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Contents Volume 12  Issue 4  January 28, 2006
Editorial
Molecular therapy for hepatic injury and fibrosis: Where are we? 
Colette C Prosser, Roy D Yen, Jian Wu 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):509-515. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.509
Progress in treatment of massive ascites and hepatorenal syndrome 
Alexander L Gerbes, Veit Gulberg 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):516-519. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.516
Safety and clinical efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis therapy for ulcerative colitis 
Takayuki Yamamoto, Satoru Umegae, Koichi Matsumoto 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):520-525. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.520
Cardiopulmonary complications in chronic liver disease 
Søren Møller, Jens H Henriksen 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):526-538. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.526
Review
Role of platelet-activating factor in pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis 
Li-Rong Liu, Shi-Hai Xia 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):539-545. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.539
Liver Cancer
Long-term outcomes of hepatectomy vs percutaneous ablation for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 4 cm 
Toshifumi Wakai, Yoshio Shirai, Takeshi Suda, Naoyuki Yokoyama, Jun Sakata, Pauldion V Cruz, Hirokazu Kawai, Yasunobu Matsuda, Masashi Watanabe, Yutaka Aoyagi, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):546-552. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.546
Colorectal Cancer
Preoperative assessment of vascular anatomy of inferior mesenteric artery by volume-rendered 3D-CT for laparoscopic lymph node dissection with left colic artery preservation in lower sigmoid and rectal cancer 
Michiya Kobayashi, Satoshi Morishita, Takehiro Okabayashi, Kana Miyatake, Ken Okamoto, Tsutomu Namikawa, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Keijiro Araki 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):553-555. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.553
Viral Hepatitis
High serum leptin is an independent risk factor for non-response patients with low viremia to antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C 
Yuichiro Eguchi, Toshihiko Mizuta, Tsutomu Yasutake, Akitaka Hisatomi, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Iwata Ozaki, Kazuma Fujimoto 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):556-560. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.556
Long-term lamivudine treatment for chronic hepatitis B in Japanese patients: A project of Kyushu University Liver Disease Study 
Norihiro Furusyo, Hiroaki Takeoka, Kazuhiro Toyoda, Masayuki Murata, Yuichi Tanabe, Eiji Kajiwara, Junya Shimono, Akihide Masumoto, Toshihiro Maruyama, Hideyuki Nomura, Makoto Nakamuta, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Shinji Shimoda, Koichi Azuma, Hironori Sakai, Jun Hayashi, the Kyushu University Liver Disease Study Group 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):561-567. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.561
Basic Research
Attenuation of gastric mucosal inflammation induced by aspirin through activation of A2A adenosine receptor in rats 
Masaru Odashima, Michiro Otaka, Mario Jin, Koga Komatsu, Isao Wada, Youhei Horikawa, Tamotsu Matsuhashi, Natsumi Hatakeyama, Jinko Oyake, Reina Ohba, Sumio Watanabe, Joel Linden 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):568-573. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.568
Role of gastric oxidative stress and nitric oxide in formation of hemorrhagic erosion in rats with ischemic brain 
Chen-Road Hung 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):574-581. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.574
Clinical Research
Distal small bowel motility and lipid absorption in patients following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair surgery 
Robert J Fraser, Marc Ritz, Addolorata C Di Matteo, Rosalie Vozzo, Monika Kwiatek, Robert Foreman, Brendan Stanley, Jack Walsh, Jim Burnett, Paul Jury, John Dent 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):582-587. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.582
Nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase expressions in human liver cirrhosis 
Beatrice J Goh, Bee Tee Tan, Wei Min Hon, Kang Hoe Lee, Hoon Eng Khoo 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):588-594. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.588
Expression and prognostic role of molecular markers in 99 KIT-positive gastric stromal tumors in Taiwanese 
Tsung-Hui Hu, Seng-Kee Chuah, Jui-Wei Lin, Yi-Chun Chiu, Chi-Sin Changchien, Chih-Chi Wang, Yaw-Sen Chen, Li-Na Yi, King-Wah Chiu, Chuan-Mo Lee 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):595-602. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.595
Rapid Communication
Pilot study of postoperative adjuvant chemoradiation for advanced gastric cancer: Adjuvant 5-FU/cisplatin and chemoradiation with capecitabine 
