Ausgabe 4/2015
Inhalt (52 Artikel)
Acknowledgment of 2014 Reviewers
Welcome Associate Editors Michael Fuchs, Bernd Schnabl, and Fernando Velayos
Jonathan D. Kaunitz
Hepatitis C Direct Antiviral Drugs and Hepatic Decompensation in Patients with Advanced Cirrhosis: Culprit or Innocent Bystander?
Varun Saxena, Norah A. Terrault
Reversing Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in NASH: Clearly Possible, but Widely at Hand?
Stephen H. Caldwell, Curtis K. Argo
Association of Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism (5HTTLPR) with Microscopic Colitis and Ulcerative Colitis: Time to Be AsSERTive?
Dana Goldner, Kara Gross Margolis
Bacterial Pathogen Helicobacter pylori: A Bad AKT or Inhibits p53 Protein Activity
Alexander I. Zaika
HSPA4, the “Evil Chaperone” of the HSP Family, Delays Gastric Ulcer Healing
Jong Min Park, Ju Whan Kim, Ki Baik Hahm
Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Heterotopic Pancreas in an Adolescent
Alexis A. Rodriguez, William Berquist, David Bingham
Portal Hypertension in Alcoholic Liver Disease: Can It Be Fixed?
K. Khirfan, J. Hanson, J. Alcorn
High-Fat Diet Promotes Neuronal Loss in the Myenteric Plexus of the Large Intestine in Mice
Evandro José Beraldi, Angélica Soares, Stephanie Carvalho Borges, Aline Cristine da Silva de Souza, Maria Raquel Marçal Natali, Roberto Barbosa Bazotte, Nilza Cristina Buttow
Heat Shock Protein A4 Controls Cell Migration and Gastric Ulcer Healing
Toshiharu Sakurai, Hiroshi Kashida, Satoru Hagiwara, Naoshi Nishida, Tomohiro Watanabe, Jun Fujita, Masatoshi Kudo
Peripheral Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Type 2 Activation Increases Colonic Blood Flow Through Nitric Oxide Pathway in Rats
Yasutada Akiba, Jonathan D. Kaunitz, Mulugeta Million
Vitamin D Prevents the Intestinal Fibrosis Via Induction of Vitamin D Receptor and Inhibition of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta1/Smad3 Pathway
Qingsong Tao, Baochai Wang, Yu Zheng, Xiaohua Jiang, Zheng Pan, Jianan Ren
Helicobacter pylori Infection Activates the Akt–Mdm2–p53 Signaling Pathway in Gastric Epithelial Cells
Xu Shu, Zhen Yang, Zhong-Hua Li, Lian Chen, Xiao-Dong Zhou, Yong Xie, Nong-Hua Lu
Association of Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) with Microscopic Colitis and Ulcerative Colitis
Arbab Sikander, Saroj Kant Sinha, Kaushal Kishor Prasad, Satya Vati Rana
Intestinal E-cadherin Deficiency Aggravates Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis
Jessica I. Grill, Jens Neumann, Felix Hiltwein, Frank T. Kolligs, Marlon R. Schneider
Comparative Effectiveness of Pyruvate Kinase M2 in Bile, Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9, and Biliary Brushings in Diagnosing Malignant Biliary Strictures
Udayakumar Navaneethan, Vennisvasanth Lourdusamy, Earl Poptic, Jeffrey P. Hammel, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka, Mansour A. Parsi
BPTF Associated with EMT Indicates Negative Prognosis in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Shuai Xiao, Longfei Liu, Min Fang, Xiaojun Zhou, Xiuda Peng, Jianwu Long, Xianzhou Lu
