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Subrata Ghosh, AGAF, FCAHS, FRCP (C), FRCPC, FRCPE, MD, Full Professor, (E-mail: ghoshs@bham.ac.uk) Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham UB6 8TW, United Kingdom
Andrzej S Tarnawski, DSc, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail:atarnawski@yahoo.com) Gastroenterology Research Department, University of California Irvine and the Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA 90822, United States

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The 2019 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2018 impact factor for WJG as 3.411 (5-year impact factor: 3.579), ranking WJG as 35 among 84 journals in gastroenterology and hepatology (quartile in category Q2). CiteScore (2018): 3.43.

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1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)

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Contents Volume 25 Issue 45 December 7, 2019

Review

Examining pathogenic concepts of autoimmune hepatitis for cues to future investigations and interventions

Albert J Czaja

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6579-6606. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6579

Basic Study

LB100 ameliorates nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via the AMPK/Sirt1 pathway

Xue-Yang Chen, Chang-Zhou Cai, Meng-Li Yu, Ze-Min Feng, Yu-Wei Zhang, Pei-Hao Liu, Hang Zeng, Chao-Hui Yu

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6607-6618. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6607

MicroRNA-760 acts as a tumor suppressor in gastric cancer development via inhibiting G-protein-coupled receptor kinase interacting protein-1 transcription

Liang Ge, Yu Wang, Song-Shan Liu, Quan-Hong Duan, Guo-Jing Liu

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6619-6633. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6619

Toxoplasma ROP16_I/III ameliorated inflammatory bowel diseases via inducing M2 phenotype of macrophages

Yong-Wei Xu, Rui-Xin Xing, Wen-Hui Zhang, Lu Li, Yi Wu, Jing Hu, Cong Wang, Qing-Li Luo, Ji-Long Shen, Xi Chen

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6634-6652. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6634

Irisin attenuates intestinal injury, oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress in mice with L-arginine-induced acute pancreatitis

Yi-Fan Ren, Meng-Zhou Wang, Jian-Bin Bi, Jia Zhang, Lin Zhang, Wu-Ming Liu, Sha-Sha Wei, Yi Lv, Zheng Wu, Rong-Qian Wu

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6653-6667. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6653

Retrospective Cohort Study

Prognostic value of risk scoring systems for cirrhotic patients with variceal bleeding

Xin-Xing Tantai, Na Liu, Long-Bao Yang, Zhong-Cao Wei, Cai-Lan Xiao, Ya-Hua Song, Jin-Hai Wang

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6668-6680. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6668

Observational Study

Gastrointestinal discomforts and dietary intake in Chinese urban elders: A cross-sectional study in eight cities of China

Ai Zhao, Mei-Chen Wang, Ignatius Man-Yau Szeto, Li-Ping Meng, Yan Wang, Ting Li, Yu-Mei Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6681-6692. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6681

Case Report

Imaging findings of inflammatory pseudotumor-like follicular dendritic cell tumors of the liver: Two case reports and literature review

Hai-Lan Li, Hua-Ping Liu, Grace Wen-Jun Guo, Zhi-Hong Chen, Fu-Qing Zhou, Peng Liu, Jian-Bin Liu, Ren Wan, Zhi-Qun Mao

World J Gastroenterol 25(45):6693-6703. Published online Dec 7, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i45.6693