World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Intestinal M cells: The fallible sentinels?

Harvey Miller, Jianbing Zhang, Rhonda KuoLee, Girishchandra B Patel, Wangxue Chen

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1477-1486. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1477

Microarray-based analysis for hepatocellular carcinoma: From gene expression profiling to new challenges

Yutaka Midorikawa, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Wei Tang, Hiroyuki Aburatani

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1487-1492. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1487

Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with conservation of the splenic artery and vein

Wataru Kimura, Toshiyuki Moriya, Jinfeng Ma, Yukinori Kamio, Toshihiro Watanabe, Mitsukiro Yano, Hiroto Fujimoto, Koji Tezuka, Ichiro Hirai, Akira Fuse

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1493-1499. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1493

Multi-disciplinary treatment for cholangiocellular carcinoma

Mitsugi Shimoda, Keiichi Kubota

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1500-1504. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1500

Current surgical treatment for bile duct cancer

Yasuji Seyama, Masatoshi Makuuchi

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1505-1515. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1505

Artificial and bioartificial liver support: A review of perfusion treatment for hepatic failure patients

Katsutoshi Naruse, Wei Tang, Masatoshi Makuuchi

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1516-1521. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1516

Rising costs and hospital admissions for hepatocellular carcinoma in Portugal (1993-2005)

Rui Tato Marinho, José Giria, Miguel Carneiro Moura

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1522-1527. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1522

Stool-based DNA testing, a new noninvasive method for colorectal cancer screening, the first report from Iran

Mohammad Reza Abbaszadegan, Alireza Tavasoli, Arash Velayati, Hamid Reza Sima, Hassan Vosooghinia, Mehdi Farzadnia, Hamid Asadzedeh, Mehran Gholamin, Ezzat Dadkhah, Azadeh Aarabi

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1528-1533. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1528

Rosiglitazone enhances fluorouracil-induced apoptosis of HT-29 cells by activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ

Yan-Qin Zhang, Xiao-Qing Tang, Li Sun, Lin Dong, Yong Qin, Hua-Qing Liu, Hong Xia, Jian-Guo Cao

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1534-1540. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1534

Expression of mutant type-p53 products in H pylori-associated chronic gastritis

Masaaki Kodama, Kazunari Murakami, Tadayoshi Okimoto, Ryugo Sato, Koichiro Watanabe, Toshio Fujioka

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1541-1546. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1541

Th immune response induced by H pylori vaccine with chitosan as adjuvant and its relation to immune protection

Yong Xie, Nan-Jin Zhou, Yan-Feng Gong, Xiao-Jiang Zhou, Jiang Chen, Si-Juan Hu, Nong-Hua Lu, Xiao-Hua Hou

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1547-1553. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1547

Epithelial cells with hepatobiliary phenotype: Is it another stem cell candidate for healthy adult human liver?

Dung Ngoc Khuu, Mustapha Najimi, Etienne M Sokal

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1554-1560. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1554

Roles of the MEK1/2 and AKT pathways in CXCL12/CXCR4 induced cholangiocarcinoma cell invasion

Kawin Leelawat, Surang Leelawat, Siriluck Narong, Suradej Hongeng

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1561-1568. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1561

Usefulness of fecal lactoferrin and hemoglobin in diagnosis of colorectal diseases

Ichiro Hirata, Masahiro Hoshimoto, Osamu Saito, Masanobu Kayazawa, Takashi Nishikawa, Mitsuyuki Murano, Ken Toshina, Fang-Yu Wang, Ryoichi Matsuse

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1569-1574. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1569

A new iron free treatment with oral fish cartilage polysaccharide for iron deficiency chronic anemia in inflammatory bowel diseases: A pilot study

Andrea Belluzzi, Giulia Roda, Francesca Tonon, Antonio Soleti, Alessandra Caponi, Anna Tuci, Aldo Roda, Enrico Roda

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1575-1578. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1575

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a novel predictor of cardiovascular disease

Masahide Hamaguchi, Takao Kojima, Noriyuki Takeda, Chisato Nagata, Jun Takeda, Hiroshi Sarui, Yutaka Kawahito, Naohisa Yoshida, Atsushi Suetsugu, Takahiro Kato, Junichi Okuda, Kazunori Ida, Toshikazu Yoshikawa

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1579-1584. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1579

Risk factors for Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma: Results from the FINBAR study

Lesley A Anderson, RG Peter Watson, Seamus J Murphy, Brian T Johnston, Harry Comber, Jim Mc Guigan, John V Reynolds, Liam J Murray

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1585-1594. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1585

Influence of H pylori on plasma ghrelin in patients without atrophic gastritis

Mehmet Cindoruk, Ilhan Yetkin, Serpil Muge Deger, Tarkan Karakan, Erdal Kan, Selahattin Unal

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1595-1598. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1595

Prevalence of coeliac disease in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis in a Turkish population

Sefa Guliter, Fahri Yakaryilmaz, Zubeyde Ozkurt, Reyhan Ersoy, Derya Ucardag, Osman Caglayan, Pınar Atasoy

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1599-1601. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1599

Screening and cloning for proteins transactivated by the PS1TP5 protein of hepatitis B virus: A suppression subtractive hybridization study

Jian-Kang Zhang, Long-Feng Zhao, Jun Cheng, Jiang Guo, Dan-Qiong Wang, Yuan Hong, Yu Mao

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1602-1607. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1602

H pylori exist in the gallbladder mucosa of patients with chronic cholecystitis

Dong-Feng Chen, Lu Hu, Ping Yi, Wei-Wen Liu, Dian-Chun Fang, Hong Cao

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1608-1611. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1608

Clinical and molecular analysis of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer in Chinese colorectal cancer patients

Jun Wang, Mao-Hong Luo, Zuo-Xing Zhang, Pei-Da Zhang, Xi-Li Jiang, Dong-Wang Ma, Rong-Zeng Suo, Li-Zhong Zhao, Qing-Hui Qi

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1612-1617. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1612

Recurrence of autoimmune hepatitis after liver transplantation without elevation of alanine aminotransferase

Huaiqi Yao, Kojiro Michitaka, Yoshio Tokumoto, Yosuke Murata, Toshie Mashiba, Masanori Abe, Yoichi Hiasa, Norio Horiike, Morikazu Onji

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1618-1621. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1618

Intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma with atypical manifestations: Report of two cases

Seung Eun Lee, Jin-Young Jang, Sung Hoon Yang, Sun-Whe Kim

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1622-1625. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1622

Splenic abscess in a patient with fecal peritonitis

Spiros G Delis, Petros N Maniatis, Charikleia Triantopoulou, John Papailiou, Christos Dervenis

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1626-1627. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1626

Gynura root induces hepatic veno-occlusive disease: A case report and review of the literature

Ning Dai, Ying-Cong Yu, Tian-Hua Ren, Jia-Guo Wu, Yuan Jiang, Lai-Gen Shen, Jing Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1628-1631. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1628

A rare case of pregnancy complicated by mesenteric mass: What does chylous ascites tell us?

Long Sun, Hua Wu, Yan-Zhen Zhuang, Yong-Song Guan

World J Gastroenterol 13(10):1632-1635. Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1632