Annals ofGastroenterology & Hepatology

Volume: 5 - Number: 49 - July 15, 2007

Outstanding

Follistatin attenuates early liver fibrosis: effects on hepatic stellate cell activation and hepatocyte apoptosis

Glucagon-like peptide-2 protects against TPN-induced intestinal hexose malabsorption in enterally refed piglets

Functional and biochemical characterization of epithelial bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein

Feline lower esophageal sphincter sling and circular muscles have different functional inhibitory neuronal responses

Inflammation/ Immunity/and mediators

Flagellin/TLR5 responses in epithelia reveal intertwined activation of inflammatory and apoptotic pathways

Functional and biochemical characterization of epithelial bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein

Hepatic pharmacokinetics of propranolol in rats with adjuvant-induced systemic inflammation

Levels of NAD+-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase are reduced in inflammatory bowel disease: evidence for involvement of TNF-

Liver and Bile Ducts

Follistatin attenuates early liver fibrosis: effects on hepatic stellate cell activation and hepatocyte apoptosis

Helicobacter pylori and cholesterol gallstone formation in C57L/J mice: a prospective study

Liver fatty acid binding protein gene ablation potentiates hepatic cholesterol accumulation in cholesterol-fed female mice

Mucosal biology

Glucagon-like peptide-2 protects against TPN-induced intestinal hexose malabsorption in enterally refed piglets

Intracellular Ca2+ and Zn2+ signals during monochloramine-induced oxidative stress in isolated rat colon crypts

Involvement of cyclooxygenase-2 in gastric mucosal hypertrophy in gastrin transgenic mice

Neuroregulation and motility

Feline lower esophageal sphincter sling and circular muscles have different functional inhibitory neuronal responses

Impact of caveolin-1 knockout on NANC relaxation in circular muscles of the mouse small intestine compared with longitudinal muscles

Inhibitory effect of experimental colitis on fluid absorption in rat jejunum: role of the enteric nervous system, VIP, and nitric oxide

Themes

Gastrointestinal Stem Cells. III. Emergent themes of liver stem cell biology: niche, quiescence, self-renewal, and plasticity

Iron Imports. III. Transfer of iron from the mucosa into circulation

Iron imports. IV. Hepcidin and regulation of body iron metabolism

Iron Imports. V. Transport of iron through the intestinal epithelium

Lipid Metabolism and Liver Inflammation. I. Hepatic fatty acid uptake: possible role in steatosis