Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

In this issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Bioengineering the artificial liver with non-hepatic cells: Where are we headed?
pp. 171-173(3)
Author: Dan, Yock Young

Adipocytokine polymorphisms and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
pp. 173-175(3)
Authors: Hodge, Alexander; Hodge, Sydney; Chitturi, Shivakumar

Gallbladder polyps: How to pick up the sinister ones
pp. 175-178(4)
Authors: Dutta, Usha; Kuchhangi Sureshchandra Poornachandra, Poornachandra

Non-cardiac chest pain in Asia: Time for a consensus
pp. 178-179(2)
Authors: Tan, Victoria P Y; Wong, Benjamin C Y

Colonoscopy: Art or science?
pp. 180-184(5)
Authors: Roberts-Thomson, Ian C; Teo, Edward

Current state of double balloon endoscopy: The latest approach to small intestinal diseases
pp. 185-192(8)
Authors: Yano, Tomonori; Yamamoto, Hironori

Intestinal metaplasia: A premalignant lesion involved in gastric carcinogenesis
pp. 193-201(9)
Authors: Busuttil, Rita A; Boussioutas, Alex

Defensins and inflammation: The role of defensins in inflammatory bowel disease
pp. 202-208(7)
Authors: Ramasundara, Malith; Leach, Steven T; Lemberg, Daniel A; Day, Andrew S

Views of supervisors of colonoscopy training on quality issues for the national bowel cancer screening program in Australia
pp. 209-213(5)
Authors: Pentti, Marita; Muller, Jennifer; Janda, Monika; Newman, Beth

Multi-center survey regarding the management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy for endoscopic procedures in Japan
pp. 214-218(5)
Authors: Fujishiro, Mitsuhiro; Oda, Ichiro; Yamamoto, Yorimasa; Akiyama, Junichi; Ishii, Naoki; Kakushima, Naomi; Fujiwara, Junko; Morishita, Shinji; Kawachi, Hiroshi; Taniguchi, Hirokazu; Gotoda, Takuji

Long-term follow up of gallbladder polyps
pp. 219-222(4)
Authors: Park, Jeong Youp; Hong, Sung Pil; Kim, Yoon Jae; Kim, Hong Jeoung; Kim, Hee Man; Cho, Jae Hee; Park, Seung Woo; Song, Si Young; Chung, Jae Bock; Bang, Seungmin

Comparison of therapeutic effects between radiofrequency ablation and percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy for small hepatocellular carcinomas
pp. 223-227(5)
Authors: Ohmoto, Kenji; Yoshioka, Naoko; Tomiyama, Yasuyuki; Shibata, Norikuni; Kawase, Tomoya; Yoshida, Koji; Kuboki, Makoto; Yamamoto, Shinichiro

Polymorphism of human leptin receptor gene is associated with type 2 diabetic patients complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in China
pp. 228-232(5)
Authors: Lu, Hongyun; Sun, Jiazhong; Sun, Liao; Shu, Xiaochun; Xu, Yancheng; Xie, Danhong

Expression of adiponectin and its receptors in livers of morbidly obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
pp. 233-237(5)
Authors: Ma, Hong; Gomez, Victoria; Lu, Liang; Yang, Xiangjiu; Wu, Xiaoyan; Xiao, Shu-Yuan

Should Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection be vaccinated against hepatitis A virus?
pp. 238-242(5)
Authors: Villar, Livia M; de Melo, Maria MM; Calado, Izabelle A; de Almeida, Adilson J; Lampe, Elisabeth; Gaspar, Ana MC

An association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and polycystic ovarian syndrome
pp. 243-247(5)
Authors: Brzozowska, Malgorzata M; Ostapowicz, George; Weltman, Martin D

Clinical features and outcomes of cirrhosis due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis compared with cirrhosis caused by chronic hepatitis C
pp. 248-254(7)
Authors: Yatsuji, Satoru; Hashimoto, Etsuko; Tobari, Maki; Taniai, Makiko; Tokushige, Katsutoshi; Shiratori, Keiko

Efficacy and safety of entecavir in nucleoside-naive, chronic hepatitis B patients: Phase II clinical study in Japan
pp. 255-261(7)
Authors: Kobashi, Haruhiko; Takaguchi, Kouichi; Ikeda, Hiroshi; Yokosuka, Osamu; Moriyama, Mitsuhiko; Imazeki, Fumio; Kage, Masayoshi; Seriu, Taku; Omata, Masao; Sakaguchi, Kousaku; Shiratori, Yasushi

Loss of hepatic B cells following lipopolysaccharide injection and polymicrobial sepsis
pp. 262-269(8)
Authors: Matsumoto, Atsushi; Tsujimoto, Hironori; Ono, Satoshi; Kinoshita, Manabu; Habu, Yoshiko; Kawabata, Toshinobu; Shinomiya, Nariyoshi; Seki, Shuhji

Marked elevation of serum mitochondrion-derived markers in mild models of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in rats
pp. 270-277(8)
Authors: Murayama, Hiroshi; Ikemoto, Masaki; Nagata, Atsuo

Biochemical and molecular characterization of hepatocyte-like cells derived from human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on a novel three-dimensional biocompatible nanofibrous scaffold
pp. 278-287(10)
Authors: Kazemnejad, Somaieh; Allameh, Abdolamir; Soleimani, Masoud; Gharehbaghian, Ahmad; Mohammadi, Yousef; Amirizadeh, Naser; Jazayery, Maryam

Non-cardiac chest pain: Prevalence of reflux disease and response to acid suppression in an Asian population
pp. 288-293(6)
Authors: Mohd, Hanizam; Qua, Choon-Seng; Wong, Choon-Heng; Azman, Wan; Goh, Khean-Lee

Effects of CYP2C19 and MDR1 genotype on the eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori infection by triple therapy with pantoprazole, amoxycillin and clarithromycin
pp. 294-298(5)
Authors: Oh, Jung-Hwan; Dong, Mi-Sook; Choi, Myung-Gyu; Yoo, Hae-Won; Lee, Sang-Bum; Park, Young In; Chung, In-Sik

Detection of disseminated tumor cells in bone marrow of gastric cancer using magnetic activated cell sorting and fluorescent activated cell sorting
pp. 299-306(8)
Authors: Wang, Gui-Ying; Li, Yong; Yu, Yue-Ming; Yu, Bin; Zhang, Zhen-Ya; Liu, Yu; Wang, Shi-Jie

Clinicopathological comparison of the World Health Organization/Wotherspoon score to the Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adult grade for the post-treatment evaluation of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
pp. 307-315(9)
Authors: Shiozawa, Eisuke; Norose, Tomoko; Kaneko, Kazuhiro; Yamochi-Onizuka, Toshiko; Takimoto, Masafumi; Imawari, Michio; Ota, Hidekazu

The additive effect of ethanol and extract of cigarette smoke on rabbit esophagus epithelium
pp. 316-321(6)
Authors: Bor, Serhat; Capanoglu, Doga

Gastrointestinal: Aberrant ileal pancreas causing intussusception
pp. 322-332(11)

Gastrointestinal: Aneurysmal artery in a gastric ulcer after endoscopic hemostasis
pp. 323-323(1)

Gastrointestinal: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding after radiation microspheres
pp. 324-324(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Pancreatic fistula
pp. 325-325(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Symptomatic splenic artery aneurysms
pp. 326-326(1)