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Contents Volume 23 Issue 21 June 7, 2017

Editorial

Endoscopic shielding technique, a new method in therapeutic endoscopy

Ignacio Bon, Ramon Bartolí, Vicente Lorenzo-Zúñiga

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3761-3764. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3761

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Role of surgery in pancreatic cancer

Trond A Buanes

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3765-3770. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3765

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Review

Diet in irritable bowel syndrome: What to recommend, not what to forbid to patients!

Anamaria Cozma-Petruţ, Felicia Loghin, Doina Miere, Dan Lucian Dumitraşcu

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3771-3783. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3771

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Minireviews

New endoscopes and add-on devices to improve colonoscopy performance

Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Georgios Tziatzios, George D Dimitriadis, Konstantinos Triantafyllou

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3784-3796. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3784

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Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma: A mini-review

Akira Sakamaki, Kenya Kamimura, Satoshi Abe, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Masaaki Takamura, Hirokazu Kawai, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Shuji Terai

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3797-3804. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3797

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Basic Study

Green tea polyphenols ameliorate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease through upregulating AMPK activation in high fat fed Zucker fatty rats

Yi Tan, Jane Kim, Jing Cheng, Madeleine Ong, Wei-Guo Lao, Xing-Liang Jin, Yi-Guang Lin, Linda Xiao, Xue-Qiong Zhu, Xian-Qin Qu

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3805-3814. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3805

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Prevalence of IFNL3 rs4803217 single nucleotide polymorphism and clinical course of chronic hepatitis C

Bogna Świątek-Kościelna, Ewelina Kałużna, Ewa Strauss, Jerzy Nowak, Iwona Bereszyńska, Ewelina Gowin, Jacek Wysocki, Jolanta Rembowska, Dominika Barcińska, Iwona Mozer-Lisewska, Danuta Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3815-3824. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3815

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Corticotropin-releasing factor stimulates colonic motility via muscarinic receptors in the rat

Kyung-Jo Kim, Ki Bae Kim, Soon Man Yoon, Joung-Ho Han, Hee Bok Chae, Seon Mee Park, Sei Jin Youn

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3825-3831. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3825

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Clinical significance of changes in the Th17/Treg ratio in autoimmune liver disease

Ting-Ting Feng, Ting Zou, Xin Wang, Wei-Feng Zhao, Ai-Lan Qin

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3832-3838. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3832

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Inhibitory effect of oxymatrine on hepatocyte apoptosis via TLR4/PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathway

Xian Zhang, Wei Jiang, Ai-Ling Zhou, Min Zhao, Dao-Rong Jiang

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3839-3849. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3839

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Sodium selenite ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced chronic colitis in mice by decreasing Th1, Th17, and γδT and increasing CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T-cell responses

Li-Xuan Sang, Bing Chang, Jun-Feng Zhu, Fang-Li Yang, Yan Li, Xue-Feng Jiang, Da-Nan Wang, Chang-Long Lu, Xun Sun

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3850-3863. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3850

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Case Control Study

Validation of a serum microRNA panel as biomarkers for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma post-hepatitis C infection in Egyptian patients

Moustafa Nouh Elemeery, Ahmed Noah Badr, Marwa Anwar Mohamed, Doaa Ahmed Ghareeb

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3864-3875. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3864

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Retrospective Study

Relationship between serum adenosine deaminase levels and liver histology in autoimmune hepatitis

Murat Torgutalp, Cumali Efe, Hakan Babaoglu, Taylan Kav

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3876-3882. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3876

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Clinical significance of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as an early predictive marker for adverse outcomes in patients with acute pancreatitis

Tae Joo Jeon, Ji Young Park

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3883-3889. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3883

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Prospective Study

Dietary and metabolomic determinants of relapse in ulcerative colitis patients: A pilot prospective cohort study

Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Floris F van den Brand, Karen L Madsen, Rupasri Mandal, Rosica Valcheva, Karen I Kroeker, Beomsoo Han, Rhonda C Bell, Janis Cole, Thomas Hoevers, David S Wishart, Richard N Fedorak, Levinus A Dieleman

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3890-3899. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3890

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Role of three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound in assessing the anal sphincter morphology of female patients with chronic proctalgia

Ya-Hong Xue, Shu-Qing Ding, Yi-Jiang Ding, Li-Qun Pan

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3900-3906. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3900

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Randomized Controlled Trial

Pleiotrophin and N-syndecan promote perineural invasion and tumor progression in an orthotopic mouse model of pancreatic cancer

Jun Yao, Lu-Lin Zhang, Xu-Mei Huang, Wen-Yao Li, She-Gan Gao

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3907-3914. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3907

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Systematic Reviews

Epidemiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children and adolescents: A systematic review

Alexandre Canon Boronat, Ana Paula Ferreira-Maia, Alicia Matijasevich, Yuan-Pang Wang

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3915-3927. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3915

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Case Report

Esophageal carcinoma originating in the surface epithelium with immunohistochemically proven esophageal gland duct differentiation: A case report

Hiromi Tamura, Hirotsugu Saiki, Takahiro Amano, Masashi Yamamoto, Shiro Hayashi, Hiroka Ando, Reiko Doi, Tsutomu Nishida, Katsumi Yamamoto, Shiro Adachi

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3928-3933. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3928

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Ischemic or toxic injury: A challenging diagnosis and treatment of drug-induced stenosis of the sigmoid colon

Zong-Ming Zhang, Xiang-Chun Lin, Li Ma, An-Qin Jin, Fang-Cai Lin, Zhuo Liu, Li-Min Liu, Chong Zhang, Na Zhang, Li-Juan Huo, Xue-Liang Jiang, Feng Kang, Hong-Jun Qin, Qiu-Yang Li, Hong-Wei Yu, Hai Deng, Ming-Wen Zhu, Zi-Xu Liu, Bai-Jiang Wan, Hai-Yan Yang, Jia-Hong Liao, Xu Luo, You-Wei Li, Wen-Ping Wei, Meng-Meng Song, Yue Zhao, Xue-Ying Shi, Zhao-Hui Lu

World J Gastroenterol 23(21):3934-3944. Published online Jun 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3934

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