Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis—A Long-Term Follow-Up Study: Comparison with Alcoholic Hepatitis in Ambulatory and Hospitalized Patients
pp. 1909-1913(5)
Authors: Cortez-Pinto H.; Baptista A.; Camilo M.E.; de Moura M.C.

Characteristics of Upper Abdominal Pain in Those with Chronic Liver Disease
pp. 1914-1918(5)
Authors: Riley III T.R.; Koch K.

LETTER: Should Octreotide Be Used Cautiously in Liver Cirrhosis with Concomitant Congestive Heart Failure Correlated to Coronary Artery Disease?
pp. 1919-1919(1)
Authors: Sorrentino P.; Tarantino G.; Conca P.; Perrella A.

Hepatitis B Virus Gene in Liver Tissue Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
pp. 1920-1924(5)
Authors: Fujioka S-I.; Shimomura H.; Iwasaki Y.; Fujio K.; Nakagawa H.; Onishi Y.; Takagi S.; Taniguchi H.; Umeoka F.; Nakajima H.; Moriya A.; Nanba K.; Piao C-Y.; Shinji T.; Koide N.; Shiratori Y.

CASE REPORT: The Irony of Herbal Hepatitis: Ma-Huang-Induced Hepatotoxicity Associated with Compound Heterozygosity for Hereditary Hemochromatosis
pp. 1925-1928(4)
Authors: Bajaj J.; Knox J.F.; Komorowski R.; Saeian K.

Effect of Acute Ethanol Exposure on Hepatic Stimulator Substance (HSS) Levels During Liver Regeneration: Protective Function of HSS
pp. 1929-1938(10)
Authors: Liatsos G.D.; Mykoniatis M.G.; Margeli A.; Liakos A.A.; Theocharis S.E.

Serial Percutaneous Liver Biopsies in Laboratory Rats
pp. 1939-1943(5)
Authors: Corbin I.R.; Minuk G.Y.

Lack of Cholecystokinin-A Receptor Enhanced Gallstone Formation: A Study in CCK-A Receptor Gene Knockout Mice
pp. 1944-1947(4)
Authors: Sato N.; Miyasaka K.; Suzuki S.; Kanai S.; Ohta M.; Kawanami T.; Yoshida Y.; Takiguchi S.; Noda T.; Takata Y.; Funakoshi A.

CASE REPORT: Esophagogastric Varices Due to Arterioportal Shunt in a Serous Cystadenoma of the Pancreas in von Hippel-Lindau Disease
pp. 1948-1954(7)
Authors: Okuyama M.; Fujiwara Y.; Hayakawa T.; Shiba M.; Watanabe T.; Tominaga K.; Tamori A.; Oshitani N.; Higuchi K.; Matsumoto T.; Nakamura K.; Wakasa K.; Hirohashi K.; Ashida S.; Shuin T.; Arakawa T.

Preoperative Antimicrobial Administration for Prevention of Postoperative Infection in Patients with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
pp. 1955-1959(5)
Authors: Uchiyama K.; Kawai M.; Onishi H.; Tani M.; Kinoshita H.; Ueno M.; Yamaue H.

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Systemic Sepsis and Visceral Arterial Hypoperfusion: A Case Series and Review of Pathophysiology
pp. 1960-1967(8)
Authors: McChesney J.A.; Northup P.G.; Bickston S.J.

CASE REPORT: A Case of Autoimmune Pancreatitis Complicated with Immune Thrombocytopenia During Maintenance Therapy with Prednisolone
pp. 1968-1971(4)
Authors: Nakamura A.; Funatomi H.; Katagiri A.; Katayose K.; Kitamura K.; Seki T.; Yamamura F.; Aoyagi Y.; Nishida H.; Mitamura K.

Coexpression of IGF-1R and c-Src Proteins in Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
pp. 1972-1978(7)
Authors: Hakam A.; Fang Q.; Karl R.; Coppola D.

CASE REPORT: Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Diffuse Pancreatic Invasion of Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Cells
pp. 1979-1983(5)
Authors: Mori A.; Kikuchi Y.; Motoori S.; Watanabe J.; Shinozaki M.; Eguchi M.

Detection of p53 Gene Mutations by Nonisotopic RNase Cleavage Assay as a Predictor of Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Cancers
pp. 1984-1989(6)
Authors: Haseba M.; Hidaka S.; Tsuji T.; Yano H.; Komatsu H.; Sawai T.; Yasutake T.; Nakagoe T.; Tagawa Y.; Ayabe H.

Potential Role of bcl-2 and Ki-67 Expression and Apoptosis in Colorectal Carcinoma: A Clinicopathologic Study
pp. 1990-1997(8)
Authors: Scopa C.D.; Tsamandas A.C.; Zolota V.; Kalofonos H.P.; Batistatou A.; Vagianos C.

Rofecoxib Reduces Polyp Recurrence in Familial Polyposis
pp. 1998-2002(5)
Authors: Hallak A.; Alon-Baron L.; Shamir R.; Moshkowitz M.; Bulvik B.; Brazowski E.; Halpern Z.; Arber N.

