• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.238-241
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• 1984

The distribution of Bothriecephazus sp., Guptaia sp., Mackiewicgia sp., Polyonchobethrium sp., PtMchobotkriune sp., and SeBtga sp. in the alimentary tract of nine Indian hill-stream fishes are described. Though the region around pyloric sphincter was preferred by most cestodes, Senga sp. enabled its existence even in the latter part of intestine apparently because of its well leveloped adhesive apparatus on scolex.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.261-270
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• 1990

The gastrointestinal endocrine cells of the Korean native goat were studied immunohistochemically, and 5-HT-, somatostatin-, Gas/CCK-, glucagon-, chromogranin- and PP- immunoreactive cells were revealed. The characteristic findings of the regional distribution and relative frequency of these immunoreactive cells in the gastrointestinal tract of the Korean native goat were as follows. 5-HT-immunoreactive cells were more numerous in the small and large intestine than in the abdomen stomach. Somatostatin-immunoreactive cell were more numerous in the abdomen stomach than in the small and large intestine. Gas/CCK-immunoreactive cells were concentrated very numerously in the pyloric region with a few in the other regions. Moderate numbers of glucagon-immunoreactive cells were found in the small and large intestine, but a few of them were found in the abdomen stomach. Very numerous chromogranin-immunoreactive cells were detected throughout the gastrointestinal tract. PP-immunoreactive cells were observed moderate numbers in the large intestine with few in the ileum. No insulin-immunoreactive cell was found in the gastrointestinal tract.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.747-755
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• 1996

The regional distribution and relative frequencies of the gastro-entero-pancreatic endocrine cells were studied immunohistochemically in the GIT and pancreas of the Korean mole. Seven kinds of endocrine cells were identified in this study. Although 5-HT- and somatostatin-immunoreactive cells were seen throughout the GIT, they were most predominant in the pyloric gland region. Glucagon-immunoreactive cells were restricted on the large intestine. Bovine CG-immunoreactive cells were more frequent in the stomach than in the intestines which were not detected in the duodenum. Numerous Gas/CCK-immunoreactive cells were found in the pyloric gland region, but rarely in the jejunum and ileum. BPP-immunoreactive cells were observed to be rare in the stomach and ileum but were a few in number in the intestines. In the pancreas, four types, namely, glucagon-, somatostatin-, BPP- and insulin-immunoreactive cells were identified in the pancreatic islets and exocrine portion. These results suggest that although endocrine cells of the Korean mole is less abundant in the duodenum, the distribution pattern of its gastro-entero-pancreatic endocrine cells is similar to that reported for the Korean hedgehog.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.169-172
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• 2012

A 12-year-old castrated male Shih-tzu dog presented with vomiting, anorexia, and weight loss. The patient's medical history and hematological, radiographic, ultrasonographic, and endoscopic findings were used for diagnosis. The patient's medical history showed that he was being treated for chronic kidney disease since a few weeks. The serum biochemical analysis showed moderate azotemia. However, abdominal radiographic and ultrasonographic findings showed the presence of a mass in the pylorus area of the stomach. On gastrointestinal endoscopic examination, the proliferative mass was found in the pyloric antrum. The histopathological results of the endoscopic biopsy specimen indicated that it was strongly suspected a gastric adenoma; therefore, we surgically excised the pyloric outflow region via a Y-U pyloroplasty. The histopathological examination of the surgically excised specimen also indicated that the mass was a gastric adenoma. After surgical treatment, the patient's condition improved gradually, and the clinical symptoms diminished in approximately 3 weeks after surgery. The patient's condition was well controlled until recently, i.e., 18 months after surgery. This case report describes the clinical findings, imaging characteristics, endoscopic findings, and histopathological features of a gastric adenoma in the pyloric outflow tract of a dog.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.100-102
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• 2002

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used for treatment of animals. Their use is limited by frequent side effects commonly involving the gastrointestinal tract, most important of which is development of ulcerating lesions principally In the stomach. Unfortunately, presence of such lesions is often unsuspected because clinical signs may be overlooked until a complication develops. A 5-year-old, female mongrel dog was referred to Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Chungbuk National University. She was showed vomiting, anorexia and lethargy after administration of ibuprofen (400 mg/body, qid, oral) for 5 days. General examination and plain radiography were performed in the patient. Physical examination, hematologic values, chemical profiles, urinalysis and radiographs were normal. Therefore, endoscopic examination was performed in this patient and confirmed to show the gastric ulcer in pyloric region of the stomach. Drug therapy was performed successfully in this case. This article reports the development of a gastric ulcer associated with orthopedic disease treated by ibuprofen.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.813-817
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• 2005

We investigated the effect of a viscous substance from chongkukjang (chongkukjang mucilage) on immunohistochemical reactions in rat gastrointestinal (GI) tracts, Rats fed a steady diet of chongkukjang mucilage showed an increase in the immunoreactive densities of gastrin and serotonin in the pyloric region of their stomachs and duodenal villi, The number of gastrin and serotonin immunoreactive cells was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. Feeding on dietary chongkukjang mucilage increased the immunohistochemical densities of $CD4^+$ and $CD8^+$ lymphocytes in the mucosa and submucosa of the rats' gastroduodenal region. The universal nitric oxide synthase (uNOS)-immunoreactive neurons and nerve fibers were strongly stained in the vascular walls of the submucosa and myenteric plexus in rats fed the test diet. The results indicate that the intake of chongkukjang mucilage could increase mucosal immune activity, gastrointestinal motility, and blood circulation in the GI tract.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.53-58
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• 1982

