1. Mechanisms of Acid Gastroesophageal Reflux in the Japanese Population

   • Yoshinori Hayashi
   • Katsuhiko Iwakiri
   • Choitsu Sakamoto

   Original Paper 03 November 2007 Pages: 1 - 6

   

2. Wedged Hepatic Venous Pressure Does Not Reflect Portal Pressure in Patients with Cirrhosis and Hepatic Veno–Venous Communications

   • Yuji Osada
   • Hidenori Kanazawa
   • Choitsu Sakamoto

   Original Paper 04 December 2007 Pages: 7 - 13

   

3. Effect of Anastomosis Level on Continence Performance and Quality of Life after Colonic J-pouch Reconstruction

   • Susanne Otto
   • Anton J. Kroesen
   • Martin Kruschewski

   Original Paper 23 May 2007 Pages: 14 - 20

4. Variation in Clinical, Manometric and Endosonographic Findings in Anterior Chronic Anal Fissure: A Prospective Study

   • Marta Pascual
   • David Parés
   • Luis Grande

   OriginalPaper 08 May 2007 Pages: 21 - 26

   

5. Critical role of Helicobacter pylori in the pattern of gastritis and carditis in residents of an area with high prevalence of gastric cardia cancer

   • Masoud Sotoudeh
   • Mohammad H. Derakhshan
   • Reza Malekzadeh

   Original Paper 10 May 2007 Pages: 27 - 33

   

6. Remifentanil Compared with Midazolam and Pethidine Sedation During Colonoscopy: A Prospective, Randomized Study

   • Maria M. Manolaraki
   • Angeliki Theodoropoulou
   • Gregorios A. Paspatis

   Original Paper 03 May 2007 Pages: 34 - 40

   

7. Fecal incontinence—a review

   • Nicolas Bellicini
   • Peter J. Molloy
   • Pamelasue Kozlowski

   Original Paper 23 May 2007 Pages: 41 - 46

8. Fecal Calprotectin Levels in Patients with Colonic Polyposis

   • Raffaele Pezzilli
   • Alessandra Barassi
   • Roberto Corinaldesi

   Original Paper 28 April 2007 Pages: 47 - 51

   

9. The Absence of a Mucosal Lesion on Standard Histological Examination Does Not Exclude Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

   • Bashir M. Mohamed
   • Conleth Feighery
   • Mohamed Abuzakouk

   Original Paper 09 May 2007 Pages: 52 - 61

   

10. Seizures in an Alzheimer’s Disease Patient as a Complication of Colonoscopy Premedication with Meperidine

    • Jerry Nagler
    • Patricia M. Hammarth
    • David M. Poppers

    Original Paper 10 May 2007 Pages: 62 - 64

11. Proteome Analysis of Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Tissue Using Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis and Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Disease-Related Proteins

    • Rui Tian
    • Li-Ming Wei
    • Hong Jin

    Original Paper 11 May 2007 Pages: 65 - 72

    

12. False-positive Findings for Tumor Markers after Curative Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

    • Takao Ohtsuka
    • Seiji Sato
    • Kohji Miyazaki

    OriginalPaper 03 May 2007 Pages: 73 - 79

    

13. Modulation of Rat Intestinal Nuclear Factor NF-κB by Gum Arabic

    • Raul A. Wapnir
    • Barbara Sherry
    • Ivana Vancurova

    Original Paper 08 May 2007 Pages: 80 - 87

    

14. The Effect of Restraint Stress on the Normal Colon and on Intestinal Inflammation in a Model of Experimental Colitis

    • Eran Israeli
    • Tiberiu Hershcovici
    • Eran Goldin

    Original Paper 13 June 2007 Pages: 88 - 94

    

15. The Diagnostic Yield of Various Tests for Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients on Acid-Reducing Drugs

    • Javed Yakoob
    • Wasim Jafri
    • Zubair Ahmed

    Original Paper 12 May 2007 Pages: 95 - 100

16. Reversal of Multidrug Resistance of Adriamycin-resistant Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells Through the Up-regulation of DARPP-32

    • Liu Hong
    • Yunping Zhao
    • Daiming Fan

    Original Paper 11 May 2007 Pages: 101 - 107

    

17. Antidepressant Therapy (Imipramine and Citalopram) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    • Nicholas J. Talley
    • John E. Kellow
    • Michael Jones

    Original Paper 15 May 2007 Pages: 108 - 115

    

18. Moderate Alcohol Consumption Protects Against Colorectal Adenomas in Smokers

    • Gregory L. Austin
    • Joseph A. Galanko
    • Robert S. Sandler

    Original Paper 18 May 2007 Pages: 116 - 122

    

19. 5-Aminosalicylic Acid Improves Indomethacin-Induced Enteropathy by Inhibiting iNOS Transcription in Rats

    • Jyotirmoy Nandi
    • Bipin Saud
    • Robert A. Levine

    Original Paper 15 May 2007 Pages: 123 - 132

    

20. Twenty-Four Hour Tonometry in Patients Suspected of Chronic Gastrointestinal Ischemia

    • Peter B. F. Mensink
    • Robert H. Geelkerken
    • Jeroen J. Kolkman

    Original Paper Open access 26 May 2007 Pages: 133 - 139

    

21. Distinguishing Primary CMV Infection from Reactivation of Latent Infection

    • Venkataraman Subramanian

    Letter to the Editor 09 May 2007 Pages: 140 - 140

22. Acute Colitis Enhances Responsiveness of Lumbosacral Spinal Neurons to Colorectal Distension in Rats

    • C. Qin
    • A. P. Malykhina
    • R. D. Foreman

    Original Paper 08 May 2007 Pages: 141 - 148

    

