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Yohei Mizuta
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Open AccessClinical evaluation of a fully automated and high-throughput molecular testing system for detection of influenza virus
We investigated the performance of the cobas® 6800 system and cobas SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B, a fully automated molecular testing system for influenza viruses and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviru...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of Concomitant Enteral Nutrition Therapy and Infliximab for Maintenance Treatment of Crohn’s Disease in Adults
One of the problems associated with infliximab (IFX) treatment for Crohn’s disease (CD) is loss of response during maintenance therapy.
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Endoscopic snare papillectomy with biliary and pancreatic stent placement for tumors of the major duodenal papilla
This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and follow-up results of endoscopic papilletomy (ESP) with pancreatic and biliary duct stent placement for ampullary tumors. The therapeutic approach to be...
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Factors related to the curability of early gastric cancer with endoscopic submucosal dissection
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) yields substantially high rates for curative resection of early gastric cancer (EGC). It is suggested that larger, ulcerative, or upper EGCs may prevent successful ESD. A...
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Intraosseous fat necrosis associated with alcoholic pancreatitis
A 50-year-old man with a 30-year history of alcohol abuse was admitted because of abdominal pain. Based on an elevated serum amylase level and abdominal computed tomography findings, a diagnosis of alcoholic p...
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Open AccessStrong Evidence of a Combination Polymorphism of the Tyrosine Kinase 2 Gene and the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Gene as a DNA-Based Biomarker for Susceptibility to Crohn’s Disease in the Japanese Population
An association between susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and polymorphisms of both the tyrosine kinase 2 gene (TYK2) and the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 gene (STAT3) was ex...
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Polymorphisms of PTPN11 Coding SHP-2 as Biomarkers for Ulcerative Colitis Susceptibility in the Japanese Population
To identify genetic determinants of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), we examined an association between polymorphisms of both the programmed cell death 1 gene (PDCD1) and the src homology 2 domain-containing tyr...
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Simvastatin Attenuates Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis, but Not Oxazalone-Induced Colitis
Purpose To determine whether simvastatin is able to inhibit inflammation in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced or oxazalone (OXA)-induced colitis. Results In the prophylactic pr...
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Recent insights into digestive motility in functional dyspepsia
Functional gastrointestinal disorders, such as functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome, are common pathologies of the gut. FD is a clinical syndrome defined as chronic or recurrent pain or disco...
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Open AccessExpression of HSP47 in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
Heat shock protein (HSP) 47, a collagen-specific molecular chaperone, is involved in the processing and/or secretion of procollagens, and its expression is increased in various fibrotic diseases. The aim of th...
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Flare-up of Autoimmune Hepatitis After Delivery in a Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Postpartum Overlap Syndrome of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Autoimmune Hepatitis
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Evaluation of venous thromboembolism and coagulation-fibrinolysis markers in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Arterial or venous thromboembolism is rarely encountered clinically as an extradigestive tract complication in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, it is one of the important prognostic factors for IBD p...
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CASE REPORT: Cyst Formation of Duodenal Heterotopic Pancreas Accompanied by Pancreas Divisum
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Chronic Visceral Hypersensitivity Renders Defecation More Susceptible to Stress via a Serotonergic Pathway in Rats
Visceral hypersensitivity, intestinal dysmotility, and stress play major roles in irritable bowel syndrome. However, the significance of visceral hypersensitivity in stress-induced changes of colorectal motor ...
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CASE REPORT: Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Parvovirus B19 Infection in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura in patients with ulcerative colitis
Extraintestinal manifestations of ulcerative colitis (UC) are well known, but immunologically mediated hematological diseases are relatively rare. We describe two cases of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)...
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Expression of heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 and Hsp 40 in colorectal cancer
Heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 and Hsp 40 are stress proteins that cooperate as chaperones in mammalian cells. The present study was designed to determine the expression levels of Hsp 70 and Hsp 40 in colorectal ...
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Influence of Helicobacter pylori infection on in vitro responsiveness of gastric fundus to agonists and to stimulation of enteric nerves in Mongolian gerbils
It has recently been proposed that disturbed gastric adaptive relaxation may play a role in functional dyspepsia (FD). However, the effect of Helicobacter pylori infection, which may be one of multiple factors a...
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Ulcerative colitis complicating pseudomembranous colitis of the right colon
toxin was positive in the feces. The administration of vancomycin in addition to oral steroids resulted in rapid improvement of the condition. Total colonoscopy is recommended for precise diagnosis when patie...
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Sludge and stone formation in the gallbladder in bedridden elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease: influence of feeding method
The incidence of gallbladder sludge or gallstone formation in bedridden patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) remains obscure. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, relationship to feedi...
