Issue 9/2007
Content (70 Articles)
Oxidative Stress and Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Epiphenomenon or the Cause?
Ali Rezaie, Robyn D. Parker, Mohammad Abdollahi
Review Article: Multiple Myeloma and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
G. Joel Reynolds, Kim A. Annis, Willem J. S. de Villiers
Polymeric Formula Has Direct Anti-Inflammatory Effects on Enterocytes in an in VitroModel of Intestinal Inflammation
Naomi S. H. de Jong, Steven T. Leach, Andrew S. Day
Expression of Apoptotic Epithelial Cells in Biopsy Specimens of Patients with Colitis
Kazuko Shichijo, Takeshi Shin, Chun-Yang Wen, Toshiyuki Nakayama, Masahiro Nakashima, Alipov Gabit Kaimovich, Mutsumi Matsuyama, Ichiro Sekine
Leukocytapheresis (LCAP) in the Management of Chronic Active Ulcerative Colitis—Results of a Randomized Pilot Trial
Jörg Emmrich, Sebastian Petermann, Dietrich Nowak, Ingolf Beutner, Peter Brock, Reinhard Klingel, Patrick Mausfeld-Lafdhiya, Stefan Liebe, Wolfgang Ramlow
Alleviation of Experimental Ulcerative Colitis with the Synthetic Peptide, F2A4-K-NS (Fibratide)
Xinhua Lin, Paul O. Zamora, Kazu Takahashi, Yi Lui
CRP Correlates with Clinical Score in Ulcerative Colitis but Not in Crohn’s Disease
Alexander D. Rodgers, Adrian G. Cummins
Colonization and Impact of Disease and Other Factors on Intestinal Microbiota
Oscar C. Thompson-Chagoyán, José Maldonado, Angel Gil
Mucormycosis Presenting as Recurrent Gastric Perforation in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease on Glucocorticoid, 6-Mercaptopurine, and Infliximab Therapy
Shane M. Devlin, Bing Hu, Andrew Ippoliti
Lactobacillus plantarum 299v Enhances the Concentrations of Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Patients with Recurrent Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
Marlene Wullt, Marie-Louise Johansson Hagslätt, Inga Odenholt, Anna Berggren
Nimesulide Inhibits Crypt Epithelial Cell Proliferation at 6 Hours in the Small Intestine in CD-1 Mice
M. Alice McGarvey, Fardod O'Kelly, Rajunor R. Ettarh
Aggravation by Selective COX-1 and COX-2 Inhibitors of Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-Induced Colon Lesions in Rats
Mitsuaki Okayama, Shusaku Hayashi, Yoko Aoi, Hikaru Nishio, Shinichi Kato, Koji Takeuchi
Rodent IRR-219 (IgGFcγBP) and rTFF3, Expressed Mainly in the Intestinal Mucosa, Depleted During Dextran Sulfate Sodium–Induced Colitis
Zao-Ming Feng, Dian-Chun Fang, Wen-Sheng Chen, Rong-Quan Wang
The Role of Zinc and Metallothionein in the Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis Mouse Model
C. D. Tran, J. M. Ball, S. Sundar, P. Coyle, G. S. Howarth
Erdosteine Prevents Colonic Inflammation Through Its Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenging Activities
Göksel Şener, Halil Aksoy, Özer Şehirli, Meral Yüksel, Cenk Aral, Nursal Gedik, Şule Çetinel, Berrak Ç. Yeğen
Morphometric Analysis of Small-Bowel Mucosa in Turkish Children with Celiac Disease and Relationship with the Clinical Presentation and Laboratory Findings
Cigdem Arikan, Cuneyt Zihni, Murat Cakir, Murat Alkanat, Sema Aydogdu
Silent Celiac Disease Activated by Pancreaticoduodenectomy
John T. Maple, Randall K. Pearson, Joseph A. Murray, Darlene G. Kelly, Luis F. Lara, Andy C. Fan
Serum Mannan-Binding Lectin Levels in Patients with Celiac Disease: An Analysis of Clinical and Autoimmune Features
Elisandra Grangeiro de Carvalho, Shirley Ramos da Rosa Utiyama, Lorete Maria da Silva Kotze, Iara Taborda de Messias Reason
Comparison of Clinical Features and Patient Background in Functional Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer
Hiroko Nakao, Hideyuki Konishi, Shoji Mitsufuji, Junko Yamauchi, Takeshi Yasu, Junko Taniguchi, Naoki Wakabayashi, Keisho Kataoka, Takeshi Okanoue
Reproducibility of 24-Hour Combined Multiple Intraluminal Impedance (MII) and pH Measurements in Infants and Children. Evaluation of a Diagnostic Procedure for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Kasper Dalby, Rasmus G. Nielsen, Simone Markoew, Søren Kruse-Andersen, Steffen Husby
Can Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells (sTREM-1) Be Considered an Anti-Inflammatory Mediator in the Pathogenesis of Peptic Ulcer Disease?
