Issue 1/2013
Content (40 Articles)
Making Sense of Racial Disparities in Gastrointestinal Cancer Mortality
Adeyinka O. Laiyemo
Mechanisms Behind the Increased Vulnerability of the Aging Stomach to NSAID-Related Injury: Perhaps Not As Simple As We May Think
Raymond S. Tang, Francis K. L. Chan
Chronic Helicobacter pylori Infection and DNA-Damaged Stem Cells: A Recipe for Disaster
Richard M. Peek Jr.
Endoscopic Removal of Large Common Bile Duct Stones: Time to Arm the Laser?
Stephen J. Heller
The Role of Steatosis in HBsAg Seroclearance for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Fact or Fiction?
James Fung, Man-Fung Yuen, Ching-Lung Lai
Probiotic/Synbiotic Therapy for Treating Critically Ill Patients from a Gut Microbiota Perspective
Kentaro Shimizu, Hiroshi Ogura, Takashi Asahara, Koji Nomoto, Masami Morotomi, Osamu Tasaki, Asako Matsushima, Yasuyuki Kuwagata, Takeshi Shimazu, Hisashi Sugimoto
Clinical Utility of 13C-Liver-Function Breath Tests for Assessment of Hepatic Function
P. Afolabi, M. Wright, S. A. Wootton, A. A. Jackson
Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura
Priya Menon, Sundeep Singh, Neera Ahuja, Trevor A. Winter
Physicians’ Perceptions of Risks and Practices in Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Justina J. Sam, Charles N. Bernstein, Roshan Razik, Reka Thanabalan, Geoffrey C. Nguyen
High Expression of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Substance P in Esophageal Mucosa of Patients with Non-Erosive Reflux Disease
Xiaorong Xu, Zhaoshen Li, Duowu Zou, Min Yang, Zhanju Liu, Xingpeng Wang
Molecular Mechanisms Elucidating Why Old Stomach Is More Vulnerable to Indomethacin-Induced Damage than Young Stomach
Hua Hong, Eun-Hee Kim, Ho Jae Lee, Yoon Jae Kim, Jong Joon Lee, Ki Baik Hahm
High Fat Diet Differentially Regulates the Expression of Olfactory Receptors in the Duodenum of Obesity-Prone and Obesity-Resistant Rats
Stefany D. Primeaux, H. Douglas Braymer, George A. Bray
Zinc Supplementation Modifies Tight Junctions and Alters Barrier Function of CACO-2 Human Intestinal Epithelial Layers
Xuexuan Wang, Mary Carmen Valenzano, Joanna M. Mercado, E. Peter Zurbach, James M. Mullin
Balance of CD8+CD28+/CD8+CD28− T Lymphocytes Is Vital for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Shi-Xue Dai, Gang Wu, Ying Zou, Yan-Ling Feng, Hong-Bo Liu, Jin-Shan Feng, Hong-Gang Chi, Ru-Xi Lv, Xue-Bao Zheng
Tetradecylthioacetic Acid Attenuates Inflammation and Has Antioxidative Potential During Experimental Colitis in Rats
Bodil Bjørndal, Tore Grimstad, Daniel Cacabelos, Kim Nylund, Ole Gunnar Aasprong, Roald Omdal, Manuel Portero-Otin, Reinald Pamplona, Gülen Arslan Lied, Trygve Hausken, Rolf K. Berge
Myosin Light Chain Kinase Inhibitor Inhibits Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Mice
Xiaochang Liu, Jianming Xu, Qiao Mei, Liang Han, Jian Huang
Increase of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Progression of GERD, Barrett, and Adenocarcinoma of Esophagus
Guilherme Pretto, Richard Ricachenevsky Gurski, Marcelo Binato, Daniel Navarini, Wolfgan William Schmidt Aguiar, Luise Meurer
Inhibition of Nuclear Factor-κB Enhances the Antitumor Effect of Paclitaxel Against Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination in Mice
Koichiro Haruki, Hiroaki Shiba, Yuki Fujiwara, Kenei Furukawa, Ryota Iwase, Tadashi Uwagawa, Takeyuki Misawa, Toya Ohashi, Katsuhiko Yanaga
Not All Side Population Cells Contain Cancer Stem-Like Cells in Human Gastric Cancer Cell Lines
Haihong Zhang, Hongqing Xi, Aizhen Cai, Qijun Xia, Xin Xin Wang, Canrong Lu, Yong Zhang, Zhou Song, Hua Wang, Qinfang Li, Lin Chen, Zikuan Guo
H. pylori Infection Is Associated with DNA Damage of Lgr5-Positive Epithelial Stem Cells in the Stomach of Patients with Gastric Cancer
Takeshi Uehara, Deqin Ma, Yuan Yao, John P. Lynch, Knashawn Morales, Amy Ziober, Michael Feldman, Hiroyoshi Ota, Antonia R. Sepulveda
Different Expression of S100A8 in Malignant and Benign Gallbladder Diseases
Wei Wang, Kai-Xing Ai, Zhou Yuan, Xin-Yu Huang, Hui-Zhen Zhang
