Digestive Diseases and Sciences

REVIEW: The Zero-Stress State of the Gastrointestinal Tract:

H. Gregersen, G.S. Kassab, Y.C. Fung

Evidence for a Na+–H+ Exchange Across Human Colonic Basolateral Plasma Membranes Purified from Organ Donor Colons

Sangeeta Tyagi, Virendra Joshi, Waddah A. Alrefai, Ravinder K. Gill, Krishnamurthy Ramaswamy, Pradeep K. Dudeja

Gastrointestinal Tract Antigenic Profile of Cotton-Top Tamarin, Saguinus oedipus, is Similar to That of Humans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Martin Tobi, Sreeniwas Chintalapani, Karel Kithier, Neal Clapp

Oral Administration of Avian Tumor Necrosis Factor Antibodies Effectively Treats Experimental Colitis in Rats

Katherine L. Worledge, Ronald Godiska, Terrence A. Barrett, John A. Kink

Dose–Effect Relationship of BB-10010/MIP-1 Alpha on Proliferation in Murine Small Intestinal Epithelium:

Diego Arango, Raj R. Ettarh, Patrick C. Brennan

Administration of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide to Rats Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 and Formation of Antioxidant Bilirubin in the Intestinal Mucosa

Kazuhiro Otani, Shuji Shimizu, Kazuo Chijiiwa, Takashi Morisaki, Tokio Yamaguchi, Koji Yamaguchi, Syoji Kuroki, Masao Tanaka

Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Immunodeficient Rats

Kazuko Shichijo, Marcia Gottfried, Ichiro Sekine, Theodre N. Pappas

In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Gliotoxin, a Fungal Metabolite:

Leo R. Fitzpatrick, Jian Wang, Truc Le

Corticosteroid Pretreatment Prevents Small Intestinal Mucosal Lesion Induced by Acetic Acid-Perfusion Model in Rats

Ivan Pacheco, Michiro Otaka, Mario Jin, Hideaki Sasahara, Akira Iwabuchi, Masaru Odashima, Noriaki Konishi, Isao Wada, Osamu Masamune, Sumio Watanabe

Hyperhomocysteinemia in Greek Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

I.E. Koutroubakis, E. Dilaveraki, I.G. Vlachonikolis, E. Vardas, G. Vrentzos, E. Ganotakis, I.A. Mouzas, A. Gravanis, D. Emmanouel, E.A. Kouroumalis

Short- and Long-Term Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN) Ointment 0.2% and 2% on Anal Canal Pressure in Patients with Chronic Anal Fissures

Antonio Francesco Ciccaglione, Laurino Grossi, Giorgio Cappello, Maria Grazia Malatesta, Sonia Toracchio, Alessandra Ferri, Leonardo Marzio

Coincidental Malabsorption of Lactose, Fructose, and Sorbitol Ingested at Low Doses Is Not Common in Normal Adults

Spiros D. Ladas, Ioannis Grammenos, Pericles S. Tassios, Sotirios A. Raptis

CASE REPORT: Giant Cell Arteritis and Intestinal Angina

Miguel R. Arguedas, Jeffrey D. Linder

LETTER: URACHAL HERNIA: AN UNUSUAL INTRA-ABDOMINAL HERNIA CAUSED BY INCARCERATION INTO A URACHAL CYST

Toshiyuki Yamazaki, Yasuo Sakai, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Yukiya Sekine, Yoshihiro Yuki

REVIEW: Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux as a Risk Factor for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Jesse A. Green, Rafael Amaro, Jamie S. Barkin

CASE REPORT: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy

Miguel R. Arguedas, Brendan M. Mcguire

LETTER: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES IN NORMAL COLON MUCOSA FROM DIVERTICULAR DISEASE VS CANCER

James M. Mullin, Kathleen V. Laughlin, Jacqueline N. Tongue, W. Randall Russell, David V. Reindl, James J. Thornton, Jõrg-Dieter Schulzke

Differential Effect of Prostaglandins on Gallstone-Free and Gallstone-Containing Human Gallbladder

R.R.S.H. Greaves, L.J.D. O'donnell, M.J.G. Farthing

Gallbladder Dysfunction Enhances Physical Density But Not Biochemical Metastability of Biliary Vesicles

Yasushi Sunami, Susumu Tazuma, Goro Kajiyama

Epidemiology of Gallstone Disease in Argentina:

Alfredo P. Brasca, Stella M. Pezzotto, Daniel Berli, Roberto Villavicencio, Oscar Fay, Maria P. Gianguzzo, Leonor Poletto

Herpes Simplex-Induced Fulminant Hepatitis In Adults

David J. Peters, Wallace H. Greene, Francesca Ruggiero, Thomas J. McGarrity

Pulmonary Expression of iNOS and HO-1 Protein Is Upregulated in a Rat Model of Prehepatic Portal Hypertension

Rebecca A. Schroeder, C. Alexander Ewing, James V. Sitzmann, Paul C. Kuo

Improvement of Hepatic Protoporphyrin Accumulation After Antibiotic Treatment

Tomoya Tsuchiyama, Shuichi Kaneko, Eiki Matsushita, Naoto Maeda, Yutaka Horie, Kenichi Kobayashi

High Viral Eradication with a Daily 12-Week Natural Interferon-β Treatment Regimen in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients with Low Viral Load

Yasushi Shiratori, Ryo Nakata, Noboru Shimizu, Hiromasa Katada, Shigemasa Hisamitsu, Eiichi Yasuda, Masayuki Matsumura, Tohru Narita, Kazuhide Kawada, Masao Omata

PCR-SSCP Analysis of 5"-Nontranslated Region of Hepatitis A Viral RNA:

Keiichi Fujiwara, Osamu Yokosuka, Toshiki Ehata, Fumio Imazeki, Hiromitsu Saisho

Letter to the Editor

Marcelo Kugelmas

Reduced Interleukin-12, Interleukin-18, and Interferon-γ Production with Prolonged Rat Hepatic Allograft Survival After Donor-Specific Blood Transfusion

Yasuo Yamaguchi, Fujio Matsumura, Jian Liang, Eiji Akizuki, Teishi Matsuda, Kazutoshi Okabe, Hajime Ohshiro, Kohjiro Ishihara, Shinwa Yamada, Katsutaka Mori, Michio Ogawa

Upregulated Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibits Apoptosis of Human Gastric Epithelial Cells Infected with Helicobacter pylori

Jung Mogg Kim, Joo Sung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung, In Sung Song, Chung Yong Kim

Specific Helicobacter pylori Antigens Unable to Distinguish Nonulcer Dyspepsia or Peptic Ulcer Cases from Asymptomatic Seropositive Controls:

D. Schilling, M.G. Ott, M. Nilius, G. Köhler, A. Zober, P. Messerer, J.F. Riemann

Cardioesophageal Reflexes:

L.J.K. Makk, M. Leesar, A. Joseph, C.P. Prince, R.A. Wright

Expression of Immediate Early Genes, HSP70, and COX-2 mRNAs in Rat Stomach Following Ethanol Ingestion

Misako Saika, Takashi Ueyama, Emiko Senba

Analysis of Ambulatory Duodenogastroesophageal Reflux Monitoring

Rosario Cuomo, Gerardus Koek, Daniel Sifrim, Jozef Janssens, Jan Tack

Implications of Mechanical Stretch on Wound Repair of Gastric Smooth Muscle Cells In Vitro

Hiroshi Tanaka, Miyoko Hirose, Taro Osada, Hiroto Miwa, Sumio Watanabe, Nobuhiro Sato

News and Notices

Thank You to Reviewers

Author Index to Volume 45

Subject Index to Volume 45