World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Medical treatment of cholestatic liver diseases: From pathobiology to pharmacological targets

Gustav Paumgartner

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4445-4451. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4445

Therapeutic approaches targeting intestinal microflora in inflammatory bowel disease

Akira Andoh, Yoshihide Fujiyama

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4452-4460. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4452

Living donor liver transplantation to patients with hepatitis C virus cirrhosis

Yasuhiko Sugawara, Masatoshi Makuuchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4461-4465. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4461

Oncological problems in pancreatic cancer surgery

Akimasa Nakao, Tsutomu Fujii, Hiroyuki Sugimoto, Naohito Kanazumi, Shuji Nomoto, Yasuhiro Kodera, Soichiro Inoue, Shin Takeda

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4466-4472. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4466

Diagnostic role of serum interleukin-18 in gastric cancer patients

Duangporn Thong-Ngam, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Rungsun Lerknimitr, Varocha Mahachai, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Yong Poovorawan

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4473-4477. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4473

Hot water-extracted Lycium barbarum and Rehmannia glutinosa inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Jane C-J Chao, Shih-Wen Chiang, Ching-Chiung Wang, Ya-Hui Tsai, Ming-Shun Wu

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4478-4484. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4478

Risk of colon cancer in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer patients as predicted by fuzzy modeling: Influence of smoking

Rhonda M Brand, David D Jones, Henry T Lynch, Randall E Brand, Patrice Watson, Ramesh Ashwathnayaran, Hemant K Roy

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4485-4491. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4485

Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by APOBEC3G in vitro and in vivo

Yan-Chang Lei, You-Hua Hao, Zheng-Mao Zhang, Yong-Jun Tian, Bao-Ju Wang, Yan Yang, Xi-Ping Zhao, Meng-Ji Lu, Fei-Li Gong, Dong-Liang Yang

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4492-4497. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4492

Mechanism for Src activation by the CCK2 receptor: Patho-physiological functions of this receptor in pancreas

Audrey Ferrand, Sebastien Vatinel, Aline Kowalski-Chauvel, Claudine Bertrand, Chantal Escrieut, Daniel Fourmy, Marlene Dufresne, Catherine Seva

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4498-4503. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4498

Effect of rapamycin on hepatic osteodystrophy in rats with portasystemic shunting

Schalk W van der Merwe, Maria M Conradie, Robert Bond, Brenda J Olivier, Elongo Fritz, Martin Nieuwoudt, Rhena Delport, Tomas Slavik, Gert Engelbrecht, Del Kahn, Enid G Shephard, Maritha J Kotze, Nico P de Villiers, Stephen Hough

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4504-4510. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4504

Pancreatic regenerating protein (reg I) and reg I receptor mRNA are upregulated in rat pancreas after induction of acute pancreatitis

Martin H Bluth, Sameer A Patel, Brian K Dieckgraefe, Hiroshi Okamoto, Michael E Zenilman

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4511-4516. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4511

Ultrasonographic study of mechanosensory properties in human esophagus during mechanical distension

Ejnar Larsen, Hariprasad Reddy, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Hans Gregersen

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4517-4523. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4517

Computed tomographic differentiation between alcoholic and gallstone pancreatitis: Significance of distribution of infiltration or fluid collection

Young-Sun Kim, Yongsoo Kim, Sung-Kyu Kim, Hyunchul Rhim

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4524-4528. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4524

Characterization of pancreatic stem cells derived from adult human pancreas ducts by fluorescence activated cell sorting

Han-Tso Lin, Shih-Hwa Chiou, Chung-Lan Kao, Yi-Ming Shyr, Chien-Jen Hsu, Yih-Wen Tarng, Larry L-T Ho, Ching-Fai Kwok, Hung-Hai Ku

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4529-4535. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4529

A population-based follow-up study on gallstone disease among type 2 diabetics in Kinmen, Taiwan

Tao-Hsin Tung, Hsiao-Man Ho, Hui-Chuan Shih, Pesus Chou, Jorn-Hon Liu, Victor TK Chen, De-Chuan Chan, Chi-Ming Liu

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4536-4540. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4536

Decrease of serum carnitine levels in patients with or without gastrointestinal cancer cachexia

Mariano Malaguarnera, Corrado Risino, Maria Pia Gargante, Giovanni Oreste, Gloria Barone, Anna Veronica Tomasello, Mario Costanzo, Matteo Angelo Cannizzaro

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4541-4545. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4541

Conserved balance of hepatocyte nuclear DNA content in mononuclear and binuclear hepatocyte populations during the course of chronic viral hepatitis

Hidenori Toyoda, Takashi Kumada, Olivier Bregerie, Christian Brechot, Chantal Desdouets

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4546-4548. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4546

Functional activity of the rectum: A conduit organ or a storage organ or both?

