"Deathgrip" esophagus: segmental aperistalsis following electrical injury.

abstract：:Immune (gamma) interferon is a substance produced by immunologically activated mononuclear cells. Besides its antiviral activity, interferon gamma has a crucial role in immunoregulation, by acting directly upon lymphocytes and monocytes, and interacting with other soluble mediators of the immune response. Studies of t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lieberman BY,Fiocchi C,Youngman KR,Sapatnekar WK,Proffitt MR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have indicated changes in neuropeptides in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but with contradictory results. Nerve growth factor also has a potential role in the maintenance of enteric nerves and may be associated with IBD. A quantitative immunohistochemical method was used to measure area density of immu...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Lee CM,Kumar RK,Lubowski DZ,Burcher E

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Defective autophagic machinery, such as that in Crohn's disease patients homozygous for ATG16L1 risk allele, is associated with alteration of resident gut bacterial communities. However, whether or not host autophagy responds to changes in the resident gut microbial community is not known. Here, we investiga...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Singh SB,Wilson M,Ritz N,Lin HC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphocytic esophagitis is a rare esophageal condition. Our knowledge of potential risk factors and treatment outcomes of lymphocytic esophagitis is limited. AIM:To investigate potential risk factors associated with the development of lymphocytic esophagitis and compare clinical characteristics and treatmen...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zaver HB,Ghoz H,Malviya BJ,Brahmbhatt B,Palmer WC,Lacy BE,DeVault KR,Krishna M,Bi Y

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Slow transit constipation (STC) is a severe motility disorder, which in the majority of cases is of unknown etiology. In some, symptoms arise de novo in childhood, but a proportion of patients present in later life, including after pelvic surgery or childbirth. Our aims were: (1) to describe our current knowledge of t...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Knowles CH,Scott SM,Lunniss PJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that healing in intestinal wounds is proportionally faster than skin. Cytokines and growth factors play a major role in these coordinated wound-healing events. We hypothesized that this more rapid intestinal healing is due to an early upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Zubaidi A,Buie WD,Hart DA,Sigalet D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to assess whether patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) are aware of the risk to family members and to test an educational intervention. METHODS:CRC patients were surveyed regarding their cancer, family history, understanding of familial risk of CRC, and knowledge of existing screening gu...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Rubin DT,Gandhi RK,Hetzel JT,Kinnear SH,Aronsohn A,Wood G,Yadron N

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The colon is partly controlled by myenteric and submucosal plexuses, which respond to stress and lead to some gastrointestinal disorders. These plexuses play roles in irritable bowel syndrome. Patients suffering from this syndrome can be treated with some antidepressants, including sertraline and nortriptyli...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Noorafshan A,Yousefi M,Hosseini L,Karbalay-Doust S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Birth characteristics, including weight and gestational age, may be associated with risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE), the only known precursor for esophageal adenocarcinoma; however, data are limited. AIMS:To examine associations between various birth characteristics and BE, and whether these associations a...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Shiota S,El-Serag HB,Thrift AP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impairment of pancreatic microcirculation has often been advocated as one pathogenic mechanism in necrotizing pancreatitis. In contrast, data on pancreatic capillary perfusion in edematous pancreatitis are scarce. It was the aim of this experimental study to compare changes in pancreatic microcirculation in edematous ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Klar E,Schratt W,Foitzik T,Buhr H,Herfarth C,Messmer K

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of the intrinsic nerves of the esophageal body leads to a twitch of the circular muscle after the end of the stimulation (the esophageal off-response), and the twitch spreads in the distal direction because of a latency gradient in the onset of the off-response between the proximal and the distal esophagus...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ren J,Schulze-Delrieu K

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is considered a risk factor for other chronic diseases, and diets rich in lipids can cause alterations in the intestinal functions. AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a high-fat diet (HFD) on the myenteric plexus of the large intestine in mice. METHODS:Swiss mice were distr...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Beraldi EJ,Soares A,Borges SC,de Souza AC,Natali MR,Bazotte RB,Buttow NC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography is a popular noninvasive test of fibrosis. Traditional LSM cutoffs dichotomize patients and do not clearly indicate the confidence of diagnosis. AIM:We derived and validated probability functions of fibrosis and cirrhosis based on LSM and determine...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Wong VW,Lampertico P,de Lédinghen V,Chang PE,Kim SU,Chen Y,Chan HL,Mangia G,Foucher J,Chow WC,Ahn SH,Hou J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal failure is the most critical complication of Crohn's disease. Intestinal failure requires home parenteral nutrition, which worsens the quality of life of the patients and sometimes causes life-threatening complications. AIMS:The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk fact...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Watanabe Y,Miyoshi N,Fujino S,Takahashi H,Haraguchi N,Hata T,Matsuda C,Yamamoto H,Doki Y,Mori M,Mizushima T

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive spontaneous swallowing has been associated with a variety of common gastrointestinal symptoms including abdominal pain, heartburn, and bloating and may contribute to disorders such as hiatus hernia, duodenal ulcer, and irritable bowel syndrome. The present study investigated the hypothesis that changes in em...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Cuevas JL,Cook EW 3rd,Richter JE,McCutcheon M,Taub E

