World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Emerging therapeutic options for the management of hepatitis C infection

J Richard Thompson

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7079-7088. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7079

Pathogenesis and significance of hepatitis C virus steatosis: An update on survival strategy of a successful pathogen

Amedeo Lonardo, Luigi Elio Adinolfi, Luciano Restivo, Stefano Ballestri, Dante Romagnoli, Enrica Baldelli, Fabio Nascimbeni, Paola Loria

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7089-7103. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7089

Production and pathogenicity of hepatitis C virus core gene products

Hui-Chun Li, Hsin-Chieh Ma, Chee-Hing Yang, Shih-Yen Lo

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7104-7122. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7104

Inflammatory bowel diseases and human reproduction: A comprehensive evidence-based review

Stefano Palomba, Giuliana Sereni, Angela Falbo, Marina Beltrami, Silvia Lombardini, Maria Chiara Boni, Giovanni Fornaciari, Romano Sassatelli, Giovanni Battista La Sala

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7123-7136. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7123

Emerging role of the β-catenin-PPARγ axis in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer

Lina Sabatino, Massimo Pancione, Carolina Votino, Tommaso Colangelo, Angelo Lupo, Ettore Novellino, Antonio Lavecchia, Vittorio Colantuoni

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7137-7151. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7137

Molecular identification of hepatitis B virus genotypes/subgenotypes: Revised classification hurdles and updated resolutions

Mahmoud Reza Pourkarim, Samad Amini-Bavil-Olyaee, Fuat Kurbanov, Marc Van Ranst, Frank Tacke

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7152-7168. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7152

Treatment of chronic hepatitis B in clinical practice with entecavir or tenofovir

Ezequiel Ridruejo

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7169-7180. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7169

Hepatitis B virus infection in Latin America: A genomic medicine approach

Sonia Roman, Alexis Jose-Abrego, Nora Alma Fierro, Griselda Escobedo-Melendez, Claudia Ojeda-Granados, Erika Martinez-Lopez, Arturo Panduro

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7181-7196. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7181

Regulation of microRNA by hepatitis B virus infection and their possible association with control of innate immunity

Xia Jiang, Tatsuo Kanda, Shuang Wu, Masato Nakamura, Tatsuo Miyamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Arup Banerjee, Osamu Yokosuka

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7197-7206. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7197

When to stop nucleos(t)ide analogues treatment for chronic hepatitis B? Durability of antiviral response

Wonseok Kang, Jun Yong Park

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7207-7212. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7207

Association between metabolic factors and chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Chien-Hsieh Chiang, Kuo-Chin Huang

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7213-7216. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7213

Influence of unrecorded alcohol consumption on liver cirrhosis mortality

Dirk W Lachenmeier, Yulia B Monakhova, Jürgen Rehm

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7217-7222. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7217

Comorbidity in cirrhosis

Peter Jepsen

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7223-7230. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7223

Noninvasive diagnosis of cirrhosis: A review of different imaging modalities

Riccardo De Robertis, Mirko D’Onofrio, Emanuele Demozzi, Stefano Crosara, Stefano Canestrini, Roberto Pozzi Mucelli

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7231-7241. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7231

Nanotechnology applications for the therapy of liver fibrosis

Lydia Giannitrapani, Maurizio Soresi, Maria Luisa Bondì, Giuseppe Montalto, Melchiorre Cervello

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7242-7251. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7242

New determinants of prognosis in bacterial infections in cirrhosis

Juan Acevedo, Javier Fernández

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7252-7259. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7252

Cellular and molecular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis: An update

Gülsüm Özlem Elpek

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7260-7276. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7260

Gallstones in patients with liver cirrhosis: Incidence, etiology, clinical and therapeutical aspects

Monica Acalovschi

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7277-7285. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7277

Nutrition and exercise in the management of liver cirrhosis

Nobuyuki Toshikuni, Tomiyasu Arisawa, Mikihiro Tsutsumi

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7286-7297. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7286

Impairment of innate immune responses in cirrhotic patients and treatment by branched-chain amino acids

Ikuo Nakamura

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7298-7305. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7298

Does antiviral therapy reduce complications of cirrhosis?

Goh Eun Chung, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Yoon Jun Kim

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7306-7311. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7306

Pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis

Wen-Ce Zhou, Quan-Bao Zhang, Liang Qiao

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7312-7324. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7312

Role of autophagy in the pathophysiology of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A controversial issue

Wilhelmus J Kwanten, Wim Martinet, Peter P Michielsen, Sven M Francque

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7325-7338. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7325

Mediterranean diet and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: New therapeutic option around the corner?

