1. Acid Rereflux: A Review, Emphasizing Detection by Impedance, Manometry, and Scintigraphy, and the Impact on Acid Clearing Pathophysiology as Well as Interpreting the pH Record

   • Steven S. Shay
   • Lawrence F. Johnson
   • Joel E. Richter

   ReviewPaper Pages: 1 - 9

2. Streamlining 24-Hour pH Study for GERD: Use of a 3-Hour Postprandial Test

   • Amindra S. Arora
   • Joseph A. Murray

   OriginalPaper Pages: 10 - 15

3. Validation of a New Method of Measuring Esophageal Acid Exposure: Comparison with 24-Hour pH Monitoring

   • J. Tack
   • G. Vantrappen
   • R. Van Overstraeten

   OriginalPaper Pages: 16 - 21

4. Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Strictures, Impactions, Dysphagia

   • Seema Khan
   • Susan R. Orenstein
   • Theresa M. Shalaby

   OriginalPaper Pages: 22 - 29

5. Isolated Neonatal Swallowing Dysfunction: A Case Series and Review of the Literature

   • Robert B. Heuschkel
   • Kara Fletcher
   • Samuel Nurko

   OriginalPaper Pages: 30 - 35

6. Gene Expression of Ornithine Decarboxylase, Cyclooxygenase-2, and Gastrin in Atrophic Gastric Mucosa Infected with Helicobacter pylori Before and After Eradication Therapy

   • Peter C. Konturek
   • Kazimierz Rembiasz
   • Eckhart G. Hahn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 36 - 46

7. Relationship Between Gastric Disease and Deletion of cag Pathogenicity Island Genes of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Juice

   • Osamu Kawamura
   • Masami Murakami
   • Masatomo Mori

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 53

8. A Novel Vitamin E Derivative (TMG) Protects Against Gastric Mucosal Damage Induced by Ischemia and Reperfusion in Rats

   • Hiroshi Ichikawa
   • Norimasa Yoshida
   • Toshikazu Yoshikawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 54 - 58

9. Neural Mechanism of Acupuncture-Induced Gastric Relaxations in Rats

   • Hitoshi Tada
   • Mikio Fujita
   • Toku Takahashi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 68

10. Effects of Rabeprazole Sodium on Gastric Emptying, Electrogastrography, and Fullness

    • Michael P. Jones
    • Dhiren Shah
    • Christine C. Ebert

    OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 73

11. Abnormalities of Left Colonic Motility in Ambulant Nonconstipated Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    • C.H.M. Clemens
    • M. Samsom
    • A.J.P.M. Smout

    OriginalPaper Pages: 74 - 82

12. CASE REPORT: Intestinal Malabsorption as a Manifestation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    • Tamsin A. Knox
    • Tawhid Gazi
    • Alexander C. White

    BriefCommunication Pages: 83 - 85

13. Methane Production During Lactulose Breath Test Is Associated with Gastrointestinal Disease Presentation

    • Mark Pimentel
    • Andrew G. Mayer
    • Yuthana Kong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 86 - 92

14. Gelatinase A (MMP-2), Collagenase-2 (MMP-8), and Laminin-5 γ2-Chain Expression in Murine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis)

    • Emma Pirilä
    • Nungavarm S. Ramamurthy
    • Päivi Maisi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 98

15. Histological and Immunological Features of Appendix in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

    • Yukihiko Jo
    • Takayuki Matsumoto
    • Mitsuo Iida

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 108

16. Evidence for a Carrier-Mediated Mechanism for Thiamine Transport to Human Jejunal Basolateral Membrane Vesicles

    • Pradeep K. Dudeja
    • Sangeeta Tyagi
    • Hamid M. Said

    OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 115

17. Electrogenic Ion Transport in Mammalian Colon Involves an Ammonia-Sensitive Apical Membrane K⁺ Conductance

    • Julio M. Mayol
    • Pilar Alarma-Estrany
    • Jeffrey B. Matthews

    OriginalPaper Pages: 116 - 125

18. Effect of Ribavirin and Amantadine on Early Hepatitis C Virus RNA Rebound and Clearance in Serum During Daily High-Dose Interferon

