHODS:In this study, we performed...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Zen Y,Harada K,Sasaki M,Tsuneyama K,Matsui K,Haratake J,Sakisaka S,Maeyama S,Yamamoto K,Nakano M,Shimamatsu K,Kage M,Kurose N,Uchiyama A,Kaizaki Y,Toda G,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) partly exerts choleretic effects by modifying the function of the bile salt export pump (Bsep, ABCB11). UDCA induces insertion of Bsep into the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes; however, underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We aimed to elucidate molecular mechanisms behind UDC...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kagawa T,Orii R,Hirose S,Arase Y,Shiraishi K,Mizutani A,Tsukamoto H,Mine T

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene therapy is a promising therapeutic method but is severely hampered due to its lack of an ideal delivery system. Therefore, in this study, a nonviral and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visible vector, polyethylene glycol-grafted polyethylenimine and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (PEG-g-PEI...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Chen Y,Lian G,Liao C,Wang W,Zeng L,Qian C,Huang K,Shuai X

更新日期：2013-07-01 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:Most studies evaluating visceral sensation measure visceromotor response (VMR) to colorectal distention (CRD). However, CRD itself induces visceral sensitization, and little is known about the detailed characteristics of this response. The present study tried to clarify this question. METHODS:VMR was determ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Nozu T,Kumei S,Miyagishi S,Takakusaki K,Okumura T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 13-year-old girl who presented with hepatic failure and hemolytic anemia. Laboratory findings showed a normal serum copper level (104 microg/dl), high urinary copper level (2370 microg/dl), and low serum ceruloplasmin level (14.3 microg/dl). Slit-lamp examination revealed Kayser-Fleischer rings on her corn...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Sakaida I,Kawaguchi K,Kimura T,Tamura F,Okita K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we quantitatively measured glycogen levels in tissue samples obtained from tumors, regions adjacent to tumor, and regions of normal colorectum to determine whether the levels were related to cell cycle and cancer growth. Glycogen levels were analyzed in relation to histopathological factors, (tumor size...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Takahashi S,Satomi A,Yano K,Kawase H,Tanimizu T,Tuji Y,Murakami S,Hirayama R

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using commercial quantitative assays, quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (qHBsAg) has improved our understanding and management of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The HBsAg level is highest in the immune tolerance phase, starts to decline during the immune clearance phase, and decreases slowly but progressively after...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tseng TC,Kao JH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an important etiologic factor in the development of colorectal cancer. However, the mechanism underlying the development of colorectal cancers through chronic inflammation is not known. Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) was originally identified as an inducer of so...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Endo Y,Marusawa H,Chiba T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional-computed tomography (3D-CT) cholangiography is a 3D shaded surface display image of the biliary tract obtained by using helical CT after intravenous cholangiography or cholangiography per percutaneous transhepatic cholangio-drainage tube. We investigated whether 3D-CT cholangiography could provide a ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Kinami S,Yao T,Kurachi M,Ishizaki Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) exhibit a variety of clinical manifestations and patterns of disease progression. The aim of this study was to identify genetic determinants of PBC progression. METHODS:A total of 52 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 11 candidate genes involved in re...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Inamine T,Higa S,Noguchi F,Kondo S,Omagari K,Yatsuhashi H,Tsukamoto K,Nakamura M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subunit A of coagulation factor XIII (FXIII-A) is important for clot stability and acts in the subsequent wound healing process. Loss of plasma FXIII-A has been reported after surgery, sepsis, and inflammatory conditions. In the intestinal mucosa, FXIII-A is expressed by macrophages and cellular FXIII-A has ...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Soendergaard C,Kvist PH,Seidelin JB,Pelzer H,Nielsen OH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) therapy for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients has been reported to reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. However, survival rates and causes of death in CHB patients either treated or not treated with NA therapy are unclear. Therefore, we investi...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Tada T,Kumada T,Toyoda H,Kiriyama S,Tanikawa M,Hisanaga Y,Kanamori A,Kitabtake S,Ito T

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class II antigens are strongly expressed on the inflamed colonic epithelium in inflammatory bowel disease. However, the mechanism of this epithelial class II antigen induction is not fully understood. Increased activities of interferon (IFN)gamma, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha, and interleukin (IL)2 have been shown...

journal_title：Journal of gastroenterology

authors： Horie Y,Chiba M,Suzuki T,Kudo T,Kamata A,Iizuka M,Masamune O

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00