World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Reg gene family and human diseases

Yu-Wei Zhang, Liu-Song Ding, Mao-De Lai

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2635-2641. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2635

Aberrant crypt foci as microscopic precursors of colorectal cancer

Lei Cheng, Mao-De Lai

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2642-2649. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2642

Expression properties of recombinant pEgr-P16 plasmid in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma induced by ionizing irradiation

Cong-Mei Wu, Tian-Hua Huang, Qing-Dong Xie, De-Sheng Wu, Xiao-Hu Xu

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2650-2653. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2650

Epoxide hydrolase Tyr113His polymorphism is not associated with susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in population of North China

Jian-Hui Zhang, Xia Jin, Yan Li, Rui Wang, Wei Guo, Na Wang, Deng-Gui Wen, Zhi-Feng Chen, Gang Kuang, Li-Zhen Wei, Shi-Jie Wang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2654-2657. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2654

Effect of body mass index on adenocarcinoma of gastric cardia

Ji Zhang, Xiang-Qian Su, Xiao-Jiang Wu, Ya-Hang Liu, Hua Wang, Xiang-Nong Zong, Yi Wang, Jia-Fu Ji

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2658-2661. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2658

Somatic mutation analysis of p53 and ST7 tumor suppressor genes in gastric carcinoma by DHPLC

Chong Lu, Hui-Mian Xu, Qun Ren, Yang Ao, Zhen-Ning Wang, Xue Ao, Li Jiang, Yang Luo, Xue Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2662-2665. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2662

Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombosis of the portal vein tumor thrombosis

Yung-Chih Lai, Cheng-Yen Shih, Chin-Ming Jeng, Sien-Sing Yang, Jui-Ting Hu, Yung-Chuan Sung, Han-Ting Liu, Shaw-Min Hou, Chi-Hwa Wu, Tzen-Kwan Chen

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2666-2670. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2666

Overexpression of HBxAg in hepatocellular carcinoma and its relationship with Fas/FasL system

Xiao-Zhong Wang, Xiao-Chun Chen, Yun-Xin Chen, Li-Juan Zhang, Dan Li, Feng-Lin Chen, Zhi-Xin Chen, Hong-Ying Chen, Qi-Ming Tao

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2671-2675. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2671

Combined transarterial chemoembolization and arterial administration of Bletilla striata in treatment of liver tumor in rats

Jun Qian, Daryusch Vossoughi, Dirk Woitaschek, Elsie Oppermann, Wolf O. Bechstein, Wei-Yong Li, Gan-Sheng Feng, Thomas Vogl

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2676-2680. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2676

Side effects of budesonide in liver cirrhosis due to chronic autoimmune hepatitis: influence of hepatic metabolism versus portosystemic shunts on a patient complicated with HCC

Andreas Geier, Carsten Gartung, Christoph G. Dietrich, Hermann E. Wasmuth, Patrick Reinartz, Siegfried Matern

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2681-2685. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2681

Percutaneous cryoablation in combination with ethanol injection for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Ke-Cheng Xu, Li-Zhi Niu, Wei-Bin He, Zi-Qian Guo, Yi-Ze Hu, Jian-Sheng Zuo

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2686-2689. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2686

Comparative evaluation of immune response after laparoscopical and open total mesorectal excisions with anal sphincter preservation in patients with rectal cancer

Jian-Kun Hu, Zong-Guang Zhou, Zhi-Xin Chen, Lan-Lan Wang, Yong-Yang Yu, Jin Liu, Bo Zhang, Li Li, Ye Shu, Jia-Ping Chen

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2690-2694. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2690

Hepatitis B virus genotype has no impact on hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion after lamivudine treatment

Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, May-Ling Wong, Alex Yui Hui, Angel Mei-Ling Chim, Ada Mei-Ling Tse, Lawrence Cheung-Tsui Hung, Francis Ka-Leung Chan, Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2695-2697. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2695

N-acetyl cysteine therapy in acute viral hepatitis

Huseyin Gunduz, Oguz Karabay, Ali Tamer, Resat Özaras, Ali Mert, Ömer Fehmi Tabak

