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Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
January 2025
Key Laboratory of Liver Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
In December 2022, China classified COVID-19 as a category B infectious disease. This ended 2 years of close epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19. The objective of this questionnaire was to assess the infection status in the COVID-19 pandemic since December in Henan Province, China, and the prevalence of infection in people who were taking ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) during this period.
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January 2025
Hepatology. Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias.
A 16-year-old boy was diagnosed from multiple sclerosis (MS) after suffering from paresthesia in upper limbs and VI cranial nerve paresis. Corticosteroids and fingolimod were started. After 13 months a worsening of liver biochemical tests (LBT) was noticed: ALP 787 U/L, GGT 737 U/L, AST 195, ALT 321, Bi 0.
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January 2025
School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Alteration of the gut microbiota and its metabolites plays a key role in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here, we investigated the mechanism of saponins, a byproduct from quinoa (SQ) processing, in regulating IBD. SQ ameliorated gut microbiota dysbiosis revealed by 16S rRNA sequencing and improved colonic antioxidant activities and barrier integrity in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-treated mice.
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January 2025
Health Sciences Faculty, Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate whether ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) would reduce the necessity of cholecystectomy in patients diagnosed with asymptomatic gallstones after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and in patients diagnosed with asymptomatic gallstones before LSG.
Methods: Between July 2020 and November 2022, at least 2-year follow-ups of patients who underwent LSG for obesity were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with pre-existing asymptomatic gallstones during preoperative evaluation, those with UDCA treatment (group 1), and observation group (group 2).
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