World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Hepatitis E: An overview and recent advances in vaccine research

Ling Wang, Hui Zhuang

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2157-2162. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2157

Clinicopathologic analysis of esophageal and cardiac cancers and survey of molecular expression on tissue arrays in Chaoshan littoral of China

Min Su, Xiao-Yun Li, Dong-Ping Tian, Ming-Yao Wu, Xian-Ying Wu, Shan-Ming Lu, Hai-Hua Huang, De-Rui Li, Zhi-Chao Zheng, Xiao-Hu Xu

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2163-2167. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2163

Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in human esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

Jian-Gang Jiang, Jiang-Bo Tang, Chun-Lian Chen, Bao-Xing Liu, Xiang-Ning Fu, Zhi-Hui Zhu, Wei Qu, Katherine Cianflone, Michael P. Waalkes, Dao-Wen Wang

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2168-2173. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2168

Gastric malignancies in Northern Jordan with special emphasis on descriptive epidemiology

Kamal E. Bani-Hani, Rami J. Yaghan, Hussein A. Heis, Nawaf J. Shatnawi, Ismail I. Matalka, Amjad M. Bani-Hani, Kamal A. Gharaibeh

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2174-2178. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2174

Identification of tumor markers using two-dimensional electrophoresis in gastric carcinoma

Kai-Juan Wang, Run-Tian Wang, Jian-Zhong Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2179-2183. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2179

Therapeutic effects and prognostic factors in three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy combined with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

De-Hua Wu, Li Liu, Long-Hua Chen

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2184-2189. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2184

Transfection of IL-2 and/or IL-12 genes into spleen in treatment of rat liver cancer

Tian-Geng You, Hong-Shun Wang, Jia-He Yang, Qi-Jun Qian, Rui-Fang Fan, Meng-Chao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2190-2194. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2190

Combined gene therapy of endostatin and interleukin 12 with polyvinylpyrrolidone induces a potent antitumor effect on hepatoma

Pei-Yuan Li, Ju-Sheng Lin, Zuo-Hua Feng, Yu-Fei He, He-Jun Zhou, Xin Ma, Xiao-Kun Cai, De-An Tian

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2195-2200. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2195

Analysis of clinical effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound on liver cancer

Chuan-Xing Li, Guo-Liang Xu, Zhen-You Jiang, Jian-Jun Li, Guang-Yu Luo, Hong-Bo Shan, Rong Zhang, Yin Li

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2201-2204. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2201

Honokiol induces apoptosis through p53-independent pathway in human colorectal cell line RKO

Tao Wang, Fei Chen, Zhe Chen, Yi-Feng Wu, Xiao-Li Xu, Shu Zheng, Xun Hu

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2205-2208. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2205

Natural history of chronic hepatitis C in patients on hemodialysis: Case control study with 4-23 years of follow-up

Kunio Okuda, Osamu Yokosuka

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2209-2212. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2209

Initial steroid-free immunosuppression after liver transplantation in recipients with hepatitis c virus related cirrhosis

Perdita Wietzke-Braun, Felix Braun, Burckhart Sattler, Giuliano Ramadori, Burckhardt Ringe

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2213-2217. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2213

Genotype and phylogenetic characterization of hepatitis B virus among multi-ethnic cohort in Hawaii

Mayumi Sakurai, Fuminaka Sugauchi, Naoky Tsai, Seiji Suzuki, Izumi Hasegawa, Kei Fujiwara, Etsuro Orito, Ryuzo Ueda, Masashi Mizokami

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2218-2222. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2218

HCV NS5A abrogates p53 protein function by interfering with p53-DNA binding

Guo-Zhong Gong, Yong-Fang Jiang, Yan He, Li-Ying Lai, Ying-Hua Zhu, Xian-Shi Su

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2223-2227. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2223

Early diagnosis of bacterial and fungal infection in chronic cholestatic hepatitis B

Xiong-Zhi Wu, Dan Chen, Lian-San Zhao, Xiao-Hui Yu, Mei Wei, Yan Zhao, Qing Fang, Qian Xu

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2228-2231. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2228

Increased oxidative DNA damage, inducible nitric oxide synthase, nuclear factor κB expression and enhanced antiapoptosis-related proteins in Helicobacter pylori-infected non-cardiac gastric adenocarcinoma

Chi-Sen Chang, Wei-Na Chen, Hui-Hsuan Lin, Cheng-Chung Wu, Chau-Jong Wang

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2232-2240. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2232

Japanese herbal medicine, Saiko-keishi-to, prevents gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats via nitric oxide

Yoshinori Horie, Mikio Kajihara, Shuka Mori, Yoshiyuki Yamagishi, Hiroyuki Kimura, Hironao Tamai, Shinzo Kato, Hiromasa Ishii

