1. Case Report: Squamous Cell Papillomatosis of Esophagus Following Placement of a Self-Expanding Metal Stent

   • Peter J. Karras
   • Mohammed Barawi
   • Antonios Michalos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 457 - 461

2. Osmotic Effect of Honey on Growth and Viability of Helicobacterpylori

   • Michael S. Osato
   • Siddharta G. Reddy
   • David Y. Graham

   OriginalPaper Pages: 462 - 464

3. Apoptosis in Helicobacterpylori-Associated Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer Disease Is Mediated via the Fas Antigen Pathway

   • Jeanmarie Houghton
   • Reju M. Korah
   • Kyung H. Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 465 - 478

4. Helicobacterpylori in Dental Plaque (A Comparison of Different PCR Primer Sets)

   • Qunsheng Song
   • Bernd Haller
   • Gunter Bode

   OriginalPaper Pages: 479 - 484

5. Letters to the Editor

   • Colin W. Howden

   Letter to the Editor Pages: 485 - 486

6. Response by Drs. Campli and Gasbarrini

   • Cristiana Di Campli

   Letter to the Editor Pages: 486 - 486

7. Relationship of Helicobacterpylori CagA Status to Gastric Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis

   • Theodore Rokkas
   • Spiros Ladas
   • Sotirios Raptis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 487 - 493

8. The role of Phospholipase A2 in Calcium-Ionophore-Mediated Injury to Rat Gastric Mucosal Cells

   • B.L. Tepperman
   • B.D. Soper

   OriginalPaper Pages: 494 - 502

9. Protective Effect of a Vasopressin-1 Selective Antagonist, OPC-21268, Against Ethanol-Induced Damage of The rat Gastric Wall

   • Izumi Sugimoto
   • Norichika Narimiya
   • Teruji Tanaka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 503 - 509

10. Suppression of Ethanol-Induced Apoptotic DNA Fragmentation by Geranylgeranylacetone in Cultured Guinea Pig Gastric Mucosal Cells

    • Tohru Mizushima
    • Shinji Tsutsumi
    • Tomofusa Tsuchiya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 510 - 514

11. Luminal Calcium in Regulation of Nitric Oxide Release and Acid Secretion in Rat Stomachs After Damage

    • Koji Takeuchi
    • Shinichi Kato
    • Yasunari Sugawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 515 - 522

12. Dynamics of Level of Randomness of Electrogastrograms Can Be Indicative of Gastric Electrical Uncoupling in Dogs

    • Claudia P. Sanmiguel
    • Martin P. Mintchev
    • Kenneth L. Bowes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 523 - 528

13. Esophageal Swallowing Phase Assessed by Audiosignal Recording (Relationship with Manometry in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Patients)

    • Michele Boiron
    • Philippe Rouleau
    • Etienne H. Metman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 529 - 535

14. Achalasia (The Usefulness of Manometry for Evaluation of Treatment)

    • P. Alonso
    • B. Gonzalez-Conde
    • J. L. Vazquez-Iglesias

    OriginalPaper Pages: 536 - 541

15. Bacteribilia and Cholangitis After Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage for Malignant Biliary Obstruction

    • Tatsuya Nomura
    • Yoshio Shirai
    • Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 542 - 546

16. Case Report: Nonfunctioning Islet Cell Tumor with a Unique Pattern of Tumor Growth

    • Kyoko Shimizu
    • Keiko Shiratori
    • Naoaki Hayashi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 547 - 551

17. Letter to the Editor

    • Mitsunobu Matsushita
    • Kiyoshi Hajiro
    • Hiroshi Takakuwa

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 552 - 552

18. Reduction in hMSH2 mRNA Levels by Premature Translation Termination (Implications for Mutation Screening in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer)

    • Xuede Lin
    • Jai H. Choi
    • Marsha L. Frazier

    OriginalPaper Pages: 553 - 559

19. Iron Chelator Deferoxamine Reduces Preneoplastic Lesions in Liver Induced by Choline-Deficient L-Amino Acid-Defined Diet in Rats

    • Isao Sakaida
    • Koji Hironaka
    • Kiwamu Okita

    OriginalPaper Pages: 560 - 569

20. Clinical Forms of Human Schistosoma mansoni Infection Are Associated with Differential Activation of T-Cell Subsets and Costimulatory Molecules

    • Olindo Assis Martins-Filho
    • Jose Renan Cunha-Melo
    • Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira

    OriginalPaper Pages: 570 - 577

21. Clinical Forms of Human Schistosoma mansoni Infection Are Associated with Differential Activation of T-Cell Subsets and Costimulatory Molecules

    • Olindo Assis Martins-Filho
    • Jose Renan Cunha-Melo
    • Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira

    OriginalPaper Pages: 570 - 577

22. Case Report: A Colon-Derived Inflammatory Pseudotumor

    • Arend G. J. Aalbers
    • Johannes H. W. De Wilt
    • Johannes N. M. Ijzermans

    OriginalPaper Pages: 578 - 581

23. Surgical Correction of Patent Ductus Venosus in Three BroThers

    • Shinji Ikeda
    • Yasuo Yamaguchi
    • Michio Ogawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 582 - 589

24. Microsatellite Instability Is Absent in Liver and Biliary Mucosa of Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

    • So-Young Jin
    • Amy E. Noffsinger
    • Cecilia M. Fenoglio-Preiser

    OriginalPaper Pages: 595 - 601

25. Oral Nicotine in Treatment of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (A Pilot Study)

    • Paul Angulo
    • Adil E. Bharucha
    • Keith D. Lindor

    OriginalPaper Pages: 602 - 607

26. Differences Between Interferon-α and-β Treatment for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    • Norihiro Furusyo
    • Jun Hayashi
    • Seizaburo Kashiwagi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 608 - 617

27. Clinical Course of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Not Influenced by Concurrent Hepatitis G Virus Infection

    • Jun Hayashi
    • Kumiko Ueno
    • Seizaburo Kashiwagi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 618 - 623

28. Plasma Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases-1 and -2 (TIMP-1 and TIMP-2) as Noninvasive Markers of Liver Disease in Chronic Hepatitis C Comparison Using ROC Analysis

    • Kevin Michael Walsh
    • Peter Timms
    • Allan John Morris

    OriginalPaper Pages: 624 - 630

29. Visceral Algesia in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction, Type III

    • Andrew Chun
    • Steven Desautels
    • Arnold Wald

    OriginalPaper Pages: 631 - 636

30. Changes in Bacterial Enzymes and PCR Profiles of Fecal Bacteria from a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Before and After Antimicrobial Treatments

    • Fatemeh Rafii
    • Johanneke G. H. Ruseler-Van Embden
    • L. M. C. Van Lieshout

    OriginalPaper Pages: 637 - 642

31. Characterization of Two Novel Proabsorptive Peptide YY Analogs, BIM-43073D and BIM-43004C

    • David A. Litvak
    • Hideaki Iseki
    • Courtney M. Townsend

    OriginalPaper Pages: 643 - 648

32. Interleukin (IL)-13 and IL-4 Are Potent Inhibitors of IL-8 Secretion by Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    • Norbert Lugering
    • Torsten Kucharzik
    • Wolfram Domschke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 649 - 655

33. News and Notices

    News Pages: 656 - 657