Marcellus Simadibrata
Division of Gastroenterology Department of Internal Medicine University of Indonesia/Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta

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The Role of β-1.3/1.6-D-Glucan From Ganoderma lucidum Mycelium Extract in Ulcerative Colitis Marcellus Simadibrata; Aditya Rachman; Saskia Aziza Nursyirwan; Murdani Abdullah; Rabbinu Rangga Pribadi; Raja Mangatur Haloho; Anthony Eka Wijaya; Daniel Martin Simadibrata; Kaka Renaldi
The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy Vol 22, No 3 (2021): VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3, December 2021
Publisher : The Indonesian Society for Digestive Endoscopy

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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease that affects the colon. Current pharmacological modalities to treat UC have various side effects; therefore, there is a demand to develop a new alternative medicine that can reduce side effects and increase drug efficacy. One candidate for alternative therapy is Polysaccharide Peptide which is extracted from Ganoderma lucidum mycelium. This Polysaccaharide has an active compound of Β-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan which has strong immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. Various studies have reported that Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides can reduce inflammatory markers such as TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-17A, which is produced by colonic mucosal inflammation. In addition, β-1,3/1,6-D-Glucan has shown improvements in inflammatory parameters and intestinal immunological barrier function animal studies with artificial colitis and requires further research in humans before clinical applications. 
A Case of Covid-19 Patient Presenting with Gastrointestinal-Specific Symptoms in Indonesia Daniel Martin Simadibrata; Cleopas Martin Rumende; Rahmad Mulyadi; Marcellus Simadibrata
The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy Vol 21, No 2 (2020): VOLUME 21, NUMBER 2, August 2020
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease officially declared as a pandemic on 11 March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Indonesia’s COVID-19 case fatality rate remain consistently high, approximately twice the global case fatality rate available. Patients typically present with fever, dry cough and dyspnea. However, there were reports of atypical COVID-19 symptoms such as myalgia, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. These atypical presentations were suggested to indicate a more severe COVID-19. Here, we present a case of COVID-19 patient presenting with gastrointestinal-specific symptoms in Indonesia.