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An inverse relation between CagA+ strains of Helicobacter pylori infection and risk of erosive GERD
(2008)
Objective: The aim of this study is investigating the association of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and its cytotoxic-associated gene A (cagA) strain with reflux esophagitis. Methods: In a case-control setting ...
Cancer incidence among the elderly population in the Northwest of Iran: A population based study
(2009)
This article was aimed to provide an overview and a perspective on the changing impact of cancers with increasing age on three age groups. A population based cancer registry was undertaken to register all new cancers cases ...
Comparison of oral pantoprazole and famotidine on gastric volume and ph in elective surgeries
(2011)
Objectives: Perianesthesia aspiration is a threatening side effect, whose severity depends on pH and volume of aspirated gastric juice. Because of the loss of consciousness while anesthesia, the protective reflexes disappear ...
Five personality dimensions in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
(2008)
Aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract has bee, related to psychological factors. Aim of this study is to study the differences of personality factors between IBS patients ...
Misregulaton of the dependence receptor DCC and its upstream lincRNA, LOC100287225, in colorectal cancer
(2017)
Background: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), a class of regulatory RNAs, play a major role in various cellular processes. Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs), a subclass of lncRNAs, are involved in the trans- and ...
Seroprevalence of anti-helicobacter pylori antibodies in hepatitis B and C patients with cirrhosis: A case-control study
(2007)
Background: Cirrhosis is terminal stage of many chronic liver diseases like hepatitis C and hepatitis B. In some studies the role of helicobacter pylori has been demonstrated in progress of cirrhosis and its complications, ...
Relationship between serum hyaluronic acid level and stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis [Odnos izmedu koncentracije hijaluronske kiseline u serumu i stadija jetrene fibroze kod bolesnika s kronicnim hepatitisom]
(2009)
Background: Liver biopsy is the gold standard for assessing liver disease stage, but It is prone to some complications. Noninvasive methods have been proposed as surrogate markers for liver biopsy. Serum hyaluronic acid ...
The effect of ω-fatty acids on the expression of phospholipase A2 group 2A in human gastric cancer patients
(2016)
BACKGROUND:
Studies show that polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may have an inhibitory role in carcinogenesis. It was previously shown that PLA2 group 2A (PLA2G2A) messenger RNA (mRNA) expression is associated with less ...
The association between blood cadmium levels and the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in Tabriz, northwest of Iran
(2017)
Introduction Cancer is a major health problem worldwide. Gastrointestinal tract malignancy is one of the most common forms of cancer around the world. Occupational exposure to the heavy metals including cadmium was defined ...