World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Drug therapy for ulcerative colitis

Chang-Tai Xu, Shu-Yong Meng, Bo-Rong Pan

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2311-2317. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2311

Construction and selection of subtracted cDNA library of mouse hepatocarcinoma cell lines with different lymphatic metastasis potential

Li Hou, Jan-Wu Tang, Xiao-Nan Cui, Bo Wang, Bo Song, Lei Sun

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2318-2322. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2318

COX-2 expression and tumor angiogenesis in colorectal cancer

Ai-Wen Wu, Jin Gu, Zhen-Fu Li, Jia-Fu Ji, Guang-Wei Xu

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2323-2326. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2323

New serum biomarkers for detection of HBV-induced liver cirrhosis using SELDI protein chip technology

Xiao-Dong Zhu, Wei-Hua Zhang, Cheng-Lin Li, Yang Xu, Wei-Jiang Liang, Po Tien

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2327-2329. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2327

Association of interleukin-12 p40 gene 3’-untranslated region polymorphism and outcome of HCV infection

Li-Min Yin, Wan-Fu Zhu, Lai Wei, Xiao-Yuan Xu, De-Gui Sun, Yan-Bin Wang, Wen-Mei Fan, Min Yu, Xiu-Lan Tian, Qi-Xin Wang, Yan Gao, Hui Zhuang

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2330-2333. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2330

Helicobacter pylori enhances tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-mediated apoptosis in human gastric epithelial cells

Yi-Ying Wu, Hwei-Fang Tsai, We-Cheng Lin, Ai-Hsiang Chou, Hui-Ting Chen, Jyh-Chin Yang, Ping-I Hsu, Ping-Ning Hsu

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2334-2339. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2334

Antigen epitope of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin A

Xiu-Li Liu, Shu-Qin Li, Chun-Jie Liu, Hao-Xia Tao, Zhao-Shan Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2340-2343. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2340

4-hydroxy-2, 3-nonenal activates activator protein-1 and mitogen-activated protein kinases in rat pancreatic stellate cells

Kazuhiro Kikuta, Atsushi Masamune, Masahiro Satoh, Noriaki Suzuki, Tooru Shimosegawa

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2344-2351. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2344

Structure prediction and activity analysis of human heme oxygenase-1 and its mutant

Zhen-Wei Xia, Wen-Pu Zhou, Wen-Jun Cui, Xue-Hong Zhang, Qing-Xiang Shen, Yun-Zhu Li, Shan-Chang Yu

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2352-2356. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2352

Effect of SNPs in protein kinase Cz gene on gene expression in the reporter gene detection system

Zhuo Liu, Hong-Xia Sun, Yong-Wei Zhang, Yun-Feng Li, Jin Zuo, Yan Meng, Fu-De Fang

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2357-2360. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2357

Prolongation of liver allograft survival by dendritic cells modified with NF-κB decoy oligodeoxynucleotides

Ming-Qing Xu, Yu-Ping Suo, Jian-Ping Gong, Ming-Man Zhang, Lü-Nan Yan

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2361-2368. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2361

Grey scale enhancement of rabbit liver and kidney by intravenous injection of a new lipid-coated ultrasound contrast agent

Ping Liu, Yun-Hua Gao, Kai-Bin Tan, Zheng Liu, Song Zuo

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2369-2372. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2369

Intestinal barrier damage caused by trauma and lipopolysaccharide

Lian-An Ding, Jie-Shou Li, You-Sheng Li, Nian-Ting Zhu, Fang-Nan Liu, Li Tan

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2373-2378. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2373

DA-9601 for erosive gastritis: Results of a double-blind placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial

Sang Yong Seol, Myung Hwan Kim, Jong Sun Ryu, Myung Gyu Choi, Dong Wook Shin, Byoung Ok Ahn

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2379-2382. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2379

Impaired gallbladder motility and delayed orocecal transit contribute to pigment gallstone and biliary sludge formation in β -thalassemia major adults

Piero Portincasa, Antonio Moschetta, Massimo Berardino, Agostino Di Ciaula, Michele Vacca, Giuseppe Baldassarre, Anna Pietrapertosa, Rosario Cammarota, Nunzia Tannoia, Giuseppe Palasciano

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2383-2390. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2383

Clinical features of human intestinal capillariasis in Taiwan

Ming-Jong Bair, Kao-Pin Hwang, Tsang-En Wang, Tai-Cherng Liou, Shee-Chan Lin, Chin-Roa Kao, Tao-Yeuan Wang, Kwok-Kuen Pang

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2391-2393. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2391

Accuracy of indocyanine green pulse spectrophotometry clearance test for liver function prediction in transplanted patients

