Ghrelin, a peptide hormone, has several functions, of which the best known is its growth hormone (GH)-releasing effect in the pituitary. It also increases appetite and feeding behavior. Recent studies have implicated ghrelin in the regulation of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and immune function, and suggest a role for ghrelin in bone physiology. In this study, the effect of chronically admi...

Herein, we report on a 24-year-old woman with a large well-marginated gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. She presented with dysphagia and epigastric pain. In esophago­gastro­duodeno­scopy there was a huge bulging submucosal mass with normal appearing mucosa in the cardia in addition to a grade B gastro-esophageal reflux disease. She was treated with a proton pump inhibit...

Background: Every 1 person out of 3 people with obstructive jaundice will die from complications jaundice. The absence bile salts causes the loss protective layer intestinal mucosa, which an increase in permeability wall, triggering process translocation various bacteria tract to blood circulation so that it can trigger septicemia and sepsis. Dadih or commonly known as ampiang dadih is a fermen...

Abstract Background We investigated the role of epinephrine in prolonging localization lidocaine on oral mucosa and inhibiting its absorption blood rats. Methods used 7–8-week-old pathogen-free Wistar male rats (n = 128) for our study. divided them into control group administered with 14 C-labeled hydrochloride gel only study epinephrine. The medications were palatal amount mucosa, palatine bon...

Background. Chlamydia infections often follow an asymptomatic course but may damage the reproductive tract. Chlamydia antibodies in serum are used as markers for past infections and can relate to tubal pathology and infertility. This "proof of principle" study aimed to assess whether Chlamydia antibodies are detectable in easier to obtain, noninvasive, vaginal mucosa samples and relate to curre...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the expression and distribution of glycoprotein 340 (gp340), a secretory glycoprotein, in normal human sinus mucosa and inflammatory sinus mucosa and evaluate the possible effects of gp340 on the development of chronic sinusitis. Glycoprotein 340 was identified as a key element in the innate host defense mechanism on many mucosal surfaces and is directly involved in de...