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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Utilization of a Joint Point Regression Model for Predicting Mortality Rates of Common Cancers in Babol City by Pouyan Ebrahimi, Sara Khaleghi, Mohebat Vali, Sahar Delavari, Soraya Khafri, Mohsen Karami, Layla Shojaie, Hossein‐Ali Nikbakht

“…Predictions based on gender indicate that, breast cancer mortality will increase by 13.6% annually for women. Also, stomach cancer mortality rates will increase by 0.15% in men annually. …”
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A retrospective study assessing RefluxStop surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease: Clinical outcomes in 79 patients from Germany by Thorsten Lehmann, MD, Mantas Šimkus, MD, Christoph Oehler, MD

“…One subject (1.3 %) experienced asymptomatic device migration into the stomach, likely due to surgical technique with a much too tight invagination, with subsequent conversion to Toupet fundoplication. …”
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Laboratory diagnosis of H. pylori among dyspeptic patients using Culture and Rapid urease test by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…Globally Helicobacter pylori has been defined is the prime reason of stomach ulcer and gastric cancer. Medical laboratory analysis of H. pylori infection is done by two ways invasive and non- invasive methods. …”
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CONDITION OF HORMONAL STATUS OF THE BODY IN WHITE RATS UNDER THE EXPOSURE TO SODIUM FLUORIDE by I.Yu. Bagmut, I.L. Kolisnyk, S.I. Kryzhna, A.V. Titkova, L.Yu. Svyrydenko

“…We calculated studied the state of the hormonal status in experimental animals under the influence of sodium fluoride in 45 adult rats (males and females) of the Wistar population, which were orally administered a solution of sodium fluoride at a rate of 20 mg / kg of weight daily in the morning on an empty stomach, under the model conditions of intoxication. …”
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Combination of Gilbert's syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases by G. M. Dubrovina, O. K. Botvinyev, A. I. Kolotilina

“…Diseases of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum and biliary tracts decelop most frequently at GS. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognosis of Gastrointestinal Metastases in Solid Tumor Patients: A Retrospective Study and Review of Literatures by Li Lin, Xiangyi Wang, Chuanhao Tang, Jun Liang

“…The most common primary carcinomas associated with gastrointestinal metastases were breast (11 patients, 36.7%), stomach (9 patients, 30.0%), and lung (4 patients, 13.3%) cancer. …”
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Dangerous Liaison: Helicobacter pylori, Ganglionitis, and Myenteric Gastric Neurons: A Histopathological Study by Liana Sticlaru, Florica Stăniceanu, Mirela Cioplea, Luciana Nichita, Alexandra Bastian, Gianina Micu, Cristiana Popp

“…This study is aimed at identifying the impact of H. pylori-associated gastritis on number and morphology of nerve cells in the stomach. The distribution of density, inflammation, and programmed cell death in neurons was immunohistochemically assessed in full-thickness archival tissue samples obtained from 40 patients with H. pylori infection who underwent surgery for gastric cancer and were compared with findings on samples collected from 40 age- and sex-matched subjects without bacteria. …”
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Efficacy of parenteral pantoprazole in patients with acute ulcerative gastroduodenal bleeding at high risk of relapse by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Chernyakevich, A. I. Mikhalev, O. I. Yudin, I. V. Babkova, G. N. Storozhuk, Ye. K. Mayat, P. L. Chernyakevich

“…Overall 30 patients with AUGDB, including 17 cases of stomach ulcer, 13 cases of duodenal ulcer were investigated. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Metabolic Changes in Mice Exposed to Corilagin Based on GC-MS Analysis by Xu B, Wang C, Zhu X, Zhu L, Han G, Cui C

“…Using MetaboAnalyst 5.0 and the KEGG database was used to depict the 12 key metabolic pathways.Results: Compared with the control group, the Corilagin induced 20, 9, 11, 7, 16, 19, 14, 15, and 16 differential metabolites in the intestine, lung, kidney, stomach, heart, liver, hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and serum, respectively. …”
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A Unique Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Masquerading as a Cecal Mass by Sarahi Herrera-Gonzalez, Dema Shamoon, Tingliang Shen, Simon Badin, Yatinder Bains

“…Less commonly, only 2–4% of GI malignancies present as a primary GI MCL as a single mass, usually in the stomach and ileocecal region in the intestine. Radiologic findings include lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, multiple polyposis, or wall thickening with ulceration or mass formation. …”
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Serum Indicators Reflecting Gastric Function May Also Correlate with Other Extragastric Diseases by Yuehua Gong, Wei Wang, Yi Li, Yuan Yuan

“…Data on indicators reflecting blood lipids, blood glucose, indexes of stomach, kidney, liver, and thyroid function, and H. pylori IgG antibody level were collected. …”
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The effect of thioredoxin and prochymosin coexpression on the refolding of recombinant alpaca chymosin by S. V. Belenkaya, D. N. Shcherbakov, A. I. Chapoval, T. I. Esina, V. V. Elchaninov

