Issue 11/2012
Content (40 Articles)
Early Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by MicroRNAs: Shining a Light from the Genome’s “Dark Matter”
Alejandro H. Corvalan
May the Truth Be with You: Lubiprostone as EP Receptor Agonist/ClC-2 Internalizing “Inhibitor”
Yasutada Akiba, Jonathan D. Kaunitz
Non-variceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Review
M. Kalafateli, C. K. Triantos, V. Nikolopoulou, A. Burroughs
Current Advantages in the Application of Proteomics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Anna Vaiopoulou, Maria Gazouli, George Theodoropoulos, George Zografos
Management of Occluded Metal Stents in Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Similar Outcomes with Second Metal Stents Compared to Plastic Stents
Tilak Shah, Svetang Desai, Mahfuzul Haque, Hassan Dakik, Deborah Fisher
Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis and End-Stage Liver Disease: Treatment with the Vasopressin V2-Receptor Antagonist Tolvaptan
Paul Gaglio, Kwaku Marfo, Joseph Chiodo III
Acute Fulminant Hepatic Failure Associated with Parvovirus B19 Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult
Robert J. Huang, Brandon C. Varr, George Triadafilopoulos
Gender and Estradiol as Major Factors in the Expression and Dimerization of nNOSα in Rats with Experimental Diabetic Gastroparesis
M. Showkat Ali, Iliana Tiscareno-Grejada, Silviu Locovei, Rebecca Smiley, Todd Collins, Jerzy Sarosiek, Richard McCallum
Lubiprostone Targets Prostanoid Signaling and Promotes Ion Transporter Trafficking, Mucus Exocytosis, and Contractility
Robert L. Jakab, Anne M. Collaco, Nadia A. Ameen
Paradoxically Increased FOXP3+ T Cells in IBD Do Not Preferentially Express the Isoform of FOXP3 Lacking Exon 2
James D. Lord, Karine Valliant-Saunders, Hejin Hahn, Richard C. Thirlby, Steven F. Ziegler
Gut Bacterial Translocation Contributes to Microinflammation in Experimental Uremia
Feiqian Wang, Pan Zhang, Hongli Jiang, Shaoli Cheng
Missense Mutations in MLH1, MSH2, KRAS, and APC Genes in Colorectal Cancer Patients in Malaysia
Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Zulhabri Othman, Melati Khalid, Zuraini Abdul Razak, Rosniza Hussain, Sukumar Nadesan, Ismail Sagap, Isa Mohamed Rose, Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah, Rahman Jamal
Deguelin, an Akt Inhibitor, Down-Regulates NF-κB Signaling and Induces Apoptosis in Colon Cancer Cells and Inhibits Tumor Growth in Mice
Hyoun Woo Kang, Jung Mogg Kim, Mi Yeon Cha, Hyun Chae Jung, In Sung Song, Joo Sung Kim
Osteopontin Contributes to TGF-β1 Mediated Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation
Xiao Xiao, Yi Gang, Yong Gu, Lina Zhao, Jindong Chu, Jinfeng Zhou, Xiqiang Cai, Hui Zhang, Li Xu, Yongzhan Nie, Kaichun Wu, Zhiguo Liu, Daiming Fan
Increased Susceptibility to Severe Chronic Liver Damage in CXCR4 Conditional Knock-Out Mice
Atsunori Tsuchiya, Michitaka Imai, Hiroteru Kamimura, Masaaki Takamura, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Tatsuki Sugiyama, Minoru Nomoto, Toshio Heike, Takashi Nagasawa, Tatsutoshi Nakahata, Yutaka Aoyagi
Transforming Growth Factor beta1 Gene Variation Leu10Pro Affects Secretion and Function in Hepatic Cells
Xing Gu, Xin Ji, Le-Hua Shi, Chang-Hong Yi, Yun-Peng Zhao, Ai-Hua Wang, Lun-Gen Lu, Wen-Bo Yu, Chun-Fang Gao
Serum miR-18a: A Potential Marker for Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Screening
Lihua Li, Zijan Guo, Juanhua Wang, Yong Mao, Qi Gao
Factors Predisposing Metastatic Tumor Antigen 1 Overexpression in Hepatitis B Virus Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Young-Joo Jin, Young-Hwa Chung, Jeong A. Kim, Won Hyung Park, Danbi Lee, Dong Dae Seo, Soo Hyung Ryu, Myoung Kuk Jang, Eunsil Yu, Young Joo Lee
Helicobacter pylori Protection Against Reflux Esophagitis