CASE REPORT: Inflammatory Pseudotumor of Lymph Nodes with Focal Infiltration in Liver and Spleen
pp. 2003-2004(2)
Authors: Miras-Parra F.J.; Parra-Ruiz J.; Gómez-Morales M.; Gómez-Jiménez F.J.; Higuera-Torres-Puchol J.d.l.

Influence of COX-2 Inhibition by Rofecoxib on Serum and Tumor Progastrin and Gastrin Levels and Expression of PPAR and Apoptosis-Related Proteins in Gastric Cancer Patients
pp. 2005-2017(13)
Authors: Konturek P.C.; Konturek S.J.; Bielanski W.; Kania J.; uchowicz M.; Hartwich A.; Rehfeld J.F.; Hahn E.G.

CASE REPORT: Helicobacter-Independent, Chemotherapy-Resistant, Radiosensitive Gastric MALT Lymphoma with Massive Deposits of Amyloidlike Substance
pp. 2018-2022(5)
Authors: Matsumoto H.; Koga H.; Iida M.; Suekane H.; Tarumi K-I.; Hoshika K.; Mikami Y.; Haruma K.

CASE REPORT: Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis with Ulceration, Hemorrhage, Small Bowel Diverticula, and Perforation
pp. 2023-2026(4)
Authors: Kuang L.; Sun W.; Gibson M.F.; Sanusi I.D.

Partitioning of Aquaporin-4 Water Channel mRNA and Protein in Gastric Glands
pp. 2027-2036(10)
Authors: Huang Y.; Tola V.B.; Fang P.; Soybel D.I.; van Hoek A.N.

Effect of Luminal Ethanol on Epithelial Resistances and Cell Volume in Isolated Necturus Gastric Mucosa
pp. 2037-2044(8)
Authors: Mustonen H.; Kivilaakso E.

Inhibitory Potency of Twice-a-Day Omeprazole on Gastric Acidity Is Enhanced by Eradication of H. pylori in Duodenal Ulcer Patients
pp. 2045-2056(12)
Authors: Thomson A.B.R.; Keelan M.; Lastiwka R.; Appelman-Eszczuk S.; Zuk L.; Drozdowski L.; Prentice A.; Sinclair P.

Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in Practice: Prospective One-Year Follow-Up
pp. 2057-2063(7)
Authors: Klose J.; Heldwein W.; Rafferzeder M.; Sernetz F.; Gross M.; Loeschke K.

Sildenafil, a Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor, Delays Gastric Emptying and Gastrointestinal Transit of Liquid in Awake Rats
pp. 2064-2068(5)
Authors: de Rosalmeida M.C.; Saraiva L.D.S.; da Graça J.R.V.; Ivo B.B.; da Nóbrega M.V.; Gondim F.d.A.A.; Rola F.H.; Santos A.A.d.

Substance P Enhances Neuronal Area and Epithelial Cell Proliferation After Colon Denervation in Rats
pp. 2069-2076(8)
Authors: Buttow N.C.; Zucoloto S.; Espreafico E.M.; Gama P.; Alvares E.P.

A Randomized Trial of Yogurt for Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea
pp. 2077-2082(6)
Authors: Beniwal R.S.; Arena V.C.; Thomas L.; Narla S.; Imperiale T.F.; Chaudhry R.A.; Ahmad U.A.

Homocysteine, Cysteine, and Glutathione in Human Colonic Mucosa: Elevated Levels of Homocysteine in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 2083-2090(8)
Authors: Morgenstern I.; Raijmakers M.T.M.; Peters W.H.M.; Hoensch H.; Kirch W.

Strong Telomerase Activity of B Lymphocyte from Mesenteric Lymph Nodes of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pp. 2091-2094(4)
Authors: Takagi S.; Kinouchi Y.; Chida M.; Hiwatashi N.; Noguchi M.; Takahashi S.; Shimosegawa T.

Specific CTL Activity of CD8⁺ TCR V14⁺ T Cell in Mouse 2, 4, 6-Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis
pp. 2095-2103(9)
Authors: Nitta T.; Iwata H.; Mori Y.; Takagi H.; Hirota T.; Kanetake K.; Iida Y.; Sakamoto K-I.; Yamada T.; Saio M.; Hirose H.

CASE REPORT: Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Parvovirus B19 Infection in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
pp. 2104-2107(4)
Authors: Isomoto H.; Fukuda Y.; Bando Y.; Machida I.; Machida H.; Omagari K.; Mizuta Y.; Murase K.; Fukushima T.; Murata I.; Kohno S.

Diversity of Restitution After Deoxycholic Acid-Induced Small Intestinal Mucosal Injury in the Rat
pp. 2108-2115(8)
Authors: Masuda K.; Ikeda H.; Kasai K.; Fukuzawa Y.; Nishimaki H.; Takeo T.; Itoh G.

News and Notices
pp. 2116-2116(1)