1. Carbohydrate Malabsorption Syndromes and Early Signs of Mental Depression in Females

   • M. Ledochowski
   • B. Widner
   • D. Fuchs

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1255 - 1259

2. Determination of Biomechanical Properties in Guinea Pig Esophagus by Means of High Frequency Ultrasound andImpedance Planimetry

   • J.E. Assentoft
   • H. Gregersen
   • W.D. O'brien

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1260 - 1266

3. Diurnal Motor Activities of the Esophagus in Conscious Dogs

   • Shusaku Habu
   • Yasuhiro Matsushima
   • Eizo Okamoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1267 - 1273

4. Function of Hollow Viscera in Children with Constipation and Voiding Difficulties

   • Cristina Lucanto
   • Stuart B. Bauer
   • Carlo Di Lorenzo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1274 - 1280

5. Colonic Motor Function in Humans Is Not Affected by Gender

   • E.E. Soffer
   • K. Kongara
   • J. Gannon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1281 - 1284

6. Gastric Emptying Rate of Solids Is Reduced in a Group of Ileostomy Patients

   • M.D. Robertson
   • J.C. Mathers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1285 - 1292

7. Transient Lower Esophageal Sphincter Relaxations and Esophageal Body Muscular Contractile Response in Reflux Esophagitis

   • Daniel Sifrim
   • Jan Tack
   • Jozef Janssens

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1293 - 1300

8. Natural History of HIV-Associated Esophageal Disease in the Era of Protease Inhibitor Therapy

   • Edmund J. Bini
   • Philip L. Micale
   • Elizabeth H. Weinshel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1301 - 1307

9. Altered Gastrin Regulation in Mice Infected with Helicobacter felis

   • Elizabeth J. Dial
   • Lori R. Hall
   • Lenard M. Lichtenberger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1308 - 1314

10. Effect of Helicobacter pylori Eradication on 24-Hour Gastric pH and Duodenal Gastric Metaplasia

    • Vincenzo Savarino
    • Giuseppe Sandro Mela
    • Sergio Vigneri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1315 - 1321

11. Prevalence of Gastroduodenitis and Helicobacter pylori Infection in a General Population Sample

    • Kurt Borch
    • Kjell-åke Jõnsson
    • Lennart E. Franzén

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1322 - 1329

12. Selection of Lower Cutoff Point of [13C]Urea Breath Test Is Helpful to Monitor H. pylori Eradication After Proton Pump Inhibitor-Based Triple Therapy

    • Bor-Shyang Sheu
    • Shui-Cheng Lee
    • Xi-Zhang Lin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1330 - 1336

13. Increased Macrophage Infiltration of Gastric Mucosa in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Children

    • Annette E. Whitney
    • Theresa S. Emory
    • Benjamin D. Gold

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1337 - 1342

14. Effects of Chronic Administration of Helicobacter pylori Extracts on Rat Gastric Mucosal Microcirculation In Vivo

    • N. Kalia
    • K.D. Bardhan
    • N.J. Brown

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1343 - 1351

15. Acid Secretory Changes in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats

    • Kimihito Tashima
    • Masato Nishijima
    • Koji Takeuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1352 - 1358

16. In Vivo Selectivity of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Gastrointestinal Ulcers in Rats

    • O.M. Laudanno
    • J.A. Cesolari
    • O.A. Bedini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1359 - 1365

17. Interaction Between NSAIDs and Steroid in Rat Stomach

    • Hirofumi Kataoka
    • Yukiko Horie
    • Masumi Furukawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1366 - 1375

18. Development of a Multiple-Marker RT-PCR Assay for Detection of Micrometastases of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Atsushi Miyamoto
    • Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
    • Morito Monden

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1376 - 1382

19. Presence of Active Hepatitis Associated with Liver Cirrhosis Is a Risk Factor for Mortality Caused by Posthepatectomy Liver Failure

    • Hidetoshi Eguchi
    • Koji Umeshita
    • Morito Monden

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1383 - 1388

20. Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Amantadine

    • John S. Goff
    • R. Matthew Reveille
    • Judy Johnson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1389 - 1391

21. Early Increase of Bone Resorption in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Secondary to Viral Hepatitis

    • Gino Roberto Corazza
    • Franco Trevisani
    • Mauro Bernardi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1392 - 1399

22. Case Report: Chronic Liver Injury Related to Use of Bentazepam

    • R.J. Andrade
    • M.I. Lucena
    • G. Alcáin

    Legacy Pages: 1400 - 1404

23. Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in Human Biliary Tree and Its Association with Hepatolithiasis

    • Seung-Jae Myung
    • Myung-Hwan Kim
    • Ji Yeon Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1405 - 1412

24. Role of Phospholipase A2 in Cholesterol Gallstone Formation Is Associated with Biliary Phospholipid Species Selection at the Site of Hepatic Excretion

    • Yoshihiro Hattori
    • Susumu Tazuma
    • Goro Kajiyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1413 - 1421

25. Calmodulin Regulation of Gallbladder Ion Transport Becomes Dysfunctional During Gallstone Formation in Prairie Dogs

    • A. James Moser
    • Dan I.N. Giurgiu
    • Mohammad Z. Abedin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1422 - 1430

26. Enhancement of Bile Acid Pool Size, Synthesis and Secretion by Epomediol in the Rat

    • Jose Luis Mauriz
    • Maria J. Cuevas
    • Javier Gonzalez-Gallego

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1431 - 1438

27. Binding of Hydrogen Sulfide by Bismuth Does Not Prevent Dextran Sulfate-Induced Colitis in Rats

    • Julie K. Furne
    • Fabrizis L. Suarez
    • Michael D. Levitt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1439 - 1443

28. Site of Bismuth Absorption from Bismuth Subsalicylate

    • Fabrizis L. Suarez
    • Julie Furne
    • Michael D. Levitt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1444 - 1446

29. Case Report: Collagenous Colitis Treated Successfully with Bismuth Subsalicylate

    • Rafael Amaro
    • Anna Poniecka
    • Arvey I. Rogers

    Legacy Pages: 1447 - 1450

30. Antigen Uptake and Trafficking in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

    • Agnes Laiping So
    • Kathleen Pelton-Henrion
    • Lloyd Mayer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1451 - 1461

31. Saccharomyces boulardii in Maintenance Treatment of Crohn’s Disease

    • Mario Guslandi
    • Gianni Mezzi
    • Pier Alberto Testoni

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1462 - 1464

32. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Are Not Associated with Major Hereditary Conditions Predisposing to Thrombosis

    • Maurizio Vecchi
    • Elisabetta Sacchi
    • Roberto de Franchis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1465 - 1469

33. Letter: Celiac Disease and Autoimmune Endocrine Disorders

    • Lucio Cuoco
    • Regina Anna Jorizzo
    • Giovanni Gasbarrini

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 1470 - 1471

34. Involvement of Luminal Bacteria, Heat Shock Protein 60, Macrophages and γδ T Cells in Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Rats

    • Felix W. Leung
    • Madalene C.Y. Heng
    • Ming K. Heng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1472 - 1479

35. Specific Preinduction of 60-kDa Heat Shock Protein (Chaperonin Homolog) by TRH Does Not Protect Colonic Mucosa Against Acetic Acid-Induced Lesion in Rats

    • Akira Iwabuchi
    • Michiro Otaka
    • Sumio Watanabe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 1480 - 1489

36. News and Notices

    News Pages: 1492 - 1492