World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Gut flora and bacterial translocation in chronic liver disease

John Almeida, Sumedha Galhenage, Jennifer Yu, Jelica Kurtovic, Stephen M Riordan

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1493-1502. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1493

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders in celiac disease

Hugh James Freeman

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1503-1508. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1503

Exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors: Fact or fiction?

Mario Guslandi

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1509-1510. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1509

Role of radiation therapy in gastric adenocarcinoma

Lisa Hazard, John O’Connor, Courtney Scaife

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1511-1520. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1511

Pathogenesis of columnar-lined esophagus

Kamal E Bani-Hani, Bayan K Bani-Hani

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1521-1528. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1521

Reduced expression of β-catenin inhibitor Chibby in colon carcinoma cell lines

Marion M Schuierer, Elisabeth Graf, Ken-Ichi Takemaru, Wolfgang Dietmaier, Anja-Katrin Bosserhoff

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1529-1535. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1529

Identification of serum proteins discriminating colorectal cancer patients and healthy controls using surface-enhanced laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry

Judith YMN Engwegen, Helgi H Helgason, Annemieke Cats, Nathan Harris, Johannes MG Bonfrer, Jan HM Schellens, Jos H Beijnen

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1536-1544. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1536

Psychological impact of chronic hepatitis C: Comparison with other stressful life events and chronic diseases

Laurent Castera, Aymery Constant, Pierre-Henri Bernard, Victor de Ledinghen, Patrice Couzigou

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1545-1550. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1545

Efficient expression of histidine-tagged large hepatitis delta antigen in baculovirus-transduced baby hamster kidney cells

Ying-Wei Chiang, Jaw-Chin Wu, Kuei-Chun Wang, Chia-Wei Lai, Yao-Chi Chung, Yu-Chen Hu

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1551-1557. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1551

Relaxin prevents the development of severe acute pancreatitis

Laura Iris Cosen-Binker, Marcelo Gustavo Binker, Rodica Cosen, Gustavo Negri, Osvaldo Tiscornia

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1558-1568. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1558

Cis-hydroxyproline-induced inhibition of pancreatic cancer cell growth is mediated by endoplasmic reticulum stress

Christoph Mueller, Joerg Emmrich, Robert Jaster, Dagmar Braun, Stefan Liebe, Gisela Sparmann

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1569-1576. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1569

Expression and location of Smad2, 4 mRNAs during and after liver fibrogenesis of rats

Yang Liu, Li-Feng Wang, Hai-Feng Zou, Xiao-Yan Song, Hua-Feng Xu, Ping Lin, Hai-Hong Zheng, Xiao-Guang Yu

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1577-1582. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1577

Expression of c-kit receptor in human cholangiocarcinoma and in vivo treatment with imatinib mesilate in chimeric mice

Thomas Kamenz, Karel Caca, Thilo Blüthner, Andrea Tannapfel, Joachim Mössner, Marcus Wiedmann

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1583-1590. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1583

Effect of 5-HT1 agonist (sumatriptan) on anorectal function in irritable bowel syndrome patients

Agata Mulak, Leszek Paradowski

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1591-1596. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1591

Effect of gemcitabine on the expression of apoptosis-related genes in human pancreatic cancer cells

Pei-Hong Jiang, Yoshiharu Motoo, Norio Sawabu, Toshinari Minamoto

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1597-1602. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1597

Mangafodipir trisodium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of pancreatic mass and mass-like lesions

Gul Eser, Aydin Karabacakoglu, Serdar Karakose, Cengiz Eser, Ertugrul Kayacetin

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1603-1606. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1603

Hyperhomocysteinemia and hypercoagulability in primary biliary cirrhosis

Maria Rosa Biagini, Alessandro Tozzi, Rossella Marcucci, Rita Paniccia, Sandra Fedi, Stefano Milani, Andrea Galli, Elisabetta Ceni, Marco Capanni, Raffaele Manta, Rosanna Abbate, Calogero Surrenti

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1607-1612. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1607

Soluble CD40 ligand in prediction of acute severe pancreatitis

Jean Louis Frossard, Philippe Morel, Brenda Kwak, Catherine Pastor, Thierry Berney, Léo Buhler, Alain Von Laufen, Sandrine Demulder, Francois Mach

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1613-1616. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1613

Association of the HLA-DRB1*0701 allele with perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmatic antibodies in Mexican patients with severe ulcerative colitis

Jesus K Yamamoto-Furusho, Luis Uscanga-Domínguez, Alondra Lopez-Martinez, Julio Granados

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1617-1620. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1617

Elevated plasma cryofibrinogen in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease is morbigenous

Koji Sawada, Ryouki Takahashi, Abbi R Saniabadi, Maiko Ohdo, Takashi Shimoyama

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1621-1625. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1621

Using p53-immunostained large specimens to determine the distal intramural spread margin of rectal cancer

Zhi-Zhong Pan, De-Sen Wan, Chang-Qing Zhang, Jian-Yong Shao, Li-Ren Li, Gong Chen, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Fu-Long Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1626-1629. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1626

Duodenal duplication cyst causing severe pancreatitis: Imaging findings and pathological correlation

Alessandro Guarise, Niccolo’ Faccioli, Mauro Ferrari, Luigi Romano, Alice Parisi, Massimo Falconi

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1630-1633. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1630

Jumbo biopsy is useful for the diagnosis of colonic prolapsing mucosal polyps with diverticulosis

Shingo Kato, Kazutoshi Hashiguchi, Ryuichi Yamamoto, Mitsuru Seo, Takashi Matsuura, Kazuro Itoh, Akinori Iwashita, Soichiro Miura

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1634-1636. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1634

Uveitis in autoimmune hepatitis: A case report

Roberto Giulio Romanelli, Giorgio La Villa, Fabio Almerigogna, Francesco Vizzutti, Elena Di Pietro, Valentina Fedi, Paolo Gentilini, Giacomo Laffi

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1637-1640. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1637

Dermatomyositis associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in an elderly female patient with hepatitis C virus-related liver cirrhosis

Nobuyuki Toshikuni, Rikako Torigoe, Mikio Mitsunaga, Akiyoshi Omoto, Koji Nakashima

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1641-1644. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1641

Spontaneous regression of hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor with primary biliary cirrhosis: Case report and literature review

Hiroshi Koide, Ken Sato, Toshio Fukusato, Kenji Kashiwabara, Noriaki Sunaga, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Saeko Morino, Naondo Sohara, Satoru Kakizaki, Hitoshi Takagi, Masatomo Mori

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1645-1648. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1645

Malignant phyllode tumor metastatic to the duodenum

Oktar Asoglu, Hasan Karanlik, Umut Barbaros, Hakan Yanar, Yersu Kapran, Mustafa Kecer, Mesut Parlak

World J Gastroenterol 12(10):1649-1651. Published online Mar 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1649