1. Neomycin Improves Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Fashion That Is Dependent on the Presence of Methane Gas: Subanalysis of a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study

   • Mark Pimentel
   • Soumya Chatterjee
   • Yuthana Kong

   Original Paper 11 July 2006 Pages: 1297 - 1301

   

2. Edrophonium Provocative Testing for the Evaluation of Upper Gastrointestinal Hypersensitivity in Patients with Nonulcer Dyspepsia

   • Shinichi Tsutsui
   • Kazunori Mine
   • Chiharu Kubo

   Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1302 - 1306

   

3. A Very Low-Carbohydrate Diet Improves Gastroesophageal Reflux and Its Symptoms

   • Gregory L. Austin
   • Michelle T. Thiny
   • Nicholas J. Shaheen

   Original Paper 27 July 2006 Pages: 1307 - 1312

   

4. Histamine Mediates the Stimulatory Action of Ghrelin on Acid Secretion in Rat Stomach

   • Koji Yakabi
   • Shoki Ro
   • Kiyoshige Takayama

   Original Paper 13 July 2006 Pages: 1313 - 1321

   

5. Epidermal Growth Factor Enhances Intracellular pH Regulation via Calcium Signaling in Acid-Exposed Primary Cultured Rabbit Gastric Epithelial Cells

   • Outi Nylander-Koski
   • Harri Mustonen
   • Eero Kivilaakso

   Original Paper 11 July 2006 Pages: 1322 - 1330

   

6. Effects of Posture on Gastric Emptying, Transpyloric Flow, and Hunger After a Glucose Drink in Healthy Humans

   • Karen L. Jones
   • Deirdre O’Donovan
   • Trygve Hausken

   Original Paper 13 July 2006 Pages: 1331 - 1338

   

7. Abnormal Ghrelin and Pancreatic Polypeptide Responses in Gastroparesis

   • Kishore V. Gaddipati
   • Hrair P. Simonian
   • Henry P. Parkman

   Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1339 - 1346

   

8. Exogenous Adenosine Triphosphate and Adenosine Stimulate Proximal Sphincter of Oddi Motility Via Neural Mechanisms in the Anesthetized Australian Possum

   • C. M. Woods
   • J. Toouli
   • G. T. P. Saccone

   Original Paper 11 July 2006 Pages: 1347 - 1356

   

9. Endoscopic Features of Chronic Nonspecific Multiple Ulcers of the Small Intestine: Comparison with Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug-Induced Enteropathy

   • Takayuki Matsumoto
   • Shotaro Nakamura
   • Mitsuo Iida

   Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1357 - 1363

   

10. Endoscopic Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pelvic Lipoma Causing Neurologic Symptoms

    • Bradley D. Shepherd
    • Nipun Merchant
    • David A. Schwartz

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1364 - 1366

    

11. Nitric Oxide and Antioxidant Defense in Patients with Gastric Cancer

    • Yildiz Dincer
    • Tülay Akcay
    • Gülen Dogusoy

    Original Article 26 July 2006 Pages: 1367 - 1370

12. HER-2/neu Amplification Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Gastric Cancer

    • Dong Il Park
    • Jung Won Yun
    • Antonia R. Sepulveda

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1371 - 1379

    

13. Giant Mesenteric Cyst

    • Bülent Aydinli
    • M. İlhan Yildirgan
    • Durkaya Oren

    Report 26 July 2006 Pages: 1380 - 1382

    

14. Emergency Pancreatoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Patient with von Hipple-Lindau Disease: A Case Report

    • Hiromichi Maeda
    • Takehiro Okabayashi
    • Taro Shuin

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1383 - 1387

    

15. No Debridement Is Necessary for Symptomatic or Infected Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Delayed, Mini-Retroperitoneal Drainage for Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis Without Debridement and Irrigation

    • Yu-Chung Chang
    • Hong-Min Tsai
    • Jen Pin Chuang

    Original Paper 20 July 2006 Pages: 1388 - 1395

    

