World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Effect of pseudolaric acid B on gastric cancer cells: Inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis

Ke-Shen Li, Xue-Feng Gu, Ping Li, Yong Zhang, Ya-Shuang Zhao, Zhen-Jiang Yao, Nai-Qiang Qu, Bin-You Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7555-7559. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7555

Effects of six months losartan administration on liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients: A pilot study

Silvia Sookoian, María Alejandra Fernández, Gustavo Castaño

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7560-7563. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7560

Tumor necrosis factor-α-induced protein 1 and immunity to hepatitis B virus

Marie C Lin, Nikki P Lee, Ning Zheng, Pai-Hao Yang, Oscar G Wong, Hsiang-Fu Kung, Chee-Kin Hui, John M Luk, George Ka-Kit Lau

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7564-7568. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7564

High affinity mouse-human chimeric Fab against Hepatitis B surface antigen

Biplab Bose, Navin Khanna, Subrat K Acharya, Subrata Sinha

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7569-7578. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7569

Application of restriction display PCR technique in the preparation of cDNA microarray probes

Zhao-Hui Sun, Wen-Li Ma, Bao Zhang, Yi-Fei Peng, Wen-Ling Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7579-7584. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7579

Response of porcine hepatocytes in primary culture to plasma from severe viral hepatitis patients

Yong-Bo Cheng, Ying-Jie Wang, Shi-Chang Zhang, Jun Liu, Zhi Chen, Jia-Jia Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7585-7590. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7585

Hepatitis C virus infection down-regulates the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and carnitine palmitoyl acyl-CoA transferase 1A

Yang Cheng, Sébastien Dharancy, Mathilde Malapel, Pierre Desreumaux

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7591-7596. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7591

Cytoskeleton reorganization and ultrastructural damage induced by gliadin in a three-dimensional in vitro model

Ersilia Dolfini, Leda Roncoroni, Luca Elli, Chiara Fumagalli, Roberto Colombo, Simona Ramponi, Fabio Forlani, Maria Teresa Bardella

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7597-7601. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7597

Cyclosporine A, FK-506, 40-0-[2-hydroxyethyl]rapamycin and mycophenolate mofetil inhibit proliferation of human intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells in vitro

Chao Liu, Thomas Schreiter, Andrea Frilling, Uta Dahmen, Christoph E Broelsch, Guido Gerken, Ulrich Treichel

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7602-7606. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7602

Protective effects of Asian green vegetables against oxidant induced cytotoxicity

Peter Rose, Choon Nam Ong, Matt Whiteman

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7607-7614. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7607

Detection and identification of intestinal pathogenic bacteria by hybridization to oligonucleotide microarrays

Lian-Qun Jin, Jun-Wen Li, Sheng-Qi Wang, Fu-Huan Chao, Xin-Wei Wang, Zheng-Quan Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7615-7619. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7615

Morphological and serum hyaluronic acid, laminin and type IV collagen changes in dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis of rats

Chun-Hui Li, Dong-Ming Piao, Wen-Xie Xu, Zheng-Ri Yin, Jing-Shun Jin, Zhe-Shi Shen

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7620-7624. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7620

Management of hilar cholangiocarcinoma in the North of England: Pathology, treatment, and outcome

SD Mansfield, O Barakat, RM Charnley, BC Jaques, CB O’Suilleabhain, PJ Atherton, D Manas

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7625-7630. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7625

Distribution and effects of polymorphic RANTES gene alleles in HIV/HCV coinfection – A prospective cross-sectional study

Golo Ahlenstiel, Agathe Iwan, Jacob Nattermann, Karin Bueren, Jürgen K Rockstroh, Hans H Brackmann, Bernd Kupfer, Olfert Landt, Amnon Peled, Tilman Sauerbruch, Ulrich Spengler, Rainer P Woitas

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7631-7638. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7631

Elevated plasma von Willebrand factor levels in patients with active ulcerative colitis reflect endothelial perturbation due to systemic inflammation

Petros Zezos, Georgia Papaioannou, Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Themistoclis Vasiliadis, Olga Giouleme, Nikolaos Evgenidis

