World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Multidisciplinary approach to understand the pathogenesis of gastric cancer

Juan Shang, AS Peña

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4131-4139. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4131

Gastrin and antral G cells in course of Helicobacter pylori eradication: Six months follow up study

Aleksandra Sokic-Milutinovic, Vera Todorovic, Tomica Milosavljevic, Marjan Micev, Neda Drndarevic, Olivera Mitrovic

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4140-4147. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4140

Enhanced plasma ghrelin levels in Helicobacter pylori-colonized, interleukin-1-receptor type 1-homozygous knockout (IL-1R1^-/-) mice

Yuka Abiko, Hidekazu Suzuki, Tatsuhiro Masaoka, Sachiko Nomura, Kumiko Kurabayashi, Hiroshi Hosoda, Kenji Kangawa, Toshifumi Hibi

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4148-4153. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4148

Mechanisms of action of leptin in preventing gastric ulcer

Edward O. Adeyemi, Salim A. Bastaki, Irwin S. Chandranath, Mohammed Y. Hasan, Mohammed Fahim, Abdu Adem

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4154-4160. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4154

Differentiation of embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells promoted by Nkx2.2 gene transfer

Akira Shiroi, Shigehiko Ueda, Yukiteru Ouji, Ko Saito, Kei Moriya, Yuko Sugie, Hiroshi Fukui, Shigeaki Ishizaka, Masahide Yoshikawa

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4161-4166. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4161

Comparison of murine cirrhosis models induced by hepatotoxin administration and common bile duct ligation

Ming-Ling Chang, Chau-Ting Yeh, Pei-Yeh Chang, Jeng-Chang Chen

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4167-4172. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4167

Tetramethylpyrazine stimulates cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator-mediated anion secretion in distal colon of rodents

Qiong He, Jin-Xia Zhu, Ying Xing, Lai-Ling Tsang, Ning Yang, Dewi Kenneth Rowlands, Yiu-Wa Chung, Hsiao-Chang Chan

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4173-4179. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4173

Procedure for preparing peptide-major histocompatibility complex tetramers for direct quantification of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Xian-Hui He, Li-Hui Xu, Yi Liu

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4180-4187. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4180

Association of polymorphic alleles of CTLA4 with inflammatory bowel disease in the Japanese

Haruhisa Machida, Kazuhiro Tsukamoto, Chun-Yang Wen, Yukiko Narumi, Saburou Shikuwa, Hajime Isomoto, Fuminao Takeshima, Yohei Mizuta, Norio Niikawa, Ikuo Murata, Shigeru Kohno

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4188-4193. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4188

Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis have increased serum total antioxidant capacity measured with the crocin bleaching assay

George Notas, Niki Miliaraki, Marilena Kampa, Fillipos Dimoulios, Erminia Matrella, Adam Hatzidakis, Elias Castanas, Elias Kouroumalis

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4194-4198. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4194

Sclerosing cholangitis following severe trauma: Description of a remarkable disease entity with emphasis on possible pathophysiologic mechanisms

Johannes Benninger, Rainer Grobholz, Yurdaguel Oeztuerk, Christoph H. Antoni, Eckhart G. Hahn, Manfred V. Singer, Richard Strauss

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4199-4205. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4199

Thermo-chemo-radiotherapy for advanced bile duct carcinoma

Terumi Kamisawa, Yuyang Tu, Naoto Egawa, Katsuyuki Karasawa, Tadayoshi Matsuda, Kouji Tsuruta, Atsutake Okamoto

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4206-4209. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4206

Effect of itopride, a new prokinetic, in patients with mild GERD: A pilot study

Yong Sung Kim, Tae Hyeon Kim, Chang Soo Choi, Young Woo Shon, Sang Wook Kim, Geom Seog Seo, Yong Ho Nah, Myung Gyu Choi, Suck Chei Choi

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4210-4214. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4210

Clinical analysis of multiple primary malignancies in the digestive system: A hospital-based study

Hui-Yun Cheng, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Tzu-Chi Hsu, Shee-Chan Lin, Chuan-Chuan Liu, An-Ming Yang, Shou-Chuan Shih

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4215-4219. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4215

Surgical experience in splitting donor liver into left lateral and right extended lobes

Ji-Qi Yan, Thomas Becker, Michael Neipp, Cheng-Hong Peng, Rainer Lueck, Frank Lehner, Hong-Wei Li, Juergen Klempnauer

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4220-4224. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4220

Evaluation of serum cathepsin B and D in relation to clinicopathological staging of colorectal cancer

