Annals ofGastroenterology & Hepatology

Volume: 5 - Number: 47 - May 15, 2007

Outstanding

Defects in cGMP-PKG pathway contribute to impaired NO-dependent responses in hepatic stellate cells upon activation

Feeding a corn oil/sucrose-enriched diet enhances steatohepatitis in sedentary rats

Different effects of endotoxic shock on the respiratory function of liver and heart mitochondria in rats

Effect of aging on bolus kinematics during the pharyngeal phase of swallowing

Hormones and Signal

Effects of the prostaglandins PGF2 and PGE2 on calcium signaling in rat hepatocyte doublets

EGF-mediated regulation of IGFBP-3 determines esophageal epithelial cellular response to IGF-I

Inflammation/ Immunity/and mediators

Cyclical upregulated iNOS and long-term downregulated nNOS are the bases for relapse and quiescent phases in a rat model of IBD

Different effects of endotoxic shock on the respiratory function of liver and heart mitochondria in rats

Differential effect of imipenem treatment on injury caused by cecal ligation and puncture in wild-type and NK cell-deficient 2-microgloblin knockout mice

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY

Assessment of intraluminal impedance for the detection of pharyngeal bolus flow during swallowing in healthy adults

Liver and Bile Ducts

Adaptor heat shock protein complex formation regulates trafficking of the asialoglycoprotein receptor

Albumin turnover: FcRn-mediated recycling saves as much albumin from degradation as the liver produces

Comparative studies of duodenal and macrophage ferroportin proteins

Coordinated regulation of c-Myc and Max in rat liver development

Defects in cGMP-PKG pathway contribute to impaired NO-dependent responses in hepatic stellate cells upon activation

Fatty acid transport and metabolism in HepG2 cells

Feeding a corn oil/sucrose-enriched diet enhances steatohepatitis in sedentary rats

Mucosal biology

Bile salt exposure increases proliferation through p38 and ERK MAPK pathways in a non-neoplastic Barrett’s cell line

Characterization of the Na+-dependent Mg2+ transport in sheep ruminal epithelial cells

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli inhibits butyrate uptake in Caco-2 cells by altering the apical membrane MCT1 level

Neuroregulation and motility

[Ca2+]i-independent contractile force generation by rat hepatic stellate cells in response to endothelin-1.

Desensitization of the peristaltic reflex induced by mucosal stimulation with the selective 5-HT4 agonist tegaserod

Effect of aging on bolus kinematics during the pharyngeal phase of swallowing

Effect of modulation of serotonergic, cholinergic, and nitrergic pathways on murine fundic size and compliance measured by ultrasonomicrometry

Electroacupuncture at ST-36 accelerates colonic motility and transit in freely moving conscious rats

Experimental colitis in mice and sensitization of converging visceral and somatic afferent pathways