World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Carbonic anhydrases in normal gastrointestinal tract and gastrointestinal tumours

Antti J. Kivelä, Jyrki Kivelä, Juha Saarnio, Seppo Parkkila

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):155-163. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.155

Desensitization of T lymphocyte function by CXCR3 ligands in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Yu-Qing Liu, Ronnie T. Poon, Jeremy Hughes, Qin-Yu Li, Wan-Ching Yu, Sheung-Tat Fan

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):164-170. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.164

Do the expressions of gap junction gene connexin messenger RNA in noncancerous liver remnants of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma correlate with postoperative recurrences?

I-Shyan Sheen, Kuo-Shyang Jeng, Shou-Chuan Shih, Chin-Roa Kao, Po-Chuan Wang, Chih-Zen Chen, Wen-Hsing Chang, Horng-Yuan Wang, Li-Rung Shyung

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):171-175. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.171

Clinicopathological and prognostic implications of endoglin (CD105) expression in hepatocellular carcinoma and its adjacent non-tumorous liver

Joanna W. Ho, Ronnie T. Poon, Chris K. Sun, Wei-Cheng Xue, Sheung-Tat Fan

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):176-181. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.176

Construction of recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid containing murine CD40 ligand gene and its expression in H22 cells

Yong-Fang Jiang, Yan He, Guo-Zhong Gong, Jun Chen, Chun-Yan Yang, Yun Xu

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):182-186. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.182

Clinical significance of the expression of isoform 165 vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA in noncancerous liver remnants of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

I-Shyan Sheen, Kuo-Shyang Jeng, Shou-Chuan Shih, Chih-Roa Kao, Wen-Hsing Chang, Horng-Yuan Wang, Po-Chuan Wang, Tsang-En Wang, Li-Rung Shyung, Chih-Zen Chen

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):187-192. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.187

Survivin antisense compound inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis in liver cancer cells

De-Jian Dai, Cai-De Lu, Ri-Yong Lai, Jun-Ming Guo, Hua Meng, Wei-Sheng Chen, Jun Gu

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):193-199. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.193

Detection of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma: Comparison of multi-detector CT with digital subtraction angiography and Lipiodol CT

Xiao-Hua Zheng, Yong-Song Guan, Xiang-Ping Zhou, Juan Huang, Long Sun, Xiao Li, Yuan Liu

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):200-203. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.200

Specific COX-2 inhibitor NS398 induces apoptosis in human liver cancer cell line HepG2 through BCL-2

Dong-Sheng Huang, Ke-Zhen Shen, Jian-Feng Wei, Ting-Bo Liang, Shu-Sen Zheng, Hai-Yang Xie

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):204-207. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.204

Prediction of HLA-A2-restricted CTL epitope specific to HCC by SYFPEITHI combined with polynomial method

Hai-Long Dong, Yan-Fang Sui

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):208-211. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.208

Adhesion of different cell cycle human hepatoma cells to endothelial cells and roles of integrin β₁

Guan-Bin Song, Jian Qin, Qing Luo, Xiao-Dong Shen, Run-Bin Yan, Shao-Xi Cai

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):212-215. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.212

Effects of thalidomide on angiogenesis and tumor growth and metastasis of human hepatocellular carcinoma in nude mice

Zhong-Lin Zhang, Zhi-Su Liu, Quan Sun

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):216-220. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.216

TIP30 regulates apoptosis-related genes in its apoptotic signal transduction pathway

Mei Shi, Xia Zhang, Ping Wang, Hong-Wei Zhang, Bai-He Zhang, Meng-Chao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):221-227. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.221

Expression of fragile histidine triad in primary hepatocellular carcinoma and its relation with cell proliferation and apoptosis

Ke-Jun Nan, Zhi-Ping Ruan, Zhao Jing, Hai-Xia Qin, Hong-Yan Wang, Hui Guo, Rui Xu

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):228-231. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.228

Prostacyclin inhibition by indomethacin aggravates hepatic damage and encephalopathy in rats with thioacetamide-induced fulminant hepatic failure

Chi-Jen Chu, Ching-Chin Hsiao, Teh-Fang Wang, Cho-Yu Chan, Fa-Yauh Lee, Full-Young Chang, Yi-Chou Chen, Hui-Chun Huang, Sun-Sang Wang, Shou-Dong Lee

