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Contents Volume 14 Issue 8 February 28, 2008

Editorial

Role of symptoms in diagnosis and outcome of gastric cancer

Giovanni Maconi, Gianpiero Manes, Gabriele Bianchi Porro

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1149-1155. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1149

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Observer

Adult autoimmune enteropathy

Hugh James Freeman

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1156-1158. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1156

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Review

Current status and future strategies of cytoreductive surgery plus intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis

Hassan Alaa Hammed al-Shammaa, Yan Li, Yutaka Yonemura

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1159-1166. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1159

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Esophageal Cancer

In vivo anti-tumor effect of hybrid vaccine of dendritic cells and esophageal carcinoma cells on esophageal carcinoma cell line 109 in mice with severe combined immune deficiency

Guang-Hua Guo, Su-Zuan Chen, Jing Yu, Juan Zhang, Li-Li Luo, Li-Hua Xie, Zhong-Jing Su, Hong-Mei Dong, Hong Xu, Li-Biao Wu

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1167-1174. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1167

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Gastric Cancer

Localization and translocation of RhoA protein in the human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901

Yan Tao, Yong-Chang Chen, Yue-Ying Li, Shu-Qin Yang, Wen-Rong Xu

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1175-1181. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1175

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Liver Cancer

Prokineticin 2/Bv8 is expressed in Kupffer cells in liver and is down regulated in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Justin Monnier, Claire Piquet-Pellorce, Jean-Jacques Feige, Orlando Musso, Bruno Clément, Bruno Turlin, Nathalie Théret, Michel Samson

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1182-1191. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1182

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Basic Research

Probiotic Leuconostoc mesenteroides ssp. cremoris and Streptococcus thermophilus induce IL-12 and IFN-γ production

Riina A Kekkonen, Elina Kajasto, Minja Miettinen, Ville Veckman, Riitta Korpela, Ilkka Julkunen

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1192-1203. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1192

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Establishment and characterization of a new cell line derived from human colorectal laterally spreading tumor

Xin-Ying Wang, Zhou-Sheng Lai, Chung-Man Yeung, Ji-De Wang, Wen Deng, Hoi Yee Li, Yu-Jing Han, Hsiang-Fu Kung, Bo Jiang, Marie Chia-mi Lin

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1204-1211. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1204

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Clinical Research

Highly metabolic thrombus of the portal vein: ¹⁸F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography demonstration and clinical significance in hepatocellular carcinoma

Long Sun, Yong-Song Guan, Wei-Ming Pan, Gui-Bing Chen, Zuo-Ming Luo, Ji-Hong Wei, Hua Wu

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1212-1217. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1212

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Rapid Communication

Diagnosis of mild chronic pancreatitis (Cambridge classification): Comparative study using secretin injection-magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic retrograde pancreatography

Jin Kan Sai, Masafumi Suyama, Yoshihiro Kubokawa, Sumio Watanabe

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1218-1221. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1218

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Ameliorative effects of bombesin and neurotensin on trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid-induced colitis, oxidative damage and apoptosis in rats

Alper Akcan, Sebahattin Muhtaroglu, Hulya Akgun, Hizir Akyildiz, Can Kucuk, Erdogan Sozuer, Alper Yurci, Namik Yilmaz

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1222-1230. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1222

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Non-invasive diagnosis of H pylori infection: Evaluation of serological tests with and without current infection marker CIM

Sufi HZ Rahman, M Golam Azam, M Anisur Rahman, MS Arfin, M Mahbub Alam, Tareq M Bhuiyan, Nasim Ahmed, Motiur Rahman, Shamsun Nahar, MS Hassan

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1231-1236. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1231

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Hepatitis C virus genotypes distribution and transmission risk factors in Luxembourg from 1991 to 2006

Francois Roman, Karin Hawotte, Daniel Struck, Anne-Marie Ternes, Jean-Yves Servais, Vic Arendt, Patrick Hoffman, Robert Hemmer, Thérèse Staub, Carole Seguin-Devaux, Jean-Claude Schmit

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1237-1243. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1237

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H pylori: Treatment for the patient only or the whole family?

