C.G. Weber > Quotes

“The process by which dysbiosis contributes to hepatic encephalopathy is production of ammonia and endotoxin-driven inflammation.”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“DNA sequencing of fecal samples from players in an international rugby union team showed considerably greater diversity of gut bacteria than samples from people who are more sedentary.”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“ICD-10-CM diagnosis code R19.00 Intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump, unspecified site R10.1 Pain localized to upper abdomen R10.10 Upper abdominal pain, unspecified R10.11 Right upper quadrant pain R10.12 Left upper quadrant pain R10.13 Epigastric pain R10.2 Pelvic and perineal pain R10.3 Pain localized to other parts of lower abdomen R10.30 Lower abdominal pain, unspecified R10.31Right lower quadrant pain R10.32Left lower quadrant pain R10.33Periumbilical pain R10.8Other abdominal pain R10.81 Abdominal tenderness R10.811 Right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.812 Left upper quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.813Right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.814 Left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness R10.815 Periumbilic abdominal tenderness R10.816 Epigastric abdominal tenderness R10.817Generalized abdominal tenderness R10.819 unspecified site R10.82Rebound abdominal tenderness R10.821 Right upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.822Left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.823 Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.824 Left lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness R10.825 Periumbilic rebound abdominal tenderness R10.826Epigastric rebound abdominal tenderness R10.827 Generalized rebound abdominal tenderness R10.829 unspecified site R10.83 Colic R10.84 Generalized abdominal pain R10.9 Unspecified abdominal pain”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“The current research points to "diet-microbiome interplay" as a cause of vascular disease and perhaps end-organ diseases like heart failure and renal failure and raises the prospect of interventions that "modulate" the microbiome for prevention of heart-failure development and progression.”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“When Christensenellaceae was added to human stool devoid of this group, the altered stool protected against obesity.”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“House dust mite (HDM) allergen promotes inflammation and gut permeability in humans (Gut 2015;published online December 8). A similar breakdown in the human gastrointestinal tract epithelium has been found in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), they added, but the triggers for this breakdown are unclear. "This study is the first evidence for a role for house dust mite allergens in intestinal disease.”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“MSM also had higher gut bacterial diversity and richness, two characteristics that are associated with healthy gut communities. Bacterial”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“Pathophysiological effects of dysbiosis are becoming clearer, but knowledge has not yet translated to development of new therapies (Am J Gastroenterol 2015;110:1399).”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“The possible role of probiotics in treating complications of cirrhosis such as hepatic encephalopathy is inconclusive due to substantial heterogeneity of clinical trials.”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023

“The process by which dysbiosis contributes to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is bacterial translocation, resulting from bacterial overgrowth, increased intestinal permeability, and integrity of immune surveillance mechanisms.”
― C.G. Weber, Clinical Gastroenterology - 2023