Determination of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Hyperactivation as Prognostic Factor in Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors by G. Lamberti, C. Ceccarelli, N. Brighi, I. Maggio, D. Santini, C. Mosconi, C. Ricci, G. Biasco, D. Campana

“…A retrospective study was conducted on data from patients with diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumor originated from pancreas (pNET) or gastrointestinal tract (stomach, appendix, and ileus; GI-NET) made between January 2003 and December 2004 and followed up at our institution. …”
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Gradual Colonic Impaction of a Chicken Bone Associated with Inflammatory Pseudotumor Formation and Nonocclusive Colon Ischemia by Stefania Fosi, Simone Altobelli, Alessio Bindi, Massimo Villa, Flavio De Sanctis, Mauro Montuori, Edoardo Ricciardi, Piero Rossi, Giuseppe Petrella, Giovanni Simonetti

“…Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common clinical problem and most FBs pass through the gastrointestinal tract without the need for intervention. …”
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The Role of Gut Microbiota in Hypertension Management - A Review by Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec, Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej

“…Emerging research has revealed a significant connection between gut microbiota—the diverse community of microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal tract—and the regulation of blood pressure. …”
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A Retroperitoneal Isolated Enteric Duplication Cyst Mimicking a Teratoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Daichi Momosaka, Yasuhiro Ushijima, Akihiro Nishie, Yoshiki Asayama, Kousei Ishigami, Yukihisa Takayama, Daisuke Okamoto, Nobuhiro Fujita, Tetsuo Ikeda, Keiichiro Uchida, Masaaki Sugimoto, Kenichi Kohashi, Hiroshi Honda

“…Enteric duplication cysts lacking anatomic association with the gastrointestinal tract are called isolated enteric duplication cysts (IEDCs). …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…Abstract Background It has been shown that the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract undergoes changes in obese individuals. …”
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Formulation of Hydrogel Beads to Improve the Bioaccessibility of Bioactive Compounds from Goldenberry and Purple Passion Fruit and Evaluation of Their Antiproliferative Effects on... by Ana María Naranjo-Durán, Diego Miedes, Juan Manuel Patiño-Osorio, Antonio Cilla, Amparo Alegría, Catalina Marín-Echeverri, Julián Quintero-Quiroz, Gelmy Luz Ciro-Gómez

“…Goldenberry and purple passion fruit contain bioactive compounds (BCs) that can prevent gastrointestinal cancers; hydrogel beads can protect and control their release in the gastrointestinal tract. This study aimed to develop an encapsulating material for fruit hydrogel beads (FHBs) to increase their bioaccessibility and to assess antiproliferative effects. …”
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Impact of invasive infections on clinical outcomes in acute pancreatitis: early predictive factors and implications for prophylactic anti-infective therapy by Fabienne Bender, Theresa König, Matthias Hecker, Moritz Fritzenwanker, Jacqueline Braun, Joern Pons-Kühnemann, Matthias Wolff, Andreas Hecker, Martin Reichert

“…The most frequently detected pathogens were commensals of the gastrointestinal tract, observed in 70.7% of the examined body fluids and 50.7% of the examined blood cultures. …”
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Practical Recommendation of the Scientific Сommunity for Human Microbiome Research (CHMR) and the Russian Gastroenterological Association (RGA) on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgr... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, D. I. Abdulganieva, O. P. Alekseeva, S. A. Alekseenko, O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. V. Korochanskaya, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, K. V. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, M. V. Fadeeva, A. I. Ulyanin

“…Most often, SIBO is associated with various chronic non- infectious diseases (both diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and the cardiovascular system and the neuromuscular apparatus) and can affect the severity of their symptoms. …”
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In vitro degradation of non-starch polysaccharide residues in the digesta of broilers offered wheat-soy or maize-soy diets by feed enzymes by E. Kim, N.K. Morgan, A.F. Moss, A. Solbak, L. Li, P. Ader, M. Choct

“…The present study evaluated the in vitro efficacy of different feed enzymes on degrading non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) residues present in digesta collected from broilers’ gastrointestinal tract. Two dietary treatments, wheat-soy or maize-soy based diets, were assigned to broilers (12 replicates per treatment; 10 birds per replicate pen) from d 0 to 35. …”
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Undernutrition disrupts jejunal and ileal microbiota and epithelial tissue homeostasis in a pregnant sheep model by Weibin Wu, Muhammad Faheem Akhtar, Jiahong Geng, Huizhen Lu, Muhammad Ajwad Rahim, Jianbo Cheng, Xiaoling Ding, Shengyong Mao, Yanfeng Xue

“…Nutrition consistently affects microbe-host interactions in the gastrointestinal tract. This study aimed to unravel how undernutrition reshapes the microbial composition and the homeostasis of epithelium in the jejunum and ileum. …”
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Stool immunoassay for identification of colorectal cancer and other significant gastrointestinal diseases risk groups by N. S. Sergeeva, Nina V. Marshutina, Ye. V. Zenkina

