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- 1From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground Though gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been a prevalent disease in Western countries, the incidence of GERD has only just started to increase in Japan. Aim The aim of this study was to...
- 2From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small (19-25 nucleotides) noncoding RNAs that regulate the expressions of a wide variety of genes, including some involved in cancer development. Some recent studies show...
- 3From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Jane Whitney 1, Melissa Hurwitz 2, Amirkaveh Mojtahed 3, Christine Hwang 4, Amy Gallo 4 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.168010.e, 0000000419368956, Stanford University School of Medicine, , 291 Campus Drive,...
- 4From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground Symptomatic Crohn's disease (CD) patients often undergo diagnostic imaging studies for evaluation of disease activity or complications including bowel strictures and obstruction. Magnetic resonance...
- 5From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: CpG island hyper methylation (CIHM) status provides a distinct clinicopathological feature of gastric cancer (GC). We investigated the association between the CIHM of four highly susceptible loci and GC....
- 6From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedAlthough the role of miR-200s in regulating E-cadherin expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition through direct targeting of Zeb1/2 is well established, their influence on metastatic colonization remains...
- 7From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground The psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES) is a battery of neuropsychological tests used in the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). Aim The aim of this study was to construct and...
- 8From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Aims Chemokine CXC ligand 13 (CXCL13) and CXC receptor type 5 (CXCR5) are constitutively expressed in tertiary lymphoid follicles where the CXCL13/CXCR5 system regulates B lymphocytes homing. In this...
- 9From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedDate: November 9 (Wed.) & 10 (Thu.), 2011 Venue: InterContinental TOKYO BAY 1-16-2, Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8576 Japan Tel: +81-3-5404-2222 / Fax: +81-3-5404-2111...
- 10From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: The intestine has a large capacity to adopt various environmental changes, such as starvation and eating. In spite of its significance as one of the most basic functions of the intestine, the precise...
- 11From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedAuthor(s): Swati G. Patel 1, Dennis J. Ahnen 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.241116.1, 0000000107903411, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Denver VA Medical Center and University of Colorado...
- 12From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Study Aims To obtain an adequate view of the whole small intestine during capsule endoscopy (CE) a clear liquid diet and overnight fasting is recommended. However, intestinal content can hamper vision in...
- 13From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground [alpha]-fetoprotein (AFP) is used as a marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is influenced by hepatitis. Protein-induced vitamin K absence or antagonist II (PIVKA-II) is a sensitive diagnostic...
- 14From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground When calculating differences between interventions, direct cost comparisons are typically based on Medicare reimbursement rates. The additional out-of-pocket costs of the patient have been little studied in...
- 15From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedDepartment & Institution: (1) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School, (2) Department of Advanced Therapeutics for GI Diseases, (3) Instrumental Analysis Research Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental...
- 16From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction: Experimental models for esophageal epithelium in vitro have been either suffering from poor differentiation or a complicated culture system. The authors established an in vitro model of esophageal squamous...
- 17From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Aim Despite the increasing evidence of MAP/DNA isolation in Crohn's disease (CD), its potential pathogenetic role remains unclear. To further clarify the possible relationship between MAP and CD, we...
- 18From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedAims and Methods Coaptive thermo coagulation (CTC) for the treatment of stigmata of recent hemorrhage (SRH) in the colon is risky. We evaluated the safety and effectiveness of endoclips in 13 patients with acute lower...
- 19From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Aims Liver biopsy is standard for assessment of disease severity in patients with chronic HCV. However, associated risks have led to the development of simple non-invasive models. However, their utility...
- 20From: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. (Vol. 56, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedBackground/Aims Serum free fatty acid (FFA) composition and abnormal fatty acid metabolism have been implicated in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Therefore, we determined if the serum FFA...