World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Novel mechanisms in functional dyspepsia

Rok Son Choung, Nicholas J Talley

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):673-677. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.673

Liver cirrhosis and arterial hypertension

Jens H Henriksen, Soren Moller

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):678-685. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.678

Construction of retroviral vector of p^125FAK specific ribozyme genes and its effects on BGC-823 cells

Guo-Xian Guan, Hong-Xing Jian, Dong-Yin Lei, Hui-Shan Lu, Xiang-Fu Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):686-690. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.686

Down-expression of tumor protein p53-induced nuclear protein 1 in human gastric cancer

Pei-Hong Jiang, Yoshiharu Motoo, Stéphane Garcia, Juan Lucio Iovanna, Marie-Josèphe Pébusque, Norio Sawabu

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):691-696. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.691

Cyclosporine versus tacrolimus in patients with HCV infection after liver transplantation: Effects on virus replication and recurrent hepatitis

Philip Hilgard, Alisan Kahraman, Nils Lehmann, Cornelia Seltmann, Susanne Beckebaum, R Stefan Ross, Hideo A Baba, Massimo Malago, Christoph E Broelsch, Guido Gerken

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):697-702. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.697

STI571 (Glivec) suppresses the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in the gastrointestinal stromal tumor cell line, GIST-T1

Toufeng Jin, Hajime Nakatani, Takahiro Taguchi, Takumi Nakano, Takehiro Okabayashi, Takeki Sugimoto, Michiya Kobayashi, Keijiro Araki

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):703-708. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.703

Effect of increased hepatic platelet activating factor and its receptor portal hypertension in CCl₄-induced liver cirrhosis

Yong-Ping Yang, Xue-Mei Ma, Chun-Ping Wang, Jun Han, Yin-Ying Lu, Yi Xiang, Shu-Hui Su, Yong-Yi Feng

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):709-715. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.709

IL-1β activates p44/42 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases via different pathways in cat esophageal smooth muscle cells

Tai Sang Lee, Hyun Ju Song, Ji Hoon Jeong, Young Sil Min, Chang Yell Shin, Uy Dong Sohn

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):716-722. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.716

GFAP promoter directs lacZ expression specifically in a rat hepatic stellate cell line

Gunter Maubach, Michelle Chin Chia Lim, Chun-Yan Zhang, Lang Zhuo

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):723-730. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.723

Variable expression of cystatin C in cultured trans-differentiating rat hepatic stellate cells

Axel M Gressner, Birgit Lahme, Steffen K Meurer, Olav Gressner, Ralf Weiskirchen

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):731-738. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.731

Microproteinuria in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Is it associated with the disease activity or the treatment with 5-aminosalicylic acid?

Androniki C Poulou, Konstantinos E Goumas, Dimitrios C Dandakis, Ioannis Tyrmpas, Maria Panagiotaki, Androniki Georgouli, Dimitrios C Soutos, Athanasios Archimandritis

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):739-746. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.739

Prospective, randomized, and active controlled study of the efficacy of alginic acid and antacid in the treatment of patients with endoscopy-negative reflux disease

I-Rue Lai, Ming-Shiang Wu, Jaw-Town Lin

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):747-754. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.747

Clinical application of self-expanding metallic stent in the management of acute left-sided colorectal malignant obstruction

You-Ben Fan, Ying-Sheng Cheng, Ni-Wei Chen, Hui-Min Xu, Zhe Yang, Yue Wang, Yu-Yao Huang, Qi Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):755-759. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.755

Objective assessment of the antispasmodic effect of Shakuyaku-kanzo-to (TJ-68), a Chinese herbal medicine, on the colonic wall by direct spraying during colonoscopy

Masato Ai, Taketo Yamaguchi, Takeo Odaka, Kanae Mitsuhashi, Tadayuki Shishido, Jun Yan, Ayaka Seza, Hiromitsu Saisho

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):760-764. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.760

Surgical treatment of patients with intermediate-terminal pancreatic cancer

Yu-Bin Liu, Liang Huang, Zhi-Yong Xian, Zhi-Xiang Jian, Jin-Rui Ou, Zi-Xian Liu

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):765-767. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.765

Portal vein pulsatility index is a more important indicator than congestion index in the clinical evaluation of right heart function

Cheng-Yen Shih, Sien-Sing Yang, Jui-Ting Hu, Chin-Lin Lin, Yung-Chih Lai, Cheng-Wen Chang

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):768-771. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.768

Successful laparoscopic management for cholecystoenteric fistula

Wen-Ke Wang, Chun-Nan Yeh, Yi-Yin Jan

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):772-775. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.772

