1. The Pathogenic Mechanism of Severe Acute Pancreatitis Complicated with Renal Injury: A Review of Current Knowledge

   • Xi Ping Zhang
   • Lei Wang
   • Yi Feng Zhou

   Review Article 28 June 2007 Pages: 297 - 306

2. Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Hepatitis C: A Review

   • William Perry
   • Robin C. Hilsabeck
   • Tarek I. Hassanein

   Original Paper 17 August 2007 Pages: 307 - 321

3. Retrievable Esophageal Stents for Benign Indications

   • Robert F. Wong
   • Douglas G. Adler
   • John C. Fang

   Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 322 - 329

   

4. Novel Biodegradable Stents for Benign Esophageal Strictures Following Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

   • Yasuharu Saito
   • Toyohiko Tanaka
   • Yoshihide Fujiyama

   Original Paper 23 August 2007 Pages: 330 - 333

   

5. Delayed Complications after Placement of Self-Expanding Stents in Malignant Esophageal Obstruction: Treatment Strategies and Survival Rate

   • Nils Homann
   • Maria R. Noftz
   • Diether Ludwig

   Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 334 - 340

   

6. Dilation of Benign Strictures in the Esophagus and Colon with the Polyflex Stent: A Case Series Study

   • Jesús García-Cano

   Original Paper 13 June 2007 Pages: 341 - 346

   

7. Omeprazole Inhibits Natural Killer Cell Functions

   • Huseyin Alkim
   • Selahattin Unal
   • Turgut Imir

   Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 347 - 351

8. Nizatidine and Gastric Emptying in Functional Dyspepsia

   • Jari Koskenpato
   • Jari Matti Punkkinen
   • Martti Färkkilä

   Original Paper 09 August 2007 Pages: 352 - 357

   

9. Serum and Tissue Beta-2 Microglobulin Levels in Patients with Helicobacter pylori Infection

   • Hatice Akay
   • Alaattin Akay
   • Seyfettin Köklü

   Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 358 - 362

10. Helicobacter Pylori Infection Induces Candidate Stem Cell Marker Musashi-1 in the Human Gastric Epithelium

    • Hiroaki Murata
    • Shingo Tsuji
    • Norio Hayashi

    Original Paper 05 June 2007 Pages: 363 - 369

    

11. ¹³C-Urea Breath Test Values and Helicobacter pylori Eradication

    • Angelo Zullo
    • Federico Perna
    • Dino Vaira

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 370 - 374

12. Detection of Duodenal Ulcer-Associated Genes in Rats

    • Xiaoming Deng
    • Sandor Szabo
    • Longchuan Chen

    Original Paper 04 August 2007 Pages: 375 - 384

    

13. Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Children: A Retrospective Review of Safety

    • V. Tolia
    • K. Boyer

    Original Paper 04 August 2007 Pages: 385 - 393

    

14. Association between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

    • Mical S. Campbell
    • Keith Obstein
    • Yu-Xiao Yang

    Original Paper 07 July 2007 Pages: 394 - 398

15. Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Who Underwent Curative Surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-center Study

    • Hyun Joo Jang
    • Jung Han Kim
    • Dae Young Zang

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 399 - 404

    

16. Large Right Atrial Myxoma Containing Gastric Heterotopia Presenting with Dyspnea and Bilateral Leg Edema due to Pulmonary Emboli and Cardiovascular Obstruction: The First Known Report of Gastric Heterotopia in the Cardiovascular System

    • Mitchell S. Cappell
    • Seth Lapin
    • Malcolm Rose

    Original Paper 26 June 2007 Pages: 405 - 409

    

17. The Janeway Gastrostomy Tube for Recurrent Gastric Intubations: A Novel and Simple Animal Model

    • Ali Ugur Emre
    • Guldeniz Ç Karadeniz
    • Mustafa Comert

    Original Paper 12 October 2007 Pages: 410 - 412

    

18. Spontaneous and Bolus-induced Motility in the Chronically Obstructed Guinea-Pig Small Intestine In vitro

    • Jan Henrik Storkholm
    • Jingbo Zhao
    • Hans Gregersen

    Original Paper 12 June 2007 Pages: 413 - 420

    

19. Tanshinone IIA Ameliorates Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid (TNBS)-Induced Murine Colitis

    • Aiping Bai
    • Nonghua Lu
    • Xianmin Fan

    Original Paper 12 June 2007 Pages: 421 - 428

    

20. Visceral and Somatic Hypersensitivity in TNBS-Induced Colitis in Rats

    • QiQi Zhou
    • Donald D. Price
    • G. Nicholas Verne

    Original Paper 17 August 2007 Pages: 429 - 435

    

21. Decreased Histamine Catabolism in the Colonic Mucosa of Patients with Colonic Adenoma

    • Michael A. Kuefner
    • Hubert G. Schwelberger
    • Martin Raithel

    Original Paper 12 June 2007 Pages: 436 - 442

    

22. Influence of E. coli Strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) on Intestinal Gas Dynamics and Abdominal Sensation

    • Ana Cristina Hernando-Harder
    • Rudolf von Bünau
    • Hermann Harder

    Original Paper 22 August 2007 Pages: 443 - 450

    

23. Potential Role of Apoptosis and Apoptotic Regulatory Proteins in Colorectal Neoplasia: Correlations with Clinico-Pathological Parameters and Survival

    • Maria Tzouvala
    • Andreas C. Lazaris
    • Emmanouil Agapitos

    Original Paper 12 June 2007 Pages: 451 - 460

    