Yavuz Selim Sari, Didem Can, Vahit Tunali, Orhan Sahin, Oguz Koc, Omer Bender

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1244-1247. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1244

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Pre-operative hypoalbuminemia is a major risk factor for postoperative complications following rectal cancer surgery

Varut Lohsiriwat, Darin Lohsiriwat, Wiroon Boonnuch, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Narong Lert-akayamanee

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1248-1251. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1248

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P wave dispersion is prolonged in patients with Wilson’s disease

Nurcan Arat, Sabite Kacar, Zehra Golbasi, Meral Akdogan, Yeliz Sokmen, Sedef Kuran, Ramazan Idilman

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1252-1256. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1252

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Screening serum hepatocellular carcinoma-associated proteins by SELDI-based protein spectrum analysis

Jie-Feng Cui, Yin-Kun Liu, Hai-Jun Zhou, Xiao-Nan Kang, Cheng Huang, Yi-Feng He, Zhao-You Tang, Toshimasa Uemura

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1257-1262. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1257

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Efficacies of β-L-D4A against hepatitis B virus in 2.2.15 cells

Lin-Lin Gao, Xiao-Yan Wang, Ju-Sheng Lin, Ying-Hui Zhang, Yan Li

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1263-1267. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1263

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Effects of antiviral agents and HBV genotypes on intrahepatic covalently closed circular DNA in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients

Hai-Ying Lu, Li-Wei Zhuang, Yan-Yan Yu, Chong-Wen Si, Jun Li, Jian-Jun Zhang, Zheng Zeng, Xin-Yue Chen, Zhong-Hou Han, Yong Chen

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1268-1273. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1268

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Telomerase-specific oncolytic virotherapy for human hepatocellular carcinoma

Yue-Min Li, San-Tai Song, Ze-Fei Jiang, Qi Zhang, Chang-Qing Su, Guo-Qing Liao, Yi-Mei Qu, Guo-Qing Xie, Ming-Ying Li, Fei-Jiao Ge, Qi-Jun Qian

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1274-1279. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1274

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Development of a survival evaluation model for liver transplant recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to hepatitis B

Ming Zhang, Bo Li, Lu-Nan Yan, Fei Yin, Tian-Fu Wen, Yong Zeng, Ji-Chun Zhao, Yu-Kui Ma

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1280-1285. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1280

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Relationship between the cytotoxin-associated gene-A status of H pylori strains and cerebral infarction in European Caucasians and Chinese Han: A meta-analysis

Shuo Zhang, Yang Guo, Yan Ma, Yue Teng

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1286-1292. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1286

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Case Report

A rare presentation of appendiceal diverticulitis associated with pelvic pseudocyst

Hirotaka Niwa, Takeyuki Hiramatsu

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1293-1295. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1293

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A squamous metaplasia in a gastric ulcer scar of the antrum

Young-Seok Cho, Jin-Soo Kim, Hyung-Keun Kim, Jeong-Seon Ji, Byung-Wook Kim, Hiun-Suk Chae, Sok-Won Han, Kyu-Yong Choi, In-Sik Chung

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1296-1298. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1296

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Carcinoid tumor of the common bile duct: A rare complication of von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

Otmane Nafidi, Bich N Nguyen, André Roy

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1299-1301. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1299

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumour of the rectum: Report of a case and review of literature

Nello Grassi, Calogero Cipolla, Adriana Torcivia, Stefano Mandalà, Giuseppa Graceffa, Alessandro Bottino, Federica Latteri

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1302-1304. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1302

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Two cases of duodenal obstruction due to a congenital web

Mehmet Melek, Yesim Elcuman Edirne

World J Gastroenterol 14(8):1305-1307. Published online Feb 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1305

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