World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Helicobacter pylori-infected animal models are extremely suitable for the investigation of gastric carcinogenesis

Masaaki Kodama, Kazunari Murakami, Ryugo Sato, Tadayoshi Okimoto, Akira Nishizono, Toshio Fujioka

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7063-7071. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7063

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Effect of p27^KIP1 on cell cycle and apoptosis in gastric cancer cells

Jian-Yong Zheng, Wei-Zhong Wang, Kai-Zong Li, Wen-Xian Guan, Wei Yan

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7072-7077. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7072

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Vitamin B12 deficiency and gastric histopathology in older patients

KR Dholakia, TS Dharmarajan, D Yadav, S Oiseth, EP Norkus, CS Pitchumoni

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7078-7083. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7078

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Reperfusion injury after critical intestinal ischemia and its correction with perfluorochemical emulsion "perftoran"

Vyacheslav Leontjevich Kozhura, Dmitriy Alexeevich Basarab, Marina Innokentievna Timkina, Arkadiy Mikhailivich Golubev, Vasiliy Ivanovich Reshetnyak, Viktor Vasiljevich Moroz

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7084-7090. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7084

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Effects of arginine supplementation on splenocyte cytokine mRNA expression in rats with gut-derived sepsis

Huey-Fang Shang, Chun-Sen Hsu, Chiu-Li Yeh, Man-Hui Pai, Sung-Ling Yeh

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7091-7096. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7091

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Secretory expression and characterization of a recombinant-deleted variant of human hepatocyte growth factor in Pichia pastoris

Zhi-Min Liu, Hong-Liang Zhao, Chong Xue, Bing-Bing Deng, Wei Zhang, Xiang-Hua Xiong, Bing-Fen Yang, Xue-Qin Yao

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7097-7103. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7097

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A novel gain of function mutant in C-kit gene and its tumorigenesis in nude mice

Chen-Guang Bai, Xiao-Hong Liu, Qiang Xie, Fei Feng, Da-Lie Ma

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7104-7108. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7104

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Associations between γ-glutamyl transferase, metabolic abnormalities and inflammation in healthy subjects from a population-based cohort: A possible implication for oxidative stress

Simona Bo, Roberto Gambino, Marilena Durazzo, Sabrina Guidi, Elisa Tiozzo, Federica Ghione, Luigi Gentile, Maurizio Cassader, Gian Franco Pagano

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7109-7117. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7109

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Usefulness of ω-3 fatty acid supplementation in addition to mesalazine in maintaining remission in pediatric Crohn's disease: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

C Romano, S Cucchiara, A Barabino, V Annese, C Sferlazzas, SIGENP Italian Study Group of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7118-7121. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7118

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Outcome of non-variceal acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in relation to the time of endoscopy and the experience of the endoscopist: A two-year survey

Fabrizio Parente, Andrea Anderloni, Stefano Bargiggia, Venerina Imbesi, Emilio Trabucchi, Cinzia Baratti, Silvano Gallus, Gabriele Bianchi Porro

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7122-7130. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7122

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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and intestinal metaplasia in subjects who had undergone surgery for gastric adenocarcinoma in Northwest Italy

Giorgio Palestro, Rinaldo Pellicano, Gian Ruggero Fronda, Guido Valente, Marco De Giuli, Tito Soldati, Agostino Pugliese, Stefano Taraglio, Mauro Garino, Donata Campra, Miguel Angel Cutufia, Elena Margaria, Giancarlo Spinzi, Aldo Ferrara, Giorgio Marenco, Mario Rizzetto, Antonio Ponzetto

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7131-7135. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7131

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Upregulation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃-1α-hydroxylase by butyrate in Caco-2 cells

Oliver Schröder, Sinan Turak, Carolin Daniel, Tanja Gaschott, Jürgen Stein

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7136-7141. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7136

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Using the polymerase chain reaction coupled with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to investigate the association between bacterial translocation and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in predicted acute severe pancreatitis

Callum B Pearce, Vitaly Zinkevich, Iwona Beech, Viera Funjika, Ana Garcia Ruiz, Afraa Aladawi, Hamish D Duncan

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7142-7147. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7142

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Gastro esophageal reflux disease is associated with absence from work: Results from a prospective cohort study

Andreas Leodolter, Marc Nocon, Michael Kulig, Stefan N Willich, Peter Malfertheiner, Joachim Labenz

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7148-7151. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7148

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Internet-based data inclusion in a population-based European collaborative follow-up study of inflammatory bowel disease patients: Description of methods used and analysis of factors influencing response rates

