World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Enzyme inhibition assay for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex: Clinical utility for the diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis

Katsuhisa Omagari, Hiroaki Hazama, Shigeru Kohno

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6735-6739. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6735

Loss of heterozygosity analyzed by single nucleotide polymorphism array in cancer

Hai-Tao Zheng, Zhi-Hai Peng, Sheng Li, Lin He

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6740-6744. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6740

Soluble adhesion molecules ICAM-1, VCAM-1, P-selectin in children with Helicobacter pylori infection

Elzbieta Maciorkowska, Maciej Kaczmarski, Anatol Panasiuk, Katarzyna Kondej-Muszynska, Andrzej Kemonai

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6745-6750. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6745

Concentrations of gastric mucosal cytokines in children with food allergy and Helicobacter pylori infection

Elżbieta Maciorkowska, Anatol Panasiuk, Maciej Kaczmarski

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6751-6756. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6751

Effect of bombesin and neurotensin on gut barrier function in partially hepatectomized rats

Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Ilias H Alexandris, Chrisoula D Scopa, Panagiotis G Mylonas, Konstantinos C Thomopoulos, Christos D Georgiou, Vassiliki N Nikolopoulou, Constantine E Vagianos

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6757-6764. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6757

Expression of Ki-67, p53, and K-ras in chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Seok Jeong, Don Haeng Lee, Jung Il Lee, Jin-Woo Lee, Kye Sook Kwon, Pum-Soo Kim, Hyung Gil Kim, Yong Woon Shin, Young Soo Kim, Young Bae Kim

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6765-6769. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6765

Effect of IL-4 on altered expression of complement activation regulators in rat pancreatic cells during severe acute pancreatitis

Cheng Zhang, Chun-Lin Ge, Ren-Xuan Guo, San-Guang He

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6770-6774. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6770

Effects of nuclear factor-kappaB on rat hepatocyte regeneration and apoptosis after 70% portal branch ligation

Wen-Jun Yang, Qi-Yu Zhang, Zheng-Ping Yu, Qi-Tong Song, Hua-Ping Liang, Xiang Xu, Guan-Bao Zhu, Fei-Zhao Jiang, Hong-Qi Shi

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6775-6779. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6775

Effects of different ingredients of zedoary on gene expression of HSC-T6 cells

Yuan Jiang, Ze-Song Li, Fu-Sheng Jiang, Xin Deng, Cong-Shun Yao, Guang Nie

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6780-6786. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6780

Changes of duplex parameters and splenic size in liver transplant recipients during a long period of observation

Bita Boozari, Michael Gebel, Mathias J Bahr, Michael P Manns, Christian P Strassburg, Joerg S Bleck, J Klempnauer, Bjoern Nashan

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6787-6791. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6787

Improvement of regional cerebral blood flow after oral intake of branched-chain amino acids in patients with cirrhosis

Mika Yamamoto, Motoh Iwasa, Kaname Matsumura, Yuri Nakagawa, Naoki Fujita, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Masahiko Kaito, Kan Takeda, Yukihiko Adachi

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6792-6799. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6792

Pregnancy is not a risk factor for gallstone disease: Results of a randomly selected population sample

Thomas Walcher, Mark Martin Haenle, Martina Kron, Birgit Hay, Richard Andrew Mason, Alexa Friederike Alice von Schmiesing, Armin Imhof, Wolfgang Koenig, Peter Kern, Bernhard Otto Boehm, Wolfgang Kratzer

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6800-6806. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6800

Characteristics of patients with columnar-lined Barrett’s esophagus and risk factors for progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma

Kamal E Bani-Hani, Bayan K Bani-Hani, Iain G Martin

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6807-6814. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6807

Association between cag-pathogenicity island in Helicobacter pylori isolates from peptic ulcer, gastric carcinoma, and non-ulcer dyspepsia subjects with histological changes

Mahaboob Ali, Aleem A Khan, Santosh K Tiwari, Niyaz Ahmed, L Venkateswar Rao, CM Habibullah

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6815-6822. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6815

Single daily amikacin versus cefotaxime in the short-course treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotics

Tai-An Chen, Gin-Ho Lo, Kwok-Hung Lai, Whey-Jen Lin

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6823-6827. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6823

