Chinese physicians' perceptions of fecal microbiota transplantation.

Aim: To explore Chinese physicians' perceptions towards fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and to provide information and an assessment of FMT development in China.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was developed according to the FMT practice guidelines and was distributed to physicians in hospitals via Internet Research Electronic Data Capture (REDcap) software and electronic mails to assess their attitudes toward and knowledge of FMT. The questionnaire included a brief introduction of FMT that was followed by 20 questions.

Derivation and validation of a prediction rule for estimating advanced colorectal neoplasm risk in average-risk Chinese.

No prediction rule is currently available for advanced colorectal neoplasms, defined as invasive cancer, an adenoma of 10 mm or more, a villous adenoma, or an adenoma with high-grade dysplasia, in average-risk Chinese. In this study between 2006 and 2008, a total of 7,541 average-risk Chinese persons aged 40 years or older who had complete colonoscopy were included. The derivation and validation cohorts consisted of 5,229 and 2,312 persons, respectively.

Chinese National Consensus on diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus (BE): revised edition, June 2011, Chongqing, China.

To standardize the diagnosis and management of Barrett's esophagus (BE) in China, the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology convened the Second National Conference on BE in June 2011 in Chongqing, China. After intense discussion among experts in this field and an extensive review of the literature, a revised consensus on the diagnosis and management of BE was generated.

[Effects of aldosterone and spironolactone on the proliferation and collagen synthesis of hepatic stellate cells in rats].

Objective: To investigate the effects of aldosterone and spironolactone on the proliferation and collagen synthesis of hepatic stellate cells.

Methods: Rat HSC were incubated with aldosterone or spironolactone, an aldosterone receptor antagonist at different concentrations. The proliferation of HSC was measured by (3)H-thymidine incorporation, and the collagen synthesis by (3)H-Proline.