Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

in THIS issue
pp. i-i(1)

Forthcoming Articles
pp. ii-ii(1)

Will non-invasive markers replace liver biopsy for diagnosing and staging fibrosis in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis?
pp. 501-503(3)
Authors: Hashimoto, Etsuko; Farrell, Geoffrey C

Colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease
pp. 503-505(3)
Authors: Leong, Rupert W L; Koo, Jenn H

STAT3 as a prognostic marker in human gastric cancer
pp. 505-507(3)
Authors: Jackson, Cameron B; Giraud, Andrew S

Hyperadiponectinemia in alcoholic liver disease: Friend or foe?
pp. 507-508(2)
Authors: Adachi, Masayuki; Ishii, Hiromasa

Interventional endoscopic ultrasonography
pp. 509-519(11)
Authors: Yamao, Kenji; Bhatia, Vikram; Mizuno, Nobumasa; Sawaki, Akira; Shimizu, Yasuhiro; Irisawa, Atsushi

Role and significance of focal adhesion proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma
pp. 520-530(11)
Authors: Yam, Judy Wai Ping; Tse, Edith Yuk Ting; Ng, Irene Oi-Lin

Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma complicating chronic hepatitis C
pp. 531-536(6)
Authors: Ueno, Yoshiyuki; Sollano, Jose D; Farrell, Geoffrey C

Effectiveness of prokinetic agents against diseases external to the gastrointestinal tract
pp. 537-546(10)
Authors: Hiyama, Toru; Yoshihara, Masaharu; Tanaka, Shinji; Haruma, Ken; Chayama, Kazuaki

Modified technique to extract malpositioned or migrated self-expanding stents from the esophagus and stomach
pp. 547-551(5)
Authors: Munoz, Juan Carlos; Khoury, Joe E; Alizadeh, Mary; Pudhota, Sunitha; Smith-McCutchen, Aja; Corregidor, Ana M; Lambiase, Louis R; Vega, Kenneth J

Unilateral versus bilateral endoscopic metal stenting for malignant hilar biliary obstruction
pp. 552-557(6)
Authors: Naitoh, Itaru; Ohara, Hirotaka; Nakazawa, Takahiro; Ando, Tomoaki; Hayashi, Kazuki; Okumura, Fumihiro; Okayama, Yasutaka; Sano, Hitoshi; Kitajima, Yasuhiro; Hirai, Masaaki; Ban, Tessin; Miyabe, Katsuyuki; Ueno, Koichiro; Yamashita, Hiroaki; Joh, Takashi

Elevated adiponectin serum levels in patients with chronic alcohol abuse rapidly decline during alcohol withdrawal
pp. 558-563(6)
Authors: Buechler, Christa; Schäffler, Andreas; Johann, Monika; Neumeier, Markus; Köhl, Philip; Weiss, Thomas; Wodarz, Norbert; Kiefer, Paul; Hellerbrand, Claus

The clinical utility of biomarkers and the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis CRN liver biopsy scoring system in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
pp. 564-568(5)
Authors: Malik, Raza; Chang, Michael; Bhaskar, Killimangalam; Nasser, Imad; Curry, Michael; Schuppan, Detlef; Byrnes, Valerie; Afdhal, Nezam

Hepatitis B virus genotypes, subgenotypes, precore, and basal core promoter mutations in the two largest provinces of Pakistan
pp. 569-573(5)
Authors: Ahmed, Choudhary Shoaib; Wang, Zhan-hui; Bin, Zhou; Chen, Jin-jun; Kamal, Mustafa; Hou, Jin-lin

Immunohistochemical staining of liver grafts with a monoclonal antibody against HCV-Envelope 2 for recurrent hepatitis C after living donor liver transplantation
pp. 574-580(7)
Authors: Sadamori, Hiroshi; Yagi, Takahito; Iwagaki, Hiromi; Matsuda, Hiroaki; Shinoura, Susumu; Umeda, Yuzo; Ohara, Nobuya; Yanai, Hiroyuki; Ogino, Tetsuya; Tanaka, Noriaki

Natural history of hepatic fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C virus infection in India
pp. 581-587(7)
Authors: Hissar, Syed S; Kumar, Manoj; Tyagi, Pankaj; Goyal, Ankur; PV, Suneetha; Agarwal, Sriram; Rastogi, Archana; Sakhuja, Puja; Sarin, Shiv K

Hepatitis B virus genotypes and hepatitis B surface antigen mutations in family contacts of hepatitis B virus infected patients with occult hepatitis B virus infection
pp. 588-598(11)
Authors: Kumar, Gollapudi Tarun; Kazim, Syed Naqui; Kumar, Manoj; Hissar, Syed; Chauhan, Ranjit; Basir, Seemi Farhat; Sarin, Shiv Kumar

Detection of hepatitis E virus RNA and genotype in Bangladesh
pp. 599-604(6)
Authors: Sugitani, Masahiko; Tamura, Akinori; Shimizu, Yohko K; Sheikh, Aleemuzzaman; Kinukawa, Noriko; Shimizu, Kazufumi; Moriyama, Mitsuhiko; Komiyama, Kazuo; Li, Tian-Cheng; Takeda, Naokazu; Arakawa, Yasuyuki; Suzuki, Koyu; Ishaque, Shamsuddin M; Roy, Projesh K; Raihan, ASMA; Hasan, Mahmud

