Pseudoprogression in rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor by Virendra Meena, Binit Sureka, Poonam Elhence, Mayuresh Gautam, Pawan Garg, Pushpinder Singh Khera

“…Although gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are common mesenchymal intestinal neoplasms, rectal GISTs are rare mesenchymal tumors of the GI tract. …”
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Survival benefit from adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in local advanced gastric cancer without accurate D2 confirmation: a real-world retrospective study (TJ-ARK01) by Xiao-Xiao Luo, Ben Zhao, Li Sun, Yu-Hong Dai, Hong Qiu, Xiang-Lin Yuan

“…Also, the extent of “D2 surgery” varied geographically due to the diversity in surgical techniques of radical lymphadenectomy and pathological accuracy in detecting positive lymph nodes detection. The purpose was to explore the role of adjuvant chemoradiation for gastric cancer and focus on patient stratification strategy. …”
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Effects of Antibiotic Residues on Fecal Microbiota Composition and Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Profiles in Cattle from Northwestern China by Wei He, Xiaoming Wang, Yuying Cao, Cong Liu, Zihui Qin, Yang Zuo, Yiming Li, Fang Tang, Jianjun Dai, Shaolin Wang, Feng Xue

“…Metagenomic sequencing revealed that carbapenemase-resistant genes (<i>bla</i>_KPC and <i>bla</i>_VIM) were also present in considerable abundance, accounting for about 10% of the total ARGs detected in three provinces. Notably, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> strains carrying <i>bla</i>_CTX-M-55 were detected, which had a possibility of IncFII plasmids harboring transposons and IS19, indicating the risk of horizontal transfer of ARGs. …”
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Larval ascariasis elicits a prominent IgA and IgG1/2 antibody response to adult Ascaris excretory/secretory antigens in pigs by Zaneta D. Musimbi, Alexandra Laubschat, Larissa Oser, Robert M. Mugo, Benjamin-Florian Hempel, Philipp Höfler, Josephine Schlosser-Brandenburg, Josephine Schlosser-Brandenburg, Ankur Midha, Sebastian Rausch, Susanne Hartmann

“…Collectively, our data indicate extensive antigenic overlap between Ascaris life stages, facilitating the detection of pre-patent and larval stage infection. …”
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Organ-specific cancer biomarker identification: a ten-year single-center study in southern China by Zhenglin Chang, Bingsen Chen, Suilin Wang, Kaipai Chen, Linliang Huang, Yi Yang, Haojie Wu, Wenhua Jian, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Xiujing Han, Baoqing Sun

“…Abstract Cancer biomarker discovery is essential for early detection and monitoring, yet there is a lack of comprehensive studies examining organ-specific biomarkers across various cancer types. …”
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Bright Luminal Sign on High b-Value Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Enterography Imaging as a New Biomarker to Predict Fibrotic Strictures in Crohn’s Disease Patients: A Retr... by Luca Pio Stoppino, Stefano Piscone, Ottavia Quarta Colosso, Sara Saccone, Paola Milillo, Nicola Della Valle, Rodolfo Sacco, Alfonso Reginelli, Luca Macarini, Roberta Vinci

“…These findings indicate that DWI hyperintensity can be considered as a good non-invasive indicator for the detection of severe intestinal fibrosis and may provide an efficient and accurate method for assessing fibrotic strictures. …”
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A Rare Cause of Hemoptysis in a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient by M. Mahendra, M. T. Rashmitha, Santosh Patil

“…Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode with both free-living and parasitic stages and is common in the tropics. …”
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Travel to the tropics: Impact on gut microbiota by T. Mlangeni, C. Jian, H.K. Häkkinen, W.M. de Vos, A. Salonen, A. Kantele

“…Background: Visitors to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) encounter numerous new intestinal microbes, including diarrhoeal pathogens and multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE). …”
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Quantification of Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium spp. in hospitalized children with Pierre Robin Sequence by Narciso Almeida Vieira, Gisele da Silva Dalben, Beatriz Pereira Cestari, Silvia Toledo Talarico, Carla R. Taddei

“…Objective: To detect and quantify Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp. in the intestinal microbiota (IM) of children with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) during the first and second months of life, and to verify possible influences on the definitive establishment of the IM. …”
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Preventive Use of Azacitidine in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia after Haploidentical Allo-BMT by RSh Badaev, DB Zammoeva, LL Girshova, DV Babenetskaya, NA Il’ina, YuA Alekseeva, AYu Zaritskey, DV Motorin

“…In 4 of them an exacerbation of earlier GVHD was detected (3 with cutaneous form and 1 with intestinal form), and only in 1 patient de novo acute intestinal GVHD was discovered. …”
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Expression of secretory immunoglobulin A in gastrointestinal tract of streptococcal pneumonia rhesus monkey by CHEN Lian, LUO Qi-hui, ZHANG Yao, CHEN Zheng-li, CHENG An-chun, ZENG Wen

