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Contents Volume 12 Issue 46 December 14, 2006

Editorial

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: An update on pathogenesis and clinical implications

Jamal A Ibdah

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7397-7404. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7397

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Brain edema and intracranial hypertension in fulminant hepatic failure: Pathophysiology and management

Olivier Detry, Arnaud De Roover, Pierre Honoré, Michel Meurisse

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7405-7412. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7405

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Role of Kupffer cells in the pathogenesis of liver disease

George Kolios, Vassilis Valatas, Elias Kouroumalis

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7413-7420. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7413

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Topic Highlight

Pathophysiology of alcoholic pancreatitis: An overview

Parimal Chowdhury, Priya Gupta

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7421-7427. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7421

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Nicotine as a mitogenic stimulus for pancreatic acinar cell proliferation

Parimal Chowdhury, Kodetthoor B Udupa

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7428-7432. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7428

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The genetics of nicotine dependence: Relationship to pancreatic cancer

Stewart L MacLeod, Parimal Chowdhury

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7433-7439. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7433

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Emerging therapies in gastrointestinal cancers

Jyoti Nautiyal, Arun K Rishi, Adhip PN Majumdar

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7440-7450. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7440

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Exploitation of the nicotinic anti-inflammatory pathway for the treatment of epithelial inflammatory diseases

David A Scott, Michael Martin

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7451-7459. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7451

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Functional significance of erythropoietin receptor on tumor cells

Kodetthoor B Udupa

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7460-7462. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7460

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Apoptosis in skeletal muscle and its relevance to atrophy

Esther E Dupont-Versteegden

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7463-7466. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7463

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Review

Treatment of hyperbilirubinemia with blood purification in China

Zhi-Jun Duan, Lei-Lei Li, Jia Ju, Zhi-Hong Gao, Gao-Hong He

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7467-7471. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7467

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Esophageal Cancer

Down-regulation of Bcl-X_L by RNA interference suppresses cell growth and induces apoptosis in human esophageal cancer cells

Yong-En Xie, En-Jie Tang, Da-Rong Zhang, Bi-Xuan Ren

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7472-7477. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7472

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Gastric Cancer

Phosphorylated vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein is localized on mitotic spindles of the gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901

Yan Tao, Yong-Chang Chen, Ying Wang, Zhi-Jian Zhang, Wen-Rong Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7478-7481. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7478

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Colorectal Cancer

Effects of gastrin 17 on β-catenin/Tcf-4 pathway in Colo320WT colon cancer cells

Jun Cao, Jie-Ping Yu, Chao-Hong Liu, Lan Zhou, Hong-Gang Yu

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7482-7487. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7482

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Viral Hepatitis

N-terminal and C-terminal cytosine deaminase domain of APOBEC3G inhibit hepatitis B virus replication

Yan-Chang Lei, Yong-Jun Tian, Hong-Hui Ding, Bao-Ju Wang, Yan Yang, You-Hua Hao, Xi-Ping Zhao, Meng-Ji Lu, Fei-Li Gong, Dong-Liang Yang

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7488-7496. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7488

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Basic Research

Toxicological study of the hepatotherapeutic herbal formula, Chunggan extract, in beagle dogs

Woo-Jin Choi, Jang-Woo Shin, Jin-Young Son, Dong-Seok Seo, Hark-Soo Park, Seung-Hyun Han, Ha-Jung Sung, Jung-Hyo Cho, Chong-Kwan Cho, Hwa-Seung Yoo, Yeon-Weol Lee, Chang-Gue Son

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7497-7502. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7497

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Comparison between bioartificial and artificial liver for the treatment of acute liver failure in pigs

Yasushi Kawazoe, Susumu Eguchi, Nozomu Sugiyama, Yukio Kamohara, Hikaru Fujioka, Takashi Kanematsu

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7503-7507. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7503

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Microbubble-enhanced ultrasound exposure improves gene transfer in vascular endothelial cells

Fang Nie, Hui-Xiong Xu, Qing Tang, Ming-De Lu

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7508-7513. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7508

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Expression patterns and action analysis of genes associated with physiological responses during rat liver regeneration: Cellular immune response

Lian-Xing Zhang, Li-Feng Zhao, An-Shi Zhang, Xiao-Guang Chen, Cun-Shuan Xu

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7514-7521. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7514

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Rapid Communication

Reversibility of central neuronal changes in patients recovering from gallbladder stones or acute cholecystitis

Daniel W Kjaer, Marek Stawowy, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Peter Funch-Jensen

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7522-7526. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7522

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Protective effect of melatonin against multistress condition induced lipid peroxidation via measurement of gastric mucosal lesion and plasma malondialdehyde levels in rats

V Kiarostami, L Samini, M Ghazi-Khansari

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7527-7531. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7527

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Listening to Turkish classical music decreases patients’ anxiety, pain, dissatisfaction and the dose of sedative and analgesic drugs during colonoscopy: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Nimet Ovayolu, Ozlem Ucan, Seda Pehlivan, Yavuz Pehlivan, Hakan Buyukhatipoglu, M Cemil Savas, Murat T Gulsen

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7532-7536. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7532

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Glutamine dipeptide for parenteral nutrition in abdominal surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Ya-Min Zheng, Fei Li, Ming-Ming Zhang, Xiao-Ting Wu

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7537-7541. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7537

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Endoscopic findings and pathologic characteristics of gastric eosinophilic granuloma: A report of 18 patients

Wen-Chong Song, Jie-Ping Yu, Lei Shen, Hong Xia, He-Sheng Luo

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7542-7546. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7542

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Case Report

Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding from a dieulafoy lesion proximal to the anorectal junction post-orthotopic liver transplant

Wichian Apiratpracha, Jin Kee Ho, James J Powell, Eric M Yoshida

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7547-7548. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7547

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Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm into sigmoid colon: A case report

Murat Aksoy, Hakan Yanar, Korhan Taviloglu, Cemalettin Ertekin, Kemal Ayalp, Fatih Yanar, Recep Guloglu, Mehmet Kurtoglu

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7549-7550. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7549

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Hepatotoxicity induced by cyproterone acetate: A report of three cases

Ioanna Savidou, Melanie Deutsch, Aspasia S Soultati, Dimitrios Koudouras, Georgia Kafiri, Spyridon P Dourakis

World J Gastroenterol 12(46):7551-7555. Published online Dec 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i46.7551

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