Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

In this issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Road most traveled: Gut-specific migration signals and leucocyte entry to the intestine
pp. 1775-1776(2)
Authors: Grimm, Michael C; Ng, Wa Sang Watson

Inflammatory bowel disease, a dysregulated host-microbiota interaction: Are probiotics a new therapeutic option?
pp. 1777-1779(3)
Author: Howarth, Gordon S

Individualizing therapy for pancreatic cancer
pp. 1779-1782(4)
Authors: Colvin, Emily K; Chang, David K; Merrett, Neil D; Kench, James G; Biankin, Andrew V

Newly acquired hepatitis C—many hurdles from diagnosis until treatment initiation
pp. 1782-1784(3)
Author: Wiegand, Johannes

Gastroesophageal reflux disease: An Asian perspective
pp. 1785-1793(9)
Author: Wu, Justin CY

Is there a link between food and intestinal microbes and the occurrence of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?
pp. 1794-1801(8)
Authors: Asakura, Hitoshi; Suzuki, Kenji; Kitahora, Tetsuji; Morizane, Toshio

Endoscopic fibrin sealing of gastrocutaneous fistulas after sleeve gastrectomy and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch
pp. 1802-1805(4)
Authors: Papavramidis, Theodossis S; Kotzampassi, Katerina; Kotidis, Efstathios; Eleftheriadis, Efthymios E; Papavramidis, Spiros T

Are repeat upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy necessary within six months of capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding?
pp. 1806-1809(4)
Authors: Gilbert, David; O'Malley, Sue; Selby, Warwick

Detectability of colorectal neoplastic lesions using a narrow-band imaging system: A pilot study
pp. 1810-1815(6)
Authors: Uraoka, Toshio; Saito, Yutaka; Matsuda, Takahisa; Sano, Yasushi; Ikehara, Hisatomo; Mashimo, Yumi; Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi; Saito, Daizo; Saito, Hiroshi

Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Iranian patients with inflammatory bowel disease
pp. 1816-1822(7)
Authors: Naderi, Nosratollah; Farnood, Alma; Habibi, Manijeh; Derakhshan, Faramarz; Balaii, Hedieh; Motahari, Zahra; Agah, Mohammad R; Firouzi, Farzad; Rad, Mahta G; Aghazadeh, Rahim; Zojaji, Homayoun; Zali, Mohammad R

Expression of a splice variant of CXCR3 in Crohn's disease patients; indication for a lymphocyte—epithelial cell interaction
pp. 1823-1833(11)
Authors: Manousou, Pinelopi; Kolios, George; Drygiannakis, Ioannis; Pyrovolaki, Katerina; Bourikas, Leonidas; Papadaki, Helen A.; Kouroumalis, Elias

Probiotic administration alters the gut flora and attenuates colitis in mice administered dextran sodium sulfate
pp. 1834-1839(6)
Authors: Nanda Kumar, Navalpur S; Balamurugan, Ramadass; Jayakanthan, Kabirdoss; Pulimood, Anna; Pugazhendhi, Srinivasan; Ramakrishna, Balakrishnan S

The effect of chronic variable stress on bowel habit and adrenal function in rats
pp. 1840-1846(7)
Authors: Kim, Yong S; Lee, Moon Y; Choi, Chang S; Sohn, Young W; Park, Byung R; Choi, Myung-Gyu; Nah, Yong-Ho; Choi, Suck C

Clinical experiences of solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas in China
pp. 1847-1851(5)
Authors: Yang, Feng; Fu, De-liang; Jin, Chen; Long, Jiang; Yu, Xian-jun; Xu, Jin; Ni, Quan-xing

Expression of nerve growth factor and tyrosine kinase receptor A and correlation with perineural invasion in pancreatic cancer
pp. 1852-1859(8)
Authors: Ma, Jun; Jiang, Yumei; Jiang, Yuhua; Sun, Yan; Zhao, Xueming

Biliary phenotype of hepatocellular carcinoma after preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
pp. 1860-1868(9)
Authors: Nishihara, Yunosuke; Aishima, Shinichi; Kuroda, Yousuke; Iguchi, Tomohiro; Taguchi, Kenichi; Asayama, Yoshiki; Taketomi, Akinobu; Kinukawa, Naoko; Honda, Hiroshi; Tsuneyoshi, Masazumi

