World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Significance and prognostic value of lysosomal enzyme activities measured in surgically operated adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction and squamous cell carcinomas of the lower third of esophagus

Istvan Sohar, Imre Szanto, Janos Kiss, Nicolette Sohar, Balazs Paal, Aron Altorjay

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5751-5756. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5751

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Polymorphism of CYPIA1 and GSTM1 genes associated with susceptibility of gastric cancer in Shandong Province of China

Hao Li, Xue-Liang Chen, Hui-Qing Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5757-5762. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5757

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Inhibitory effects of N-(4-hydrophenyl) retinamide on liver cancer and malignant melanoma cells

Xing-Zhong Wu, Li Zhang, Bi-Zhi Shi, Ping Hu

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5763-5769. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5763

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Low prevalence of germline hMSH6 mutations in colorectal cancer families from Spain

Ana Sánchez de Abajo, Miguel de la Hoya, Alicia Tosar, Javier Godino, Juan Manuel Fernández, Jose Lopez Asenjo, Beatriz Perez Villamil, Pedro Perez Segura, Eduardo Diaz-Rubio, Trinidad Caldes

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5770-5776. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5770

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Consumption of purple sweet potato leaves modulates human immune response: T-lymphocyte functions, lytic activity of natural killer cell and antibody production

Chiao-Ming Chen, Sing-Chung Li, Ya-Ling Lin, Ching-Yun Hsu, Ming-Jer Shieh, Jen-Fang Liu

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5777-5781. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5777

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Effect of Astragalus complanatus flavonoid on anti-liver fibrosis in rats

Chun-Yu Liu, Zhen-Lun Gu, Wen-Xuan Zhou, Ci-Yi Guo

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5782-5786. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5782

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Amelioration of experimental colitis by Astragalus membranaceus through anti-oxidation and inhibition of adhesion molecule synthesis

Joshua Ka-Shun Ko, Flora Ying-Lee Lam, Andrew Pok-Lap Cheung

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5787-5794. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5787

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Protective effect of selenium-enriched lactobacillus on CCl₄-induced liver injury in mice and its possible mechanisms

Long Chen, Dao-Dong Pan, Juan Zhou, Ying-Zi Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5795-5800. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5795

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Separation of growth-stimulating peptides for Bifidobacterium from soybean conglycinin

Wei-Yong Zuo, Wei-Hua Chen, Si-Xiang Zou

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5801-5806. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5801

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Mesenchymal hamartoma of liver: Magnetic resonance imaging and histopathologic correlation

Bin-Bin Ye, Bing Hu, Li-Jun Wang, Hong-Sheng Liu, Yan Zou, Yu-Bin Zhou, Zhuang Kang

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5807-5810. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5807

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Microarray analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Hui-Ying Jin, Kai-Hua Tao, Yue-Xi Li, Fa-Qing Li, Su-Qin Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5811-5815. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5811

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Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli isolated from Chinese diarrhea patients with high-pathogenicity island ofYersinia is involved in synthesis of siderophore yersiniabactin

Jing Hu, Biao Kan, Zhi-Hua Liu, Shou-Yi Yu

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5816-5820. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5816

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Evaluation in vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)-exposed workers and the relationship between liver lesions and gene polymorphisms of metabolic enzymes

Shou-Min Zhu, Xue-Feng Ren, Jun-Xiang Wan, Zhao-Lin Xia

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5821-5827. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5821

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Strictures, diaphragms, erosions or ulcerations of ischemic type in the colon should always prompt consideration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced lesions

Manfred Stolte, Diana Karimi, Michael Vieth, Hildegard Volkholz, Klaus Dirschmid, Sigrid Rappel, Birgit Bethke

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5828-5833. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5828

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Association between thrombotic risk factors and extent of fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases

N Assy, I Bekirov, Y Mejritsky, L Solomon, S Szvalb, O Hussein

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5834-5839. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5834

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Surgical risk for patients with Chagasic achalasia and its correlation with the degree of esophageal dilation

José Garcia Neto, Roberto de Cleva, Bruno Zilberstein, Joaquim José Gama-Rodrigues

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5840-5844. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5840

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Focal adhesion kinase and Src phosphorylations in HGF-induced proliferation and invasion of human cholangiocarcinoma cell line, HuCCA-1

Urai Pongchairerk, Jun-Lin Guan, Vijittra Leardkamolkarn

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5845-5852. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5845

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Effect of lysozyme chloride on betel quid chewing aggravated gastric oxidative stress and hemorrhagic ulcer in diabetic rats

Chen-Road Hung

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5853-5858. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5853

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Ulcerative colitis in a multiracial Asian country: Racial differences and clinical presentation among Malaysian patients

Yan-Mei Tan, Khean-Lee Goh

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5859-5862. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5859

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Capsule endoscopy: Improving transit time and image view

Zvi Fireman, D Paz, Y Kopelman

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5863-5866. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5863

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Possible contribution of advanced statistical methods (artificial neural networks and linear discriminant analysis) in recognition of patients with suspected atrophic body gastritis

Edith Lahner, Enzo Grossi, Marco Intraligi, Massimo Buscema, Vito D Corleto, Gianfranco Delle Fave, Bruno Annibale

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5867-5873. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5867

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Is adiponectin level a predictor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in nondiabetic male patients?

Haluk Sargin, Mehmet Sargin, Hülya Gozu, Asuman Orcun, Gülcan Baloglu, Murat Ozisik, Mesut Seker, Oya Uygur-Bayramicli

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5874-5877. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5874

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Comparison of a monoclonal antigen stool test (Hp StAR) with the ¹³C-urea breath test (UBT) in monitoring Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy

Francesco Perri, Michele Quitadamo, Rosalba Ricciardi, Ada Piepoli, Rosa Cotugno, Annamaria Gentile, Alberto Pilotto, Angelo Andriulli

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5878-5881. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5878

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Interferon-α plus lamivudine vs lamivudine reduces breakthroughs, but does not affect sustained response in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B

Michalis Economou, Spilios Manolakopoulos, Thomas A Trikalinos, Spyros Filis, Sotiris Bethanis, Dimitrios Tzourmakliotis, Alec Avgerinos, Sotiris Raptis, Epameinondas V Tsianos

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5882-5887. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5882

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Low preoperative platelet counts predict a high mortality after partial hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Kazuhiro Kaneko, Yoshio Shirai, Toshifumi Wakai, Naoyuki Yokoyama, Kohei Akazawa, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5888-5892. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5888

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Multidimensional assessment of neuro-psychiatric symptoms in patients with low-grade hepatic encephalopathy: A clinical rating scale

Sergei Mechtcheriakov, Ivo W Graziadei, André Kugener, Julia Wiedemann, Chantal Galbavy, Hartmann Hinterhuber, Josef Marksteiner, Wolfgang Vogel

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5893-5898. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5893

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Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on Bax protein expression in patients with gastric precancerous lesions

Hai-Feng Liu, Wei-Wen Liu, Guo-An Wang, Xiao-Chun Teng

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5899-5901. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5899

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Effects of social isolation stress on immune response and survival time of mouse with liver cancer

Hui Liu, Zhun Wang

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5902-5904. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5902

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Primary early-stage intestinal and colonic non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinical features, management, and outcome of 37 patients

Shu-Lian Wang, Zhong-Xing Liao, Xin-Fan Liu, Zi-Hao Yu, Da-Zhong Gu, Tu-Nan Qian, Yong-Wen Song, Jing Jin, Wei-Hu Wang, Ye-Xiong Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(37):5905-5909. Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5905

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