World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Current and future applications of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of the brain in hepatic encephalopathy

VP Bob Grover, M Alex Dresner, Daniel M Forton, Serena Counsell, David J Larkman, Nayna Patel, Howard C Thomas, Simon D Taylor-Robinson

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):2969-2978. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.2969

Cellular and molecular aspects of gastric cancer

Malcolm G Smith, Georgina L Hold, Eiichi Tahara, Emad M El-Omar

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):2979-2990. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.2979

Helicobacter pylori infection causes gastric cancer A? review of the epidemiological, meta-analytic, and experimental evidence

Guy D Eslick

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):2991-2999. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.2991

Selective inhibition of cell growth by activin in SNU-16 cells

Young Il Kim, Hee Joo Lee, Inkoo Khang, Byung-Nam Cho, Ha Kyu Lee

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3000-3005. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3000

Inhibition of hepatitis B virus DNA replicative intermediate forms by recombinant interferon-γ

Mohammad Khalid Parvez, Deepak Sehgal, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Seemi Farhat Basir, Shahid Jameel

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3006-3014. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3006

T cell immune response is correlated with fibrosis and inflammatory activity in hepatitis B cirrhotics

Jie-Ting Tang, Jing-Yuan Fang, Wei-Qi Gu, En-Lin Li

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3015-3019. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3015

Image cytometric DNA analysis of mucosal biopsies in patients with primary achalasia

I Gockel, P Kämmerer, J Brieger, UR Heinrich, WJ Mann, F Bittinger, VF Eckardt, T Junginger

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3020-3025. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3020

γ-aminobutyric acid secreted from islet β-cells modulates exocrine secretion in rat pancreas

Yong-Deuk Park, Zheng-Yun Cui, Guang Wu, Hyung-Seo Park, Hyoung-Jin Park

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3026-3030. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3026

Gastro-protective action of lafutidine mediated by capsaicin-sensitive afferent neurons without interaction with TRPV1 and involvement of endogenous prostaglandins

Kazuhiro Fukushima, Yoko Aoi, Shinichi Kato, Koji Takeuchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3031-3037. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3031

Helicobacter species ribosomal DNA in the pancreas, stomach and duodenum of pancreatic cancer patients

Hans-Olof Nilsson, Unne Stenram, Ingemar Ihse, Torkel Wadström

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3038-3043. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3038

Correlation between TIMP-1 expression and liver fibrosis in two rat liver fibrosis models

Qing-He Nie, Ya-Fei Zhang, Yu-Mei Xie, Xin-Dong Luo, Bin Shao, Jun Li, Yong-Xing Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3044-3049. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3044

An efficient method of sorting liver stem cells by using immuno-magnetic microbeads

Yu-Fei He, Yin-Kun Liu, Dong-Mei Gao, Jun Chen, Peng-Yuan Yang

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3050-3054. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3050

Effect of recombinant human interleukin-11 on expressions of interleukin-11 receptor α-chain and glycoprotein 130 in intestinal epithelium cell line-6 after neutron irradiation

Rui-Juan Wang, Rui-Yun Peng, Kai-Fei Fu, Ya-Bing Gao, Rui-Gang Han, Wen-Hua Hu, Qing-Liang Luo, Jun-Jie Ma

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3055-3059. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3055

Effect of early administration of exogenous basic fibroblast growth factor on acute edematous pancreatitis in rats

Qiang Yan, Xing Yao, Li-Cheng Dai, Guo-Lei Zhang, Jin-Liang Ping, Jian-Fang He, Chun-Fan Han

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3060-3064. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3060

Hepatitis B virus x gene and cyanobacterial toxins promote aflatoxin B₁-induced hepatotumorigenesis in mice

Min Lian, Ying Liu, Shun-Zhang Yu, Geng-Sun Qian, Shu-Guang Wan, Kenneth R Dixon

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3065-3072. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3065

Alterations of seminal and hormonal parameters: An extrahepatic manifestation of HCV infection?

