World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Thiazolidinedione treatment inhibits bile duct proliferation and fibrosis in a rat model of chronic cholestasis

Fabio Marra, Raffaella DeFranco, Gaia Robino, Erica Novo, Eva Efsen, Sabrina Pastacaldi, Elena Zamara, Alessandro Vercelli, Benedetta Lottini, Carlo Spirli, Mario Strazzabosco, Massimo Pinzani, Maurizio Parola

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4931-4938. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4931

MUC1 and MUC5AC mucin expression in liver fluke-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Chanchai Boonla, Banchob Sripa, Peti Thuwajit, Ubon Cha-On, Anucha Puapairoj, Masanao Miwa, Sopit Wongkham

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4939-4946. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4939

Hepatocytes targeting of cationic liposomes modified with soybean sterylglucoside and polyethylene glycol

Xian-Rong Qi, Wen-Wei Yan, Jing Shi

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4947-4952. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4947

Effect of Danshao Huaxian capsule on expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in fibrotic liver of rats

Qin Yang, Ru-Jia Xie, Xiao-Xia Geng, Xin-Hua Luo, Bing Han, Ming-Liang Cheng

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4953-4956. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4953

Effects of dietary supplementation with vitamin E and selenium on rat hepatic stellate cell apoptosis

Xiu-Hua Shen, Wu-Feng Cheng, Xuan-Hai Li, Jian-Qin Sun, Feng Li, Ling Ma, Liang-Min Xie

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4957-4961. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4957

Effects of acupuncturing Tsusanli (S_T36) on expression of nitric oxide synthase in hypothalamus and adrenal gland in rats with cold stress ulcer

Jin-Ping Sun, Hai-Tao Pei, Xiang-Lan Jin, Ling Yin, Qing-Hua Tian, Shu-Jun Tian

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4962-4966. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4962

IFN-γ increases efficiency of DNA vaccine in protecting ducks against infection

Jian-Er Long, Li-Na Huang, Zhi-Qiang Qin, Wen-Yi Wang, Di Qu

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4967-4973. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4967

Time-dependent viscoelastic properties along rat small intestine

James B Smith, Jing-Bo Zhao, Yan-Ling Dou, Hans Gregersen

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4974-4978. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4974

CXCL16 participates in pathogenesis of immunological liver injury by regulating T lymphocyte infiltration in liver tissue

Huan-Bin Xu, Yan-Ping Gong, Jin Cheng, Yi-Wei Chu, Si-Dong Xiong

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4979-4985. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4979

Protective effect of Astragalus membranaceus on intestinal mucosa reperfusion injury after hemorrhagic shock in rats

Zi-Qing Hei, He-Qing Huang, Jing-Jun Zhang, Bing-Xue Chen, Xiao-Yun Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4986-4991. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4986

Angiostatin inhibits pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and growth in nude mice

Ding-Zhong Yang, Jing He, Ji-Cheng Zhang, Zhuo-Ren Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4992-4996. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4992

Impact of antithrombin III on hepatic and intestinal microcirculation in experimental liver cirrhosis and bowel inflammation: An in vivo analysis

Sasa-Marcel Maksan, Zilfi Ülger, Martha Maria Gebhard, Jan Schmidt

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):4997-5001. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.4997

Misperceptions among patients with chronic hepatitis B in Singapore

Chun-Tao Wai, Belinda Mak, Winnie Chua, Mei-Hua Tan, Seline Ng, Amelia Cheok, Mee-Lian Wong, Seng-Gee Lim

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5002-5005. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5002

Pin1 overexpression in colorectal cancer and its correlation with aberrant β-catenin expression

Chang-Jae Kim, Yong-Gu Cho, Yong-Gyu Park, Suk-Woo Nam, Su-Young Kim, Sug-Hyung Lee, Nam-Jin Yoo, Jung-Young Lee, Won-Sang Park

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5006-5009. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5006

Effect of NCPB and VSPL on pain and quality of life in chronic pancreatitis patients

Andrzej Basinski, Tomasz Stefaniak, Ad Vingerhoets, Wojciech Makarewicz, Lukasz Kaska, Aleksander Stanek, Andrzej J. Lachinski, Zbigniew Sledzinski

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5010-5014. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5010

Alpha-fetoprotein expression is a potential prognostic marker in hepatocellular carcinoma

Dénes Görög, János Regöly-Mérei, Sándor Paku, László Kopper, Péter Nagy

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5015-5018. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5015

Replication of hepatitis B virus in primary duck hepatocytes transfected with linear viral DNA

