Annals ofGastroenterology & Hepatology

Volume: 4 - Number: 40 - October 15, 2006

Outstanding

Long term failure of endoscopic gastroplication (EndoCinch)

Prognostic influence of Barrett’s oesophagus and Helicobacter pylori infection on healing of erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and symptom resolution in non-erosive GORD: report from the ProGORD study

Patient defined dichotomous end points for remission and clinical improvement in ulcerative colitis

Production of adiponectin, an anti-inflammatory protein, in mesenteric adipose tissue in Crohn’s disease

Colon

Octreotide induced prolongation of colonic transit increases faecal anaerobic bacteria, bile acid metabolising enzymes, and serum deoxycholic acid in patients with acromegaly

Colorectal cancer

Interval faecal occult blood testing in a colonoscopy based screening programme detects additional pathology

O6-methylguanine methyltransferase in colorectal cancers: detection of mutations, loss of expression, and weak association with G:C>A:T transitions

Quality in the technical performance of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy: recommendations of an international multi-society task group

The C/C–13910 genotype of adult-type hypolactasia is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer in the Finnish population

Commentaries

Reversal of DNA hypomethylation by folic acid supplements: possible role in colorectal cancer prevention

Screening for early gastric cancer

Epithelial cell biology

Reparative properties of a commercial fish protein hydrolysate preparation

Esophagus

Long term failure of endoscopic gastroplication (EndoCinch)

Prognostic influence of Barrett’s oesophagus and Helicobacter pylori infection on healing of erosive gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and symptom resolution in non-erosive GORD: report from the ProGORD study

Risk factors for oesophageal squamous dysplasia in adult inhabitants of a high risk region of China

Gastric cancer

Predicting the development of gastric cancer from combining Helicobacter pylori antibodies and serum pepsinogen status: a prospective endoscopic cohort study

Gut motility

Role of cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 in the modulation of neuromuscular functions in the distal colon of humans and mice

Helicobacter

Roles of virD4 and cagG genes in the cag pathogenicity island of Helicobacter pylori using a Mongolian gerbil model

Hepatobiliary disease

Nuclear factor B inactivation in the rat liver ameliorates short term total warm ischaemia/reperfusion injury

Peginterferon -2b and ribavirin therapy in chronic hepatitis C genotype 4: impact of treatment duration and viral kinetics on sustained virological response

Placenta growth factor expression is correlated with survival of patients with colorectal cancer

Splanchnic vein thrombosis in candidates for liver transplantation: usefulness of screening and anticoagulation

Thrombospondin 1 acts as a strong promoter of transforming growth factor ß effects via two distinct mechanisms in hepatic stellate cells

Inflammatory bowel disease

Patient defined dichotomous end points for remission and clinical improvement in ulcerative colitis

Production of adiponectin, an anti-inflammatory protein, in mesenteric adipose tissue in Crohn’s disease

Risk of haematopoietic cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

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Leading articles

The time to eradicate gastric cancer is now

Miscellanea

Liver failure after delivery

Pancres

Translocation of p21Cip1/WAF1 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm correlates with pancreatic myofibroblast to fibroblast cell conversion

Recent advances in clinical practice

Sepsis in cirrhosis: report on the 7th meeting of the International Ascites Club