World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Liver alveolar echinococcosis in China: Clinical aspect with relative basic research

Ci-Peng Jiang, McManus Don, Malcolm Jones

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4611-4617. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4611

Mutation of DNA polymerase β in esophageal carcinoma of different regions

Guo-Qiang Zhao, Tao Wang, Qin Zhao, Hong-Yan Yang, Xiao-Hui Tan, Zi-Ming Dong

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4618-4622. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4618

Gastric cancer surgery in cirrhotic patients: Result of gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection

Jun Ho Lee, Junuk Kim, Jae Ho Cheong, Woo Jin Hyung, Seung Ho Choi, Sung Hoon Noh

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4623-4627. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4623

Altered profiles of nuclear matrix proteins during the differentiation of human gastric mucous adenocarcinoma MGc80-3 cells

Chun-Hong Zhao, Qi-Fu Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4628-4633. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4628

Histochemical studies on intestinal metaplasia adjacent to gastric cardia adenocarcinoma in subjects at high-incidence area in Henan, north China

She-Gan Gao, Li-Dong Wang, Zong-Min Fan, Ji-Lin Li, Xin He, Rui-Feng Guo, Dong-Ling Xie, Xin-Wei He, Shan-Shan Gao, Hua-Qin Guo, Jun-Kuan Wang, Xiao-Shan Feng, Bao-Gen Ma

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4634-4637. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4634

Correlation between expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and the presence of inflammatory cells in human primary hepatocellular carcinoma: Possible role in tumor promotion and angiogenesis

Melchiorre Cervello, Daniela Foderà, Ada Maria Florena, Maurizio Soresi, Claudio Tripodo, Natale D’Alessandro, Giuseppe Montalto

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4638-4643. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4638

Nitrative and oxidative DNA damage in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients in relation to tumor invasion

Somchai Pinlaor, Banchob Sripa, Ning Ma, Yusuke Hiraku, Puangrat Yongvanit, Sopit Wongkham, Chawalit Pairojkul, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Shinji Oikawa, Mariko Murata, Reiji Semba, Shosuke Kawanishi

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4644-4649. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4644

Functional expression of a proliferation-related ligand in hepatocellular carcinoma and its implications for neovascularization

Hiroshi Okano, Katsuya Shiraki, Yutaka Yamanaka, Hidekazu Inoue, Tomoyuki Kawakita, Yukiko Saitou, Yumi Yamaguchi, Naoyuki Enokimura, Keiichi Ito, Norihiko Yamamoto, Kazushi Sugimoto, Kazumoto Murata, Takeshi Nakano

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4650-4654. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4650

Expression and alteration of insulin-like growth factor II-messenger RNA in hepatoma tissues and peripheral blood of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhi-Zhen Dong, Deng-Fu Yao, Deng-Bing Yao, Xin-Hua Wu, Wei Wu, Li-Wei Qiu, Dao-Rong Jiang, Jian-Hua Zhu, Xian-Yong Meng

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4655-4660. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4655

Expression of MUC1 and its significance in hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma tissue

Shi-Fang Yuan, Kai-Zong Li, Ling Wang, Ke-Feng Dou, Zhen Yan, Wei Han, Ying-Qi Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4661-4666. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4661

Role of cell adhesion signal molecules in hepatocellular carcinoma cell apoptosis

Jian-Min Su, Li-Ying Wang, Yu-Long Liang, Xi-Liang Zha

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4667-4673. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4667

Anticancer effects of oligomeric proanthocyanidins on human colorectal cancer cell line, SNU-C4

Youn-Jung Kim, Hae-Jeong Park, Seo-Hyun Yoon, Mi-Ja Kim, Kang-Hyun Leem, Joo-Ho Chung, Hye-Kyung Kim

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4674-4678. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4674

Identification of proteins of human colorectal carcinoma cell line SW480 by two-dimensional electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Ying-Tao Zhang, Yi-Ping Geng, Le Zhou, Bao-Chang Lai, Lv-Sheng Si, Yi-Li Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4679-4684. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4679

Changing patterns of colorectal cancer in China over a period of 20 years

Ming Li, Jin Gu

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4685-4688. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4685

Expression of a novel apoptosis inhibitor-survivin in colorectal carcinoma

Hai-Yan Tan, Jun Liu, Shan-Min Wu, He-Sheng Luo

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4689-4692. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4689

Mutations in hepatitis B virus core regions correlate with hepatocellular injury in Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis B

Hiroto Tanaka, Hiroki Ueda, Hiroko Hamagami, Susumu Yukawa, Masakazu Ichinose, Motoshige Miyano, Keiji Mimura, Iwao Nishide, Bo-Xin Zhang, Su-Wen Wang, Shi-Oing Zhou, Bei-Hai Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4693-4696. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4693

