Volume 48, Issue 2, February 2013

ISSN: 0944-1174 (Print) 1435-5922 (Online)

In this issue (15 articles)

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    Review

    Culture systems for hepatitis E virus

    Hiroaki Okamoto Pages 147-158
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    Antigenic determinants of hepatitis E virus and vaccine-induced immunogenicity and efficacy

    Qinjian Zhao, Jun Zhang, Ting Wu, Shao-Wei Li, Mun-Hon Ng… Pages 159-168
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    Role of miR-122 and lipid metabolism in HCV infection

    Takasuke Fukuhara, Yoshiharu Matsuura Pages 169-176
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    Effects on gastrointestinal functions and symptoms of serotonergic psychoactive agents used in functional gastrointestinal diseases

    Madhusudan Grover, Michael Camilleri Pages 177-181
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    Original Article—Alimentary Tract

    The anticancer effect of oridonin is mediated by fatty acid synthase suppression in human colorectal cancer cells

    Hiu-Yee Kwan, Zhijun Yang, Wang-Fun Fong, Yong-Mei Hu… Pages 182-192
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    Hepatocyte growth factor stimulates the migration of gastric epithelial cells by altering the subcellular localization of the tight junction protein ZO-1

    Yuichiro Nasu, Akio Ido, Shirou Tanoue, Shinichi Hashimoto… Pages 193-202
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    Original Article—Alimentary Tract

    Conditionally replicative adenovirus-based mda-7/IL-24 expression enhances sensitivity of colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil and doxorubicin

    Jing Xu, Yiwo Mo, Xiaoyun Wang, Jun Liu, Xinjin Zhang… Pages 203-213
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    Gastric hypochlorhydria is associated with an exacerbation of dyspeptic symptoms in female patients

    Wataru Iwai, Yasuhiko Abe, Katsunori Iijima, Tomoyuki Koike… Pages 214-221
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  9. Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract

    Butein inhibits ethanol-induced activation of liver stellate cells through TGF-β, NFκB, p38, and JNK signaling pathways and inhibition of oxidative stress

    Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska, Magdalena Mizerska-Dudka… Pages 222-237
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    Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract

    Risk factors and early signs of pancreatic cancer in diabetes: screening strategy based on diabetes onset age

    Suguru Mizuno, Yousuke Nakai, Hiroyuki Isayama, Ayako Yanai… Pages 238-246
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    Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract

    Toll-like receptor activation in basophils contributes to the development of IgG4-related disease

    Tomohiro Watanabe, Kouhei Yamashita, Toshiharu Sakurai… Pages 247-253
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    Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract

    Meta-analysis: mortality and serious adverse events of peginterferon plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C

    Tatsuya Minami, Takahiro Kishikawa, Masaya Sato… Pages 254-268
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    Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract

    The efficacy of nocturnal administration of branched-chain amino acid granules to improve quality of life in patients with cirrhosis

    Hisashi Hidaka, Takahide Nakazawa, Shinji Kutsukake… Pages 269-276
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    Original Article—Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract

    Decreased expression of insulin and increased expression of pancreatic transcription factor PDX-1 in islets in patients with liver cirrhosis: a comparative investigation using human autopsy specimens

    Masahiro Sakata, Akihiko Kawahara, Takumi Kawaguchi… Pages 277-285
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  15. Erratum

    Erratum to: Evaluation of a new immunochromatographic test for Helicobacter pylori IgG antibodies in elderly symptomatic patients

    Haim Shirin, Rafael Bruck, Gabriel Kenet, Zipora Krepel… Page 286
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