OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection rate accuracy of Double-balloon Enteroscopy (DBE) after Capsule Endoscopy (CE) in patients with suspected small bowel diseases. METHODOLOGY From January 2009 to March 2012, sixty-two patients with obscure small bowel diseases who underwent CE followed by DBE were included in this study. Introduction of the endoscope by DBE was eith...

BACKGROUND Computed tomography enterography (CTE) and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) are widely used in diagnosis of small bowel diseases. Both of these examinations bring discomfort to patients. The aim of this study was to compare patients' tolerance and preference between CTE and DBE. METHODS From August 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016, patients with suspected or known small bowel diseases ...

Dragon's blood (DB) possesses great medicinal values due to the presence of several phenolic compounds. This study was designed to investigate the effects of DB and its extracts (DBEs) on oxidative stress in mice exposed to whole body (60)Co-γ irradiation (4 Gy). DB and DBEs were intragastrically administered to mice for 5 d prior to radiation. The antioxidant activities, including malondialdeh...

OBJECTIVES To investigate respiratory and hemodynamic responses to deep breathing exercise (DBE) during the follow-up period in the intensive care unit after major head and neck surgery. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-five patients were instructed to perform DBE every hour for 3 consecutive hours during the first postoperative day. The ratio of the partial press...

Dribble (DBE) is a Drosophila protein that is essential for ribosome biogenesis. Bioinformatics analysis revealed a folded central domain of DBE which is flanked by structural disorder in the N- and C-terminal regions. The protein fragment spanning amino-acid residues 16-197 (DBE(16-197)) was produced for structural determination. In this report, the crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffra...

1,2-Dibromoethane (1,2-DBE) is a carcinogenic compound that is metabolized both by cytochrome P450 (P450) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) enzymes, and that has been used by us as a model compound to study interindividual variability in biotransformation reactions. In this study, the excretion of thiodiacetic acid (TDA) and S-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-acetyl-l-cysteine (2-HEMA) were measured in the...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Providers may be hesitant to perform double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) in the elderly because the increased number of co-morbidities in this population poses a greater risk of complications resulting from sedation. There are limited data on the use of DBE in the elderly. Here, we assessed the safety and efficacy of DBE in the elderly compared to those in younger patients. METHO...

Plants contain two types of alpha(1-->6) glucan hydrolase (starch-debranching enzyme [DBE]). Mutations that affect the pullulanase-type DBE have not been described, although defects in isoamylase-type DBE, known in many plant species, indicate a function in starch biosynthesis. We describe a null mutation of a pullulanase-type DBE gene, a Mutator insertion in maize Zpu1. Plants homozygous for t...

Digital business ecosystems (DBE) conception started gaining popularity from 2002 and currently is widely deployed by various EU regions aiming to facilitate regional economic growth. DBE brings many benefits for SMEs enhancing competitiveness and position in the market. DBE solution vary so regions a facing problem how to selected appropriate solution and what are the key success factors for s...

Dioscorea bulbifera commonly known as Varahikanda, is widely distributed throughout the India, and it has been traditionally used for the treatment of nervous excitability, senility and hysteria. Based on this, neuropharmacological activity of tubers of D. bulbifera was evaluated using various experimental models. Effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Dioscorea bulbifera tubers (DBE) (10,30,100,...