Frank L Wolters, Gilbert van Zeijl, Jildou Sijbrandij, Frederik Wessels, Colm O’Morain, Charles Limonard, Maurice G Russel, Reinhold W Stockbrügger

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7152-7158. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7152

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Serum insulin, insulin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, and gallstone disease among type 2 diabetics in Chinese population: A community-based study in Kinmen, Taiwan

Chi-Ming Liu, Tao-Hsin Tung, Shih-Tzer Tsai, Jorn-Hon Liu, Yeh-Kuang Tsai, Victor Tze-Kai Chen, Tseng-Nip Tam, Hsu-Feng Lu, Kuang-Kuo Wang, Chung-Te Hsu, Hui-Chuan Shih, De-Chuan Chan, Pesus Chou

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7159-7164. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7159

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Evaluation of immunogenicity and reactogenicity of recombinant DNA hepatitis B vaccine produced in India

Zahid Hussain, Syed S Ali, Syed A Husain, Mohammad Raish, Deepika R Sharma, Premashis Kar

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7165-7168. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7165

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Bone disorders in experimentally induced liver disease in growing rats

Viktória Ferencz, Csaba Horváth, Béla Kári, János Gaál, Szilvia Mészáros, Zsuzsanna Wolf, Dalma Hegedűs, Andrea Horváth, Anikó Folhoffer, Ferenc Szalay

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7169-7173. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7169

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Retinol-binding protein, acute phase reactants and Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma

Νicolas Tsavaris, Christos Kosmas, Petros Kopterides, Dimitrios Tsikalakis, Hlias Skopelitis, Fotini Sakelaridi, Nikitas Papadoniou, Michalis Tzivras, Vasilios Balatsos, Christos Koufos, Αthanasios Archimandritis

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7174-7178. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7174

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Histological outcome of chronic hepatitis B in children treated with interferon alpha

Sobaniec-Lotowska Maria Elzbieta, Lebensztejn Dariusz Marek

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7179-7182. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7179

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Effects of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric epithelial cell kinetics in patients with chronic renal failure

Selim Aydemir, Binnaz Handan Ozdemir, Gurden Gur, Ibrahim Dogan, Ugur Yilmaz, Sedat Boyacioglu

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7183-7187. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7183

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Intrahepatic and peripheral T-cell responses in genotype 1b hepatitis C virus-infected patients with persistently normal and elevated aminotransferase levels

Filiz Akyüz, Nuray Polat, Sabahattin Kaymakoglu, Nevzat Aksoy, Kadir Demir, Fatih Beşışık, Selim Badur, Yilmaz Çakaloglu, Atilla Ökten

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7188-7191. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7188

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Diagnostic accuracy of serum biochemical fibrosis markers in children with chronic hepatitis B evaluated by receiver operating characteristics analysis

Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn, Elżbieta Skiba, Jolanta Tobolczyk, Maria Elżbieta Sobaniec-Lotowska, Maciej Kaczmarski

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7192-7196. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7192

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Effects of L-carnitine in patients with hepatic encephalopathy

Mariano Malaguarnera, Giovanni Pistone, Rampello Elvira, Carmelo Leotta, Linda Scarpello, Rampello Liborio

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7197-7202. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7197

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Synergistic action of famotidine and chlorpheniramine on acetic acid-induced chronic gastric ulcer in rats

Zhen Qin, Chao Chen

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7203-7207. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7203

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Effect of liniment levamisole on cellular immune functions of patients with chronic hepatitis B

Ke-Xia Wang, Li-Hua Zhang, Jiang-Long Peng, Yong Liang, Xue-Feng Wang, Hui Zhi, Xiang-Xia Wang, Huan-Xiong Geng

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7208-7210. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7208

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Correlation between the expressions of gastrin, somatostatin and cyclin and cyclin-depend kinase in colorectal cancer

Pei Wu, Jia-Ding Mao, Jing-Yi Yan, Jing Rui, You-Cai Zhao, Xian-Hai Li, Guo-Qiang Xu

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7211-7217. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7211

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Delayed development of hepatocellular carcinoma during long-term follow-up after eradication of hepatitis C virus by interferon therapy

Yukiko Ito, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Ryo Nakata, Yoshihisa Kato, Masashi Iori, Keisuke Sakai, Tamiko Takemura, Ryosuke Tateishi, Haruhiko Yoshida, Takao Kawabe, Masao Omata

World J Gastroenterol 11(45):7218-7221. Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7218

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