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2698-2700. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2698

Expression of mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 on vessel endothelium of gastric mucosa in patients with nodular gastritis

Hiroshi Ohara, Hajime Isomoto, Chun-Yang Wen, Chieko Ejima, Masahiro Murata, Masanobu Miyazaki, Fuminao Takeshima, Yohei Mizuta, Ikuo Murata, Takehiko Koji, Hiroshi Nagura, Shigeru Kohno

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2701-2705. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2701

Epithelial cell proliferation and glandular atrophy in lymphocytic gastritis: Effect of H pylori treatment

Johanna M. Mäkinen, Seppo Niemelä, Tuomo Kerola, Juhani Lehtola, Tuomo J. Karttunen

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2706-2710. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2706

Expression of Helicobacter pylori Hsp60 protein and its immunogenicity

Yang Bai, Liang-Ren Li, Ji-De Wang, Ye Chen, Jian-Feng Jin, Zhao-Shan Zhang, Dian-Yuan Zhou, Ya-Li Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2711-2714. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2711

Distribution and expression of non-muscle myosin light chain kinase in rabbit livers

Hua-Qing Zhu, Yuan Wang, Ruo-Lei Hu, Bin Ren, Qing Zhou, Zhi-Kui Jiang, Shu-Yu Gui

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2715-2719. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2715

Identification of alkA gene related to virulence of Shigella flexneri 2a by mutational analysis

Zhao-Xing Shi, Heng-Liang Wang, Kun Hu, Er-Ling Feng, Xiao Yao, Guo-Fu Su, Pei-Tang Huang, Liu-Yu Huang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2720-2725. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2720

Differentially expressed proteins of gamma-ray irradiated mouse intestinal epithelial cells by two-dimensional electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Bo Zhang, Yong-Ping Su, Guo-Ping Ai, Xiao-Hong Liu, Feng-Chao Wang, Tian-Min Cheng

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2726-2731. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2726

Heterologous expression of human cytochrome P450 2E1 in HepG2 cell line

Jian Zhuge, Ye Luo, Ying-Nian Yu

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2732-2736. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2732

Hepatocellular apoptosis after hepatectomy in obstructive jaundice in rats

De-Sheng Wang, Ke-Feng Dou, Kai-Zong Li, Zhi-Qing Gao, Zhen-Shun Song, Zheng-Cai Liu

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2737-2741. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2737

Effects of long-term tea polyphenols consumption on hepatic microsomal drug-metabolizing enzymes and liver function in Wistar rats

Tao-Tao Liu, Ning-Sheng Liang, Yan Li, Fan Yang, Yi Lu, Zi-Qing Meng, Li-Sheng Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2742-2744. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2742

Oil A induces apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells via caspase activation, redistribution of cell cycle and GADD expression

Mi-Lian Dong, Yue-Chun Zhu, John V. Hopkins

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2745-2750. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2745

Establishment and characterization of a rat pancreatic stellate cell line by spontaneous immortalization

Atsushi Masamune, Masahiro Satoh, Kazuhiro Kikuta, Noriaki Suzuki, Tooru Shimosegawa

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2751-2758. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2751

Effects of bile acids on proliferation and ultrastructural alteration of pancreatic cancer cell lines

Zheng Wu, Yi Lü, Bo Wang, Chang Liu, Zuo-Ren Wang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2759-2763. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2759

Loss of DPC4 expression and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters in pancreatic carcinoma

Zhan Hua, Yuan-Chun Zhang, Xiao-Ming Hu, Zhen-Geng Jia

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2764-2767. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2764

G and D cells in rat antral mucosa: An immunoelectron microscopic study

Feng-Peng Sun, Yu-Gang Song

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2768-2771. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2768

Effect of complex amino acid imbalance on growth of tumor in tumor-bearing rats

Yin-Cheng He, Yuan-Hong Wang, Jun Cao, Ji-Wei Chen, Ding-Yu Pan, Ya-Kui Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2772-2775. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2772

Alterations of intestinal mucosa structure and barrier function following traumatic brain injury in rats

