News articles tagged with 'gastric' (Page 11)
Nitrates in vegetables protect against gastric ulcers
— 8 May 2008 06:43 | HealthFruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and…
Gastric juice for diagnosis of H. pylori infection in patients on proton pump inhibitors
— 2 May 2008 02:31 | HealthThe study determined the efficiency of a gastric juice PCR test for the detection of H. pylori infection in patients receiving PPI therapy and compared it with histology and gastric…
Digestive process affects anti-cancer activity of tea in gastrointestinal cells
— 8 Apr 2008 08:04 | HealthIncreased consumption of teas rich in catechins is associated with reduced risk of stomach, colon and other gastrointestinal cancers. However, the effects of digestion on the anticancer…
How is H. pylori adhesion to gastric cells associated with MUC1 mucin VNTR size?
— 18 Mar 2008 18:59 | HealthThe Gram negative bacterium H. pylori is involved in the pathogenesis of several gastrointestinal diseases, ultimately leading to gastric carcinoma. Adhesion of the bacteria to the…
Chemotherapy following surgery did not improve survival in patients with gastric cancer
— 12 Mar 2008 15:05 | HealthThe use of combination chemotherapy following surgery did not improve survival in patients with gastric cancer, according to a randomised clinical trial published online 11 March in…
Three newly discovered ERK pathway proteins related to CagA induced disease
— 27 Feb 2008 16:31 | HealthCytotoxin-associated gene A protein (CagA) from type I H. pylori has been proved by epidemiological and experimental studies to be closely associated with the H. pylori induced gastric…
Optimal band imaging with endoscopy facilitates the diagnosis of depressed-type early gastric cancer
— 20 Feb 2008 11:16 | HealthA study from the Jichi Medical University in Japan shows that optimal band imaging used with an endoscope provided images that clearly identified depressed-type early gastric cancer…
What are the essential characteristics of serum PG in Chinese?
— 17 Jan 2008 04:00 | HealthPepsinogen (PG) is a precursor for pepsin, a digestive enzyme specifically produced in the gastric mucosa. Human PG can be classified into two different biochemical and immunological…