Low Grade Esophageal Eosinophil ...
Background Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is defined by a minimum of 15 eosinophils (eos) per high-powered field (HPF) on esophageal biopsy, along w ...
The Effect of Nicorandil on Sma ...
Background It has been shown that nicorandil, which has both ATP-sensitive K? (KATP) channel opener-like and nitrate-like properties, has an organ-p ...
Lubiprostone Reverses the Inhib ...
Background and Aims Treatments withmorphine or opioid agonists cause constipation. Lubiprostone is approved for treatment of adult idiopathic consti ...
Identification of GPX3 Epigenet ...
Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality in the gastrointestinal tract. Promoter hy ...
Induction and Activation of Ada ...
Background Dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) is commonly used to induce intestinal inflammation in rodents. Despite its continuing importance as a model ...
Adult Patients with Eosinophili ...
Background Recent articles have described patients that share eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and celiac disease (CD) suggesting a true relationship ...
Altered Expression and Localiza ...
Background Intercellular communication via gap junctions, composed of protein subunits called connexins (Cxs), plays a key role in controlling cell ...
Carbon Monoxide Liberated from ...
Background Endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the three products of heme degradation by heme oxygenase- 1 (HO-1) and exerts novel anti-inflam ...
Magnification Endoscopy and Chr ...
Background Specialized intestinal metaplasia (SIM) in Barrett’s esophagus is a risk factor of esophageal adenocarcinoma. It often occurs focally and ...
Pharmacologic Evaluation of Sul ...
Background 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)- induced colitis has been used as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease (CD), pr ...
Lubiprostone Activates Cl2 Secr ...
Background Lubiprostone, used clinically (b.i.d.) to treat constipation, has been reported to increase transepithelial Cl- transport in T84 cells by ...
Helicobacter pylori Induces Exp ...
Background Helicobacter pylori is pathogenic bacterium that is associated with several gastric diseases in humans. Disease is characterized by sever ...
Non-erosive Reflux Disease (NER ...
saline in patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic erosive reflux disease (ERD), non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and controls, and to assess the ...
Time Trends of Mortality from G ...
Background The time trends of gastric and duodenal ulcer disease are shaped by a birth-cohort phenomenon. Aims The aim of this study was to assess t ...
Monophosphoryl Lipid A-Induced ...
Background Protective effects of ischemic preconditioning in rat small intestine have been shown to be related to the release of calcitonin gene-rel ...
Sivelestat Suppresses iNOS Gene ...
Background Recent evidence has indicated that sivelestat, a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, has liver-protective effects in a variety of liver injuri ...
Detection of Intestinal Metapla ...
Background Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective means of eradicating Barrett’s esophagus (BE), both with and without associated dysplasia. ...
Rectal Administration of Lipopo ...
Background Repeated challenges of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) could reduce the expression of proinflammatory cytokines in vitro, and oral administratio ...
Gender- and Age-Related Differe ...
Background Gender- and age-related differences in muscular and nerve-mediated responses in human colon are poorly characterized. We studied carbacho ...
Over-Expression of Ephb4 Is Ass ...
Background Gastric cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed malignancies in the world. The gene expression profile and molecular grouping of g ...
Fluticasone and Food Allergen E ...
Background Symptoms of vomiting and dysphagia in children with eosinophilic esophagitis may be related to the development of mucosal fibrosis. Aim ...
Influence of MDR1 Polymorphism ...
Background There is evidence that changes in MDR1 function and/or expression contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory disorders of the gastroi ...
Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Regulat ...
Background The regulation of intestinal barrier permeability is important in the maintenance of normal intestinal physiology. Sphingosine-1-phosphat ...
Role of cagA-Positive Helicobac ...
Background and Aims The pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori in the human hepatobiliary system has not been clearly elucidated. We compared the effec ...
Significance of Elevated Levels ...
Background and Aims Collagen type IV and hyaluronic acid (HA) are the major components of basement membrane and extracellular matrix, respectively. ...