Chun-Hua Hang, Ji-Xin Shi, Jie-Shou Li, Wei Wu, Hong-Xia Yin

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2776-2781. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2776

Changes of biological functions of dipeptide transporter (PepT1) and hormonal regulation in severe scald rats

Bing-Wei Sun, Xiao-Chen Zhao, Guang-Ji Wang, Ning Li, Jie-Shou Li

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2782-2785. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2782

Protective effect of angelica sinensis polysaccharide on experimental immunological colon injury in rats

Shao-Ping Liu, Wei-Guo Dong, Dong-Fang Wu, He-Sheng Luo, Jie-Ping Yu

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2786-2790. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2786

Visceral hypersensitivity and altered colonic motility after subsidence of inflammation in a rat model of colitis

Jun-Ho La, Tae-Wan Kim, Tae-Sik Sung, Jeoung-Woo Kang, Hyun-Ju Kim, Il-Suk Yang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2791-2795. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2791

Relationship between clinical and pathologic findings in patients with chronic liver diseases

Lun-Gen Lu, Min-De Zeng, Yi-Min Mao, Ji-Qiang Li, De-Kai Qiu, Jing-Yuan Fang, Ai-Ping Cao, Mo-Bin Wan, Cheng-Zhong Li, Jun Ye, Xiong Cai, Cheng-Wei Chen, Ji-Yao Wang, Shan-Ming Wu, Jin-Shui Zhu, Xia-Qiu Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2796-2800. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2796

Impact of endoscopically minimal involvement on IL-8 mRNA expression in esophageal mucosa of patients with non-erosive reflux disease

Yusei Kanazawa, Hajime Isomoto, Chun Yang Wen, Ai-Ping Wang, Vladimir A Saenko, Akira Ohtsuru, Fuminao Takeshima, Katsuhisa Omagari, Yohei Mizuta, Ikuo Murata, Shunichi Yamashita, Shigeru Kohno

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2801-2804. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2801

Endoscopic banding ligation can effectively resect hyperplastic polyps of the stomach

Ching-Chu Lo, Ping-I Hsu, Gin-Ho Lo, Hui-Hwa Tseng, Hui-Chun Chen, Ping-Ning Hsu, Chiun-Ku Lin, Hoi-Hung Chan, Wei-Lun Tsai, Wen-Chi Chen, E-Ming Wang, Kwok-Hung Lai

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2805-2808. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2805

Clinical manifestations and prognostic factors in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Shee-Chan Lin, Ming-Jer Huang, Chen-Yuan Zeng, Tzang-In Wang, Zen-Liang Liu, Ray-Kuan Shiay

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2809-2812. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2809

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: Clinical experience with 15 patients

Ming-Jen Chen, Cheng-Hsin Chu, Shee-Chan Lin, Shou-Chuan Shih, Tsang-En Wang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2813-2816. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2813

Correlation of P-glycoprotein expression with poor vascularization in human gallbladder carcinomas

Yu Tian, Li-Li Zhu, Ren-Xuan Guo, Chui-Feng Fan

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2817-2820. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2817

Clinical predictors of severe gallbladder complications in acute acalculous cholecystitis

Ay-Jiun Wang, Tsang-En Wang, Ching-Chung Lin, Shee-Chan Lin, Shou-Chuan Shih

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2821-2823. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2821

Imaging diagnosis of pancreato-biliary diseases: A control study

Liang Zhong, Qiu-Ying Yao, Lei Li, Jian-Rong Xu

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2824-2827. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2824

Overexpression of Caspase-1 in adenocarcinoma of pancreas and chronic pancreatitis

Yin-Mo Yang, Marco Ramadani, Yan-Ting Huang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2828-2831. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2828

Spider angiomas in patients with liver cirrhosis: Role of vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor

Chung-Pin Li, Fa-Yauh Lee, Shinn-Jang Hwang, Rei-Hwa Lu, Wei-Ping Lee, Yee Chao, Sung-Sang Wang, Full-Young Chang, Jacqueline Whang-Peng, Shou-Dong Lee

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2832-2835. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2832

Copper metabolism after living related liver transplantation for Wilson’s disease

