World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Hypoxia, angiogenesis and liver fibrogenesis in the progression of chronic liver diseases

Claudia Paternostro, Ezio David, Erica Novo, Maurizio Parola

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):281-288. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.281

Hepatic tight junctions: From viral entry to cancer metastasis

Nikki P Lee, John M Luk

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):289-295. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.289

Update on collagenous sprue

Hugh James Freeman

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):296-298. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.296

Pulmonary involvement and allergic disorders in inflammatory bowel disease

Nikolaos E Tzanakis, Ioanna G Tsiligianni, Nikolaos M Siafakas

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):299-305. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.299

Heparanase and hepatocellular carcinoma: Promoter or inhibitor?

Shuo Dong, Xiong-Zhi Wu

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):306-311. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.306

Helicobacter pylori and EBV in gastric carcinomas: Methylation status and microsatellite instability

Adriana Camargo Ferrasi, Nídia Alice Pinheiro, Silvia Helena Barem Rabenhorst, Otávia Luisa Caballero, Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues, Fabrício Carvalho, Celso Vieira Souza Leite, Marcia Valéria Pitombeira Ferreira, Marcos Aurélio Pessoa Barros, Maria Inês Moura Campos Pardini

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):312-319. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.312

Helicobacter pylori HopE and HopV porins present scarce expression among clinical isolates

Maritza Lienlaf, Juan Pablo Morales, María Inés Díaz, Rodrigo Díaz, Elsa Bruce, Freddy Siegel, Gloria León, Paul R Harris, Alejandro Venegas

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):320-329. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.320

Aberrant gene methylation in the peritoneal fluid is a risk factor predicting peritoneal recurrence in gastric cancer

Masatsugu Hiraki, Yoshihiko Kitajima, Seiji Sato, Jun Nakamura, Kazuyoshi Hashiguchi, Hirokazu Noshiro, Kohji Miyazaki

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):330-338. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.330

Expression of p53, c-erbB-2 and Ki67 in intestinal metaplasia and gastric carcinoma

Yao Zheng, Lin Wang, Jian-Ping Zhang, Jing-Yan Yang, Zhu-Mei Zhao, Xiao-Ying Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):339-344. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.339

Prevalence of diverticulosis in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

Michael J Lipp, Odelya E Pagovich, David Rabin, Albert D Min, Brett B Bernstein

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):345-347. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.345

Body composition changes after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in patients with cirrhosis

Jonathan Montomoli, Peter Holland-Fischer, Giampaolo Bianchi, Henning Grønbæk, Hendrik Vilstrup, Giulio Marchesini, Marco Zoli

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):348-353. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.348

Immunogenetic characteristics of patients with autoimmune gastritis

Aino Mirjam Oksanen, Katri Eerika Haimila, Hilpi Iris Kaarina Rautelin, Jukka Antero Partanen

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):354-358. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.354

NOD2, IL23R and ATG16L1 polymorphisms in Lithuanian patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Jurgita Sventoraityte, Aida Zvirbliene, Andre Franke, Ruta Kwiatkowski, Gediminas Kiudelis, Limas Kupcinskas, Stefan Schreiber

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):359-364. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.359

Leukocyte-technetium-99m uptake in Crohn’s disease: Does it show subclinical disease?

Luciene G Mota, Luiz GV Coelho, Carlos JR Simal, Maria LA Ferrari, Clodomiro Toledo, Josep Martin-Comin, Simone OF Diniz, Valbert N Cardoso

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):365-371. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.365

Genetic variants involved in gallstone formation and capsaicin metabolism, and the risk of gallbladder cancer in Chilean women

Sergio Báez, Yasuo Tsuchiya, Alfonso Calvo, Martha Pruyas, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Chikako Kiyohara, Mari Oyama, Masaharu Yamamoto

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):372-378. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.372

HBV genotype C is independently associated with cirrhosis in community-based population

Jian-Hua Yin, Jun Zhao, Hong-Wei Zhang, Jia-Xin Xie, Wei-Ping Li, Guo-Zhang Xu, Jie Shen, Hong-Jun Dong, Jun Zhang, Lin Wang, Jian-Kang Han, Hong-Yang Wang, Guang-Wen Cao

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):379-383. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.379

Gentiana manshurica Kitagawa prevents acetaminophen-induced acute hepatic injury in mice via inhibiting JNK/ERK MAPK pathway

Ai-Yan Wang, Li-Hua Lian, Ying-Zi Jiang, Yan-Ling Wu, Ji-Xing Nan

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):384-391. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.384

A laterally-spreading tumor in a colonic interposition treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection

Hideaki Bando, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Kuang-I Fu, Yasuhiro Oono, Takashi Kojima, Keiko Minashi, Tomonori Yano, Takahisa Matsuda, Yutaka Saito, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Atsushi Ohtsu

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):392-394. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.392

Actinomycosis of the appendix mimicking appendiceal tumor: A case report

Sang-Yun Lee, Hee-Jin Kwon, Jin-Han Cho, Jong-Young Oh, Kyung-Jin Nam, Jin-Hwa Lee, Seong-Kuk Yoon, Myong-Jin Kang, Jin-Sook Jeong

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):395-397. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.395

Cerebral lipiodol embolism following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

Lu Wu, Ye-Fa Yang, Jun Liang, Shu-Qun Shen, Nai-Jian Ge, Meng-Chao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 16(3):398-402. Published online Jan 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.398