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Contents Volume 12 Issue 42 November 14, 2006

Editorial

Bacteria, inflammation, and colon cancer

Liying Yang, Zhiheng Pei

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6741-6746. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6741

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Colorectal cancer screening

Ramona M McLoughlin, Colm A O’Morain

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6747-6750. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6747

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Review

Crohn’s disease: Innate immunodeficiency?

Jesus K Yamamoto-Furusho, Joshua R Korzenik

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6751-6755. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6751

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Mechanisms and significance of liver steatosis in hepatitis C virus infection

Francesco Negro

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6756-6765. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6756

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Gastric Cancer

Inhibition of human gastric carcinoma cell growth by atofluding derivative N₃-o-toluyl-fluorouracil

Jian Liu, Wen-Fang Xu, Shu-Xiang Cui, Yong Zhou, Yun-Xia Yuan, Ming-Hui Chen, Ruo-Han Wang, Ruo-Yan Gai, Masatoshi Makuuchi, Wei Tang, Xian-Jun Qu

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6766-6770. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6766

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Liver Cancer

Inhibition of hepatic tumor cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo by taltobulin, a synthetic analogue of the tripeptide hemiasterlin

Yogesh K Vashist, Celine Tiffon, Christoforos Stoupis, Claudio A Redaelli

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6771-6778. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6771

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A single dose of caffeic acid phenethyl ester prevents initiation in a medium-term rat hepatocarcinogenesis model

Claudia Esther Carrasco-Legleu, Yesennia Sánchez-Pérez, Lucrecia Márquez-Rosado, Samia Fattel-Fazenda, Evelia Arce-Popoca, Sergio Hernández-García, Saúl Villa-Treviño

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6779-6785. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6779

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Viral Hepatitis

Interferon augments the anti-fibrotic activity of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor in patients with refractory chronic hepatitis C

Hitoshi Yoshiji, Ryuichi Noguchi, Hideyuki Kojima, Yasuhide Ikenaka, Mitsuteru Kitade, Kosuke Kaji, Masahito Uemura, Junichi Yamao, Masao Fujimoto, Masaharu Yamazaki, Masahisa Toyohara, Akira Mitoro, Hiroshi Fukui

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6786-6791. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6786

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Seroprevalence and genotyping of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV among healthy population and Turkish soldiers in Northern Cyprus

Mustafa Altindis, Sebahattin Yilmaz, Tansel Dikengil, Hamit Acemoglu, Salih Hosoglu

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6792-6796. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6792

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Basic Research

Cloning and expression of SLC10A4, a putative organic anion transport protein

Patrick L Splinter, Konstantinos N Lazaridis, Paul A Dawson, Nicholas F LaRusso

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6797-6805. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6797

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Dexamethasone mediates protection against acute pancreatitis via upregulation of pancreatitis-associated proteins

Emad Kandil, Yin-Yao Lin, Martin H Bluth, Hong Zhang, Gabriel Levi, Michael E Zenilman

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6806-6811. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6806

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Reduction of ischemia reperfusion injury after liver resection and hepatic inflow occlusion by α-lipoic acid in humans

Fritz Dünschede, Kirsten Erbes, Achim Kircher, Stefanie Westermann, Joachim Seifert, Arno Schad, Kempski Oliver, Alexandra K Kiemer, Junginger Theodor

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6812-6817. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6812

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Promoted differentiation of cynomolgus monkey ES cells into hepatocyte-like cells by co-culture with mouse fetal liver-derived cells

Ko Saito, Masahide Yoshikawa, Yukiteru Ouji, Kei Moriya, Mariko Nishiofuku, Shigehiko Ueda, Noriko Hayashi, Shigeaki Ishizaka, Hiroshi Fukui

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6818-6827. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6818

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Hepatic lipid metabolism changes in short- and long-term prehepatic portal hypertensive rats

Maria-Angeles Aller, Elena Vara, Cruz García, Maria-Paz Nava, Alejandra Angulo, Fernando Sánchez-Patán, Ana Calderón, Patri Vergara, Jaime Arias

