World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Structural and functional aspects of the liver and liver sinusoidal cells in relation to colon carcinoma metastasis

Katrien Vekemans, Filip Braet

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5095-5102. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5095

Relationship between genetic polymorphisms of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in males

Chia-Fang Wu, Deng-Chyang Wu, Hon-Ki Hsu, Ein-Long Kao, Jang-Ming Lee, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Ming-Tsang Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5103-5108. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5103

Bile salts inhibit growth and induce apoptosis of human esophageal cancer cell line

Ru Zhang, Jun Gong, Hui Wang, Li Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5109-5116. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5109

Gene expression in rats with Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma induced by gastroduodenoesophageal reflux

Peng Cheng, Jun Gong, Tao Wang, Jie Chen, Gui-Sheng Liu, Ru Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5117-5122. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5117

Adenocarcinoma of gastric cardia in the elderly: Surgical problems and prognostic factors

Natale Di Martino, Giuseppe Izzo, Angelo Cosenza, Guido Cerullo, Francesco Torelli, Antonio Brillantino, Alberto del Genio

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5123-5128. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5123

Recurrent chromosomal rearrangements at bands 8q24 and 11q13 in gastric cancer as detected by multicolor spectral karyotyping

Yasuhide Yamashita, Kazuhiro Nishida, Takashi Okuda, Kenichi Nomura, Yosuke Matsumoto, Shoji Mitsufuji, Shigeo Horiike, Hiroyuki Hata, Chohei Sakakura, Akio Hagiwara, Hisakazu Yamagishi, Masafumi Taniwaki

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5129-5135. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5129

In vitro effects of chitosan nanoparticles on proliferation of human gastric carcinoma cell line MGC803 cells

Li-Feng Qi, Zi-Rong Xu, Yan Li, Xia Jiang, Xin-Yan Han

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5136-5141. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5136

Trans-10,cis-12, not cis-9,trans-11, conjugated linoleic acid decreases ErbB3 expression in HT-29 human colon cancer cells

Han Jin Cho, Woo Kyoung Kim, Jae In Jung, Eun Ji Kim, Soon Sung Lim, Dae Young Kwon, Jung Han Yoon Park

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5142-5150. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5142

Persistence of gene expression changes in noninflamed and inflamed colonic mucosa in ulcerative colitis and their presence in colonic carcinoma

Yuji Toiyama, Akira Mizoguchi, Kazushi Kimura, Toshimitsu Araki, Shigeyuki Yoshiyama, Kouhei Sakaguchi, Chikao Miki, Masato Kusunoki

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5151-5155. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5151

Amygdalin inhibits genes related to cell cycle in SNU-C4 human colon cancer cells

Hae-Jeong Park, Seo-Hyun Yoon, Long-Shan Han, Long-Tai Zheng, Kyung-Hee Jung, Yoon-Kyung Uhm, Je-Hyun Lee, Ji-Seon Jeong, Woo-Sang Joo, Sung-Vin Yim, Joo-Ho Chung, Seon-Pyo Hong

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5156-5161. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5156

Novel rapid tissue lysis method to evaluate cancer proteins: Correlation between elevated Bcl-X_L expression and colorectal cancer cell proliferation

Wei-Shone Chen, Hong-Yi Chang, Jui-Ting Chang, Jacqueline Ming Liu, Chung-Pin Li, Li-Li Chen, Huei-Ling Chang, Chia-Chi Chen, Tze-Sing Huang

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5162-5168. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5162

Novel genetic variations of the p53R2 gene in patients with colorectal adenoma and controls

Zong-Lin Deng, Da-Wen Xie, Roberd M Bostick, Xi-Jiang Miao, You-Ling Gong, Jin-Hui Zhang, Michael J Wargovich

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5169-5173. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5169

Helicobacter pylori infection in relation to E-cadherin gene promoter polymorphism and hypermethylation in sporadic gastric carcinomas

Yao-Chi Liu, Chen-Yang Shen, Hurng-Sheng Wu, De-Chuan Chan, Cheng-Jueng Chen, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Cheng-Ping Yu, Horng-Jyh Harn, Rong-Yaun Shyu, Yu-Lueng Shih, Chung-Bao Hsieh, Huan-Mieng Hsu

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5174-5179. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5174

Gastroprotection induced by capsaicin in healthy human subjects

Gyula Mózsik, János Szolcsányi, István Rácz

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5180-5184. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5180

Preventative effects of a probiotic, Lactobacillus salivarius ssp. salivarius, in the TNBS model of rat colitis

Laura Peran, Desiree Camuesco, Monica Comalada, Ana Nieto, Angel Concha, Maria Paz Diaz-Ropero, Monica Olivares, Jordi Xaus, Antonio Zarzuelo, Julio Galvez