24. Functional Expression of μ-Opioid Receptors in the Human Colon Cancer Cell Line, HT-29, and their Localization in Human Colon

    • Gunnar Nylund
    • Ann Pettersson
    • Dick S. Delbro

    Original Paper 07 August 2007 Pages: 461 - 466

    

25. The Activity of RhoA is Correlated with Lymph Node Metastasis in Human Colorectal Cancer

    • Yoji Takami
    • Morihiro Higashi
    • Kenichi Harigaya

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 467 - 473

    

26. p53 Mutations are Associated with Dysplasia and Progression of Dysplasia in Patients with Crohn’s Disease

    • Jeffrey W. Nathanson
    • Nicole E. Yadron
    • David T. Rubin

    Original Paper 04 August 2007 Pages: 474 - 480

    

27. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Is as Effective as Dexamethasone in the Treatment of TNBS-E-Induced Experimental Colitis

    • Ozlen Atug
    • Hulya Hamzaoglu
    • Nurdan Tozun

    Original Paper 13 October 2007 Pages: 481 - 485

    

28. Prevalence of Macrocreatinkinase Type 1 in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • J. L. Perez-Calle
    • I. Marin-Jimenez
    • C. Fernandez-Rodriguez

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 486 - 489

    

29. Analysis of the NOD2/CARD15 Gene in Patients Affected with the Aseptic Abscesses Syndrome with or without Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • Marc François Jean André
    • Olivier Aumaître
    • Isabelle Creveaux

    Original Paper 15 June 2007 Pages: 490 - 499

30. Co-Occurrence of IgA Antibodies Against Ethanol Metabolites and Tissue Transglutaminase in Alcohol Consumers: Correlation with Proinflammatory Cytokines and Markers of Fibrogenesis

    • Heidi Koivisto
    • Johanna Hietala
    • Onni Niemelä

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 500 - 505

    

31. Does Mutation of Hepatitis A Virus Exist in North India?

    • Zahid Hussain
    • Syed A. Husain
    • Premashis Kar

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 506 - 510

    

32. Clinical Features and Outcome of Chronic Viral Hepatitis with Acute Exacerbation in Patients with Concurrent Infections of Hepatitis B and C Virus

    • Chia-Sheng Chuang
    • Shui-Yi Tung
    • Cheng-Shyong Wu

    Original Paper 09 August 2007 Pages: 511 - 516

33. A Comparison of Risk Factors for HCV-mono-infection, HIV-mono-infection, and HCV/HIV-co-infection in a Community Setting

    • Srigayatri Bollepalli
    • Kathleen Mathieson
    • Abdul Nadir

    Original Paper 12 June 2007 Pages: 517 - 521

    

34. HLA DRB1*13 as a Risk Factor for Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis in North American Patients

    • Albert J. Czaja
    • Herschel A. Carpenter
    • S. Breanndan Moore

    Original Paper 18 May 2007 Pages: 522 - 528

35. Introduction to the Hepatic Encephalopathy Scoring Algorithm (HESA)

    • Tarek I. Hassanein
    • Robin C. Hilsabeck
    • William Perry

    Original Paper 21 August 2007 Pages: 529 - 538

    

36. Subtotal Splenectomy and Central Splenorenal Shunt for Treatment of Bleeding from Roux En Y Jejunal Loop Varices Secondary to Portal Hypertension

    • João Baptista Rezende-Neto
    • Andy Petroianu
    • Sandra Kelly Santana

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 539 - 543

    

37. Long-term Outcomes of Acute Gastric Variceal Bleeding in 48 Patients Following Treatment with Cyanoacrylate

    • Petruska Marques
    • Fauze Maluf-Filho
    • Shinichi Ishioka

    Original Paper 28 June 2007 Pages: 544 - 550

    

38. Ethnic Differences in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implications for Liver Transplantation

    • Nyingi Kemmer
    • Guy Neff
    • Joseph Buell

    Original Paper 12 June 2007 Pages: 551 - 555

    

39. α-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Gene Transfer Attenuates Inflammation after Bile Duct Ligation in the Rat

    • Chien-Che Wang
    • Jia-Wei Lin
    • Kuo-Sheng Hung

    Original Paper 04 August 2007 Pages: 556 - 563

    

40. Phase-II Study of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Patients with Metastatic Biliary and Gallbladder Cancer

    • Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
    • Andrew X. Zhu
    • Charles S. Fuchs

    Original Paper 29 June 2007 Pages: 564 - 570

    

41. Application of Tissue Microarrays to Study the Influence of Dexamethasone on NF-κB Expression of Pancreas in Rat with Severe Acute Pancreatitis

    • Xi Ping Zhang
    • Ling Zhang
    • Hai Ping Shen

    Original Paper 16 June 2007 Pages: 571 - 580

    

42. Protective Effects of Baicalin and Octreotide on Multiple Organ Injury in Severe Acute Pancreatitis

    • Xi Ping Zhang
    • Ling Zhang
    • Qi Hui Cheng

    Original Article 05 June 2007 Pages: 581 - 591

43. Dermatomyositis Accompanied by Bleeding Esophageal Diverticula or Intramural Pseudodiverticulosis?

    • Mitsunobu Matsushita
    • Kazushige Uchida
    • Kazuichi Okazaki

    Letter to the Editor 28 June 2007 Pages: 592 - 593

44. Brunner’s Gland Hamartomas: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection versus Snare Polypectomy

    • Mitsunobu Matsushita
    • Shigeo Mori
    • Kazuichi Okazaki

    Letter to the Editor 13 June 2007 Pages: 594 - 595