Hyung-Sik Lee, Youngmin Choi, Won-Joo Hur, Hyo-Jin Kim, Hyuk-Chan Kwon, Sung-Hyun Kim, Jae-Seok Kim, Jong-Hoon Lee, Ghap-Joong Jung, Min-Chan Kim 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):603-607. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.603
Computed tomography-guided transpulmonary radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma located in hepatic dome 
Mitsuo Toyoda, Satoru Kakizaki, Katsuhiko Horiuchi, Kenji Katakai, Naondo Sohara, Ken Sato, Hitoshi Takagi, Masatomo Mori, Takahito Nakajima 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):608-611. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.608
Involvement of pancreatic and bile ducts in autoimmune pancreatitis 
Terumi Kamisawa, Yuyang Tu, Naoto Egawa, Hitoshi Nakajima, Kouji Tsuruta, Atsutake Okamoto 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):612-614. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.612
Severity of ulcerative colitis is associated with a polymorphism at diamine oxidase gene but not at histamine N-methyltransferase gene 
Elena García-Martín, Juan L Mendoza, Carmen Martínez, Carlos Taxonera, Elena Urcelay, José M Ladero, Emilio G de la Concha, Manuel Díaz-Rubio, José AG Agúndez 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):615-620. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.615
Serum interleukin-1 receptor antagonist is an early indicator of colitis onset in Gαi2-deficient mice 
OH Hultgren, M Berglund, M Bjursten, E Hultgren Hörnquist 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):621-624. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.621
Genetic alterations in benign lesions: Chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer 
Ana Cristina Gobbo César, Marília de Freitas Calmon, Patrícia Maluf Cury, Alaor Caetano, Aldenis Albaneze Borim, Ana Elizabete Silva 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):625-629. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.625
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B 
Amir Houshang Mohammad Alizadeh, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Mitra Ranjbar, Farahnaz Fallahian, Seyed Mohsen Mousavi 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):630-635. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.630
Effect of garlic on isoniazid and rifampicin-induced hepatic injury in rats 
Ravinder Pal, Kim Vaiphei, Arbab Sikander, Kartar Singh, Satya V Rana 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):636-639. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.636
Clinical outcome of intersphincteric resection for ultra-low rectal cancer 
Chih-Chien Chin, Chien-Yuh Yeh, Wen-Shih Huang, Jeng-Yi Wang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):640-643. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.640
Role of transforming growth factor-beta1-smad signal transduction pathway in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma 
Guo-Zhong Ji, Xue-Hao Wang, Lin Miao, Zheng Liu, Ping Zhang, Fa-Ming Zhang, Jian-Bing Yang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):644-648. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.644
Case Report
Acute duodenal Crohn’s disease successfully managed with low-speed elemental diet infusion via nasogastric tube: A case report 
Takayuki Yamamoto, Maki Nakahigashi, Satoru Umegae, Tatsushi Kitagawa, Koichi Matsumoto 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):649-651. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.649
Hepatic adenomatosis associated with hormone replacement therapy and hemosiderosis: A case report 
Satoshi Hagiwara, Hitoshi Takagi, Daisuke Kanda, Naondo Sohara, Satoru Kakizaki, Kenji Katakai, Teruo Yoshinaga, Tsugio Higuchi, Kenichi Nomoto, Hiroyuki Kuwano, Masatomo Mori 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):652-655. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.652
Successful treatment of severe pouchitis with rebamipide refractory to antibiotics and corticosteroids: A case report 
Mitsuki Miyata, Toshihiro Konagaya, Shiniti Kakumu, Takeshi Mori 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):656-658. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.656
Different outcomes of nosocomial infection with hepatitis C virus from the same origin 
Satoru Kakizaki, Hitoshi Takagi, Yuichi Yamazaki, Naondo Sohara, Ken Sato, Takeaki Nagamine, Masatomo Mori 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):659-661. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.659
Left-sided omental torsion with inguinal hernia 
Yasumitsu Hirano, Kaeko Oyama, Hiroshi Nozawa, Takuo Hara, Koichi Nakada, Masahiro Hada, Takeshi Takagi, Makoto Hirano 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):662-664. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.662
Coexistence of hepatocellular carcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report 
Radoslaw Jaworski, Tomasz Jastrzebski, Maciej Swierblewski, Kamil Drucis, Grazyna Kobierska-Gulida 
World J Gastroenterol 12(4):665-667. Published online Jan 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i4.665
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