World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Value of colonoscopy for prediction of prognosis in patients with ulcerative colitis

Takafumi Ando, Yuji Nishio, Osamu Watanabe, Hironao Takahashi, Osamu Maeda, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Daisuke Ishikawa, Naoki Ohmiya, Yasumasa Niwa, Hidemi Goto

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2133-2138. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2133

MUC1 and colorectal cancer pathophysiology considerations

Yaron Niv

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2139-2141. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2139

Necrotizing enterocolitis: A multifactorial disease with no cure

Kareena L Schnabl, John E Van Aerde, Alan BR Thomson, Michael T Clandinin

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2142-2161. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2142

Effect of NHE1 antisense gene transfection on the biological behavior of SGC-7901 human gastric carcinoma cells

Hai-Feng Liu, Xiao-Chun Teng, Jing-Chen Zheng, Gang Chen, Xing-Wei Wang

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2162-2167. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2162

Troglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ ligand, induces growth inhibition and apoptosis of HepG2 human liver cancer cells

Yan-Ming Zhou, Yin-Hao Wen, Xiao-Yan Kang, Hai-Hua Qian, Jia-Mei Yang, Zheng-Feng Yin

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2168-2173. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2168

Detection of apoptosis induced by new type gosling viral enteritis virus in vitro through fluorescein annexin V-FITC/PI double labeling

Shun Chen, An-Chun Cheng, Ming-Shu Wang, Xi Peng

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2174-2178. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2174

Pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of intraperitoneal 5-fluorouracil with a novel carrier solution in rats

Zhi-Gang Wei, Guo-Xin Li, Xiang-Cheng Huang, Li Zhen, Jiang Yu, Hai-Jun Deng, Shan-Hua Qing, Ce Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2179-2186. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2179

Prospective cohort comparison of flavonoid treatment in patients with resected colorectal cancer to prevent recurrence

Harald Hoensch, Bertram Groh, Lutz Edler, Wilhelm Kirch

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2187-2193. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2187

A red wine polyphenolic extract reduces the activation phenotype of cultured human liver myofibroblasts

Véronique Neaud, Jean Rosenbaum

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2194-2199. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2194

Effects of estradiol and progesterone on the proinflammatory cytokine production by mononuclear cells from patients with chronic hepatitis C

Ying Yuan, Ichiro Shimizu, Mi Shen, Eriko Aoyagi, Hidetaka Takenaka, Tatuzo Itagaki, Mari Urata, Katsutaka Sannomiya, Nao Kohno, Katsuyoshi Tamaki, Masayuki Shono, Tetsuji Takayama

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2200-2207. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2200

Comparison of CT and MRI for presurgical characterization of paraaortic lymph nodes in patients with pancreatico-biliary carcinoma

Young Chul Kim, Mi-Suk Park, Seung-Whan Cha, Yong Eun Chung, Joon Suk Lim, Kyung Sik Kim, Myeong-Jin Kim, Ki Whang Kim

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2208-2212. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2208

Thrombospondin-1 expression correlates with angiogenesis in experimental cirrhosis

Gülsüm Özlem Elpek, Güzide Ayse Gökhan, Sevgi Bozova

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2213-2217. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2213

Sustained virological response based on rapid virological response in genotype-3 chronic hepatitis C treated with standard interferon in the Pakistani population

Bader Faiyaz Zuberi, Faisal Faiyaz Zuberi, Sajjad Ali Memon, Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi, Sheikh Zafar Ali, Salahuddin Afsar

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2218-2221. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2218

Cost saving by reloading the multiband ligator in endoscopic esophageal variceal ligation: A proposal for developing countries

Zaigham Abbas, Lubna Rizvi, Umair Syed Ahmed, Khalid Mumtaz, Wasim Jafri

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2222-2225. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2222

Effect of thermal cutaneous stimulation on the gastric motor activity: Study of the mechanism of action

