World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Role of cholecystokinin and central serotonergic receptors in functional dyspepsia

Andrew Seng Boon Chua, PWN Keeling, TG Dinan

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1329-1335. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1329

Role of cyclooxygenase-2 in the carcinogenesis of gastrointestinal tract cancers: A review and report of personal experience

Takashi Fujimura, Tetsuo Ohta, Katsunobu Oyama, Tomoharu Miyashita, Koichi Miwa

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1336-1345. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1336

Causal role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastric cancer: An Asian enigma

Kartar Singh, Uday C Ghoshal

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1346-1351. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1346

Evidence of human papilloma virus infection and its epidemiology in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Pin-Fang Yao, Guang-Can Li, Jin Li, He-Shun Xia, Xiao-Ling Yang, Huan-Yuan Huang, You-Gao Fu, Rui-Qin Wang, Xi-Yin Wang, Ju-Wei Sha

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1352-1355. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1352

Apoptosis induced by preoperative oral 5’-DFUR administration in gastric adenocarcinoma and its mechanism of action

Wen-He Zhao, Shi-Fu Wang, Wei Ding, Jian-Ming Sheng, Zhi-Min Ma, Li-Song Teng, Min Wang, Fu-Sheng Wu, Bing Luo

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1356-1361. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1356

Budesonide induces complete remission in autoimmune hepatitis

Antal Csepregi, Christoph Röcken, Gerhard Treiber, Peter Malfertheiner

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1362-1366. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1362

Altered blood-brain barrier permeability in rats with prehepatic portal hypertension turns to normal when portal pressure is lowered

Francisco Eizayaga, Camila Scorticati, Juan P Prestifilippo, Salvador Romay, Maria A Fernandez, José L Castro, Abraham Lemberg, Juan C Perazzo

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1367-1372. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1367

Alanyl-glutamine dipeptide inhibits hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Chang-Jun Jia, Chao-Liu Dai, Xu Zhang, Kai Cui, Feng Xu, Yong-Qing Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1373-1378. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1373

In vitro and in vivo protective effects of proteoglycan isolated from mycelia of Ganoderma lucidum on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury

Xiao-Jun Yang, Jing Liu, Lin-Bai Ye, Fan Yang, Li Ye, Jin-Rong Gao, Zheng-Hui Wu

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1379-1385. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1379

Therapeutic effect of interleukin-10 on CCl₄-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats

Yue-Hong Huang, Mei-Na Shi, Wei-Da Zheng, Li-Juan Zhang, Zhi-Xin Chen, Xiao-Zhong Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1386-1391. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1386

Interleukin-1 beta up-regulates tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 mRNA and phosphorylation of c-jun N-terminal kinase and p38 in hepatic stellate cells

Ya-Ping Zhang, Xi-Xian Yao, Xia Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1392-1396. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1392

Sonographic signs of neutropenic enterocolitis

Christoph F Dietrich, Stella Hermann, Stefan Klein, Barbara Braden

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1397-1402. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1397

Long-term albumin infusion improves survival in patients with cirrhosis and ascites: An unblinded randomized trial

Roberto Giulio Romanelli, Giorgio La Villa, Giuseppe Barletta, Francesco Vizzutti, Fabio Lanini, Umberto Arena, Vieri Boddi, Roberto Tarquini, Pietro Pantaleo, Paolo Gentilini, Giacomo Laffi

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1403-1407. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1403

Detection of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA in peritoneal washes from gastric cancer patients and its clinical significance

Yan-Song Zhang, Jun Xu, Guang-Hua Luo, Rong-Chao Wang, Jiang Zhu, Xiao-Ying Zhang, Peter Nilsson-Ehle, Ning Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1408-1411. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1408

Pharmacokinetic study of paclitaxel in malignant ascites from advanced gastric cancer patients

Michiya Kobayashi, Junichi Sakamoto, Tsutomu Namikawa, Ken Okamoto, Takehiro Okabayashi, Kengo Ichikawa, Keijiro Araki

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1412-1415. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1412

Magnifying colonoscopy as a non-biopsy technique for differential diagnosis of non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions

Shigeharu Kato, Kuang I Fu, Yasushi Sano, Takahiro Fujii, Yutaka Saito, Takahisa Matsuda, Ikuro Koba, Shigeaki Yoshida, Takahiro Fujimori

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1416-1420. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1416

