Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

New hepatitis C guidelines for the Asia-Pacific region: APASL consensus statements on the diagnosis, management and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection
pp. 607-610(4)
Author: Farrell, Geoffrey C

Targeting chemokines as a therapeutic option for hepatocellular carcinoma: A reality or just a fantasy?
pp. 611-612(2)
Author: Yu, Jun

TNF-α as therapeutic target in NASH: tried, but not yet proven
pp. 613-614(2)
Authors: Chitturi, Shivakumar; Farrell, Geoffrey C

Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver consensus statements on the diagnosis, management and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection
pp. 615-633(19)

Beneficial effects of pentoxifylline on hepatic steatosis, fibrosis and necroinflammation in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
pp. 634-638(5)
Authors: Satapathy, Sanjaya K; Sakhuja, Puja; Malhotra, Veena; Sharma, Barjesh C; Sarin, Shiv K

Long-term gastroesophageal reflux disease therapy improves reflux symptoms in elderly patients: Five-year prospective study in community medicine
pp. 639-644(6)
Authors: Miyamoto, Masaki; Haruma, Ken; Kuwabara, Masao; Nagano, Makoto; Okamoto, Takeshi; Tanaka, Mio

Peginterferon α-2a (40 KD) plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Japanese patients
pp. 645-652(8)
Authors: Kuboki, Makoto; Iino, Shiro; Okuno, Tadao; Omata, Masao; Kiyosawa, Kendo; Kumada, Hiromitsu; Hayashi, Norio; Sakai, Takahiro

Single-session, graded esophageal dilation without fluoroscopy in outpatients with lower esophageal (Schatzki's) rings: A prospective, long-term follow-up study
pp. 653-657(5)
Authors: Sgouros, Spiros N; Vassiliadis, Konstantinos; Bergele, Christina; Vlachogiannakos, Jiannis; Stefanidis, Gerasimos; Mantides, Apostolos

Examination of normal intestine using confocal endomicroscopy
pp. 658-662(5)
Authors: Odagi, Isao; Kato, Tomohiro; Imazu, Hiroo; Kaise, Mitsuru; Omar, Salem; Tajiri, Hisao

The importance of metabolic factors for the increasing prevalence of fatty liver in Shanghai factory workers
pp. 663-668(6)
Authors: Fan, Jian-Gao; Li, Feng; Cai, Xiao-Bo; Peng, Yong-De; Ao, Qing-Hong; Gao, Yan

Predictors of alpha-fetoprotein elevation in patients with chronic hepatitis C, but not hepatocellular carcinoma, and its normalization after pegylated interferon alfa 2a-ribavirin combination therapy
pp. 669-675(7)
Authors: Chen, Tsung-Ming; Huang, Pi-Teh; Tsai, Ming-Hung; Lin, Lien-Fu; Liu, Chung-Cheng; Ho, Ka-Sic; Siauw, Chuan-Pau; Chao, Po-Liang; Tung, Jai-Nien

Hepatitis E virus infection and fulminant hepatic failure during pregnancy
pp. 676-682(7)
Authors: Jilani, Nishat; Das, Bhudev C; Husain, Syed A; Baweja, Usha K; Chattopadhya, Debashish; Gupta, Ram K; Sardana, Sarita; Kar, Premashis

Methylation of Ras association domain family protein 1, isoform A correlated with proliferation and drug resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma cell line SMMC-7721
pp. 683-689(7)
Authors: Zhao, Qiang-Zi; Dou, Ke-Feng

Increased mRNA expression of chemokines in hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
pp. 690-696(7)
Authors: Hirano, Seitaro; Iwashita, Yukio; Sasaki, Atsushi; Kai, Seiichiro; Ohta, Masayuki; Kitano, Seigo

Oxidative-inflammatory damage in cirrhosis: Effect of vitamin E and a fermented papaya preparation
pp. 697-703(7)
Authors: Marotta, Francesco; Yoshida, Chisato; Barreto, Rafael; Naito, Yasuhiro; Packer, Lester

