Annals ofGastroenterology & Hepatology

Volume: 1 - Number: 2 - April 15, 2003

Outstanding

Inwardly rectifying K+ channels in esophageal smooth muscle

Portal hypertension induces sodium channel expression in colonocytes from the distal colon of the rat

Retention of mutant alpha1-antitrypsin Z in endoplasmic reticulum is associated with an autophagic response

Intestinal absorption and postabsorptive metabolism of linoleic acid in rats with short-term bile duct ligation

Hormones and Signal

Luminal and systemic signals trigger intestinal adaptation in the juvenile python

Opposing roles of K+ and Cl- channels in maintenance of opossum lower esophageal sphincter tone

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase is affected early by thyroid state during liver regeneration in rats

Inflammation Mediators and the Immunity

Gut-derived norepinephrine plays a critical role in producing hepatocellular dysfunction during early sepsis

Hepatic microvascular responses to ischemia-reperfusion in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice

IGF-I and procollagen alpha1(I) are coexpressed in a subset of mesenchymal cells in active Crohn's disease

NK-1 antagonist reduces colonic inflammation and oxidative stress in dextran sulfate-induced colitis in rats

Liver and Bile Ducts

Portal hypertension induces sodium channel expression in colonocytes from the distal colon of the rat

Retention of mutant alpha1-antitrypsin Z in endoplasmic reticulum is associated with an autophagic response

Gene transfer of recombinant endothelial nitric oxide synthase to liver in vivo and in vitro

Adenovirus-mediated human pancreatic lipase gene transfer to rat bile: gene therapy of fat malabsorption

Bioavailability of the flavanone naringenin and its glycosides in rats

Dietary betaine modifies hepatic metabolism but not renal injury in rat polycystic kidney disease

Expression of small heat shock protein alphaB-crystallin is induced after hepatic stellate cell activation

Intestinal absorption and postabsorptive metabolism of linoleic acid in rats with short-term bile duct ligation

Motility and Neuroregulation

Inwardly rectifying K+ channels in esophageal smooth muscle

Effect of splanchnectomy on jejunal motility and Fos expression in brainstem after intestinal anaphylaxis in rat

Differential Ca2 signaling characteristics of inhibitory and excitatory myenteric motor neurons in culture

NO donor sodium nitroprusside inhibits excitation-contraction coupling in guinea pig taenia coli

Mucosal Biology

Expression, transport properties, and chromosomal location of organic anion transporter subtype 4

Functional properties of transfected human DMT1 iron transporter

GLP-2 stimulates intestinal growth in premature TPN-fed pigs by suppressing proteolysis and apoptosis

Interferon-gamma downregulates ion transport in murine small intestine cultured in vitro

Investigation of gastroprotective compounds at subcellular level in isolated gastric mucosal cells

Regulation of growth and apoptosis of cultured guinea pig gastric mucosal cells by mitogenic oxidase 2

Reviews

Molecular Physiology and Pathophysiology of Tight Junctions V. Assault of the tight junction by enteric pathogens