World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Role of insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 signaling pathway in longevity

Chun-Lei Cheng, Tian-Qin Gao, Zhen Wang, Dian-Dong Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1891-1895. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1891

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Tumor cyclooxygenase-2 levels correlate with tumor invasiveness in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Terence C. Tang, Ronnie T. Poon, Cecilia P. Lau, Dan Xie, Sheung Tat Fan

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1896-1902. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1896

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Inhibitory effect of tumor suppressor p33^ING1b and its synergy with p53 gene in hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhi Zhu, Jing Lin, Jian-Hui Qu, Mark A. Feitelson, Can-Rong Ni, Fang-Mei Li, Ming-Hua Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1903-1909. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1903

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Cell proliferation, apoptosis and the related regulators p27, p53 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma

Zhao Jing, Ke-Jun Nan, Mei-Long Hu

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1910-1916. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1910

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Avidin chase reduces side effects of radioimmunotherapy in nude mice bearing human colon carcinoma

Gui-Ping Li, Yong-Xian Wang, Kai Huang, Hui Zhang, Chun-Fu Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1917-1921. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1917

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Relationship between serum b2-microglobulin levels and virological breakthrough in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients, under long-term treatment schedules including lamivudine

Ioannis S. Elefsiniotis, Antonios Moulakakis, Konstantinos D. Pantazis, Irene Glynou, Ioannis Ketikoglou, Elena Vezali, Helen Kada, Epameinondas Tsianos

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1922-1928. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1922

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Transforming growth factor-β1 gene polymorphisms are associated with progression of liver fibrosis in Caucasians with chronic hepatitis C infection

Hao Wang, Senait Mengsteab, Carmen G. Tag, Chun-Fang Gao, Claus Hellerbrand, Frank Lammert, Axel M. Gressner, Ralf Weiskirchen

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1929-1936. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1929

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Gene expression profiling reveals sequential changes in gastric tubular adenoma and carcinoma in situ

Chang-Hee Lee, Seung-Hyun Bang, Seung-Koo Lee, Kyu-Young Song, In-Chul Lee

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1937-1945. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1937

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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor stimulated by Helicobacter pylori increases proliferation of gastric epithelial cells

Harry Hua-Xiang Xia, Shiu Kum Lam, Annie O.O. Chan, Marie Chia Mi Lin, Hsiang Fu Kung, Keiji Ogura, Douglas E. Berg, Benjamin C. Y. Wong

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1946-1950. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1946

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Protective effect of low dose of melatonin against cholestatic oxidative stress after common bile duct ligation in rats

Mukaddes Esrefoglu, Mehmet Gül, Memet Hanifi Emre, Alaattin Polat, Mukadder Ayse Selimoglu

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1951-1956. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1951

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Adenosine 5'triphosphate transport and accumulation during the cold preservation of rat hepatocytes in University of Wisconsin solution

María E. Mamprin, Félix Vega, Joaquín V. Rodriguez

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1957-1964. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1957

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Amylase level in extrahepatic bile duct in adult patients with choledochal cyst plus anomalous pancreatico-biliary ductal union

In-Ho Jeong, Yong-Sik Jung, Hong Kim, Bong-Wan Kim, Jung-Woon Kim, Jeong Hong, Hee-Jung Wang, Myung-Wook Kim, Byung-Moo Yoo, Jin-Hong Kim, Jae-Ho Han, Wook-Hwan Kim

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1965-1970. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1965

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Use of a device that applies external kneading-like force on the abdomen for treatment of constipation

Konstantinos Mimidis, David Galinsky, Efraim Rimon, Vassilios Papadopoulos, Yehuda Zicherman, Dimitrios Oreopoulos

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1971-1975. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1971

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Distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Turkey

Mustafa Sunbul, Hakan Leblebicioglu

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1976-1980. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1976

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A prospective study assessing the efficacy of abdominal computed tomography scan without bowel preparation in diagnosing intestinal wall and luminal lesions in patients presenting to the emergency room with abdominal complaints

Michal Mizrahi, Yoav Mintz, Avraham Rivkind, David Kisselgoff, Eugene Libson, Mayer Brezis, Eran Goldin, Oren Shibolet

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1981-1986. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1981

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Serum chromogranin-A in hepatocellular carcinoma: Diagnostic utility and limits