    • Gerond Lake-Bakaar
    • Lynda Ruffini
    • Petr Kuzmič

    OriginalPaper Pages: 126 - 139

19. Intensive Interferon Therapy Does Not Increase Virological Response Rates in African Americans with Chronic Hepatitis C

    • Dickens Theodore
    • Mitchell L. Shiffman
    • Michael W. Fried

    OriginalPaper Pages: 140 - 145

20. Biochemical Markers of Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: A Comparison with Prothrombin Time, Platelet Count, and Age–Platelet Index

    • Robert P. Myers
    • Mercedes de Torres
    • Thierry Poynard

    OriginalPaper Pages: 146 - 153

21. Hemodynamic Effects of Acute and Chronic Administration of Vapreotide in Rats with Cirrhosis

    • Nary Veal
    • Frédéric Moal
    • Paul Calès

    OriginalPaper Pages: 154 - 161

22. No Additive Effect Between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Portal Hypertensive Gastropathy on Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in Gastric Mucosa of Cirrhotic Patients

    • Usama A. Arafa
    • Yasuhiro Fujiwara
    • Tetsuo Arakawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 162 - 168

23. CASE REPORT: Sarcoidosis After Use of Interferon for Chronic Hepatitis C: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

    • V. Tahan
    • F. Ozseker
    • H. Senturk

    BriefCommunication Pages: 169 - 173

24. CASE REPORT: Symptomatic Gastrointestinal Sarcoidosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    • Ripudaman S. Beniwal
    • Oscar W. Cummings
    • Won Kyoo Cho

    BriefCommunication Pages: 174 - 178

25. Effects of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation on Vasoactive Systems and Renal Function in Patients with Advanced Liver Cirrhosis

    • Concepción Cassinello
    • Enrique Moreno
    • José Antonio Solís-Herruzo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 186

26. Syndromic Incidence of Ovarian Carcinoma After Liver Transplantation, with Special Reference to Anteceding Breast Cancer

    • Ernesto P. Molmenti
    • Hebe Molmenti
    • Goran B. Klintmalm

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 189

27. CASE REPORT: Liver Transplantation for Propylthiouracil-Induced Acute Hepatic Failure

    • G. Testa
    • J. Trevino
    • E. Benedetti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 190 - 191

28. CASE REPORT: Tumor-Associated Hypoglycemia from Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

    • Andrew H. Ko
    • Emily K. Bergsland
    • Grace A. Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 192 - 196

29. Perils of Immunohistochemistry: Variability in Staining Specificity of Commercially Available COX-2 Antibodies on Human Colon Tissue

    • Harinder Garewal
    • Lois Ramsey
    • Carol Bernstein

    OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 202

30. Frequent Ki-ras Mutations and Transforming Growth Factor-α Expression in Adenocarcinomas of the Small Intestine: Report of 7 Cases

    • Hiroyuki Mitomi
    • Takatoshi Nakamura
    • Isao Okayasu

    BriefCommunication Pages: 203 - 209

31. Chronic Exposure to Subtoxic Levels of Peroxidized Lipids Suppresses Mucosal Cell Turnover in Rat Small Intestine and Reversal by Glutathione

    • Seiji Tsunada
    • Ryuichi Iwakiri
    • Tak Yee Aw

    OriginalPaper Pages: 210 - 222

32. Correlation of Ki-67, p53, and Adnab-9 Immunohistochemical Staining and Ploidy with Clinical and Histopathologic Features of Severely Dysplastic Colorectal Adenomas

    • Rafiq A. Sheikh
    • Byung Hee Min
    • Michael J. Lawson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 229

33. Antiproliferative and Proapoptotic Effect of Ascorbyl Stearate in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells: Association with Decreased Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor

    • K. Akhilender Naidu
    • Richard C. Karl
    • Domenico Coppola

    OriginalPaper Pages: 230 - 237

34. News and Notices

    Announcement Pages: 238 - 238