Objective Despite widespread use of antibiotics for the treatment of life-threatening infections and for research on the role of commensal microbiota, our understanding of their effects on the host is ...

Polyp size measurements are important for polyp risk stratification, choice of polypectomy technique and follow-up interval decisions. We present the first clinical experience of measuring colorectal ...

Objective Our previous studies have identified CXCL8 as the crucial chemokine responsible for gastric cancer metastasis mediated by loss of RACK1. However, the regulatory effect of CXCL8 on immune ...

Objective Cancer immunology is a growing field of research whose aim is to develop innovative therapies and diagnostic tests. Starting from the hypothesis that immune cells promptly respond to harmful ...

Objective Acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is managed by standard endoscopic combination therapy, but a few cases remain difficult and carry a high risk of persistent or ...

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is increasingly being recognised as a significant cause of both acute and chronic liver disease. The most commonly implicated agents are paracetamol, antimicrobials, ...

Background Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a clinical syndrome with abdominal complaints and malabsorption. Despite concerns over cure rates, recurrence, and antibiotic resistance, ...

Objective Accurate endoscopic differentiation would enable to resect and discard small and diminutive colonic lesions, thereby increasing cost-efficiency. Current classification systems based on ...

Among the many areas which may benefit from virtual reality (VR), GI endoscopy could be an important one. We developed a system to magnify the endoscopic image on forward movement of the endoscopists ...