Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors Yasuhisa ShinomuraKazuo KinoshitaSeiichi Hirota Review Pages: 775 - 780
Altered localization and expression of tight-junction proteins in a rat model with chronic acid reflux esophagitis Daisuke AsaokaHiroto MiwaNobuhiro Sato OriginalPaper Pages: 781 - 790
Characteristics of symptomatic GERD in Japanese patients based on 24-h pH monitoring Nobuo OmuraHideyuki KashiwagiKatsuhiko Yanaga OriginalPaper Pages: 791 - 795
Relationship between IL-1β gene polymorphism and gastric mucosal IL-1β levels in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection Jiang XuanRyuzo DeguchiAtsushi Takagi OriginalPaper Pages: 796 - 801
Interleukin-17 augments tumor necrosis factor-α-induced granulocyte and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor release from human colonic myofibroblasts Akira AndohHirofumi YasuiYoshihide Fujiyama OriginalPaper Pages: 802 - 810
Arterial hypoxemia and intrapulmonary vasodilatation in rat models of portal hypertension Yasumi KatsutaXue-Jun ZhangTeruo Takano OriginalPaper Pages: 811 - 819
Hypertransaminasemia in childhood as a marker of genetic liver disorders Raffaele IorioAngela SepeAngela Vegnente OriginalPaper Pages: 820 - 826
Prevalence of ischemic enterocolitis in patients with acute pancreatitis Yoshihisa TakahashiJun-ichi FukushimaShigeo Mori OriginalPaper Pages: 827 - 832
Safety and efficacy of therapy with botulinum toxin in obesity: a pilot study Giovanni AlbaniMaria Letizia PetroniLaila Cattani Rapid communication Pages: 833 - 835
Anorectal malignant melanoma: preoperative usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging Hiroyoshi MatsuokaAkihisa NakamuraTadahiko Masaki Case report Pages: 836 - 842
Deep infiltrative low-grade MALT (mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue) colonic lymphomas that regressed as a result of antibiotic administration: endoscopic ultrasound evaluation Yosuke KikuchiToshiyuki MatsuiKensaburo Imamura Case report Pages: 843 - 847
Disappearance of HCV after cessation of immunosuppression in a patient with ulcerative colitis and renal transplantation Hidenari NagaiKatsuhiko MatsumaruKazumasa Miki Case report Pages: 848 - 853
Inflammatory tumor in pancreas: a novel complication after endoscopic injection of cyanoacrylate for gastric fundal varices Akio MatsumotoKengo TakimotoHideto Inokuchi Letters to the editor Pages: 854 - 854
Examination of changes in TGF-β1 and KL-6 expression over time in patients with chronic hepatitis C by AT-II receptor blocker therapy Takeshi KuriharaAtsushi MaedaKatsuko Yamashita Letters to the editor Pages: 855 - 856
Colitis and colony-stimulating factors (CSFs): is stimulation of innate immunity through CSFs really effective for the treatment of chronic colitis? Kazuyoshi NagayamaMamoru Watanabe Editorial Pages: 857 - 858