Methimazole protects lungs during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats: An effect not induced by hypothyroidism
pp. 704-709(6)
Authors: Tütüncü, Tanju; Demirci, Çagatay; Gözalan, Ugur; Yüksek, Yunus Nadi; Bilgihan, Ayse; Kama, Nuri Aydin

Age-related analysis of functional outcome and quality of life after restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for familial adenomatous polyposis
pp. 710-714(5)
Authors: Erkek, Ayhan B; Church, James M; Remzi, Feza H

Clinical usefulness of CYFRA 21-1 for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in radiation therapy
pp. 715-719(5)
Authors: Wakatsuki, Masaru; Suzuki, Yoshihiko; Nakamoto, Soken; Ohno, Tatsuya; Ishikawa, Hitoshi; Kiyohara, Hiroki; Kiyozuka, Makoto; Shirai, Katsuyuki; Nakayama, Yuko; Nakano, Takashi

Resistance rate to antibiotics of Helicobacter pylori isolates in eastern Taiwan
pp. 720-723(4)
Authors: Hu, Chi-Tan; Wu, Chao-Chuan; Lin, Chih-Yung; Cheng, Chuan-Chu; Su, Siou-Cing; Tseng, Yi-Hsiung; Lin, Nien-Tsung

Clinical analysis of primary duodenal adenocarcinoma: An 11-year experience
pp. 724-728(5)
Authors: Hung, Fu-Chih; Kuo, Chung-Mou; Chuah, Seng-Kee; Kuo, Chung-Huang; Chen, Yaw-Sen; Lu, Sheng-Nan; Chang Chien, Chi-Sin

Novel interleukin-4 and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene variations associated with non-cardia gastric cancer in Japan: Comprehensive analysis of 207 polymorphisms of 11 cytokine genes
pp. 729-737(9)
Authors: Seno, Hiroshi; Satoh, Kiichi; Tsuji, Shingo; Shiratsuchi, Takayuki; Harada, Yosuke; Hamajima, Nobuyuki; Sugano, Kentaro; Kawano, Sunao; Chiba, Tsutomu

Combination therapy of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor 3-aminobenzamide and gemcitabine shows strong antitumor activity in pancreatic cancer cells
pp. 738-748(11)
Authors: Jacob, Dietmar A; Bahra, Marcus; Langrehr, Jan M; Boas-Knoop, Sabine; Stefaniak, Robert; Davis, John; Schumacher, Guido; Lippert, Steffen; Neumann, Ulf P

Candida albicans aggravates duodenal ulcer perforation induced by administration of cysteamine in rats
pp. 749-756(8)
Authors: Nakamura, Tetsuya; Yoshida, Masashi; Ishikawa, Hideki; Kameyama, Kaori; Wakabayashi, Go; Otani, Yoshihide; Shimazu, Motohide; Tanabe, Minoru; Kawachi, Shigeyuki; Kumai, Koichiro; Kubota, Tetsuro; Saikawa, Yoshiro; Sano, Katsuko; Kitajima, Masaki

Gastrointestinal: Abdominal abscess associated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
pp. 757-757(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Gamna-Gandy bodies of the spleen
pp. 758-758(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Multiple hepatic adenomas
pp. 759-759(1)

Gastrointestinal: Pneumatosis of the ascending colon
pp. 760-760(1)

Gastrointestinal: Radiation proctitis
pp. 761-761(1)

Liver injury induced by a Japanese herbal medicine, sairei-to (TJ-114, Bupleurum and Hoelen Combination, Chai-Ling-Tang) R1
pp. 762-763(2)
Authors: Aiba, Tsuneo; Takahashi, Toru; Suzuki, Kenji; Okoshi, Shogo; Nomoto, Minoru; Uno, Katsuji; Aoyagi, Yutaka

Nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection: Possible cause of anastomotic leakage after anterior resection of the rectum
pp. 764-764(1)

Aseptic abscesses: Entity already described in Crohn's disease: Comment on the case report by Holstein et al.
pp. 765-765(1)

Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis B virus infection
pp. 765-766(2)

Bile duct cannulation guided by a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage tube in cases of difficult cannulation: Modified rendezvous procedure
pp. 766-767(2)

Corrigendum
pp. 768-768(1)