Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Relationship of Extraintestinal Involvements in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (New Insights into Autoimmune Pathogenesis)

Kiron M. Das

Bile Acid Malabsorption as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea Diagnostic Value of 7α-Hydroxy-4-Cholesten-3-One in Serum

Gerd H. Sauter, Wolfgang Munzing, Christoph Von Ritter, Gustav Paumgartner

Central Modulation of Rectal Distension-Induced Blood Pressure Changes by Alosetron, A 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonist

Masatake Miura, D. Curtis Lawson, Erik M. Clary, Allen W. Mangel, Theodore N. Pappas

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Rat Triosephosphate Isomerase Gene in Remnant Ileum After Massive Small Bowel Resection

Yuxun Wang, Sandra Tan, Shing-Chuan Hooi

Characterization of Early Developmental Pattern of Expression of Neurotensin/Neuromedin N Gene in Foregut and Midgut

Xiao-Min Wang, B. Mark Evers

The Utilization of Colon Transit Scintigraphy in the Diagnostic Algorithm for Patients with Chronic Constipation

R. G. Mclean, D. W. King, N. A. Talley, A. D. Tait, J. Freiman

Letter to the Editor: Respiratory Distress during Mesalamine Therapy

Mario Guslandi

Effect of Acute Hyperglycemia on Jejunal Compliance and Peristaltic Reflex in Healthy Humans

E. E. Soffer, S. Thongsawat, B. J. Hoogwerf, A. Shah

Effects of Electroacupuncture on Gastric Migrating Myoelectrical Complex in Dogs

Liwei Qian, Larry J. Peters, J. D. Z. Chen

Factors Affecting Outcome Following Proximal and Distal Intestinal Resection in the Dog (An Examination of the Relative Roles of Mucosal Adaptation, Motility, Luminal Factors, and Enteric Peptides)

Jon S. Thompson, Eamonn M. Quigley, Thomas E. Adrian

Effect of 5-Fluorouracil on Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis Induced by N-Methyl-N′-Nitro-N-Nitrosoguanidine in Rats

Yasuyuki Seto, Hirokazu Nagawa, Masaya Mori, Takashi Tsuruo, Tetsuichiro Muto

Effect of Pancreatic Juice Reflux into Biliary Tract on N-Nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine (BOP)-Induced Biliary Carcinogenesis in Syrian Hamsters

Yoshifumi Ogura, Shinsuke Matsuda, Masanobu Usui, Noriko Hanamura, Yoshifumi Kawarada

Case Report: Adenocarcinoid of Ileum and Appendix, Incidentally Discovered During Exploratory Laparotomy for Gastric MALT Lymphoma, with Subsequent Diffuse Prostatic Metastases (Report of a Case with Light, Immunohistochemical, and Electron Microscopic Studies)

Douglas H. Mcgregor, Rachel Cherian, Allan P. Weston, Larry Lawson, Mary P. Mcanaw

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Elderly People (Does Quantitative Serological Testing Predict Gastroduodenal Ulcer Disease?)

Chung-Jyi Tsai

One Stomach-One Strain (Does Helicobacter pylori Strain Variation Influence Disease Outcome?)

Helena Enroth, Olof Nyren, Lars Engstrand

Attenuation of Hydrophobic Phospholipid Barrier Is an Early Event in Helicobacter felis-Induced Gastritis in Mice

Lenard M. Lichtenberger, Elizabeth J. Dial, Anna Ottlecz, Jimmy J. Romero, Juan Lechago, James G. Fox

Reactions from Rat Gastric Mucosa During One Year of Helicobacter pylori Infection

Hong Li, Eva-Marie Andersson, Herbert F. Helander

Healing of Severe Esophagitis Improves Esophageal Peristaltic Dysfunction

Pierre Deprez, Rene Fiasse

Histological Esophagitis (Clinical and Histological Response to Omeprazole in Children)

Richard S. Strauss, Kathleen A. Calenda, Yogeshwar Dayal, Munir Mobassaleh

Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux in Acutely Hospitalized Patients

Magda Newton, Michael A. Kamm, Tracey Quigley, W. Rodney Burnham

Relationship of Portal Pressure and Colorectal Vasculopathy in Patients with Cirrhosis

Shigeo Sugano, Megumi Nishio, Hiroyuki Makino, Tokuya Suzuki

Portohepatic Gradient and Portal Hemodynamics in Patients with Cirrhosis Due to Hepatitis C Virus Infection

A. Deplano, V. Migaleddu, A. Pischedda, G. Garrucciu, G. Gregu, C. Multinu, M. Piredda, A. Tocco, F. Urigo, P. A. Cossu, A. Solinas

Serum Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Levels Before and During Interferon Treatment in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Yasunori Sawayama, Jun Hayashi, Yasunobu Kawakami, Norihiro Furusyo, Iwao Ariyama, Yasuhiro Kishihara, Kumiko Ueno, Seizaburo Kashiwagi

Further Studies on Aminopeptidase-M in Blood in Children with Cholestatic Liver Diseases and Viral Hepatitis

Roman M. Janas, Jerzy Socha, Krzysztof Warnawin, Jolanta Rujner

Transjugular Liver Biopsy in 52 Patients with an Automated Trucut-Type Needle

Andres De Hoyos, Maria Lilia Loredo, Marco A. Martinez-Rios, Manuel R. Gil, Jorge Kuri, Manuel Cardenas

Effect of Octreotide (Sandostatin 201-995) on Bile Flow and Bile Components

Mustafa Sahin, Adil Kartal, Metin Belviranli, Serdar Yol, Faruk Aksoy, Mehmet Ak

Case Report: Myasthenia Gravis Another Autoimmune Disease Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Setijoso Eddy, Robberecht Wim, Van Eycken Peter, Roskams Tanja, Tack Jan Van Steenbergen Werner

Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Therapy on In Vitro Gallbladder Contractility in Patients with Cholesterol Gallstones

Bert J. M. Van De Heijning, Paul C. Van De Meeberg, Piero Portincasa, Heleen Doornewaard, Frank J.P. Hoebers, Karel J. Van Erpecum, Gerard P. Vanberge-Henegouwen

Partial Characterization of Mechanisms of Cytoprotective Action of Hydrophilic Bile Salts Against Hydrophobic Bile Salts in Rats (Relation to Canalicular Membrane Fluidity and Packing Density)

Hiroaki Miyake, Susumu Tazuma, Hiroyuki Miura, Gunji Yamashita, Goro Kajiyama

Biliary Sludge and Pigment Stone Formation in Bile Duct-Ligated Guinea Pigs

Chiung-Yu Chen, Shu-Chu Shiesh, Xi-Zhang Lin

Fecal Elastase 1 Determination in Chronic Pancreatitis

Lucio Gullo, Maurizio Ventrucci, Paola Tomassetti, Marina Migliori, Raffaele Pezzilli

News and Notices

Abstracts of Presentations from the Meeting on Infectious Pathogens in Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Disorders: Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Therapeutic Implications Vall de Nuria, Spain September 15-19, 1998