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This Month in Gastroenterology
This Month in Gastroenterology, 28 September 2009 Jan Tack, John M. Carethers pages 1541-1544 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1076 KB)
Gastroenterology and Hepatology News
AGA Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition Awards First Hartzheim Grant, 22 September 2009 Leslie H. Lang page 1545 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (237 KB)
Nine New Vice-Chairs Elected to AGA Institute Council, 22 September 2009 Leslie H. Lang pages 1545-1546 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (295 KB)
Genetic Risk Factor for Liver Disease for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis, 22 September 2009 Leslie H. Lang page 1546 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (116 KB)
FDA Issues Early Communication About Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat, 22 September 2009 Leslie H. Lang pages 1546-1547 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (132 KB)
Mini-Review and Perspective
Physiology, Injury, and Recovery of Interstitial Cells of Cajal: Basic and Clinical Science, 23 September 2009 Jan D. Huizinga, Natalia Zarate, Gianrico Farrugia pages 1548-1556 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1975 KB)
Comment From the Editor
Training in Hepatology: Where Are We Now?, 28 September 2009 Bruce R. Bacon pages 1557-1558 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Editorials
Synchronous Colorectal Cancer: Not Just Bad Luck?, 28 September 2009 Barbara A. Leggett, Daniel L. Worthley pages 1559-1562 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (828 KB)
Serotonin Has a Critical Role in the Pathogenesis of Experimental Colitis, 28 September 2009 Kara Gross Margolis, Charalabos Pothoulakis pages 1562-1566 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1022 KB)
Interleukin-23: Linking Mesenteric Lymph Node Dendritic Cells With Th1 Immunity in Crohn's Disease, 28 September 2009 Maria Rescigno, Iliyan D. Iliev pages 1566-1570 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (755 KB)
Pathogen-Specific Antibody: Cause or Effect?, 28 September 2009 Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Toshifumi Hibi pages 1570-1573 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (454 KB)
Genome-Wide Association Study in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 28 September 2009 Adam J. Bass, Matthew Meyerson pages 1573-1576 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (262 KB)
A Novel Role for the Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 in Acute Pancreatitis, 01 October 2009 Hana Algül pages 1577-1579 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (326 KB)
Clinical Challenges and Images in GI
Food-Induced Severe Chest Pain and Hematemesis, 28 September 2009 Helen Carnaghan, Hugh Warren, Andrew Douds page 1580 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (300 KB)
Recalcitrant Vomiting, Disturbed Eye Movements, and Leukoencephalopathy, 28 September 2009 Vincent Zimmer, Anna Zimmer, Michio Hirano, Frank Lammert page 1581 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (437 KB)
Electronic Clinical Challenges and Images in GI
Dysphagia and Weight Loss in an Elderly Person, 05 October 2009 Nayantara Coelho–Prabhu, Todd H. Baron pages e1-e2 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (679 KB)
Don't Forget To Polarize Your Lenses!, 23 February 2009 Christopher Koh, David E. Kleiner, Theo Heller pages e3-e4 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1238 KB)
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Owing to Right Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 05 October 2009 Chieh-Chang Chen, Bang-Bin Chen, Hsiu-Po Wang pages e5-e6 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (650 KB)
Abdominal Pain After Endoscopic Hemostasis of Gastric Tumor Bleeding, 01 October 2009 Chen-Jung Chang, Chien-Wei Su, Ming-Chih Hou pages e7-e8 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (589 KB)
