Regular arrangement of collecting venules (RAC): a characteristic endoscopic feature of Helicobacter pylori-negative normal stomach and its relationship with esophago-gastric adenocarcinoma Kazuyoshi YagiYukio ArugaAtsuo Sekine Review Pages: 443 - 452
Early effects of lafutidine or rabeprazole on intragastric acidity: which drug is more suitable for on-demand use? Masahiko InamoriJun-Ichi TogawaAtsushi Nakajima OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 458
Suppressive effect of rice extract on Helicobacter pylori infection in a Mongolian gerbil model Maki MurakamiHiroyoshi OtaTakashi Tokuyama OriginalPaper Pages: 459 - 466
A study of histopathological assessment criteria for assessing malignancy of gastrointestinal stromal tumor, from a clinical standpoint Kimiyoshi YokoiNoritake TanakaTakashi Tajiri OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 473
Ecabet sodium prevents the delay of wound repair in intestinal epithelial cells induced by hydrogen peroxide Kenji SasakiMasahiro IizukaSumio Watanabe OriginalPaper Pages: 474 - 482
Butyrate blocks interferon-γ-inducible protein-10 release in human intestinal subepithelial myofibroblasts Osamu InatomiAkira AndohYoshihide Fujiyama OriginalPaper Pages: 483 - 489
Apoptosis and inhibition of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway in the anti-proliferative actions of dehydroepiandrosterone Yanfang JiangTeruo MiyazakiYasushi Matsuzaki OriginalPaper Pages: 490 - 497
Enhancement of EFS-induced contractions, by agmatine, in guinea pig gallbladder smooth muscle strips Sahin YildirimCengiz AydinYusuf Sarioglu OriginalPaper Pages: 498 - 503
Upregulation of BNIP3 by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to hypoxia-mediated cell death Tamaki AbeMinoru ToyotaKohzoh Imai OriginalPaper Pages: 504 - 510
Comparative genomic hybridization analysis for pancreatic cancer specimens obtained by endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration Hideaki KitohShomei RyozawaKohsuke Sasaki OriginalPaper Pages: 511 - 517
Differential diagnosis of pancreatic tumors using ultrasound contrast imaging Atsushi SofuniHiroko IijimaTakao Itoi OriginalPaper Pages: 518 - 525
Selective A2A adenosine agonist ATL-146e attenuates acute lethal liver injury in mice Masaru OdashimaMichiro OtakaSumio Watanabe Rapid communication Pages: 526 - 529
Pyogenic granuloma of the stomach successfully treated by endoscopic resection after transarterial embolization of the feeding artery Atsunori KusakabeHideaki KatoMasashi Mizokami Case report Pages: 530 - 535
Colonic obstruction due to giant inflammatory polyposis in a patient with ulcerative colitis Shinichiro YadaTakayuki MatsumotoMitsuo Iida Case report Pages: 536 - 539
Biliary hamartomas with delayed 99mTc-diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid clearance Chen-Hua LiuRough-Fan YenPei-Ming Yang Case report Pages: 540 - 544
Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus treated by esophagectomy and adjuvant dendritic-cell therapy Masahiro AsakageJoji KitayamaKoki Takahashi Letters to the editor Pages: 545 - 546
Long-term fibrate treatment for PBC Makoto NakamutaMunechika EnjojiYuichi Tanabe Letters to the editor Pages: 546 - 547
Rupture of peritoneal metastatic tumor that developed due to needle-tract implantation of hepatocellular carcinoma Tsuyoshi IshikawaTakahiro YamasakiTeruaki Kimura Letters to the editor Pages: 547 - 548
A new-generation H2 receptor antagonist: quicker and stronger acid inhibition than proton pump inhibitors in the clinical setting? Shingo TsujiSunao Kawano Editorial Pages: 549 - 550
IP10 released by colonic subepithelial myofibroblasts: by which stimuli and for which tissue? Kazuyoshi NagayamaMamoru Watanabe Editorial Pages: 551 - 552
The role of dehydroepiandrosterone in apoptosis and proliferation and its relation to the phosphatidyl inositol-3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway Tetsuya Mine Editorial Pages: 553 - 554
