we discuss here an uncommon condition of neurogenic hypotension in the context of immunoglobulin light chain (amyloid light-chain) amyloidosis. th e most serious feature was autonomic nervous system impairment, mainly characterized by severe refractory orthostatic hypotension, which became progressively invalidating, forcing the patient to bed. moreover, since the systemic involvement of the di...

Objective(s): Salsola collina is widely distributed along the Bohai coast and consumed as an edible plant by native residents. We have found surprisingly that S. collina extracts promoted gastrointestinal motility in mice previously. In the present study, effects of S. collina on gastrointestinal motility in rats and its underlying mechanism were explored.<st...

Gastrointestinal disorders can be grouped as functional gastrointestinal (FGIDs) without an organic cause based on the systems and part of (GI) system affected. Probiotics are called "good" or "helpful" bacterias they help keep our gut healthy. probiotics have been extensively studied in detail infectious gastroenteritis, antibiotic-associated diarrhea etc., disorders. As fermented products, Ta...

BACKGROUND The utilization of medical care for gastrointestinal diseases increased over the past decade worldwide. The aim of the study was to investigate the difference between rural and urban patients in seeking medical service for gastrointestinal diseases at ambulatory sector in Taiwan. METHODS From the one-million-people cohort datasets of the National Health Insurance Research Database,...

Glutamate is a non-essential amino acid that confers umami taste. Recently, several taste receptors for umami taste have been identified in the oral cavity as well as in the gastrointestinal tract. Gustatory stimulation of the tongue by glutamate activates vagal gastric, pancreatic, and hepatic efferent nerves. In the gastrointestinal tract, glutamate excites afferent fibers of the abdominal va...

Apoptosis (programmed cell death) has been shown to play a major role in development and in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases. A principal mechanism of apoptosis is molecular interaction between surface molecules known as the "death receptors" and their ligands. Perhaps the best-studied death receptor and ligand system is the Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) system, in which FasL, a member of the tumo...