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5185-5192. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5185

Hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt: A single center study over a decade

Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi, Hanaa M Badran, Eman MF Barakat, Mohy El-Deen Attia, Sherine Shawky, Mostafa K Mohamed, Osaima Selim, Ahmed Saeid

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5193-5198. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5193

Novel serum tumor marker, RCAS1, in pancreatic diseases

Koji Yamaguchi, Munechika Enjoji, Manabu Nakashima, Makoto Nakamuta, Takashi Watanabe, Masao Tanaka

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5199-5202. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5199

Flow cytometric detection of hepatitis C virus antigens in infected peripheral blood leukocytes: Binding and entry

Mostafa K El-Awady, Ashraf A Tabll, El-Rashdy M Redwan, Samar Youssef, Moataza H Omran, Fouad Thakeb, Maha El-Demellawy

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5203-5208. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5203

Complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the post-MRCP era: A tertiary center experience

Tze-Zen Ong, Jen-Lock Khor, Dede-Sutedja Selamat, Khay-Guan Yeoh, Khek-Yu Ho

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5209-5212. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5209

Association of polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter region with outcome of hepatitis B virus infection

Hong-Quan Li, Zhuo Li, Ying Liu, Jun-Hong Li, Jian-Qun Dong, Ji-Rong Gao, Chun-Yan Gou, Hui Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5213-5217. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5213

Antitumor and synergistic effect of Chinese medicine “Bushen huayu jiedu recipe” and chemotherapy on transplanted animal hepatocarcinoma

Yong Cao, Qing-Hua Xia, Hua Meng, An-Pu Zhong

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5218-5220. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5218

Evaluation of HCPTd₁, d₁₄-double passaged intervening chemotherapy protocol for hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhi-Jian Yu, Jia-Wei Yu, Wei Cai, Hong-Xin Yuan, Xiao-Yan Li, Ye Yuan, Jian-Ping Chen, Xiao-Yin Wu, Deng-Fu Yao

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5221-5225. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5221

Localized intra-abdominal fibromatosis of the small bowel mimicking a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report

Pierigiuseppe Colombo, Daoud Rahal, Fabio Grizzi, Vittorio Quagliuolo, Massimo Roncalli

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5226-5228. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5226

Hemobilia secondary to hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: An unusual complication of bile leakage in a patient with a history of a resected IIIb Klatskin tumor

Dimitrios Siablis, Zafiria G. Papathanassiou, Dimitrios Karnabatidis, Nikolaos Christeas, Constantine Vagianos

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5229-5231. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5229

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in situs inversus totalis with “inferior” cystic artery: A case report

Sumihiro Kamitani, Yosihiro Tsutamoto, Kazuyoshi Hanasawa, Tohru Tani

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5232-5234. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5232

Basket pattern blood flow signals discovered in a case of splenic hamartoma by power Doppler ultrasonography

Shigeo Nakanishi, Katsuya Shiraki, Kouji Yamamoto, Takeshi Nakano, Mutsumi Koyama, Takatsugu Yano, Takayuki Sanda, Hisao Tamaki, Tadanori Hirano, Kazuo Fukudome, Akinori Ishihara

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5235-5238. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5235

Radiofrequency ablation for incidentally identified primary intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Witold Zgodzinski, N. Joseph Espat

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5239-5240. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5239

Refractory ulcerative colitis accompanied with cytomegalovirus colitis and multiple liver abscesses: A case report

Takuya Inoue, Ichiro Hirata, Yutaro Egashira, Kumi Ishida, Ken Kawakami, Eijiro Morita, Naoko Murano, Shingo Yasumoto, Mitsuyuki Murano, Ken Toshina, Takashi Nishikawa, Norihiro Hamamoto, Ken Nakagawa, Ken-Ichi Katsu

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5241-5244. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5241

Endoscopic excision of a prolapsing malignant polyp which caused intermittent gastric outlet obstruction

Hugh J Freeman

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5245-5247. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5245

Churg-Strauss syndrome complicated by colon erosion, acalculous cholecystitis and liver abscesses

Msahiro Suzuki, Kazuo Nabeshima, Mitsukazu Miyazaki, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Shinsei Tagawa, Katsuya Shiraki

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5248-5250. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5248

Squamous cell carcinoma arising from longstanding colocutaneous fistula: A case report

Yueh-Tsung Lee, Sheng-Der Hsu, Chien-Long Kuo, Dev-Aur Chou, Mao-Sheng Lin, Min-Ho Huang, Hurng-Sheng Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(33):5251-5253. Published online Sep 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i33.5251