World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Hepatitis C virus in the new era: Perspectives in epidemiology, prevention, diagnostics and predictors of response to therapy

Filippo Ansaldi, Andrea Orsi, Laura Sticchi, Bianca Bruzzone, Giancarlo Icardi

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9633-9652. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9633

Intestinal antigen-presenting cells in mucosal immune homeostasis: Crosstalk between dendritic cells, macrophages and B-cells

Elizabeth R Mann, Xuhang Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9653-9664. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9653

Relationship between pouch microbiota and pouchitis following restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis

Imerio Angriman, Marco Scarpa, Ignazio Castagliuolo

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9665-9674. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9665

Optimization of the treatment with immunosuppressants and biologics in inflammatory bowel disease

Sara Renna, Mario Cottone, Ambrogio Orlando

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9675-9690. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9675

Preventing infective complications in inflammatory bowel disease

Justine Mill, Ian C Lawrance

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9691-9698. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9691

Treating inflammatory bowel disease by adsorptive leucocytapheresis: A desire to treat without drugs

Abbi R Saniabadi, Tomotaka Tanaka, Toshihide Ohmori, Koji Sawada, Takayuki Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Hanai

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9699-9715. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9699

Inflammatory pathways in the early steps of colorectal cancer development

Francesco Mariani, Paola Sena, Luca Roncucci

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9716-9731. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9716

Beyond KRAS: Predictive factors of the efficacy of anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer

Alfonso De Stefano, Chiara Carlomagno

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9732-9743. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9732

p38α MAPK pathway: A key factor in colorectal cancer therapy and chemoresistance

Valentina Grossi, Alessia Peserico, Tugsan Tezil, Cristiano Simone

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9744-9758. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9744

Specific metabolic biomarkers as risk and prognostic factors in colorectal cancer

Małgorzata Muc-Wierzgoń, Ewa Nowakowska-Zajdel, Sylwia Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak, Teresa Kokot, Katarzyna Klakla, Edyta Fatyga, Elżbieta Grochowska-Niedworok, Dariusz Waniczek, Janusz Wierzgoń

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9759-9774. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9759

Pharmacogenetics research on chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer over the last 20 years

Mariusz Panczyk

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9775-9827. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9775

Genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer: Where we stand and future perspectives

Laura Valle

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9828-9849. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9828

Controversies in the pathological assessment of colorectal cancer

Aoife Maguire, Kieran Sheahan

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9850-9861. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9850

Strategies to overcome resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer

Woo-Jeong Jeong, Pu-Hyeon Cha, Kang-Yell Choi

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9862-9871. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9862

Colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease: The risk, pathogenesis, prevention and diagnosis

Eun Ran Kim, Dong Kyung Chang

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9872-9881. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9872

Structural modifications of Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide: An idea for how to live in peace

Magdalena Chmiela, Eliza Miszczyk, Karolina Rudnicka

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9882-9897. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9882

Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: Meeting the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

Vasilios Papastergiou, Sotirios D Georgopoulos, Stylianos Karatapanis

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9898-9911. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9898

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Helicobacter pylori in times of increasing antibiotic resistance

Sinéad M Smith, Colm O’Morain, Deirdre McNamara

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9912-9921. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9912

Helicobacter pylori and oral pathology: Relationship with the gastric infection

Isabel Adler, Andrea Muiño, Silvia Aguas, Laura Harada, Mariana Diaz, Adriana Lence, Mario Labbrozzi, Juan Manuel Muiño, Boris Elsner, Alejandra Avagnina, Valeria Denninghoff

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9922-9935. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9922

Surgical management of peritonitis secondary to acute superior mesenteric artery occlusion

Stefan Acosta

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9936-9941. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9936

Pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders: Revisiting gastrointestinal involvement and immune imbalance

Mohtashem Samsam, Raheleh Ahangari, Saleh A Naser

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9942-9951. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9942