Vassilios Koussoulas, Michalis Tzivras, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Maria Demonakou, Spyridon Vassilliou, Aimilia Pelekanou, Antonios Papadopoulos, Helen Giamarellou, Charalambos Barbatzas
Influence of Radiofrequency Energy Delivery at the Gastroesophageal Junction (the Stretta Procedure) on Symptoms, Acid Exposure, and Esophageal Sensitivity to Acid Perfusion in Gastroesophagal Reflux Disease
J. Arts, D. Sifrim, P. Rutgeerts, A. Lerut, J. Janssens, J. Tack
Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy on Inflammatory Changes in the Gastric Cardia (Carditis)
Shailender Singh, Ajay Bansal, Srinivas Puli, Sachin Wani, Sharad Mathur, Amit Rastogi, Prateek Sharma
Molecular Analysis of the p53 Gene in Patients with Intestinal Metaplasia of the Cardia and Barrett's Esophagus: Characterization by Sequencing
Diogo André Pilger, Patricia L. Lopez, Fâbio Segal, Sandra Leistner-Segal
Gastric Status and Vitamin B12 Levels in Cardiovascular Patients
Martijn G. H. van Oijen, Pentti Sipponen, Robert J. F. Laheij, Freek W. A. Verheugt, Jan B. M. J. Jansen
Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Effect of Oral Versus Intravenous Pantoprazole on Rebleeding After Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Pilot Study
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Kulwinder S. Dua, Kristin Hanson, Kenneth Presberg
Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Cervical Esophagus
Hiroshi Makino, Masao Miyashita, Tsutomu Nomura, Miwako Katsuta, Moto Kashiwabara, Ken Takahashi, Kiyohiko Yamashita, Munenaga Nakamizo, Kazuhiko Yokoshima, Munehiko Onda, Zenya Naito, Takashi Tajiri
Peptic Ulcer in Gastric Heterotopia of the Gallbladder Without Evidence of Helicobacter pylori Infection
Alessandro Verbo, Alberto Manno, Claudio Mattana, Claudio Coco, Daniel Sermoneta, Fabio Maria Vecchio, Giorgio Pedretti, Luigi Petito, Gianluca Rizzo, Aurelio Picciocchi
Role of Alpha-2 Adrenoceptors in Regulation of Giant Migrating Contractions and Defecation in Conscious Dogs
Munenori Nagao, Chikashi Shibata, Yuji Funayama, Kouhei Fukushima, Kenichi Takahashi, Xue Lin Jin, Katsuyoshi Kudoh, Iwao Sasaki
Oral Erythromycin Accelerates Impaired Gastrointestinal Motility After Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
Osamu KawamuraMD, Motoyasu Kusano, Yasuyuki Shimoyama, Tsutomu Horikoshi, Toshikazu Sekiguchi, Masatomo Mori
Elevated Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Caused by Early Colon Cancer Treated with Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
Hajime Aoyama, Yuji Tobaru, Ryosaku Tomiyama, Kiyoshi Maeda, Kazuto Kishimoto, Tetsuo Hirata, Akira Hokama, Fukunori Kinjo, Jiro Fujita
Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia in Suspected Variceal Hemorrhage: The Value of Prophylactic Endotracheal Intubation Prior to Endoscopy
David G. Koch, Miguel R. Arguedas, Michael B. Fallon
Intragastric Nitroglycerin at a Vasodilatory Dose Attenuates Acidified Aspirin-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury
Felix W. Leung, Chi Chung Chan
The Microvacular Thrombi of Colonic Tissue in Ulcerative Colitis
Guobin He, Qin Ouyang, Daiyun Chen, Fengyuan Li, Jingguo Zhou
Prokinetic Effects of a New Ghrelin Receptor Agonist TZP-101 in a Rat Model of Postoperative Ileus
Kalina Venkova, Graeme Fraser, Hamid R. Hoveyda, Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld
Clinical Study on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) in Iceland, 1990–2003
Geir Tryggvason, Þórarinn Kristmundsson, Kjartan Örvar, Jón G. Jónasson, Magnús K. Magnússon, Hjörtur G. Gíslason
