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Section edited by Peter Lakatos
This section concerns all clinical and basic science aspects of intestinal disorders including but not limited to: prevention, diagnosis and management, as well as related molecular genetics and pathophysiology.
Research article
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) aid therapeutic decision making in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who lose response to anti-TNF therapy. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency and predictive f...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:97
Published on: 8 August 2017
Research article
This study examined whether the densities of stem- and enteroendocrine cell progenitors are abnormal in the ileum of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and whether any abnormalities in ileal enteroe...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:90
Published on: 1 August 2017
Research article
During weaning, babies and young animal often experience diarrhea from food intolerance and/or decreasing levels of maternal antibodies, and diarrhea tends to be particularly severe during the early-weaned per...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:82
Published on: 21 June 2017
Case report
Ustekinumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody against the p40 subunit of interleukin (IL) 12 and 23 which is involved in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases. Ustekinumab is approved for psoria...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:80
Published on: 19 June 2017
Research article
Sclerosing mesenteritis (SM) is sometimes used as an umbrella-term for idiopathic inflammatory conditions in the mesentery. Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is a radiological finding and its relation to clinical S...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:75
Published on: 13 June 2017
Case report
AL Amyloidosis is known to be a systemic disease affecting multiple organs and tissue while it’s rare that patients present with gastrointestinal symptoms at first and later develop multiple-organ dysfuction. ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:72
Published on: 5 June 2017
Research article
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with increased intestinal permeability, which involves paracellular passage regulated through tight junctions (TJ). The aim of the study was to investigate single...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:68
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research article
Cathelicidin (LL-37) is an antimicrobial peptide known to be associated with various autoimmune diseases. We attempt to determine if cathelicidin can accurately reflect IBD disease activity. We hypothesize tha...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:63
Published on: 12 May 2017
Research article
The magnitude of risk of serious infections due to available medical therapies of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains controversial. We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis of the exist...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:52
Published on: 14 April 2017
Research article
The evidence on the role of gut microbiota in post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) is convincing. Lactobacillus spp. positively affect IBS symptoms, although the mechanisms through which probiotic...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:53
Published on: 14 April 2017
Research article
Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophages (AIM) was initially identified as an apoptosis inhibitor that supports the survival of macrophages against various apoptosis-inducing stimuli, and AIM produced by macrophages...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:40
Published on: 11 March 2017
Research article
Polyethylene glycosylated (PEGylated) porcine glucagon-like peptide-2 (pGLP-2) considerably increases half-life and stability compared with the native pGLP-2, but the effective dose for intestinal damage is st...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:34
Published on: 4 March 2017
Research article
Colitis is exacerbated in patients with concurrent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We assessed the prevalence and clinical features of CMV colitis in hospitalized IBD pati...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:28
Published on: 13 February 2017
Research article
We evaluated the impact of different case definition algorithms on the prevalence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) and to compare the occurrence ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:23
Published on: 31 January 2017
Research article
Diet is strongly associated with the aetiology of Crohn’s Disease (CD) and exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the primary induction treatment in paediatric CD. This study explored opinions around the use of ...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:14
Published on: 19 January 2017
Research article
According to Rome criteria, chronic constipation (CC) includes functional constipation (FC) and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). Some patients do not meet these criteria (No Rome Constipatio...
BMC Gastroenterology 2017 17:11
Published on: 14 January 2017
Research article
Studies examining the association between smoking and the need for surgery in patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have reached inconsistent conclusions. These studies often do not differentiat...
BMC Gastroenterology 2016 16:143
Published on: 21 December 2016
Research article
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is more common in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) than expected. The prevalence of IBS in patients with UC with longstanding disease is not known. We investigated the preva...
BMC Gastroenterology 2016 16:139
Published on: 24 November 2016
Research article
Adequate bowel preparation is an essential prerequisite for complete mucosal visualization during colonoscopy. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions are commonly used. However the large volume of the solution is...
BMC Gastroenterology 2016 16:133
Published on: 13 October 2016
Research article
This study examines the dual role of Escherichia coli in the course of ulcerative colitis (UC). The intestinal microbiota is considered to play an important role in UC pathogenesis, but how E. coli contributes to...
BMC Gastroenterology 2016 16:128
Published on: 10 October 2016