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data regarding early atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease are limited and conflicting results are present. AIMS:The purpose of this study was to evaluate serological and sonographical evidence of subclinical vascular involvement in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS:Thirty-nine pat...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Kayahan H,Sari I,Cullu N,Yuksel F,Demir S,Akarsu M,Goktay Y,Unsal B,Akpinar H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein ornithine decarboxylase antizyme (AZ) is inhibitory to both polyamine transport and synthesis. Experiments were performed to examine the distribution and regulation of AZ mRNA in cells of the small intestinal epithelium, a tissue exposed to high concentrations of extracellular polyamines and high levels of...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Gill JE,Christian JF,Seidel ER

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is characterized by elevated serum IgA concentrations, the presence of circulating immune complexes containing IgA, and IgA deposits along sinusoids in the liver. When combined with the presupposed IgA-clearance function of the liver, a causal association between IgA abnormalities and the...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： van de Wiel A,Valentijn RM,Schuurman HJ,Daha MR,Hené RJ,Kater L

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Voluntary muscle activity, including swallowing, decreases during the night. The association between nocturnal awakenings and swallowing activity is under-researched with limited information on the frequency of swallows during awake and asleep periods. AIM:The aim of this study was to assess nocturnal swa...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Pohl D,Arevalo F,Singh E,Freeman J,Tutuian R,Castell DO

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wnt/beta-catenin pathway has been proposed as promoting intestinal stem cell division. Wnt ligands activate cytoplasmic beta-catenin and increase nuclear translocation of beta-catenin that binds to the Tcf-4 transcription factor. The aim of this study was to investigate beta-catenin expression in the stem cell reg...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Camac KS,Thompson FM,Cummins AG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro and in vivo experiments were carried out with medium-chain glycerides. In vitro, cholesterol gallstones were rapidly dissolved by medium-chain glycerides; control experiments with saline solution failed to modify the size of the stones. In vivo, medium-chain glycerides were instilled through an intraductal tu...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Uribe M,Uscanga L,Farca S,Sanjurjo JL,LaGarriga J,Ortíz JH

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the antioxidative effects of water-soluble vitamin E derivative, 2-(alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)methyl-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-6-ol (TMG), on ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) -induced gastric mucosal injury in rats. Gastric ischemia was induced by applying a small clamp to the c...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ichikawa H,Yoshida N,Takano H,Ishikawa T,Handa O,Takagi T,Naito Y,Murase H,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects on the sphincter of Oddi of intravenous administration of dipyrone, 2.5 g; tramadol, 50 mg; indomethacin, 75 mg; N-butylscopolamine, 20 mg; and nitroglycerin, 1 mg, in comparison to physiological saline were assessed in a single-blind study in 36 patients hospitalized with upper abdominal pain. Basal sphin...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Brandstätter G,Schinzel S,Wurzer H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biliary cannulation failure is a major problem during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. It remains unclear how duodenal papilla morphology affects biliary cannulation. Therefore, we proposed a new classification system for the duodenal papilla based on oral protrusion pattern (ratio of the leng...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Watanabe M,Okuwaki K,Kida M,Imaizumi H,Yamauchi H,Kaneko T,Iwai T,Hasegawa R,Miyata E,Masutani H,Tadehara M,Adachi K,Koizumi W

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Endoscopic treatment is effective in the treatment of patients with bile duct injury after cholecystectomy. We aimed to investigate the long-term results of endoscopic treatment, factors predicting the recurrence of the stricture, and to determine the optimal endoscopic treatment. METHODS:The study...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Parlak E,Dişibeyaz S,Ödemiş B,Köksal AŞ,Küçükay F,Şaşmaz N,Şahin B

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to evaluate (i) the relationship between transpyloric flow (TF) assessed by Doppler ultrasonography and scintigraphy, (ii) the effects of healthy aging on TF and gastric emptying (GE), and (iii) the relationship between the glycemic response to oral glucose and TF. Ten healthy "young" (7 M,...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： O'Donovan D,Hausken T,Lei Y,Russo A,Keogh J,Horowitz M,Jones KL

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight patients with delayed gastric emptying as measured by an abnormal barium "burger" were treated with metoclopramide in a randomized, double-blind fashion. Five had diabetic gastroparesis, four had undergone vagotomy and pyloroplasty, and 19 were idiopathic. Patients received either metoclopramide or placeb...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Perkel MS,Moore C,Hersh T,Davidson ED

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretically, relative distal common bile duct obstruction due to sphincter of Oddi dysfunction may be a cause of poor gallbladder evacuation observed on quantitative cholescintigraphy. In this study, the relationship of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction to the gallbladder ejection fraction by quantitative cholescintigra...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Ruffolo TA,Sherman S,Lehman GA,Hawes RH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors and mechanisms involved in esophageal mucosal injury and repair are not well known. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of growth factors and prostaglandins on esophageal mucosal cell repair activities. Rabbit esophageal cells were isolated, cultured, and exposed to different growth factors and pro...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Jimenez P,Lanas A,Piazuelo E,Esteva F

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specificity of polymerase chain reaction monoclonality in the diagnosis of gastric lymphoma was prospectively evaluated. Gastric mucosal tissue from normal gastric mucosa (N = 13), benign gastric ulcers (N = 3), chronic Helicobacter pylori gastritis (N = 3), gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (N = 16), and ...

journal_title：Digestive diseases and sciences

authors： Weston AP,Banerjee SK,Horvat RT,Cherian R,Campbell DR,Zoubine MN

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00