World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Epigenetic effects of ethanol on liver and gastrointestinal injury

Shivendra D Shukla, Annayya R Aroor

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5265-5271. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5265

Screening in liver disease

Paolo Del Poggio, Marzio Mazzoleni

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5272-5280. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5272

Mutation screening of mismatch repair gene Mlh3 in familial esophageal cancer

Hong-Xu Liu, Yu Li, Xue-Dong Jiang, Hong-Nian Yin, Lin Zhang, Yu Wang, Jun Yang

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5281-5286. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5281

Gene therapy that inhibits NF-κB results in apoptosis of human hepatocarcinoma by recombinant adenovirus

Tie-Jun Li, Li-Ping Jia, Xiao-Ling Gao, Ai-Long Huang

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5287-5292. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5287

Triple antiviral therapy in HCV positive patients who failed prior combination therapy

Silvia Fargion, Mauro Borzio, Alessandra Maraschi, Antonietta Cargnel, the participants of the Gruppo Epatologico Lombardo

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5293-5300. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5293

Detection of YMDD mutation using mutant-specific primers in chronic hepatitis B patients before and after lamivudine treatment

Cha-Ze Lee, Hsuan-Shu Lee, Guan-Tarn Huang, Pei-Ming Yang, Jin-Chuan Sheu

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5301-5305. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5301

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(33):5306-5310. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5306

First-line eradication of H pylori infection in Europe: A meta-analysis based on congress abstracts, 1997-2004

György M Buzás, Jolán Józan

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5311-5319. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5311

Taurolithocholate impairs bile canalicular motility and canalicular bile secretion in isolated rat hepatocyte couplets

Norihito Watanabe, Tatehiro Kagawa, Sei-ichiro Kojima, Shinji Takashimizu, Naruhiko Nagata, Yasuhiro Nishizaki, Tetsuya Mine

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5320-5325. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5320

Evaluation of IGL-1 preservation solution using an orthotopic liver transplantation model

Hassen Ben Abdennebi, Ziad Elrassi, Jean-Yves Scoazec, Jean-Paul Steghens, Silvina Ramella-Virieux, Olivier Boillot

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5326-5330. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5326

Kinase domain insert containing receptor promoter controlled suicide gene system selectively kills human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Wen-Yu Yang, Zong-Hai Huang, Li-Jun Lin, Zhou Li, Jing-Long Yu, Hui-Juan Song, Yong Qian, Xiao-Yan Che

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5331-5335. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5331

Ursodeoxycholic acid improves gastrointestinal motility defects in gallstone patients

A Colecchia, G Mazzella, L Sandri, F Azzaroli, M Magliuolo, P Simoni, ML Bacchi-Reggiani, E Roda, D Festi

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5336-5343. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5336

Alteration of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in acute pancreatitis

Miroslawa Pietruczuk, Milena I Dabrowska, Urszula Wereszczynska-Siemiatkowska, Andrzej Dabrowski

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5344-5351. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5344

Association of rare SPINK1 gene mutation with another base substitution in chronic pancreatitis patients

Viacheslav N Kalinin, Jussuf T Kaifi, Heidi Schwarzenbach, Anatoly S Sergeyev, Bjoern C Link, Dean Bogoevski, Yogesh Vashist, Jakob R Izbicki, Emre F Yekebas

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5352-5356. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5352

Autopsy study of anatomical features of the posterior gastric artery for surgical contribution

Takehiro Okabayashi, Michiya Kobayashi, Isao Nishimori, Kazuya Yuri, Takanori Miki, Yoshiki Takeuchi, Saburo Onishi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Keijiro Araki

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5357-5359. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5357

Synchronous occurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors and other primary gastrointestinal neoplasms

Marek Wronski, Bogna Ziarkiewicz-Wroblewska, Barbara Gornicka, Wlodzimierz Cebulski, Maciej Slodkowski, Aleksander Wasiutynski, Ireneusz W Krasnodebski

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5360-5362. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5360

In vitro and in vivo effects of ferulic acid on gastrointestinal motility: Inhibition of cisplatin-induced delay in gastric emptying in rats

Osama A Badary, Azza S Awad, Mohey A Sherief, Farid MA Hamada

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5363-5367. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5363