16. Pathogenic Role of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS/NOS-III) in Cerulein-Induced Rat Acute Pancreatitis

    • Yusuke Sugiyama
    • Shinichi Kato
    • Koji Takeuchi

    Original Paper 13 July 2006 Pages: 1396 - 1403

    

17. Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-α and -β in Hepatic Lobes After Hemihepatic Portal Vein Embolization

    • Koji Kusaka
    • Hiroshi Imamura
    • Masatoshi Makuuchi

    Original Paper 13 July 2006 Pages: 1404 - 1412

    

18. Assessment of Portal Hemodynamics by Doppler Ultrasound and of Liver Morphology in the Hepatosplenic and Hepatointestinal Forms of Schistosomiasis Mansoni

    • Denise Cerqueira Paranaguá Vezozzo
    • Alberto Queiroz Farias
    • Flair José Carrilho

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1413 - 1419

    

19. Distribution of HCV Genotypes in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease According to Type of Dialysis Treatment

    • Haldun Selcuk
    • Mehmet Kanbay
    • Sedat Boyacioglu

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1420 - 1425

20. Hyperbaric Oxygenation Ameliorates Indomethacin-Induced Enteropathy in Rats by Modulating TNF-α and IL-1β Production

    • Z. Yang
    • J. Nandi
    • E. M. Camporesi

    Original Paper 13 July 2006 Pages: 1426 - 1433

    

21. Predictors of Clinical Response to Systemic Steroids in Active Ulcerative Colitis

    • Isabel Bernal
    • Míriam Mañosa
    • Miquel Àngel Gassull

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1434 - 1438

    

22. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Streptococcus bovis

    • Jonathan E. Teitelbaum
    • Maria Triantafyllopoulou

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1439 - 1442

23. No Evidence for an Involvement of the P38 and JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    • Georgia Malamut
    • Candice Cabane
    • Pierre Desreumaux

    Original Paper 13 July 2006 Pages: 1443 - 1453

    

24. Mibefradil, a T-Type Ca²⁺ Channel Blocker, Protects Against Mesenteric Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Oxidative Injury and Histologic Alterations in Intestinal Mucosa in Rats

    • Hayrettin Ozturk
    • Hulya Ozturk
    • Ali Kemal Uzunlar

    Original Article 26 July 2006 Pages: 1454 - 1460

    

25. Endothelin-1 Receptor Antagonist (LU-135252) Improves the Microcirculation and Course of TNBS Colitis in Rats

    • Martin Kruschewski
    • Tanja Anderson
    • Heinz J. Buhr

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1461 - 1470

    

26. A Population-Based Study on Bowel Habits in a Korean Community: Prevalence of Functional Constipation and Self-Reported Constipation

    • Dae Won Jun
    • Ho Yong Park
    • Choon Suhk Kee

    Original Paper 11 July 2006 Pages: 1471 - 1477

    

27. Cross-Cultural Validation of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life in Korea

    • Jae M. Park
    • Myung-Gyu Choi
    • In-Sik Chung

    Original Paper 20 July 2006 Pages: 1478 - 1484

28. Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii on Intestinal Mucosa

    • Jean-Paul Buts
    • Nadine De Keyser

    Original Paper 13 July 2006 Pages: 1485 - 1492

    

29. Electroacupuncture Elicits Dual Effects: Stimulation of Delayed Gastric Emptying and Inhibition of Accelerated Colonic Transit Induced by Restraint Stress in Rats

    • Masahiro Iwa
    • Yukiomi Nakade
    • Toku Takahashi

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1493 - 1500

    

30. The Efficacy of an Herbal Medicine, Carmint, on the Relief of Abdominal Pain and Bloating in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Pilot Study

    • Reyhaneh Vejdani
    • Hamid Reza Mohaghegh Shalmani
    • Gholamreza Amin

    Original Paper 26 July 2006 Pages: 1501 - 1507