Yun-Qing Yao, Ding-Feng Zhang, Ni Tang, Ai-Long Huang, Xiao-Yi Zou, Jiang-Feng Xiao, Yun Luo, Da-Zhi Zhang, Bo Wang, Wei-Ping Zhou, Hong Ren, Qi Liu, Shu-Hua Guo

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5019-5021. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5019

Expression of early growth response factor-1 in rats with cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis and its significance

Lan-Bo Gong, Li He, Yang Liu, Xue-Qing Chen, Bo Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5022-5024. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5022

Ca²⁺ cytochemical changes of hepatotoxicity caused by halothane and sevoflurane in enzyme-induced hypoxic rats

Wei-Feng Yu, Li-Qun Yang, Mai-Tao Zhou, Zhi-Qiang Liu, Quan Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5025-5028. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5025

Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric mucosal pathologic change and level of nitric oxide and nitric oxide synthase

Yong-Fu Wang, Chun-Lin Guo, Li-Zhen Zhao, Guo-An Yang, Peng Chen, Hong-Kun Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5029-5031. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5029

Expression and correlation of CD44v6, vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase-2, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in Krukenberg tumor

Ge Lou, Ying Gao, Xiao-Ming Ning, Qi-Fan Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5032-5036. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5032

Gene expression profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of SARS patients

Shi-Yan Yu, Yun-Wen Hu, Xiao-Ying Liu, Wei Xiong, Zhi-Tong Zhou, Zheng-Hong Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5037-5043. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5037

Inositol hexaphosphate-induced enhancement of natural killer cell activity correlates with suppression of colon carcinogenesis in rats

Zheng Zhang, Yang Song, Xiu-Li Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5044-5046. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5044

Level of proinsulin in association with cardiovascular risk factors and sleep snoring

En-Zhi Jia, Zhi-Jian Yang, Shi-Wei Chen, Guang-Yao Qi, Chun-Fa You, Jian-Feng Ma, Jing-Xin Zhang, Zhen-Zhen Wang, Wei-Chong Qian, Hai-Yan Wang, Wen-Zhu Ma

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5047-5052. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5047

Effect of lactulose on establishment of a rat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis model

Jian-Gao Fan, Zheng-Jie Xu, Guo-Liang Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5053-5056. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5053

Expression of cell cycle regulator p57^kip2, cyclinE protein and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in human pancreatic cancer: An immunohistochemical study

Hui Yue, Hui-Yong Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5057-5060. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5057

Pneumoscrotum: A rare manifestation of perforation associated with therapeutic colonoscopy

Kuang-I Fu, Yasushi Sano, Shigeharu Kato, Takahiro Fujii, Masanori Sugito, Masato Ono, Norio Saito, Kiyotaka Kawashima, Shigeaki Yoshida, Takahiro Fujimori

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5061-5063. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5061

Recurrent thrombotic occlusion of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt due to activated protein C resistance

Elmar Siewert, Jan Salzmann, Edmund Purucker, Karl Schürmann, Siegfried Matern

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5064-5067. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5064

EUS diagnosis of ectopic opening of the common bile duct in the duodenal bulb: A case report

Miodrag Krstic, Bojan Stimec, Radmilo Krstic, Milenko Ugljesic, Srbislav Knezevic, Ivan Jovanovic

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5068-5071. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5068

Colonic duplication in adults: Report of two cases presenting with rectal bleeding

C Fotiadis, M Genetzakis, I Papandreou, EP Misiakos, E Agapitos, GC Zografos

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5072-5074. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5072

Difficulty with diagnosis of malignant pancreatic neoplasms coexisting with chronic pancreatitis

Ting-Kai Leung, Chi-Ming Lee, Fong-Chieh Wang, Hsin-Chi Chen, Hung-Jung Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5075-5078. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5075

Sigmoid schwannoma: A rare case

Constantine I. Fotiadis, Ilias A. Kouerinis, Ioannis Papandreou, George C. Zografos, George Agapitos

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5079-5081. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5079

Prenatal diagnosis of choledochal cyst using magnetic resonance imaging: A case report

Alex Mun-Ching Wong, Yun-Chung Cheung, Yu-Hung Liu, Koon-Kwan Ng, Siu-Cheung Chan, Shu-Hang Ng

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5082-5083. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5082

Cystic lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery in an adult: A case report

Chuang-Wei Chen, Sheng-Der Hsu, Chien-Hua Lin, Ming-Fang Cheng, Jyh-Cherng Yu

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5084-5086. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5084

Preoperative diagnosis of colonic angiolipoma: A case report

Yang-Yuan Chen, Maw-Soan Soon

World J Gastroenterol 11(32):5087-5089. Published online Aug 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i32.5087