Gastroenterology
The role of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in ulcerative colitis and changes following tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells treatment
Eun Mi Song, Yang Hee Joo, Sung-Ae Jung, Ju-Ran Byeon, A-Reum Choe, Yehyun Park, Chung Hyun Tae, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Hye-Kyung Jung, Ki-Nam Shim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(6):917-930. Published online November 1, 2024
Background/Aims: The programmed death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway has not been fully evaluated in inflammatory bowel disease. We evaluated PD-1/PD-L1 levels in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and their significance in tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells (TMSCs) treatme..
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Clinical outcomes of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding according to the risk indicated by Glasgow-Blatchford risk score-computed tomography score in the emergency room
Hyun Ae Lee, Hye-Kyung Jung, Tae Oh Kim, Ju-Ran Byeon, Eui-Sun Jeong, Hyun-Ji Cho, Chung Hyun Tae, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1176-1185. Published online November 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding is a significant emergency situation with a mortality rate of 2% to 10%. Therefore, initial risk stratification is important for proper management. We aimed to evaluate the role of contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)..
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Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality
Yoon Suk Jung, Jinhee Lee, Chang Mo Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(2):313-321. Published online September 29, 2021
Background/Aims: Studies have reported an association between fecal occult blood and increased all-cause, non-colorectal cancer (CRC) as well as CRC mortality. This study aimed to determine whether positive fecal immunochemistry test (FIT) results are associated with death from various causes in the..
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Risk of colorectal cancer in patients with positive results of fecal immunochemical test performed within 5 years since the last colonoscopy
Yoon Suk Jung, Jinhee Lee, Chang Mo Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1083-1091. Published online June 18, 2021
Background/Aims: Annual fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are often repeated within the recommended colonoscopy surveillance intervals. However, it remains unclear whether interval FITs are useful. To answer this question, we assessed the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) according to the interval fro..
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Identification of distinctive clinical significance in hospitalized patients with endoscopic duodenal mucosal lesions
Yeji Han, Hye-Kyung Jung, Ji Young Chang, Chang Mo Moon, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Joo-Young Kim, Ji-Yun Bae, Sae-In Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Sanghui Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):827-835. Published online August 21, 2017
Background/Aims: Duodenitis is not infrequent finding in patient undergoing endoscopy. However, hospitalized patients have a higher incidence of secondary duodenal mucosal lesions that might be related with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, tuberculosis, immunologic ..
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