Influence of Rictor and Raptor Expression of mTOR Signaling on Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Masaki Kaibori, Nobuaki Shikata, Tatsuma Sakaguchi, Morihiko Ishizaki, Kosuke Matsui, Hiroya Iida, Yoshito Tanaka, Hirokazu Miki, Richi Nakatake, Tadayoshi Okumura, Katsuji Tokuhara, Kentaro Inoue, Jouji Wada, Michio Oda, Mikio Nishizawa, Masanori Kon
Predictors of Urgent Findings on Abdominopelvic CT in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Presenting to the Emergency Department
Yoon Suk Jung, Dong Il Park, Sung Noh Hong, Eun Ran Kim, Young Ho Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Chang Soo Eun, Dong Soo Han, Chang Kyun Lee, Jae Hak Kim, Kyu Chan Huh, Soon Man Yoon, Hyun Joo Song, Jeong Eun Shin, Seong Ran Jeon
Risk Factors of Developing Interval Early Gastric Cancer After Negative Endoscopy
Young Sin Cho, Il-Kwun Chung, Ji Hyun Kim, Yunho Jung, Tae Hoon Lee, Sang-Heum Park, Sun-Joo Kim
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography Using an Anterior Oblique-Viewing Endoscope in Patients with Altered Gastrointestinal Anatomy
Kazunari Nakahara, Chiaki Okuse, Keigo Suetani, Ryo Morita, Yosuke Michikawa, Shun-ichiro Ozawa, Kosuke Hosoya, Masahito Nomoto, Shinjiro Kobayashi, Takehito Otsubo, Fumio Itoh
Clinical Experience of the Use of CT-P13, a Biosimilar to Infliximab in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Series
Yun-Seong Kang, Hyoung Ho Moon, Seung Eun Lee, Yun Jeong Lim, Hyoun Woo Kang
Predictive Factors for Endoscopic Visibility and Strategies for Pre-endoscopic Prokinetics Use in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Jun Uk Lim, Jae Jun Park, Young Hoon Youn, Sunyong Kim, Jung Won Jeon, Sung Won Jung, Hyun Phil Shin, Jae Myung Cha, Kwang Ro Joo, Joung Il Lee
Effects of the No Interruption Zone on Distraction Levels, Withdrawal Times, and Adenoma Detection Rates of Colonoscopy
Nancy S. Behazin, Michelle Thompson, Mena Milad, Jeffrey Hart, Juhee Song, Mark Jeffries, Dawn M. Sears
Predictors of Poor Adherence of US Gastroenterologists with Colonoscopy Screening and Surveillance Guidelines
Heba Iskandar, Yan Yan, Jill Elwing, Dayna Early, Graham A. Colditz, Jean S. Wang
Effect of Gum Chewing on the Volume and pH of Gastric Contents: A Prospective Randomized Study
Basavana Gouda Goudra, Preet Mohinder Singh, Augustus Carlin, Amit K. Manjunath, Joel Reihmer, Gowri B. Gouda, Gregory G. Ginsberg
Significant Racial Disparities Exist in Noncardia Gastric Cancer Outcomes Among Kaiser Permanente’s Patient Population
Marita C. Bautista, Sheng-Fang Jiang, Mary Anne Armstrong, Sanjay Kakar, Debbie Postlethwaite, Dan Li
Management and Disease Outcome of Type I Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors: The Mount Sinai Experience
William C. Chen, Richard R. P. Warner, Stephen C. Ward, Noam Harpaz, Celia M. Divino, Steven H. Itzkowitz, Michelle K. Kim
Distal Duodenum Versus Duodenal Bulb: Intraepithelial Lymphocytes Have Something to Say in Celiac Disease Diagnosis
Ana De Andrés, Cristina Camarero, Garbiñe Roy
Low-Dose Aspirin and Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Increase the Risk of Bleeding in Patients with Gastroduodenal Ulcer
Keisuke Kawasaki, Koichi Kurahara, Shunichi Yanai, Shuji Kochi, Tadahiko Fuchigami, Takayuki Matsumoto
The Impact of Chronic Opioid Use on Colonoscopy Outcomes
