Issue 1/2004
Content (28 Articles)
A Pilot Study of Etanercept in the Treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Mark P. Epstein, Marshall M. Kaplan
Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) Protein Levels Are Not Elevated in the Blood or Bile of Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Pilot Study
Jk. Watt, K. Hawkins, M. Zhang, J. Lipschitz, G. Sandha, Y. Gong, J. Uhanova, G. Y. Minuk
Determinants of Gallbladder Kinetics in Obesity
E. M. H. Mathus-Vliegen, M. L. Van Ierland-Van Leeuwen, A. Terpstra
Gallbladder Contractility in Liver Cirrhosis: Comparative Study in Patients with and Without Gallbladder Stones
Monica Acalovschi, Dan L. Dumitrascu, Cezar D. Nicoara
Hepatic Steatosis in Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 3 Infection: Does It Correlate with Body Mass Index, Fibrosis, and HCV Risk Factors?
Pratima Sharma, Vijayan Balan, Jose Hernandez, Marianne Rosati, James Williams, Hector Rodriguez-Luna, Joan Schwartz, Edwyn Harrison, Monte Anderson, Thomas Byrne, Hugo E. Vargas, David D. Douglas, Jorge Rakela
Everolimus/Cyclosporine Interactions on Bile Flow and Biliary Excretion of Bile Salts and Cholesterol in Rats
Michael Deters, Gabriele Kirchner, Therese Koal, Klaus Resch, Volkhard Kaever
Hepatitis C Virus Recurrence in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Hector Rodriguez-Luna, Hugo E. Vargas, Pratima Sharma, Jose Ortiz, Giovanni De Petris, Vijayan Balan, Thomas Byrne, Adyr Moss, David Mulligan, Jorge Rakela, David D. Douglas
The Relationship Between the Esophageal Tissue Content of Neurotensin and the Presence or Absence of Esophageal Inflammation
Roy Dekel, Robert E. Carraway, Colleen Green, Ronnie Fass
Gastric Electrical Stimulation Does Not Significantly Affect Canine Gastric Acid Secretion and 24-Hour Gastric pH
Jin-Hong Xing, Michael Rosen, Frederick Brody, Edy E. Soffer
Detection of Murine Intestinal Adenomas Using Targeted Molecular Autofluorescence
Bhaskar Banerjee, Jeffrey O. Henderson, Thomas C. Chaney, Nicholas O. Davidson
Differences in Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Activities Between Gastric and Colorectal Cancer
Bunzo Nakata, Kazuya Muguruma, Shigehito Yamagata, Kiyotaka Yukimoto, Kiyoshi Maeda, Yukio Nishiguchi, Masaichi Ohira, Yasuyuki Kato, Kosei Hirakawa
Intestinal Barrier Function and Secretion in Methotrexate-Induced Rat Intestinal Mucositis
B. A. Carneiro-Filho, I. P. F. Lima, D. H. Araujo, M. C. Cavalcante, G. H. P. Carvalho, G. A. C. Brito, V. Lima, S. M. N. Monteiro, F. N. Santos, R. A. Ribeiro, A. A. M. Lima
A 14-Day Elemental Diet Is Highly Effective in Normalizing the Lactulose Breath Test
Mark Pimentel, Tess Constantino, Yuthana Kong, Meera Bajwa, Abolghasem Rezaei, Sandy Park
The Role of Colonic Microbiota in Lactose Intolerance
Yan Zhong, Marion G. Priebe, Roel J. Vonk, Cheng-Yu Huang, Jean-Michel Antoine, Tao He, Hermie J. M. Harmsen, Gjalt W. Welling
IBS Subjects with Methane on Lactulose Breath Test Have Lower Postprandial Serotonin Levels Than Subjects with Hydrogen
Mark Pimentel, Yuthana Kong, Sandy Park
Relationship of Bloating to Other GI and Menstrual Symptoms in Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Margaret M. Heitkemper, Kevin C. Cain, Monica E. Jarrett, Robert L. Burr, Michael D. Crowell, Nancy F. Woods
Long-Term Effects of Transient Chemically Induced Colitis on the Visceromotor Response to Mechanical Colorectal Distension
J. M. Gschossmann, T. Liebregts, B. Adam, L. Buenger, M. Ruwe, G. Gerken, G. Holtmann
Do Vitamin E and Selenium Have Beneficial Effects on Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Experimental Colitis
E. Ademoglu, Y. Erbil, B. Tam, U. Barbaros, E. İlhan, V. Olgac, U. Mutlu-Turkoglu
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)—A Possible Mediator of Inflammation and Mucosal Permeability in Patients with Collagenous Colitis
Yesuf Taha, Yngve Raab, Anders Larsson, Marie Carlson, Lars Lööf, Bengt Gerdin, Magnus Thörn
CASE REPORT: Clostridium difficile Colitis in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Sunny Zaheed Hussain, Cathy Chu, David P. Greenberg, David Orenstein, Seema Khan
Indigestible Disaccharides Open Tight Junctions and Enhance Net Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc Absorption in Isolated Rat Small and Large Intestinal Epithelium
Hitoshi Mineo, Midori Amano, Hideyuki Chiji, Norihiro Shigematsu, Fusao Tomita, Hiroshi Hara
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell DNA 6-Thioguanine Metabolite Levels Correlate with Decreased Interferon-γ Production in Patients with Crohn's Disease on AZA Therapy
C. Cuffari, D. Y. Li, J. Mahoney, Y. Barnes, T. M. Bayless
CASE REPORT: Ultrasonographic Detection of Toxic Megacolon in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Giovanni Maconi, Gianluca M. Sampietro, Sandro Ardizzone, Massimo Cristaldi, Piergiorgio Danelli, Luca Carsana, Gabriele Bianchi Porro
Cytokine Release, Pancreatic Injury, and Risk of Acute Pancreatitis After Spinal Fusion Surgery
Zhaoping He, Dalal J. F. Tonb, Kirk W. Dabney, Freeman Miller, Suken A. Shah, B. Randall Brenn, Mary C. Theroux, Devendra I. Mehta
Baseline Hypoxemia as a Prognostic Marker for Pulmonary Complications and Outcome in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis
Eftihia Polyzogopoulou, Christos Bikas, Dimitris Danikas, Aggelos Koutras, Fotis Kalfarentzos, Charalambos A. Gogos
LETTER: Autoimmune Pancreatitis Can Be Confirmed with Gastroscopy
Terumi Kamisawa, Hitoshi Nakajima, Naoto Egawa, Yukiko Hayashi, Nobuaki Funata
Screening for Esophageal Luminal Narrowing—A Magnetic Disc Tablet as a Bolus Challenge: Preliminary Report
Julius Wenger, Robert E. Jackson, Steve Norman
Enteric Perforation—Single-Layer Closure
V. K. Shukla, S. P. Sahoo, V. S. Chauhan, M. Pandey, A. Gautam