Daily Archives: April 21, 2015

Quantification and Potential Functions of Endogenous Agonists of Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Nicolas Cenac, Tereza Bautzova, Pauline Le Faouder, Nicholas A. Veldhuis, Daniel P. Poole, Corinne Rolland, Jessica Bertrand, Wolfgang Liedtke, Marc Dubourdeau, Justine Bertrand-Michel, Lisa Zecchi, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Nigel W. Bunnett, Giovanni B

In mice, activation of the transient receptor potential cation channels (TRP) TRPV1, TRPV4, and TRPA1 causes visceral hypersensitivity. These receptors and their agonists might be involved in development of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We investigat… Continue reading →

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Trends in Adenoma Detection Rates During the First 10 Years of the German Screening Colonoscopy Program

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Hermann Brenner, Lutz Altenhofen, Jens Kretschmann, Thomas Rösch, Christian Pox, Christian Stock, Michael Hoffmeister

The adenoma detection rate (ADR) is an important quality indicator of screening colonoscopy; it is inversely associated with risk of interval cancers and colorectal cancer mortality. We assessed trends in the ADR in the first 10 years of the German sc… Continue reading →

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