Annals ofGastroenterology & Hepatology

Volume: 5 - Number: 52 - October 15, 2007

Outstanding

Mild increases in portal pressure upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the intestinal microcirculatory bed, leading to a hyperdynamic state

Adiponectin normalizes LPS-stimulated TNF- production by rat Kupffer cells after chronic ethanol feeding

Mechanosensory properties in the human gastric antrum evaluated using B-mode ultrasonography during volume-controlled antral distension

NAD(P)H oxidase contributes to the progression of remote hepatic parenchymal injury and endothelial dysfunction, but not microvascular perfusion deficits

Hormones and Signal

Curcumin suppresses the expression of extracellular matrix genes in activated hepatic stellate cells by inhibiting gene expression of connective tissue growth factor

Zymogen activation in a reconstituted pancreatic acinar cell system

Nongenomic effects of progesterone on the contraction of muscle cells from the guinea pig colon

Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 is required for expression but dispensable for histone acetylation of the lactase-phlorizin hydrolase gene in vivo

Inflammation/immunity/mediators

NAD(P)H oxidase contributes to the progression of remote hepatic parenchymal injury and endothelial dysfunction, but not microvascular perfusion deficits

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY

Proteomic analysis of iron overload in human hepatoma cells

Normalizing genes for quantitative RT-PCR in differentiating human intestinal epithelial cells and adenocarcinomas of the colon

Liver and Bile Ducts

Regulation of the mouse organic solute transporter -, Ost-Ost, by bile acids

Coordinated induction of bile acid detoxification and alternative elimination in mice: role of FXR-regulated organic solute transporter-/ in the adaptive response to bile acids

Mild increases in portal pressure upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the intestinal microcirculatory bed, leading to a hyperdynamic state

Adiponectin normalizes LPS-stimulated TNF- production by rat Kupffer cells after chronic ethanol feeding

Motility and neuroregulation

Mechanosensory properties in the human gastric antrum evaluated using B-mode ultrasonography during volume-controlled antral distension

Effect of a selective chloride channel activator, lubiprostone, on gastrointestinal transit, gastric sensory, and motor functions in healthy volunteers

Effects of cholera toxin on the potential difference and motor responses induced by distension in the rat proximal small intestine in vivo

Quantifying esophageal peristalsis with high-resolution manometry: a study of 75 asymptomatic volunteers

Quantifying EGJ morphology and relaxation with high-resolution manometry: a study of 75 asymptomatic volunteers

Reports

Localization of the sulfate/anion exchanger in the rat liver