World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Heme in intestinal epithelial cell turnover, differentiation, detoxification, inflammation, carcinogenesis, absorption and motility

Phillip S Oates, Adrian R West

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4281-4295. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4281

Nitrosamine and related food intake and gastric and oesophageal cancer risk: A systematic review of the epidemiological evidence

Paula Jakszyn, Carlos Alberto González

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4296-4303. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4296

E-cadherin expression pattern in primary colorectal carcinomas and their metastases reflects disease outcome

Adam Elzagheid, Annika Ålgars, Riyad Bendardaf, Hanan Lamlum, Raija Ristamaki, Yrjo Collan, Kari Syrjanen, Seppo Pyrhonen

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4304-4309. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4304

Mechanism of T cell hyporesponsiveness to HBcAg is associated with regulatory T cells in chronic hepatitis B

Yasuteru Kondo, Koju Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Masaaki Shiina, Hirofumi Niitsuma, Noriatsu Kanno, Tomoo Kobayashi, Tooru Shimosegawa

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4310-4317. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4310

Reversing gastric mucosal alterations during ethanol-induced chronic gastritis in rats by oral administration of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage

Ricardo Vázquez-Ramírez, Marisela Olguín-Martínez, Carlos Kubli-Garfias, Rolando Hernández-Muñoz

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4318-4324. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4318

Assessment of liver fibrosis by a noninvasive method of transient elastography and biochemical markers

Masaki Kawamoto, Toru Mizuguchi, Tadashi Katsuramaki, Minoru Nagayama, Hideki Oshima, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Takayuki Nobuoka, Yasutoshi Kimura, Koichi Hirata

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4325-4330. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4325

Cortex cinnamomi extract prevents streptozotocin- and cytokine-induced β-cell damage by inhibiting NF-κB

Kang-Beom Kwon, Eun-Kyung Kim, Eun-Sil Jeong, Young-Hoon Lee, Young-Rae Lee, Jin-Woo Park, Do-Gon Ryu, Byung-Hyun Park

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4331-4337. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4331

Amplification of D22S283 as a favorable prognostic indicator in liver fluke related cholangiocarcinoma

Jongkonnee Thanasai, Temduang Limpaiboon, Patcharee Jearanaikoon, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Narong Khuntikeo, Banchob Sripa, Masanao Miwa

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4338-4344. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4338

Influence of zinc sulfate intake on acute ethanol-induced liver injury in rats

Sema Bolkent, Pelin Arda-Pirincci, Sehnaz Bolkent, Refiye Yanardag, Sevim Tunali, Sukriye Yildirim

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4345-4351. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4345

Influences of enteral nutrition combined with probiotics on gut microflora and barrier function of rats with abdominal infection

Tong-Yi Shen, Huan-Long Qin, Zhi-Guang Gao, Xiao-Bing Fan, Xiao-Ming Hang, Yan-Qun Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4352-4358. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4352

Experimental study of osthole on treatment of hyperlipidemic and alcoholic fatty liver in animals

Fang Song, Mei-Lin Xie, Lu-Jia Zhu, Ke-Ping Zhang, Jie Xue, Zhen-Lun Gu

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4359-4363. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4359

Role of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and inducible nitric oxide synthase in intestinal injury in neonatal rats

Hui Lu, Bing Zhu, Xin-Dong Xue

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4364-4368. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4364

Effect of insulin-sensitizing agents in combination with ezetimibe, and valsartan in rats with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Nimer Assy, Masha Grozovski, Ilana Bersudsky, Sergio Szvalb, Osamah Hussein

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4369-4376. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4369

Prognostic significance of microsatellite alterations at 1p36 in cholangiocarcinoma

Temduang Limpaiboon, Sumonta Tapdara, Patcharee Jearanaikoon, Banchob Sripa, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4377-4382. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4377

Proximal gastric response to small intestinal nutrients is abnormal in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Nam Q Nguyen, Robert J Fraser, Marianne Chapman, Laura K Bryant, Richard H Holloway, Rosalie Vozzo, Christine Feinle-Bisset

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4383-4388. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4383

Effect of shenfu injection on gastrointestinal microcirculation in rabbits after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

Xue-Juan Zhang, Li Song, Zan-Gong Zhou, Xiu-Mei Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4389-4391. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4389

Is leptin related to systemic inflammatory response in acute pancreatitis?

Andrés Duarte-Rojo, Ana Lezama-Barreda, María Teresa Ramírez-Iglesias, Mario Peláez-Luna, Guillermo Robles-Díaz

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4392-4396. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4392

A functional variant in the CD209 promoter is associated with DQ2-negative celiac disease in the Spanish population

C Núñez, B Rueda, A Martínez, C Maluenda, I Polanco, MA López-Nevot, E Ortega, E Sierra, E Gómez de la Concha, E Urcelay, J Martín

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4397-4400. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4397

Expression, purification and bioactivity of human augmenter of liver regeneration

Yang-De Zhang, Jian Zhou, Jin-Feng Zhao, Jian Peng, Xiao-Dong Liu, Xin-Sheng Liu, Ze-Ming Jia

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4401-4405. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4401

Isolated antibody to hepatitis B core antigen in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Ahmed Helmy, Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Sebayel

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4406-4410. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4406

Endoscopic scoring of late gastrointestinal mucosal damage after adjuvant radiochemotherapy

Resat Dabak, Oya Uygur-Bayramicli, Cengiz Gemici, Dilek Yavuzer, Mehmet Sargin, Mehmet Yildirim

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4411-4415. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4411

Celiac disease in South-West of Iran

Rahim Masjedizadeh, Eskandar Hajiani, Jalal Hashemi, Ali Akbar Shayesteh, Karim Moula, Tahereh Rajabi

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4416-4419. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4416

Immunogenicity of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine in treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced chronic hepatitis C patients: The effect of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin treatment

Ioannis S Elefsiniotis, Elena Vezali, Konstantinos Kamposioras, Konstantinos D Pantazis, Radostina Tontorova, Ioannis Ketikoglou, Antonios Moulakakis, George Saroglou

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4420-4424. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4420

Primary gastric melanoma: A case report

Emmanuel Eustathios Lagoudianakis, Michael Genetzakis, Dimitrios Konstantinos Tsekouras, Artemisia Papadima, Georgia Kafiri, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Vaggelogiannis Katergiannakis, Andreas Manouras

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4425-4427. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4425

Xanthogranulomatous cholangitis causing obstructive jaundice: A case report

Susumu Kawate, Susumu Ohwada, Hayato Ikota, Kunihiro Hamada, Kenji Kashiwabara, Yasuo Morishita

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4428-4430. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4428

Transplantation of an eight-organ multivisceral graft in a patient with frozen abdomen after complicated Crohn’s disease

Andreas Pascher, Jochen Klupp, Sven Kohler, Jan M Langrehr, Peter Neuhaus

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4431-4434. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4431

Percutaneous liver biopsy complicated by hemobilia-associated acute cholecystitis

Yair Edden, Hugo St Hilaire, Keith Benkov, Michael T Harris

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4435-4436. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4435

Comment on: Cloning and characterization of porcine aquaporin 1 water channel expressed extensively in the gastrointestinal system

Ali Mobasheri

World J Gastroenterol 12(27):4437-4439. Published online Jul 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4437