The Role of Duodenogastroesophageal Reflux in the Progression of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Esophagitis to Adenocarcinoma by O. A. Storonova, A. V. Paraskevova, A. A. Makushina

“…The weaklly alkaline nature of reflux, due to the presence of duodenal contents, significantly increases the incidence of intestinal metaplasia with dysplasia and EAC compared to acidic pH values. …”
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Low regulatory T-cells frequency is associated with graft rejection after small bowel transplantation: Clinical and experimental evidence. by Rodrigo Papa-Gobbi, Pablo Stringa, Maria Virginia Gentilini, Ivana Ivanoff, Mariana Machuca, Nidia Monserrat Arreola, Javier Serradilla, Karla Estefanía-Fernández, Paloma Talayero, María Velayos, Elena Sánchez-Zapardiel, Gabriel Gondolesi, Ane Andrés-Moreno, Martin Rumbo, Francisco Hernández-Oliveros

“…<h4>Background</h4>Intestinal transplantation (ITx) represents the only curative option for patients with irreversible intestinal failure. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation modulates jejunal host-microbiota interface in weanling piglets by Shankumar Mooyottu, Muhammed Shafeekh Muyyarikkandy, Farnaz Yousefi, Ganwu Li, Orhan Sahin, Eric Burrough, Joy Scaria, Brett Sponseller, Alejandro Ramirez

“…Piglets were euthanized in the third week (14th and 18th days post-FMT) after weaning to collect intestinal tissues and contents for microbiomic, metabolomic, and transcriptomic analyses. …”
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Microbiota analysis of perimenopausal women experiencing recurrent vaginitis in conjunction with urinary tract infection by Yingying Bi, Yuezhu Wang, Wu Li, Yuhang Chen, Jinlong Qin, Huajun Zheng

“…The urogenital and intestinal microbiota were analyzed via 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing by collecting samples from the mouth, anus, urine, cervix, and upper and lower vaginal ends. …”
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Isolation and Evaluation of Potential Use of Prebiotics—Utilizing Butyrate-Producing Bacteria in Nibea coibor by Zhongzhen Li, Ngoc Tuan Tran, Ming Zhang, Zhaoxi Li, Wanying Yang, Shuqi Wang, Zhong Hu, Shengkang Li

“…This current study aimed to isolate BPB from the intestines of Nibea coibor and assess their probiotic potential. …”
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Vaccination of mice with Trichinella spiralis C-type lectin elicited the protective immunity and enhanced gut epithelial barrier function. by Bo Ning Wang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Jin Yi Wu, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Wen Wen Zheng, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Jing Cui, Zhong Quan Wang

“…The rTsCTL-vaccinated mice exhibited a 51.69 and 48.19% reduction of intestinal adult and muscle larva burdens, respectively. …”
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Risk factors for postoperative ileus in hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zhuoer Hou, Ting Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Hangpeng Lv, Qiuhua Sun

“…Key words used were: (hysterectomy) AND (postoperative ileus OR postoperative intestinal obstruction OR ileus OR intestinal obstruction). …”
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Examining the impact of probiotic Lactiplantibacillus pentosus 6MMI on inhibiting biofilm formation, adhesion, and virulence gene expression in Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19115 by Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Mostafa Rahmati-Joneidabad, Morteza Taki

“…Probiotic bacteria improve human health by secreting pro-microbial substances, balancing intestinal flora, binding to the mucous membrane and epithelium, strengthening the intestinal epithelial barrier, and creating interactions between the gastrointestinal microbiota and the immune system. …”
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Magnitude, Severity, and Associated Factors of Anemia among Under-Five Children Attending Hawassa University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia, 2016 by Yeshimebet Gebereselassie, Mesganaw BirhanSelassie, Tadesse Menjetta, Jemal Alemu, Aster Tsegaye

“…Stool samples were collected and processed using direct wet mount and formol-ether concentration method to detect intestinal parasites. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical packages. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Shigellosis by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Michael J. Mahovic, Rajya Shukla

