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Preventing Hypoglycemia After Gastric Bypass
Many patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery experience hypoglycemia after meals. Researchers report in the March issue of Gastroenterology that they can correct this condition with an agent that blocks the receptor for the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass … Continue reading
Posted in GI Tract
Tagged blood sugar level, diabetes, glucose, glycemia, insulin, intestine, islet cell, L cell, Pancreas, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, side-effect, Weight Loss
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Can We Treat Diarrhea by Stimulating Na+ Absorption?
Drugs designed to increase intestinal absorption of sodium might be the best approach for treatment of diarrheal diseases, according to the Advances in Translational Science article in the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Acute diarrheal diseases are the second … Continue reading
Posted in GI Tract, Technology
Tagged absorption, acute, brush border, chlorine, crypt, developing nations, diarrhea, drug development, exchange, intestine, mortality, sodium, treatment, villus
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Are Mitochondria Involved in Ulcerative Colitis?
Changes in mitochondrial DNA that increase levels of ATP in the intestinal mucosa protect mice from colitis, according to the November issue of Gastroenterology. Strategies to increase mitochondrial ATP production by intestinal epithelial cells might therefore be developed to treat patients … Continue reading
Posted in GI Tract, Technology
Tagged apoptosis, ATP, energy production, IBD, Inflammation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, intestine, mechanisms, mitochondria, pathogenesis, proliferation, UC, Ulcerative Colitis
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How do Intestinal Stem Cells get their Wnt?
Intestinal homeostasis and stem cells are not affected when Paneth cells stop producing Wnt, but Wnt is required to maintain the stem cell niche in intestinal epithelial cultures, according to a mouse study in the December issue of Gastroenterology. These … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, GI Tract, Technology
Tagged crypt, development, growth, intestine, Lgr, maintenance, mouse model, Paneth cell, stem cell, therapy, tissue regeneration, treatment, Wnt
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Which Direction is Best for Enteroscopy?
Antegrade is better than retrograde enteroscopy in diagnosis and treatment of patients with small bowel disease, according to the August issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Single and double balloon-assisted enteroscopy (SBE and DBE), and spiral enteroscopy (which uses a … Continue reading
Is Medicine or Surgery the Best Treatment for Crohn’s Disease?
For patients with Crohn’s disease and intra-abdominal abscesses, nonsurgical and surgical management strategies result in similar rates of abscess recurrence and complications, according to the April issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Crohn’s disease can progress from inflammation and ulceration … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-TNF agent, Colon, drug, IBD, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, intestine, Management, therapy, tumor necrosis factor, ulcer
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Fecal Transplantation for C difficile Infection?
Transplantation of feces, via colonoscopy, can cure patients with recurring Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) — even those with the virulent C difficile 027 strain—according to the March issue of Gastroenterology. CDI is a common cause of diarrhea in patients taking antibiotics. Infections have … Continue reading
Abdominal CT Radiation Risk
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other gastrointestinal disorders can be exposed to high levels of radiation—mostly from abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans—reports the March issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Access to high-quality facilities and technologic advances have … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, GI Tract, Technology
Tagged cancer risk, Crohn's Disease, exposure, intestine, nuclear, radiation, radiologist, radiology, Tumor, Ulcerative Colitis
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