Probucol Ameliorates the Development of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Rats Fed High-Fat Diets
Rong Wu, Wei Zhang, Bo Liu, Jing Gao, Xiao-qiu Xiao, Feng Zhang, Hua-mei Zhou, Xiao-ling Wu, Xia Zhang
Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4-Deficient Rats Have Improved Bile Secretory Function in High Fat Diet-Induced Steatosis
Shani Ben Shlomo, Isabel Zvibel, Liane Rabinowich, Ilana Goldiner, Amir Shlomai, Erwin M. Santo, Zamir Halpern, Ran Oren, Sigal Fishman
Use of Serum Vitamin B12 Level as a Marker to Differentiate Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Intrahepatic Portal Hypertension from Cryptogenic Cirrhosis
Ashish Goel, Banumathi Ramakrishna, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Kadiyala Madhu, K. G. Sajith, Uday Zachariah, Jeyamani Ramachandran, Shyamkumar N. Keshava, R. Selvakumar, George M. Chandy, Elwyn Elias, C. E. Eapen
Improved Detection of Incident Dysplasia by Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in a Barrett’s Esophagus Surveillance Program
Helga Bertani, Marzio Frazzoni, Emanuele Dabizzi, Flavia Pigò, Luisa Losi, Mauro Manno, Raffaele Manta, Gabrio Bassotti, Rita Conigliaro
Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Mucin Expression in Brunner’s Gland Proliferating Lesions
Kyungeun Kim, Se Jin Jang, Ho June Song, Eunsil Yu
Intestinal Spirochetosis: An Enigmatic Disease
Nicholas E. Anthony, James Blackwell, William Ahrens, Roger Lovell, Martin W. Scobey
Comparative Effectiveness of Anti-TNF Agents for Crohn’s Disease in a Tertiary Referral IBD Practice
Seema A. Patil, Ankur Rustgi, Patricia Langenberg, Raymond K. Cross
Increased Fracture Risk Assessed by Fracture Risk Assessment Tool in Greek Patients with Crohn’s Disease
Sotirios Terzoudis, Christos Zavos, John Damilakis, John Neratzoulakis, Daphne Anna Dimitriadi, Maria Roussomoustakaki, Elias A. Kouroumalis, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis
Recurrent Blood Eosinophilia in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated with Severe Disease and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Arthur Barrie, Marwa El Mourabet, Katherine Weyant, Kofi Clarke, Mahesh Gajendran, Claudia Rivers, Seo Young Park, Douglas Hartman, Melissa Saul, Miguel Regueiro, Dhiraj Yadav, David G. Binion
Incidental Colonic 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake: Do We Need Colonoscopy for Patients with Focal Uptake Confined to the Left-Sided Colon?
Changhyun Lee, Seong-Joon Koh, Ji Won Kim, Kook Lae Lee, Jong Pil Im, Sang Gyun Kim, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung, Byeong Gwan Kim
Racial Disparities in Gastrointestinal Cancers-Related Mortality in the US Population
Raxitkumar Jinjuvadia, Kartikkumar Jinjuvadia, Suthat Liangpunsakul
Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Are Common After Treatment for Achalasia
I. Leeuwenburgh, P. Scholten, T. J. Caljé, R. J. Vaessen, H. W. Tilanus, B. E. Hansen, E. J. Kuipers
Safety and Efficacy of Laser Lithotripsy for Complicated Biliary Stones Using Direct Choledochoscopy
Bryan G. Sauer, Mark Cerefice, Douglas C. Swartz, Monica Gaidhane, Animesh Jain, Shahzad Haider, Michel Kahaleh
Antifibrotic Activity of Sorafenib in Experimental Hepatic Fibrosis: Refinement of Inhibitory Targets, Dosing, and Window of Efficacy In Vivo
Feng Hong, Hsini Chou, Maria Isabel Fiel, Scott L. Friedman
Liver Stiffness Measurements in Patients with Different Stages of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnostic Performance and Clinicopathological Correlation
Ramesh Kumar, Archana Rastogi, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Vikram Bhatia, Pankaj Tyagi, Praveen Sharma, Hitendra Garg, K. N. Chandan Kumar, Chhagan Bihari, Shiv Kumar Sarin
Clinical and Virological Characteristics Post HBsAg Seroclearance in Hepatitis B Virus Carriers With Hepatic Steatosis Versus Those Without
Chia-Ming Chu, Deng-Yn Lin, Yun-Fan Liaw
Dysphagia and Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation in Sarcoidosis
Tarun Rustagi, Shounak Majumder