Xue-Hao Wang, Feng Cheng, Feng Zhang, Xiang-Cheng Li, Jian-Ming Qian, Lian-Bao Kong, Hao Zhang, Guo-Qiang Li

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2836-2838. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2836

Clinical relationship between EDN-3 gene, EDNRB gene and Hirschsprung’s disease

Xiang-Long Duan, Xian-Sheng Zhang, Guo-Wei Li

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2839-2842. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2839

Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 as biomarkers of ulcerative colitis activity

Alicja Wiercinska-Drapalo, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Robert Flisiak, Danuta Prokopowicz

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2843-2845. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2843

Gastric pseudolipomatosis, usual or unusual? Re-evaluation of 909 endoscopic gastric biopsies

Murat Alper, Yusuf Akcan, Olcay K Belenli, Selma Çukur, Kamuran A Aksoy, Mazlume Suna

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2846-2848. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2846

Oddi sphincter function after canine auto-pancreas transplantation with bladder drainage

Gui-Chen Li, Chun-Hui Yuan, Ying Cheng, Yong-Feng Liu

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2849-2852. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2849

Incidence and treatment of hepatic artery complications after orthotopic liver transplantation

Ji-Chun Zhao, Shi-Chun Lu, Lu-Nan Yan, Bo Li, Tian-Fu Wen, Yong Zeng, Nan-Sheng Cheng, Jing Wang, Yan Luo, Yu-Lan Pen

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2853-2855. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2853

Management of choledocholithiasis: Comparison between laparoscopic common bile duct exploration and intraoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy

Qi Wei, Jian-Guo Wang, Li-Bo Li, Jun-Da Li

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2856-2858. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2856

Influence of liver nonparenchymal cell infusion combined with cyclosporin A on rejection of rat small bowel transplantation

Yan-Ling Yang, Ji-Peng Li, Ke-Feng Dou, Kai-Zong Li

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2859-2862. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2859

Expression of PCNA and CD44mRNA in colorectal cancer with venous invasion and its relationship to liver metastasis

Shu-Qiang Yue, Yan-Ling Yang, Ke-Feng Dou, Kai-Zong Li

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2863-2865. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2863

Relationship between expression of CD105 and growth factors in malignant tumors of gastrointestinal tract and its significance

Jian-Xian Yu, Xiao-Tun Zhang, Yong-Qiang Liao, Qi-Yi Zhang, Hua Chen, Mei Lin, Shant Kumar

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2866-2869. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2866

Pedunculated rectal carcinoid removed by endoscopic mucosal resection: a case report

Hisayuki Hamada, Saburo Shikuwa, Chun-Yang Wen, Hajime Isomoto, Kazuhiko Nakao, Kosei Miyashita, Manabu Daikoku, Koji Yano, Masahiro Ito, Yohei Mizuta, Long-Dian Chen, Zhao-Min Xu, Ikuo Murata, Shigeru Kohno

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2870-2872. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2870

Bouveret’s syndrome complicated by a distal gallstone Ileus

Rasim Gencosmanoglu, Resit Inceoglu, Caglar Baysal, Sertac Akansel, Nurdan Tozun

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2873-2875. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2873

Icteric flare of chronic hepatitis B in a 95-year old patient

WS Wong, Wai Keung Leung, Henry L Y Chan

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2876-2877. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2876

Pseudoaneurysm of gastroduodenal artery following radical gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma patients

Dong Yi Kim, Jae Kyoon Joo, Seong Yeob Ryu, Young Jin Kim, Shin Kon Kim, Yong Yeon Jung

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2878-2879. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2878

Surgical resection of duodenal lymphangiectasia: A case report

Chih-Ping Chen, Yee Chao, Chung-Pin Li, Wen-Ching Lo, Chew-Wun Wu, Shyh-Haw Tsay, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Full-Young Chang

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2880-2882. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2880

Life-threatening hemobilia caused by hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm: A rare complication of chronic cholangitis

Tsu-Te Liu, Ming-Chih Hou, Han-Chieh Lin, Full-Young Chang, Shou-Dong Lee

World J Gastroenterol 9(12):2883-2884. Published online Dec 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2883