Stomachs from 3,354 fattening pigs were examined at slaughter during the period from September 1980 to August 1981. Pigs of both sexes and $Landrace{\times}Hampshire$ crossbreds were included in the present studies, and they weighed about 60-120kg. Gross pathologic alterations of the stomach were classified as normal, epitnelial change, erosion, ulcer and scar formation. Representative tissue sections were taken from the stomach lesions at random and fixed in 10% buffered formalin. Cut sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and examined histopathologically. The results obtained in the present studies were as follows. 1. In the seasonal prevalence of gastric ulceration, severe ulceration with erosion was shown during the Autumn and Winter, whereas mild ulceration was mainly shown during the Spring and Summer. 2. Of the 3,354 stomachs of the pigs, 20.8% were found to be normal. Of the rest, 40% had epithelial changes, followed by erosion (24.7%), ulcer (13.6%) and scar formation (0.9%), respectively. 3. In the prevalence of ulcers in the different regions of the stomach, the fundic region had the highest rate (61.6%) of ulceration, followed by cardiac (21.7%), esophageal (15.0%) and pyloric region (1.7%). 4. The principal gross changes were severe epithelial changes with keratotic proliferation in the esophageal region, and in the fundic region severe folding of the stomach wall was covered with bloody mucous exudates. 5. Main histopathological changes were inflammatory cell infiltrations in most cases, hemorrhages in acute ulcers and prominent proliferation of granulation tissues in chronic ulcers.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.486-494
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• 2024

Background/Aims: Helicobacter pylori infection-negative gastric cancer (HPNGC) has not been systematically investigated in consecutive patients. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological and endoscopic features of HPNGC. Methods: This single-center retrospective study selected participants from patients with gastric cancer who were treated at the Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital between January 2013 and December 2021. Only patients diagnosed with HPNGC were enrolled, and their clinicopathological and endoscopic features were analyzed in detail. Results: The prevalence of HPNGC in the present study was 2.6% (54/2,112). The types of HPNGC observed in each gastric region were as follows: advanced gastric cancer was observed in the cardia; gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic-gland differentiation, gastric adenocarcinoma of foveolar-type presenting with whitish elevation and raspberry-like foveolar-type gastric adenocarcinoma, gastric adenocarcinoma arising in polyposis, and gastric adenocarcinoma with autoimmune gastritis were observed in the fundic gland region ranging from the gastric fornix to the gastric body; signet-ring cell carcinoma was observed in the gastric-pyloric transition region ranging from the lower gastric body to the gastric angle; and well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma with low-grade atypia was observed in the antrum. Conclusions: This study revealed that tumors from each gastric region exhibited distinct macroscopic and histological types in HPNGC.

• Development and Reproduction
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.121-125
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• 2007

Morphological changes on digestive tract were observed using Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus to elucidate the early developmental processes. Hatched larvae, ($2.50{\pm}0.14\;mm$ in total length: TL) has not opened its mouth and anus. The digestive tract showed linear tubular form from mouth to anus extending along with yolk. On $7{\sim}8$ days from hatching, the post-larvae, ($5.05{\pm}0.40\;mm$ TL) has developed digestive tract and activated for feeding. The digestive tract expanded into dorsal side, joined to intestine, and the stomach began to develop. The digestive tract was divided into an anterior and posterior region, and began to differentiate. In the post-larvae($6.50{\pm}0.25\;mm$ TL) on $13{\sim}14$ days from hatching, the digestive tract twisted one cycle in the anterior region, the area was expanded. The digestive tract was completely differentiated into oesophagus, anterior intestine, middle intestine, posterior intestine and arranges fundamental structure. In the embryo($12.40{\pm}0.55\;mm$ TL) after 30 days from hatching, stomach became large and could be distinguished from cardia and pyloric parts apparently. The digestive tract developed similar with that of adult flounder showing clear division of stomach, anterior intestine, middle intestine, posterior intestine and rectum. In the embryo($16.15{\pm}0.85\;mm$ TL) after 40 days from hatching, esophagus, pyloric part, anterior intestine, middle intestine, and rectum have largely expanded, and thus the morphological features are somewhot different with those of post-larvae flounder.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.201-203
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• 1976

The purposes of this study were to define the life cycle of Echinococcus and its species and subspecies in Korea. The results were as followings: 1. The patent period day of Echinococcus granulosus was 50 days. 2. The life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus was dog-cattle-dog, as cattle-dog originating adult. 3. The sine of the adult worm was measured from 2.2mm to 6.2mm, but most of them was between 3.0mm and 4.0mm (40% of all). 4. Although the number of segments was from three to five proglottids, most of them was 3 proglottids(76.7%), as immature, mature and gravid, respectively. 5. The habitat of the adult worm was recognized as duodenum or pyloric region in the dog. 6. According to the results above, we could be proved that the hydatid cysts of he Echinococcus discovered in Jeju-do, was Echinococcus granulosus granulosus.