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6828-6834. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6828

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Antioxidants vitamin E and C attenuate hepatic fibrosis in biliary-obstructed rats

Ali Riza Soylu, Nurettin Aydogdu, Umit Nusret Basaran, Semsi Altaner, Orhan Tarcin, Nursal Gedik, Hasan Umit, Ahmet Tezel, Gulbin Dokmeci, Huseyin Baloglu, Mevlut Ture, Kemal Kutlu, Kadir Kaymak

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6835-6841. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6835

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Expression patterns and action analysis of genes associated with blood coagulation responses during rat liver regeneration

Li-Feng Zhao, Wei-Min Zhang, Cun-Shuan Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6842-6849. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6842

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Clinical Research

Characterization of functional biliary pain and dyspeptic symptoms in patients with sphincter of Oddi dysfunction: Effect of papillotomy

László Madácsy, Roland Fejes, Gábor Kurucsai, Ildikó Joó, András Székely, Viktória Bertalan, Attila Szepes, János Lonovics

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6850-6856. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6850

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Rapid Communication

Medical malpractice litigation related to gastrointestinal endoscopy in Japan: A two-decade review of civil court cases

Toru Hiyama, Shinji Tanaka, Masaharu Yoshihara, Tatsuma Fukuhara, Shinichi Mukai, Kazuaki Chayama

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6857-6860. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6857

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Different doses of consensus interferon plus ribavirin in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 relapsed after interferon monotherapy: A randomized controlled trial

Giuseppe Alaimo, Vito Di Marco, Donatella Ferraro, Rosa Di Stefano, Salvatore Porrovecchio, Francesca D’Angelo, Vincenza Calvaruso, Antonio Craxì, Piero Luigi Almasio

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6861-6864. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6861

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Insulin resistance in H pylori infection and its association with oxidative stress

Mehmet Aslan, Mehmet Horoz, Yasar Nazligul, Cengiz Bolukbas, F Fusun Bolukbas, Sahbettin Selek, Hakim Celik, Ozcan Erel

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6865-6868. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6865

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Analysis of serum antibody profile against H pylori VacA and CagA antigens in Turkish patients with duodenal ulcer

Yusuf Erzin, Sibel Altun, Ahmet Dobrucali, Mustafa Aslan, Sibel Erdamar, Ahmet Dirican, Murat Tuncer, Bekir Kocazeybek

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6869-6873. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6869

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Immunohistochemical study on distribution of endocrine cells in gastrointestinal tract of flower fish (Pseudophoxinus antalyae)

Kenan Çınar, Nurgül Şenol, M Rüştü Özen

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6874-6878. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6874

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Hepatitis B and C virus co-infections in human immunodeficiency virus positive North Indian patients

Swati Gupta, Sarman Singh

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6879-6883. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6879

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Can albumin administration relieve lung injury in trauma/hemorrhagic shock?

Zuo-Bing Chen, Zi-Wei Wang, Chen-Yan Ding, Jian-Hua Yan, Yuan Gao, Yun Zhang, Lin-Mei Ni, Yong-Qing Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6884-6888. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6884

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Evaluation of the effects of combined endoscopic variceal ligation and splenectomy with pericardial devascularization on esophageal varices

Bo Liu, Mei-Hai Deng, Nan Lin, Wei-Dong Pan, Yun-Biao Ling, Rui-Yun Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6889-6892. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6889

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Identification of differentially expressed genes in mouse hepatocarcinoma ascites cell line with low potential of lymphogenous metastasis

Xiao-Nan Cui, Jian-Wu Tang, Li Hou, Bo Song, Li-Ying Ban

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6893-6897. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6893

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Case Report

Cytomegalovirus-associated colitis causing diarrhea in an immunocompetent patient

Dan Carter, David Olchovsky, Russell Pokroy, David Ezra

World J Gastroenterol 12(42):6898-6899. Published online Nov 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6898

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