World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Animal models of portal hypertension

Juan G Abraldes, Marcos Pasarín, Juan Carlos García-Pagán

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6577-6584. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6577

Celiac disease

Luis Rodrigo

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6585-6593. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6585

Current status and prospects of clinical proteomics studies on detection of colorectal cancer: Hopes and fears

ME de Noo, RAEM Tollenaar, AM Deelder, LH Bouwman

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6594-6601. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6594

Surgical solutions to the problem of massive weight loss

Jason A Spector, Steven M Levine, Nolan S Karp

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6602-6607. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6602

Surgical management of esophagogastric junction tumors

Burkhard HA von Rahden, Hubert J Stein, J Rüdiger Siewert

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6608-6613. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6608

Development and characterization of multidrug resistant human hepatocarcinoma cell line in nude mice

Bao-Jin Zhai, Ze-Yong Shao, Chun-Liang Zhao, Kai Hu, Feng Wu

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6614-6619. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6614

Precore/basal core promoter mutants and hepatitis B viral DNA levels as predictors for liver deaths and hepatocellular carcinoma

Myron J Tong, Lawrence M Blatt, Jia-Horng Kao, Jason Tzuying Cheng, William G Corey

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6620-6626. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6620

Chemokine expression in hepatocellular carcinoma versus colorectal liver metastases

Claudia Rubie, Vilma Oliveira Frick, Mathias Wagner, Christina Weber, Bianca Kruse, Katja Kempf, Jochen König, Bettina Rau, Martin Schilling

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6627-6633. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6627

Survival benefit in patients after palliative resection vs non-resection colon cancer surgery

A Beham, M Rentsch, K Püllmann, L Mantouvalou, H Spatz, HJ Schlitt, A Obed

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6634-6638. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6634

Hemodynamic and antifibrotic effects of a selective liver nitric oxide donor V-PYRRO/NO in bile duct ligated rats

Frédéric Moal, Nary Veal, Eric Vuillemin, Eric Barrière, Jianhua Wang, Lionel Fizanne, Frédéric Oberti, Olivier Douay, Yves Gallois, Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot, Marie Christine Rousselet, Paul Calès

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6639-6645. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6639

Preventive effect of a pectic polysaccharide of the common cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. on acetic acid-induced colitis in mice

Sergey V Popov, Pavel A Markov, Ida R Nikitina, Sergey Petrishev, Vasily Smirnov, Yury S Ovodov

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6646-6651. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6646

Effects of recombinant human canstatin protein in the treatment of pancreatic cancer

Xiao-Ping He, Zhao-Shen Li, Ren-Min Zhu, Zhen-Xing Tu, Jun Gao, Xue Pan, Yan-Fang Gong, Jing Jin, Xiao-Hua Man, Hong-Yu Wu, Ai-Fang Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6652-6657. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6652

Effects of IκBα and its mutants on NF-κB and p53 signaling pathways

Xian Li, Da Xing, Ju Wang, De-Bin Zhu, Lan Zhang, Xiao-Jia Chen, Fen-Yong Sun, An Hong

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6658-6664. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6658

Hematopoietic cell transplantation for Crohn’s disease; is it time?

Y Leung, M Geddes, J Storek, R Panaccione, PL Beck

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6665-6673. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6665

Late-onset acute rejection after living donor liver transplantation

Nobuhisa Akamatsu, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Sumihito Tamura, Junichi Keneko, Yuichi Matsui, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Masatoshi Makuuchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6674-6677. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6674

Arterial steroid injection therapy can inhibit the progression of severe acute hepatic failure toward fulminant liver failure

Kazuhiro Kotoh, Munechika Enjoji, Makoto Nakamuta, Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto, Motoyuki Kohjima, Shusuke Morizono, Shinsaku Yamashita, Yuki Horikawa, Kengo Yoshimitsu, Tsuyoshi Tajima, Yoshiki Asayama, Kousei Ishigami, Masakazu Hirakawa

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6678-6682. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6678

Immunoproteome analysis of soluble and membrane proteins of Shigella flexneri 2457T

Amy V Jennison, Rubhana Raqib, Naresh K Verma

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6683-6688. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6683

Analysis of microsatellite instability in stool DNA of patients with colorectal cancer using denaturing high performance liquid chromatography

Seok-Byung Lim, Seung-Yong Jeong, Il-Jin Kim, Dae Yong Kim, Kyung Hae Jung, Hee Jin Chang, Hyo Seong Choi, Dae Kyung Sohn, Hio Chung Kang, Yong Shin, Sang-Geun Jang, Jae-Hyun Park, Jae-Gahb Park

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6689-6692. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6689

Clinical significance of hepatitis B e antigen level easurement during long-term lamivudine therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients with e antigen positive

Jung Woo Shin, Neung Hwa Park, Seok Won Jung, Byung Chul Kim, Sung Ho Kwon, Jae Serk Park, In Du Jeong, Sung-Jo Bang, Do Ha Kim

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6693-6698. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6693

Carcinoid tumor of the appendix: A consecutive series from 1237 appendectomies

Vincent Tchana-Sato, Olivier Detry, Marc Polus, Albert Thiry, Bernard Detroz, Sylvie Maweja, Etienne Hamoir, Thierry Defechereux, Carla Coimbra, Arnaud De Roover, Michel Meurisse, Pierre Honoré

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6699-6701. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6699

Hepatitis B virus genotypes in chronic liver disease patients from New Delhi, India

Saket Chattopadhyay, Bhudev Chandra Das, Premashis Kar

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6702-6706. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6702

Levels of serologic markers of celiac disease in patients with reflux esophagitis

Sait Bagcı, C Nuri Ercin, Zeki Yesilova, Ayhan Ozcan, Bulent Degertekin, Kemal Dagalp

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6707-6710. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6707

Monocytes in systematic inflammatory response syndrome: Differences between sepsis and acute pancreatitis

Vassilios Koussoulas, Michalis Tzivras, Vassiliki Karagianni, Ekaterini Spyridaki, Diamantis Plachouras, Helen Giamarellou, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6711-6714. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6711

Efficacy of thymosin alpha-1 and interferon alpha in treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B: A randomized controlled study

Jing You, Lin Zhuang, Hong-Ying Cheng, Shou-Ming Yan, Lan Yu, Jun-Hua Huang, Bao-Zhang Tang, Meng-Ling Huang, Yong-Liang Ma, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Hutcha Sriplung, Alan Geater, Yan-Wei Qiao, Rong-Xue Wu

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6715-6721. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6715

Hyperbilirubinemia after extracorporeal circulation surgery: A recent and prospective study

Yong An, Ying-Bin Xiao, Qian-Jin Zhong

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6722-6726. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6722

Hepatocellular carcinoma metastasizing to the skull base involving multiple cranial nerves

Soo Ryang Kim, Fumio Kanda, Hiroshi Kobessho, Koji Sugimoto, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Masatoshi Kudo, Yoshitake Hayashi

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6727-6729. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6727

Endoscopic management of a new entity-plastobezoar: A case report and review of literature

SP Misra, Manisha Dwivedi, Vatsala Misra

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6730-6733. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6730

A case report of hepatic veno-occlusive disease after ingesting dainties

Yong-Song Guan

World J Gastroenterol 12(41):6734-6735. Published online Nov 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6734