We thank Dr Amjad and Dr Thomas for their interest in our recent study on statin use in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).1 2 Their letter raises several ...

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 ...

Background Quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen (qHBsAg) is an important biomarker in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Objective Establish qHBsAg profiles to guide novel drug development. Design ...

Background: Helicobacter pylori infection induces progressive inflammatory changes in the gastric mucosa that may lead to gastric cancer. Understanding long term effects resulting from the cure of ...

Objective Depression is a potential risk factor for developing IBD. This association may be related to GI symptoms occurring before diagnosis. We aimed to determine whether depression, adjusted for ...

Objective Interleukin (IL)-36R signalling plays a proinflammatory role in different organs including the skin, but the expression of IL-36R ligands and their molecular function in intestinal ...

Objective The omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has anticolorectal cancer activity in vitro and in preclinical models. The present study tested whether a novel, ...

The role of stress in the modulation of the most common gastrointestinal disorders has traditionally been considered a domain of psychology, and has frequently been lumped together with the role of ...

Objective Serrated polyps (hyperplastic polyps, sessile or traditional serrated adenomas), which can arise in a sporadic or polyposis setting, predispose to colorectal cancer (CRC), especially those ...

1.0 REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS AND AUDIT STANDARDS 1.1 Recommendations 2003 (*Unchanged from the 1998 recommendations) Diagnosis *The correct diagnosis of acute pancreatitis should be made in all ...

Objective Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a chronic gastroduodenal disorder. Individuals with FD demonstrate visceral hypersensitivity, abnormal central pain processing, and low mood, but it is unclear ...

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease is a heterogeneous disorder with both a genetic and environmental aetiology. Clinical classifications of the disease, such as the newly proposed Vienna classification, may ...