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Uncoupling of biliary phospholipid and cholesterol secretion in mice with reduced expression of mdr2 P-glycoprotein

Journal of Lipid Research, 1996
Mice in which the gene for mdr2 P-glycoprotein has been disrupted have a severe deficiency in biliary phospholipid and cholesterol secretion. We studied the relation between mdr2 gene expression and biliary lipid secretion with emphasis on the role of ...
R P Oude Elferink, R Ottenhoff, M van Wijland, C M Frijters, C van Nieuwkerk, A K Groen   +5 more
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Systematic investigation of gastrointestinal diseases in China (SILC): validation of survey methodology [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Symptom-based surveys suggest that the prevalence of gastrointestinal diseases is lower in China than in Western countries. The aim of this study was to validate a methodology for the epidemiological investigation of gastrointestinal symptoms
Zou, Duowu, Li, Q., Wang, R., Zhao Yanfang, Kang, Xiaoping, Ping Yin, Zhao, Y., Halling, Katarina, Yan Xiaoyan, Yan, H., Halling Katarina, Dent, John, Sung, Joseph, Fang Jiqian, Duowu Zou, Jia He, Yan, X., Sung Joseph, He Jia, Yan Hong, Zou Duowu, Liu Wenbin, Hao, Y., Liu, W., Joseph Sung, Yuantao Hao, Qiang Li, Katarina Halling, Ma, X., Fang, J., Yan, Xiaoyan, He, J., Xiaoping Kang, Ma Xiuqiang, Wenbin Liu, Halling, K., Yin, P., Ma, Xiuqiang, Xiuqiang Ma, Liu, Wenbin, Dent John, Yanfang Zhao, Kang, X., Johansson, S., Yin, Ping, Li Qiang, Wang Rui, Hao Yuantao, Johansson Saga, Yan, Hong, Hong Yan, Yin Ping, He, Jia, Saga Johansson, Dent, J., Xiaoyan Yan, Wang, Rui, Rui Wang, Li, Qiang, Jiqian Fang, Hao, Yuantao, John Dent, Zhao, Yanfang, Johansson, Saga, Sung, J., Kang Xiaoping, Fang, Jiqian, Zou, D.   +67 more
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography services in Sudan during wartime: Innovations in crisis

Endoscopy International Open
​Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) services in Africa have expanded in recent years, aiming to enhance healthcare infrastructure. ERCP, combining endoscopy and fluoroscopy, diagnoses and treats biliary and pancreatic ductal system ...
Abdelmounem Abdo, Salah Dafalla, Mohammed Bushra, Rodwan Mustafa, Reem Hamad, Ahmed Rafei, Mohamed Jaafer, Rawan Bidab, Waleed Gamus Ojan, Mohammed Ganim, Hala Abdalla   +10 more
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Refractory strictures despite steroid injection after esophageal endoscopic resection

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background: Although steroid injection prevents stricture after esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), some patients require repeated sessions of endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD). We investigated the risk for refractory stricture despite the
Noboru Hanaoka, Ryu Ishihara, Noriya Uedo, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Tomofumi Akasaka, Takashi Kanesaka, Noriko Matsuura, Yasushi Yamasaki, Kenta Hamada, Hiroyasu Iishi   +10 more
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Probiotics and gastrointestinal diseases [PDF]

Journal of Internal Medicine, 2004
Abstract.There is increasing evidence indicating health benefits by consumption of foods containing microorganisms, i.e. probiotics. A number of clinical trials have been performed to evaluate the effects in the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms or by disturbances in the normal microflora ...
A, Sullivan, C E, Nord
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The use of probiotics to prevent diarrhea in young children attending child care centers: a review [PDF]

, 2010
The incidence of diarrheal disease in children has been reduced because of public health measures, improved hygiene, and a better understanding of nutrition. However, it remains a particular problem where young children come into close contact with other
Binns, C., Mi Kyung Lee, Lee, M., Colin Binns, Lee, M.K., Binns, Colin   +5 more
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A comparative study of grasping-type scissors forceps and insulated-tip knife for endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and study aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) is technically difficult for beginners. Few comparative studies of technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety using various devices have been reported. This
Kengo Nagai, Noriya Uedo, Takeshi Yamashina, Fumi Matsui, Noriko Matsuura, Takashi Ito, Sachiko Yamamoto, Noboru Hanaoka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi   +11 more
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Combined Low-Volume Polyethylene Glycol Solution Plus Stimulant Laxatives versus Standard-Volume Polyethylene Glycol Solution: A Prospective, Randomized Study of Colon Cleansing before Colonoscopy

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006
INTRODUCTION: The effectiveness of polyethylene glycol solutions (PEG) for colon cleansing is often limited by the inability of patients to drink adequate portions of the 4 L solution.
Lawrence C Hookey, William T Depew, Stephen J Vanner   +2 more
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Use of warm carbon dioxide insufflators does not affect intra-colonic gas temperature and has no effect on polyp detection rate during colonoscopy – a randomized controlled trial

Endoscopy International Open, 2017
Background and study aims Methods to improve polyp detection during colonoscopy have been investigated, with conflicting results for warm water irrigation. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) warmed to 37 °C may have similar or more pronounced effects on bowel motility.
Akash M. Patel, Jordan Green, Fahd Jowhari, Lawrence Hookey   +3 more
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Seroprevalence of CMV infection in patients with active ulcerative colitis and underlying factors of pathogenicity

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has garnered increasing attention in the context of active ulcerative colitis (UC), a chronic IBD, characterized by periods of remission and relapse.
Farahnaz Joukar, Mohammad Almasi, Narges Eslami, Niloofar Faraji, Kurosh Askari, Ghazale Ghorbani, Navid Yusefi, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +7 more
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