Review article: methotrexate in gastroenterology--dangerous villain or simply misunderstood?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restriction of dietary FODMAP intake can alleviate symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Because many FODMAPs have prebiotic actions, there is concern that their dietary restriction leads to dysbiosis with health consequences, and their intake is being encouraged by addition to foods and via su...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Gibson PR,Halmos EP,Muir JG

更新日期：2020-07-01 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:Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the commonest diseases of Western populations, affecting 20 to 30% of adults. GERD is multifaceted and the classical oesophageal symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation often overlap with atypical symptoms that impact upon the respiratory system and air...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Pearson JP,Parikh S,Orlando RC,Johnston N,Allen J,Tinling SP,Johnston N,Belafsky P,Arevalo LF,Sharma N,Castell DO,Fox M,Harding SM,Morice AH,Watson MG,Shields MD,Bateman N,McCallion WA,van Wijk MP,Wenzl TG,Karkos

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, DWP14012, is in clinical development as a potential alternative to proton pump inhibitors for the treatment of acid-related diseases. AIMS:To evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of DWP14012 in humans. METHODS:A randomised, dou...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sunwoo J,Oh J,Moon SJ,Ji SC,Lee SH,Yu KS,Kim HS,Lee A,Jang IJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprising ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) is multigenic disorder. Tremendous progress has been achieved in unravelling the genetic background of IBD. It has led to the discovery of mutations in NOD2 associated with ileal CD and numerous other genes have be...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Weersma RK,van Dullemen HM,van der Steege G,Nolte IM,Kleibeuker JH,Dijkstra G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelins have been implicated in gastric mucosal damage in a variety of animal models. Exogenous ET-1 and ET-3 are causally associated with experimental gastric ulcers. Furthermore, clinical reports also show elevated plasma and gastric mucosal endothelin-1 levels in patients suffering from peptic ulcers....

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Padol I,Huang JQ,Hunt RH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A short-term course of pegylated-interferon (Peg-IFN), or a long-term treatment with a third generation nucleot(s)ide analogue (NUC), of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection achieves viral suppression and may prevent disease progression. Owing to different mechanisms of action of the two regimens, a Peg-IFN a...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Viganò M,Invernizzi F,Grossi G,Lampertico P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) are common functional disorders without defined pathology. Mast cells and eosinophils interact with T lymphocytes and may alter enteric nerve and smooth muscle function. AIM:To examine mast cell, eosinophil and intraepithelial lymphocyte populatio...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Walker MM,Talley NJ,Prabhakar M,Pennaneac'h CJ,Aro P,Ronkainen J,Storskrubb T,Harmsen WS,Zinsmeister AR,Agreus L

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis carried out in 1994 by the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) resulted in Helicobacter pylori being designated as a Group 1 carcinogen and thus clearly having an association with the development of gastric cancer. In the case of H. pylori, the evaluation was made solely on the basis of ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Asaka M,Kudo M,Kato M,Sugiyama T,Takeda H

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Historically, the beneficial effects of the nonsystemic oral agent rifaximin on various gastrointestinal (GI) disorders have been attributed to direct antibiotic activity on gut microbiota. However, data are accumulating to suggest that other nonantibacterial effects may be involved in rifaximin efficacy. A...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： DuPont HL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Sweden, the most common causes of liver cirrhosis are alcohol overconsumption and hepatitis C. However, recent data on the clinical characteristics of Swedish patients with cirrhosis are scarce. AIMS:To determine the incidence, clinical presentation, aetiological spectrum and survival rates of liver cirr...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Nilsson E,Anderson H,Sargenti K,Lindgren S,Prytz H

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：INTRODUCTION:A knowledge of Helicobacter pylori status is likely to be important in the management of patients presenting in general practice with dyspepsia. Near-patient testing kits for the detection of the H. pylori antibodies in whole blood, which provide results very quickly, are now available. AIM:To determine t...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Jones R,Phillips I,Felix G,Tait C

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients on maintenance dialysis typically show a suboptimal immune response to hepatitis B virus vaccine compared with the non-uraemic population. Some authors have claimed that dialysis mode has an impact on the immune response to hepatitis B virus vaccine but consistent information is lacking on this issu...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Fabrizi F,Dixit V,Bunnapradist S,Martin P

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenolphthalein is widely used as a safe and effective laxative. After oral administration, phenolphthalein is absorbed in the small bowel and is conjugated in the liver to phenolphthalein glucuronide which passes into the colon where it is deconjugated and the active compound, phenolphthalein, is released. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Anand BS,Torres E,Operkun A,Graham DY

