World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Contribution of TLR signaling to the pathogenesis of colitis-associated cancer in inflammatory bowel disease

Ferenc Sipos, István Fűri, Miklós Constantinovits, Zsolt Tulassay, Györgyi Műzes

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12713-12721. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12713

Eligibility of persons who inject drugs for treatment of hepatitis C virus infection

Amber Arain, Geert Robaeys

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12722-12733. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12722

Potential for human immunodeficiency virus parenteral transmission in the Middle East and North Africa: An analysis using hepatitis C virus as a proxy biomarker

Yousra A Mohamoud, F DeWolfe Miller, Laith J Abu-Raddad

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12734-12752. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12734

Immune evasion strategies used by Helicobacter pylori

Taslima T Lina, Shatha Alzahrani, Jazmin Gonzalez, Irina V Pinchuk, Ellen J Beswick, Victor E Reyes

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12753-12766. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12753

Effect of Helicobacter pylori on gastric epithelial cells

Shatha Alzahrani, Taslima T Lina, Jazmin Gonzalez, Irina V Pinchuk, Ellen J Beswick, Victor E Reyes

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12767-12780. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12767

Beyond the stomach: An updated view of Helicobacter pylori pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

Traci L Testerman, James Morris

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12781-12808. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12781

Role of Helicobacter pylori infection on nutrition and metabolism

Francesco Franceschi, Annalisa Tortora, Teresa Di Rienzo, Giovanna D’Angelo, Gianluca Ianiro, Franco Scaldaferri, Viviana Gerardi, Valentina Tesori, Loris Riccardo Lopetuso, Antonio Gasbarrini

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12809-12817. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12809

Hematologic manifestations of Helicobacter pylori infection

Germán Campuzano-Maya

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12818-12838. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12818

Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in autoimmune systemic rheumatic diseases

Mislav Radić

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12839-12846. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12839

Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori: What should be the gold standard?

Saurabh Kumar Patel, Chandra Bhan Pratap, Ashok Kumar Jain, Anil Kumar Gulati, Gopal Nath

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12847-12859. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12847

Helicobacter pylori infection, gastrin and cyclooxygenase-2 in gastric carcinogenesis

Yun Shao, Kun Sun, Wei Xu, Xiao-Lin Li, Hong Shen, Wei-Hao Sun

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12860-12873. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12860

Potential role of metabolomics in diagnosis and surveillance of gastric cancer

Angela W Chan, Richdeep S Gill, Daniel Schiller, Michael B Sawyer

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12874-12882. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12874

Problems faced by evidence-based medicine in evaluating lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer

Giuseppe Verlato, Simone Giacopuzzi, Maria Bencivenga, Paolo Morgagni, Giovanni De Manzoni

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12883-12891. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12883

Multimodality treatment of potentially curative gastric cancer: Geographical variations and future prospects

Neil D Merrett

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12892-12899. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12892

Postoperative adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in D2-dissected gastric cancer: Is radiotherapy necessary after D2-dissection?

Jee Suk Chang, Woong Sub Koom, Youngin Lee, Hong In Yoon, Hyung Sik Lee

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12900-12907. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12900

New advances in molecular mechanisms and emerging therapeutic targets in alcoholic liver diseases

Jessica A Williams, Sharon Manley, Wen-Xing Ding

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12908-12933. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12908

Alcoholic liver disease: Treatment

Ki Tae Suk, Moon Young Kim, Soon Koo Baik

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12934-12944. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12934

Hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver: Role of environmental and genetic factors

Paola Dongiovanni, Stefano Romeo, Luca Valenti

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12945-12955. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12945

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: What the clinician needs to know

Mariana Verdelho Machado, Helena Cortez-Pinto

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12956-12980. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12956

Laparoscopic natural orifice specimen extraction-colectomy: A systematic review

Albert M Wolthuis, Anthony de Buck van Overstraeten, André D’Hoore

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12981-12992. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12981

Endoscopic features of gastro-intestinal lymphomas: From diagnosis to follow-up

Calogero Vetro, Alessandra Romano, Irene Amico, Concetta Conticello, Giovanna Motta, Amalia Figuera, Annalisa Chiarenza, Cosimo Di Raimondo, Giorgio Giulietti, Giacomo Bonanno, Giuseppe Alberto Palumbo, Francesco Di Raimondo

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):12993-13005. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12993

Is there a role for colon capsule endoscopy beyond colorectal cancer screening? A literature review

Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Iosif Beintaris, George D Dimitriadis

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13006-13014. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13006

Endoscopic treatment of esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis

Christos Triantos, Maria Kalafateli

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13015-13026. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13015

Improving quality measures in colonoscopy and its therapeutic intervention

Akira Horiuchi, Naoki Tanaka

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13027-13034. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13027

Minimally invasive surgery for submucosal (subepithelial) tumors of the stomach

Chang Min Lee, Hyung-Ho Kim

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13035-13043. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13035

Capsule endoscopy in Crohn’s disease: Are we seeing any better?

David Hudesman, Jonathan Mazurek, Arun Swaminath

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13044-13051. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13044

Anal squamous cell carcinoma: An evolution in disease and management

Marc C Osborne, Justin Maykel, Eric K Johnson, Scott R Steele

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13052-13059. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13052

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in the etiology of Crohn’s disease, cause or epiphenomenon?

