Glycaemic index (GI) is a method used to classify the type of carbohydrate-rich foods according their effect on postprandial glycaemic responses. While GI concept provides measure carbohydrate quality, load (GL) quantifies overall effects by considering both quality and quantity foods. The higher GL foods, greater elevation blood glucose insulin demand. Reduction in dietary are associated with ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDSs) constitute a rare group of inherited connective tissue diseases, characterized by multisystemic manifestations and general tissue fragility. Most severe complications include vascular and gastrointestinal (GI) emergencies requiring acute surgery. The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the causes of GI-related surgery and related mortal...

Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation accounts for over 90% of acute abdomen and pneumoperitoneum. The presence of pneumoperitoneum secondary to spontaneously perforated pyometra is an interesting yet confusing finding given the absence of gastrointestinal (GI) perforation, because pyometra is more common in postmenopausal women. We report an instructive case of diffuse peritonitis caused by sponta...

Primary gastrointestinal (GI) T- and NK-cell lymphomas are usually aggressive neoplasms associated with high morbidity and mortality. Over the past two decades, however, cases of primary GI lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) or lymphomas of T- or NK-cell derivation with indolent behavior have been reported. These LPDs are rare and they can be challenging to diagnose as they share clinical and...

Abstract Background This paper compares the relationship between theoretically-driven mechanisms of change and clinical outcomes across two different interventions to improve oral hygiene older adults participating in a group randomized trial. Methods Six low-income senior residences were paired into groups. The first received face counseling intervention (AMI) second, peer-facilitated health c...

Shellfish are recognized as a potential vehicle of viral diseases. The aim of the present study was to determine the ability of two real-time RT-PCR methods (an in-house method and a commercial kit) for detecting Norovirus (NoV) belonging to genogroups GI and GII in shellfish. The analyses were performed both on a Norovirus Reference Panel (NRP), consisting of synthetic RNA, and on naturally co...

Fecal microbiota transplantation has emerged as a highly effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with very early experience to suggest that it also may play a role in treating other GI and non-GI diseases. Donor screening guidelines are now available along with recommendations regarding routes of administration, diluents, stool weights, and volumes of stool to be used....

Developing efficacious vaccines against enteric diseases is a global challenge that requires a better understanding of cellular recruitment dynamics at the mucosal surfaces. The current paradigm of T cell homing to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract involves the induction of α4β7 and CCR9 by Peyer's patch and mesenteric lymph node (MLN) dendritic cells (DCs) in a retinoic acid-dependent manner. Th...

Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) (or autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator gene. It causes a loss in central immune tolerance, failure to eliminate autoreactive T cells in the thymus, and their escape to the periphery. APECED patients are susceptible to mucocutaneous...

Postoperative ileus (POI) after abdominal surgery significantly lowers the life quality of patients and increase hospital costs. However, few treatment strategies have successfully shortened the duration of POI. Electroacupuncture (EA) is a modern way of administering acupuncture and widely used in various gastrointestinal (GI) diseases in the world. Here, we studied the effect of EA on POI and...