Efficacy and Safety of HAPC in Barrett's Esophagus – A Multicenter Italian Prospective Study by Davide Massimi, Roberta Maselli, Silvia Pecere, Cristiano Spada, Gianluca Andrisani, Francesco Maria Di Matteo, Antonella La Terra, Franco Coppola, Antonio Capogreco, Roberto De Sire, Ludovico Alfarone, Maddalena Menini, Marco Spadaccini, Cesare Hassan, Alessandro Repici

“…The primary endpoints were the complete eradication of intestinal metaplasia (CE-IM) and dysplasia (CE-D). …”
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A Randomized, Endoscopist-Blinded, Prospective Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Patient Tolerability between Bowel Preparation Protocols Using Sodium Picosulfate Magnesium Citrate... by Sang Hoon Kim, Ji Hyeong Kim, Bora Keum, Han Jo Jeon, Se Hyun Jang, Seong Ji Choi, Seung Han Kim, Jae Min Lee, Hyuk Soon Choi, Eun Sun Kim, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hong Sik Lee, Hoon Jai Chun, Chang Duck Kim

“…In conclusion, the use of SP-MC plus bisacodyl bowel preparation solution might be a better method for providing good intestinal cleansing and improving patient compliance.…”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence and clinical implications of anatomical variants of the hepatic portal vein by Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida, Benjamín Rodríguez-Osorio, Cristian Salgado-Torres, Pablo Nova-Baeza, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Alejandro Bruna-Mejías, Roberto Avila-Sepulveda, Álvaro Becerra-Farfán, Macarena Rodríguez-Luengo, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Guinevere Granite, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza

“…Abstract The hepatic portal vein is the main vascular route responsible for collecting blood from the liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, gallbladder, and intestines. Its key function is to metabolize the components acquired from the blood. …”
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Research hotspots and frontiers in the tumor microenvironment of colorectal cancer: a bibliometric study from 2014 to 2024 by Xinran He, Tingyi Xie, Li Shi, Xuyi Kuang, Lei Li, Xingyu Shang, Bo Fu

“…In addition, keyword and cluster analysis showed that immune checkpoint inhibitors, cancer-associated fibroblasts, macrophage polarization, intestinal microbiota, colorectal cancer liver metastasis, drug resistance, scRNA-seq, etc. may be the research hotspots and trends in this field.ConclusionsColorectal cancer and tumor microenvironment research is in the developmental stage, and strengthening international cooperation can help to drive this field forward. …”
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Examination of Salmonella Prevalence in Pigs Through Rye‐Based Feeding and Coarser Feed Structure Under Field Conditions by Jens Gerrit Lindhaus, Bernd Reckels, Bussarakam Chuppava, Richard Grone, Christian Visscher, Clara Berenike Hartung

“…These are fermented in the intestinal tract to specific fermentation products, which seem to have bacteriolytic effects against Salmonella. …”
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Endoscopic Analysis of Microstructures of the Colon Mucosa on the Edge of the Post-Resection Defect as a Measure of Preventing Recurrence of Polyps after a Cold Polypectomy by N. V. Ageykina, N. A. Oleynikova, P. G. Malkov, N. V. Danilova, O. A. Kharlova, Yu. M. Korolev, E. D. Fedorov

“…The endoscopic criteria for completely performed cold snare resection were identified, they are parallel crypts and the structure of intestinal pits of type I (S. Kudo) in the edge of the post-resection defect, which were observed in 93 (90.3 %) cases. …”
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Daily sodium intake and constipation in US adult males: an uncommon negative association revealed by national health and nutrition examination survey data from the United States (2... by Xue-Feng Peng, Hua Yang, Wen-Xing Chen, Miao Yu, Deng-Chao Wang

“…Conclusions This study demonstrates a negative association between daily sodium intake and constipation risk among adult males, suggesting that sodium intake might influence intestinal function.…”
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Occult Renal Calcifications in Patients with Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Their Association with the Parathyroid Hormone-Vitamin D Axis by Fernanda Victor, Alyne Layane Pereira Lemos, Anna Mirella de Holanda Ribas, Leonardo Bandeira, José Henrique Pimentel, Luiz Otávio de Andrade Damázio, Francisco Bandeira

“…The diagnosis of NPHPT was as follows: elevated serum PTH (reference range: 15–65 pg/mL), normal albumin-corrected serum calcium, normal urinary calcium excretion, serum 25(OH)D >30 ng/mL, eGFR (CKD-EPI) > 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, without intestinal disease, and not on medications such as thiazide diuretics, lithium, bisphosphonates, or denosumab. …”
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Replacement of Dietary Fishmeal Protein with Degossypolized Cottonseed Protein on Growth Performance, Nonspecific Immune Response, Antioxidant Capacity, and Target of Rapamycin Pat... by Sheng Chen, Yuhang Tang, Zhou Zhang, Jichang Zheng, Yuliang He, Zhen Wang, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…Meanwhile, the content of hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) in the DCP20, DCP40, and DCP80 groups was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). The activity of intestinal trypsin in the DCP20 group was significantly degraded compared with that in the control group (P<0.05). …”
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16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics to Analyze Correlation Between Fecal Flora and Metabolites of Squabs and Parent Pigeons by Xiaobin Li, Shengchen Zheng, Haiying Li, Jiajia Liu, Fan Yang, Xiaoyu Zhao, Yafei Liang

