World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Roles of Helicobacter pylori BabA in gastroduodenal pathogenesis

Yoshio Yamaoka

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4265-4272. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4265

Stem cells, a two-edged sword: Risks and potentials of regenerative medicine

Anna Chiara Piscaglia

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4273-4279. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4273

Role of cytokines in inflammatory bowel disease

Fausto Sanchez-Muñoz, Aaron Dominguez-Lopez, Jesus K Yamamoto-Furusho

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4280-4288. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4280

Perspective on the practical indications of endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastrointestinal neoplasms

Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4289-4295. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4289

“Melanosis” in the small and large intestine

Hugh James Freeman

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4296-4299. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4296

Hepatocellular carcinoma: Epidemiology, risk factors and pathogenesis

Asmaa Ibrahim Gomaa, Shahid A Khan, Mireille B Toledano, Imam Waked, Simon D Taylor-Robinson

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4300-4308. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4300

Essential oil of Curcuma wenyujin induces apoptosis in human hepatoma cells

Yu Xiao, Feng-Qing Yang, Shao-Ping Li, Guang Hu, Simon Ming-Yuen Lee, Yi-Tao Wang

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4309-4318. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4309

Prevalence of microscopic colitis in patients with diarrhea of unknown etiology in Turkey

Levent Erdem, Sadik Yildirim, Nihat Akbayir, Banu Yilmaz, Necati Yenice, Orhan Sami Gültekin, Önder Peker

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4319-4323. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4319

Effects of ethanol on insulin-like growth factor-I system in primary cultured rat hepatocytes: Implications of JNK1/2 and alcoholdehydrogenase

Young-Il Oh, Jong-Hoon Kim, Chang-Won Kang

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4324-4331. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4324

Protective effect of prednisolone on ischemia-induced liver injury in rats

Meng Wang, Feng Shen, Le-Hua Shi, Tao Xi, Xi-Feng Li, Xu Chen, Meng-Chao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4332-4337. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4332

Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for severe clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: Importance of co-morbidity and serum C-reactive protein

Christian Hardt, Thomas Berns, Wolfgang Treder, Franz Ludwig Dumoulin

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4338-4341. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4338

Efficacy of 6-mercaptopurine treatment after azathioprine hypersensitivity in inflammatory bowel disease

Ferenc Nagy, Tamás Molnár, Zoltán Szepes, Klaudia Farkas, Tibor Nyári, János Lonovics

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4342-4346. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4342

Epstein-Barr virus is associated with gastric carcinoma: The question is what is the significance?

Hugo Sousa, Ana L Pinto-Correia, Rui Medeiros, Mario Dinis-Ribeiro

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4347-4351. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4347

Postoperative change of anti-Thomsen-Friedenreich and Tn IgG level: The follow-up study of gastrointestinal cancer patients

Eugeniy P Smorodin, Oleg A Kurtenkov, Boris L Sergeyev, Kristel E Kodar, Valentin I Chuzmarov, Vladimir P Afanasyev

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4352-4358. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4352

Procedure-related musculoskeletal symptoms in gastrointestinal endoscopists in Korea

Young Hye Byun, Jun Haeng Lee, Moon Kyung Park, Ji Hyun Song, Byung-Hoon Min, Dong Kyung Chang, Young-Ho Kim, Hee Jung Son, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J Kim, Jong Chul Rhee, Ji Hye Hwang, Dong Il Park, Sang Goon Shim, In Kyung Sung

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4359-4364. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4359

Resting energy expenditure and glucose, protein and fat oxidation in severe chronic virus hepatitis B patients

Chun-Lei Fan, Yan-Jing Wu, Zhong-Ping Duan, Bin Zhang, Pei-Ling Dong, Hui-Guo Ding

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4365-4369. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4365

Orthotopic liver transplantation as a rescue operation for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after partial hepatectomy

Zhuo Shao, Rocio Lopez, Bo Shen, Guang-Shun Yang

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4370-4376. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4370

Effect of antidepressants on body weight, ethology and tumor growth of human pancreatic carcinoma xenografts in nude mice

Lin Jia, Yuan-Yuan Shang, Yu-Yuan Li

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4377-4382. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4377

Prognostic impact of metastatic lymph node ratio in advanced gastric cancer from cardia and fundus

Chang-Ming Huang, Bi-Juan Lin, Hui-Shan Lu, Xiang-Fu Zhang, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4383-4388. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4383

Evidence for colorectal sarcomatoid carcinoma arising from tubulovillous adenoma

Jeffrey K Lee, Pradipta Ghosh, Valerie McWhorter, Misty Payne, Ryan Olson, Mary L Krinsky, Sonia Ramamoorthy, John M Carethers

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4389-4394. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4389

AIDS-associated plasmablastic lymphoma presenting as a poorly differentiated esophageal tumor: A diagnostic dilemma

Deepthi Mani, Donald G Guinee Jr, David M Aboulafia

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4395-4399. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4395

Severe chest pain in a pediatric ulcerative colitis patient after 5-aminosalicylic acid therapy

Orhan Atay, Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, Janine Arruda, Robert Wyllie

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4400-4402. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4400

Management of rectal foreign bodies: Description of a new technique and clinical practice guidelines

Jan J Koornstra, Rinse K Weersma

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4403-4406. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4403

Gastric infiltration of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Endoscopic diagnosis and improvement of lesions after chemotherapy

Sergio Zepeda-Gómez, Jesús Camacho, Edgar Oviedo-Cárdenas, Carmen Lome-Maldonado

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4407-4409. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4407

Perforation of the duodenum by an ingested toothbrush

Hsiao-Hsiang Chao, Tzu-Chieh Chao

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4410-4412. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4410

Flare-up of ulcerative colitis after systemic corticosteroids: A strong case for Strongyloides

Shomron Ben-Horin, Iris Barshack, Yehuda Chowers, Meir Mouallem

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4413-4415. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4413

Rapid re-emergence of YMDD mutation of hepatitis B virus with hepatic decompensation after lamivudine retreatment

So Young Kwon, Won Hyeok Choe, Chang Hong Lee, Jong Eun Yeon, Kwan Soo Byun

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4416-4419. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4416

Nutritional therapy for active Crohn’s disease

Paul A Smith

World J Gastroenterol 14(27):4420-4423. Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4420