World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Role of Toll-like receptors in health and diseases of gastrointestinal tract

Greg Harris, Rhonda KuoLee, Wangxue Chen

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2149-2160. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2149

Treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Juergen Siebler, Peter R Galle

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2161-2167. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2161

Mechanisms inactivating the gene for E-cadherin in sporadic gastric carcinomas

Yao-Chi Liu, Chen-Yang Shen, Hurng-Sheng Wu, Tsai-Yuan Hsieh, De-Chuan Chan, Cheng-Jueng Chen, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Cheng-Ping Yu, Horng-Jyh Harn, Peng-Jen Chen, Chung-Bao Hsieh, Teng-Wei Chen, Huan-Mieng Hsu

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2168-2173. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2168

Effect of NaCl and Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin on cytokine expression and viability

Juan Sun, Kazuo Aoki, Jin-Xu Zheng, Bing-Zhong Su, Xiao-Hui Ouyang, Junichi Misumi

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2174-2180. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2174

Helicobacter pylori and other Helicobacter species DNA in human bile samples from patients with various hepato-biliary diseases

Santosh K Tiwari, Aleem A Khan, Mohd Ibrahim, Mohd Aejaz Habeeb, C M Habibullah

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2181-2186. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2181

Liver fibrosis and tissue architectural change measurement using fractal-rectified metrics and Hurst’s exponent

Nicola Dioguardi, Fabio Grizzi, Barbara Franceschini, Paola Bossi, Carlo Russo

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2187-2194. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2187

Comparison of protocatechuic aldehyde in Radix Salvia miltiorrhiza and corresponding pharmacological sera from normal and fibrotic rats by high performance liquid chromatography

Tao Lv, Xi-Xian Yao

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2195-2200. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2195

Treatment of active steroid-refractory inflammatory bowel diseases with granulocytapheresis: Our experience with a prospective study

Bresci Giampaolo, Parisi Giuseppe, Bertoni Michele, Mazzoni Alessandro, Scatena Fabrizio, Capria Alfonso

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2201-2204. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2201

Echo-enhanced ultrasound with pulse inversion imaging: A new imaging modality for the differentiation of cystic pancreatic tumours

Steffen Rickes, Klaus Mönkemüller, Peter Malfertheiner

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2205-2208. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2205

Surgical anatomy of the innervation of pylorus in human and Suncus murinus, in relation to surgical technique for pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy

Shuang-Qin Yi, Fei Ru, Tetsuo Ohta, Hayato Terayama, Munekazu Naito, Shogo Hayashi, Sichen Buhe, Nozomi Yi, Takayoshi Miyaki, Shigenori Tanaka, Masahiro Itoh

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2209-2216. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2209

Estimating liver weight of adults by body weight and gender

See Ching Chan, Chi Leung Liu, Chung Mau Lo, Banny K Lam, Evelyn W Lee, Yik Wong, Sheung Tat Fan

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2217-2222. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2217

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors in a cohort of Chinese patients in Hong Kong

Kam Hoi Chan, Chun Wing Chan, Wai Hung Chow, Wai Keung Kwan, Chi Kwan Kong, Ka Fung Mak, Miu Yi Leung, Lin Kiu Lau

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2223-2228. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2223

Establishment of risk model for pancreatic cancer in Chinese Han population

Xing-Hua Lu, Li Wang, Hui Li, Jia-Ming Qian, Rui-Xue Deng, Lu Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2229-2234. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2229

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus precore stop codon mutations in chronically infected children

Philip Wintermeyer, Patrick Gerner, Stephan Gehring, Afshin Karimi, Stefan Wirth

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2235-2238. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2235

Copper toxicosis gene MURR1 is not changed in Wilson disease patients with normal blood ceruloplasmin levels

Karl Heinz Weiss, Uta Merle, Mark Schaefer, Peter Ferenci, Joachim Fullekrug, Wolfgang Stremmel

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2239-2242. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2239

Actigraphy: A new diagnostic tool for hepatic encephalopathy

Isabelle Hourmand-Ollivier, Marie-Astrid Piquet, Jean Pierre Toudic, Pierre Denise, Thông Dao

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2243-2244. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2243

