1. Mind the Gap: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Patients Hospitalized with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

   • John I. Allen

   Editorial 21 November 2012 Pages: 1 - 4

2. “Entero-Sensory” Detection of Foodstuffs

   • Philippe Besnard

   Editorial 30 November 2012 Pages: 5 - 7

   

3. Making Sense of Racial Disparities in Gastrointestinal Cancer Mortality

   • Adeyinka O. Laiyemo

   Editorial 20 October 2012 Pages: 8 - 10

   

4. Mechanisms Behind the Increased Vulnerability of the Aging Stomach to NSAID-Related Injury: Perhaps Not As Simple As We May Think

   • Raymond S. Tang
   • Francis K. L. Chan

   Editorial 20 October 2012 Pages: 11 - 12

5. Chronic Helicobacter pylori Infection and DNA-Damaged Stem Cells: A Recipe for Disaster

   • Richard M. Peek Jr.

   Editorial 31 October 2012 Pages: 13 - 16

   

6. Endoscopic Removal of Large Common Bile Duct Stones: Time to Arm the Laser?

   • Stephen J. Heller

   Editorial 23 October 2012 Pages: 17 - 19

7. The Role of Steatosis in HBsAg Seroclearance for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: Fact or Fiction?

   • James Fung
   • Man-Fung Yuen
   • Ching-Lung Lai

   Editorial Open access 27 October 2012 Pages: 20 - 22

8. Probiotic/Synbiotic Therapy for Treating Critically Ill Patients from a Gut Microbiota Perspective

   • Kentaro Shimizu
   • Hiroshi Ogura
   • Hisashi Sugimoto

   Review Open access 19 August 2012 Pages: 23 - 32

   

9. Clinical Utility of ¹³C-Liver-Function Breath Tests for Assessment of Hepatic Function

   • P. Afolabi
   • M. Wright
   • A. A. Jackson

   Review 17 August 2012 Pages: 33 - 41

   

10. Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura

    • Priya Menon
    • Sundeep Singh
    • Trevor A. Winter

    Stanford Multidisciplinary Seminars 27 March 2012 Pages: 42 - 45

    

11. Physicians’ Perceptions of Risks and Practices in Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • Justina J. Sam
    • Charles N. Bernstein
    • Geoffrey C. Nguyen

    Original Article 07 October 2012 Pages: 46 - 52

    

12. High Expression of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Substance P in Esophageal Mucosa of Patients with Non-Erosive Reflux Disease

    • Xiaorong Xu
    • Zhaoshen Li
    • Xingpeng Wang

    Original Article 09 September 2012 Pages: 53 - 60

    

13. Molecular Mechanisms Elucidating Why Old Stomach Is More Vulnerable to Indomethacin-Induced Damage than Young Stomach

    • Hua Hong
    • Eun-Hee Kim
    • Ki Baik Hahm

    Original Article 29 July 2012 Pages: 61 - 71

    

14. High Fat Diet Differentially Regulates the Expression of Olfactory Receptors in the Duodenum of Obesity-Prone and Obesity-Resistant Rats

    • Stefany D. Primeaux
    • H. Douglas Braymer
    • George A. Bray

    Rapid Communications 30 September 2012 Pages: 72 - 76

    

15. Zinc Supplementation Modifies Tight Junctions and Alters Barrier Function of CACO-2 Human Intestinal Epithelial Layers

    • Xuexuan Wang
    • Mary Carmen Valenzano
    • James M. Mullin

    Original Article 19 August 2012 Pages: 77 - 87

    

16. Balance of CD8⁺CD28⁺/CD8⁺CD28⁻ T Lymphocytes Is Vital for Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

    • Shi-Xue Dai
    • Gang Wu
    • Xue-Bao Zheng

    Original Article 01 August 2012 Pages: 88 - 96

    

17. Tetradecylthioacetic Acid Attenuates Inflammation and Has Antioxidative Potential During Experimental Colitis in Rats

    • Bodil Bjørndal
    • Tore Grimstad
    • Rolf K. Berge

    Original Article 02 August 2012 Pages: 97 - 106

    

18. Myosin Light Chain Kinase Inhibitor Inhibits Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis in Mice

    • Xiaochang Liu
    • Jianming Xu
    • Jian Huang

    Original Article 10 July 2012 Pages: 107 - 114

    

19. Increase of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Progression of GERD, Barrett, and Adenocarcinoma of Esophagus

    • Guilherme Pretto
    • Richard Ricachenevsky Gurski
    • Luise Meurer

    Original Article 09 August 2012 Pages: 115 - 122

    

20. Inhibition of Nuclear Factor-κB Enhances the Antitumor Effect of Paclitaxel Against Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination in Mice

    • Koichiro Haruki
    • Hiroaki Shiba
    • Katsuhiko Yanaga

    Original Article 18 July 2012 Pages: 123 - 131

    

21. Not All Side Population Cells Contain Cancer Stem-Like Cells in Human Gastric Cancer Cell Lines

    • Haihong Zhang
    • Hongqing Xi
    • Zikuan Guo

    Original Article 10 August 2012 Pages: 132 - 139

    