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2241-2244. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2241

KAI1 gene expression in colonic carcinoma and its clinical significances

De-Hua Wu, Li Liu, Long-Hua Chen, Yan-Qing Ding

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2245-2249. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2245

Influence of serum from liver-damaged rats on differentiation tendency of bone marrow-derived stem cells

Hai Hong, Jian-Zhi Chen, Feng Zhou, Ling Xue, Guo-Qiang Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2250-2253. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2250

Pathophysiological significance of a reaction in mouse gastrointestinal tract associated with delayed-type hypersensitivity

Wan-Gui Yu, Ping Lin, Hui Pan, Lan Xiao, En-Cong Gong, Lin Mei

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2254-2258. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2254

Hepatitis B virus X gene induces human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA expression in cultured normal human cholangiocytes

Sheng-Quan Zou, Zhen-Liang Qu, Zhan-Fei Li, Xin Wang

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2259-2262. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2259

In vitro anti-coxsackievirus B₃ effect of ethyl acetate extract of Tian-hua-fen

Zhen-Hong Li, Bao-Ming Nie, Hong Chen, Shu-Yun Chen, Ping He, Yang Lu, Xiao-Kui Guo, Jing-Xing Liu

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2263-2266. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2263

FR167653 attenuates murine immunological liver injury

Hong-Wei Yao, Jun Li, Ji-Qiang Chen

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2267-2271. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2267

Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with hyperlipidemic pancreatitis

Jui-Hao Chen, Jiann-Horng Yeh, Hsin-Wen Lai, Chao-Sheng Liao

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2272-2274. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2272

Insulin is necessary for the hypertrophic effect of cholecystokinin-octapeptide following acute necrotizing experimental pancreatitis

Péter Hegyi, Zoltán Rakonczay Jr, Réka Sári, László Czakó, Norbert Farkas, Csaba Góg, József Németh, János Lonovics, Tamás Takács

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2275-2277. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2275

Effects of terlipressin on systolic pulmonary artery pressure of patients with liver cirrhosis: An echocardiographic assessment

Engin Altintas, Necdet Akkus, Ramazan Gen, M. Rami Helvaci, Orhan Sezgin, Dilek Oguz

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2278-2280. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2278

Empirical antibiotic treatment with piperacillin-tazobactam in patients with microbiologically-documented biliary tract infections

Gabrio Bassotti, Fabio Chistolini, Francis Sietchiping-Nzepa, Giuseppe de Roberto, Antonio Morelli

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2281-2283. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2281

Determination of glycated hemoglobin in patients with advanced liver disease

Theresa Lahousen, Karin Hegenbarth, Rottraut Ille, Rainer W. Lipp, Robert Krause, Randie R. Little, Wolfgang J. Schnedl

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2284-2286. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2284

Expression and localization of c-Fos and NOS in the central nerve system following esophageal acid stimulation in rats

Xiao-Wei Shuai, Peng-Yan Xie

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2287-2291. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2287

Effect of octreotide on human pancreatic cancer cells after transfected with somatostatin receptor type 2 gene

Zheng-Ren Liu, Ren-Yi Qin, Gao-Song Wu, Qing Chang, Da-Yu Wang, Sheng-Quan Zou, Fa-Zu Qiu

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2292-2294. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2292

Inhibitory effect of Huangqi Zhechong decoction on liver fibrosis in rat

Shuang-Suo Dang, Xiao-Li Jia, Yan-An Cheng, Yun-Ru Chen, En-Qi Liu, Zong-Fang Li

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2295-2298. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2295

Transanal approach in repairing acquired rectovestibular fistula in females

Ya-Jun Chen, Ting-Chong Zhang, Jin-Zhe Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2299-2300. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2299

Hepatitis B virus reactivation in a patient undergoing steroid-free chemotherapy

Daisuke Shimizu, Kenichi Nomura, Yosuke Matsumoto, Kyoji Ueda, Kanji Yamaguchi, Masahito Minami, Yoshito Itoh, Shigeo Horiike, Masuji Morita, Masafumi Taniwaki, Takeshi Okanoue

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2301-2302. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2301

Alverine citrate induced acute hepatitis

Mehmet Arhan, Seyfettin Köklü, Aydln S Köksal, Ömer F Yolcu, Senem Koruk, Irfan Koruk, Ertugrul Kayacetin

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2303-2304. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2303

Pregnant woman with fulminant hepatic failure caused by hepatitis B virus infection: A case report

Yue-Bo Yang, Xiao-Mao Li, Zhong-Jie Shi, Lin Ma

World J Gastroenterol 10(15):2305-2306. Published online Aug 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2305