World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Cardiac and vascular changes in cirrhosis: Pathogenic mechanisms

HongQun Liu, Seyed Ali Gaskari, Samuel S Lee

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):837-842. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.837

Cutaneous manifestations in celiac disease

L Abenavoli, I Proietti, L Leggio, A Ferrulli, L Vonghia, R Capizzi, M Rotoli, PL Amerio, G Gasbarrini, G Addolorato

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):843-852. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.843

Probiotics and the gastrointestinal tract: Where are we in 2005?

Irit Chermesh, Rami Eliakim

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):853-857. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.853

Macrophage inflammatory protein-2 contributes to liver resection-induced acceleration of hepatic metastatic tumor growth

Otto Kollmar, Michael D Menger, Martin K Schilling

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):858-867. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.858

Relationship between therapeutic efficacy of arterial infusion chemotherapy and expression of P-glycoprotein and p53 protein in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Masahide Akimoto, Masaharu Yoshikawa, Masaaki Ebara, Tsunenobu Sato, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Fukuo Kondo, Hiromitsu Saisho

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):868-873. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.868

Anti-hepatoma activity and mechanism of ursolic acid and its derivatives isolated from Aralia decaisneana

Ze Tian, Geng Lin, Rui-Xia Zheng, Feng Huang, Meng-Su Yang, Pei-Gen Xiao

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):874-879. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.874

Role of CD80 in stimulating T lymphocyte activation

De-Chun Li, Xing-Guo Zhu, Yong Zhang, Jian-Xin Fu

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):880-884. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.880

Characterization of H⁺ and HCO₃^- transporters in CFPAC-1 human pancreatic duct cells

Zoltán Rakonczay Jr, Amy Fearn, Péter Hegyi, Imre Boros, Michael A Gray, Barry E Argent

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):885-895. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.885

Inhibitory effects of interferons on pancreatic stellate cell activation

Jan-Tido Baumert, Gisela Sparmann, Jörg Emmrich, Stefan Liebe, Robert Jaster

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):896-901. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.896

Characterization of human gene encoding SLA/LP autoantigen and its conserved homologs in mouse, fish, fly, and worm

Chun-Xia Wang, Andreas Teufel, Uta Cheruti, Joachim Grötzinger, Peter R Galle, Ansgar W Lohse, Johannes Herkel

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):902-907. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.902

Trimetazidine: Is it a promising drug for use in steatotic grafts?

Ismail Ben Mosbah, Araní Casillas-Ramírez, Carme Xaus, Anna Serafín, Joan Roselló-Catafau, Carmen Peralta

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):908-914. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.908

Epidural anaesthesia restores pancreatic microcirculation and decreases the severity of acute pancreatitis

Alp Demirag, Catherine M Pastor, Philippe Morel, Copin Jean-Christophe, Andreas W Sielenkämper, Nilgun Güvener, Gang Mai, Thierry Berney, Jean-Louis Frossard, Leo H Bühler

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):915-920. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.915

Expression, purification and characterization of enterovirus-71 virus-like particles

Yao-Chi Chung, Jen-Huang Huang, Chia-Wei Lai, Heng-Chun Sheng, Shin-Ru Shih, Mei-Shang Ho, Yu-Chen Hu

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):921-927. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.921

Cyclooxygenase-2 and epithelial growth factor receptor up-regulation during progression of Barrett’s esophagus to adenocarcinoma

Yan Li, John M Wo, Mukunda B Ray, Whitney Jones, Ruifeng R Su, Susan Ellis, Robert C G Martin

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):928-934. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.928

Low central venous pressure reduces blood loss in hepatectomy

Wei-Dong Wang, Li-Jian Liang, Xiong-Qing Huang, Xiao-Yu Yin

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):935-939. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.935

Removal selectivity of Prometheus: A new extracorporeal liver support device

Kinan Rifai, Thomas Ernst, Ulrich Kretschmer, Hermann Haller, Michael Peter Manns, Danilo Fliser

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):940-944. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.940

Randomized controlled trial of consensus interferon with or without zinc for chronic hepatitis C patients with genotype 2

Hideyuki Suzuki, Ken Sato, Hitoshi Takagi, Daisuke Kanda, Naondo Sohara, Satoru Kakizaki, Hiroaki Nakajima, Toshiyuki Otsuka, Takeaki Nagamine, Masatomo Mori

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):945-950. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.945

Absence of MutY homologue mutation in patients with multiple sporadic adenomatous polyps in Korea

Hansoo Kim, Hyo-Jong Kim, Sung-Gil Chi, Sang-Kil Lee, Gwang-Ro Joo, Seok-Ho Dong, Byung-Ho Kim, Young-Woon Chang, Jung-Il Lee, Rin Chang

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):951-955. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.951

Risk factors of acute cholecystitis after endoscopic common bile duct stone removal

Jun Kyu Lee, Ji Kon Ryu, Joo Kyung Park, Won Jae Yoon, Sang Hyub Lee, Kwang Hyuck Lee, Yong-Tae Kim, Yong Bum Yoon

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):956-960. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.956

Effect of interferon alpha and ribavirin treatment on serum levels of transforming growth factor-β1, vascular endothelial growth factor, and basic fibroblast growth factor in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Ewa Janczewska-Kazek, Bogdan Marek, Dariusz Kajdaniuk, Halina Borgiel-Marek

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):961-965. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.961

Conversion of cadherin isoforms in cultured human gastric carcinoma cells

Bing-Jing Wang, Zhi-Qian Zhang, Yang Ke

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):966-970. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.966

A case of an intussuscepted neuroendocrine carcinoma of the appendix

Rachel E Thomas, Karen Maude, Olorunda Rotimi

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):971-973. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.971

Subfulminant hepatitis B after infliximab in Crohn’s disease: Need for HBV-screening?

Gunda Millonig, Michaela Kern, Othmar Ludwiczek, Karin Nachbaur, Wolfgang Vogel

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):974-976. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.974

A case of Crohn’s disease involving the gallbladder

Akira Andoh, Yoshihiro Endo, Ryoji Kushima, Kazunori Hata, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Masaya Sasaki, Eiji Mekata, Toru Tani, Yoshihide Fujiyama

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):977-978. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.977

Intestinal Behcet’s disease with pyoderma gangrenosum: A case report

Toshio Nakamura, Hiroaki Yagi, Kiyotaka Kurachi, Shohachi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Konno

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):979-981. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.979

Spontaneous rupture of a type IV_A choledochal cyst in a young adult during radiological imaging

Ekaterini Stipsanelli, Pipitsa Valsamaki, Spyridon Tsiouris, Angelika Arka, Georgios Papathanasiou, Nikolaos Ptohis, Stephanos Lahanis, Vassilios Papantoniou, Cherry Zerva

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):982-986. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.982

Ultrastructure of Kupffer cells and hepatocytes in the Dubin-Johnson syndrome: A case report

Maria Elzbieta Sobaniec-Lotowska, Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):987-989. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.987

Pyogenic liver abscess associated with large colonic tubulovillous adenoma

Hsueh-Chou Lai, Cho-Yu Chan, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Chih-Bin Chen, Wen-Hsin Huang

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):990-992. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.990

Delayed ischemic gangrene change of distal limb despite optimal decompressed colostomy constructed in obstructed sigmoid colon cancer: A case report

Wen-Shih Huang, Kuang-Wen Liu, Paul Y Lin, Ching-Chuan Hsieh, Jeng-Yi Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(6):993-995. Published online Feb 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.993