Features of Crohn's Disease Depending on the Age of Disease Onset by E. G. Ganich, O. B. Shchukina

“…At the time of diagnosis, ileocolitis (p = 0.01), inflammatory form of Crohn's disease (p < 0.05), and the upper gastrointestinal tract involvement (p < 0.05) were more frequently detected in group A1. …”
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Prevalence of Insomnia and Related Factors Among Cancer Outpatients in China by Zhao K, Yu Z, Wang Y, Feng W

“…Insomnia was assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).Results: A total of 146 patients participated in the study, with the majority suffering from breast tumors (40.4%), gastrointestinal tract tumors (18.5%), and endocrine tumors (5.8%). …”
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Pathogenesis of Disorders of the Motor Function of the Large Intestine in Functional Constipation by M. M. Galagudza, Yu. P. Uspensky, Yu. A. Fominykh, D. Yu. Butko

“…Constipation occurs in 15 % of the adult population in the world and leads to a significant decrease in the quality of life, and in combination with some other symptoms may indicate the presence of an organic pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. The pathogenetic basis of functional constipation (FC) with slow intestinal transit is a decrease in colonic motor function, which is confirmed by the results of high-resolution manometry. …”
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Microplastic Contamination in Amazon Vampire Bats (Desmodontinae: Phyllostomidae) by Ana Beatriz Alencastre-Santos, Daniela Melo e Silva, Danielle Regina Gomes Ribeiro-Brasil, Letícia Lima Correia, Magali Gonçalves Garcia, Thiago Bernardi Vieira

“…It is not yet known for sure how the ingestion of plastic waste has affected this population of bats, but the presence of plastic waste in the gastrointestinal tract of hematophagous individuals proves the effectiveness of the contagion of these particles.…”
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Salivary microbiota dysbiosis and elevated polyamine levels contribute to the severity of periodontal disease by Md Haroon Rashid, Sandhya Pavan Kumar, Resma Rajan, Anitha Mamillapalli

“…Abstract Background The oral cavity is a complex environment which harbours the second largest and most diverse microflora after the gastrointestinal tract. The bacteriome in the oral cavity plays a pivotal role in promoting the health and well-being of human beings. …”
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Urinary Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Can Distinguish Necrotizing Enterocolitis from Sepsis in Early Stage of the Disease by Stepan Coufal, Alena Kokesova, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Jiri Snajdauf, Michal Rygl, Miloslav Kverka

“…Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is severe disease of gastrointestinal tract, yet its early symptoms are nonspecific, easily interchangeable with sepsis. …”
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Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Characterisation of Gastric Schwannomas in 29 Cases by Lijun Zheng, Xiaojiang Wu, Martin E. Kreis, Zhen Yu, Lijin Feng, Chunqiu Chen, Bin Xu, Zhaode Bu, Ziyu Li, Jiafu Ji

“…Schwannomas are tumors arising from the nervous system that also occur infrequently in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly in the stomach. This report characterizes 29 patients with benign or malignant gastric schwannomas. …”
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Anti-VEGF-therapy for pseudoxanthoma elasticum (case reports) by A.D. Chuprov, S.M. Kim, E.A. Pidodniy, A.M. Iserkepova

“…Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Orenburg, Russian Federation </p> <p> <br> </p> <p> Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), also known as Gröenblad-Strandberg syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disease affecting the skin, eyes, gastrointestinal tract, and cardiovascular system. The disease is caused by a defect in ABCC 6 (adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette, subfamily C, member 6) transporter involved in the homeostasis of serum pyrophosphate, the key inhibitor of ectopic calcification. …”
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Targeting lipid metabolism: novel insights and therapeutic advances in pancreatic cancer treatment by Yanyan Zhang, Zhichao Yang, Yuchen Liu, Jinjin Pei, Ruojie Li, Yanhui Yang

“…Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly aggressive malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract that has a dismal 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of <i>Lactobacillus gasseri</i> Strains from Women for Potential Vaginal Health Applications by Eui-Chun Chung, Jong Seo Lee, Hye Ji Lim, Seok-Jin Kim, Youn-Jee Chung, Kum-Joo Shin

