BACKGROUND and objectives: In this study, we investigated how enteric plexuses protect themselves from complement mediated attack. For this purpose, the expression patterns of membrane bound complement regulatory proteins (mCRP) and their association with C3 deposition was determined. In addition, mCRP expression patterns of enteric plexuses were compared with those in the central nervous syste...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a network of neurons and glia within the wall of the gastrointestinal tract that is able to control many aspects of digestive function independently from the central nervous system. Enteric glial cells share several features with astrocytes and are closely associated with enteric neurons and their processes both within enteric ganglia, and along interconnecti...

Scientists from around the world gathered in New York City recently to discuss the latest research on enteric nervous system development at a meeting organised by Alan Burns and Heather Young. The participants enjoyed 3 days of presentations that spurred active conversations and highlighted the rapidly advancing research in this field.

Objective: To compare the upper gastrointestinal toxicity of enteric-coated Prednisolone versus non-enteric-coated among patients managed at rheumatology department.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place and Duration Study: Rheumatology Department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from May 2019 to Mar 2020.
 Methodology: Patients any rheumatological or immune-bas...

Enteric duplications are rare congenital anomalies found anywhere from mouth to anus. Colonic constitute about 13% of all enteric duplications. In this report a 6-year-old boy with chronic abdominal pain for duration last 2 years requiring intermittent hospital admissions was diagnosed as colonic duplication mimicking intestinal volvulus. Clinical findings nonspecific and definitive diagnosis c...

BACKGROUND Lack of surveillance systems and accurate data impede evidence-based decisions on treatment and prevention of enteric fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi/Paratyphi. The WHO coordinates a global Invasive Bacterial-Vaccine Preventable Diseases (IB-VPD) surveillance network but does not monitor enteric fever. We evaluated the feasibility and sustainability of integrating enteric fever sur...

A full-thickness biopsy of the bowel wall is required to evaluate the enteric nervous system. A patient with aggravating gastrointestinal symptoms underwent a laparoscopic full-thickness biopsy of the ileum and, 1 year later, an endoscopic full-thickness biopsy of the sigmoid colon. Both samples showed enteric neuropathy characterized by vacuolated and enlarged neurons. The length of the myente...

Enteric fever is a common infectious disease of the tropical world. Characteristic presenting features include fever, relative bradycardia, diarrhea or constipation, and abdominal pain. Central nervous system involvement is not rare and has a wide spectrum of presentation in enteric fever. Complications such as meningism, delirium, coma, and convulsions have been reported often. However, isolat...

therapy in resistant enteric fever, various drugs singly, or in combination, such as cotrimoxazole and cephalosporins, or cephalexin and gentamicin, third generation cephalosporins and newer quinolones have been tried with varying results. This communication describes our observations on the clinical profile of children with enteric fever due to MDRST infection and, compare different drug regim...