Differential reactivity of mouse monoclonal anti-HBs antibodies with recombinant mutant HBs antigens

Azam Roohi, Yaghoub Yazdani, Jalal Khoshnoodi, Seyed Mohammad Jazayeri, William F Carman, Mahmood Chamankhah, Manley Rashedan, Fazel Shokri

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5368-5374. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5368

Detection of H pylori infection by ELISA and Western blot techniques and evaluation of anti CagA seropositivity in adult Turkish dyspeptic patients

Özlem Yilmaz, Nazime Şen, Ahmet Ali Küpelioğlu, İlkay Şimşek

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5375-5378. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5375

Dose-related effects of dexamethasone on liver damage due to bile duct ligation in rats

Halil Eken, Hayrettin Ozturk, Hulya Ozturk, Huseyin Buyukbayram

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5379-5383. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5379

Factors associated with H pylori epidemiology in symptomatic children in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Cinthia Goldman, Andrés Barrado, Mariana Janjetic, Norma Balcarce, Eduardo Cueto Rua, Masaru Oshiro, María L Calcagno, Margarita Martinez Sarrasague, Julián Fuda, Ricardo Weill, Marcela Zubillaga, Guillermo I Perez-Perez, José Boccio

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5384-5388. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5384

Treatment of gastric precancerous lesions with Weiansan

Hui-Zhen Li, Hong Wang, Guan-Qun Wang, Jie Liu, Shuang-Mei Zhao, Jie Chen, Qing-Wu Song, Wang Gao, Xiang-Zheng Qi, Qiang Gao

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5389-5392. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5389

Colonic metastasis of Klatskin tumor: Case report and discussion of the current literature

M Schmeding, U Neumann, P Neuhaus

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5393-5395. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5393

Multiplex neuritis in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis: A case report

S Lüth, F Birklein, C Schramm, J Herkel, E Hennes, W Müller-Forell, PR Galle, AW Lohse

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5396-5398. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5396

A left-sided periappendiceal abscess in an adult with intestinal malrotation

Min Ro Lee, Jong Hun Kim, Yong Hwang, Young Kon Kim

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5399-5400. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5399

Stump appendicitis is a rare delayed complication of appendectomy: A case report

Mehmet Uludag, Adnan Isgor, Muzaffer Basak

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5401-5403. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5401

Ruptured high flow gastric varices with an intratumoral arterioportal shunt treated with balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration during temporary balloon occlusion of a hepatic artery

Motoki Nakai, Morio Sato, Hirohiko Tanihata, Tetsuo Sonomura, Shinya Sahara, Nobuyuki Kawai, Masashi Kimura, Masaki Terada

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5404-5407. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5404

Successful treatment of giant rectal varices by modified percutaneous transhepatic obliteration with sclerosant: Report of a case

Hirotoshi Okazaki, Kazuhide Higuchi, Masatsugu Shiba, Shirou Nakamura, Tomoko Wada, Kazuki Yamamori, Ai Machida, Kaori Kadouchi, Akihiro Tamori, Kazunari Tominaga, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Kenji Nakamura, Tetsuo Arakawa

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5408-5411. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5408

An unusual cause of hematemesis: Goiter

Astrid AM van der Veldt, Mohammed Hadithi, Marinus A Paul, Fred G van den Berg, Chris JJ Mulder, Mikael E Craanen

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5412-5415. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5412

Hepatic venous outflow obstruction after piggyback liver transplantation by an unusual mechanism: Report of a case

Simon Siu-Man Ng, Simon Chun-Ho Yu, Janet Fung-Yee Lee, Paul Bo-San Lai, Wan-Yee Lau

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5416-5418. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5416

Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the liver: A successful surgically treated case

Hsiang-Lin Lee, Yu-Yin Liu, Chun-Nan Yeh, Kun-Chun Chiang, Tse-Ching Chen, Yi-Yin Jan

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5419-5421. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5419

Rare cause of ileus in the mesenteric cavity of terminal ileum: A report of three cases

A Tekin, F Aksoy, C Vatansev, T Kücükkartallar

World J Gastroenterol 12(33):5422-5423. Published online Sep 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5422