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High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry: A Time Motion Study

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2008
INTRODUCTION: High-resolution manometry (HRM) of the esophagus is a new technique that provides a more precise assessment of esophageal motility than conventional techniques.
Daniel C Sadowski, Linda Broenink
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The excitatory effect of hydrogen sulfide on rat colonic muscle contraction and the underlying mechanism

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2022
H2S is a well-known relaxant regulator in muscle contraction but little attention has been paid to its excitatory effect on colonic motility. To investigate the excitation of H2S on rat colonic contraction and the underlying mechanism, the muscle ...
Xiaojing Quan, Wei Chen, Bin Qin, Jinhai Wang, Hesheng Luo, Fei Dai   +5 more
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Green Endoscopy and Sustainable Practices: A Scoping Review

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Objectives The emergence of “green endoscopy” arises from the increasing global need to reform environmental sustainability due to climate change.
Thai Hau Koo, Vincent Tee, Yeong Yeh Lee, Nur Sakinah Roslan, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim   +4 more
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Training in Gastrointestinal Motility [PDF]

Digestive Diseases, 2006
Gastrointestinal (GI) motility and functional GI disorders are common reasons for patients to see gastroenterologists. Knowledge of the evaluation and treatment of these disorders is important to appropriately care for these patients in clinical practice.
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Rimonabant, Gastrointestinal Motility and Obesity [PDF]

Current Neuropharmacology, 2012
Obesity and overweight affect more than half of the US population and are associated with a number of diseases. Rimonabant, a cannabinoid receptor 1 blocker in the endocannabinoid (EC) system, was indicated in Europe for the treatment of obesity and overweight patients with associated risk factors but withdrawn on Jan, 2009 because of side effects ...
Yan Sun, Jiande D. Z. Chen, Jiande D. Z. Chen   +2 more
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Wireless Monitoring of Gastrointestinal Transit Time, Intra-Luminal Ph, Pressure and Temperature in Experimental Pigs: A Pilot Study

Acta Medica, 2023
Background: There is no single gold standard for investigation of gastrointestinal motility function. Wireless motility monitoring involves a novel concept which provides a complex information on gastrointestinal function (gastrointestinal transit time ...
Jan Bureš, Věra Radochová, Jaroslav Květina, Darina Kohoutová, Martin Vališ, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jana Žďárová Karasová, Ondřej Soukup, Štěpán Suchánek, Miroslav Zavoral   +9 more
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A comprehensive Mendelian randomization study highlights the relationship between psychiatric disorders and non-tumor gastrointestinal diseases

Frontiers in Genetics
ObjectivePrevious observational studies revealed the potential correlation between psychiatric disorders (PDs) and non-tumor gastrointestinal diseases (NTGDs).
Xiru Liang, Xiru Liang, Xindi Huang, Xindi Huang, Yutong Cheng, Yutong Cheng, Ziwei Wang, Ziwei Wang, Yahua Song, Yahua Song, Qiuai Shu, Qiuai Shu, Ning Xie, Ning Xie, Ning Xie, Ning Xie   +15 more
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Measurement of fasted state gastric antral motility before and after a standard bioavailability and bioequivalence 240 mL drink of water: Validation of MRI method against concomitant perfused manometry in healthy participants.

PLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectiveThe gastrointestinal environment in which drug products need to disintegrate before the drug can dissolve and be absorbed has not been studied in detail due to limitations, especially invasiveness of existing techniques.
Khaled Heissam, Nichola Abrehart, Caroline L Hoad, Jeff Wright, Alex Menys, Kathryn Murray, Paul M Glover, Geoffrey Hebbard, Penny A Gowland, Jason Baker, William L Hasler, Robin C Spiller, Maura Corsetti, James G Brasseur, Bart Hens, Kerby Shedden, Joseph Dickens, Deanna M Mudie, Greg E Amidon, Gordon L Amidon, Luca Marciani   +20 more
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Diclofenac and dexamethasone modulate the effect of cannabidiol on the rat colon motility ex vivo

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2023
Due to the growing interest in the use of cannabinoids in supportive therapies, they are increasingly used together with anti-inflammatory drugs. Cannabinoids inhibit gastrointestinal motility, while steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ...
Chłopecka Magdalena, Kiraga Łukasz, Crowley Kijan, Jank Michał, Latek Urszula, Mendel Marta, Karlik Wojciech   +6 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
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