Effects of branched-chain amino acids-enriched nutrient support for patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 1869-1873(5)
Authors: Okabayashi, Takehiro; Nishimori, Isao; Sugimoto, Takeki; Maeda, Hiromichi; Dabanaka, Ken; Onishi, Saburo; Kobayashi, Michiya; Hanazaki, Kazuhiro

Comparison of four current staging systems for Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing curative resection: Okuda, CLIP, TNM and CUPI
pp. 1874-1878(5)
Authors: Lu, Wenping; Dong, Jiahong; Huang, Zhiqiang; Guo, Deyu; Liu, Yousheng; Shi, Shuang

Liver histology in benign biliary stricture: Fibrosis to cirrhosis . . . and reversal?
pp. 1879-1884(6)
Authors: Sikora, Sadiq S; Srikanth, Gadiyaram; Agrawal, Vinita; Gupta, Ramesh K; Kumar, Ashok; Saxena, Rajan; Kapoor, Vinay K

Epidemiological study of hepatitis E virus infection in the general population of Okinawa, Kyushu, Japan
pp. 1885-1890(6)
Authors: Toyoda, Kazuhiro; Furusyo, Norihiro; Takeoka, Hiroaki; Murata, Masayuki; Sawayama, Yasunori; Hayashi, Jun

Using a surveillance system to identify and treat newly acquired hepatitis C infection
pp. 1891-1894(4)
Authors: Walsh, Nick; Lim, Megan; Hellard, Margaret

Is there yet any place for reagent strips in diagnosing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients? An accuracy and cost-effectiveness study in Brazil
pp. 1895-1900(6)
Authors: de Araujo, Alexandre; de Barros Lopes, Antônio; Trucollo Michalczuk, Matheus; Stifft, Jonathas; Nardelli, Enzo; Escobar, Gabriela; Rossi, Gabriela; Álvares-da-Silva, Mário Reis

Uncoupling of sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in cirrhosis
pp. 1901-1908(8)
Authors: Wiest, Reiner; Moleda, Lukas; Zietz, Bettina; Hellerbrand, Claus; Schölmerich, Jürgen; Straub, Rainer

Polaprezinc attenuates liver fibrosis in a mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
pp. 1909-1916(8)
Authors: Sugino, Haruko; Kumagai, Naoki; Watanabe, Sakiko; Toda, Kyoko; Takeuchi, Osamu; Tsunematsu, Satoshi; Morinaga, Shojiroh; Tsuchimoto, Kanji

Inhibition of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression by siRNA in rat hepatic stellate cells
pp. 1917-1925(9)
Authors: Hu, Ping-Fang; Zhu, Ying-Wei; Zhong, Wei; Chen, Yue-Xiang; Lin, Yong; Zhang, Xin; Yin, Chuan; Yue, Hai-Yan; Xie, Wei-Fen

Microarray analysis of mitogenic effects of T3 on the rat liver
pp. 1926-1933(8)
Authors: Bungay, Anton; Selden, Clare; Brown, David; Malik, Raza; Hubank, Mike; Hodgson, Humphrey

Increased melibiose/rhamnose ratio in bile of rats with acute cholestasis
pp. 1934-1940(7)
Authors: Tomsik, Pavel; Sispera, Ludek; Rezacova, Martina; Niang, Mohamed; Stoklasova, Alena; Cerman, Jaroslav; Knizek, Jiri; Brcakova, Eva; Cermanova, Jolana; Micuda, Stanislav

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Biliary imaging with 3-dimensional ultrasound
pp. 1941-1941(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Cirrhosis secondary to hepatic sarcoidosis
pp. 1942-1942(1)

Gastrointestinal: Dissecting esophageal hematoma with a Mallory-Weiss tear
pp. 1943-1943(1)

Gastrointestinal: Rolled-up tongue; a sign of previous caustic injury
pp. 1944-1944(1)

Gastrointestinal: Strangulated Meckel's diverticulum
pp. 1945-1945(1)

Referees
pp. 1946-1949(4)