World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Human hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells can be distinguished by expression of phenotypic markers related to their specialised functions in vivo

PF Lalor, WK Lai, SM Curbishley, S Shetty, DH Adams

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5429-5439. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5429

Sporadic versus hereditary gastrinomas of the duodenum and pancreas: Distinct clinico-pathological and epidemiological features

Martin Anlauf, Nele Garbrecht, Tobias Henopp, Anja Schmitt, Regina Schlenger, Andreas Raffel, Markus Krausch, Oliver Gimm, Claus F Eisenberger, Wolfram T Knoefel, Henning Dralle, Paul Komminoth, Philipp U Heitz, Aurel Perren, Günter Klöppel

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5440-5446. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5440

Do probiotics have a therapeutic role in gastroenterology?

Jimmy K Limdi, Catherine O’Neill, John McLaughlin

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5447-5457. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5447

H pylori and gastric cancer: Shifting the global burden

Christian Prinz, Susanne Schwendy, Petra Voland

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5458-5464. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5458

H pylori status and angiogenesis factors in human gastric carcinoma

Anita Mangia, Annalisa Chiriatti, Girolamo Ranieri, Ines Abbate, Maria Coviello, Giovanni Simone, Francesco Alfredo Zito, Severino Montemurro, Antonello Rucci, Alfredo Di Leo, Stefania Tommasi, Pasquale Berloco, Jian Ming Xu, Angelo Paradiso

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5465-5472. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5465

-765G > C COX-2 polymorphism may be a susceptibility marker for gastric adenocarcinoma in patients with atrophy or intestinal metaplasia

Carina Pereira, Hugo Sousa, Paula Ferreira, Maria Fragoso, Luís Moreira-Dias, Carlos Lopes, Rui Medeiros, Mário Dinis-Ribeiro

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5473-5478. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5473

H pylori infection among 1000 southern Iranian dyspeptic patients

Mahmood Reza Hashemi, Mohammad Rahnavardi, Bavand Bikdeli, Mohsen Dehghani Zahedani

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5479-5482. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5479

Occurrence of cGMP/nitric oxide-sensitive store-operated calcium entry in fibroblasts and its effect on matrix metalloproteinase secretion

Yong Huang, Min-Qiang Lu, Hua Li, Chi Xu, Shu-Hong Yi, Gui-Hua Chen

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5483-5489. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5483

Adiponectin and its receptors in rodent models of fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis

Markus Neumeier, Claus Hellerbrand, Erwin Gäbele, Roland Buettner, Cornelius Bollheimer, Johanna Weigert, Andreas Schäffler, Thomas S Weiss, Monika Lichtenauer, Jürgen Schölmerich, Christa Buechler

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5490-5494. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5490

C-reactive protein is a prognostic indicator in patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma

Thomas Gerhardt, Sabine Milz, Michael Schepke, Georg Feldmann, Martin Wolff, Tilman Sauerbruch, Franz Ludwig Dumoulin

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5495-5500. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5495

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical and upper thoracic esophageal cancer

Shu-Lian Wang, Zhongxing Liao, Helen Liu, Jaffer Ajani, Stephen Swisher, James D Cox, Ritsuko Komaki

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5501-5508. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5501

Prevalence of H pylori associated ‘high risk gastritis’ for development of gastric cancer in patients with normal endoscopic findings

Andreas Leodolter, Matthias P Ebert, Ulrich Peitz, Kathlen Wolle, Stefan Kahl, Michael Vieth, Peter Malfertheiner

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5509-5512. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5509

Genetic association of autoimmune hepatitis and human leucocyte antigen in German patients

Andreas Teufel, Markus Wörns, Arndt Weinmann, Catherine Centner, Anja Piendl, Ansgar W Lohse, Peter R Galle, Stephan Kanzler

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5513-5516. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5513

Expression pattern of leptin and leptin receptor (OB-R) in human gastric cancer

Makoto Ishikawa, Joji Kitayama, Hirokazu Nagawa

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5517-5522. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5517

Luminal oxidants selectively modulate electrogenic ion transport in rat colon

Julio M Mayol, Yolanda Adame-Navarrete, Pilar Alarma-Estrany, Elena Molina-Roldan, Fernando Huete-Toral, Jesus A Fernandez-Represa

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5523-5527. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5523

Timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: A prospective non randomized study

George Tzovaras, Dimitris Zacharoulis, Paraskevi Liakou, Theodoros Theodoropoulos, George Paroutoglou, Constantine Hatzitheofilou