23. Chronic Pericarditis and Pericardial Tamponade Associated with Ulcerative Colitis

    • Mitchell S. Cappell
    • Albert Turkieh

    OriginalPaper 16 June 2007 Pages: 149 - 154

    

24. Effects of Sibutramine on Gastric Emptying, Intestinal Motility and Rectal Tone in Dogs

    • Junying Xu
    • Jiande DZ Chen

    Original Paper 18 May 2007 Pages: 155 - 162

    

25. Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Expression in Human Gastric Cancer and Induces MMP2 and MMP9 Expression in MKN-28 Cells

    • Wei Huang
    • Li-Fen Yu
    • Yun-Lin Wu

    Original Paper 08 May 2007 Pages: 163 - 168

    

26. Rifaximin versus Other Antibiotics in the Primary Treatment and Retreatment of Bacterial Overgrowth in IBS

    • Janet Yang
    • Hyo-Rang Lee
    • Mark Pimentel

    Original Paper 23 May 2007 Pages: 169 - 174

27. Bowman-Birk Inhibitor Concentrate: A Novel Therapeutic Agent for Patients with Active Ulcerative Colitis

    • Gary R. Lichtenstein
    • Julius J. Deren
    • Jeffrey H. Ware

    Original Paper 06 June 2007 Pages: 175 - 180

    

28. 12-Lipoxygenase Induces Apoptosis of Human Gastric Cancer AGS Cells via the ERK1/2 Signal Pathway

    • Feng-Lin Chen
    • Xiao-Zhong Wang
    • Zhi-Xin Chen

    Original Paper 24 May 2007 Pages: 181 - 187

    

29. Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptoms and Uninvestigated Dyspepsia in Korea: A Population-Based Study

    • Sun Young Yang
    • Oh Young Lee
    • Dong Hoo Lee

    Original Paper 18 May 2007 Pages: 188 - 193

    

30. Dichotomizing Axons in Spinal and Vagal Afferents of the Mouse Stomach

    • Fang Zhong
    • Julie A. Christianson
    • Klaus Bielefeldt

    Original Paper 18 May 2007 Pages: 194 - 203

    

31. The Benefit of the Supplementation of Perioperative Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Patients with Surgical Management for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Preliminary Study

    • Takehiro Okabayashi
    • Isao Nishimori
    • Kazuhiro Hanazaki

    Original Paper 18 May 2007 Pages: 204 - 209

    

32. Regional Esophageal Dysfunction in Scleroderma and Achalasia using Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and Manometry

    • Inder Mainie
    • Radu Tutuian
    • Donald O. Castell

    Original Paper 05 June 2007 Pages: 210 - 216

    

33. Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Portal Venous Gas Without Bowel Ischemia in a Patient Treated with Irinotecan and Cisplatin

    • David Kung
    • Daniel T Ruan
    • Mandeep S. Saund

    OriginalPaper 26 May 2007 Pages: 217 - 219

    

34. Chronic Inflammation Alters the Contribution of Neurokinin Receptor Subtypes to Epithelial Function in Rat Colon

    • Caroline B. Appleyard
    • Marangelie Morales
    • Cariluz Santiago

    Original Paper 18 May 2007 Pages: 220 - 228

    

35. Protective Roles of α-Calcitonin and β-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide in Spontaneous and Experimentally Induced Colitis

    • Brent J. Thompson
    • Mary K. Washington
    • Ronald B. Emeson

    Original Paper 26 May 2007 Pages: 229 - 241

    

36. Serum Interleukin-6, Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor and Crohn’s Disease Activity

    • Stéphane Nancey
    • Nadim Hamzaoui
    • Bernard Flourie

    Original Paper 05 June 2007 Pages: 242 - 247

    

37. Relationship among Oxidative DNA Damage, Gastric Mucosal Density and the Relevance of cagA, vacA and iceA Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori

    • Marcelo S. P. Ladeira
    • Roberta C. A Bueno
    • Daisy M. F. Salvadori

    Original Paper 23 May 2007 Pages: 248 - 255

    

38. Chronic Hepatitis C Virus and Celiac Disease, is there an Association?

    • Lincoln Hernandez
    • Timothy C. Johnson
    • Peter H. Green

    Original Paper 05 June 2007 Pages: 256 - 261

39. Prevalence of Pancreatic Insufficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Assessment by Fecal Elastase-1

    • Giovanni Maconi
    • Roberto Dominici
    • Gabriele Bianchi Porro

    Original Paper 26 May 2007 Pages: 262 - 270

    

40. Development of Functional Diarrhea, Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Dyspepsia During and After Traveling Outside the USA

    • Ashok K. Tuteja
    • Nicholas J. Talley
    • DeVon C. Hale

    Original Paper 05 June 2007 Pages: 271 - 276

    

41. Differentiation of the Roles of Sulfide Oxidase and Rhodanese in the Detoxification of Sulfide by the Colonic Mucosa

    • Kirk Wilson
    • Mitchell Mudra
    • Michael Levitt

    Original Paper 06 June 2007 Pages: 277 - 283

    

42. Patient Knowledge and Perspective on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Development of a Survey Instrument

    • Kirsten Teaney Weiser
    • Brian E. Lacy
    • Michael D. Crowell

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 284 - 295