Hepatoprotective effect of manual acupuncture at acupoint GB34 against CCl₄-induced chronic liver damage in rats

Yun-Kyoung Yim, Hyun Lee, Kwon-Eui Hong, Young-Il Kim, Byung-Ryul Lee, Tae-Han Kim, Ji-Young Yi

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2245-2249. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2245

Aberrant expression of krÜppel-like factor 6 protein in colorectal cancers

Yong-Gu Cho, Byung-Jun Choi, Jae-Whie Song, Su-Young Kim, Suk-Woo Nam, Sug-Hyung Lee, Nam-Jin Yoo, Jung-Young Lee, Won-Sang Park

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2250-2253. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2250

Acute myopathy associated with liver cirrhosis

Ok-Jae Lee, Jee-Hyang Yoon, Eun-Jeong Lee, Hyun-Jin Kim, Tae-Hyo Kim

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2254-2258. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2254

Signal transduction of bombesin-induced circular smooth muscle cell contraction in cat esophagus

Sung-Uk Park, Chang-Yell Shin, Jung-Su Ryu, Hyen-O La, Sun-Young Park, Hyun-Ju Song, Young-Sil Min, Dong-Seok Kim, Uy-Dong Sohn

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2259-2263. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2259

Molecularly defined adult-type hypolactasia in school-aged children with a previous history of cow’s milk allergy

Heli Rasinperä, Kristiina Saarinen, Anna Pelkonen, Irma Järvelä, Erkki Savilahti, Kaija-Leena Kolho

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2264-2268. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2264

Gilbert’s syndrome: High frequency of the (TA)₇ TAA allele in India and its interaction with a novel CAT insertion in promoter of the gene for bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 gene

Shabana Farheen, Sanghamitra Sengupta, Amal Santra, Suparna Pal, Gopal Krishna Dhali, Meenakshi Chakravorty, Partha P Majumder, Abhijit Chowdhury

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2269-2275. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2269

Ultrasonic characterization of porcine liver tissue at frequency between 25 to 55 MHz

Xiao-Zhou Liu, Xiu-Fen Gong, Dong Zhang, Shi-Gong Ye, Bing Rui

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2276-2279. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2276

Antiviral effect of Chinese medicine jiaweisinisan in hepatitis B virus transgenic mice

Xiao-Yin Chen, Guang-Dong Tong, Fang Xia

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2280-2283. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2280

Effect of explosive noise on gastrointestinal transit and plasma levels of polypeptide hormones

Zhen-Bin Mu, Yu-Xin Huang, Bao-Min Zhao, Zhen-Xiong Liu, Bing-Hua Zhang, Qing-Li Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2284-2287. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2284

Assay of gastrin and somatostatin in gastric antrum tissues of children with chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcer

Xiao-Zhi Xie, Zhi-Guang Zhao, Dan-Si Qi, Zong-Min Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2288-2290. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2288

Cholelithiasis associated with haemolytic-uraemic syndrome

Deepak Kejariwal

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2291-2292. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2291

Extended surgical resection for xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking advanced gallbladder carcinoma: A case report and review of literature

Antonino Spinelli, Guido Schumacher, Andreas Pascher, Enrique Lopez-Hanninen, Hussain Al-Abadi, Christoph Benckert, Igor M Sauer, Johann Pratschke, Ulf P Neumann, Sven Jonas, Jan M Langrehr, Peter Neuhaus

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2293-2296. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2293

Development of multiple myeloma in a patient with chronic hepatitis C: A case report and review of the literature

Peter Laszlo Lakatos, Sandor Fekete, Margit Horanyi, Simon Fischer, Margit E Abonyi

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2297-2300. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2297

A rare case of enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma presenting as acute renal failure

Milena Bakrac, Branka Bonaci, Miodrag Krstic, Sanja Simic, Milica Colovic

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2301-2304. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2301

An interesting cause of esophageal ulcer etiology: Multiple myeloma of IgG kappa subtype

Yavuz Pehlivan, Alper Sevinc, Ibrahim Sari, Murat T Gulsen, Mehmet Buyukberber, Mehmet E Kalender, Celalettin Camci

World J Gastroenterol 12(14):2305-2307. Published online Apr 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i14.2305