“…Chymosin is the main component of rennet traditionally obtained from the stomachs of dairy calves and widely used to coagulate milk in the production of various types of cheese. …”
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Subchronic Toxicity Study of Alternanthera philoxeroides in Swiss Albino Mice Having Antioxidant and Anticoagulant Activities by Shahad Saif Khandker, Morshed Alam, Forhad Uddin, Ummay Mahfuza Shapla, Nafisa Lubna, Tanusree Amy Mazumder, Mahfuza Marzan, Milon Mondal, Md Ibrahim Khalil, Nurul Karim, Md Salman Shakil, Md Sakib Hossen

“…Following that, the in vivo toxicological effects of methanolic extracts of A. philoxeroides using different doses on the kidney, heart, lung, liver, stomach, brain, and blood of female Swiss Albino mice were investigated. …”
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Assessment of the impact of the great cormorant (Phalaсrocorax carbo sinensis Shaw et Nodder, 1801) on fish resources of the Obytichna Spit the Sea of Azov by A. Sydorenko

“…The analysis of food samples was conducted by collecting regurgitations within the nesting colony and by analyzing the stomach contents of cormorants (n = 50) obtained from individuals eliminated by employees of the State Enterprise “Prymors’k Forestry” during planned population control measures. …”
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Multiple rare abdominal aortic branch variations in the case of a centenarian woman. Case report and review of the literature by Michela Vincis, Claire Lewis, Denis Barry, Marcello Trucas

“…Results: A ptotic arrangement of the liver, pancreas, stomach and gall bladder displacement, and multiple rare aortic branch variants were identified, including variations in the inferior phrenic arteries, a long hepatosplenic trunk, a long cystic artery originating from the gastroduodenal artery, the anterior origin of the right renal artery adjacent to the superior mesenteric artery, and the bilateral absence of the ovarian arteries. …”
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Diagnostics and Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Scientific Medical Society of Internal Medicine, Russ... by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. V. Maev, O. M. Drapkina, A. I. Martynov, O. A. Storonova, E. A. Godgello, M. P. Korolev, T. L. Lapina, P. V. Pavlov, A. V. Paraskevova, I. A. Tarasova, E. D. Fedorov, A. T. Tskhovrebov, M. P. Shapka, A. L. Shestakov, A. V. Yurasov

“…Treatment of achalasia can be pharmacological, endoscopic (pneumatic balloon dilation, peroral endoscopic myotomy, botulinum toxin injection), aimed at regulating the tone and motility of the esophagus and cardia while preserving all anatomical structures, and surgical (laparoscopic esophagocardiomyotomy, esophagectomy), in which the muscle fibers of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction are intersected or the altered esophagus is completely removed with simultaneous formation of an artificial esophagus from the stomach or colon (esophagoplasty).Conclusion. Implementation of the developed clinical guidelines can help to establish a diagnosis in a timely manner, which will lead to an improvement in the quality of medical care for patients with achalasia.…”
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Portable devices for periodic monitoring of bioelectrical impedance along meridian pathways in healthy individuals by Yu-Chen Xu, Xiu-Yan Cao, Shuai Liu, Bo Liu, Hao Chen, Min Cheng, Wei-Hua Ye

“…The second group, comprising the spleen, stomach, bladder, kidney, gallbladder, and liver meridians, exhibited marked differences primarily between March and April (P < 0.05), with a peak in April and relatively stable values thereafter. …”
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Characterization of Probiotic Abilities of Lactobacilli Isolated from Iranian Koozeh Traditional Cheese by Tavakoli Mahmoud, Hamidi-Esfahani Zohreh, Hejazi Mohammad Amin, Azizi Mohammad Hossein, Abbasi Soleiman

“…L. plantarum MT.ZH293 exhibited the highest enzymatic activity of β-galactosidase and survival rate in a simulated stomach duodenum passage. L. casei MT.ZH493 generated the highest amount of hydrogen peroxide, followed by L. fermentum MT.ZH993 and L. plantarum MT.ZH593. …”
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Changes in Gastric Smooth Muscle Cell Contraction during Pregnancy: Effect of Estrogen by Othman A. Al-Shboul, Hanan J. Al-Rshoud, Ahmed N. Al-Dwairi, Mohammad A. Alqudah, Mahmoud A. Alfaqih, Ayman G. Mustafa, Mohammad Jaafar

“…Moreover, previous reports have shown that estrogen, which changes in levels during pregnancy, participates in the regulation of GI motility and is involved in the pathogenesis of various functional disorders in the stomach. The aim of the current study was to explore the changes in the expression of estrogen receptors (ERs) and examine the effect of estrogen on nitric oxide- (NO-) cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway and thus relaxation in gastric smooth muscle cells (GSMC) during pregnancy. …”
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