Beneficial Effects of Follistat ...
Background Ischemia-reperfusion injury has been demonstrated in a variety of clinical settings. The morbidity associated with liver transplantation ...
p53 Status and Its Prognostic R ...
The dysfunction of p53 is the most common genetic alteration in human cancer. A variety of studies have investigated the clinicopathologic correlati ...
p53 Status and Its Prognostic R ...
The dysfunction of p53 is the most common genetic alteration in human cancer. A variety of studies have investigated the clinicopathologic correlati ...
Survival After Anatomic Resecti ...
Background and Objectives To compare the effect on survival of anatomic resection (AR) versus nonanatomic resection (NAR) in patients with hepatocel ...
IgG4-Associated Cholecystitis: ...
Purpose Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is the pancreatic manifestation of IgG4-associated systemic disease (ISD). Criteria for diagnosis of AIP inclu ...
Eicosapentaenoic Acid Attenuate ...
Background and Aims Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with fat accumulation in the liver, and develops to cirrhosis with the progres ...
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseas ...
Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly prevalent and is recognized as part of the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Patients w ...
HCV-Related Proteins Activate K ...
Purpose It was reported from this laboratory that Kupffer cells (KCs) were activated in patients infected with HCV. Since dendritic cells, monocytes ...
Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Ma ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), characterized by inflammation of the synovium and surrounding structures, has a prevalence of 0.5–1%. Rheumatoid vasculit ...
Segmental Colitis Associated wi ...
Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) is a disease that affects colon harboring diverticula, mostly located in the sigmoid region. ...
Activated Syndecan-1 Shedding C ...
Background Syndecan-1(Sdc1) plays important roles in many steps of inflammatory responses. In ulcerative colitis patients, decreased Sdc1 expression ...
Antioxidant Properties of Probi ...
Radiation therapy has become one of the most important treatment modalities for human malignancy, but certain immediate and delayed side-effects on ...
Intravenous Immunoglobulin for ...
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has increased sharply in incidence, mortality rate, and burden on the healthcare system over the past decade. ...
Surgical Prophylaxis of Pouchit ...
Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is now the procedure of choice for most patients requiring proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. The J-shaped ...
5-Aminosalicylic Acid (5-ASA) C ...
Background No studies have evaluated the effectiveness of 5-ASA against oxidative DNA damage in experimental models of diversion colitis. Aim To ev ...
Overactive Bladder Drugs and Co ...
Background Anticholinergic drugs are commonly prescribed for symptomatic treatment of overactive bladder (OAB). While recent meta-analyses have char ...
A Short Primer on the Calcium S ...
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract handles a complex task of nutrient absorption and excretion of excess fluid, electrolytes, and toxic substances. GI ...
Impact of Obesity and Leptin on ...
Background Elevated leptin levels in obesity are associated with increased risk of colon pathology, implicating leptin signaling in colon disease. H ...
A Role for Intestinal Alkaline ...
Background and Aims Intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) is a gut mucosal defense factor known to dephosphorylate lipopolysaccharide (LPS); however ...
Riboflavin Depletion Impairs Ce ...
Background and Aims Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is an essential dietary component with a known function in oxidative metabolism. Our previous data using ...
Overactive Bladder and Outlet O ...
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), overactive bladder, (OAB), and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are very commonly experienced in men. The ma ...
Use of Diagnostic Testing to De ...
The evaluation of the infertile male continues to be a clinical challenge of increasing significance with considerable emotional and financial burde ...
Emerging Concepts for Pelvic Or ...
The objective of this review is to discuss emerging concepts in pelvic organ prolapse, in particular, “What is cure?” In a post-trial data analysis ...
New Advances in Benign Prostati ...
Throughout the past decade, numerous techniques for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia have emerged. Laser therapy, in particular, has ga ...
Impact of Genetics on the Diagn ...
Kidney cancer is a heterogeneous disease comprised of a number of histologic subtypes, each associated with unique genetic mutations, clinical featu ...