World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Acute hepatitis C: Prospects and challenges

Sanaa M Kamal

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6455-6457. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6455

Pathophysiology of increased intestinal permeability in obstructive jaundice

Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Chrisoula D Scopa, Constantine E Vagianos

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6458-6464. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6458

Genetic and epigenetic changes associated with cholangiocarcinoma: From DNA methylation to microRNAs

Monique Stutes, Steven Tran, Sharon DeMorrow

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6465-6469. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6465

AKT and ERK1/2 signaling in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

KJ Schmitz, H Lang, J Wohlschlaeger, GC Sotiropoulos, H Reis, KW Schmid, HA Baba

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6470-6477. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6470

JAK-STAT pathway in carcinogenesis: Is it relevant to cholangiocarcinoma progression

Olga V Smirnova, Tatiana Yu Ostroukhova, Roman L Bogorad

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6478-6491. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6478

High prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma following gastrectomy

Jung Sub Lim, Sang Bum Kim, Ho-Yoon Bang, Gi Jeong Cheon, Jong-Inn Lee

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6492-6497. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6492

Effect of arsenic trioxide on vascular endothelial cell proliferation and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors Flt-1 and KDR in gastric cancer in nude mice

Yan-Feng Xiao, De-Dong Wu, Shan-Xi Liu, Xi Chen, Li-Fen Ren

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6498-6505. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6498

Inhibitory effect of schisandrin B on gastric cancer cells in vitro

Xiao-Ni Liu, Cheng-Yu Zhang, Xiu-Dong Jin, Yue-Zhen Li, Xue-Zhi Zheng, Li Li

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6506-6511. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6506

New anti-proliferative agent, MK615, from Japanese apricot “Prunus mume” induces striking autophagy in colon cancer cells in vitro

Shozo Mori, Tokihiko Sawada, Toshie Okada, Tatsushi Ohsawa, Masakazu Adachi, Kubota Keiichi

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6512-6517. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6512

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Prevalence of extrahepatic manifestations and association with cryoglobulinemia in Bulgarian patients

Diana V Stefanova-Petrova, Anelia H Tzvetanska, Elisaveta J Naumova, Anastasia P Mihailova, Evgenii A Hadjiev, Rumiana P Dikova, Mircho I Vukov, Konstantin G Tchernev

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6518-6528. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6518

Calcitriol analog ZK191784 ameliorates acute and chronic dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis by modulation of intestinal dendritic cell numbers and phenotype

Ulrike G Strauch, Florian Obermeier, Nicole Grunwald, Nadja Dunger, Heiko C Rath, Jürgen Schölmerich, A Steinmeyer, U Zügel, HH Herfarth

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6529-6537. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6529

Acanthus ilicifolius plant extract prevents DNA alterations in a transplantable Ehrlich ascites carcinoma-bearing murine model

Tridib Chakraborty, Dipak Bhuniya, Mary Chatterjee, Mosiur Rahaman, Dipak Singha, Baidya Nath Chatterjee, Subrata Datta, Ajay Rana, Kartick Samanta, Sunil Srivastawa, Sankar K Maitra, Malay Chatterjee

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6538-6548. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6538

Choice of laxatives and colonoscopic preparation in pregnant patients from the viewpoint of obstetricians and gastroenterologists

Jeevan Vinod, Jennifer Bonheur, Burton I Korelitz, Georgia Panagopoulos

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6549-6552. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6549

Activity and safety of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid in inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma: A phase II study

Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Antonio Rea, Chiara Carlomagno, Stefano Pepe, Giovannella Palmieri, Roberto Labianca, Antonio Chirianni, Alfonso De Stefano, Vincenzo Esposito, Sabino De Placido, Vincenzo Montesarchio

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6553-6557. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6553

PlexinA1 expression in gastric carcinoma and its relationship with tumor angiogenesis and proliferation

Xiang-Yang Zhao, Lin Chen, Yu-Hong Li, Qian Xu

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6558-6561. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6558

Serum pepsinogen levels and their influencing factors: A population-based study in 6990 Chinese from North China

Li-Ping Sun, Yue-Hua Gong, Lan Wang, Yuan Yuan

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6562-6567. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6562

Gastrointestinal tract distribution of Salmonella enteritidis in orally infected mice with a species-specific fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Shu-Xuan Deng, An-Chun Cheng, Ming-Shu Wang, Ping Cao

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6568-6574. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6568

Effects of a Shuangling Fuzheng anticancer preparation on the proliferation of SGC-7901 cells and immune function in a cyclophosphamide-treated murine model

Hua-Sheng Chen, Jue Chen, De-Li Cui, Yuan-Yuan Zheng, Ai-Hua Xu, Gang Chen, Ling-Chang Jia

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6575-6580. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6575

ShRNA-mediated gene silencing of β-catenin inhibits growth of human colon cancer cells

Wen-Sheng Huang, Jian-Ping Wang, Ting Wang, Jie-Yu Fang, Ping Lan, Jin-Ping Ma

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6581-6587. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6581

Predictive value of D-dimer for portal vein thrombosis after portal hypertension surgery in hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis

Mei-Hai Deng, Bo Liu, He-Ping Fang, Wei-Dong Pan, Zhao-Feng Tang, Peng Deng, Yue-Si Zhong, Rui-Yun Xu

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6588-6592. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6588

Combined treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with partial splenic embolization and transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization

Jin-Hua Huang, Fei Gao, Yang-Kui Gu, Wen-Quan Li, Lian-Wei Lu

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6593-6597. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6593

Surgical management in biliary restricture after Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for bile duct injury

Ji-Qi Yan, Cheng-Hong Peng, Jia-Zeng Ding, Wei-Ping Yang, Guang-Wen Zhou, Yong-Jun Chen, Zong-Yuan Tao, Hong-Wei Li

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6598-6602. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6598

Littoral-cell angioma of the spleen: A case report

Ángel Cosme, Ángel Tejada, Luis Bujanda, Manuel Vaquero, José Luis Elorza, Evelia Ojeda, Unai Goikoetxea

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6603-6604. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6603

Surgical intervention may not always be required in gossypiboma with intraluminal migration

H Alis, A Soylu, K Dolay, M Kalaycı, A Ciltas

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6605-6607. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6605

Imatinib-induced fatal acute liver failure

Ezequiel Ridruejo, Roberto Cacchione, Alejandra G Villamil, Sebastián Marciano, Adrián C Gadano, Oscar G Mandó

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6608-6611. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6608

The love of a beloved hapatologist, Dr. Rudi Schmid

You-De Chang

World J Gastroenterol 13(48):6612-6613. Published online Dec 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i48.6612