Therapeutic uses of animal biles in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnopharmacological, biophysical chemical and medicinal review

David Q-H Wang, Martin C Carey

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9952-9975. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9952

Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic disease

Christopher W Teshima, Gurpal S Sandha

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9976-9989. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9976

Spontaneous free perforation of the small intestine in adults

Hugh James Freeman

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9990-9997. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9990

Liver metastases: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound compared with computed tomography and magnetic resonance

Vito Cantisani, Hektor Grazhdani, Cristina Fioravanti, Maria Rosignuolo, Fabrizio Calliada, Daniela Messineo, Maria Giulia Bernieri, Adriano Redler, Carlo Catalano, Ferdinando D’Ambrosio

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):9998-10007. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9998

Molecular pathology of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

Marina Paini, Stefano Crippa, Stefano Partelli, Filippo Scopelliti, Domenico Tamburrino, Andrea Baldoni, Massimo Falconi

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10008-10023. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10008

Capsule endoscopy: Present status and future expectation

Mahesh K Goenka, Shounak Majumder, Usha Goenka

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10024-10037. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10024

Aspirin inhibits cell viability and mTOR downstream signaling in gastroenteropancreatic and bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumor cells

Matilde Spampatti, George Vlotides, Gerald Spöttl, Julian Maurer, Burkhard Göke, Christoph J Auernhammer

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10038-10049. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10038

IGF2 differentially methylated region hypomethylation in relation to pathological and molecular features of serrated lesions

Takafumi Naito, Katsuhiko Nosho, Miki Ito, Hisayoshi Igarashi, Kei Mitsuhashi, Shinji Yoshii, Hironori Aoki, Masafumi Nomura, Yasutaka Sukawa, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Yasushi Adachi, Hiroaki Takahashi, Masao Hosokawa, Masahiro Fujita, Toshinao Takenouchi, Reo Maruyama, Hiromu Suzuki, Yoshifumi Baba, Kohzoh Imai, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Shuji Ogino, Yasuhisa Shinomura

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10050-10061. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10050

CacyBP/SIP nuclear translocation induced by gastrin promotes gastric cancer cell proliferation

Hui-Hong Zhai, Juan Meng, Jing-Bo Wang, Zhen-Xiong Liu, Yuan-Fei Li, Shan-Shan Feng

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10062-10070. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10062

KISS1 methylation and expression as predictors of disease progression in colorectal cancer patients

Shao-Qin Chen, Zhi-Hua Chen, Su-Yong Lin, Qi-Bao Dai, Leng-Xi Fu, Rui-Qing Chen

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10071-10081. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10071

Dihydromyricetin inhibits migration and invasion of hepatoma cells through regulation of MMP-9 expression

Qing-Yu Zhang, Ran Li, Guo-Fang Zeng, Bin Liu, Jie Liu, Yang Shu, Zhong-Kao Liu, Zhi-Dong Qiu, Dong-Jun Wang, Hui-Lai Miao, Ming-Yi Li, Run-Zhi Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10082-10093. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10082

RAD51 potentiates synergistic effects of chemotherapy with PCI-24781 and cis-diamminedichloroplatinum on gastric cancer

Wei-Ling He, Yu-Huang Li, Wei-Jian Hou, Zun-Fu Ke, Xin-Lin Chen, Li-Ya Lu, Shi-Rong Cai, Wu Song, Chang-Hua Zhang, Yu-Long He

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10094-10107. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10094

Simple scoring system for predicting cirrhosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Takaomi Kessoku, Yuji Ogawa, Masato Yoneda, Kento Imajo, Yoshio Sumida, Yuichiro Eguchi, Hideki Fujii, Hideyuki Hyogo, Masafumi Ono, Yasuaki Suzuki, Takumi Kawaguchi, Kazuaki Chayama, Saiyu Tanaka, Kazuma Fujimoto, Keizo Anzai, Toshiji Saibara, Michio Sata, Yoshito Itoh, Atsushi Nakajima, Takeshi Okanoue; Japan Study Group of NAFLD (JSG-NAFLD)

