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Open AccessAssociations of resistance training levels with low muscle mass: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea
Low muscle mass is associated with adverse health outcomes such as functional decline and all-cause mortality. This study investigated the relationship between the risk of low muscle mass and the training peri...
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Open AccessContribution of sex and gender roles to the incidence of post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome in a prospective study
Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) occurs in about 10% of cases following gastroenteritis. The incidence of IBS is higher in females. However, it is not clear whether this is due to biological o...
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Interleukin-10 Knockout Mice Do Not Reliably Exhibit Macroscopic Inflammation: A Natural History Endoscopic Surveillance Study
Interleukin (IL)-10 knockout (KO) mice, a model for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), develop chronic enterocolitis due to an aberrant immune response to enteric antigens. Endoscopy, the gold standard for eval...
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Open AccessFlexible and transparent thin-film light-scattering photovoltaics about fabrication and optimization for bifacial operation
Flexible and transparent thin-film silicon solar cells were fabricated and optimized for building-integrated photovoltaics and bifacial operation. A laser lift-off method was developed to avoid thermal damage ...
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Open AccessDnmt1/Tet2-mediated changes in Cmip methylation regulate the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by controlling the Gbp2-Pparγ-CD36 axis
Dynamic alteration of DNA methylation leads to various human diseases, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Although C-Maf-inducing protein (Cmip) has been reported to be associated with NAFLD, ...
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Development and Validation of a Risk Scoring Model for Early Prediction of Severe Colon Ischemia
Colon ischemia (CI) is injury to the intestines secondary to insufficient blood flow. Its clinical severity can range from mild to life-threatening.
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Comparison of conventional and modified endoscopic mucosal resection methods for the treatment of rectal neuroendocrine tumors
Small rectal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) confined to the submucosa are endoscopically resectable. Because most rectal NETs are submucosal tumors, conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (cEMR) may not resul...
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3,4-dihydroxytoluene, a metabolite of rutin, suppresses the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by inhibiting p300 histone acetyltransferase activity
3,3′,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxyflavone-3-rhamnoglucoside (rutin) is a flavonoid with a wide range of pharmacological activities. Dietary rutin is hardly absorbed because the microflora in the large intestine metaboli...
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Quality of Preoperative Colonoscopy Affects Missed Postoperative Adenoma Detection in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Despite thorough preoperative screening, 19–30% of synchronous polyps or adenomas are detected after colon cancer surgery. Remnant synchronous lesions require additional colonoscopy procedures or surgery.
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Open AccessValidation of a new risk score system for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Recently, a new international bleeding score was developed to predict 30-day hospital mortality in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). However, the efficacy of this newly developed scoring sy...
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Open AccessNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy as a major risk factor for small bowel bleeding: a retrospective study
Small bowel (SB) bleeding accounts for 5% of all gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding cases and 80% of obscure GI bleeding cases. Although angioectasia is the common etiology of SB bleeding, nonsteroidal anti-inflam...
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Open AccessAnalysis of factors associated with local recurrence after endoscopic resection of gastric epithelial dysplasia: a retrospective study
Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) are widely used techniques for the treatment of gastric epithelial dysplasia. Previous studies have compared the clinical outcome o...
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Open AccessAnti-inflammatory effect of Vaccinium oldhamii stems through inhibition of NF-κB and MAPK/ATF2 signaling activation in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells
Vaccinium oldhamii (V. oldhamii) has been reported to exert a variety of the pharmacological properties such as anti-oxidant activity, anti-cancer activity, and inhibitory activity of α-amylase and acetylcholines...
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A Study on the Influence and Marketing Effect of Korean Wave Events and Festivals Organization
In recent years the global popularity of Korean Wave is increasing in entertainment areas and spreading to other regions of the world. As a result, there have been many organizations formed to support its crea...
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Clinical Course of Partial Virologic Response with Prolonged Tenofovir Therapy in Nuclos(t)ides-Naïve Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
The clinical course of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with partial virologic response (PVR) during tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) therapy remains unclear.
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Open AccessCitrus junos Tanaka peel ameliorates hepatic lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells and in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet
Citrus junos Tanaka (yuja), a yellow-coloured citrus fruit has traditionally been consumed in Korea, Japan, and China and has been found effective in preventing certain diseases. However, the inhibitory effect of...
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Open AccessErratum to: Poor prognostic factors in patients who underwent surgery for acute non-occlusive ischemic colitis
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Tangeretin synergistically enhances odorant-induced increases in cAMP and calcium levels and CREB phosphorylation in non-neuronal 3T3-L1 cells
Tangeretin is a natural flavone found mainly in citrus peels. Although emerging evidence suggests the beneficial health effects of tangeretin, little is known about the biological role of tangeretin in the odo...
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Open AccessPoor prognostic factors in patients who underwent surgery for acute non-occlusive ischemic colitis
Ischemic colitis (IC) is a disease with high postoperative morbidity and mortality. Knowledge of the risk factors for postoperative mortality could be helpful in clinical decision making and in optimizing post...
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Open AccessThe induction of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) contributes to anti-cancer activity of Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai in human colorectal cancer cells
Recently, Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai (A. distichum) has been reported to exert the inhibitory effect on angiotensin converting enzyme. However, no specific pharmacological effects from A. distichum have been d...
