abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver-related mortality varies across developed nations. AIM:To assess the relative role of various risk factors in relation to liver-related mortality in an ecological study approach. METHODS:Data for liver-related mortality, prevalence data for hepatitis B and C, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), alcoh...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： von Wulffen M,Clark PJ,Macdonald GA,Raj AS,Kendall BJ,Powell EE,Jones MP,Holtmann G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mucosa-associated microbiota appears to be highly relevant to host-microbe interactions in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Thus, precise characterisation of the mucosa-associated microbiota may provide important insights for diagnostic and therapeutic development. However, for technical reasons, mucosal...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Shanahan ER,Zhong L,Talley NJ,Morrison M,Holtmann G

更新日期：2016-06-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), though the mechanism is unclear. PPI induced alterations to the gut microbiome may facilitate the emergence of CDI, though the effects of PPIs on gut microbiota are not well characterised. [Correcti...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Clooney AG,Bernstein CN,Leslie WD,Vagianos K,Sargent M,Laserna-Mendieta EJ,Claesson MJ,Targownik LE

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter-negative gastritis has been increasingly reported. Molecular techniques as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may detect bacterial DNA in histologically negative gastritis. AIM:To evaluate of Helicobacter PCR in gastric biopsies for the daily diagnostics of Helicobacter-negative gastritis. ME...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Kiss S,Zsikla V,Frank A,Willi N,Cathomas G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori prevalence in Western countries has been declining simultaneously with increases in childhood asthma and allergic diseases; prior studies have linked these phenomena. AIMS:To examine the association between H. pylori colonisation in children and risk of asthma and related conditions at s...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： den Hollander WJ,Sonnenschein-van der Voort AM,Holster IL,de Jongste JC,Jaddoe VW,Hofman A,Perez-Perez GI,Moll HA,Blaser MJ,Duijts L,Kuipers EJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 20% of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) patients with concomitant inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have Crohn's disease (CD). AIM:To compare PSC/CD with other PSC patients. METHODS:Retrospective study of 240 PSC patients diagnosed between 1975 and 2012 (median follow-up 12 years). Activit...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Fevery J,Van Steenbergen W,Van Pelt J,Laleman W,Hoffman I,Geboes K,Vermeire S,Nevens F

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori is one of the most prevalent global pathogens and can lead to gastrointestinal disease including peptic ulcers, gastric marginal zone lymphoma and gastric carcinoma. AIM:To review recent trends in H. pylori antibiotic resistance rates, and to discuss diagnostics and treatment paradigms. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Thung I,Aramin H,Vavinskaya V,Gupta S,Park JY,Crowe SE,Valasek MA

更新日期：2016-02-01 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:Non-cardiac chest pain is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders. By recognising that gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), oesophageal dysmotility and oesophageal hypersensitivity are the main underlying mechanisms of NCCP, a more directed therapeutic approach has been developed. ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： George N,Abdallah J,Maradey-Romero C,Gerson L,Fass R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The detrimental effect of smoking on development and progression of Crohn's disease (CD) is generally accepted. AIM:To evaluate the awareness of smoking risks in a Belgian inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population. METHODS:In the out-patient clinic of a tertiary referral centre, 625 consecutive patients ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： De Bie C,Ballet V,Hendriks N,Coenen S,Weyts E,Van Assche G,Vermeire S,Ferrante M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection is the most common cause of mortality in end-stage liver disease (ESLD). The impact of obesity on infection risk in ESLD is not established. AIM:To characterise the impact of obesity on infection risk in ESLD. METHODS:We evaluated the association between infection and obesity in patients with ESL...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sundaram V,Kaung A,Rajaram A,Lu SC,Tran TT,Nissen NN,Klein AS,Jalan R,Charlton MR,Jeon CY

