World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Hepatitis B and alcohol affect survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Linda L. Wong, Whitney M. Limm, Naoky Tsai, Richard Severino

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3491-3497. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3491

Overexpression of Bax induces apoptosis and enhances drug sensitivity of hepatocellular cancer-9204 cells

Jian-Yong Zheng, Guang-Shun Yang, Wei-Zhong Wang, Jiang Li, Kai-Zong Li, Wen-Xian Guan, Wen-Liang Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3498-3503. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3498

Effective inhibition of expression of hepatitis B virus genes by DNAzymes

Jian-Er Wo, Xiao-Ling Wu, Lin-Fu Zhou, Hang-Ping Yao, Li-Wei Chen, Reinhard H. Dennin

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3504-3507. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3504

Pancreatic involvement in chronic viral hepatitis

Yoshiki Katakura, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Kiyoe Hashizume, Chiaki Okuse, Noriaki Okuse, Kohji Nishikawa, Michihiro Suzuki, Shiro Iino, Fumio Itoh

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3508-3513. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3508

Direct measurement of gastric H⁺/K⁺-ATPase activities in patients with or without Helicobacter pylori-associated chronic gastritis

Duangporn Thong-Ngam, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Pichet Sampatanukul, Paungpayom Prichakas, Varocha Mahachai, Piyaratana Tosukowong

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3514-3517. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3514

Patients with Helicobacter pylori positive and negative duodenal ulcers have distinct clinical characteristics

Kent-Man Chu, Ka-Fai Kwok, Simon Law, Kam-Ho Wong

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3518-3522. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3518

Distribution of Helicobacter pylori in north China

Yue-Hua Gong, Ying Wang, Yuan Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3523-3527. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3523

Helicobacter pylori specific immune response induced by conservative flagellin linear B-cell epitope

Wan-Sheng Ji, Jia-Lu Hu, Kai-Chun Wu, Jun-Wen Qiu, Zhe-Yi Han, Jie Ding, Dai-Ming Fan

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3528-3532. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3528

Glutamine is highly effective in preventing in vivo cobalt-induced oxidative stress in rat liver

Soledad Gonzales, Ariel H. Polizio, María A. Erario, María L. Tomaro

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3533-3538. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3533

Effects of Changtai granules, a traditional compound Chinese medicine, on chronic trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis in rats

Yong-Bing Cao, Jun-Dong Zhang, Ya-Ying Diao, Lan Yan, De-Jun Wang, Xin-Ming Jia, Ping-Hui Gao, Ming-He Cheng, Zheng Xu, Yan Wang, Yuan-Ying Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3539-3543. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3539

P-glycoprotein is not involved in pathway of anti-Fas/Fas-induced apoptosis in KBv200 cells

Qiu-Liang Wu, Xing-Ping Wu, Yong-Ju Liang, Li-Ming Chen, Yan Ding, Li-Wu Fu

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3544-3548. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3544

Effects of adrenomedullin gene overexpression on biological behavior of hepatic stellate cells

Yi Wang, Jin-Sheng Zhang, Guang-Cun Huang, Qi Cheng, Zhong-Hua Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3549-3553. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3549

Peroxynitrite induced decrease in Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase activity is restored by taurine

Necla Kocak-Toker, Murat Giris, Feti Tülübas, Müjdat Uysal, Gülcin Aykac-Toker

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3554-3557. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3554

A comparison of the clinical, demographic and psychiatric profiles among patients with erosive and non-erosive reflux disease in a multi-ethnic Asian country

Tiing-Leong Ang, Kwong-Ming Fock, Tay-Meng Ng, Eng-Kiong Teo, Tju-Siang Chua, Jessica Tan

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3558-3561. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3558

Prevalence of non-Helicobacter pylori duodenal ulcer in Karachi, Pakistan

Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Nadim Jafri, Muhammad Islam, Shahab Abid, Saeed Hamid, Hasnain AliShah, Hizbullah Shaikh

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3562-3565. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3562

One-week dual therapy with ranitidine bismuth citrate and clarithromycin for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in Brazilian patients with peptic ulcer

Maria Aparecida Mesquita, Sônia Letícia Silva Lorena, Jazon Romilson Souza Almeida, Ciro Garcia Montes, Fábio Guerrazzi, Luciana T Campos, José Murilo Rubilotta Zeitune

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3566-3569. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3566

Oxidative stress in portal hypertension-induced rats with particular emphasis on nitric oxide and trace metals

Titiz Izzet, Krand Osman, Unal Ethem, Yavuz Nihat, Kusaslan Ramazan, Dogan Mustafa, Uzun Hafize, Kiziler Ali Riza, Aydemir Birsen, Genc Habibe, Aydin Seval, Simsek Gonul

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3570-3573. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3570