Salman Nusrat, Sultan Mahmood, Hussein Bitar, William M. Tierney, Klaus Bielefeldt, Mohammad F. Madhoun
Total Body Weight Loss of ≥10 % Is Associated with Improved Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Lisa M. Glass, Rolland C. Dickson, Joseph C. Anderson, Arief A. Suriawinata, Juan Putra, Brian S. Berk, Arifa Toor
Hepatic Decompensation Likely Attributable to Simeprevir in Patients with Advanced Cirrhosis
Jonathan G. Stine, Nicolas Intagliata, Neeral L. Shah, Curtis K. Argo, Stephen H. Caldwell, James H. Lewis, Patrick G. Northup
Diabetes Mellitus, and Not Obesity, Is Associated with Lower Survival Following Liver Transplantation
Robert J. Wong, Ramsey Cheung, Ryan B. Perumpail, Edward W. Holt, Aijaz Ahmed
Poor Sustained Virological Response in a Multicenter Real-Life Cohort of Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Treated with Pegylated Interferon and Ribavirin plus Telaprevir or Boceprevir
Kevin P. Vo, Philip Vutien, Matthew J. Akiyama, Vinh D. Vu, Nghiem B. Ha, Joy I. Piotrowski, James Wantuck, Marina M. Roytman, Naoky Tsai, Ramsey Cheung, Jiayi Li, Mindie H. Nguyen
Foods Provoking and Alleviating Symptoms in Gastroparesis: Patient Experiences
Victoria Wytiaz, Carol Homko, Frank Duffy, Ron Schey, Henry P. Parkman
Clearing the Confusion over Hepatic Encephalopathy After TIPS Creation: Incidence, Prognostic Factors, and Clinical Outcomes
Leigh C. Casadaban, Ahmad Parvinian, Jeet Minocha, Janesh Lakhoo, Christopher W. Grant, Charles E. Ray Jr., M. Grace Knuttinen, James T. Bui, Ron C. Gaba
Thymoquinone Pretreatment Overcomes the Insensitivity and Potentiates the Antitumor Effect of Gemcitabine Through Abrogation of Notch1, PI3K/Akt/mTOR Regulated Signaling Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer
Gang-gang Mu, Ling-li Zhang, Hong-yan Li, Yan Liao, Hong-gang Yu
Walled-Off Necrosis: Safety of Watchful Waiting
Marek Wroński, Włodzimierz Cebulski, Waldemar Pawłowski, Ireneusz W. Krasnodębski, Maciej Słodkowski
Prevention of Pancreatitis After Papillary Balloon Dilatation by Nasobiliary Drainage: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Xiao-dan Xu, Jian-jun Dai, Jian-qing Qian, Wei-jun Wang
Utility of Evaluating HCV in an Uninsured Population
Indira Donepudi, Angelo Paredes, Sarah Hubbard, Chadi Awad, Richard K. Sterling
Stenting of Esophageal Perforation in the Setting of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
John W. Jacobs Jr., Hala Fatima, Gregory A. Cote, William R. Kessler
Splenopneumopexy: Decompression of Portal Hypertension in the Setting of Portal Venous Occlusive Disease
Jeffrey M. Sutton, Michael S. Nussbaum, Doan Vu, Tayyab S. Diwan, Sandra L. Starnes, Shimul A. Shah
Oxidative Stress Might Play a Role in Low Serum Vitamin D Associated Liver Fibrosis Among Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis
Yavuz Beyazit, Erdem Kocak, Alpaslan Tanoglu, Murat Kekilli
Fecal Calprotectin Evaluation in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Tolga Dogan, Mehmet Agilli
Does the Sex-Determining Region on the Y Chromosome (SRY) Correlate with Gender Disparity in Liver Disease?
Xu-Feng Zhang, Yi Lv
Upper GI Bleeding Caused by Severe Esophagitis or Esophageal Ulcers?
Yusuf Serdar Sakin, Murat Kekilli, Ahmet Uygun, Sait Bagci