“…Intestinal microorganisms are essential for maintaining homeostasis, health, and development, playing a critical role in nutrient digestion, growth, and exercise performance in pigeons. …”
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Classification of Nanomaterial Drug Delivery Systems for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Wang H, Zhou F, Shen M, Ma R, Yu Q

“…Patients with IBD frequently experience recurrent abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea, while severe cases may result in intestinal obstruction, perforation, and cancer. Lifelong maintenance therapy may thus be needed to manage these symptoms; however, traditional IBD drugs, such as 5-aminosalicylic acid, glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants, and biological agents, are often associated with problems including poor solubility, instability, and ineffective targeting, as well as causing serious side effects in non-target tissues. …”
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Dietary supplementation of blend of organic acids and monoglycerides alleviated diarrhea and systemic inflammation of weaned pigs experimentally infected with enterotoxigenic Esche... by Sangwoo Park, Shuhan Sun, Supatirada Wongchanla, Ying Chen, Xunde Li, Yanhong Liu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with blend of organic acids and/or medium-chain fatty acid monoglycerides on intestinal health and systemic immunity of weaned pigs experimentally infected with an enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F18 at 4-week of age. …”
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Influence of green tea powder on the performance, nutrient utilisation, caecal microbiota profile and meat quality of broiler chickens by D.V. Thomas, A.L. Molan, Y. Singh, V. Ravindran

“…Differences were observed between the two green tea types, with Se-GT being more beneficial than N-GT in the positive modulation of intestinal microbiota.…”
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Nueva clasificación endoscópica y factores de riesgo asociados a la enfermedad diverticular del colon by Misdrialis Martinez Romero, Marlenys Pérez Bruzón, Tatiana Amable Díaz, Ignacio Morales Martínez, Yordanys Oliva Cosme, Lilia Martínez Garrido, Ernesto César González Delgado

“…En la fisiopatología, los cambios en la microbiota intestinal, el sistema nervioso entérico y los factores genéticos son los de mayor interés. …”
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Shenmai injection revives cardiac function in rats with hypertensive heart failure: involvement of microbial-host co-metabolism by Lin Li, Senjie Zhong, Jiahao Ye, Siyuan Hu, Xiajun Xiong, Guangyu Chen, Zhixi Hu

“…Finally, the study looked at the intrinsic relationships among modifications in the intestinal flora, metabolite profile changes, and the targets of SMI compounds to clarify how they might be used to treat H-HF. …”
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Tratamiento médico del body packer o mulas de drogas by Luis Alberto Bestard Pavón, Laura Barrero Viera, Antonio Belaunde Clausell, Ivonne Rivero Vázquez

“…Más del 80 % de los casos son asintomáticos, resuelven con estricta vigilancia y uso de polietilenglicol para la evacuación intestinal; el resto de los casos, desarrollan el síndrome de body packer, requieren tratamiento quirúrgico y apoyo con tratamiento sintomático y específico. …”
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Intensity of Nematode Infection in Children Aged 3 to 5 Years Living in Mukuru Kwa Njenga Slum Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya by Lynda Allan, Fiona N. Mbai, Dorcas S. Yole, Moses Owino

“…Ascaris lumbricoides was the only species of intestinal nematodes identified to be present in the stool samples of children in this study, whereas Trichuris trichiura and hookworm infections were found to be absent. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Cysticercus tenuicollis Isolated from Some Intermediate Host in Kurdistan-Iraq by Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Rostam Hama Zorab, Fatima Mohammed Ali, Awaz M. Salih, Amer Abdullah Hassan

“…Cysticercus tenuicollis (C. tenuicollis) is the larval stage infection of Taenia hydatigena, a common tapeworm of dogs and other Canidae, which has a wide range of intermediate hosts including sheep, goat, cattle, deer, camel, horse, human and other wild ruminants, the disease spreads through a contaminated water, soil and food with feces of infected dogs or other carnivores, T. hydatigena lives in the intestinal of the definitive host (carnivores) and excretes a huge number of eggs with feces daily. …”
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Caracterización de pacientes diagnosticados de carcinoma epidermoide de canal anal. Cienfuegos, 2017-2019 by Yeidy Santos Toledo, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, José Antonio Feliú Rosa, Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Daniel Alejandro Díaz Conde

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> predominaron pacientes en edades entre 50 y 70 años, femeninas; la rectorragia y el dolor anal fueron los síntomas fundamentales, acompañados o no de cambios en el hábito intestinal, pujo y tenesmo; el virus del papiloma humano fue el antecedente patológico personal más observado; la colostomía fue la técnica quirúrgica más empleada.…”
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Anemia among Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 by Wubet Worku Takele, Amare Tariku, Fasil Wagnew Shiferaw, Amare Demsie, Wondale Getinet Alemu, Degefaye Zelalem Anlay

“…Blood sample was collected by capillary tube . Intestinal parasite was examined by stool wet mount test. …”
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