Hirschsprung's Disease With Impending Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, 01 October 2009 Wei-Chen Huang, Chang-Chieh Wu, Yu-Lueng Shih pages e9-e10 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (792 KB)
Imaging and Advanced Technology
Advances in Imaging and Technology of Pre-Invasive Neoplasia: The Big (and Small) Picture, 24 September 2009 Michael B. Wallace pages 1582-1583 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
Feasibility and Reliability of Pancreatic Cancer Staging Using Fiberoptic Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy in Rats, 27 July 2009 Mihaela Ignat, Marc Aprahamian, Veronique Lindner, Anaïs Altmeyer, Silvana Perretta, Bernard Dallemagne, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux pages 1584-1592.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (3105 KB)
Reviews in Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology
Hepatitis B Virus Resistance to Nucleos(t)ide Analogues, 07 September 2009 Fabien Zoulim, Stephen Locarnini pages 1593-1608.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2112 KB)
Clinical-Alimentary Tract
A Prospective Cohort Study Shows Unique Epigenetic, Genetic, and Prognostic Features of Synchronous Colorectal Cancers, 17 August 2009 Katsuhiko Nosho, Shoko Kure, Natsumi Irahara, Kaori Shima, Yoshifumi Baba, Donna Spiegelman, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Edward L. Giovannucci, Charles S. Fuchs, Shuji Ogino pages 1609-1620.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1028 KB)
Calculation of Risk of Colorectal and Endometrial Cancer Among Patients With Lynch Syndrome, 21 July 2009 Elena Stoffel, Bhramar Mukherjee, Victoria M. Raymond, Nabihah Tayob, Fay Kastrinos, Jennifer Sparr, Fei Wang, Prathap Bandipalliam, Sapna Syngal, Stephen B. Gruber pages 1621-1627 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (606 KB)
Influence of Trough Serum Levels and Immunogenicity on Long-term Outcome of Adalimumab Therapy in Crohn's Disease, 07 August 2009 Konstantinos Karmiris, Gilles Paintaud, Maja Noman, Charlotte Magdelaine–Beuzelin, Marc Ferrante, Danielle Degenne, Karolien Claes, Tamara Coopman, Nele Van Schuerbeek, Gert Van Assche, Severine Vermeire, Paul Rutgeerts pages 1628-1640 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1950 KB)
Early Helicobacter pylori Eradication Decreases Risk of Gastric Cancer in Patients With Peptic Ulcer Disease, 07 August 2009 Chun–Ying Wu, Ken N. Kuo, Ming–Shiang Wu, Yi–Ju Chen, Chang–Bi Wang, Jaw–Town Lin pages 1641-1648.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (480 KB)
Serotonin Has a Key Role in Pathogenesis of Experimental Colitis, 25 August 2009 Jean–Eric Ghia, Nan Li, Huaqing Wang, Matthew Collins, Yikang Deng, Rami T. El–Sharkawy, Francine Côté, Jacques Mallet, Waliul I. Khan pages 1649-1660 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2150 KB)
Clinical Advances in Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract
Lanreotide Reduces the Volume of Polycystic Liver: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial, 30 July 2009 Loes van Keimpema, Frederik Nevens, Ragna Vanslembrouck, Martijn G.H. van Oijen, Aswin L. Hoffmann, Helena M. Dekker, Robert A. de Man, Joost P.H. Drenth pages 1661-1668.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (771 KB)
Norfloxacin Modulates the Inflammatory Response and Directly Affects Neutrophils in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis, 06 August 2009 Pedro Zapater, Rocío Caño, Lucía Llanos, Antonio J. Ruiz–Alcaraz, Sonia Pascual, Claudia Barquero, Rocío Moreu, Pablo Bellot, José F. Horga, Carlos Muñoz, Jara Pérez, Pilar García–Peñarrubia, Miguel Pérez–Mateo, José Such, Rubén Francés pages 1669-1679.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2091 KB)
Clinical-Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract
Trends in Waiting List Registration for Liver Transplantation for Viral Hepatitis in the United States, 27 July 2009 W. Ray Kim, Norah A. Terrault, Rachel A. Pedersen, Terry M. Therneau, Erick Edwards, Andrew A. Hindman, Carol L. Brosgart pages 1680-1686 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (645 KB)
