World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Immunological treatment of liver tumors

Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Fabio Grizzi, Cynthia A Jumper, Everardo Cobos, Paul L Hermonat, Eldo E Frezza

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6571-6576. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6571

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Management of functional dyspepsia: Unsolved problems and new perspectives

Ahmed Madisch, Stephan Miehlke, Joachim Labenz

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6577-6581. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6577

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Adenovirus expressing p27^kip1 suppresses growth of established esophageal carcinoma xenografts

Wei-Guo Zhang, Qing-Ming Wu, Jie-Ping Yu, Qiang Tong, Guo-Jian Xie, Xiao-Hu Wang, Sheng-Bao Li

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6582-6586. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6582

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Clinical significance of CT-defined minimal ascites in patients with gastric cancer

Dong Kyung Chang, Ji Won Kim, Byung Kwan Kim, Kook Lae Lee, Chi Sung Song, Joon Koo Han, In Sung Song

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6587-6592. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6587

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Polymorphisms of DNA repair genes XRCC1 and XRCC3, interaction with environmental exposure and risk of chronic gastritis and gastric cancer

Márcia Cristina Duarte, Jucimara Colombo, Andrea Regina Baptista Rossit, Alaor Caetano, Aldenis Albaneze Borim, Durval Wornrath, Ana Elizabete Silva

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6593-6600. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6593

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Expression and significance of CD44s, CD44v6, and nm23 mRNA in human cancer

Yong-Jun Liu, Pei-Song Yan, Jun Li, Jing-Fen Jia

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6601-6606. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6601

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Assessment of KL-6 as a tumor marker in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Amal Gad, Eiji Tanaka, Akihiro Matsumoto, Moushira Abd-el Wahab, Abd el-Hamid Serwah, Fawzy Attia, Khalil Ali, Howayda Hassouba, Abd el-Raoof el-Deeb, Tetsuya Ichijyo, Takeji Umemura, Hidetomo Muto, Kaname Yoshizawa, Kendo Kiyosawa

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6607-6612. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6607

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Modulation of gene expression in MHCC97 cells by interferon alpha

Wei-Zhong Wu, Hui-Chuan Sun, Lu Wang, Jie Chen, Kang-Da Liu, Zhao-You Tang

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6613-6619. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6613

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Detection of germline mutations of hMLH1 and hMSH2 based on cDNA sequencing in China

Chao-Fu Wang, Xiao-Yan Zhou, Tai-Ming Zhang, Meng-Hong Sun, Da-Ren Shi

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6620-6623. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6620

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Cytokine profile in Egyptian hepatitis C virus genotype-4 in relation to liver disease progression

Abdel-Rahman N Zekri, Mohammed S El-Din Ashour, Ahmed Hassan, Hanaa M Alam El-Din, Amal MR El-Shehaby, Maha A Abu-Shady

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6624-6630. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6624

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Toll-like receptor 4 plays an anti-HBV role in a murine model of acute hepatitis B virus expression

Wen-Wei Chang, Ih-Jen Su, Ming-Derg Lai, Wen-Tsan Chang, Wenya Huang, Huan-Yao Lei

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6631-6637. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6631

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He Jie Tang in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B patients

Ze-Xiong Chen, Shi-Jun Zhang, Shao-Xian Lao, Hong-Tao Hu, Cui-Yi Zhang, Shi-He Guan, Yan-Li Gu

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6638-6643. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6638

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Herpes simplex virus type 1 in peptic ulcer disease: An inverse association with Helicobacter pylori

Klisthenis Tsamakidis, Efstathia Panotopoulou, Dimitrios Dimitroulopoulos, Dimitrios Xinopoulos, Maria Christodoulou, Alexandra Papadokostopoulou, Ioannis Karagiannis, Elias Kouroumalis, Emmanuel Paraskevas

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6644-6649. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6644

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Endoscopic mucosal resection for high-grade dysplasia and intramucosal carcinoma in Barrett’s esophagus: An Italian experience

Massimo Conio, Alessandro Repici, Renzo Cestari, Sabrina Blanchi, Gabriella Lapertosa, Guido Missale, Domenico Della Casa, Vincenzo Villanacci, Pier Gigi Calandri, Rosangela Filiberti

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6650-6655. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6650

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Effect of cytokine gene polymorphism on histological activity index, viral load and response to treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 3

