World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Research progress on Helicobacter pylori outer membrane protein

Shi-He Shao, Hua Wang, Shun-Gen Chai, Li-Mei Liu

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3011-3013. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3011

Current status of tumor radiogenic therapy

Feng-Ling Min, Hong Zhang, Wen-Jian Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3014-3019. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3014

Mismatch repair genes (hMLH1, hPMS1, hPMS2, GTBP/hMSH6, hMSH2) in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Abdel-Rahman N. Zekri, Gelane M. Sabry, Abeer A. Bahnassy, Kamal A. Shalaby, Sabrin A. Abdel-Wahabh, Serag Zakaria

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3020-3026. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3020

Construction and clinical significance of a predictive system for prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Jun Cui, Bao-Wei Dong, Ping Liang, Xiao-Ling Yu, De-Jiang Yu

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3027-3033. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3027

Clinicopathological significance of loss of heterozygosity and microsatellite instability in hepatocellular carcinoma in China

Shu-Hui Zhang, Wen-Ming Cong, Zhi-Hong Xian, Meng-Chao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3034-3039. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3034

Molecular mechanisms of denbinobin-induced anti-tumorigenesis effect in colon cancer cells

Kuo-Ching Yang, Yih-Huei Uen, Fat-Moon Suk, Yu-Chih Liang, Ying-Jan Wang, Yuan-Soon Ho, I-Hsuan Li, Shyr-Yi Lin

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3040-3045. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3040

Matrix metalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase-2 in colorectal carcinoma invasion and metastasis

Bing-Hui Li, Peng Zhao, Shi-Zheng Liu, Yue-Ming Yu, Mei Han, Jin-Kun Wen

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3046-3050. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3046

Antitumor effects and radiosensitization of cytosine deaminase and thymidine kinase fusion suicide gene on colorectal carcinoma cells

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

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3051-3055. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3051

Viral and host causes of fatty liver in chronic hepatitis B

Emin Altlparmak, Seyfettin Köklü, Mesut Yallnklllc, Osman Yüksel, Bahattin Cicek, Ertugrul Kayacetin, Tülin Sahin

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3056-3059. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3056

Expression and purification of the complete PreS region of hepatitis B Virus

Qiang Deng, Yu-Ying Kong, You-Hua Xie, Yuan Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3060-3064. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3060

Ornithine decarboxylase, mitogen-activated protein kinase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 expressions in human colon tumors

Takahiro Nemoto, Shunichiro Kubota, Hideyuki Ishida, Nobuo Murata, Daijo Hashimoto

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3065-3069. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3065

MR diffusion-weighted imaging of rabbit liver VX-2 tumor

You-Hong Yuan, En-Hua Xiao, Jun Xiang, Ke-Li Tang, Ke Jin, Shi-Jian Yi, Qiang Yin, Rong-Hua Yan, Zhong He, Quan-Liang Shang, Wei-Zhou Hu, Su-Wen Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3070-3074. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3070

Uptake of albumin nanoparticle surface modified with glycyrrhizin by primary cultured rat hepatocytes

Sheng-Jun Mao, Shi-Xiang Hou, Ru He, Liang-Ke Zhang, Da-Peng Wei, Yue-Qi Bi, Hui Jin

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3075-3079. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3075

Inhibition of PMA-induced endothelial cell activation and adhesion by over-expression of domain negative IκBα protein

Jian-Feng Wei, Ke Sun, Shi-Guo Xu, Hai-Yang Xie, Shu-Sen Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3080-3084. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3080

Decrease of reactive-oxygen-producing granulocytes and release of IL-10 into the peripheral blood following leukocytapheresis in patients with active ulcerative colitis

Hiroyuki Hanai, Takayuki Iida, Ken Takeuchi, Fumitoshi Watanabe, Yasuhiko Maruyama, Masataka Kikuyama, Tatsuo Tanaka, Kenji Kondo, Kou Tanaka, Kenji Takai

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3085-3090. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3085

Rabeprazole vs esomeprazole in non-erosive gastro-esophageal reflux disease: A randomized, double-blind study in urban Asia

KM Fock, EK Teo, TL Ang, TS Chua, TM Ng, YL Tan

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3091-3098. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3091

MELD vs Child-Pugh and creatinine-modified Child-Pugh score for predicting survival in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

