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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
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

The effectiveness of walking exercise on the bowel preparation before colonoscopy: a single blind randomized clinical trial study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background and Aim Bowel preparation is a crucial factor affecting the diagnostic accuracy of colonoscopy, and few randomized control trials evaluated enhancement in bowel preparation.
Gholamreza Rezamand, Farahnaz Joukar, Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Hamed Delam, Reza Zare, Alireza Samadi, Sara Mavadati, Soheil Hassanipour, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-strain synbiotic and lifestyle modifications on patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial

European Journal of Medical Research
Background MASLD is the most common chronic liver disease and the leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality globally. While probiotic supplementations show promise as adjunctive therapy, existing trials are limited by the quality of evidence,
Masoud Faghieh Dinavari, Samaneh Abbasian, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian, Tahereh Vaezi, Tayyebeh Vaezi, Zeinab Nikniaz, Ali Riazi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of Sovodak in the Management of Patients Co-infected with HIV/HCV [PDF]

Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2020
Purpose: Sofosbuvir (SOF) and daclatasvir (DOC) are suggested for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients with concomitant HCV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In 2016, Sovodak tablet a combination of SOF and DOC was introduced.
Mohammad Hossein Somi, Bita Sepehri, Zeinab Nikniaz, Roya Sedghi   +3 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of TyG indices and atherogenic index of plasma with hypertension in the PERSIAN Guilan cohort

Scientific Reports
Hypertension (HTN) is a major global contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Insulin resistance is a key mechanistic factor in HTN development, yet its direct measurement is impractical in large population studies.
Ehsan Amini-Salehi, Farahnaz Joukar, Negin Letafatkar, Soheil Hassanipour, Saman Maroufizadeh, Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Zinc and gastrointestinal disease

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, 2014
This review is a current summary of the role that both zinc deficiency and zinc supplementation can play in the etiology and therapy of a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases. The recent literature describing zinc action on gastrointestinal epithelial tight junctions and epithelial barrier function is described.
Sonja, Skrovanek, Katherine, DiGuilio, Robert, Bailey, William, Huntington, Ryan, Urbas, Barani, Mayilvaganan, Giancarlo, Mercogliano, James M, Mullin   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources