Issue 4/2010
Content (49 Articles)
Liver Transplantation in the Ethnic Minority Population: Challenges and Prospects
Nyingi Kemmer, Guy W. Neff
Multiple Rectal Polyps in a Young Woman with Constipation
George Triadafilopoulos, Charles M. Lombard
Effects and Mechanisms of Electrical Stimulation of the Stomach, Duodenum, Ileum, and Colon on Gastric Tone in Dogs
Xiaohong Xu, Yong Lei, Jiande D. Z. Chen
Laparotomy Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Gastric Bleeding in the Rat
Jeremy L. Ward, Benjamin A. Delano, Sasha D. Adams, Elizabeth E. Mercer, David W. Mercer
Preventive Effects of Different Probiotic Formulations on Travelers’ Diarrhea Model in Wistar Rats
Jean-François Bisson, Sophie Hidalgo, Pascale Rozan, Michaël Messaoudi
Butyrate-Induced Cell Death and Differentiation Are Associated with Distinct Patterns of ROS in HT29-Derived Human Colon Cancer Cells
Monika Domokos, Judit Jakus, Krisztina Szeker, Rita Csizinszky, György Csiko, Zsuzsanna Neogrady, Adam Csordas, Peter Galfi
Characterization of High-Fat, Diet-Induced, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis with Fibrosis in Rats
Zheng-Jie Xu, Jian-Gao Fan, Xiao-Dong Ding, Liang Qiao, Guo-Liang Wang
Melatonin Modulates the Severity of Taurocholate-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in the Rat
Kaptan Gülben, Hakan Özdemir, Uğur Berberoğlu, Hahan Mersin, Fikret Ýrkin, Ebru Çakýr, Sebahat Aksaray
The Relationship Between the Prevalence of Nighttime Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Disease Severity
Bonnie B. Dean, Daniel Aguilar, Lawrence F. Johnson, Ronnie Fass, William C. Orr, James E. McGuigan, Brian Calimlim, Ning Yan, Diana Morgenstern, Robert W. Dubois
Secular Trends in Patients Diagnosed with Barrett’s Esophagus
Patrick Yachimski, Rebecca A. Lee, Angela Tramontano, Norman S. Nishioka, Chin Hur
Esophageal Intraepithelial Eosinophils in Dysphagic Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Shahin Ayazi, Jeffrey A. Hagen, Parakrama Chandrasoma, Parviz Gholami, Joerg Zehetner, Arzu Oezcelik, John C. Lipham, Steven R. DeMeester, Tom R. DeMeester, Michael M. Kline
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Perspectives of Adult and Pediatric Gastroenterologists
Jeremy King, Seema Khan
Efficacy of Gastric Electrical Stimulation in Improving Functional Vomiting in Patients with Normal Gastric Emptying
Savio C. Reddymasu, Zhiyue Lin, Irene Sarosiek, Jameson Forster, Richard W. McCallum
Involvement of Ras and AP-1 in Helicobacter pylori-Induced Expression of COX-2 and iNOS in Gastric Epithelial AGS Cells
Soon Ok Cho, Joo Weon Lim, Kyung Hwan Kim, Hyeyoung Kim
Upregulation and CpG Island Hypomethylation of the TRF2 Gene in Human Gastric Cancer
Wenjie Dong, Lifu Wang, Xiaobing Chen, Pinghu Sun, Yunlin Wu
Prognostic Significance of hERG1 Expression in Gastric Cancer
Xiang-Wu Ding, Wen-Bin Yang, Shan Gao, Wei Wang, Zheng Li, Wang-Ming Hu, Jian-Jun Li, He-Sheng Luo
DNMT3B Promoter Polymorphism and Risk of Gastric Cancer
Jiabo Hu, Hong Fan, Dongsheng Liu, Shuhong Zhang, Feng Zhang, Huaxi Xu
Determinants of Accelerated Small Intestinal Transit in Alcohol-Related Chronic Pancreatitis
Lucilene Rosa-e-Silva, Luiz E. A. Troncon, Lourenço Gallo Jr, Milton C. Foss, Afonso D. C. Passos, Gleici C. Perdoná, Jorge A. Achcar, Ricardo B. Oliveira
A Comparison of Antibody Testing, Permeability Testing, and Zonulin Levels with Small-Bowel Biopsy in Celiac Disease Patients on a Gluten-Free Diet
D. R. Duerksen, C. Wilhelm-Boyles, R. Veitch, D. Kryszak, D. M. Parry
A De Novo Mutation of STK11 Gene in a Chinese Patient with Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome
Ying Gao, Fa-Ming Zhang, Shu Huang, Xiang Wang, Ping Zhang, Xiao-Dan Huang, Guo-Zhong Ji, Zhi-Ning Fan
Genetic Polymorphisms of CYP2D6 Oxidation in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
R. Trzcinski, J. Skretkowicz, A. Dziki, M. Rychlik-Sych, M. Baranska
The Impact of Ulcerative Colitis on Patients’ Lives Compared to Other Chronic Diseases: A Patient Survey
David T. Rubin, Marla C. Dubinsky, Remo Panaccione, Corey A. Siegel, David G. Binion, Sunanda V. Kane, Joseph Hopper
Evaluation of a Non-invasive Method to Detect Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-DNA in Stool Samples of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Pilot Study
Hans H. Herfarth, Millie D. Long, Tara C. Rubinas, Mikki Sandridge, Melissa B. Miller
Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease
John J. Kim, Nicole Simpson, Nancy Klipfel, Renee DeBose, Nancy Barr, Loren Laine
Significant Differences Between Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Regarding the Impact of Body Mass Index and Initial Disease Activity on Responsiveness to Azathioprine: Results from a European Multicenter Study in 1,176 Patients
Martin H. Holtmann, Frank Krummenauer, Christina Claas, Kristina Kremeyer, Dirk Lorenz, Olivia Rainer, Iris Vogel, Ulrich Böcker, Stephan Böhm, Carsten Büning, Rainer Duchmann, Guido Gerken, Hans Herfarth, Norbert Lügering, Wolfgang Kruis, Max Reinshagen, Jan Schmidt, Andreas Stallmach, Jürgen Stein, Andreas Sturm, Peter R. Galle, Daan W. Hommes, Geert D’Haens, Paul Rutgeerts, Markus F. Neurath
Adjunctive Antibiotic Therapy with Rifaximin May Help Reduce Crohn’s Disease Activity
Ira Shafran, Patricia Burgunder
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ruchi Mathur, Ara Ko, Laura J. Hwang, Kimberly Low, Ricardo Azziz, Mark Pimentel
Efficacy and Safety of Lubiprostone in Patients with Chronic Constipation
Charles F. Barish, Douglas Drossman, John F. Johanson, Ryuji Ueno
Molecular Biomarkers Correlate with Disease-Free Survival in Patients with Anal Canal Carcinoma Treated with Chemoradiation
Jaffer A. Ajani, Xuemei Wang, Julie G. Izzo, Christopher H. Crane, Cathy Eng, John M. Skibber, Prajnan Das, Asif Rashid
Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Gene Promoter Polymorphisms with Acute Viral Hepatitis in the Indian Population
Shashideep Singhal, Indu Kohaar, Mausumi Bharadwaj, Deepak K. Shukla, Bhudev C. Das, Premashis Kar
Association of Interleukin-18 Gene Polymorphisms with Hepatitis B Virus Clearance
Jae Youn Cheong, Sung Won Cho, Bermseok Oh, Kuchan Kimm, Kee Myung Lee, Sung Jae Shin, Jung A. Lee, Byung Lae Park, Hyun Sub Cheong, Hyoung Doo Shin, Bo Young Cho, Jin Hong Kim
Increased Oxidative Stress, Decreased Total Antioxidant Capacity, and Iron Overload in Untreated Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Danielle Venturini, Andréa Name Colado Simão, Décio Sabbatini Barbosa, Edson Lopes Lavado, Victor Emanuel Soares Narciso, Isaias Dichi, Jane Bandeira Dichi
Levels of Soluble CD40 Ligand and P-Selectin in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Cemal Nuri Ercin, Teoman Dogru, Serkan Tapan, Yıldırım Karslioglu, Cem Haymana, Selim Kilic, Alper Sonmez, Zeki Yesilova, Ahmet Uygun, Mustafa Gulsen, Sait Bagci, M. Kemal Erbil
Aquaporin-2 Urinary Excretion in Cirrhosis: Relationship to Vasopressin and Nitric Oxide
Sook Hee Chung, Dae Won Jun, Kyung Tae Kim, Jeong Don Chae, Eun Kyoung Park, Byoung Kwan Son, Seong Hwan Kim, Yun Ju Jo, Young Sook Park
Frequency and Factors Associated with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver and Extra Hepatic Portal Venous Obstruction
C. P. Lakshmi, Uday C. Ghoshal, Sunil Kumar, Amit Goel, Asha Misra, Samir Mohindra, G. Choudhuri
A Recent Evaluation of Empirical Cephalosporin Treatment and Antibiotic Resistance of Changing Bacterial Profiles in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Tolga Yakar, Mustafa Güçlü, Ender Serin, Hikmet Alışkan
Does Cholecystectomy Status Influence the Common Bile Duct Diameter? A Matched-Pair Analysis
Saurabh Chawla, William E. Trick, Susan Gilkey, Bashar M. Attar
Absence of a Dilated Duct Predicts Benign Disease in Suspected Pancreas Cancer: A Simple Clinical Rule
Sarah Rodriguez, Douglas Faigel
Proteasome Inhibitor MG132 Inhibits Angiogenesis in Pancreatic Cancer by Blocking NF-κB Activity
Yoichi Matsuo, Hirozumi Sawai, Nobuo Ochi, Akira Yasuda, Masaki Sakamoto, Hiroki Takahashi, Hitoshi Funahashi, Hiromitsu Takeyama, Sushovan Guha
Benign Esophagopulmonary Fistula Through an Epiphrenic Diverticulum and Asymptomatic Achalasia
Fernando A. M. Herbella, Jose C. Del Grande
Pseudoachalasia Secondary to Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
J. M. Paulsen, G. C. Aragon, M. A. Ali, F. J. Brody, M. L. Borum
Acute Hepatitis Due to Epstein–Barr Virus in an Immunocompetent Patient
Neha Pagidipati, Keith L. Obstein, Rachel Rucker-Schmidt, Robert D. Odze, Christopher C. Thompson
Azathioprine and Ulcerative Colitis: A “Second-Look” Meta-Analysis
Barrett G. Levesque, Ingram Olkin
Appendiceal Orifice Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis
Akira Hokama, Yasushi Ihama, Hiroshi Chinen, Kazuto Kishimoto, Fukunori Kinjo, Jiro Fujita
Meloxicam as a Cause of Drug-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis
Pedro Martínez-Odriozola, Alfonso Gutiérrez-Macías, Joseba Ibarmia-Lahuerta, Josefa Muñóz-Sánchez