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ACE and ACE2 catalytic activity in the fecal content along the gut

Neurogastroenterology &Motility, Volume 35, Issue 9, September 2023., 2023
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) and ACE2 are catalytically active in the gut and in the intestinal content of rats. Both enzymes' activities are higher in the intestinal content than in the corresponding intestinal tissue. Our study points out the hypothesis of the existence of a fecal RAAS.
Mariana Ferreira‐Duarte, Lilian Caroline Gonçalves Oliveira, Clara Quintas, Marisa Esteves‐Monteiro, Margarida Duarte‐Araújo, Teresa Sousa, Dulce Elena Casarini, Manuela Morato   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

How many biomarker measurements are needed to predict prognosis in Crohn's disease patients under infliximab?—A prospective study

United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 11, Issue 6, Page 531-541, July 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Timely stratification of Crohn's disease (CD) is essential for patients' management. The use of noninvasive accurate biomarkers is key to monitor treatment and to pursue mucosal healing, the ultimate treatment endpoint in CD. Objective We aimed to evaluate the performance of readily available biomarkers and develop risk matrices to ...
Fernando Magro, Maria Manuela Estevinho, Gaia Catalano, Marta Patita, Bruno Arroja, Paula Lago, Isadora Rosa, Helena Tavares de Sousa, Paula Ministro, Irina Mocanu, Ana Vieira, Joana Castela, Joana Moleiro, Joana Roseira, Eugénia Cancela, Paula Sousa, Francisco Portela, Luís Correia, Paula Moreira, Mafalda Santiago, Sandra Dias, Joana Afonso, Silvio Danese, Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet, Cláudia Camila Dias, on behalf ofGEDII (Grupo de Estudos da Doença Inflamatória Intestinal)   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concentrations of neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin are increased in serum and peritoneal fluid from horses with inflammatory abdominal disease and non‐strangulating intestinal infarctions

Equine Veterinary Journal, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 426-434, May 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin (NGAL) is produced in response to inflammation in horses, but it has not yet been investigated as a biomarker in horses with the abdominal disease. Objectives To investigate NGAL in serum and peritoneal fluid in horses with the abdominal disease.
Malou F. Winther, Simon L. Haugaard, Tina H. Pihl, Stine Jacobsen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estudo comparativo entre as soluções de manitol, picossulfato de sódio e fosfato monobásico e dibásico de sódio no preparo de cólon para colonoscopia [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2002
Atualmente, a colonoscopia é o exame de primeira escolha na avaliação das doenças do cólon, tendo também papel fundamental na abordagem terapêutica de determinado grupo de patologias.
Paulo Miki Jr, José Joaquim Ribeiro da Rocha, Francisco Aprilli, Omar Féres   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID‐19 in gastroenterology: Where are we now? Current evidence on the impact of COVID‐19 in gastroenterology

United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 9, Issue 7, Page 750-765, September 2021., 2021
Abstract Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges in all fields of society with social, economic, and health‐related consequences worldwide. In this context, gastroenterology patients and healthcare systems and professionals have seen their routines changed and were forced to adapt, adopting measures to minimize the risk of
Fernando Magro, Alexandre Nuzzo, Cândida Abreu, Diogo Libânio, Iago Rodriguez‐Lago, Katarzyna Pawlak, Marcus Hollenbach, Willem P. Brouwer, Keith Siau   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unsuspected colon adenocarcinoma revealed after laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]

, 2000
A particularly rapid and fatal outcome has been noted in cases of malignant soft-tissue metastases occurring after cancer surgery. Abdominal wall metastases occurring in scars after laparotomy for cancer resection show a similar poor outcome.
Azevedo, João Luiz Moreira Coutinho, Azevedo, Otávio Cansanção, Matos, Delcio   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

IMPROVEMENT OF SCHISTOSOMAL PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE COLOPATHY AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2013
Context Data on vascular alterations in patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and portal hypertensive colopathy and changes in these after surgery to decrease portal hypertension are limited. Objective The purpose of this study was to analyse the
Maria Angelina Carvalho MIRANDA, Álvaro Antônio Bandeira FERRAZ, Ana Lúcia Coutinho DOMINGUES, Renata Carvalho Miranda CHAVES, Norma JUCÁ, Diógenes Luiz da MOTA   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

TUMOR MIOFIBROBLÁSTICO ASSOCIADO A ACTINOMICOSE EM PARTES MOLES DE PAREDE ABDOMINAL: RELATO DE CASO

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introdução: O Tumor Miofibroblástico Inflamatório (TMI) é uma lesão neoplásica geralmente benigna, que pode se manifestar com comportamento invasivo. Uma causa rara para sua formação é a actinomicose (ACM), infecção que pode simular outras neoplasias ...
Clarissa Pieresan Winkelmann, Rafael Fontana, Carolina Pompermaier, Crislli Preussler Chiaradia, Marcelo Costamilan Rombaldi, Guilherme Soldatelli Teixeira Kurtz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The result of treatment enterovesical fistulas for Crohn's disease [PDF]

, 2008
A fístula enterovesical na doença de Crohn é relativamente incomum. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar sua incidência e o resultado do seu tratamento em doentes de Crohn no ambulatório de Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais do Serviço de Cólon e Reto do ...
BABA, Renata Setsuko, CECCONELLO, Ivan, GAMA, Angelita Habr, KISS, Desiderio, PAIM, Sandra, SILVEIRA, Rogrigo Cardoso, SOUZA, Ana Carolina Pereira de, TEIXEIRA, Magaly Gemio   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Cancro do cólon e do recto: Taxa de cobertura do rastreio e factores associados

Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 2011
Objectivos: Determinar a taxa de cobertura do rastreio de cancro do cólon e do recto (CCR), segundo o Plano Oncológico Nacional, e analisar factores socio-demográficos associados à sua realização.
Maria Espírito Santo, Elisa Ribeiro, Tânia Colaço, Teresa Gomes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source