Objective Extracellular matrix protein 1 (ECM1) serves as a gatekeeper of hepatic fibrosis by maintaining transforming growth ...
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Correspondence to Dr Jonathan Hoare, Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; j.hoare{at}ic.ac.uk This is the first UK national guideline to concentrate on ...
Visceral hypersensitivity has been recognised as a characteristic of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It may be involved in the pathogenesis of abdominal pain/discomfort, and seems to ...
Objective Developing a small animal model that accurately delineates the natural history of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and immunopathophysiology is necessary to clarify the mechanisms of ...
Correspondence to: Professor J H Scholefield, Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; john.scholefield{at}nottingham.ac.uk Follow up after colorectal resection is a ...
Correspondence to Dr Thomas Berg, Section of Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig 04103, Germany; thomas.berg{at}medizin.uni-leipzig.de Objective ...
Anthranoid-containing laxatives--aloe, cascara, frangula, and rheum--may play a role in colorectal cancer. This risk is particularly important in view of the wide abuse of self administered laxatives ...
Dr Helmut Friess, Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. Email: helmut.friess{at}insel.ch BACKGROUND Nerve growth factor (NGF), ...
Objective Since the publication of the first Asia Pacific Consensus on Colorectal Cancer (CRC) in 2008, there are substantial advancements in the science and experience of implementing CRC screening.
Professor J P Galmiche, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine, CRI INSERM 95-08, CHU, Hôtel Dieu, Place A Ricordeau, 44035 Nantes cedex 01, France. Email:galmiche{at}easynet.fr BACKGROUND/AIM ...