Chung-Bao Hsieh, Chung-Jueng Chen, Teng-Wei Chen, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Kuo-Liang Shen, Tzu-Ming Chang, Yao-Chi Liu

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2394-2396. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2394

Prevalence of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhotic patients in China

Yu-Yuan Li, Yu-Qiang Nie, Wei-Hong Sha, Zheng Zeng, Fu-Ying Yang, Li Ping, Lin Jia

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2397-2401. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2397

Prevalence of a newly identified SEN virus in China

Shi-Jie Mu, Juan Du, Lin-Sheng Zhan, Hai-Ping Wang, Rui Chen, Quan-Li Wang, Wen-Ming Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2402-2405. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2402

E-cadherin and calretinin as immunocytochemical markers to differentiate malignant from benign serous effusions

Dong-Nan He, Hua-Sheng Zhu, Kun-He Zhang, Wen-Jian Jin, Wei-Ming Zhu, Ning Li, Jie-Shou Li

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2406-2408. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2406

Assessment of correlation between serum titers of hepatitis c virus and severity of liver disease

Bhupinder S. Anand, Maria Velez

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2409-2411. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2409

Hypertrophied anal papillae and fibrous anal polyps, should they be removed during anal fissure surgery?

Pravin J. Gupta

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2412-2414. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2412

Lack of evidence for leukocyte maternal microchimerism in primary biliary cirrhosis

Kenichi Nomura, Yoshio Sumida, Takaharu Yoh, Atsuhiro Morita, Yosuke Matsumoto, Sawako Taji, Naohisa Yoshida, Masahito Minami, Yoshito Itoh, Shigeo Horiike, Keisho Kataoka, Masafumi Taniwaki, Takeshi Okanoue

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2415-2416. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2415

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor: Computed tomographic features

Chi-Ming Lee, Hsin-Chi Chen, Ting-Kai Leung, Ya-Yen Chen

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2417-2418. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2417

Effect of parenteral and enteral nutrition combined with octreotide on pancreatic exocrine secretion of patients with pancreatic fistula

Huan-Long Qin, Zhen-Dong Su, Yang Zou, You-Ben Fan

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2419-2422. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2419

Risk factors for alcoholic liver disease in China

Xiao-Lan Lu, Jin-Yan Luo, Ming Tao, Yan Gen, Ping Zhao, Hong-Li Zhao, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Nei Dong

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2423-2426. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2423

Receptor binding characteristics and cytotoxicity of insulin-methotrexate

Xiao-Hong Ou, An-Ren Kuang, Zheng-Lu Liang, Xian Peng, Yu-Guo Zhong

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2430-2433. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2430

Analysis of multiple factors of postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome after pancreaticoduodenectomy and cryotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Ke Dong, Bo Li, Quan-Lin Guan, Tao Huang

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2434-2438. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2434

Simultaneous detection of HBV and HCV by multiplex PCR normalization

Ning Wang, Xue-Qin Gao, Jin-Xiang Han

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2439-2443. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2439

Role of endoscopic miniprobe ultrasonography in diagnosis of submucosal tumor of large intestine

Ping-Hong Zhou, Li-Qing Yao, Yun-Shi Zhong, Guo-Jie He, Mei-Dong Xu, Xin-Yu Qin

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2444-2446. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2444

Gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors: A surgical point of view

Anton Stift, Josef Friedl, Michael Gnant, Friedrich Herbst, Raimund Jakesz, Etienne Wenzl

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2447-2451. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2447

Granular cell tumor of colon: Report of a case and review of literature

Dae-Kyung Sohn, Hyo-Seong Choi, Yeon-Soo Chang, Jin-Myeong Huh, Dae-Hyun Kim, Dae-Yong Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Hee-Jin Chang, Kyung-Hae Jung, Seung-Yong Jeong

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2452-2454. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2452

A case of leptospirosis simulating colon cancer with liver metastases

Alessandro Granito, Giorgio Ballardini, Marco Fusconi, Umberto Volta, Paolo Muratori, Vittorio Sambri, Giuseppe Battista, Francesco B. Bianchi

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2455-2456. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2455

Acute esophageal necrosis and liver pathology, a rare combination

Amir Maqbul Khan, Rangit Hundal, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Mark Korsten, Sunil Dhuper

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2457-2458. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2457

Dysphagia lusorium in elderly: A case report

Bulent Kantarceken, Ertan Bulbuloglu, Murvet Yuksel, Ali Cetinkaya

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2459-2460. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2459

Minute gastric carcinoid tumor with regional lymph node metastasis: A case report and review of literature

Shu-Duo Xie, Lin-Bo Wang, Xiang-Yang Song, Tao Pan

World J Gastroenterol 10(16):2461-2463. Published online Aug 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i16.2461