“…Disease occurs when virulent Shigella organisms are consumed and invade the intestinal mucosa, resulting in tissue destruction. …”
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An Elusive Bullet in the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Rare Case of Bullet Embolism in the Gastrointestinal Tract and a Review of Relevant Literature by Saptarshi Biswas, Catherine Price, Sunil Abrol

“…These bullets are able to tumble through the gastrointestinal tract and cause perforation of the intestinal lumen which is small enough to be easily missed. …”
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An Overview of the Molecular Methods in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infectious Diseases by Muhammad Amjad

“…Diarrhea and other intestinal infections are caused by a wide range of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and parasites. …”
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Simultaneous Diagnosis of Acute Crohn’s Disease and Endometriosis in a Patient Affects HIV by S. Casiraghi, P. Baggi, P. Lanza, A. Bozzola, A. Vinco, V. Villanacci, F. Castelli, M. Ronconi

“…CD and the HIV infection may coexist in the same individual and it seems that HIV reduces the relapse rate in IBD patients. CD and intestinal endometriosis can also occur simultaneously. …”
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Necrotizing Lung Infection Caused by the Protozoan Balantidium coli by Sat Sharma, Godfrey Harding

“…Balantidium coli, a ciliated protozoan, is well known to cause intestinal infection in humans. Extraintestinal spread to the peritoneal cavity and genitourinary tract has rarely been reported. …”
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Patho-physiological Mechanisms Involved in Abdominal Compartment Syndrome by Leonardo Javier Pérez Ponce, Roberto Carlos Barletta Farías, Gabriela Castro Vega, Jorge Bárbaro Barletta Farías, Fausto Castillo Franco, Jorge Emilio Barletta del Castillo

“…In addition it is produced by the direct organ compression by intra-abdominal hypertension, edema, ischemia secundary to blood flow decreasing, disturbances of the function and composition of the intestinal microbiota, all which later causes a multiple organ disfunction.…”
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Research Progress on the Release and Functional Activity of Bound Polyphenols in Plant Foods by Jingjing LÜ, Lu LI, Na ZHANG

“…Therefore, this paper summarizes and analyzes the in vitro release of bound polyphenols, and briefly reviews the release mechanism of bound polyphenols in the human body, and focuses on the mechanisms and research progress of the functional activities of bound polyphenols, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and regulate of the intestinal environment. This is expected to provide reference and guidance for future research and application of bound polyphenols.…”
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Ulcerative Colitis Preceding Asymptomatic Wilson’s Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Jun Kunizaki, Yuko Yoto, Yoshinobu Nagaoka, Akira Ishii, Tomoe Kazama, Kohei Wagatsuma, Noriyuki Akutsu, Aki Ishikawa, Toju Tanaka, Shintaro Sugita, Takeshi Tsugawa, Hiroshi Nakase

“…Mutations or defective functions of ATP7B lead to hepatic dysfunction and intestinal inflammation.…”
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Case Report of a 2-year-old Child with Barrett’s Syndrome by Shramana Raypanda, Asha P. Shetty

“…Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is a condition characterized by a change in the cell lining of the esophagus accompanied by intestinal metaplasia. It is most common in people diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). …”
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Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Humans by Olga Matos, Maria Luisa Lobo, Lihua Xiao

“…Studies on the prevalence of these emerging microsporidian pathogens in humans, in developed and developing countries, the different clinical spectra of E. bieneusi intestinal infection in children, in different settings, and the risk factors associated with E. bieneusi infection have been reviewed. …”
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Undernourishment and tuberculosis: two flagella of underdevelopment. A case assisted in Timor Leste by Anagalys Ortega Alvelay, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Sol Esther García Morales

“…The patient is diagnosed as a case of pulmonary tuberculosis after a previously prolonged disease associated to malaria, acute respiratory diseases and intestinal parasites which motivated a stepped clinical assistance and further hospital admissions. …”
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