Blood micronutrient, oxidative stress, and viral load in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Wang-Sheng Ko, Chih-Hung Guo, Maw-Sheng Yeh, Li-Yun Lin, Guoo-Shyng W. Hsu, Pei-Chung Chen, Mei-Ching Luo, Chia-Yeh Lin

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4697-4702. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4697

Biological impacts of “hot-spot” mutations of hepatitis B virus X proteins are genotype B and C differentiated

Xu Lin, Xiao Xu, Qing-Ling Huang, Yu-Qing Liu, Da-Li Zheng, Wan-Nan Chen, Jian-Yin Lin

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4703-4708. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4703

Screening of genes of proteins interacting with p7 protein of hepatitis C virus from human liver cDNA library by yeast two-hybrid system

Yan-Ping Huang, Shu-Lin Zhang, Jun Cheng, Lin Wang, Jiang Guo, Yan Liu, Yuan Yang, Li-Ying Zhang, Gui-Qin Bai, Xue-Song Gao, Dong Ji, Shu-Mei Lin, Yan-Wei Zhong, Qing Shao

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4709-4714. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4709

Implications of anti-parietal cell antibodies and anti-Helicobacter pylori antibodies in histological gastritis and patient outcome

Ching-Chu Lo, Ping-I Hsu, Gin-Ho Lo, Kwok-Hung Lai, Hui-Hwa Tseng, Chiun-Ku Lin, Hoi-Hung Chan, Wei-Lun Tsai, Wen-Chi Chen, Nan-Jing Peng

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4715-4720. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4715

Long-term omeprazole and esomeprazole treatment does not significantly increase gastric epithelial cell proliferation and epithelial growth factor receptor expression and has no effect on apoptosis and p53 expression

Istvan Hritz, Laszlo Herszenyi, Bela Molnar, Zsolt Tulassay, Laszlo Pronai

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4721-4726. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4721

Prevalence of porcine endogenous retrovirus in Chinese pig breeds and in patients treated with a porcine liver cell-based bioreactor

Qing Liu, Zheng Liu, Evangelos Dalakas

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4727-4730. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4727

Prevalence of advanced colonic polyps in asymptomatic Chinese

Hui-Hsiung Liu, Meng-Chen Wu, Yeh Peng, Ming-Shiang Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4731-4734. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4731

Effect of ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ on the biological characters of hepatic stellate cells

Yan-Tong Guo, Xi-Sheng Leng, Tao Li, Ji-Run Peng, Sheng-Han Song, Liang-Fa Xiong, Zhi-Zhong Qin

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4735-4739. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4735

Dynamic expression of apoptosis-related genes during development of laboratory hepatocellular carcinoma and its relation to apoptosis

Xiao-Xian Duan, Jing-Sheng Ou, Yuan Li, Jian-Jia Su, Chao Ou, Chun Yang, Hui-Fen Yue, Ke-Chen Ban

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4740-4744. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4740

Resveratrol prolongs allograft survival after liver transplantation in rats

Sheng-Li Wu, Liang Yu, Ke-Wei Meng, Zhen-Hua Ma, Cheng-En Pan

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4745-4749. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4745

Expression of interferon inducible protein-10 in pancreas of mice

Dong Li, Su-Wen Zhu, Dong-Juan Liu, Guo-Liang Liu

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4750-4752. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4750

Influence of HLA-DRB1 alleles and HBV genotypes on interferon-α therapy for chronic hepatitis B

Rui-Hai Chu, Li-Xian Ma, Gang Wang, Li-Hua Shao

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4753-4757. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4753

Hepatotoxicity of NONI juice: Report of two cases

Vanessa Stadlbauer, Peter Fickert, Carolin Lackner, Jutta Schmerlaib, Peter Krisper, Michael Trauner, Rudolf E Stauber

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4758-4760. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4758

Giant appendiceal mucocele: Report of a case and brief review

Bernardino Rampone, Franco Roviello, Daniele Marrelli, Enrico Pinto

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4761-4763. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4761

Biloma following repeated transcatheter arterial embolization and complicated by intrahepatic duct stones: A case report

Ming-Jen Chen, Ching-Chung Lin, Wen-Hsiung Chang, Fei-Shih Yang

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4764-4765. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4764

Acute pancreatitis as an initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and review of the literature

Feng Wang, Nian-Song Wang, Bing-Hui Zhao, Ling-Quan Tang

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4766-4768. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4766

Is the severity of obstructive sleep apnea or the magnitude of respiratory effort associated with gastroesophageal reflux?

Levent Ozturk, Zerrin Pelin

World J Gastroenterol 11(30):4769-4769. Published online Aug 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i30.4769