22. H. pylori Infection Is Associated with DNA Damage of Lgr5-Positive Epithelial Stem Cells in the Stomach of Patients with Gastric Cancer

    • Takeshi Uehara
    • Deqin Ma
    • Antonia R. Sepulveda

    Original Article 04 September 2012 Pages: 140 - 149

    

23. Different Expression of S100A8 in Malignant and Benign Gallbladder Diseases

    • Wei Wang
    • Kai-Xing Ai
    • Hui-Zhen Zhang

    Original Article 18 July 2012 Pages: 150 - 162

    

24. Probucol Ameliorates the Development of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Rats Fed High-Fat Diets

    • Rong Wu
    • Wei Zhang
    • Xia Zhang

    Original Article 10 August 2012 Pages: 163 - 171

    

25. Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4-Deficient Rats Have Improved Bile Secretory Function in High Fat Diet-Induced Steatosis

    • Shani Ben Shlomo
    • Isabel Zvibel
    • Sigal Fishman

    Original Article 24 August 2012 Pages: 172 - 178

    

26. Use of Serum Vitamin B12 Level as a Marker to Differentiate Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Intrahepatic Portal Hypertension from Cryptogenic Cirrhosis

    • Ashish Goel
    • Banumathi Ramakrishna
    • C. E. Eapen

    Original Article 24 August 2012 Pages: 179 - 187

    

27. Improved Detection of Incident Dysplasia by Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in a Barrett’s Esophagus Surveillance Program

    • Helga Bertani
    • Marzio Frazzoni
    • Rita Conigliaro

    Original Article 09 August 2012 Pages: 188 - 193

    

28. Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Mucin Expression in Brunner’s Gland Proliferating Lesions

    • Kyungeun Kim
    • Se Jin Jang
    • Eunsil Yu

    Original Article 27 July 2012 Pages: 194 - 201

    

29. Intestinal Spirochetosis: An Enigmatic Disease

    • Nicholas E. Anthony
    • James Blackwell
    • Martin W. Scobey

    Original Article 01 August 2012 Pages: 202 - 208

    

30. Comparative Effectiveness of Anti-TNF Agents for Crohn’s Disease in a Tertiary Referral IBD Practice

    • Seema A. Patil
    • Ankur Rustgi
    • Raymond K. Cross

    Original Article 27 September 2012 Pages: 209 - 215

    

31. Increased Fracture Risk Assessed by Fracture Risk Assessment Tool in Greek Patients with Crohn’s Disease

    • Sotirios Terzoudis
    • Christos Zavos
    • Ioannis E. Koutroubakis

    Original Article 03 August 2012 Pages: 216 - 221

    

32. Recurrent Blood Eosinophilia in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated with Severe Disease and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

    • Arthur Barrie
    • Marwa El Mourabet
    • David G. Binion

    Original Article 02 August 2012 Pages: 222 - 228

33. Incidental Colonic ¹⁸F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake: Do We Need Colonoscopy for Patients with Focal Uptake Confined to the Left-Sided Colon?

    • Changhyun Lee
    • Seong-Joon Koh
    • Byeong Gwan Kim

    Original Article 11 August 2012 Pages: 229 - 235

34. Racial Disparities in Gastrointestinal Cancers-Related Mortality in the US Population

    • Raxitkumar Jinjuvadia
    • Kartikkumar Jinjuvadia
    • Suthat Liangpunsakul

    Original Article 15 July 2012 Pages: 236 - 243

    

35. Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Are Common After Treatment for Achalasia

    • I. Leeuwenburgh
    • P. Scholten
    • E. J. Kuipers

    Original Article 22 November 2012 Pages: 244 - 252

    

36. Safety and Efficacy of Laser Lithotripsy for Complicated Biliary Stones Using Direct Choledochoscopy

    • Bryan G. Sauer
    • Mark Cerefice
    • Michel Kahaleh

    Original Article 18 August 2012 Pages: 253 - 256

37. Antifibrotic Activity of Sorafenib in Experimental Hepatic Fibrosis: Refinement of Inhibitory Targets, Dosing, and Window of Efficacy In Vivo

    • Feng Hong
    • Hsini Chou
    • Scott L. Friedman

    Original Article 24 August 2012 Pages: 257 - 264

    

38. Liver Stiffness Measurements in Patients with Different Stages of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnostic Performance and Clinicopathological Correlation

    • Ramesh Kumar
    • Archana Rastogi
    • Shiv Kumar Sarin

    Original Article 12 July 2012 Pages: 265 - 274

    

39. Clinical and Virological Characteristics Post HBsAg Seroclearance in Hepatitis B Virus Carriers With Hepatic Steatosis Versus Those Without

    • Chia-Ming Chu
    • Deng-Yn Lin
    • Yun-Fan Liaw

    Original Article 18 August 2012 Pages: 275 - 281

    

40. Dysphagia and Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation in Sarcoidosis

    • Tarun Rustagi
    • Shounak Majumder

    Case Report 25 August 2012 Pages: 282 - 285