“…To carry out comparative analysis of diagnostic sensitivity of three immunochemical stool tests as a first step of laboratory algorithm to define high risk groups for colorectal cancer (CRC) and other clinically severe diseases of gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Material and methods. Content of hHb, hHb/ Hp and fTu M2-PK was investigated by solid-phase immunoenzyme tests in stool samples of 447 patients: 157 primary CRC cases, 121 stomach cancer (SC) patients, 64 ulcerative colitis (UC), 20 colonic polyps (CP) patients and 85 healthy donors. …”
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Gambaran Esofagogastroduodenoskopi Pasien Hematemesis dan atau Melena di RSUP M Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 - Desember 2013 by Fadhil Alfino Azmi, 1, SSaptino Miro, Detty Iryani

“…</p><p><strong>Kata kunci:</strong> esofagogastroduodenoskopi, perdarahan saluran cerna bagian atas, hematemesis, melena</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a loss of blood in lumen of the gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to duodenum. Clinical manifestations are hematemesis (vomiting of blood) and/or melena (black stools). …”
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Alginate-based encapsulation of porcine placenta extract: Preparation, enteric sustained release, biological activities, and stability by Anukul Taweechaipaisankul, Nutthanit Thumrongsiri, Walailuk Chonniyom, Paweena Dana, Prattana Tanyapanyachon, Monthira Rattanatayarom, Wannapa Chinchoosak, Nattika Saengkrit

“…The release of pPEs under simulated gastrointestinal tract conditions at pH 2.0–6.8 was delayed at 2 h (38.7 %) compared with free pPE. …”
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Methyl 3-Bromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzoate Attenuates Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Regulating TLR/NF-κB Pathways by Jing Huang, Lei Li, Liyan Xu, Lixin Feng, Yuxin Wang, Attila Gabor SIK, Meng Jin, Rongchun Wang, Kechun Liu, Xiaobin Li

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by uncontrolled, chronic relapsing inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract and has become a global healthcare problem. …”
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Diffuse Skin Thickening as Kaposi Sarcoma Clinical Presentation by Sara Querido, Henrique Silva Sousa, Tiago Assis Pereira, Rita Birne, Patrícia Matias, Cristina Jorge, André Weigert, Teresa Adragão, Margarida Bruges, Domingos Machado

“…This case is unusual as less than 20 cases of KS with gross gastrointestinal bleeding have been reported and only 6 cases had the referred bleeding originating in the lower gastrointestinal tract. So, KS should be considered in differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding in some kidney transplant patients.…”
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Isolation, Identification, and Pathogenicity of Potential Probiotics Isolated from Intestinal Coconut Crab (Birgus latro Linnaeus, 1767) by Muhammad Aris, Tamrin Tamrin, Waode Munaeni, Sudirto Malan, Juharni Juharni, Rusmawati Labenua

“…The selection of isolates from the gastrointestinal tract of coconut crabs showed that the bacteria obtained were Enterobacter tabaci (BL1), Enterobacter hormaechei (BL2), Bacillus horneckiae (BL3), Pseudomonas stutzeri (BL4), and Acinetobacter variabilis (BL5). …”
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NonHodgkin's Lymphoma with Peritoneal Localization by E. Curakova, M. Genadieva-Dimitrova, J. Misevski, V. Caloska-Ivanova, V. Andreevski, B. Todorovska, U. Isahi, M. Trajkovska, P. Misevska, N. Joksimovic, S. Genadieva-Stavric, S. Antovic, N. Jankulovski

“…The gastrointestinal tract is the most common extranodal site involved with lymphoma accounting for 5–20% of all cases. …”
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Does hydrogen-rich water mitigate MP toxicity in rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss)? Monitoring with hematology, DNA damage, and apoptosis via ROS/GSH/MDA pathway by Atamanalp Muhammed, Kırıcı Muammer, Köktürk Mine, Kırıcı Mahinur, Alwazeer Duried, Kocaman Esat Mahmut, Ucar Arzu, Parlak Veysel, Özcan Sinan, Alak Gonca

“…The presence of plastics (PP/PE) in target tissues (muscle, liver, gill and gastrointestinal tract) was also obtained.…”
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Hexagonal zinc oxide nanoparticles: a novel approach to combat multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis biofilms in feline urinary tract infections by Alaa H. Sewid, Alaa H. Sewid, Mohamed Sharaf, Mohamed Sharaf, Azza S. El-Demerdash, Sherif M. Ragab, Fatimah O. Al-Otibi, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Chen-Guang Liu

“…IntroductionEnterococcus faecalis, a common inhabitant of the feline gastrointestinal tract, has emerged as a significant pathogen causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in domestic cats. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Phytochemicals from Tea and Agarwood Leaf Extracts against Isolated Bacteria from Poultry and Curd by Shah Rucksana Akhter Urme, Syeda Fahmida Ahmed, Mohammed Mostafa Al Quadir, Mst Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan

“…Unlike commercial antibiotics, which have side effects on probiotics (beneficiary bacteria), leaf extract activities were analyzed to check if they had positive effects on probiotics that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract as well as dairy products. Potential beneficiary bacteria, Lysinibacillus macroides strain SRU-001 (NCBI accession no. …”
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