Surgical Clip Migration and Choledocholithiasis: A Late, Abrupt Complication of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Augustin Attwell, Robert Hawes
Gastrojejunostomy and Duodenojejunostomy for Megaduodenum in Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma: Report of a Case
Katsuyoshi Kudoh, Chikashi Shibata, Yuji Funayama, Kouhei Fukushima, Ken-ichi Takahashi, Hitoshi Ogawa, Yasuhiro Sagami, Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Takuya Moriya, Iwao Sasaki
Chylous Ascites Secondary to Pancreatitis: Management of an Uncommon Entity Using Parenteral Nutrition and Octreotide
Mohammed Y. Al-Ghamdi, Anil Bedi, S. Bharati Reddy, Ronald T. Tanton, Kevork M. Peltekian
Helicobacter pylori May Play a Contributory Role in the Pathogenesis of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Alyssa M. Krasinskas, Yuan Yao, Parmjeet Randhawa, Maria P. Dore, Antonia R. Sepulveda
New Type of Artificial Liver Support System (ALSS) Using the Photocatalytic Effect of Titanium Oxide
Hisamitsu Shinohara, Mitsuo Shimada, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Yuji Morine, Satoru Imura, Masahiko Fujii, Takahumi Imaizumi, Michio Murayama, Yoshiro Aiba
Increased Age, Male Gender, and Cirrhosis, but Not Steatosis or a Positive Viral Serology, Negatively Impact the Life Expectancy of Patients who Undergo Liver Biopsy
Mitchell S. Wachtel, Yan Zhang, Kim E. Kaye, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Eldo E. Frezza
Colonic Manometry Catheter Placement with Primary Fluoroscopic Guidance
M. M. van den Berg, M. Hogan, H. M. Mousa, C. Di Lorenzo
Hypermethylation of SFRP2 as a Potential Marker for Stool-Based Detection of Colorectal Cancer and Precancerous Lesions
Zhaohui Huang, Lihua Li, Jinfu Wang
Stem Cell Factor/c-kit Receptor Signaling Enhances the Proliferation and Invasion of Colorectal Cancer Cells Through the PI3K/Akt Pathway
Akira Yasuda, Hirozumi Sawai, Hiroki Takahashi, Nobuo Ochi, Yoichi Matsuo, Hitoshi Funahashi, Mikinori Sato, Yuji Okada, Hiromitsu Takeyama, Tadao Manabe
Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Personnel of an Academic Medical Center
Zohar Levi, Nechama Chorev, Negba Segal, Shlomit Plaut, Ilana Shemesh, Bracha Chadad, Ilana Murad, Galia Niv, Yaron Niv
Expression of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ in Colon Cancer: Correlation with Histopathological Parameters, Cell Cycle-Related Molecules, and Patients’ Survival
Stamatios Theocharis, Costas Giaginis, Aikaterini Parasi, Alexandra Margeli, John Kakisis, Emmanuel Agapitos, Gregorios Kouraklis
X-linked Hyper-IgM Syndrome Associated with Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor Presenting as Obstructive Jaundice Secondary to Extensive Adenopathy
Nandini Nagaraj, Chukwuma Egwim, Douglas G. Adler
Serum Total Sialic Acid in Differential Diagnostics of Jaundice Caused by Malignant and Nonmalignant Diseases: A ROC Curve Analysis
Bogdan Cylwik, Lech Chrostek, Bogdan Zalewski, Andrzej Dabrowski, Maciej Szmitkowski
Biliary Tract Obstruction Secondary to Malignant Lymphoma: Experience at a Referral Center
Bülent Ödemiş, Erkan Parlak, Ömer Başar, Osman Yüksel, Burhan Şahin
Giant Cystic Colorectal Liver Metastasis: An Unusual Presentation
A. Y. F. Chung, C. H. K. Chui, Y. M. Tan, B. H. Kwek, H. W. Tan, C. H. Thng, H. C. Toh
Streptococcus bovis Endophthalmitis: A Unique Presentation of Colon Cancer
Wissam Bleibel, Karl D’Silva, Ali Elhorr, Samer Bleibel, Upandra Dhanjal
Gut Toxicity During Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation May Predict Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease Severity in Patients