Dieulafoy’s lesion: A case series study

RS Walmsley, Yuk-Tong Lee, Joseph JY Sung

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3574-3577. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3574

Changes of gastric and intestinal blood flow, serum phospholipase A₂ and interleukin-1β in rats with acute necrotizing pancreatitis

Jian-Xin Zhang, Sheng-Chun Dang, Jian-Guo Qu, Xue-Qing Wang, Guo-Zuo Chen

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3578-3581. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3578

Transformation of hepatitis B serologic markers in babies born to hepatitis B surface antigen positive mothers

Jian-She Wang, Hui Chen, Qi-Rong Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3582-3585. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3582

Nodal spread and micrometastasis within mesorectum

Cun Wang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Zhao Wang, Dai-Yun Chen, Yang-Chun Zheng, Gao-Ping Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3586-3590. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3586

Expression of CD44v6 gene in normal human peripheral blood

Jian Song, Dong-Sheng Zhang, Jie Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3591-3594. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3591

Differences in biological features of gastric dysplasia, indefinite dysplasia, reactive hyperplasia and discriminant analysis of these lesions

Bin Dong, Yu-Quan Xie, Ke Chen, Tao Wang, Wei Tang, Wei-Cheng You, Ji-You Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3595-3600. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3595

Co-expression of heat shock protein 70 and glucose-regulated protein 94 in human gastric carcinoma cell line BGC-823

Xiao-Ping Wang, Jing Liao, Guo-Zhen Liu, Xing-Cui Wang, Hong-Wei Shang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3601-3604. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3601

Effects of L-arginine on serum nitric oxide, nitric oxide synthase and mucosal Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase and nitric oxide synthase activity in segmental small-bowel autotransplantation model

Ting-Liang Fu, Wen-Tong Zhang, Qiang-Pu Chen, Yong Gao, Yu-Hong Hu, Dian-Liang Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3605-3609. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3605

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic imaging diagnosis on assessment of vascularity in liver metastatic lesions

Wen-Hua Du, Wei-Xiao Yang, Xiu-Qin Xiong, Xiang Wang, Yi Zhou, Hui Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3610-3613. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3610

Optimization of competitively differentiated polymerase chain reaction in detection of HBV basal core promoter mutation

Xiao-Mou Peng, Lin Gu, Xue-Juan Chen, Jian-Guo Li, Yang-Su Huang, Zhi-Liang Gao

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3614-3618. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3614

Inhibition effect of Chinese herbal medicine on transcription of hepatitis C virus structural gene in vitro

Jun Dou, Qian Chen, Jing Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3619-3622. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3619

Single nucleotide polymorphism in DNA methyltransferase 3B promoter and its association with gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma in North China

Yi-Min Wang, Rui Wang, Deng-Gui Wen, Yan Li, Wei Guo, Na Wang, Li-Zhen Wei, Yu-Tong He, Zhi-Feng Chen, Xiu-Feng Zhang, Jian-Hui Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3623-3627. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3623

Relationship between the downregulation of HLA class I antigen and clinicopathological significance in gastric cancer

Yu-Qing Shen, Jian-Qiong Zhang, Feng-Qing Miao, Jian-Min Zhang, Qin Jiang, Hao Chen, Xiang-Nian Shan, Wei Xie

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3628-3631. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3628

Fas ligand expression in colon cancer: A possible mechanism of tumor immune privilege

Wei Zhang, Er-Xun Ding, Qiang Wang, Da-Qiao Zhu, Jin He, Yu-Li Li, Yuan-He Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3632-3635. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3632

Application of endoscopic sphincterotomy in acute pancreatitis with fluid collection: A prospective study

Wei-Xing Chen, You-Ming Li, Dao-Jian Gao, Zun Xiang, Chao-Hui Yu, Guo-Qiang Xu, Feng Ji

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3636-3639. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3636

Detection of lymph nodes micrometastases in Dukes’ A and B colorectal cancer using anti-cytokeratin antibodies AE1/AE3

Zhi-Wei Zhou, Nick Rieger, Andrew Ruszkiewicz, Guo-Qiang Wang, De-Sen Wan

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3640-3643. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3640

The value and limitation of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in preventing recurrence of resected hepatocellular carcinoma

Hong-Yan Cheng, Xiang Wang, Dong Chen, Ai-Min Xu, Yu-Chen Jia

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3644-3646. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3644

Acute cholestasis related to desloratidine

Ramón Pérez, Luis Rodrigo, Rosa Pérez, Ruth de Francisco

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3647-3648. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3647

Erythropoietin in liver cirrhosis: Two questions without answers

Cosimo Marcello Bruno, Claudio Sciacca, Danila Cilio, Gaetano Bertino, Rinaldo Pellicano

World J Gastroenterol 11(23):3649-3649. Published online Jun 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i23.3649