“…The changes of SIgA expression in esophago, jejunum, caecum, stomach and liver of rhesus monkeys were detected by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization on paraffin sections. …”
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Effect of Low-Proportion Replacement of Dietary Fishmeal with <i>Neanthes japonica</i> Meal on Growth Performance, Body Composition, Muscle Texture, Serum Biochemistry, Digestive E... by Qingyan Gao, Yuhan Fan, Renxiao Zhang, Jinghui Fang, Qiang Ma, Yuliang Wei, Mengqing Liang, Feng Liu, Houguo Xu

“…The supplementation of <i>N. japonica</i> meal decreased the activities of intestinal lipase and α-amylase. The addition of freeze-dried <i>N. japonica</i> meal significantly up-regulated the expression of the intestinal amino-glycine transporter <i>pat1</i>. …”
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Gandouling ameliorates Wilson’s disease-associated liver fibrosis in mice with associated faecal microbiome and metabolome remodeling by Lulu Tang, Wei Dong, Danqing Liu, Chenling Zhao, Jie Chen, Yuya Wen, Jingyu Zeng, Ting Dong, Wenming Yang, Wenming Yang

“…Histological analyses and immunohistochemistry staining, were performed to evaluate the histopathological changes and collagen deposition in mouse liver tissues. Additionally, to detect alterations in the intestinal bacterial composition and metabolites, faecal samples were examined using non-targeted metabolomics and 16S rRNA sequencing.ResultsThe administration of GDL demonstrated anti-fibrotic effects on the liver, decreased serum inflammatory markers, ameliorated liver histopathology, and restored ileal permeability in the model group, as compared to the control group. …”
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Morphological features of autoimmune gastritis by Ye. A. Losik, L. S. Selivanova, M. Yu. Konkov, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Tertychnyi, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In 4 patients Helicobacter pylori infection has been detected. According to guidelines of the Russian Society of Pathologists in all cases multiple biopsies have been taken at esophagogastroduodenoscopy. …”
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Investigating the role of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the development of leprosy in endemic regions by Vikram Singh, Vikram Singh, Vikram Singh, Ravindra P. Turankar, Vinay Kumar Pathak, Itu Singh, Rahul Sharma, Anjana Goel, Utpal Sengupta

“…Samples were examined microscopically for the presence of intestinal helminthic parasites; Cytokine profiling (IFN-γ, IL-12, IL-10) was performed by ELISA on a subset of helminth-positive and negative patients to assess immune responses.ResultsIntestinal parasites were detected in 26% of leprosy patients and 17% of HHCs. …”
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Huanglian Ejiao Decoction Alleviates Ulcerative Colitis in Mice Through Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Inhibiting the Ratio of Th1 and Th2 Cells by Tang J, Hu Y, Fang J, Zhu W, Xu W, Yu D, Zheng Z, Zhou Q, Fu H, Zhang W

“…RT-PCR and Western blot took advantage of detecting transcription factors, inflammatory factors, and tight junction proteins. …”
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Campylobacter jejuni regulates cell cycle progression to potentiate host cell invasion by Prabhat K. Talukdar, Megan C. Dines, Eric A. Shelden, Brandon A. Toy, Amruta Suresh Kale, Ryan R. Driskell, Lisa M. Gloss, Michael E. Konkel

“…Acute C. jejuni-mediated enteritis requires bacterial invasion of intestinal cells with an ensuing host inflammatory response. …”
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Enhanced Immunity and Infection Resistance in Mice Through Co-Expression of Porcine IL-3, IL-7, and IL-15 Fusion Molecules in <i>Yarrowia lipolytica</i> by Junjie Peng, Linhan Zhang, Jiangling Li, Xuebin Lv, Rui Liu, Jianlin Chen, Gang Wang, Rong Gao

“…A 42-day experiment involving mouse immunization and pathogen challenge was conducted, during which in vivo assessments of antibodies, immune-related cells, and gene expression were detected following oral administration of Po1h-IL-3/7/15. …”
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Insights into the utilisation of 1,2-propanediol and interactions with the cell envelope of Clostridium perfringens by Lucía Huertas-Díaz, Louise Guldager Vestergaard, Angeliki Marietou, Marta Irla, Jürgen Behr, Mark M. Somoza, Anders Feilberg, Clarissa Schwab

“…Collectively, these findings advance our understanding of on intestinal metabolite-microbe interactions during breastfeeding.…”
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Low-grade systemic inflammation in patients with long COVID: The role of imbalance of endotoxin-releasing systems and vasoconstrictor markers by V. A. Beloglazov, L. Sh. Dudchenko, R. Kh. Useinova, I. A. Yatskov, E. A. Solovyova, G. N. Andreeva

“…All patients underwent peripheral blood analysis to detect the levels of markers of systemic inflammation, endotoxin-releasing systems, intestinal permeability, endothelial dysfunction and vasoconstrictor agents: C-reactive protein (CRP), lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LPB), tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA), zonulin, bactericidal/ permeability-increasing protein (BPI), vasopressors of angiotensin 2 and endothelin (EDN1).Results. …”
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