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):232-236. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.232

Increase in neurokinin-1 receptor-mediated colonic motor response in a rat model of irritable bowel syndrome

Jun-Ho La, Tae-Wan Kim, Tae-Sik Sung, Hyn-Ju Kim, Jeom-Yong Kim, Il-Suk Yang

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):237-241. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.237

Screening of stimulatory effects of dietary risk factors on mouse intestinal cell kinetics

Pooja Shivshankar, Shyamala C. S. Devi

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):242-248. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.242

Expression of sialyl Lewis^a relates to poor prognosis in cholangiocarcinoma

Apa Juntavee, Banchob Sripa, Ake Pugkhem, Narong Khuntikeo, Sopit Wongkham

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):249-254. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.249

Clinical usefulness of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Hiroshi Sakugawa, Tomofumi Nakayoshi, Kasen Kobashigawa, Tsuyoshi Yamashiro, Tatsuji Maeshiro, Satoru Miyagi, Joji Shiroma, Akiyo Toyama, Tomokuni Nakayoshi, Fukunori Kinjo, Atsushi Saito

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):255-259. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.255

Giant malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Recurrence and effects of treatment with STI-571

Teng-Wei Chen, Hsiao-Dung Liu, Rong-Yaun Shyu, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Ming-Lang Shih, Tzu-Ming Chang, Chung-Bao Hsieh

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):260-263. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.260

Mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis of two mouse hepatocarcinoma cell lines

Ji-Gang Dai, Xia Lei, Jia-Xin Min, Guo-Qiang Zhang, Hong Wei

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):264-267. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.264

Effects of oxymatrine on experimental hepatic fibrosis and its mechanism in vivo

Guang-Feng Shi, Qian Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):268-271. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.268

Polymorphism of glutathione S-transferase mu 1 and theta 1 genes and hepatocellular carcinoma in southern Guangxi, China

Zhuo-Lin Deng, Yi-Ping Wei, Yun Ma

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):272-274. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.272

Polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformational polymorphism analysis of rearranged during transfection proto-oncogene in Chinese familial hirschsprung’s disease

Tao Guan, Ji-Cheng Li, Min-Ju Li, Jin-Fa Tou

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):275-279. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.275

Anticancer activity of resveratrol on implanted human primary gastric carcinoma cells in nude mice

Hai-Bo Zhou, Juan-Juan Chen, Wen-Xia Wang, Jian-Ting Cai, Qin Du

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):280-284. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.280

Loss of heterozygosity on 10q23.3 and mutation of tumor suppressor gene PTEN in gastric cancer and precancerous lesions

Yi-Ling Li, Zhong Tian, Dong-Ying Wu, Bao-Yu Fu, Yan Xin

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):285-288. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.285

Homozygosity for Pro of p53 Arg72Pro as a potential risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in Chinese population

Zhong-Zheng Zhu, Wen-Ming Cong, Shu-Fang Liu, Hui Dong, Guan-Shan Zhu, Meng-Chao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):289-292. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.289

Mechanism of benign biliary stricture: A morphological and immunohistochemical study

Zhi-Min Geng, Ying-Min Yao, Qing-Guang Liu, Xin-Jie Niu, Xiao-Gong Liu

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):293-295. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.293

Heart-shaped anastomosis for Hirschsprung’s disease: Operative technique and long-term follow-up

Guo Wang, Xiao-Yi Sun, Ming-Fa Wei, Yi-Zhen Weng

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):296-298. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.296

Incidence of HBV variants with a mutation at nt551 among hepatitis B patients in Nanjing and its neighbourhood

Chun-Ling Ma, De-Xing Fang, Kun Yao, Fa-Qing Li, Hui-Ying Jin, Su-Qin Li, Wei-Guo Tan

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):299-302. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.299

Acute hepatitis induced by an Aloe vera preparation: A case report

Christian Rabe, Annemarie Musch, Peter Schirmacher, Wolfgang Kruis, Robert Hoffmann

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):303-304. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.303

Gallbladder polyp as a manifestation of hemobilia caused by arterial-portal fistula after percutaneous liver biopsy: A case report

Chih-Lang Lin, Jia-Jang Chang, Tsung-Shih Lee, Kar-Wai Lui, Cho-Li Yen

World J Gastroenterol 11(2):305-307. Published online Jan 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.305