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7639-7645. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7639

Involvement of serum retinoids and Leiden mutation in patients with esophageal, gastric, liver, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers in Hungary

Gyula Mózsik, György Rumi, András Dömötör, Mária Figler, Beáta Gasztonyi, Előd Papp, Alajos Pár, Gabriella Pár, József Belágyi, Zoltán Matus, Béla Melegh

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7646-7650. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7646

Helicobacter pylori upregulates prion protein expression in gastric mucosa: A possible link to prion disease

Peter C Konturek, Karolina Bazela, Vitaliy Kukharskyy, Michael Bauer, Eckhart G Hahn, Detlef Schuppan

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7651-7656. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7651

Asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease: Effect of long-term pantoprazole therapy

Calabrese Carlo, Fabbri Anna, Areni Alessandra, Scialpi Carlo, Zahlane Desiree, Di Febo Giulio

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7657-7660. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7657

Phagocytic and oxidative burst activity of neutrophils in the end stage of liver cirrhosis

Anatol Panasiuk, Jolanta Wysocka, Elzbieta Maciorkowska, Bozena Panasiuk, Danuta Prokopowicz, Janusz Zak, Karol Radomski

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7661-7665. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7661

Possible involvement of leptin and leptin receptor in developing gastric adenocarcinoma

Liang Zhao, Zhi-Xiang Shen, He-Sheng Luo, Lei Shen

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7666-7670. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7666

New tumor-associated antigen SC6 in pancreatic cancer

Min-Pei Liu, Xiao-Zhong Guo, Jian-Hua Xu, Di Wang, Hong-Yu Li, Zhong-Min Cui, Jia-Jun Zhao, Li-Nan Ren

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7671-7675. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7671

Liver transplantation for metastatic neuroendocrine tumor: A case report and review of the literature

Wojciech C Blonski, K Rajender Reddy, Abraham Shaked, Evan Siegelman, David C Metz

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7676-7683. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7676

Successful outcome following resection of a pancreatic liposarcoma with solitary metastasis

IM Dodo, JA Adamthwaite, P Jain, A Roy, PJ Guillou, KV Menon

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7684-7685. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7684

Recurrent severe gastrointestinal bleeding and malabsorption due to extensive habitual megacolon

Ingo Mecklenburg, Markus Leibig, Christof Weber, Stefan Schmidbauer, Christian Folwaczny

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7686-7687. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7686

Does Fasciola hepatica infection modify the response of acute hepatitis C virus infection to IFN-α treatment?

Mehmet Sahin, Mehmet Isler, Altug Senol, Mustafa Demirci, Zeynep Dilek Aydın

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7688-7689. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7688

Autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease in a family without polycystic kidney disease associated with a novel missense protein kinase C substrate 80K-H mutation

Ramón Peces, Joost PH Drenth, Rene HM te Morsche, Pedro González, Carlos Peces

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7690-7693. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7690

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic resection of ectopic pancreas in the posterior wall of gastric high body: Case report and review of the literature

Sheng-Der Hsu, Hurng-Sheng Wu, Chien-Long Kuo, Yueh-Tsung Lee

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7694-7696. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7694

Isolated rectal diverticulum complicating with rectal prolapse and outlet obstruction: Case report

Chuang-Wei Chen, Shu-Wen Jao, Huang-Jen Lai, Ying-Chun Chiu, Jung-Cheng Kang

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7697-7699. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7697

Mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis associated with hyperhomocysteinemia and heterozygosity for factor V Leiden mutation

Giuseppe Famularo, Giovanni Minisola, Giulio Cesare Nicotra, Claudio De Simone

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7700-7701. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7700

Fenofibrate-induced liver injury

Kazufumi Dohmen, Chun Yang Wen, Shinya Nagaoka, Koji Yano, Seigo Abiru, Toshihito Ueki, Atsumasa Komori, Manabu Daikoku, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Hiromi Ishibashi

World J Gastroenterol 11(48):7702-7703. Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7702