Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

In this issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Obesity management in liver clinics: What's your style of lifestyle intervention?
pp. 327-328(2)
Author: Hickman, Ingrid J

Health related quality of life and minimal hepatic encephalopathy. It is time to insert `quality' in health care
pp. 329-330(2)
Author: Amodio, Piero

When less may not be best—The challenge of individualising antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C infection
pp. 330-332(3)
Authors: Knight, Virginia; Sievert, William

Cytokines and liver injury in chronic HCV genotype 4 infection
pp. 332-335(4)
Author: Zekry, Amany

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Asia: When East meets West
pp. 336-345(10)
Authors: Yu, Ming-Lung; Chuang, Wan-Long

Hepatocellular carcinoma in the Asia pacific region
pp. 346-353(8)
Authors: Yuen, Man-Fung; Hou, Jin-Lin; Chutaputti, Anuchit

Clinicopathological and molecular characteristics of Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma: A meta-analysis
pp. 354-365(12)
Authors: Lee, Ju-Han; Kim, Seo-Hee; Han, Sun-Hee; An, Jung-Suk; Lee, Eung-Seok; Kim, Young-Sik

Dose comparison study of pegylated interferon-α-2b plus ribavirin in naïve Japanese patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2: A randomized clinical trial
pp. 366-371(6)
Authors: Kawaoka, Tomokazu; Kawakami, Yoshiiku; Tsuji, Keiji; Ito, Hiroyuki; Kitamoto, Mikiya; Aimitsu, Shiomi; Kawakami, Hiroiku; Jeong, Soo Cheol; Imamura, Michio; Aikata, Hiroshi; Takahashi, Shoichi; Chayama, Kazuaki

Treatment of patients with gastric variceal hemorrhage: Endoscopic N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injection versus balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration
pp. 372-378(7)
Authors: Hong, Cheul Ho; Kim, Hong Joo; Park, Jung Ho; Park, Dong Il; Cho, Yong Kyun; Sohn, Chong Il; Jeon, Woo Kyu; Kim, Byung Ik; Hong, Hyun Pyo; Shin, Jun Ho

Is it possible to predict the procedural time of endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer?
pp. 379-383(5)
Authors: Goto, Osamu; Fujishiro, Mitsuhiro; Kodashima, Shinya; Ono, Satoshi; Omata, Masao

Prospective comparative study of the EUS guided 25-gauge FNA needle with the 19-gauge Trucut needle and 22-gauge FNA needle in patients with solid pancreatic masses
pp. 384-390(7)
Authors: Sakamoto, Hiroki; Kitano, Masayuki; Komaki, Takamitsu; Noda, Kazu; Chikugo, Takaaki; Dote, Kensaku; Takeyama, Yoshifumi; Das, Kunal; Yamao, Kenji; Kudo, Masatoshi

The preoperative positivity for serum hepatitis B e antigen did not affect overall survival after curative resection of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 391-398(8)
Authors: Choi, Gi Hong; Kim, Dong Hyun; Choi, Sae Byeol; Kang, Chang Moo; Kim, Kyung Sik; Choi, Jin Sub; Lee, Woo Jung; Han, Kwang Hyub; Chon, Chae Yoon; Kim, Byong Ro

Effect of a lifestyle intervention in patients with abnormal liver enzymes and metabolic risk factors
pp. 399-407(9)
Authors: St. George, Alexis; Bauman, Adrian; Johnston, Amanda; Farrell, Geoffrey; Chey, Tien; George, Jacob

Development and evaluation of the quality of life instrument in chronic liver disease patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy
pp. 408-415(8)
Authors: Zhou, Ying-qun; Chen, Shi-yao; Jiang, Lin-di; Guo, Chuan-yong; Shen, Zhen-yu; Huang, Pei-xing; Wang, Ji-yao

Expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in relation to apoptotic genes in Egyptian liver disease patients associated with HCV-genotype-4
pp. 416-428(13)
Authors: Zekri, Abdel-Rahman N; Bahnassy, Abeer A; Abdel-Wahab, Sabrin A; Khafagy, Medhat M; Loutfy, Samah A; Radwan, Hessam; Shaarawy, Sabry M

Efficacy of entecavir treatment for lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B over 3 years: Histological improvement or entecavir resistance?
pp. 429-435(7)
Authors: Suzuki, Yoshiyuki; Suzuki, Fumitaka; Kawamura, Yusuke; Yatsuji, Hiromi; Sezaki, Hitomi; Hosaka, Tetsuya; Akuta, Norio; Kobayashi, Masahiro; Saitoh, Satoshi; Arase, Yasuji; Ikeda, Kenji; Kobayashi, Mariko; Miyakawa, Yuzo; Kumada, Hiromitsu

Predictors and survival in hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma in New South Wales, Australia
pp. 436-442(7)
Authors: Nguyen, Van TT; Amin, Janaki; Law, Matthew G; Dore, Gregory J

Apoptosis in experimental NASH is associated with p53 activation and TRAIL receptor expression
pp. 443-452(10)
Authors: Farrell, Geoffrey C; Larter, Claire Z; Hou, Jing Yun; Zhang, Rena H; Yeh, Matthew M; Williams, Jacqueline; dela Peňa, Aileen; Francisco, Rona; Osvath, Sarah R; Brooling, John; Teoh, Narcissus; Sedger, Lisa M

Effects of rhubarb on migration of rat hepatic stellate cells
pp. 453-461(9)
Authors: Lin, Yun-Lian; Wu, Ching-Fen; Huang, Yi-Tsau

Relationship between Helicobacter pylori hopQ genotype and clinical outcome in Asian and Western populations
pp. 462-468(7)
Authors: Ohno, Tomoyuki; Sugimoto, Mitsushige; Nagashima, Aiko; Ogiwara, Hiroaki; Vilaichone, Ratha-Korn; Mahachai, Varocha; Graham, David Y; Yamaoka, Yoshio

Biopsy site for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric cancer
pp. 469-474(6)
Authors: Kim, Chan Gyoo; Choi, Il Ju; Lee, Jong Yeul; Cho, Soo-Jeong; Nam, Byung-Ho; Kook, Myeong-Cherl; Hong, Eun Kyung; Kim, Young-Woo

Effect of being overweight on postoperative morbidity and long-term surgical outcomes in proximal gastric carcinoma
pp. 475-479(5)
Authors: Oh, Sung Jin; Hyung, Woo Jin; Li, Chen; Song, Jyewon; Rha, Sun Young; Chung, Hyun Cheol; Choi, Seung Ho; Noh, Sung Hoon

Anti-gastric cancer effects of celecoxib, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, through inhibition of Akt signaling
pp. 480-487(8)
Authors: Kim, Nayoung; Kim, Chung Hyun; Ahn, Dong-Won; Lee, Kyoung Soo; Cho, Soo-Jeong; Park, Ji Hyun; Lee, Mi Kyoung; Kim, Joo Sung; Jung, Hyun Chae; Song, In Sung

Effects of combination treatment with famotidine and methylmethionine sulfonium chloride on the mucus barrier of rat gastric mucosa
pp. 488-492(5)
Authors: Ichikawa, Takafumi; Ito, Yuko; Saegusa, Yoichi; Iwai, Tomohisa; Goso, Yukinobu; Ikezawa, Tomoaki; Ishihara, Kazuhiko

Unsedated transnasal endoscopy: Is it all about the size?
pp. 493-493(1)

Gastrointestinal: Acute colonic intramural hematoma after blunt abdominal trauma
pp. 494-494(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
pp. 495-495(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Juxtapapillary duodenal diverticulum causing cholestasis
pp. 496-496(1)

Gastrointestinal: Signs of pneumoperitoneum
pp. 497-497(1)

Gastrointestinal: Solitary Peutz-Jeghers-type hamartoma of the colon
pp. 498-498(1)

Erratum
pp. 499-499(1)