Jan-Erik Johansson, Tor Ekman
Outcome of ERCP in the Management of Duct-to-Duct Anastomotic Strictures in Orthotopic Liver Transplant
Farshad Elmi, William B. Silverman
Effect of 5-HT2 Receptor Blockade on Cadmium-Induced Acute Toxicity
Konstantinos N. Tzirogiannis, Maria D. Demonakou, George K. Papadimas, Spyridon D. Skaltsas, Georgia A. Manta, Kalliopi T. Kourentzi, Katerina N. Alexandropoulou, Rosa I. Hereti, Michael G. Mykoniatis, Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos
The Effects of Rosiglitazone, Metformin, and Diet with Exercise in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Filiz Akyüz, Kadir Demir, Sadakat Özdil, Nevzat Aksoy, Şule Poturoğlu, Duygu İbrişim, Sabahattin Kaymakoğlu, Fatih Beşışık, Güngör Boztaş, Yılmaz Çakaloğlu, Zeynel Mungan, Uğur Çevikbaş, Atilla Ökten
The Clinicopathological Profile of Indian Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is Different from That in the West
Ajay Duseja, Ashim Das, Reena Das, R. K. Dhiman, Y. Chawla, A. Bhansali, Naveen Kalra
Association Among C-Reactive Protein, Fatty Liver Disease, and Cardiovascular Risk
Javier Lizardi-Cervera, Norberto C. Chavez-Tapia, Oliver Pérez-Bautista, Martha H. Ramos, Misael Uribe
Amelioration of Steatohepatitis with Pentoxifylline in a Novel Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Model Induced by High-Fat Diet
Mehmet Yalnız, İ. Halil Bahçecioğlu, Nalan Kuzu, Selman Çelebi, Hüseyin Ataseven, Bilal Üstündağ, İbrahim H. Özercan, Kazım Şahin
The Effect of a Silybin-Vitamin E-Phospholipid Complex on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Pilot Study
Carmela Loguercio, Alessandro Federico, Marco Trappoliere, Concetta Tuccillo, Ilario de Sio, Agnese Di Leva, Marco Niosi, Mauro Valeriano D’Auria, Rita Capasso, Camillo Del Vecchio Blanco
Enhanced Sensitivity to CD95-Induced Apoptosis in ob/ob Mice
Juergen Siebler, Markus Schuchmann, Susanne Strand, Hans A. Lehr, Markus F. Neurath, Peter R. Galle
Levels of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Replication During the Nonreplicative Phase: HBV Quantification by Real-Time PCR in Korea
Hyung Joon Yim, Kwan Soo Byun, Yun Jung Chang, Yeon Seok Suh, Jong Eun Yeon, Chang Hong Lee, Jung Ah Kwon, Wangdon Yoo, Soo-Ok Kim, Sun Pyo Hong
Symptomatic and Virological Response to Antiviral Therapy in Hepatitis C Associated with Extrahepatic Complications of Cryoglobulimia
Supriya Joshi, Magdalena Kuczynski, E. Jenny Heathcote
Factors Influencing Treatment Efficacy of 24-Week Combination Therapy with Interferon α-2b Plus Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C
Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Hiroshi Matsumura, Kazushige Nirei, Yasuo Arakawa, Hiroaki Yamagami, Masahiro Ogawa, Miki Kaneko, Shuichi Matsuoka, Shuichi Amaki, Naohide Tanaka, Yasuyuki Arakawa
Development of Specific Antibodies to an ARF Protein in Treated Patients with Chronic HCV Infection
Michal Cohen, Larisa Bachmatov, Ziv Ben-Ari, Yaron Rotman, Ran Tur-Kaspa, Romy Zemel
Corticosteroid-Responsive Cryptogenic Chronic Hepatitis: Evidence for Seronegative Autoimmune Hepatitis
Daniel J. Gassert, Heriberto Garcia, Katherine Tanaka, John F. Reinus
Hepatitis Associated with Aplastic Anemia: Do CD8(+) Kupffer Cells Have a Role in the Pathogenesis?
Cem Cengiz, Nesrin Turhan, O. Faruk Yolcu, Sevinc Yılmaz
Prognostic Index for Survival in Patients After Treatment for Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Mari Kogo, Ayuko Kano, Yuji Kiuchi, Keiji Mitamura, Keiichiro Yoneyama
Posttraumatic Growth, Immunity and Survival in Patients with Hepatoma
James T. Dunigan, Brian I. Carr, Jennifer L. Steel