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little data are available regarding the effectiveness and associated microbiome changes of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children, especially in those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with presumed underlying dysbiosis. AIM:To investigate C. diffic...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Hourigan SK,Chen LA,Grigoryan Z,Laroche G,Weidner M,Sears CL,Oliva-Hemker M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In developed countries, hepatitis E is a porcine zoonosis caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3. In developing countries, hepatitis E is mainly caused by genotype 1, and causes increased mortality in patients with pre-existing chronic liver disease (CLD). AIM:To determine the role of HEV in patients ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Blasco-Perrin H,Madden RG,Stanley A,Crossan C,Hunter JG,Vine L,Lane K,Devooght-Johnson N,Mclaughlin C,Petrik J,Stableforth B,Hussaini H,Phillips M,Mansuy JM,Forrest E,Izopet J,Blatchford O,Scobie L,Peron JM,Dalton H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe and severe/complicated Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can result in ICU admission, sepsis, toxic megacolon and death. In this setting, colectomy is the standard of care but it is associated with a 50% mortality. AIM:To evaluate safety and efficacy of a sequential faecal microbiota transplantat...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Fischer M,Sipe BW,Rogers NA,Cook GK,Robb BW,Vuppalanchi R,Rex DK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance entero-colonography enables accurate assessment of ileocolonic Crohn's disease, but the need for bowel cleansing and rectal enema limits considerably its use in daily practice. AIM:We evaluated the accuracy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance entero-colonography with neither bowel cl...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Buisson A,Hordonneau C,Goutte M,Boyer L,Pereira B,Bommelaer G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and the patatin-like phospholipase 3 (PNPLA3) rs738409 (Ile148Met, C>G) gene polymorphism is one of the most important genetic determinants of NAFLD. Carriers have been reported to better respond to lifestyle modification. AIM:To investig...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Mangge H,Baumgartner BG,Zelzer S,Prüller F,Schnedl WJ,Reininghaus EZ,Haybaeck J,Lackner C,Stauber R,Aigner E,Weghuber D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphocytic gastritis (LG) is an uncommon entity with varying symptoms and endoscopic appearances. This condition, as well as two forms of H. pylori-negative gastritis [chronic active gastritis (CAG) and chronic inactive gastritis (CIG)], appears to be more common in patients with coeliac disease (CD) based ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lebwohl B,Green PH,Genta RM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum vitamin D levels are associated with bone complications in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Increasing evidence suggests a nonskeletal role of vitamin D in various autoimmune and liver diseases. AIM:To investigate the clinical relevance of vitamin D levels in PBC, especially their associ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Guo GY,Shi YQ,Wang L,Ren X,Han ZY,Guo CC,Cui LN,Wang JB,Zhu J,Wang N,Zhang J,Cai Y,Han Y,Zhou XM,Fan DM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irritable bowel syndrome is a widespread disorder with a marked socioeconomic burden. Previous studies support the proposal that a subset of patients with features compatible with diarrhoea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) have bile acid malabsorption (BAM). AIM:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to as...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Slattery SA,Niaz O,Aziz Q,Ford AC,Farmer AD

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend that patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease are adequately treated with acid-suppressive therapy before undergoing anti-reflux surgery. Little is known of the use of acid-suppressive drugs before anti-reflux surgery. AIM:To determine the use of proton pump inhibitors and H2 -re...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Lødrup A,Pottegård A,Hallas J,Bytzer P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) indicates clinical control of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, little is known about the impact of viral genomic variations on HBsAg loss. METHODS:We explored the association between viral genomic factors and HBsAg loss in 2121HBeAg-negative patien...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Tseng TC,Liu CJ,Chen CL,Yang WT,Yang HC,Su TH,Wang CC,Kuo SF,Liu CH,Chen PJ,Chen DS,Kao JH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early differentiation of malignant from benign bile duct obstruction is of utmost importance. AIM:To identify biochemical and clinical predictors for malignancy in patients with bile duct obstruction, and establish a predictive model by combining pre-treatment patient characteristics. A web-based applicatio...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Meister T,Uphoff MA,Heinecke A,Domagk D,Kunsch S,Lindhorst A,Ellenrieder V,Heinzow HS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNF) agents have been implicated in drug-induced liver injury. There is minimal data on this occurrence in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. AIM:To identify the characteristics of liver enzyme elevations following anti-TNF therapy initiation in IBD. METHODS:A re...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Shelton E,Chaudrey K,Sauk J,Khalili H,Masia R,Nguyen DD,Yajnik V,Ananthakrishnan AN

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most commonly used second-line Helicobacter pylori eradication regimens are bismuth-containing quadruple therapy and levofloxacin-containing triple therapy, both offering suboptimal results. Combining bismuth and levofloxacin may enhance the efficacy of rescue eradication regimens. AIMS:To evaluate the ...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Gisbert JP,Romano M,Gravina AG,Solís-Muñoz P,Bermejo F,Molina-Infante J,Castro-Fernández M,Ortuño J,Lucendo AJ,Herranz M,Modolell I,Del Castillo F,Gómez J,Barrio J,Velayos B,Gómez B,Domínguez JL,Miranda A,Martorano M