Elzbieta Skrzydlewska, Mariola Sulkowska, Andrzej Wincewicz, Mariusz Koda, Stanislaw Sulkowski

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4225-4229. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4225

Fecal loading in the cecum as a new radiological sign of acute appendicitis

Andy Petroianu, Luiz Ronaldo Alberti, Renata Indelicato Zac

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4230-4232. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4230

Effect of autologous blood donation on the central venous pressure, blood loss and blood transfusion during living donor left hepatectomy

Bruno Jawan, Yu-Fan Cheng, Chia-Chi Tseng, Yaw-Sen Chen, Chih-Chi Wang, Tung-Liang Huang, Hock-Liew Eng, Po-Ping Liu, King-Wah Chiu, Shih-Hor Wang, Chih-Che Lin, Tsan-Shiun Lin, Yueh-Wei Liu, Chao-Long Chen

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4233-4236. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4233

Colchicine sensitizes human hepatocellular carcinoma cells to damages caused by radiation

Chia-Yuan Liu, Hui-Fen Liao, Shou-Chuan Shih, Shee-Chan Lin, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Tsang-En Wang, Yu-Jen Chen

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4237-4240. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4237

Co-infection of SENV-D among chronic hepatitis C patients treated with combination therapy with high-dose interferon-alfa and ribavirin

Chia-Yen Dai, Wan-Long Chuang, Wen-Yu Chang, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Li-Po Lee, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Nei-Jen Hou, Zu-Yau Lin, Ming-Yuh Hsieh, Liang-Yen Wang, Ming-Lung Yu

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4241-4245. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4241

Composition of common bile duct stones in Chinese patients during and after endoscopic sphincterotomy

Wei-Lun Tsai, Kwok-Hung Lai, Chiun-Ku Lin, Hoi-Hung Chan, Ching-Chu Lo, Ping-I Hsu, Wen-Chi Chen, Jin-Shiung Cheng, Gin-Ho Lo

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4246-4249. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4246

Clinical evaluation of serum concentrations of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in patients with colorectal cancer

Xu Kang, Fang Wang, Jin-Dong Xie, Jun Cao, Pei-Zhong Xian

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4250-4253. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4250

Immunization of mice with concentrated liquor from male zooid of Antheraea pernyi

Sheng Li, Bo Zhang, Wei-Dong Zhang, Ting-Hang Ma, Yong Huang, Long-Hai Yi, Jin-Ming Yu

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4254-4257. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4254

Surgical treatment of giant esophageal leiomyoma

Bang-Chang Cheng, Sheng Chang, Zhi-Fu Mao, Mao-Jin Li, Jie Huang, Zhi-Wei Wang, Tu-Sheng Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4258-4260. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4258

Mutations outside the YMDD motif in the P protein can also cause DHBV resistant to Lamivudine

Jin-Yang He, Yu-Tong Zhu, Rui-Yi Yang, Li-Ling Feng, Xing-Bo Guo, Feng-Xue Zhang, Hong-Shan Chen

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4261-4267. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4261

Genetic polymorphisms of N-acetyltransferase 2 and colorectal cancer risk

Lu-Jun He, Yue-Ming Yu, Fang Qiao, Jing-Shan Liu, Xiao-Feng Sun, Ling-Ling Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4268-4271. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4268

Expression of albumin, IGF-1, IGFBP-3 in tumor tissues and adjacent non-tumor tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with cirrhosis

Shi-Min Luo, Wei-Min Tan, Wei-Xiong Deng, Si-Min Zhuang, Jian-Wei Luo

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4272-4276. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4272

Nuclear factor-kappaB activation on the reactive oxygen species in acute necrotizing pancreatitic rats

Jin Long, Na Song, Xi-Ping Liu, Ke-Jian Guo, Ren-Xuan Guo

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4277-4280. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4277

Metastatic liver cancer: A rare case

Bong-Wan Kim, Hee-Jung Wang, In-Ho Jeong, Sang-Ick Ahn, Myoung-Wook Kim

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4281-4284. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4281

Successful endoscopic hemostasis for gastric arterial bleeding due to invasion of malignant lymphoma

Kenichi Nomura, Shinya Yamada, Daisuke Shimizu, Takashi Okuda, Yuri Kamitsuji, Naohisa Yoshida, Yosuke Matsumoto, Naoki Wakabayashi, Kazuya Mikami, Shigeo Horiike, Takeshi Okanoue, Masafumi Taniwaki

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4285-4286. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4285

Imaging features of ciliated hepatic foregut cyst

Song-Hua Fang, Dan-Jun Dong, Shi-Zheng Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(27):4287-4289. Published online Jul 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i27.4287