Infection with hepatitis C virus as a cause of cirrhosis – case study by Lidia Sierpińska, Małgorzata Januszek

“…A case of a 36-year old patient was presented diagnosed with cirrhosis, admitted to the emergency department due to haemorrhage from the upper gastrointestinal tract. Anti-HCV antibodies were present. …”
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Metastatic Tumor of the Spermatic Cord in Adults: A Case Report and Review by Daisaku Hirano, Mizuho Ohkawa, Ryo Hasegawa, Norimichi Okada, Naoki Ishizuka, Yoshiaki Kusumi

“…In patients with a mass in the SC and a history of neoplasm, especially in gastrointestinal tract, the possibility of metastasis from the primary cancer should be considered.…”
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A Case of Primary Amyloidosis Involving Liver, Stomach, Intestines, and Heart without Evident Kidney Involvement by L. S. Kholopov, N. B. Gubegrits, O. A. Dyadyk, Yu. E. Chirkov, Yu. V. Tsohoyeva

“…Systemic amyloidosis caused by the synthesis and deposition of immunoglobulin light chains (AL amyloidosis) is a relatively rare disease that involves heart, kidneys, peripheral nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, and has a large number of various clinical manifestations. …”
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Long Noncoding RNAs in Digestive System Malignancies: A Novel Class of Cancer Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets? by Athina Kladi-Skandali, Kleita Michaelidou, Andreas Scorilas, Konstantinos Mavridis

“…Regarding digestive system malignancies, the oncogenic HOTAIR is one of the most widely studied lncRNAs in the preclinical level and has already been identified as a potent prognostic marker for major malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract. Here, we provide an overview of recent findings regarding the emerging role of lncRNAs not only as key regulators of cancer initiation and progression in colon, stomach, pancreatic, liver, and esophageal cancers, but also as reliable tumor markers and therapeutic tools. lncRNAs can be easily, rapidly, and cost-effectively determined in tissues, serum, and gastric juice, making them highly versatile analytes. …”
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Two Cases of Rectal Xanthoma Presenting as Yellowish to Whitish Lesions during Colonoscopy by Masaya Iwamuro, Takehiro Tanaka, Daisuke Takei, Yuusaku Sugihara, Keita Harada, Sakiko Hiraoka, Yoshiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Okada

“…Biopsy examinations performed on both patients revealed the deposition of xanthoma cells within the rectal mucosa. Within the gastrointestinal tract, xanthomas most frequently arise in the stomach, whereas the colorectum is rarely affected. …”
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Overlap of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Common Mechanisms of Pathogenesis as a Key to Rational Therapy by S. N. Mekhdiyev, O. A. Mekhdieva, O. M. Berko

“…Common links in the pathogenesis of FGID include disorders of gut-brain interaction, visceral hypersensitivity, changes in intestinal microbiota, overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines, impaired epithelial permeability and motor activity of the gastrointestinal tract. The combination of FGID in various gastrointestinal segments is associated with more pronounced clinical symptoms (mutual burden syndrome). …”
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Two Patients with Systemic Sclerosis by Tracy M. Frech, Kathleen Boynton, Erinn Downs-Kelly, Bryan Jones, John D. Kriesel, Kathryn Peterson

“…The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is the most common extracutaneous organ system damaged in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is the presenting feature in 10% of patients. …”
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Oral administration of Limosilactobacillus reuteri VHProbi® M07 alleviates ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma in mice. by Guoqing Meng, Hongchang Cui, Congrui Feng, Chaoqun Guo, Lei Song, Zhi Duan

“…<h4>Methods and results</h4>In vitro studies confirmed that M07 can survive and proliferate within the gastrointestinal tract. BALB/c mice were administered M07 both before and after ovalbumin (OVA) challenge. …”
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Heterotopic Pancreas in the Gallbladder: Case Report and Literature Review by Emad Aborajooh, Ibrahim Khalil Khairi Ghayada, Yasser Mustafa Issa Lafi

“…HP can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, and it is mostly encountered in the stomach. …”
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Evaluation of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) and Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) expression in colorectal carcinoma: Relation to the available cl... by Asmaa E. Bedeer, Nehal Abd El-Ghaffar Heabah