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk after resolving chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is unclear. AIM:To compare HCC risk between Alaska Native (AN) patients with and without hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance. METHODS:We selected persons with (case-patients) and without (control-pat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Gounder PP,Bulkow LR,Snowball M,Negus S,Spradling PR,Simons BC,McMahon BJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variceal haemorrhage is a common medical emergency with a high mortality (30-50%). Adequate resuscitation is vital, and once stabilised the patient should be moved to a high-dependency area. Antibiotics reduce mortality, and the vasoactive drug terlipressin should be administered if early endoscopy is unavailable. Ear...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ferguson JW,Tripathi D,Hayes PC

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is expanding interest in the role that diet plays in ileoanal pouch function and in the pathogenesis of pouchitis. AIMS:To present a narrative review of published literature regarding the relationship of diet with pouch function and the pathogenesis of pouchitis, and to provide potentially beneficial ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ardalan ZS,Yao CK,Sparrow MP,Gibson PR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between ulcerative colitis and cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been recognised for over 50 years; and the role of CMV in ulcerative colitis in general, and steroid resistance in particular, remains a topic of ongoing controversy. The outcome for patients with CMV reactivation appears worse than tha...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sager K,Alam S,Bond A,Chinnappan L,Probert CS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple therapy based upon omeprazole, amoxycillin and clarithromycin for 7 days is the reference treatment used in France for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori. However, optimal dosages of omeprazole and clarithromycin have not been determined. AIMS:To compare four eradication regimens using this treat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Bigard MA,Delchier JC,Riachi G,Thibault P,Barthelemy P

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infliximab reduces mucosal inflammation in some, but not all, patients with Crohn's disease. AIM:To monitor clinical data and changes in mucosal cytokine levels after infliximab treatment to identify differences between responders and non-responders. METHODS:Twenty-six patients with fistulating Crohn's dis...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Agnholt J,Dahlerup JF,Buntzen S,Tøttrup A,Nielsen SL,Lundorf E

更新日期：2003-03-01 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:Symptoms of lactose intolerance are often attributed to lactose malabsorption but, as this relationship has not been demonstrated when a small dose of lactose similar to that contained in one cup of milk is ingested by intolerant patients, psychological factors may play a role in altered symptom perception. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Tomba C,Baldassarri A,Coletta M,Cesana BM,Basilisco G

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare the antisecretory effects of rabeprazole and esomeprazole in an open, randomized, two-way crossover, clinical pharmacology study. METHODS:Twenty-four healthy subjects (14 men, 10 women; mean age 26.8 years) received rabeprazole 20 mg or esomeprazole 20 mg daily on days 1-5, with a 14-day 'wash-out'. Int...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Warrington S,Baisley K,Boyce M,Tejura B,Morocutti A,Miller N

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are often cyclical and thus may require repeated rather than continuous therapy. Tegaserod is effective and well-tolerated for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation but data on retreatment are lacking. AIM:To assess whether tegaserod retreatment is as efficacious an...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Müller-Lissner S,Holtmann G,Rueegg P,Weidinger G,Löffler H

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common diagnosis in gastroenterology. Trials suggest certain probiotics to be beneficial. AIM:To investigate the effects of multispecies probiotic supplementation (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, L. rhamnosus Lc705, Propionibacterium freudenreichii ssp. shermanii JS and Bifi...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kajander K,Myllyluoma E,Rajilić-Stojanović M,Kyrönpalo S,Rasmussen M,Järvenpää S,Zoetendal EG,de Vos WM,Vapaatalo H,Korpela R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumatic dilatation is the first line therapy in achalasia, but half of patients relapse within 5 years of therapy and require further dilatations. AIM:To assess whether botulinum toxin injection before pneumatic dilatation is superior to pneumatic dilatation alone in achalasia patients. METHODS:Newly dia...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Mikaeli J,Bishehsari F,Montazeri G,Mahdavinia M,Yaghoobi M,Darvish-Moghadam S,Farrokhi F,Shirani S,Estakhri A,Malekzadeh R

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic options for achalasia include pharmacological therapy, surgical myotomy, pneumatic dilatation and intrasphincteric botulinum toxin injection. AIM:To compare botulinum toxin injection with pneumatic dilatation in a randomized trial. PATIENTS/METHODS:Forty adults with newly diagnosed achalasia we...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Mikaeli J,Fazel A,Montazeri G,Yaghoobi M,Malekzadeh R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CXC chemokines such as interleukin (IL)-8 are neutrophil chemoattractants, the levels of which increase in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. Many investigators have focused on the chemotactic aspects of IL-8: however, CXC chemokines are also reported to have angiogenic activity and to serve as rem...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Suzuki H,Mori M,Seto K,Shibata F,Nagahashi S,Kawaguchi C,Suzuki M,Matsui H,Watanabe K,Miura S,Ishii H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00