Minerva gastroenterology最新文献

{"title":"Study on the application of multi-nursing specialty group in the treatment of recurrence after resection of multiple colorectal polyps by the method of removing turbidity from liver.","authors":"Jing Hu, Wenxiao Chi, Na Zhang","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03505-2","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03505-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"381-383"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10132288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Performance of serum-based biomarkers in fibrosis prediction of chronic hepatitis B patients in real life practice.","authors":"Fadi Abu Baker, Randa Taher Natour, Yael Kopelman, Abdel H Alkilani, Saif Abu Mouch","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03347-8","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03347-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Few studies have addressed the performance and diagnostic accuracy of laboratory-based markers for fibrosis prediction in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients yielding heterogeneous results. We aimed to study the performance of the FIB-4 and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) markers for the differentiation between significant and non-significant hepatic fibrosis in real-life practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We prospectively recruited CHB patients attending the hepatology clinic to undergo shear wave elastography (SWE) and blood tests. The predictive accuracy of FIB-4 and NLR for liver fibrosis was assessed by receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 174 fully characterized CHB patients with an average age of 50.2±11.2 (29-86 years) and a male predominance (65.2%) were included. Of these, 23% had significant fibrosis (≥F2) per SWE (>7.1KPA). A significant and linear correlation was found between the SWE score and FIB-4 values (r=0.572; P<0.001). A lower cut-off of 1.43 has yielded an AUROC of 0.76, with a sensitivity of 68.8%, specificity of 79.8%, diagnostic accuracy of 78.5%, and NPV of 96%. On the contrary, NLR values were similar between significant and minimal fibrosis and were not found to be correlated with significant fibrosis (r=0.54, P=0.39).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>FIB4 has a moderate performance and may have a valuable role in excluding significant fibrosis in CHB patients in daily practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"299-305"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9994572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between intestinal microflora and obesity.","authors":"Maryana Savytska, Marko Kozyk, Kateryna Strubchevska, Kateryna Yosypenko, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Nazarii Kobyliak, Luigi Boccuto, Rinaldo Pellicano, Sharmila Fagoonee, Emidio Scarpellini, Ludovico Abenavoli","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03379-X","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03379-X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Obesity has become one of modern society's most serious health problems. Studies from the last 30 years revealed a direct relationship between imbalanced energy intake and increased healthcare costs related to the treatment or management of obesity. Recent research has highlighted significant effects of gut microbial composition on obesity. We aimed to report the current knowledge on the definition, composition, and functions of intestinal microbiota. We have performed an extensive review of the literature searching for the following key words: metabolism, gut microbiota, dysbiosis, and obesity. There is evidence that an association between intestinal microbiota and obesity exists at any age. There are complex genetic, metabolic, and inflammatory mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of obesity. Revision of indications for use of probiotics, prebiotics, and antibiotics in obese patients should be considered. Microbial composition of the gut may be an important factor involved in the development of obesity. Changes in the gut microbiota may result in changes in human metabolism and weight loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"342-352"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9141569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical value of zinc combined with folic acid in the treatment of infantile diarrhea.","authors":"Shu Hua","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03516-7","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03516-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"383-385"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10222725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Study on the involvement of plasma exosomal lncRNA in pathogenesis and diagnostic value of Kawasaki disease.","authors":"Xuehong Ji, Xianmin Wang, Guixia Li, Xia Xiao, Li Hu, Xing Zhang","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03453-8","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03453-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"254-256"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9893298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of standardized patient and case-based learning in hepatobiliary surgery nursing education.","authors":"Xiaoli Pang, Guannan Zhu, Huimin Zhai","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03456-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03456-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"256-258"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9522876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Chinese medical care on elderly patients with constipation.","authors":"Fei Chen, Peipei Liu","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03442-3","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03442-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"258-261"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9639129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sorghum (Sorghum vulgare): an ancient grain, a novel choice for a healthy gluten-free diet.","authors":"Tommaso Dionisi, Emanuele Rinninella, Pauline Raoul, Marco Cintoni, Maria C Mele, Gabriele Gasbarrini, Rinaldo Pellicano, Gabriele A Vassallo, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Addolorato, Giovanni B Gasbarrini","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03300-4","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03300-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease related to gluten consumption. To date, the only effective therapy that can reverse symptoms and prevent complications is the gluten-free diet (GFD), which is challenging to maintain and has potential health risks. Identifying foods that can help diversify the GFD and that best match the nutritional needs of people with CD may improve the health and quality of life of celiac patients. This review, conducted through a non-systematic search of the available literature, aims to gather the most recent research on nutritional issues in CD and GFD. Moreover, it highlights how sorghum characteristics could provide health benefits to CD patients that counteract the nutritional problems due to CD and the nutritional consequences of GFD acceptance. Sorghum contains a wide variety of bioactive compounds, such as flavones and tannins, that have shown anti-inflammatory activity in preclinical studies. They can also regulate blood sugar levels and lower cholesterol to reduce the effects of common chronic diseases such as metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Because it is gluten-free, its use in making foods for celiac patients is increasing, especially in the United States. In conclusion, sorghum is a fascinating grain with nutritional properties and health benefits for supplementing GFD. However, only one study confirms the short-term safety of sorghum inclusion in the GFD, and further long-term studies with a large sample are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"231-241"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9141571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of metabolic indexes in patients with type 2 diabetes and metabolic associated fatty liver disease.","authors":"Qianqian Wang, Xiangmei Chen, Huihua Li, Fei Hua","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03445-9","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03445-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"252-253"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9522871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is there a link between atrial fibrillation and Helicobacter pylori infections?","authors":"Raymond Farah, Tony Hanna, Gadi Levin","doi":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03323-5","DOIUrl":"10.23736/S2724-5985.23.03323-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common rhythm disturbance seen in clinical practice. Evidence emerged that suggested inflammation was associated with risk of AF. Helicobacter pylori (HP) cause gastric and esophageal inflammation, as well as systemic and vascular inflammation. These local and systemic inflammatory effects may increase the risk of AF. The pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unknown. However, many recent studies point to an association between AF and inflammation because of a demonstrable significant correlation between the dysrhythmia and various biomarkers of inflammation. Given the suggested involvement of inflammation with this dysrhythmia, an initiating factor for inflammation has been sought. Chronic bacterial infection is the most likely event to initiate and maintain an inflammatory process. Recently, bacterial infections have been hypothesized to be involved in the pathogenesis of AF, and Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae are two bacteria that have aroused interest. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of H. Pylori infection, proven by gastric biopsy, between AF patients and control group and the role of CRP, MPV, age and sex in patients with HP associated AF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We investigated one hundred eighty patients with HP in whom gastroscopy was done and/or urea breathe test because of dyspepsia and epigastric discomfort for eventual detecting the presence of H. pylori infection, and the prevalence of fibrillation in patients with HP, and whether age, sex, inflammatory markers are different in the two groups. The study was enrolled in the Department of Internal Medicine, Ziv Medical Center, Safed, Israel, from 2015 until 2019.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence is more pronounced in men with both atrial fibrillation and H. pylori, in terms of age we see that the incidence of atrial fibrillation is more relative in the older age P<0.001. There is no statistically significant difference in the inflammatory marker MPV between the two groups P<0.005. The levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) have been shown to be higher among patients with H. pylori with AF compared with the control group HP without AF statistically significant P<0.001.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is a correlation between HP and AF, AF is more related to age and to an increased inflammation marker CRP in patients diagnosed with HP.</p>","PeriodicalId":18653,"journal":{"name":"Minerva gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"177-180"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9205821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}