Hassan Ashktorab, Omid Entezari, Mehdi Nouraie, Ehsan Dowlati, Wayne Frederick, Alfreda Woods, Edward Lee, Hassan Brim, Duane T. Smoot, Firoozeh Ghadyari, Farin Kamangar, Hadie Razjouyan
Patients with Esophageal Motility Disorders Show Distinct Patterns Based on Axial Force Measurements
F. H. Lundager, J. Tack, K. Blondeau, A. M. Drewes, H. Gregersen
Quantitative Estimates of Motility from Videocapsule Endoscopy Are Useful to Discern Celiac Patients from Controls
Edward J. Ciaccio, Christina A. Tennyson, Govind Bhagat, Suzanne K. Lewis, Peter H. Green
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies Associate with Phenotypes and Higher Risk for Surgery in Crohn’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Zhaoxia Zhang, Chen Li, Xinmei Zhao, Chaolan Lv, Qiong He, Shan Lei, Yandong Guo, Fachao Zhi
Reduced Diversity and Imbalance of Fecal Microbiota in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Hideyuki Nemoto, Keiko Kataoka, Hideki Ishikawa, Kazue Ikata, Hideki Arimochi, Teruaki Iwasaki, Yoshinari Ohnishi, Tomomi Kuwahara, Koji Yasutomo
A Shift from Colon- to Ileum-Predominant Bacteria in Ileal-Pouch Feces Following Total Proctocolectomy
Manami Hinata, Atsushi Kohyama, Hitoshi Ogawa, Sho Haneda, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Hideyuki Suzuki, Chikashi Shibata, Yuji Funayama, Ken-ichi Takahashi, Iwao Sasaki, Kouhei Fukushima
Menarche in Pediatric Patients with Crohn’s Disease
Neera Gupta, Robert H. Lustig, Michael A. Kohn, Eric Vittinghoff
Additional Biliary Cannulation Methods in Patients with Juxtapapillary Duodenal Diverticula
Erkan Parlak, Aydın Şeref Köksal, Selçuk Dişibeyaz, Bahattin Çiçek, Serkan Uysal, Nurgül Şaşmaz, Burhan Şahin
Diagnosis of Hereditary Hemochromatosis in the Era of Genetic Testing
Christiane Trieß, Guido von Figura, Manfred Stuhrmann, Barbara Butzeck, Pierre A. Krayenbuehl, Pavel Strnad, Hasan Kulaksiz
The Burden of Untreated Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A US Patients’ Perspective
Antoine C. El Khoury, Jeffrey Vietri, Girish Prajapati
Finasteride and Methadone Use and Risk of Advanced Hepatitis C Related Liver Disease
Donna L. White, Ali Hashmi, David J. Ramsey, Jill Kuzniarek, Shahriar Tavakoli-Tabasi, Hashem B. El-Serag
Tenofovir Monotherapy and Tenofovir Plus Entecavir Combination as Rescue Therapy for Entecavir Partial Responders
Benjamin Yip, Kevin Chaung, Carrie R. Wong, Huy N. Trinh, Huy A. Nguyen, Aijaz Ahmed, Ramsey Cheung, Mindie H. Nguyen
Elevation of Alanine Transaminase and Markers of Liver Fibrosis After a Mixed Meal Challenge in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
E. Y. H. Khoo, M. C. Stevenson, E. Leverton, R. Cross, J. W. Eriksson, S. M. Poucher, I. Spendlove, P. G. Morris, I. A. Macdonald, P. Mansell, G. P. Aithal
Combination of Radiofrequency Ablation with Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis
Shushan Yan, Donghua Xu, Beicheng Sun
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of an Epstein–Barr Virus-Associated Lymphoepithelioma-Like Gastric Carcinoma
Shou-jiang Tang, Naveed Ahmed, Feriyl Bhaijee, John Sheehan, Charu Subramony, Courtney Jackson, Jack R. Lewin
Alagille Syndrome: A Rare Disease in an Adolescent
Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, Baldev Singh Rana, Ashim Das, B. R. Thapa, Ajay Kumar Duseja, Radha Krishan Dhiman, Yogesh Kumar Chawla
Erratum to: Higher Prevalence of Obesity in Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma Compared to Gastric Non-Cardia Adenocarcinoma
Yuri Cho, Dong Ho Lee, Hong Sang Oh, Ji Yeon Seo, Dong Hyeon Lee, Nayoung Kim, Sook Hyang Jeong, Jin Wook Kim, Jin Hyuk Hwang, Young Soo Park, Sang Hyub Lee, Cheol Min Shin, Hyun Jin Jo, Hyun Chae Jung, Yong Bum Yoon, In Sung Song