Marilena Durazzo, Alberto Premoli, Cataldo Di Bisceglie, Angela Bertagna, Emanuela Fagà, Giampaolo Biroli, Chiara Manieri, Simona Bo, Gianfranco Pagano

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3073-3076. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3073

Production of reactive oxygen species and expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat isolated Kupffer cells stimulated by Leptospira interrogans and Borrelia burgdorferi

Antonella Marangoni, Silvia Accardo, Rita Aldini, Massimo Guardigli, Francesca Cavrini, Vittorio Sambri, Marco Montagnani, Aldo Roda, Roberto Cevenini

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3077-3081. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3077

Depressed-type (0-IIc) colorectal neoplasm in patients with family history of first-degree relatives with colorectal cancer: A cross-sectional study

Junko Iwasaki, Yasushi Sano, Kuang-I Fu, Ai Machida, Tatsuya Okuno, Hikaru Kuwamura, Takayuki Yoshino, Kiyomi Mera, Shigeharu Kato, Atsushi Ohtsu, Shigeaki Yoshida, Takahiro Fujii

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3082-3087. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3082

Hydrogen and methane gases are frequently detected in the stomach

Yoshihisa Urita, Susumu Ishihara, Tatsuo Akimoto, Hiroto Kato, Noriko Hara, Yoshiko Honda, Yoko Nagai, Kazushige Nakanishi, Nagato Shimada, Motonobu Sugimoto, Kazumasa Miki

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3088-3091. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3088

Seventy-five gram glucose tolerance test to assess carbohydrate malabsorption and small bowel bacterial overgrowth

Yoshihisa Urita, Susumu Ishihara, Tatsuo Akimoto, Hiroto Kato, Noriko Hara, Yoshiko Honda, Yoko Nagai, Kazushige Nakanishi, Nagato Shimada, Motonobu Sugimoto, Kazumasa Miki

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3092-3095. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3092

Low serum levels of ghrelin are associated with gallstone disease

Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Guadalupe Ponciano-Rodríguez, Luisa Bermejo-Martínez, Antonio R Villa, Norberto C Chávez-Tapia, Daniel Zamora-Valdés, Raúl Pichardo-Bahena, Blanca Barredo-Prieto, Martha H Uribe-Ramos, Martha H Ramos, Héctor A Baptista-González, Misael Uribe

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3096-3100. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3096

Ileoscopy in 39 hematochezia patients with normal colonoscopy

SP Misra, M Dwivedi, V Misra

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3101-3104. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3101

Efficacy of one-day quadruple therapy for H pylori infection in Chinese patients

Xiao-Hui Huo, Jian-Kun Chu, Xiu-Fen Yang, Jing Wang, Li-Jing Zhang, Jin-Cheng Ma, Jun Yu

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3105-3107. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3105

Optimal injection volume of epinephrine for endoscopic treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding

Tai-Cherng Liou, Shee-Chan Lin, Horng-Yuan Wang, Wen-Hsiung Chang

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3108-3113. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3108

Conversion to sirolimus immunosuppression in liver transplantation recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Report of an initial experience

Jian Zhou, Jia Fan, Zheng Wang, Zhi-Quan Wu, Shuang-Jian Qiu, Xiao-Wu Huang, Yao Yu, Jian Sun, Yong-Sheng Xiao, Yi-Feng He, Yu-Qi Wang, Zhao-You Tang

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3114-3118. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3114

Expression of trefoil factors 1 and 2 in precancerous condition and gastric cancer

Shu-Qing Shi, Jian-Ting Cai, Jian-Ming Yang

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3119-3122. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3119

Primary shunt hyperbilirubinaemia in a large four-generation family confirming autosomal dominant genetic disorder

Chun-Lian Wang, Xiao-Wei Liu, Fang-Gen Lu, Xiao-Ping Wu, Chun-Hui Ouyang, Dong-Ye Yang

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3123-3125. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3123

This year’s Nobel Prize to gastroenterology: Robin Warren and Barry Marshall awarded for their discovery of Helicobacter pylori as pathogen in the gastrointestinal tract

Per M Hellström

World J Gastroenterol 12(19):3126-3126. Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3126