Ahmed Shafik, Randa M Mostafa, Ismail Shafik, Olfat EI-Sibai, Ali A Shafik

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4549-4552. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4549

Azithromycin in one week quadruple therapy for H pylori eradication in Iran

Shahrokh Mousavi, Jafar Toussy, Siamak Yaghmaie, Mehrdad Zahmatkesh

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4553-4556. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4553

Role of a probiotic (Saccharomyces boulardii) in management and prevention of diarrhoea

AG Billoo, MA Memon, SA Khaskheli, G Murtaza, Khalid Iqbal, M Saeed Shekhani, Ahson Q Siddiqi

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4557-4560. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4557

Intraoperative endoscopy in obstructive hypopharyngeal carcinoma

Predrag Pesko, Milos Bjelovic, Predrag Sabljak, Dejan Stojakov, Ebrahimi Keramatollah, Dejan Velickovic, Bratislav Spica, Branka Nenadic, Aleksandra Djuric-Stefanovic, Djordjije Saranovic, Vera Todorovic

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4561-4564. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4561

Prognostic value of additional pathological variables for long-term survival after curative resection of rectal cancer

Bojan Krebs, Miran Kozelj, Rajko Kavalar, Borut Gajzer, Eldar M Gadzijev

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4565-4568. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4565

Time trends of incidence of digestive system cancers in changle of China during 1988-2002

Jun Tian, Jian-Shun Chen

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4569-4571. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4569

Preventive effects of chitosan on peritoneal adhesion in rats

Zhi-Liang Zhang, Si-Wei Xu, Xie-Lai Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4572-4577. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4572

Anti-inflammatory effect of Diammonium Glycyrrhizinate in a rat model of ulcerative colitis

Hao Yuan, Wan-Sheng Ji, Ke-Xiang Wu, Jian-Xin Jiao, Liang-Hua Sun, Yong-Tang Feng

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4578-4581. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4578

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C and angiogenesis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Ming-Xing Ding, Xing-Qiu Lin, Xiao-Yan Fu, Ning Zhang, Ji-Cheng Li

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4582-4585. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4582

Diagnosis of autoimmune gastritis by high resolution magnification endoscopy

George K Anagnostopoulos, Krish Ragunath, Anthony Shonde, Christopher J Hawkey, Kenshi Yao

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4586-4587. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4586

Coexistence of esophageal superficial carcinoma and multiple leiomyomas: A case report

Takeshi Iwaya, Chihaya Maesawa, Noriyuki Uesugi, Toshimoto Kimura, Kenichiro Ikeda, Yusuke Kimura, Shingo Mitomo, Kaoru Ishida, Nobuhiro Sato, Go Wakabayashi

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4588-4592. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4588

A case of gallbladder carcinoma associated with pancreatobiliary reflux in the absence of a pancreaticobiliary maljunction: A hint for early diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma

Jin Kan Sai, Masafumi Suyama, Yoshihiro Kubokawa

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4593-4595. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4593

A case of peribiliary cysts accompanying bile duct carcinoma

Fumihiko Miura, Tadahiro Takada, Hodaka Amano, Masahiro Yoshida, Takahiro Isaka, Naoyuki Toyota, Keita Wada, Kenji Takagi, Kenichiro Kato

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4596-4598. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4596

Volvulus of the gall bladder diagnosed by ultrasonography, computed tomography, coronal magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography

Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Shinichi Satake, Kazunori Yawata, Eri Asakawa, Takashi Mizoguchi, Masayuki Kanematsu, Hiroshi Kondo, Ichiro Yasuda, Kenichi Nonaka, Chihiro Tanaka, Atsushi Misao, Shinji Ogura

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4599-4601. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4599

Branch retinal vein thrombosis and visual loss probably associated with pegylated interferon therapy of chronic hepatitis C

Luciana Lofego Gonçalves, Alberto Queiroz Farias, Patrícia Lofego Gonçalves, Elbio Antonio D’Amico, Flair José Carrilho

World J Gastroenterol 12(28):4602-4603. Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4602