World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Gene therapy of liver cancer

Ruben Hernandez-Alcoceba, Bruno Sangro, Jesus Prieto

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6085-6097. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6085

Heavy smoking and liver

Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6098-6101. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6098

Recent trends in the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases: Up or down?

Peter Laszlo Lakatos

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6102-6108. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6102

Elevated risk for gastric adenocarcinoma can be predicted from histomorphology

Michael Vieth, Mandred Stolte

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6109-6114. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6109

Indications for 5-aminosalicylate in inflammatory bowel disease: Is the body of evidence complete?

Ad A van Bodegraven, Chris JJ Mulder

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6115-6123. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6115

Management of pseudomyxoma peritonei

Zhi-Bo Qu, Lian-Xin Liu

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6124-6127. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6124

Total plasma homocysteine and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677T polymorphism in patients with colorectal carcinoma

Sandra Battistelli, Aurelio Vittoria, Massimo Stefanoni, Camilla Bing, Franco Roviello

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6128-6132. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6128

Distinct patterns of mucosal apoptosis in H pylori-associated gastric ulcer are associated with altered FasL and perforin cytotoxic pathways

Heitor SP Souza, Marcelo S Neves, Celeste CS Elia, Claudio JA Tortori, Ilana Dines, Cesonia A Martinusso, Kalil Madi, Leonardo Andrade, Morgana TL Castelo-Branco

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6133-6141. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6133

An herbal formula, CGX, exerts hepatotherapeutic effects on dimethylnitrosamine-induced chronic liver injury model in rats

Jang-Woo Shin, Jin-Young Son, Se-Mi Oh, Seung-Hyun Han, Jing-Hua Wang, Jung-Hyo Cho, Chong-Kwan Cho, Hwa-Seung Yoo, Yeon-Weol Lee, Myong-Min Lee, Xiao Ping Hu, Chang-Gue Son

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6142-6148. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6142

Hydrodynamics based transfection in normal and fibrotic rats

Rita Yeikilis, Shunit Gal, Natalia Kopeiko, Melia Paizi, Mark Pines, Filip Braet, Gadi Spira

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6149-6155. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6149

Role of vasoactive intestinal peptide and nitric oxide in the modulation of electroacupucture on gastric motility in stressed rats

Guo-Ming Shen, Mei-Qi Zhou, Guan-Sun Xu, Ying Xu, Gang Yin

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6156-6160. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6156

The timing of bowel preparation before colonoscopy determines the quality of cleansing, and is a significant factor contributing to the detection of flat lesions: A randomized study

Adolfo Parra-Blanco, David Nicolás-Pérez, Antonio Gimeno-García, Begoña Grosso, Alejandro Jiménez, Juan Ortega, Enrique Quintero

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6161-6166. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6161

Abnormalities of uterine cervix in women with inflammatory bowel disease

Jyoti Bhatia, Jason Bratcher, Burton Korelitz, Katherine Vakher, Shlomo Mannor, Maria Shevchuk, Gworgia Panagopoulos, Adam Ofer, Ecaterina Tamas, Panayota Kotsali, Oana Vele

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6167-6171. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6167

Loss of interstitial cells of Cajal network in severe idiopathic gastroparesis

Edda Battaglia, Gabrio Bassotti, Graziella Bellone, Luca Dughera, Anna Maria Serra, Luigi Chiusa, Alessandro Repici, Pierroberto Mioli, Giorgio Emanuelli

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6172-6177. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6172

Polaprezinc protects human colon cells from oxidative injury induced by hydrogen peroxide: Relevant to cytoprotective heat shock proteins

Tatsuya Ohkawara, Jun Nishihira, Rika Nagashima, Hiroshi Takeda, Masahiro Asaka

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6178-6181. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6178

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors VEGFR-1 and 2 in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, leiomyomas and schwannomas

Toshiyuki Nakayama, Yang Cheul Cho, Yuka Mine, Ayumi Yoshizaki, Shinji Naito, Chun Yang Wen, Ichiro Sekine

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6182-6187. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6182

Human papillomavirus in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Colombia and Chile

Andres Castillo, Francisco Aguayo, Chihaya Koriyama, Miyerlandi Torres, Edwin Carrascal, Alejandro Corvalan, Juan P Roblero, Cecilia Naquira, Mariana Palma, Claudia Backhouse, Jorge Argandona, Tetsuhiko Itoh, Karem Shuyama, Yoshito Eizuru, Suminori Akiba

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6188-6192. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6188

Expression of β2-integrin on leukocytes in liver cirrhosis

Anatol Panasiuk, Janusz Zak, Elzbieta Maciorkowska, Bozena Panasiuk, Danuta Prokopowicz

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6193-6197. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6193

Expression of p53, Bax and Bcl-2 proteins in hepatocytes in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Anatol Panasiuk, Janusz Dzieciol, Bozena Panasiuk, Danuta Prokopowicz

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6198-6202. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6198

Aggressive treatment of acute anal fissure with 0.5% nifedipine ointment prevents its evolution to chronicity

Panagiotis Katsinelos, Jannis Kountouras, George Paroutoglou, Athanasios Beltsis, Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Christos Zavos, Taxiarchis Katsinelos, Basilis Papaziogas

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6203-6206. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6203

Interrelationship between chromosome 8 aneuploidy, C-MYC amplification and increased expression in individuals from northern Brazil with gastric adenocarcinoma

Danielle Queiroz Calcagno, Mariana Ferreira Leal, Aline Damaceno Seabra, André Salim Khayat, Elizabeth Suchi Chen, Samia Demachki, Paulo Pimentel Assumpção, Mario Henrique Girão Faria, Silvia Helena Barem Rabenhorst, Márcia Valéria Pitombeira Ferreira, Marília de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Rommel Rodríguez Burbano

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6207-6211. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6207

Relationship between antioxidant capacity and oxidative stress in children with acute hepatitis A

Mustafa Cemek, Semiha Dede, Fahri Bayiroğlu, Hüseyin Çaksen, Fatma Cemek, Nihat Mert

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6212-6215. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6212

Evaluation of the use of rapid urease test: Pronto Dry to detect H pylori in patients with dyspepsia in several cities in Indonesia

AF Syam, M Abdullah, AA Rani, S Nurdjanah, P Adi, A Djumhana, P Tarigan, IDN Wibawa

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6216-6218. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6216

Metastatic breast cancer to the gastrointestinal tract: A case series and review of the literature

Jose Nazareno, Donald Taves, Harold G Preiksaitis

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6219-6224. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6219

Pancreatic cancer with a high serum IgG4 concentration

Terumi Kamisawa, Pong Yui Chen, Yuyang Tu, Hitoshi Nakajima, Naoto Egawa, Kouji Tsuruta, Atsutake Okamoto, Tsunekazu Hishima

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6225-6228. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6225

Biliary stone causing afferent loop syndrome and pancreatitis

André Roncon Dias, Roberto Iglesias Lopes

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6229-6231. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6229

Propylthiouracyl-induced severe liver toxicity: An indication for alanine aminotransferase monitoring?

M Benyounes, C Sempoux, C Daumerie, J Rahier, AP Geubel

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6232-6234. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6232

Acute coronary syndrome after infliximab therapy in a patient with Crohn’s disease

Vasilios Panteris, Anna Perdiou, Vasilios Tsirimpis, Demetrios Georgios Karamanolis

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6235-6238. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6235

A case of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas

Ozan Karatag, Gulden Yenice, Huseyin Ozkurt, Muzaffer Basak, Can Basaran, Banu Yilmaz

World J Gastroenterol 12(38):6239-6243. Published online Oct 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i38.6239