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First reports of esophageal adenocarcinoma with white globe appearance in Japanese and Caucasian patients

Endoscopy International Open, 2016
Background and study aims: Better endoscopic diagnosis in case of Barrett’s esophagus is still needed. White globe appearance (WGA) is a novel endoscopic marker for gastric adenocarcinoma, with high sensitivity for differentiating between gastric cancer ...
Yusuke Tonai, Ryu Ishihara, Yasushi Yamasaki, Takashi Kanesaka, Sachiko Yamamoto, Tomofumi Akasaka, Noboru Hanaoka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo, Yasuhiko Tomita, Hiroyasu Iishi   +11 more
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Autophagy in cancer and protein conformational disorders

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Autophagy plays a crucial role in numerous biological processes, including protein and organelle quality control, development, immunity, and metabolism. Hence, dysregulation or mutations in autophagy‐related genes have been implicated in a wide range of human diseases.
Sergio Attanasio
wiley   +1 more source

Alternative antibody for the detection of CA19-9 antigen: a European multicenter study for the evaluation of the analytical and clinical performance of the Access (R) GI Monitor assay on the UniCel (R) Dxl 800 Immunoassay System [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Gastrointestinal cancer antigen CA19-9 is known as a valuable marker for the management of patients with pancreatic cancer. Methods: The analytical and clinical performance of the Access(R) GI Monitor assay (Beckman Coulter) was evaluated on ...
Barone D, Bekaii-Saab TS, Dittadi R, Gogas H, Heinemann V, Ishii H, Jiang XT, Magnani JL, Micke O, Molina R, Reiter W, Reiter W, Safi F, Steinberg W, Tempero MA, Wang WS   +15 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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A Patient Flow Analysis: Identification of Process Inefficiencies and Workflow Metrics at an Ambulatory Endoscopy Unit

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016
Background. The increasing demand for endoscopic procedures coincides with the paradigm shift in health care delivery that emphasizes efficient use of existing resources.
Rowena Almeida, William G. Paterson, Nancy Craig, Lawrence Hookey   +3 more
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Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis following BBIBP‐CorV COVID‐19 vaccine (Sinopharm vaccine): A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message In patients with acute symptoms such as pain, swelling, and erythema of the upper extremities shortly after receiving COVID‐19 vaccines, even inactivated virus vaccines, these symptoms may indicate thrombosis, which may be due to the
Ali Riazi, Masood Faghih Dinevari, Samaneh Abbasian, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian   +3 more
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Cyclic nucleotide signaling as a drug target in retinitis pigmentosa

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Disruptions in cGMP and cAMP signaling can contribute to retinal dysfunction and photoreceptor loss in retinitis pigmentosa. This perspective examines the mechanisms and evaluates emerging evidence on targeting these pathways as a potential therapeutic strategy to slow or prevent retinal degeneration.
Katri Vainionpää, Ahmed B. Montaser, Henri Leinonen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probiotic Biotherapy: Discussing its Influential Role in Oral Health [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Probiotics are widely known for their health promoting benefits, especially with its association to gastrointestinal health. For many years, most research has been focused on the prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal infections or ...
Florez, Karla, Sullano, Claudette
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Comparison of the serum fibrinogen level and International Normalized Ratio in the assessment of the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in decompensated cirrhosis [PDF]

Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is the most life-threatening complication of cirrhosis and it's predicting is crucial for the management of cirrhotic patients.
Mohammad Hossein Somi, Masood Faghih Dinevari, Leila Alizadeh, Ali Riazi, Samaneh Abbasian, Zeinab Nikniaz   +5 more
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The epithelial barrier theory proposes a comprehensive explanation for the origins of allergic and other chronic noncommunicable diseases

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Exposure to common noxious agents (1), including allergens, pollutants, and micro‐nanoplastics, can cause epithelial barrier damage (2) in our body's protective linings. This may trigger an immune response to our microbiome (3). The epithelial barrier theory explains how this process can lead to chronic noncommunicable diseases (4) affecting organs ...
Can Zeyneloglu, Huseyn Babayev, Ismail Ogulur, Sena Ardicli, Yagiz Pat, Duygu Yazici, Bingjie Zhao, Lihong Chang, Xiaoqing Liu, Paolo D'Avino, Manru Li, Ceren Biçer, Fatma Hacer Kurtoğlu Babayev, Raja Dhir, Kari C. Nadeau, Marie‐Charlotte Brüggen, Mubeccel Akdis, Cezmi A. Akdis   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source