AIM: To study the secretory expression of human hepatocyte growth factor (hdHGF) gene in Pichia pastoris. METHODS: The full-length gene of human cDNA encoding t
AIM: Infection with Helicobacter pylori(H pylori) possessing the cag pathogenicity island (PAI) has been associated with severe clinical outcome and CagA-antibo
AIM:In the inflammatory state, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) play a key role in promoting migrat
AIM: To determine if primary murine colonic epithelial cells (CEC) respond to commensal bacteria and discriminate between different types of bacteria. METHODS:
AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of gastric varices injection with cyanoacrylate in patients with gastric variceal bleeding. METHODS: Twenty-four patien
AIM: To examine whether the fasting levels of serum gastrin-17 (G-17) are lower in Barrett’s esophagus (BE) patients than in non-Barrett controls. METHODS: Nin
AIM: To develop a serum or histological marker for early discovery of gastric atrophy or intestinal metaplasia. METHODS: This study enrolled 44 patients with ga
AIM: To investigate the mechanism and regulation of differentiation from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into hepatocytes and to find a new source of