Francesco Sofi, Alessandro Casini

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7339-7346. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7339

Pediatric fatty liver disease: Role of ethnicity and genetics

Pierluigi Marzuillo, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, Nicola Santoro

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7347-7355. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7347

Incretin based therapies: A novel treatment approach for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Kristina Blaslov, Tomislav Bulum, Karin Zibar, Lea Duvnjak

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7356-7365. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7356

Effects of resveratrol and other polyphenols in hepatic steatosis

Leixuri Aguirre, Maria Puy Portillo, Elizabeth Hijona, Luis Bujanda

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7366-7380. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7366

Role of gut microbiota and Toll-like receptors in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Kouichi Miura, Hirohide Ohnishi

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7381-7391. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7381

Radiologic evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Seung Soo Lee, Seong Ho Park

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7392-7402. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7392

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis causes Crohn's disease in some inflammatory bowel disease patients

Saleh A Naser, Sudesh R Sagramsingh, Abed S Naser, Saisathya Thanigachalam

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7403-7415. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7403

Recurrent Clostridium difficile infections: The importance of the intestinal microbiota

Marie Céline Zanella Terrier, Martine Louis Simonet, Philippe Bichard, Jean Louis Frossard

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7416-7423. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7416

Capsule endoscopy in patients refusing conventional endoscopy

Javier Romero-Vázquez, Federico Argüelles-Arias, Josefa Maria García-Montes, Ángel Caunedo-Álvarez, Francisco Javier Pellicer-Bautista, Juan Manuel Herrerías-Gutiérrez

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7424-7433. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7424

Hepatitis B transmission by cell and tissue allografts: How safe is safe enough?

Pilar Solves, Vicente Mirabet, Manuel Alvarez

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7434-7441. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7434

Protective effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in intestinal barrier permeability after heterotopic intestinal transplantation

Wen Zhang, Zhong-Yang Shen, Hong-Li Song, Yang Yang, Ben-Juan Wu, Nan-Nan Fu, Tao Liu

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7442-7451. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7442

Inhibitory effects of rapamycin on the different stages of hepatic fibrosis

Yun Jeung Kim, Eaum Seok Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Heon Young Lee, Seung Moo Noh, Dae Young Kang, Byung Seok Lee

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7452-7460. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7452

Clinical significance of expression of tissue factor and tissue factor pathway inhibitor in ulcerative colitis

Hao-Lan He, Ji-Bin Zhang, Qian Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7461-7465. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7461

Association of MYO9B gene polymorphisms with inflammatory bowel disease in Chinese Han population

Jing Hu, Qiao Mei, Jian Huang, Nai-Zhong Hu, Xiao-Chang Liu, Jian-Ming Xu

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7466-7472. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7466

Clinical characteristics and corticosteroid therapy in patients with autoimmune-hepatitis-induced liver failure

Bing Zhu, Shao-Li You, Zhi-Hong Wan, Hong-Ling Liu, Yi-Hui Rong, Hong Zang, Shao-Jie Xin

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7473-7479. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7473

Synchronous and metachronous neoplasms in gastric cancer patients: A 23-year study

Małgorzata Ławniczak, Alicja Gawin, Halina Jaroszewicz-Heigelmann, Wiesława Rogoza-Mateja, Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Andrzej Białek, Katarzyna Karpińska-Kaczmarczyk, Teresa Starzyńska

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7480-7487. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7480

Complications after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis

Seung-Bum Ryoo, Heung-Kwon Oh, Eon Chul Han, Heon-Kyun Ha, Sang Hui Moon, Eun Kyung Choe, Kyu Joo Park

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7488-7496. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7488

Association between orofacial granulomatosis and Crohn’s disease in children: Systematic review

Marzia Lazzerini, Matteo Bramuzzo, Alessandro Ventura

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7497-7504. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7497

Interferon-associated retinopathy risk in patients with diabetes and hypertensive hepatitis C

Ji-Hua Xue, Hai-Hong Zhu, Jing Wang, Zhi Chen

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7505-7513. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7505

Case of acute pancreatitis associated with Campylobacter enteritis

Rumiko Kobayashi, Satohiro Matsumoto, Yukio Yoshida

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7514-7517. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7514

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: Report of six cases and review of literature

Xiao-Heng Wen, Lan Wang, Yu-Xuan Wang, Jia-Ming Qian

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7518-7522. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7518

Hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement before TIPS for acute variceal bleeding

Xing-Shun Qi, Dai-Ming Fan

World J Gastroenterol 20(23):7523-7524. Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7523