Effects of hyperbaric oxygen and Pgg-glucan on ischemic colon anastomosis

Suna Guzel, Oguzhan Sunamak, Abdullah AS, Varol Celik, Mehmet Ferahman, Muhammed MK Nuri, Ertugrul Gazioglu, Pinar Atukeren, Ozgur Mutlu

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1421-1425. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1421

Evaluation of p53 codon 72 polymorphism in adenocarcinomas of the colon and rectum in La Plata, Argentina

Luis Orlando Pérez, Martin Carlos Abba, Fernando Noel Dulout, Carlos Daniel Golijow

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1426-1429. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1426

Screening for celiac disease in Down’s syndrome patients revealed cases of subtotal villous atrophy without typical for celiFac disease HLA-DQ and tissue transglutaminase antibodies

Oivi Uibo, Kaupo Teesalu, Kaja Metsküla, Tiia Reimand, Riste Saat, Tarvo Sillat, Koit Reimand, Tiina Talvik, Raivo Uibo

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1430-1434. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1430

Crohn’s disease in adults: Observations in a multiracial Asian population

Ida Hilmi, YM Tan, KL Goh

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1435-1438. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1435

Effects of retrorsine on mouse hepatocyte proliferation after liver injury

Xiao-Fei Zhou, Qian Wang, Jian-Xin Chu, Ai-Lian Liu

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1439-1442. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1439

Ductular proliferation in liver tissues with severe chronic hepatitis B: An immunohistochemical study

Yao-Kai Chen, Xu-Xia Zhao, Jun-Gang Li, Song Lang, Yu-Ming Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1443-1446. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1443

Expression of ICAM-1, HLA-DR, and CD80 on peripheral circulating CD1 α DCs induced in vivo by IFN-α in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Yong-Sheng Yu, Zheng-Hao Tang, Jing-Chao Han, Min Xi, Jie Feng, Guo-Qing Zang

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1447-1451. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1447

High expression level of soluble SARS spike protein mediated by adenovirus in HEK293 cells

Fei Zhong, Zhen-Yu Zhong, Shuang Liang, Xiu-Jin Li

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1452-1457. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1452

Prognostic factors of young patients with colon cancer after surgery

Han Liang, Xiao-Na Wang, Bao-Gui Wang, Yuan Pan, Ning Liu, Dian-Chang Wang, Xi-Shan Hao

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1458-1462. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1458

Relationship between onset of peptic ulcer and meteorological factors

Da-Yun Liu, An-Ning Gao, Guo-Du Tang, Wang-Yue Yang, Jiang Qin, Xin-Guo Wu, Dong-Cai Zhu, Gui-Ning Wang, Jin-Jiang Liu, Zhong-Hui Liang

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1463-1467. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1463

Expression of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide 1 and 2 receptor mRNA in gallbladder tissue of patients with gallstone or gallbladder polyps

Zhen-Hai Zhang, Shuo-Dong Wu, Hong Gao, Gang Shi, Jun-Zhe Jin, Jing Kong, Zhong Tian, Yang Su

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1468-1471. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1468

Primary liposarcoma of gallbladder diagnosed by preoperative imagings: A case report and review of literature

Takashi Hamada, Kentaro Yamagiwa, Yuko Okanami, Koji Fujii, Ikuo Nakamura, Shugo Mizuno, Hajime Yokoi, Shuji Isaji, Shinji Uemoto

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1472-1475. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1472

Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula successfully diagnosed by CT esophagography

Koichi Nagata, Yoshito Kamio, Tamaki Ichikawa, Mitsutaka Kadokura, Akihiko Kitami, Shungo Endo, Haruhiro Inoue, Shin-Ei Kudo

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1476-1478. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1476

Strangulated hernia through a defect of the broad ligament and mobile cecum: A case report

Kunihiko Hiraiwa, Kyoei Morozumi, Hiroshi Miyazaki, Keiichi Sotome, Akio Furukawa, Makoto Nakamaru

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1479-1480. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1479

Rectal carcinosarcoma: A case report and review of literature

Dimitrios Konstantinos Tsekouras, Stylianos Katsaragakis, Dimitrios Theodorou, Georgia Kafiri, Fotis Archontovasilis, Panagiotis Giannopoulos, Panagiotis Drimousis, John Bramis

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1481-1484. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1481

Holmes-Adie syndrome, autoimmune hepatitis and celiac disease: A case report

Timea Csak, Aniko Folhoffer, Andrea Horvath, Judit Halász, Csaba Diczházi, Zsuzsa Schaff, Ferenc Szalay

World J Gastroenterol 12(9):1485-1487. Published online Mar 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1485