World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Slow transit constipation: A functional disorder becomes an enteric neuropathy

Gabrio Bassotti, Vincenzo Villanacci

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4609-4613. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4609

Intestinal mucosal adaptation

Laurie Drozdowski, Alan BR Thomson

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4614-4627. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4614

Novel strategies for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: Selective inhibition of cytokines and adhesion molecules

Kazuhiko Nakamura, Kuniomi Honda, Takahiro Mizutani, Hirotada Akiho, Naohiko Harada

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4628-4635. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4628

RNAi technology: A Revolutionary tool for the colorectal cancer therapeutics

Wei Lv, Chao Zhang, Jia Hao

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4636-4639. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4636

Suppression of bile acid synthesis by thyroid hormone in primary human hepatocytes

Ewa Cristine Siljevik Ellis

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4640-4645. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4640

Cross-species hybridization of woodchuck hepatitis virus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma using human oligonucleotide microarrays

Paul W Anderson, Bud C Tennant, Zhenghong Lee

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4646-4651. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4646

Hepatectomy for huge hepatocellular carcinoma in 634 cases

Xiao-Ping Chen, Fa-Zu Qiu, Zai-De Wu, Bi-Xiang Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4652-4655. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4652

Efficacy of ultrasonography and alpha-fetoprotein on early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma

Fen-Yu Ren, Xi-Xu Piao, Ai-Lian Jin

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4656-4659. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4656

Expression of NOS and HIF-1α in human colorectal carcinoma and implication in tumor angiogenesis

Jian-Xian Yu, Lin Cui, Qi-Yi Zhang, Hua Chen, Ping Ji, Hong-Jun Wei, Hai-Yan Ma

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4660-4664. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4660

Mental and physical symptoms associated with lower social support for patients with hepatitis C

Julie A Blasiole, Laura Shinkunas, Douglas R LaBrecque, Robert M Arnold, Susan L Zickmund

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4665-4672. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4665

Mental and physical symptoms associated with lower social support for patients with hepatitis C

Julie A Blasiole, Laura Shinkunas, Douglas R LaBrecque, Robert M Arnold, Susan L Zickmund

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4665-4672. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i27.4665

Differential effects on apoptosis induction in hepatocyte lines by stable expression of hepatitis B virus X protein

Nicola Fiedler, Ellen Quant, Ludger Fink, Jianguang Sun, Ralph Schuster, Wolfram H Gerlich, Stephan Schaefer

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4673-4682. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4673

Virological course of hepatitis A virus as determined by real time RT-PCR: Correlation with biochemical, immunological and genotypic profiles

Zahid Hussain, Bhudev C Das, Syed A Husain, Sunil K Polipalli, Tanzeel Ahmed, Nargis Begum, Subhash Medhi, Alice Verghese, Mohammad Raish, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Yong Poovorawan, Premashis Kar

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4683-4688. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4683

H pylori receptor MHC class II contributes to the dynamic gastric epithelial apoptotic response

David A Bland, Giovanni Suarez, Ellen J Beswick, Johanna C Sierra, Victor E Reyes

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4689-4693. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4689

Effects of Ca²⁺ channel blockers on store-operated Ca²⁺ channel currents of Kupffer cells after hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats

Nan Jiang, Zong-Ming Zhang, Liang Liu, Chi Zhang, Yan-Lu Zhang, Zi-Chao Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4694-4698. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4694

Colorectal mucosal histamine release by mucosa oxygenation in comparison with other established clinical tests in patients with gastrointestinally mediated allergy

M Raithel, M Weidenhiller, R Abel, HW Baenkler, EG Hahn

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4699-4705. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4699

Correlation of p53 gene mutation and expression of P53 protein in cholangiocarcinoma

Xiao-Fang Liu, Hao Zhang, Shi-Guang Zhu, Xian-Ting Zhou, Hai-Long Su, Zheng Xu, Shao-Jun Li

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4706-4709. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4706

Growth hormone regulates intestinal ion transport through a modulation of the constitutive nitric oxide synthase-nitric oxide-cAMP pathway

Roberto Berni Canani, Pia Cirillo, Giuseppe Mallardo, Vittoria Buccigrossi, Annalisa Passariello, Serena Ruotolo, Giulio De Marco, Francesco Porcaro, Alfredo Guarino

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4710-4715. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4710

Low utility of plasma Nociceptin/orphanin FQ in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Aldo Spadaro, Antonino Ajello, Carmelo Luigiano, Carmela Morace, Maria Letizia Resta, Grazia Berlinghieri, Salvatore Campo, Claudio Scisca, Angela Alibrandi, Graziella D’arrigo, Nunziata Alessi, Oscar Ferraù, Maria Antonietta Freni

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4716-4720. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4716

CCR5Δ32 mutation does not influence the susceptibility to HCV infection, severity of liver disease and response to therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Ankur Goyal, PV Suneetha, GT Kumar, Deepak K Shukla, Naveen Arora, Shiv K Sarin

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4721-4726. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4721

Coimmunization with IL-15 plasmid enhances the longevity of CD8 T cells induced by DNA encoding hepatitis B virus core antigen

Wei Zhang, Sheng-Fu Dong, Shu-Hui Sun, Yuan Wang, Guang-Di Li, Di Qu

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4727-4735. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4727

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery of abdominal large visceral organs

Li-Hua Dai, Bo Xu, Guang-Hui Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4736-4740. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4736

Treatment of hepatoma with liposome-encapsulated adriamycin administered into hepatic artery of rats

Dong-Sheng Sun, Jiang-Hao Chen, Rui Ling, Qing Yao, Ling Wang, Zhong Ma, Yu Li

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4741-4744. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4741

Role of detection of microsatellite instability in Chinese with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or ordinary hereditary colorectal cancer

Wen-Zhi Liu, Feng Jin, Zhen-Hai Zhang, Shu-Bao Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4745-4749. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4745

Pharmacodynamic and kinetic effect of rabeprazole on serum gastrin level in relation to CYP2C19 polymorphism in Chinese Hans

Yong-Mei Hu, Qiao Mei, Xin-Hua Xu, Xiang-Peng Hu, Nai-Zhong Hu, Jian-Ming Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4750-4753. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4750

Gastric sarcoidosis mimicking irritable bowel syndrome-Cause not association?

John Samuel Leeds, Mark Edward McAlindon, Eleanor Lorenz, Asha Kumari Dube, David Surendran Sanders

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4754-4756. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4754

Sustained viral response of a case of acute hepatitis C virus infection via needle-stick injury

Takayuki Kogure, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Noriatsu Kanno, Koji Fukushima, Yoko Yamagiwa, Futoshi Nagasaki, Eiji Kakazu, Yasunori Matsuda, Osamu Kido, Yu Nakagome, Masashi Ninomiya, Tooru Shimosegawa

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4757-4760. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4757

Amyand’s hernia: A case report

Sofia Anagnostopoulou, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Theodore G Troupis, Maria Allamani, Alexandros Paraschos, Antonios Mazarakis, Nikolaos I Nikiteas, Alkiviadis Kostakis

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4761-4763. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4761

Mutations of the AAAS gene in an Indian family with Allgrove's syndrome

Ashis Mukhopadhya, Sumita Danda, Angela Huebner, Ashok Chacko

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4764-4766. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4764

TREM-1 expression during major abdominal surgery: Comment on the Gonzalez-Roldan et al paper

Sebastien Gibot

World J Gastroenterol 12(29):4767-4767. Published online Aug 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i29.4767