Cross-species hybridization of woodchuck hepatitis viral infection-induced woodchuck hepatocellular carcinoma using human, rat and mouse oligonucleotide microarrays
pp. 605-617(13)
Authors: Wang, Fangjing; Kuang, Yu; Salem, Nicolas; Anderson, Paul W; Lee, Zhenghong

Dietary trans-resveratrol bioavailability and effect on CCl₄-induced liver lipid peroxidation
pp. 618-622(5)
Authors: Vitaglione, Paola; Ottanelli, Barbara; Milani, Stefano; Morisco, Filomena; Caporaso, Nicola; Fogliano, Vincenzo

Impaired liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy using the Pringle maneuver: Protective effect of mesna
pp. 623-632(10)
Authors: Ypsilantis, Petros; Lambropoulou, Maria; Tentes, Ioannis; Anagnostopoulos, Konstantinos; Tsigalou, Christina; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos; Kortsaris, Alexandros; Simopoulos, Constantinos

Comparison of endoscopic findings with symptom assessment systems (FSSG and QUEST) for gastroesophageal reflux disease in Japanese centres
pp. 633-638(6)
Authors: Danjo, Akiko; Yamaguchi, Kanako; Fujimoto, Kazuma; Saitoh, Toshihito; Inamori, Masahiko; Ando, Takashi; Shimatani, Tomohiko; Adachi, Kyoichi; Kinjo, Fukunori; Kuribayashi, Shiko; Mitsufuji, Shoji; Fujiwara, Yasuhiro; Koyama, Shigeki; Akiyama, Junichi; Takagi, Atsushi; Manabe, Noriaki; Miwa, Hiroto; Shimoyama, Yasuyuki; Kusano, Motoyasu

Immediate acid-suppressing effects of ranitidine hydrochloride and rabeprazole sodium following initial administration and reintroduction: A randomized, cross-over study using wireless pH monitoring capsules
pp. 639-645(7)
Authors: Ono, Shouko; Kato, Mototsugu; Ono, Yuji; Imai, Aki; Yoshida, Takeshi; Shimizu, Yuichi; Asaka, Masahiro

STAT3 expression in gastric cancer indicates a poor prognosis
pp. 646-651(6)
Authors: Kim, Dae-Young; Cha, Sung-Tae; Ahn, Dae-Ho; Kang, Hae-Yoon; Kwon, Chang-Il; Ko, Kwang-Hyun; Hwang, Seong-Gyu; Park, Pil-Won; Rim, Kyu-Sung; Hong, Sung-Pyo

Differential expression of microRNA species in human gastric cancer versus non-tumorous tissues
pp. 652-657(6)
Authors: Guo, Junming; Miao, Ying; Xiao, Bingxiu; Huan, Rong; Jiang, Zhen; Meng, Dan; Wang, Yanjun

Unclassified mucin phenotype of gastric adenocarcinoma exhibits the highest invasiveness
pp. 658-666(9)
Authors: Han, Hye S; Lee, Sun-Young; Lee, Kyung Y; Hong, Sung N; Kim, Jeong H; Sung, In-Kyung; Park, Hyung S; Jin, Choon J; Min, Young I

Trends of ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer in Korea: A KASID study
pp. 667-671(5)
Authors: Kim, Beom Jin; Yang, Suk Kyun; Kim, Joo Sung; Jeen, Yoon Tae; Choi, Hwang; Han, Dong Su; Kim, Hyo Jong; Kim, Won Ho; Kim, Jae Yong; Chang, Dong Kyung

Antinociceptive effect of chronic lithium on visceral hypersensitivity in a rat model of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: The role of nitric oxide pathway
pp. 672-680(9)
Authors: Shamshiri, Hosein; Paragomi, Pedram; Paydar, Mehrak Javadi; Moezi, Leila; Bahadori, Moslem; Behfar, Behnaz; Ardalan, Farid A; Dehpour, Ahmad R

Protective effect of sulfhydryl-containing antioxidants against ischemia/reperfusion injury of prepubertal rat intestine
pp. 681-687(7)
Authors: Tunc, Turan; Öter, Sükrü; Güven, Ahmet; Topal, Turgut; Kul, Mustafa; Korkmaz, Ahmet; Öngürü, Önder; Sarici, Ümit

Proliferative effects of γ-aminobutyric acid on the gastric cancer cell line are associated with extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activation
pp. 688-696(9)
Authors: Maemura, Kentaro; Shiraishi, Nanako; Sakagami, Kumiko; Kawakami, Ken; Inoue, Takuya; Murano, Mitsuyuki; Watanabe, Masahito; Otsuki, Yoshinori

Gastrointestinal: Anorectal malignant melanoma
pp. 697-697(1)

Gastrointestinal: Aorto-esophageal fistula
pp. 698-698(1)

Gastrointestinal: CT colonography in ileocecal tuberculosis
pp. 699-699(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by penicillamine
pp. 700-700(1)

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic: Recurrent bleeding from peristomal varices
pp. 701-701(1)