EDITORIAL: Helicobacter pylori Is Not and Never Was “Protective” Against Anything, Including GERD David Y. Graham Editorial Commentary Pages: 629 - 630
Relationship of Sliding Hiatus Hernia to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Possible Role for Helicobacter pylori Infection? Gianpiero ManesOreste PieramicoAntonio Balzano OriginalPaper Pages: 631 - 635
Helicobacter pylori Stimulates Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Diverse Topographical Patterns in Various Gastroduodenal Disorders Mitsuru KaiseJun MiwaYasuhiko Ohta OriginalPaper Pages: 636 - 643
Significance of an Exaggerated Meal-Stimulated Gastrin Response in Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori-Negative Duodenal Ulcer Tomoari KamadaKen HarumaYuzuru Kawamura OriginalPaper Pages: 644 - 651
A Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of Two Different Coffee-Roasting Processes on Development of Heartburn and Dyspepsia in Coffee-Sensitive Individuals John K. DiBaise OriginalPaper Pages: 652 - 656
Reductions in Symptom Distress Reported by Patients with Moderately Severe, Nonerosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treated with Rabeprazole Anne DamianoReshmi SiddiqueSheldon Sloan OriginalPaper Pages: 657 - 662
Role of Endogenous Endothelin-1 in Ethanol-Induced Gastric Mucosal Damage in Humans Gaetano IaquintoNicola GiardulloSandor Szabo OriginalPaper Pages: 663 - 669
Expression of Bcl-2 Family Modulated Through p53-Dependent Pathway in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cheng-Tang ChiuTa-Sen YehMün-Fu Chen OriginalPaper Pages: 670 - 676
Clinical Manifestations of Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma Enrique MolinaAlfredo Hernandez OriginalPaper Pages: 677 - 682
CASE REPORT: A Rare Case of Simultaneous Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus in a Peruvian, Geriatric, Female Ruben Reider OriginalPaper Pages: 683 - 687
Involvement of Primary Afferent Nerves After Abdominal Irradiation: Consequences on Ileal Contractile Activity and Inflammatory Mediator Release in the Rat Christine LinardChristel MarquetteDenis Mathe OriginalPaper Pages: 688 - 697
Therapeutic Potential of Gastric Electrical Stimulation for Obesity and Its Possible Mechanisms: A Preliminary Canine Study Hui OuyangJieyun YinJ.D.Z. Chen OriginalPaper Pages: 698 - 705
Effect of Hypo- and Hyperthyroidism on Gastric Myoelectrical Activity Fulya GunsarSema YilmazOmer Ahmet Ozutemiz OriginalPaper Pages: 706 - 712
Microendoscopic Nasointestinal Feeding Tube Placement in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Gastroparesis Stephen J. TaylorRobert PrzemiosloAlex R. Manara OriginalPaper Pages: 713 - 716
Up-Regulation of p75 Neurotrophin Receptor (p75NTR) Is Associated with Apoptosis in Chronic Pancreatitis Zhaowen ZhuHelmut FriessMarkus W. Büchler OriginalPaper Pages: 717 - 725
Cyclooxygenase-2 Mediates Mucin Secretion from Epithelial Cells of Lipopolysaccharide-Treated Canine Gallbladder Hong-Ja KimSung-Koo LeeYoung-II Min OriginalPaper Pages: 726 - 732
CASE REPORT: Adenomyomatosis of the Gallbladder in a Child Salih CetinkursunIlhami SurerHaluk Ozturk BriefCommunication Pages: 733 - 736
CASE REPORT: Intestinal Obstruction Following Biliopancreatic Diversion Mark F. BlakeAmit J. DwivediBruce MacPherson OriginalPaper Pages: 737 - 740
LETTER: Ischemic-Appearing Papillitis in a Patient with Gallstone Pancreatitis and Cholangitis Joseph Carl Yarze Letter Pages: 741 - 742
Extraintestinal Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Nature, Severity, and Relationship to Gastrointestinal Symptoms Joseph Zimmerman OriginalPaper Pages: 743 - 749
Granulocyte Adsorptive Apheresis for Pediatric Patients with Ulcerative Colitis Takeshi TomomasaAkio KobayashiAkihiro Morikawa OriginalPaper Pages: 750 - 754
Gum Arabic (GA) Modifies Paracellular Water and Electrolyte Transport in the Small Intestine Khalil U. RehmanMark A. WingertzahnRaul A. Wapnir OriginalPaper Pages: 755 - 760
Presentations of Adult Celiac Disease in a Nationwide Patient Support Group Robert D. ZipserSunil PatelElaine Monarch OriginalPaper Pages: 761 - 764
Effects of Incremental Starvation on Gut Mucosa Vicky L. ChappellMark D. ThompsonSteven E. Wolf OriginalPaper Pages: 765 - 769
Dose–Response Relationship and Mechanism of Action of Saccharomyces boulardii in Castor Oil-Induced Diarrhea in Rats Philippe GirardYannick PansartJean-Marie Gillardin OriginalPaper Pages: 770 - 774
Time Course of Colonic Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Expression During Bacterial Peptidoglycan–Polysaccharide-Induced Colitis in Rats Leo R. FitzpatrickJian WangNoel Calingasan OriginalPaper Pages: 775 - 782
CASE REPORT: Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis: An Association with Ulcerative Colitis Versus Renal Cell Carcinoma A. Scott KellerMolly B. BouldinMark D.P. Davis BriefCommunication Pages: 783 - 789
Effect of Protein Kinase C Activation and Inhibition on Rat Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation Grant A. RammLin LiBruce R. Bacon OriginalPaper Pages: 790 - 796
Prevalence of Transaminase Abnormalities in Asymptomatic, Healthy Subjects Participating in an Executive Health-Screening Program Cary H. PattHwan Y. YooPaul J. Thuluvath OriginalPaper Pages: 797 - 801
Helicobacter pylori Infection Is Associated with Greater Impairment of Cytochrome P-450 Liver Metabolic Activity in Anti-HCV Positive Cirrhotic Patients Edoardo GianniniAlberto FasoliRoberto Testa OriginalPaper Pages: 802 - 808
Nonresponse to Interferon Monotherapy in HCV-Related Chronic Hepatitis: Results of Retreatment and Prognostic Factors Franco CapraElena De MariaItalo Vantini OriginalPaper Pages: 809 - 814
Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Patients Receiving Health Care in a Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital Girish MishraC. SninskyKenneth C. Hyams OriginalPaper Pages: 815 - 820
CASE REPORT: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in a Patient with Ureterosigmoidostomy and Acute Hepatitis: A Specific Case of Fulminant Hepatic Failure Shunsuke OhnishiTakeshi YoshidaMasahiro Asaka OriginalPaper Pages: 821 - 823
Effects of Quercetin on Liver Damage in Rats with Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Cirrhosis Amalia PavanatoMaría J. TuñónNorma Marroni ReviewPaper Pages: 824 - 829
CASE REPORT: Transverse Myelitis Occurring in Association with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Sjogren's Syndrome Abhinandana AnantharajuMehdi BaluchDavid H. Van Thiel BriefCommunication Pages: 830 - 833
CASE REPORT: Pylephlebitis of Portal Venous System Associated with Urinary Infection Nahum Méndez-SánchezHiramm Sánchez-GómezMisael Uribe OriginalPaper Pages: 834 - 836