Background The increased incorporation of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) into consumer
products makes the characterization of potential risk for humans and other organisms …

We have previously developed a rapid, simple endoscopic method for evaluating gastrin-
stimulated maximal acid output (the endoscopic gastrin test, EGT). In EGT, gastric fluid newly …

Intestinal trematodes constitute a major group of helminths that parasitize humans and
animals with relevant morbidity and mortality. Despite the importance of the intestinal …

The gastroprotective effects of BST-104 (a water extract of Lonicera japonica) and the
mechanisms involved were investigated in murine models of gastritis and peptic ulcer. The …

Background: Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) is a rare disease with excess intraperitoneal
mucin secretion. Treatment involves laparotomy, cytoreduction and chemotherapy that is …

The aim was to compare five techniques commonly used to quantify mucin concentrations in
ileal digesta collected from three growing pigs that had been fed a diet in which the sole …

Enhanced mucus production and release appears to be a common mechanism for the
clearance of intestinal helminths, and this expulsion is normally mediated by T h2‐type …

Background The luminal surface of the gastrointestinal tract is covered by a viscoelastic gel
layer that acts as a protective barrier against the intraluminal environment. Because the …

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs induce small intestinal ulcers but the preventive
measures against it remain unknown. So we evaluated the effect of geranylgeranylacetone …

Infections with the parasitic helminth, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, cause changes in rat
small intestinal goblet cell mucin, particularly in the peripheral sugar residues of …