Gastroenterology Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 12th, 2004
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Gastroenterology - Survivin halts gastric cancer tumorigenicity and angiogenesis
Antimicrobial Antibodies - Activated gamma delta T cells go to lymph nodes; increase antibody production
Aphthous Stomatitis - Oral ulceration may indicate Behcet disease, inflammatory bowel syndrome
Appendicitis - Having appendix removed by laparoscopy means faster recovery
Barrett Esophagus - CPMP positive opinion issued in Europe for Photobarr
Bile Duct Tumors - Investigational new drug application filed for XL119
Biliary Cirrhosis - Primary biliary cirrhosis research at Mount Sinai advances due to trust, trials
Bone Growth - Animal model shows Korean herbal medicine promotes chondrocyte, bone growth
Cancer Incidence - Greenlandic Inuit have increased incidences of several cancers
Clostridium - Cholera toxin protects against Clostridium difficile toxin A
Collaborations - Oncology deal signed for development of orally active MEK inhibitor
Rotavirus - Cytokines act as mediators for or effectors against rotavirus disease
Collaborations - Pharmaceutical company signs agreement for probiotics development
Colon Tumors - Sphingolipids may be an alternative to conventional drugs
Colorectal Cancer - Irinotecan is effective second-line therapy for 5-FU resistant colorectal cancer
Computer-aided Diagnostics - Company reports FDA approvals, provides progress report
Crohn Disease - Company reports expanded reimbursement coverage for capsule endoscopy
Cystic Fibrosis - Milestone earned for development of malabsorption treatment
Environmental Testing - Immunomagnetic-based method detects Cryptosporidium, Giardia oocysts
Ephedra - FDA plans to prohibit sales of diet supplements containing ephedra
Food Technology - Opsonophagocytic assay may be a useful test for safe enterococcal strains
Gastric Cancer - BRAF mutations do not seem to be involved in gastric cancer development
Gastroenterology - Helicobacter pylori influences angiogenesis and gastric cancer invasion
Gastroenterology - TNF-alpha may play an early role in the malignant transformation of liver cells
Glomerular Disease - Renal biopsy histology does not correlate highly with most clinical syndromes
Glomerulonephritis - Balance of activator, inhibitor Fc gamma receptors may influence kidney disease
Heat Shock Proteins - Neuroprotection due to HSP induction may occur with geranylgeranylacetone
Helicobacter Pylori - H. pylori CagA inhibits B cell p53-induced apoptosis; triggers MALT lymphoma
Helicobacter Pylori - Company announces new rapid test for stomach ulcers
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - Stx-liposome conjugates show promise as vaccine candidates
Immunology - Microwave energy dose affects immunoreactivity of gliadin and wheat flour
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - A pair of discoveries helps unravel complex genetics of IBS
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - Embolization highly effective, minimally invasive to control bleeding
Kidney Cancer - Primary renal synovial sarcoma is a spindle-cell tumor with SYT-SSX gene fusion
Kidney Diseases - Diagnosis of different paraproteinemias requires extensive renal histology
Kidney Transplant - Acute kidney rejection is lower with basiliximab, independent of cyclosporine
Liver Transplantation - Recent insights on the mechanisms of liver preconditioning evaluated
Lung Cancer - Cancer drug development status reported
Market Forecast - Report: G protein-coupled receptors have significant potential
Obesity Therapy - Nutrient selected for study of gastric bypass surgery patients
Pancreatic Cancer - Butyrate can inhibit pancreatic cancer metastasis by inhibiting P4 integrin
Patents - European regulatory authorities revoke patent related to Cellegesic
Periodontal Disease - Subgingival Treponema glycolipids can inhibit TLR, monocyte activation
Giardia Lamblia - Real-time PCR is at least as effective as antigen assay to detect G. lamblia
Personnel - Alex Franzusoff, PhD, named VP of research
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Lupus nephritis may occur with crystal structures made of immunoglobulins
Transplant Medicine - Complement deposition may soon be blockable; to stop kidney pathology, rejection
Transplant Medicine - Late rejection may still be due to antibodies; diagnostics, cures are needed
Transplant Medicine - Pediatric renal graft loss linked to non-adherence, teenage, mental illness
Transplant Medicine - Renal function improves in pediatric liver transplant by switch in monitoring
Transplant Medicine - Targeting of chemokine receptors may help stop allograft rejection
Urinary Tract Infection - Staphylococcus sciuri group may be an infrequent cause of UTI
Panniculitis - Sclerosing mesenteritis can be diagnosed, followed up by 3-dimensional CT
Adverse Drug Effects - Liver transplant patients with renal dysfunction from CNI may improve with MMF
Allergy Medicine - Different laboratories find little variability between ELISAs for egg in food
Allergy Medicine - IgA in blood products causes anaphylaxis following transfusion in those with anti-IgA
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