Interleukin-1β gene polymorphism associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B virus infection

Nattiya Hirankarn, Ingorn Kimkong, Pittaya Kummee, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Yong Poovorawan

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):776-779. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.776

Increased heat shock protein 70 expression in the pancreas of rats with endotoxic shock

Xue-Lian Wang, Ying Li, Jin-Song Kuang, Yue Zhao, Pei Liu

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):780-783. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.780

Interferon alpha plus ribavirin combination treatment of Japanese chronic hepatitis C patients with HCV genotype 2: A project of the Kyushu University Liver Disease Study Group

Norihiro Furusyo, Masaki Katoh, Yuichi Tanabe, Eiji Kajiwara, Toshihiro Maruyama, Junya Shimono, Hironori Sakai, Makoto Nakamuta, Hideyuki Nomura, Akihide Masumoto, Shinji Shimoda, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Koichi Azuma, Jun Hayashi, Kyushu University Liver Disease Study Group

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):784-790. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.784

Omeprazole maintenance therapy prevents recurrent ulcer bleeding after surgery for duodenal ulcer

Konstantinos Demertzis, Dimitrios Polymeros, Theodoros Emmanuel, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Pericles Tassios, Spiros D Ladas

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):791-795. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.791

Involvement of mitochondrial Na+–Ca2+ exchange in intestinal pacemaking activity

Byung Joo Kim, Jae Yeoul Jun, Insuk So, Ki Whan Kim

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):796-799. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.796

Combined resection and multi-agent adjuvant chemotherapy for desmoplastic small round cell tumor arising in the abdominal cavity: Report of a case

Chang-Cheng Chang, Jun-Te Hsu, Jeng-Hwei Tseng, Tsann-Long Hwang, Han-Ming Chen, Yi-Yin Jan

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):800-803. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.800

Ruptured angiosarcoma of the liver treated by emergency catheter-directed embolization

Christine Leowardi, Yura Hormann, Ulf Hinz, Moritz N Wente, Peter Hallscheidt, Christa Flechtenmacher, Markus W Büchler, Helmut Friess, Matthias HM Schwarzbach

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):804-808. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.804

First report of a de novo germline mutation in the MLH1 gene

Rein P Stulp, Yvonne J Vos, Bart Mol, Arend Karrenbeld, Monique de Raad, Huub JC van der Mijle, Rolf H Sijmons

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):809-811. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.809

Successful percutaneous drainage of a giant hydatid cyst in the liver

István Battyány, Zsuzsanna Herbert, Tamás Rostás, Áron Vincze, Adrien Fülöp, Zoltán Harmat, Beáta Gasztonyi

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):812-814. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.812

Small gastrointestinal stromal tumor concomitant with early gastric cancer: A case report

Ying-Lung Lin, Jeh-En Tzeng, Chang-Kou Wei, Chih-Wen Lin

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):815-817. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.815

A case of successful management with splenectomy of intractable ascites due to congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II-induced cirrhosis

Themistoklis Vassiliadis, Vassilia Garipidou, Vassilios Perifanis, Konstantinos Tziomalos, Olga Giouleme, Kalliopi Patsiaoura, Michalis Avramidis, Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Sofia Vakalopoulou, Ioannis Tsitouridis, Antonios Antoniadis, Panagiotis Semertzidis, Anna Kioumi, Evangelos Premetis, Nikolaos Eugenidis

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):818-821. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.818

Five-year survival following a medial pancreatectomy for an invasive ductal carcinoma from the body of the pancreas

Hideki Abe, Kouichi Tsuneyama, Kazuhiro Tsukada, Masatoshi Makuuchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):822-824. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.822

Adult case of an omphalomesenteric cyst resected by laparoscopic-assisted surgery

Fumi Sawada, Rie Yoshimura, Kenichi Ito, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Hajime Nawata, Kazuhiro Mizumoto, Shuji Shimizu, Takahiro Inoue, Takashi Yao, Masazumi Tsuneyoshi, Atushi Kondo, Naohiko Harada

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):825-827. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.825

Clinical practice guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma: the first evidence based guidelines from Japan

Masatoshi Makuuchi, Norihiro Kokudo

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):828-829. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.828

VEGF in hepatocellular carcinoma and surrounding cirrhotic liver tissues

Muriel Mathonnet, Bernard Descottes, Denis Valleix, François Labrousse, Yves Denizot

World J Gastroenterol 12(5):830-831. Published online Feb 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.830