Cases Reports
Regression of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura after endoscopic mucosal resection of gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
Gut motility
Inhibitory actions of a high fibre diet on intestinal gas transit in healthy volunteers
Deranged smooth muscle -actin as a biomarker of intestinal pseudo-obstruction: a controlled multinational case series
PEG 3350 (Transipeg) versus lactulose in the treatment of childhood functional constipation: a double blind, randomised, controlled, multicentre trial
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Divergent cell cycle kinetics underlie the distinct functional capacity of mucosal T cells in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Induction of T lymphocyte apoptosis by sulphasalazine in patients with Crohn’s disease
A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost of a patient orientated self management approach to chronic inflammatory bowel disease
A randomised, controlled, double blind, escalating dose study of alicaforsen enema in active ulcerative colitis
Oral contrast enhanced bowel ultrasonography in the assessment of small intestine Crohn’s disease. A prospective comparison with conventional ultrasound, x ray studies, and ileocolonoscopy
NOD2 (CARD15) mutations in Crohn’s disease are associated with diminished mucosal -defensin expression
Irritable bowel syndrome
Brain functional magnetic resonance imaging of rectal pain and activation of endogenous inhibitory mechanisms in irritable bowel syndrome patient subgroups and healthy controls
Liver
Increased intrahepatic cyclooxygenase 2, matrix metalloproteinase 2, and matrix metalloproteinase 9 expression is associated with progressive liver disease in chronic hepatitis C virus infection: role of viral core and NS5A proteins
Multispecific T cell response and negative HCV RNA tests during acute HCV infection are early prognostic factors of spontaneous clearance
A role for thrombin in liver fibrosis
Pancres
Antidiabetic thiazolidinediones inhibit invasiveness of pancreatic cancer cells via PPAR independent mechanisms
Probiotics
Modulation of human dendritic cell phenotype and function by probiotic bacteria
Prebiotic carbohydrates modify the mucosa associated microflora of the human large bowel
Maintaining remission of ulcerative colitis with the probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 is as effective as with standard mesalazine
Small intestinal
A genetic test which can be used to diagnose adult-type hypolactasia in children
Stomach
Cannabinoid hyperemesis: cyclical hyperemesis in association with chronic cannabis abuse