“…Background: Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is the most common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract, representing an incredible health problem. …”
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Application of Proteomics to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research: Current Status and Future Perspectives by Arash Assadsangabi, Caroline A. Evans, Bernard M. Corfe, Alan Lobo

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing/remitting inflammatory illness of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown aetiology. Despite recent advances in decoding the pathophysiology of IBD, many questions regarding disease pathogenesis remain. …”
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A superior preparation method for daidzein-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin complexes with improved solubility and dissolution: Supercritical fluid process by Pan Hao, Wang Han-Bing, Yu Yi-Bin, Cheng Bing-Chao, Wang Xiao-Yu, Li Ying

“…This extended release of daidzein from SCF prepared inclusion complexes was necessary to avoid drug precipitation and improve drug solubilisation in the gastrointestinal tract. The results showed that the SCF process is a superior preparation method for daidzein-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin complexes.…”
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Superior Mesenteric Vein Occlusion Causing Severe Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage in Two Paediatric Cases by Anna L. Fox, Matthew Jones, Andrew Healey, Marcus K. H. Auth

“…We describe two cases of severe bleeding from the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract in children who had undergone complex abdominal surgery at considerable time before. …”
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Dyspepsia: When and How to Test for Helicobacter pylori Infection by Maria Pina Dore, Giovanni Mario Pes, Gabrio Bassotti, Paolo Usai-Satta

“…Dyspepsia is defined as symptoms related to the upper gastrointestinal tract. Approximately 25% of western populations complain of dyspeptic symptoms each year. 70% of them do not have an organic cause and symptoms are related to the so-called functional dyspepsia, characterized by epigastric pain, early satiety, and/or fullness during or after a meal occurring at least weekly and for at least 6 months according to ROME III criteria. …”
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How does the tea L-theanine buffer stress and anxiety by Liwen Wang, Margaret Brennan, Shiming Li, Hui Zhao, Klaus W. Lange, Charles Brennan

“…The biological efficacy of dietary L-theanine in the food matrix has been further discussed in this review in relation to the physiological changes in the gastrointestinal tract and bindings of L-theanine with other food components.…”
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Colonic Adenocarcinoma with Plasmacytoid Feature: Histopathology and Molecular Characteristics of a Rare Neoplasm with an Unusual Presentation by Noor Marji, Jasrerman Dhillon, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Sebastian Feuerlein, Reza Nikfar, Monica Chatwal, Aram Vosoughi

“…Cases of carcinoma with plasmacytoid morphology are rare in the gastrointestinal tract, and a single case of plasmacytoid colorectal carcinoma has been reported. …”
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First Reported Case of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Core Biopsy Yielding Diagnosis of Primary Adrenal Leiomyosarcoma by Shaunak R. Mulani, Patrick Stoner, Alexander Schlachterman, Hans K. Ghayee, Li Lu, Anand Gupte

“…Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) or endoscopic ultrasound-guided core biopsy (EUS-CB) is a safe, effective modality for sampling lesions in the gastrointestinal tract and adjacent organs, including the adrenal glands. …”
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Visceral Myopathy Presenting as Acute Appendicitis and Ogilvie Syndrome by Punyaram Kharbuja, Raghvendra Thakur, Jian Suo

“…Visceral myopathy is rare pathological condition of gastrointestinal tract with uncertain clinical presentation and unknown etiology. …”
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Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotics after Surgery for Peritonitis: A Randomized Controlled Study by Juliette C. Slieker, Steve Aellen, Philippe Eggimann, Valentine Guarnero, Markus Schäfer, Nicolas Demartines

“…However, in the subgroup of primary perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, there was a difference in duration of antibiotics in favor of the PCT group without obtaining significance, as the study was not powered for subgroup analysis. …”
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Gastrointestinal Pathobionts in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Patients by Rachel V. Purcell, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Hazel M. Mitchell, John F. Pearson, Jacqueline I. Keenan

“…Crohn’s disease (CD) is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, with a rising incidence worldwide, particularly in children. …”
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