Hepatitis B Virus Core Variants Modify Natural Course of Viral Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression, 07 August 2009 Feng–Yu Sung, Chun–Ming Jung, Chih–Feng Wu, Chih–Lin Lin, Chun–Jen Liu, Yun–Fan Liaw, Keh–Sung Tsai, Ming–Whei Yu pages 1687-1697 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1275 KB)
A Single-Center Surgical Experience of 122 Patients With Single and Multiple Hepatocellular Adenomas, 06 August 2009 Safi Dokmak, Valérie Paradis, Valérie Vilgrain, Alain Sauvanet, Olivier Farges, Dominique Valla, Pierre Bedossa, Jacques Belghiti pages 1698-1705 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (296 KB)
Hepatic Encephalopathy and Fitness to Drive, 17 August 2009 Gerald Kircheis, Anja Knoche, Norbert Hilger, Frank Manhart, Alfons Schnitzler, Horst Schulze, Dieter Häussinger pages 1706-1715.e9 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2352 KB)
Basic-Alimentary Tract
High-Fat Diet Determines the Composition of the Murine Gut Microbiome Independently of Obesity, 25 August 2009 Marie A. Hildebrandt, Christian Hoffmann, Scott A. Sherrill–Mix, Sue A. Keilbaugh, Micah Hamady, Ying–Yu Chen, Rob Knight, Rexford S. Ahima, Frederic Bushman, Gary D. Wu pages 1716-1724.e2 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1007 KB)
Targeted Metabolomics Identifies Glucuronides of Dietary Phytoestrogens as a Major Class of MRP3 Substrates In Vivo, 06 July 2009 Koen van de Wetering, Wouter Feddema, J. Bernd Helms, Jos F. Brouwers, Piet Borst pages 1725-1735 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2481 KB) | Bonus Content
Th1/Th17 Immune Response Is Induced by Mesenteric Lymph Node Dendritic Cells in Crohn's Disease, 27 July 2009 Atsushi Sakuraba, Toshiro Sato, Nobuhiko Kamada, Mina Kitazume, Akira Sugita, Toshifumi Hibi pages 1736-1745 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1565 KB)
An FcRn-Dependent Role for Anti-flagellin Immunoglobulin G in Pathogenesis of Colitis in Mice, 06 August 2009 Kanna Kobayashi, Shuo–Wang Qiao, Masaru Yoshida, Kristi Baker, Wayne I. Lencer, Richard S. Blumberg pages 1746-1756.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1812 KB)
Oxazolone-Induced Enterocolitis in Zebrafish Depends on the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota, 20 August 2009 Sylvia Brugman, Kit–Yeng Liu, Dicky Lindenbergh–Kortleve, Janneke N. Samsom, Glenn T. Furuta, Stephen A. Renshaw, Rob Willemsen, Edward E.S. Nieuwenhuis pages 1757-1767.e1 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2773 KB) | Bonus Content
Functional Variants in ADH1B and ALDH2 Coupled With Alcohol and Smoking Synergistically Enhance Esophageal Cancer Risk, 20 August 2009 Ri Cui, Yoichiro Kamatani, Atsushi Takahashi, Masayuki Usami, Naoya Hosono, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Tatsuhiko Tsunoda, Naoyuki Kamatani, Michiaki Kubo, Yusuke Nakamura, Koichi Matsuda pages 1768-1775 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1124 KB) | Bonus Content
Gastroesophageal Reflux Might Cause Esophagitis Through a Cytokine-Mediated Mechanism Rather Than Caustic Acid Injury, 06 August 2009 Rhonda F. Souza, Xiaofang Huo, Vivek Mittal, Christopher M. Schuler, Susanne W. Carmack, Hui Ying Zhang, Xi Zhang, Chunhua Yu, Kathy Hormi–Carver, Robert M. Genta, Stuart J. Spechler pages 1776-1784 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (3140 KB) | Bonus Content
Basic-Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract
Transmembrane and Soluble Isoforms of Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor–Like Growth Factor Regulate Distinct Processes in the Pancreas, 17 August 2009 Kevin C. Ray, Stacy A. Blaine, M. Kay Washington, Ada H. Braun, Amar B. Singh, Raymond C. Harris, Paul A. Harding, Robert J. Coffey, Anna L. Means pages 1785-1794 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (4797 KB) | Bonus Content
Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Reduces the Severity of Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis in Mice, 07 August 2009 Charis L. Johnson, Jacqueline Y. Weston, Sami A. Chadi, Elena N. Fazio, Murray W. Huff, Alexei Kharitonenkov, Anja Köester, Christopher L. Pin pages 1795-1804 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2643 KB) | Bonus Content
Amphiregulin Induces the Alternative Splicing of p73 Into Its Oncogenic Isoform ΔEx2p73 in Human Hepatocellular Tumors, 07 August 2009 Josefa Castillo, Saioa Goñi, María Ujue Latasa, María J. Perugorría, Alicia Calvo, Jordi Muntané, Paulette Bioulac–Sage, Charles Balabaud, Jesús Prieto, Matías A. Avila, Carmen Berasain pages 1805-1815.e4 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2731 KB)
SKP2 and CKS1 Promote Degradation of Cell Cycle Regulators and Are Associated With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prognosis, 17 August 2009 Diego F. Calvisi, Sara Ladu, Federico Pinna, Maddalena Frau, Maria L. Tomasi, Marcella Sini, Maria M. Simile, Piero Bonelli, Maria R. Muroni, Maria A. Seddaiu, Dae–Sik Lim, Francesco Feo, Rosa M. Pascale pages 1816-1826.e10 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (5046 KB)
The Anti-Hepatitis C Agent Nitazoxanide Induces Phosphorylation of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2α Via Protein Kinase Activated by Double-Stranded RNA Activation, 06 August 2009 Menashe Elazar, Michael Liu, Sean A. McKenna, Ping Liu, Elizabeth A. Gehrig, Joseph D. Puglisi, Jean–François Rossignol, Jeffrey S. Glenn pages 1827-1835 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1076 KB) | Bonus Content
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Activities
November CME Exam 2 Questions, 01 October 2009 Michael B. Wallace pages 1836-1837 Full-Text PDF (92 KB)
November CME Exam 1 Questions, 01 October 2009 pages 1837-1838 Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
AGA
Report of the Multisociety Task Force on GI Training Lawrence S. Friedman, Lawrence J. Brandt, Grace H. Elta, J. Gregory Fitz, Gregory J. Gores, Philip O. Katz, John F. Kuemmerle, Darrell S. Pardi, John J. Vargo, Michael H. Stolar pages 1839-1843 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (915 KB)
Selected Summaries
Antireflux Therapy in Asthma: Is There Any Role?, 28 September 2009 Gary W. Falk pages 1844-1846 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Prescribing an Antibiotic? Do Not Forget the Probiotic, 28 September 2009 Raluca Vrabie, Faten N. Aberra pages 1846-1847 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (139 KB)
Globus Sensation and Hyperdynamic Upper Esophageal Sphincter: Another Piece in the Puzzle?, 28 September 2009 Hans–Dieter Allescher pages 1847-1849 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (150 KB)
Identification of Ferritin Receptors: Their Role in Iron Homeostasis, Hepatic Injury, and Inflammation, 28 September 2009 Grant A. Ramm, Richard G. Ruddell, V. Nathan Subramaniam pages 1849-1851 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (151 KB)
Print and Media Reviews
28 September 2009 Michael C. Soulen page 1852 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (119 KB)
28 September 2009 Michael L. Steer pages 1852-1853 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (137 KB)
28 September 2009 Ira J. Fox, Kyle A. Soltys pages 1853-1854 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (126 KB)
Correspondence
Response to Letter “Systematic Grading of Morbidity After Living Donation for Liver Transplantation”, 01 October 2009 Chris Freise, Mark Ghobrial, A2ALL Study Group pages 1855-1856 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (157 KB)
Reply, 01 October 2009 Sumihito Tamura, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Norihiro Kokudo, Masatoshi Makuuchi pages 1856-1857 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (152 KB)
Is Ulcerative Colitis Proctitis Associated With an Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer?, 01 October 2009 Laurent Peyrin–Biroulet, Jean–Marc Phelip, Xavier Roblin pages 1857-1858 Preview | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (144 KB)
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