更新日期：2015-04-01 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:HCV-TARGET is a longitudinal observational study of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients treated with direct-acting anti-viral agents (DAAs) in a US consortium of 90 academic and community medical centres. AIM:To assess utilisation of response-guided therapy (RGT) and sustained virological response (SVR...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Sterling RK,Kuo A,Rustgi VK,Sulkowski MS,Stewart TG,Fenkel JM,El-Genaidi H,Mah'moud MA,Abraham GM,Stewart PW,Akushevich L,Nelson DR,Fried MW,Di Bisceglie AM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have observed an increase in hepatotoxicity (DILI) reporting related to the use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) for bodybuilding. AIM:To characterise phenotype presentation, outcome and severity of AAS DILI. METHODS:Data on 25 cases of AAS DILI reported to the Spanish (20) and Latin-American (5) D...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Robles-Diaz M,Gonzalez-Jimenez A,Medina-Caliz I,Stephens C,García-Cortes M,García-Muñoz B,Ortega-Alonso A,Blanco-Reina E,Gonzalez-Grande R,Jimenez-Perez M,Rendón P,Navarro JM,Gines P,Prieto M,Garcia-Eliz M,Bessone F,Brahm

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Validated non-invasive measures of fatty liver are needed that can be applied across populations and over time. A fatty liver index (FLI) including body mass index, waist circumference, triglycerides and gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity was developed in an Italian municipality, but has not been valid...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ruhl CE,Everhart JE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with metabolic manifestations including insulin resistance and diabetes through various mechanisms. Whether HCV infection is associated with an increased risk of post-transplant diabetes in liver transplant recipients is unclear. AIM:To assess the association of HCV inf...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Younossi Z,Stepanova M,Saab S,Trimble G,Mishra A,Henry L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-TNFα biologics induce and maintain remission in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Also, they have been reported to induce or unmask idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (IIDD). AIM:To determine if anti-TNFα biologics increased the risk of IIDD in a large cohort of...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： De Felice KM,Novotna M,Enders FT,Faubion WA,Tremaine WJ,Kantarci OH,Raffals LE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergy and immune dysregulation may have a role in the pathophysiology of recurrent abdominal pain of functional origin, but previous studies of allergy-related diseases and abdominal pain have contradictory results. AIM:To examine the association between allergy-related diseases or sensitisation during ch...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Olén O,Neuman Å,Koopmann B,Ludvigsson JF,Ballardini N,Westman M,Melén E,Kull I,Simrén M,Bergström A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplacental transfer of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors has been shown in mothers receiving therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). AIM:To examine reports of adverse events of these medications in pregnancy. METHODS:Individual Safety Reports of adverse events (Jan 2003-June 2012) w...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Deepak P,Stobaugh DJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) commonly affect young patients in the reproductive phase of their lives. The chronic and relapsing nature of IBD and the potential need for medical or surgical interventions raise concerns about family planning issues. AIM:To review the current knowledge on IBD management i...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Schulze H,Esters P,Dignass A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the past decade, a number of population-based studies have examined the prevalence of coeliac disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes but prevalences have differed considerably. AIM:To examine the prevalence of coeliac disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes. METHODS:A systematic review of Engli...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Elfström P,Sundström J,Ludvigsson JF

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most frequently prescribed drugs in contemporary medicine with a well-recognised hepatotoxic potential, for which stringent laboratory and histological surveillance has long been advocated. AIM:To estimate the population burden of end-stage methotrexate-related liver disease...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Dawwas MF,Aithal GP

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have evaluated the effects of rabeprazole on low-dose aspirin (LDA)-induced gastroduodenal injuries. AIM:To conduct a randomised, double-blind, triple-dummy, active-controlled, multicentre trial, named the PLANETARIUM study, to assess the efficacy, dose-response relationship and safety of rabepr...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Iwakiri R,Higuchi K,Kato M,Fujishiro M,Kinoshita Y,Watanabe T,Takeuchi T,Yamauchi M,Sanomura M,Nakagawa H,Sugisaki N,Okada Y,Ogawa H,Arakawa T,Fujimoto K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that impaired mucosal defence mechanisms are implicated in the pathogenesis of the functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), allowing inappropriate immune activation. AIM:To test the hypothesis that an excess of autoimmune disorders among sufferers, using a large primary ca...

journal_title：Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

authors： Ford AC,Talley NJ,Walker MM,Jones MP

更新日期：2014-10-01 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