Aldo Spadaro, Antonino Ajello, Carmela Morace, Agata Zirilli, Graziella D’arrigo, Carmelo Luigiano, Francesco Martino, Anna Bene, Domenico Migliorato, Santi Turiano, Oscar Ferraù, Maria Antonietta Freni

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1987-1990. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1987

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Enhancement of leukocyte adhesion after percutaneous irradiation in rats with hepatocellular carcinoma

Sasa-Marcel Maksan, Eduard Schmidt, Eduard Ryschich, Wolfgang Harms, Jan Schmidt

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1991-1994. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1991

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Hepatic gene expression profiles associated with fibrosis progression and hepatocarcinogenesis in hepatitis C patients

Run-Xuan Shao, Yujin Hoshida, Motoyuki Otsuka, Naoya Kato, Ryosuke Tateishi, Takuma Teratani, Shuichiro Shiina, Hiroyoshi Taniguchi, Masaru Moriyama, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):1995-1999. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.1995

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Analysis of metastasis suppressing function of E-cadherin in gastric cancer cells by RNAi

Zhi-Hong Zheng, Xiu-Ju Sun, Hai-Tao Zhou, Chao Shang, Hong Ji, Kai-Lai Sun

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2000-2003. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2000

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Traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of chronic hepatitis B with precore mutant

Hong-Zhi Yang, Jian-An Zhao, Min Dai, Yong-Wei Li, Yong-Ze Wang, Wei-Bing Guan, He-Ping Xie

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2004-2008. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2004

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Stomach-interposed cholecystogastrojejunostomy: A palliative approach for periampullary carcinoma

Chun-Yi Hao, Xiang-Qian Su, Jia-Fu Ji, Xin-Fu Huang, Bao-Cai Xing

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2009-2012. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2009

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Liver fibrosis caused by choledocholith to regress after biliary drainage

Zuo-Bing Chen, Shu-Sen Zheng, Guo-Zhi Hu, Yuan Gao, Chen-Yan Ding, Yun Zhang, Xue-Hong Zhao, Lin-Mei Ni

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2013-2015. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2013

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Effects of psychological stress on small intestinal motility and bacteria and mucosa in mice

Shao-Xuan Wang, Wan-Chun Wu

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2016-2021. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2016

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Hypermethylation of CpG island in O⁶-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene was associated with K-ras G to A mutation in colorectal tumor

Jian Qi, You-Qing Zhu, Mei-Fang Huang, Dong Yang

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2022-2025. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2022

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Identification of effective siRNA against K-ras in human pancreatic cancer cell line MiaPaCa-2 by siRNA expression cassette

Wei Wang, Chun-You Wang, Ju-Hua Dong, Xiong Chen, Min Zhang, Gang Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2026-2031. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2026

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An autopsy case of acute pancreatitis with a high serum IgG4 complicated by amyloidosis and rheumatoid arthritis

Tatsuki Ichikawa, Kazuhiko Nakao, Keisuke Hamasaki, Kazuaki Ohkubo, Kan Toriyama, Katsumi Eguchi

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2032-2034. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2032

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Transhepatic fibrinolysis of mesenteric and portal vein thrombosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis: A case report

Alfredo Guglielmi, Francesca Fior, Orsolya Halmos, Gian Franco Veraldi, Lorenzo Rossaro, Andrea Ruzzenente, Claudio Cordiano

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2035-2038. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2035

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Hypokalemic myopathy in a patient with gluten-sensitive enteropathy and dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring: A case report

Zsolt Barta, Zsofia Miltenyi, Laszlo Toth, Arpad Illes

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2039-2040. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2039

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Regression of liver metastases of occult carcinoid tumor with slow release Lanreotide therapy

Marta Bondanelli, Maria Rosaria Ambrosio, Maria Chiara Zatelli, Luigi Cavazzini, Laura Al Jandali Rifa’y, Ettore C. degli Uberti

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2041-2044. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2041

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Mucinous nonneoplastic cyst of the pancreas: A truly novel pathological entity?

Brian K.P. Goh, Yu-Meng Tan, Puay-Hoon Tan, London L.P.J. Ooi

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2045-2047. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2045

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Cardiac metastases of gallbladder carcinoma

Tomoko Inoue, Katsuya Shiraki, Hiroyuki Fuke, Yutaka Yamanaka, Kazumi Miyashita, Keiichi Ito, Masahiro Suzuki, Kazushi Sugimoto, Kazumoto Murata, Takeshi Nakano

World J Gastroenterol 11(13):2048-2049. Published online Apr 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i13.2048

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