Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Recurrence of Helicobacter pylori Infection After Successful Eradication (Nature and Possible Causes)

Hua-Xiang Xia, Nicholas J. Talley, Conor T. Keane, Colm A. O'Morain

Clinical Application of Gastric Histology to Monitor Treatment of Dual Therapy in H. pylori Eradication

Hsiao-Bai Yang, Bor-Shyang Sheu, Ih-Jen Su, Chung-Ho Chien, Xi-Zhang Lin

High Seropositivity of Anti-CagA Antibody in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Patients Irrelevant to Peptic Ulcers and Normal Mucosa in Japan

Shin Maeda, Fumihiko Kanai, Keiji Ogura, Haruhiko Yoshida, Tsuneo Ikenoue, Morio Takahashi, Takao Kawabe, Yasushi Shiratori, Masao Omata

Cisapride Use During Human Pregnancy (A Prospective, Controlled Multicenter Study)

Benoit Bailey, Antonio Addis, Amy Lee, Kinjal Sanghvi, Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo, Teresa Mazzone, Maurizo Bonati, Cinzia Paolini, Hanneke Garbis, Thierry Val, Carolina F. M. De Souza, Doren Matsui, Amy Stein Schechtman, Beth Conover, Melissa Lau, Gideon Koren

Increased Esophageal Chemoreceptor Sensitivity to Acid in Patients After Successful Reversal of Barrett's Esophagus

Ronnie Fass, John M. Yalam, Lisa Camargo, Cindy Johnson, Harinder S. Garewal, Richard E. Sampliner

Ineffective Esophageal Motility (IEM) (The Primary Finding in Patients with Nonspecific Esophageal Motility Disorder)

Louis P. Leite, Brian T. Johnston, Jeffrey Barrett, June A. Castell, Donald O. Castell

The Rumination Syndrome (Clinical and Manometric Profile, Therapy, and Long-Term Outcome)

Irfan Soykan, Jiande Chen, Bradley J. Kendall, Richard W. Mccallum

Gastric Mucosal Blood Flow Regulation in Response to Different Stimuli

Asuncion Mendez, Maria Casadevall, Christof H. Wachter, J. Ignasi Elizalde, Maria Del Rivero, Akos Heinemann, Peter Holzer, Enrique Quintero, Josep M. Pique

Oxidant-Induced Activation of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B in Cultured Guinea Pig Gastric Epithelial Cells

Kazuhito Rokutan, Shigetada Teshima, Mami Miyoshi, Takeshi Nikawa, Kyoichi Kishi

Protection Against Chemically-Induced Oxidative Gastrointestinal Tissue Injury in Rats by Bismuth Salts

Debasis Bagchi, Owen R. Carryl, Minh X. Tran, Manashi Bagchi, Phillip J. Vuchetich, Roger L. Krohn, Siddhartha D. Ray, Sekhar Mitra, Sidney J. Stohs

Role of Gastrin/CCK-B Receptor in the Regulation of Gastric Acid Secretion in Rat

Akira Tari, Toshiki Kamiyasu, Yoshikazu Yonei, Masanori Hamada, Masaharu Sumii, Koji Sumii, Goro Kajiyama, Rod Dimaline

ACE Inhibition by Enalaprilate Stimulates Duodenal Mucosal Alkaline Secretion via a Bradykinin Pathway in the Rat

Lihong Chen, Mathias Holm, Lars Fandriks, Anders Pettersson, Berndt Johansson

Case Report: Esophageal White Sponge Nevus Associated with Severe Dysphagia and Odynophagia

Robin Timmer, Cees A. Seldenrijk, Leo H. M. V Gorp, Kees P. Dingemans, Joep F. W. M. Bartelsman, Andre J.P.M. Smout

Electric Field Stimulation-Induced Guinea Pig Gallbladder Contractions (Role of Calcium Channels in Acetylcholine Release)

Henry P. Parkman, Anthony P. Pagano, John S. Martin, James P. Ryan

Neurofilament and Intermediate Filament Immunoreactivity in Human Intestinal Myenteric Neurons

Ervin Y. Eaker

Effects of Medium-Chain and Long-Chain Triglycerides on Antroduodenal Motility and Small Bowel Transit Time in Man

M. Verkijk, J. Vecht, H. A. J. Gielkens, C. B. H. W. Lamers, A. A. M. Masclee

Tachykinins Influence Interdigestive Rhythm and Contractile Strength of Human Small Intestine

Mikael Lordal, Elvar Theodorsson, Per M. Hellstrom

Change in Colonic Motility After Extrinsic Autonomic Denervation in Dogs

Mikimasa Ishikawa, Ryuichi Mibu, Takuya Iwamoto, Hiroyuki Konomi, Yoshihiro Oohata, Masao Tanaka

Barostat Review

J. M. M. Roelofs, C. Clemens, L. M. A. Akkermans

Response by Messers Whitehead and Delvaux

William E. Whitehead, Michael Delvaux

Colchicine Is an Effective Treatment for Patients with Chronic Constipation (An Open-Label Trial)

G. Nicholas Verne, Ervin Y. Eaker, Richard H. Davis, Charles A. Sninsky

Evidence for a Nonneural Electrogenic Effect of Cholera Toxin on Human Isolated Ileal Mucosa

David E. Burleigh, Richard A. Borman

Protease Activity in a Hapten-Induced Model of Ulcerative Colitis in Rats

James V. Hawkins, Eva L. Emmel, Jennifer J. Feuer, Mark A. Nedelman, Catherine J. Harvey, Hilton J. Klein, Harry Rozmiarek, Ann R. Kennedy, Gary R. Lichtenstein, Paul C. Billings

Effect of Interferon-α2b Administration on Rat Liver Regeneration After Partial Hepatectomy

Stamatios E. Theocharis, Alexandra P. Margeli, Spyridon D. Skaltsas, Antigone S. Skopelitou, Michael G. Mykoniatis, Christos N. Kittas

Induction of a 72-kDa Heat Shock Protein and Cytoprotection Against Thioacetamide-Induced Liver Injury in Rats

Shusei Fujimori, Michiro Otaka, Setsuya Otani, Mario Jin, Atsushi Okuyama, Satoshi Itoh, Akira Iwabuchi, Hideaki Sasahara, Hideaki Itoh, Yohtalou Tashima, Masafumi Komatsu, Osamu Masamune

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