George V. Papatheodoridis, Evangelos Cholongitas, Eleni Dimitriadou, Giota Touloumi, Vassilios Sevastianos, Athanasios J. Archimandritis

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3099-3104. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3099

Oral immune regulation using colitis extracted proteins for treatment of Crohn’s disease: Results of a phase I clinical trial

Eran Israeli, Eran Goldin, Oren Shibolet, Athalia Klein, Nilla Hemed, Dean Engelhardt, Elazar Rabbani, Yaron Ilan

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3105-3111. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3105

Esomeprazole tablet vs omeprazole capsule in treating erosive esophagitis

Chih-Yen Chen, Ching-Liang Lu, Jiing-Chyuan Luo, Full-Young Chang, Shou-Dong Lee, Yung-Ling Lai

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3112-3117. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3112

Clinical significance of granuloma in Crohn’s disease

Tamás Molnár, László Tiszlavicz, Csaba Gyulai, Ferenc Nagy, János Lonovics

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3118-3121. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3118

Maximum tolerated volume in drinking tests with water and a nutritional beverage for the diagnosis of functional dyspepsia

Aldo Montaño-Loza, Max Schmulson, Sergio Zepeda-Gómez, Jose Maria Remes-Troche, Miguel Angel Valdovinos-Diaz

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3122-3126. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3122

Portal hypertensive colopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis

Keiichi Ito, Katsuya Shiraki, Takahisa Sakai, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Takeshi Nakano

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3127-3130. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3127

High level of hepatitis B virus DNA after HBeAg-to-anti-HBe seroconversion is related to coexistence of mutations in its precore and basal core promoter

Xiao-Mou Peng, Gui-Mei Huang, Jian-Guo Li, Yang-Su Huang, Yong-Yu Mei, Zhi-Liang Gao

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3131-3134. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3131

Nerve-pathways of acupoint Fengch’ih in rat by anterograde transport of HRP

Gang-Ming Xi, Hua-Qiao Wang, Guo-Hou He, Chao-Feng Huang, Qun-Fang Yuan, Guo-Yao Wei, Hua Li, Wen-Wen Liu, Hua-Yan Fan

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3135-3138. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3135

Expression of E-cadherin in gastric carcinoma and its correlation with lymph node micrometastasis

Ze-Yu Wu, Wen-Hua Zhan, Jing-Hua Li, Yu-Long He, Jian-Ping Wang, Ping Lan, Jun-Sheng Peng, Shi-Rong Cai

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3139-3143. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3139

HMLH1 gene mutation in gastric cancer patients and their kindred

Jian-Hua Li, Xian-Zhe Shi, Shen Lü, Min Liu, Wan-Ming Cui, Li-Na Liu, Jing Jiang, Guo-Wang Xu

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3144-3146. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3144

Effect of emodin on small intestinal peristalsis of mice and relevant mechanism

Hong-Quan Zhang, Cheng-Hua Zhou, Yu-Qing Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3147-3150. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3147

An uncommon clinical presentation of retroperitoneal non-Hodgkin lymphoma successfully treated with chemotherapy: A case report

Chiara Fulignati, Pietro Pantaleo, Greta Cipriani, Marianna Turrini, Rosalia Nicastro, Roberto Mazzanti, Bruno Neri

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3151-3155. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3151

Small cell carcinoma of rectum: A case report

Enver Ihtiyar, Cem Algin, Serap Isiksoy, Ersin Ates

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3156-3158. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3156

Atorvastatin-induced severe gastric ulceration: A case report

Ihab I El-Hajj, Fadi H Mourad, Nina S Shabb, Kassem A Barada

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3159-3160. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3159

Long-term survival after intraluminal brachytherapy for inoperable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: A case report

Siu-Yin Chan, Ronnie T. Poon, Kelvin K. Ng, Chi-Leung Liu, Raymond T. Chan, Sheung-Tat Fan

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3161-3164. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3161

Retrotracheal thymoma masquerading as esophageal submucosal tumor

Sheung-Fat Ko, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, Hsuan-Ying Huang, Shu-Hang Ng, Fu-Ming Fang, Yeh Tang, Ming-Tse Sung, Ming-Jang Hsieh

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3165-3166. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3165

Submucous colon lipoma: A case report and review of the literature

Hong Zhang, Jin-Chun Cong, Chun-Sheng Chen, Lei Qiao, En-Qing Liu

World J Gastroenterol 11(20):3167-3169. Published online May 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i20.3167