Scattered and rapid intrahepatic recurrences after radio frequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Kazuhiro Kotoh, Munechika Enjoji, Eiichirou Arimura, Shusuke Morizono, Motoyuki Kohjima, Hironori Sakai, Makoto Nakamuta

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6828-6832. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6828

Effect of pegylated interferon alpha 2b plus ribavirin treatment on plasma transforming growth factor-β1, metalloproteinase-1, and tissue metalloproteinase inhibitor-1 in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Robert Flisiak, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Tadeusz W Łapiński, Iwona Flisiak, Danuta Prokopowiczi

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6833-6838. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6833

Prevalence and risk factors of stress-induced gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill children

Chookhuan Nithiwathanapong, Sanit Reungrongrat, Nuthapong Ukarapol

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6839-6842. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6839

Favorable response to subcutaneous administration of infliximab in rats with experimental colitis

John K Triantafillidis, Apostolos E Papalois, Aikaterini Parasi, Emmanuel Anagnostakis, Stavros Burnazos, Aristofanis Gikas, Emmanuel G Merikas, Emmanuel Douzinas, Maria Karagianni, Helen Sotiriou

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6843-6847. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6843

Relative predictive factors for hepatocellular carcinoma after HBeAg seroconversion in HBV infection

Kazumoto Murata, Kazushi Sugimoto, Katsuya Shiraki, Takeshi Nakano

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6848-6852. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6848

Evaluation of liver tissue by polymerase chain reaction for hepatitis B virus in patients with negative viremia

Fouad Thakeb, Magdy El-Serafy, Soheir Zakaria, Bahaa Monir, Sahar Lashin, Raghda Marzaban, Mostafa El-Awady

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6853-6857. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6853

Effect of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt on pulmonary gas exchange in patients with portal hypertension and hepatopulmonary syndrome

Graciela Martínez-Pallí, Britt B Drake, Joan-Carles García-Pagán, Joan-Albert Barberà, Miguel R Arguedas, Robert Rodriguez-Roisin, Jaume Bosch, Michael B Fallon

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6858-6862. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6858

Incidence and localization of lymphoid follicles in early colorectal neoplasms

Kuang-I Fu, Yasushi Sano, Shigeharu Kato, Takahiro Fujii, Ikuro Koba, Takayuki Yoshino, Atsushi Ochiai, Shigeaki Yoshida, Takahiro Fujimori

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6863-6866. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6863

MSX2 overexpression inhibits gemcitabine-induced caspase-3 activity in pancreatic cancer cells

Shin Hamada, Kennichi Satoh, Kenji Kimura, Atsushi Kanno, Atsushi Masamune, Tooru Shimosegawa

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6867-6870. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6867

Association of Helicobacter pylori IgA antibodies with the risk of peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer

Timo U Kosunen, Kari Seppälä, Seppo Sarna, Arpo Aromaa, Paul Knekt, Jarmo Virtamo, Anniina Salomaa-Räsänen, Hilpi Rautelin

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6871-6874. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6871

Polymorphisms in sulfotransferase 1A1 and glutathione S-transferase P1 genes in relation to colorectal cancer risk and patients’ survival

Xiao-Feng Sun, Ahmad Ahmadi, Gunnar Arbman, Åsa Wallin, Daniel Asklid, Hong Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6875-6879. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6875

Immunoproteomics of membrane proteins of Shigella flexneri 2a 2457T

Tian-Yi Ying, Jun-Jun Wang, Heng-Liang Wang, Er-Ling Feng, Kai-Hua Wei, Liu-Yu Huang, Pei-Tang Huang, Cui-Fen Huang

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6880-6883. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6880

Non-parasitic splenic cysts: A report of three cases

Macheras A, Misiakos EP, Liakakos T, Mpistarakis D, Fotiadis C, Karatzas G

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6884-6887. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6884

Secondary pouchitis in a post-operative patient with ulcerative colitis, successfully treated by salvage surgery

Yuji Toiyama, Toshimitsu Araki, Shigeyuki Yoshiyama, Chikao Miki, Masato Kusunoki

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6888-6890. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6888

Crohn’s disease and recurrent appendicitis: A case report

Ron Shaoul, Yosi Rimar, Aurora Toubi, Jorge Mogilner, Reuven Polak, Michael Jaffe

World J Gastroenterol 11(43):6891-6893. Published online Nov 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i43.6891