Zaigham Abbas, Tariq Moatter, Akber Hussainy, Wasim Jafri

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6656-6661. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6656

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Gastroprotective activity of Nigella sativa L oil and its constituent, thymoquinone against acute alcohol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats

Mehmet Kanter, Halit Demir, Cengiz Karakaya, Hanefi Ozbek

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6662-6666. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6662

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Giardiasis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms

Javed Yakoob, Wasim Jafri, Shahab Abid, Nadim Jafri, Saeed Hamid, Hasnain Ali Shah, Lubna Rizvi, Muhammad Islam, Hizbullah Shaikh

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6667-6670. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6667

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Plasma carnitine ester profile in adult celiac disease patients maintained on long-term gluten free diet

Judit Bene, Katalin Komlósi, Beáta Gasztonyi, Márk Juhász, Zsolt Tulassay, Béla Melegh

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6671-6675. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6671

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Investigation of fundo-antral reflex in human beings

Satish SC Rao, Anjana Kumar, Brent Harris, Bruce Brown, Konrad S Schulze

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6676-6680. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6676

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Validation of four Helicobacter pylori rapid blood tests in a multi-ethnic Asian population

Lee-Guan Lim, Khay-Guan Yeoh, Bow Ho, Seng-Gee Lim

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6681-6683. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6681

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Hepatoprotective effects of Nigella sativa L and Urtica dioica L on lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzyme systems and liver enzymes in carbon tetrachloride-treated rats

Mehmet Kanter, Omer Coskun, Mustafa Budancamanak

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6684-6688. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6684

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Preoperative sorting of circulating T lymphocytes in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Its prognostic significance

Tadahiro Nozoe, Yoshihiko Maehara, Keizo Sugimachi

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6689-6693. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6689

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DNA end binding activity and Ku70/80 heterodimer expression in human colorectal tumor

Paola Mazzarelli, Paola Parrella, Davide Seripa, Emanuela Signori, Giuseppe Perrone, Carla Rabitti, Domenico Borzomati, Armando Gabbrielli, Maria Giovanna Matera, Carolina Gravina, Marco Caricato, Maria Luana Poeta, Monica Rinaldi, Sergio Valeri, Roberto Coppola, Vito Michele Fazio

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6694-6700. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6694

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Correlation and prognostic significance of beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase and serum monosialylated alpha-fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma

Terence CW Poon, Clarissa HS Chiu, Paul BS Lai, Tony SK Mok, Benny Zee, Anthony TC Chan, Joseph JY Sung, Philip J Johnson

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6701-6706. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6701

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Cysteamine increases expression and activity of H⁺-K⁺-ATPase of gastric mucosal cells in weaning piglets

Zhi-Min Shi, Gai-Mei Du, Xi-Hui Wei, Lei Zhang, Jie Chen, Ru-Qian Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6707-6712. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6707

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Hepatitis E virus chimeric DNA vaccine elicits immunologic response in mice

Yan Hong, Bing Ruan, Lian-Hua Yang, Yong Chen, Luo Jing, Yi-Ting Wang, Hua-Jun Hu

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6713-6715. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6713

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Relation of overexpression of S phase kinase-associated protein 2 with reduced expression of p27 and PTEN in human gastric carcinoma

Xiu-Mei Ma, Ying Liu, Jian-Wen Guo, Jiang-Hui Liu, Lian-Fu Zuo

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6716-6721. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6716

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Regression of hepatocellular carcinoma during vitamin K administration

Kazuhiro Nouso, Shuji Uematsu, Kunihiro Shiraga, Ryoichi Okamoto, Ryo Harada, Shoko Takayama, Wakako Kawai, Shigeru Kimura, Toru Ueki, Nobuaki Okano, Masahiro Nakagawa, Motowo Mizuno, Yasuyuki Araki, Yasushi Shiratori

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6722-6724. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6722

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Unicentric Castleman’s disease of the pancreas with massive central calcification

Oliver Goetze, Matthias Banasch, Klaus Junker, Wolfgang E. Schmidt, Christian Szymanski

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6725-6727. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6725

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Bile peritonitis due to intra-hepatic bile duct rupture

R Lochan, BV Joypaul

World J Gastroenterol 11(42):6728-6729. Published online Nov 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i42.6728

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