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10108-10114. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10108

Surgical management of colonic diverticular disease: Discrepancy between right- and left-sided diseases

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

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10115-10120. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10115

Using cholecystokinin to facilitate endoscopic clearance of large common bile duct stones

Tao Tao, Qi-Jie Zhang, Ming Zhang, Xiao Zhu, Shu-Xia Sun, Yan-Qing Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10121-10127. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10121

Physical activity support or weight loss counseling for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?

Luca Montesi, Chiara Caselli, Elena Centis, Chiara Nuccitelli, Simona Moscatiello, Alessandro Suppini, Giulio Marchesini

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10128-10136. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10128

Efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy and surgical rescue for locally advanced hepatoblastomas: 10 year single-center experience and literature review

Dolores Ayllon Teran, Oscar Gómez Beltran, Rubén Ciria Bru, Elena Mateos González, María José Peña Rosa, Antonio Luque Molina, Pedro López Cillero, Javier Briceño Delgado

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10137-10143. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10137

Trends in incidence and management of cancer of the ampulla of Vater

Florian Rostain, Samia Hamza, Antoine Drouillard, Jean Faivre, Anne-Marie Bouvier, Côme Lepage

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10144-10150. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10144

Is rectal indomethacin effective in preventing of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis?

Zoltán Döbrönte, Zoltán Szepes, Ferenc Izbéki, Judit Gervain, László Lakatos, Gyula Pécsi, Miklós Ihász, Lilla Lakner, Erzsébet Toldy, László Czakó

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10151-10157. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10151

Cytoprotective effects of amifostine, ascorbic acid and N-acetylcysteine against methotrexate-induced hepatotoxicity in rats

Sami Akbulut, Hulya Elbe, Cengiz Eris, Zumrut Dogan, Gulten Toprak, Emrah Otan, Erman Erdemli, Yusuf Turkoz

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10158-10165. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10158

Pouch size influences clinical outcome of pouch construction after total gastrectomy: A meta-analysis

Heng-Lei Dong, Yu-Bei Huang, Xue-Wei Ding, Feng-Ju Song, Ke-Xin Chen, Xi-Shan Hao

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10166-10173. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10166

Clinical outcome of small hepatocellular carcinoma after different treatments: A meta-analysis

Wei Dong, Ting Zhang, Zhen-Guang Wang, Hui Liu

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10174-10182. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10174

Transthoracic vs transhiatal surgery for cancer of the esophagogastric junction: A meta-analysis

Ming-Tian Wei, Yuan-Chuan Zhang, Xiang-Bing Deng, Ting-Han Yang, Ya-Zhou He, Zi-Qiang Wang

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10183-10192. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10183

Fever as a first manifestation of advanced gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: A case report

Harsha Ajoodhea, Ren-Chao Zhang, Xiao-Wu Xu, Wei-Wei Jin, Ke Chen, Yong-Tao He, Yi-Ping Mou

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10193-10201. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10193

Imaging findings of primary gastric plasmacytoma: A case report

Zhen-Hua Zhao, Jian-Feng Yang, Jin-Dao Wang, Jian-Guo Wei, Fang Liu, Bo-Yin Wang

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10202-10207. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10202

Little girl who conquered the "ALPPS''

Albert Chan, Patrick HY Chung, Ronnie TP Poon

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10208-10211. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10208

E2F transcription factors and digestive system malignancies: How much do we know?

Konstantinos Evangelou, Sophia Havaki, Athanassios Kotsinas

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10212-10216. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10212

Cannulation of the intradiverticular papilla using a duodenoscope: Is it a safe method?

Yun Qian, Jin Huang, Yin Zhang, Zhi-Ning Fan

World J Gastroenterol 20(29):10217-10218. Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10217