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5528-5531. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5528

Long-term outcomes of chronic hepatitis C patients with sustained virological response at 6 months after the end of treatment

Disaya Chavalitdhamrong, Tawesak Tanwandee

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5532-5535. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5532

Comparative study of two bowel preparaton regimens for colonoscopy: Senna tablets vs sodium phosphate solution

Savit Kositchaiwat, Weerapat Suwanthanmma, Ronnarat Suvikapakornkul, Vaewvadee Tiewthanom, Prisna Rerkpatanakit, Chaowalitr Tinkornrusmee

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5536-5539. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5536

Acute effect of smoking on gallbladder emptying and refilling in chronic smokers and nonsmokers: A sonographic study

Bumin Degirmenci, Ramazan Albayrak, Alpay Haktanir, Murat Acar, Aylin Yucel

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5540-5543. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5540

Furazolidone-based triple therapy for H pylori gastritis in children

Elisabete Kawakami, Rodrigo Strehl Machado, Silvio Kazuo Ogata, Marini Langner, Erika Fukushima, Anna Paula Carelli, Vania Cláudia Guimarães Bonucci, Francy Reis Silva Patrício

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5544-5549. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5544

Prevalence of SLC22A4, SLC22A5 and CARD15 gene mutations in Hungarian pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease

Judit Bene, Lili Magyari, Gábor Talián, Katalin Komlósi, Beáta Gasztonyi, Beáta Tari, Ágnes Várkonyi, Gyula Mózsik, Béla Melegh

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5550-5553. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5550

Efficacy of low dose peginterferon alpha-2b with ribavirin on chronic hepatitis C

Rajesh Gupta, CH Ramakrishna, Sandeep Lakhtakia, Manu Tandan, Rupa Banerjee, D Nageshwar Reddy

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5554-5556. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5554

Enhanced expression of epidermal growth factor receptor gene in gastric mucosal cells by the serum derived from rats treated with electroacupuncture at stomach meridian acupoints

Zong-Bao Yang, Jie Yan, Xiao-Ping Zou, Shou-Xiang Yi, Xiao-Rong Chang, Ya-Ping Lin, Xi-Ping Li

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5557-5561. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5557

Percutaneous transarterial embolization of extrahepatic arteroportal fistula

Gianluca Marrone, Settimo Caruso, Roberto Miraglia, Ilaria Tarantino, Riccardo Volpes, Angelo Luca

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5562-5564. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5562

Successful outcome after combined chemotherapeutic and surgical management in a case of esophageal cancer with breast and brain relapse

Davide Adriano Santeufemia, Gianfranca Piredda, Giovanni Maria Fadda, Paolo Cossu Rocca, Salvatore Costantino, Giovanni Sanna, Maria Giuseppa Sarobba, Maria Antonietta Pinna, Carlo Putzu, Antonio Farris

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5565-5568. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5565

Collision tumor of the rectum: A case report of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma plus primary rectal adenocarcinoma

Young-Hoon Roh, Hyoun-Wook Lee, Min-Chan Kim, Kyeong-Woo Lee, Mee-Sook Roh

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5569-5572. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5569

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the transverse colon: A case report

Shigetoshi Matsuo, Yohei Mizuta, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Seiya Susumu, Ryuji Tsutsumi, Takashi Azuma, Satoshi Yamaguchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5573-5576. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5573

Unusual site of recurrent musculoskeletal hydatid cyst: Case report and brief review of the literature

Panagiotis G Drimousis, Konstantinos M Stamou, Athanasios Koutras, Dimitrios Konstantinos Tsekouras, George Zografos

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5577-5578. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5577

An alternative surgical approach to a difficult case of Mirizzi syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Michael Safioleas, Michael Stamatakos, Constantinos Revenas, Constantinos Chatziconstantinou, Constantinos Safioleas, Alkiviades Kostakis

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5579-5581. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5579

Portal venous gas and thrombosis in a Chinese patient with fulminant Crohn’s colitis: A case report with literature review

Simon Siu-Man Ng, Raymond Ying-Chang Yiu, Janet Fung-Yee Lee, Jimmy Chak-Man Li, Ka-Lau Leung

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5582-5586. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5582

Is there an alternative therapy to cyanoacrylate injection for safe and effective obliteration of bleeding gastric varices

Hiroo Imazu, Kuniyuki Kojima, Masahiko Katsumura, Salem Omar

World J Gastroenterol 12(34):5587-5587. Published online Sep 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5587