World J Gastroentero
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World J Gastroentero · Dec 2008
Magnolol attenuates sepsis-induced gastrointestinal dysmotility in rats by modulating inflammatory mediators.
To investigate the protective effects of magnolol on sepsis-induced inflammation and intestinal dysmotility. ⋯ Magnolol prevents sepsis-induced suppression of intestinal motility in rats. The potential mechanism of this benefit of magnolol appears to be modulation of self-amplified inflammatory events and block of oxidative stress in the intestine.
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World J Gastroentero · Dec 2008
Clinical outcome of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome mimicking acute biliary disease.
To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. ⋯ For women of childbearing age with acute pain in the upper right abdomen alone or together with pain in the lower abdomen, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome should be considered during differential diagnosis. Moreover, in cases suspected to be Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, abdominal CT, rather than abdominal sonography, assists in the diagnosis.
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To investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of Wy14643 on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. ⋯ Wy14643 pretreatment exerts significant protection against hepatic I/R injury in rats. The protective effects are possibly associated with enhancement of anti-oxidant and inhibition inflammation response.