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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Helicobacter pylori Induces Exp ...
Background Helicobacter pylori is pathogenic bacterium that is associated with several gastric diseases in humans. Disease is characterized by sever ...
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 ...
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 ...
Altered Expression and Localiza ...
Background Intercellular communication via gap junctions, composed of protein subunits called connexins (Cxs), plays a key role in controlling cell ...
Adult Patients with Eosinophili ...
Background Recent articles have described patients that share eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and celiac disease (CD) suggesting a true relationship ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lubiprostone Reverses the Inhib ...
Background and Aims Treatments withmorphine or opioid agonists cause constipation. Lubiprostone is approved for treatment of adult idiopathic consti ...
Mutational Analysis of the PTEN ...
Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in China, but the etiology and mode of carcinog ...
Reflux Parameters as Modified b ...
Background Patients with typical reflux symptoms (heartburn/ regurgitation) persisting despite proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy are not uncommon. ...
Schistosoma mansoni Infection b ...
Background The ability of intestinal helminths tomanipulate the immune system of their host towards a Th2 response has been proposed to modulate aut ...
Targeting PI3K/Akt/HSP90 Signal ...
Background The heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) plays a crucial role in the stability of several proteins that are essential for cell survival and for ...
Increased Expression of Cellula ...
Background The cellular repressor of E1A-stimulated genes (CREG), a secreted glycoprotein, has been studied with human embryonic carcinoma cells, va ...
Rabeprazole Impedes the Develop ...
Background The role of proton pump inhibitors in Barrett’s metaplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma has been an area of controversy. Aims We evalua ...
Expression and Prognostic Signi ...
Background CD151, c-Met, and integrin alpha3/alpha6 are all involved in the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/ c-Met signal pathway, which plays an imp ...
Characterization of Expression ...
Background and Aim The regulation of human intestinal lactase-phlorizin hydrolase remains incompletely understood. One kb of pig and 2 kb of rat 50- ...
Role of Capsaicin-Sensitive Pri ...
Background Amifostine has been widely tested as a cytoprotective agent against a number of aggressors in different organs. Recently, a gastroprotect ...
Myenteric Denervation Downregul ...
Background This study evaluated the galectin-1 and -3 expression during N-methyl-N0-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-induced gastric carcinogenesis i ...
Establishment of a Reflux Esoph ...
Background To investigate the pathophysiology of reflux laryngitis, an experimental model is required. Aim The aim of this study is to establish an ...
Pioglitazone: A Promising Thera ...
Background Studies suggest that peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor c(PPARc) ligands may represent a therapeutic option in acute pancreatiti ...
Preoperative Biliary Drainage B ...
Background The value of preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) before resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) is still controversial nowadays. Th ...
Pyloric Resection and Delayed G ...
Background Surgical resection of the distal stomach impairs gastric emptying. Generally, pylorus and the antrum are removed in the distal gastrectom ...