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Contents Volume 13  Issue 39  October 21, 2007
Editorial
RNA interference and antiviral therapy 
Yan Ma, Chu-Yan Chan, Ming-Liang He 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5169-5179. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5169
Liver Cancer
Hepatic steatosis as a possible risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma after eradication of hepatitis C virus with antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C 
Atsushi Tanaka, Satoko Uegaki, Hiroko Kurihara, Kiyoshi Aida, Masaki Mikami, Ikuo Nagashima, Junji Shiga, Hajime Takikawa 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5180-5187. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5180
Viral Hepatitis
Low-dose intermittent interferon-alpha therapy for HCV-related liver cirrhosis after curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma 
Soocheol Jeong, Hiroshi Aikata, Yoshio Katamura, Takahiro Azakami, Tomokazu Kawaoka, Hiromi Saneto, Kiminori Uka, Nami Mori, Shintaro Takaki, Hideaki Kodama, Koji Waki, Michio Imamura, Hiroo Shirakawa, Yoshiiku Kawakami, Shoichi Takahashi, Kazuaki Chayama 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5188-5195. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5188
H Pylori
A novel phenol-bound pectic polysaccharide from Decalepis hamiltonii with multi-step ulcer preventive activity 
BM Srikanta, MN Siddaraju, SM Dharmesh 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5196-5207. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5196
Basic Research
CTGF, intestinal stellate cells and carcinoid fibrogenesis 
M Kidd, IM Modlin, MD Shapiro, RL Camp, SM Mane, W Usinger, JR Murren 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5208-5216. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5208
Exogenous sphingomyelinase causes impaired intestinal epithelial barrier function 
Jürgen Bock, Gerhard Liebisch, Joachim Schweimer, Gerd Schmitz, Gerhard Rogler 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5217-5225. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5217
Propolis reduces bacterial translocation and intestinal villus atrophy in experimental obstructive jaundice 
Mehmet Zafer Sabuncuoglu, Kemal Kismet, Sibel Serin Kilicoglu, Bulent Kilicoglu, Serap Erel, Sabahattin Muratoglu, Asli Elif Sunay, Esra Erdemli, Mehmet Ali Akkus 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5226-5231. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5226
In vitro pancreas duodenal homeobox-1 enhances the differentiation of pancreatic ductal epithelial cells into insulin-producing cells 
Tao Liu, Chun-You Wang, Feng Yu, Shan-Miao Gou, He-Shui Wu, Jiong-Xin Xiong, Feng Zhou 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5232-5237. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5232
Clinical Research
Maintenance of remission with infliximab in inflammatory bowel disease: Efficacy and safety long-term follow-up 
Renato Caviglia, Mentore Ribolsi, Marina Rizzi, Sara Emerenziani, Maria Laura Annunziata, Michele Cicala 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5238-5244. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5238
Transcutaneous cervical esophagus ultrasound in adults: Relation with ambulatory 24-h pH-monitoring and esophageal manometry 
Sabite Kacar, Selma Uysal, Sedef Kuran, Ulku Dagli, Yasemin Ozin, Erdem Karabulut, Nurgul Sasmaz 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5245-5252. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5245
Early nasogastric enteral nutrition for severe acute pancreatitis: A systematic review 
Kun Jiang, Xin-Zu Chen, Qing Xia, Wen-Fu Tang, Lei Wang 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5253-5260. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5253
Rapid Communication
Expression of periostin and its clinicopathological relevance in gastric cancer 
Jun-Sheng Li, Guang-Wen Sun, Xiao-Ying Wei, Wen-Hao Tang 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5261-5266. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5261
Serum transforming growth factor-β1 level reflects disease status in patients with esophageal carcinoma after radiotherapy 
Su-Ping Sun, Ye-Ning Jin, Hong-Peng Yang, Yi Wei, Zhao Dong 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5267-5272. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5267
Early steroid withdrawal after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma 
Zhi-Shui Chen, Fan He, Fan-Jun Zeng, Ji-Pin Jiang, Dun-Feng Du, Bin Liu 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5273-5276. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5273
Case Report
Fever as the only manifestation of hypersensitivity reactions associated with oxaliplatin in a patient with colorectal cancer Oxaliplatin-induced hypersensitivity reaction 
M Wasif Saif, Shailja Roy, Leslie Ledbetter, Jennifer Madison, Kostas Syrigos 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5277-5281. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5277
Retrograde jejunoduodenogastric intussusception due to a replacement percutaneous gastrostomy tube presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding 
Eric Ibegbu, Manish Relan, Kenneth J Vega 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5282-5284. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5282
Acute pancreatitis and cholangitis: A complication caused by a migrated gastrostomy tube 
Hiroshi Imamura, Toshihiro Konagaya, Takashi Hashimoto, Kunio Kasugai 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5285-5287. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5285
Letters To The Editor
Portal vein thrombosis: Etiology and clinical outcome of cirrhosis and malignancy-related non-cirrhotic, non-tumoral extrahepatic portal venous obstruction 
Pankaj Jain, Sandeep Nijhawan 
World J Gastroenterol 13(39):5288-5289. Published online Oct 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i39.5288
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