Ahmed Shafik, Ali A Shafik, Olfat El Sibai, Ismail A Shafik

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2226-2229. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2226

DNMT3B 579 G>T promoter polymorphism and risk of esophagus carcinoma in Chinese

Hong Fan, Dong-Sheng Liu, Shu-Hong Zhang, Jia-Bo Hu, Feng Zhang, Zhu-Jiang Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2230-2234. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2230

Anti-sense oligonucleotide labeled with technetium-99m using hydrazinonictinamide derivative and N-hydroxysuccinimidyl S-acetylmercaptoacetyltriglycline: A comparison of radiochemical behaviors and biological properties

Yun-Chun Li, Tian-Zhi Tan, Jian-Guo Zheng, Chun Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2235-2240. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2235

Effects of simulated carbon dioxide and helium peumoperitoneum on proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells

Ying-Xue Hao, Hua Zhong, Chao Zhang, Dong-Zu Zeng, Yan Shi, Bo Tang, Pei-Wu Yu

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2241-2245. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2241

Dynamic changes of IL-2/IL-10, sFas and expression of Fas in intestinal mucosa in rats with acute necrotizing pancreatitis

Sheng-Chun Dang, Jian-Xin Zhang, Jian-Guo Qu, Zheng-Fa Mao, Xu-Qing Wang, Bei Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2246-2250. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2246

Clinicopathologic characteristics of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patients with positive serum a-fetoprotein

Yan-Ming Zhou, Jia-Mei Yang, Bin Li, Zheng-Feng Yin, Feng Xu, Bin Wang, Peng Liu, Zhi-Min Li

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2251-2254. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2251

Risk factors for alcohol-related liver injury in the island population of China: A population-based case-control study

Zhe Shen, You-Ming Li, Chao-Hui Yu, Yi Shen, Lei Xu, Cheng-Fu Xu, Jin-Jin Chen, Hua Ye, Gen-Yun Xu

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2255-2261. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2255

Endoscopic diagnosis of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease

Chun-Fang Xu, Lan-Xiang Zhu, Xiao-Ming Xu, Wei-Chang Chen, De-Pei Wu

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2262-2267. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2262

Extraintestinal heterotopic gastric tissue simulating acute appendicitis

Elizabeth Bender, Steven P Schmidt

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2268-2269. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2268

Steroid responsive eosinophilic gastric outlet obstruction in a child

Richard Kellermayer, Nina Tatevian, William Klish, Robert J Shulman

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2270-2271. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2270

Ischemic colitis due to obstruction of mesenteric and splenic veins: A case report

Seong-Su Hwang, Woo-Chul Chung, Kang-Moon Lee, Hyun-Jin Kim, Chang-Nyol Paik, Jin-Mo Yang

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2272-2276. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2272

Successful endoscopic treatment of biliary stricture following mesenteric tear caused by blunt abdominal trauma

Dong O Kang, Tae Hyo Kim, Seung Suk You, Hyun Ju Min, Hyun Jin Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Ok Jae Lee

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2277-2279. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2277

Appendiceal mucocele: Case reports and review of current literature

Kemal Karakaya, Figen Barut, Ali Ugur Emre, Hamdi Bulent Ucan, Guldeniz Karadeniz Cakmak, Oktay Irkorucu, Oge Tascilar, Yucel Ustundag, Mustafa Comert

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2280-2283. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2280

Tuberculous abscess in hepatoduodenal ligament: Evaluation with contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Peng Dong, Bin Wang, Ye-Quan Sun

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2284-2287. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2284

Occult hepatitis C virus infection is more common than hepatitis B infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients

Pankaj Jain, Sandeep Nijhawan

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2288-2289. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2288

The article published in WJG 2005; 11(19): 2975-2980 plagiarized an article previously published in Journal of Gastroenterology 2004; 39(2): 104-112

World J Gastroenterol 14(14):2290-2291. Published online Apr 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2290