“…It also showed high acid resistance (92.2%) and bile resistance (25.3%), ensuring its survival through the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, BELG74 exhibited strong biofilm formation and adhesion capacity of 28.7% to HeLa cells, making it effective in colonizing the vaginal environment and suppressing pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Inhibition of A2B Adenosine Receptor Attenuates Intestinal Injury in a Rat Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis by Lie Huang, Juan Fan, Yan-Xiang Chen, Jian-Hui Wang

“…Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a lethal gastrointestinal tract disease that occurs in premature infants. …”
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The Improvement of Hyperglycemia after RYGB Surgery in Diabetic Rats Is Related to Elevated Hypothalamus GLP-1 Receptor Expression by Jazyra Zynat, Yuyu Guo, Yingli Lu, Dongping Lin

“…These data suggest that the hypothalamus GLP-1R may play an important role in the GLP-1 system for improving glucose homeostasis after reconstruction of the gastrointestinal tract.…”
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Protective Effect of Laminaria japonica with Probiotics on Murine Colitis by Seok-Jae Ko, Youngmin Bu, Jinhyun Bae, Yu-mi Bang, Jinsung Kim, Hyejung Lee, Lee Beom-Joon, Yoo Hye Hyun, Jae-Woo Park

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronically relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Most IBD treatments are unsatisfactory; therefore, various dietary supplements have emerged as promising interventions. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Resource-Limited Settings of Northwest Ethiopia by Markos Negash, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Demeke Geremew

“…Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is implicated for the causation of gastrointestinal tract infections including gastric cancer. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of drooling, reluctance, oropharynx, others, and leukocytosis score as a predictor of mortality and complications following acute corrosive ingestion by Fawaz Poonthottathil, Soorya Suresh, Jamshed Nayer, Praveen Aggarwal

“…OBJECTIVES: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is considered the gold standard in assessing the severity of injury to the gastrointestinal tract following corrosive ingestion. Zargar’s endoscopic grading of injury helps in prognostication as well as guiding management. …”
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Multimodality imaging features of systemic amyloidosis: a case report by Yi Yu, Zhi-Chao Li, Guang-Yin Li, Ting Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…Organs involved include heart, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract and nervous system, stage III of mayo 2012 model. …”
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Sarcopenia in IBD patients and the role of nutritional and physical activity interventions in its management – a systematic review by Michalina Jurkiewicz, Karolina Siembab, Julia Białeta, Katarzyna Rowińska, Agnieszka Napieralska, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Wiktoria Pysiewicz

“… Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), namely Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, are chronic, relapsing, inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, with multifactorial pathophysiology. …”
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Development of a Dual-Targeted Oral Delivery System for Mesalazine and Acetaminophen by Fatemeh Soltani, Reihaneh Arghand, Ghazaleh Mehdipour, Hossein Shahdadi Sardou, Ali Mohammadi, Abbas Akhgari

“…Background and purpose: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic and recurrent inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, classified into two main categories: ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. …”
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Chitosan Nanoparticles for Enhanced Immune Response and Delivery of Multi-Epitope <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Vaccines in a BALB/c Mouse Model by Rita Amaral, Tomás Concha, Jorge Vítor, António J. Almeida, Cecília Calado, Lídia M. Gonçalves

“…Oral immunization is considered a promising approach for preventing initial colonization of this bacterium in the gastrointestinal tract, establishing a first line of defense at gastric mucosal surfaces. …”
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Protocol for a first-in-human feasibility study of T regulatory cells (TR004) for inflammatory bowel disease using (ex vivo) Treg expansion (TRIBUTE) by Jennifer Clough, Peter Irving, A Toby Prevost, Graham M Lord, Joana Vasconcelos, James B Canavan, Beverley Rodger, D Macallan

“…Introduction Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), presenting with symptoms of abdominal pain and bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known cure. In vitro-expanded ‘thymus-derived’ regulatory T cells (tTreg) have shown promise in preclinical models of IBD, leading to interest in their use as a potential therapy in CD. …”
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