Elisa Liverani, Eleonora Scaioli, Carla Cardamone, Paola Dal Monte, Andrea Belluzzi

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13060-13070. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13060

NANOG: A promising target for digestive malignant tumors

Ai-Xi Sun, Chang-Jiang Liu, Zi-Qin Sun, Zhi Wei

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13071-13078. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13071

Role of Nrf2 in chronic liver disease

Wei Tang, Yong-Fang Jiang, Murugavel Ponnusamy, Mamadou Diallo

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13079-13087. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13079

Osteopontin is an important mediator of alcoholic liver disease via hepatic stellate cell activation

Devanshi Seth, Alastair Duly, Paul C Kuo, Geoffrey W McCaughan, Paul S Haber

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13088-13104. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13088

Xiaotan Sanjie decoction attenuates tumor angiogenesis by manipulating Notch-1-regulated proliferation of gastric cancer stem-like cells

Bing Yan, Long Liu, Ying Zhao, Li-Juan Xiu, Da-Zhi Sun, Xuan Liu, Ye Lu, Jun Shi, Yin-Cheng Zhang, Yong-Jin Li, Xiao-Wei Wang, Yu-Qi Zhou, Shou-Han Feng, Can Lv, Pin-Kang Wei, Zhi-Feng Qin

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13105-13118. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13105

Reversible immortalization of human hepatocytes mediated by retroviral transfer and site-specific recombination

Fan-Ying Meng, Li Liu, Feng-Hui Yang, Chun-You Li, Jun Liu, Ping Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13119-13126. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13119

Decreased serum platelet derived growth factor BB levels in acute and increased in chronic pancreatitis

Magdalena Stojek, Krystian Adrych, Lukasz Rojek, Marian Smoczynski, Tomasz Sledzinski, Sylwia Szrok, Julian Swierczynski

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13127-13132. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13127

Small-bowel mucosal injuries in low-dose aspirin users with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Junichi Iwamoto, Yuji Mizokami, Yoshifumi Saito, Koichi Shimokobe, Akira Honda, Tadashi Ikegami, Yasushi Matsuzaki

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13133-13138. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13133

Identification of pathologic features associated with “ulcerative colitis-like” Crohn’s disease

Samuel D James, Paul E Wise, Tania Zuluaga-Toro, David A Schwartz, M Kay Washington, Chanjuan Shi

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13139-13145. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13139

IL28B polymorphism genotyping as predictor of rapid virologic response during interferon plus ribavirin treatment in hepatitis C virus genotype 1 patients

Chiara Rosso, Maria Lorena Abate, Alessia Ciancio, Silvia Strona, Gian Paolo Caviglia, Antonella Olivero, Giovanni Antonio Touscoz, Mario Rizzetto, Rinaldo Pellicano, Antonina Smedile

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13146-13152. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13146

Repeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography after failed initial precut sphincterotomy for biliary cannulation

Michael Pavlides, Ashley Barnabas, Nilesh Fernandopulle, Adam A Bailey, Jane Collier, Jane Phillips-Hughes, Anthony Ellis, Roger Chapman, Barbara Braden

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13153-13158. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13153

Risk factors for de novo hepatitis B infection in pediatric living donor liver transplantation

Wei Rao, Man Xie, Tao Yang, Jian-Jun Zhang, Wei Gao, Yong-Lin Deng, Hong Zheng, Cheng Pan, Yi-He Liu, Zhong-Yang Shen

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13159-13166. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13159

Preoperative high level of D-dimers predicts unresectability of pancreatic head cancer

Adam Durczynski, Anna Kumor, Piotr Hogendorf, Dariusz Szymanski, Piotr Grzelak, Janusz Strzelczyk

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13167-13171. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13167

Negative methylation status of Vimentin predicts improved prognosis in pancreatic carcinoma

Yi-Feng Zhou, Wei Xu, Xia Wang, Jin-Shan Sun, Jing-Jing Xiang, Zhao-Shen Li, Xiao-Feng Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13172-13177. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13172

Magnetic imaging-assisted colonoscopy vs conventional colonoscopy: A randomized controlled trial

Christopher W Teshima, Sergio Zepeda-Gómez, Suliman H AlShankiti, Gurpal S Sandha

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13178-13184. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13178

Clinical features, outcomes and treatment-related pneumonitis in elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma

Jian He, Zhao-Chong Zeng, Shi-Ming Shi, Ping Yang

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13185-13190. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13185

Ileal intussusception due to a parasite egg: A case report

José Pedro Pinto, Agostinho Cordeiro, Ana Margarida Ferreira, Conceição Antunes, Patrícia Botelho, Ana João Rodrigues, Pedro Leão

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13191-13194. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13191

Adrenal lymphangioma masquerading as a pancreatic tail cyst

Hae Il Jung, Taesung Ahn, Myoung Won Son, Zisun Kim, Sang Ho Bae, Moon Soo Lee, Chang Ho Kim, Hyon Doek Cho

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13195-13199. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13195

Pancreaticojejunostomy, hepaticojejunostomy and double Roux-en-Y digestive tract reconstruction for benign pancreatic diseases

Chang-Ku Jia, Xue-Fei Lu, Qing-Zhuang Yang, Jie Weng, You-Ke Chen, Yu Fu

World J Gastroenterol 20(36):13200-13204. Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13200