Helicobacter pylori infection correlates with severity of reflux esophagitis: with manometry findings Tohko ShirotaMotoyasu KusanoToshikazu Sekiguchi Pages: 553 - 559
The vast majority of gastric T cells are polarized to produce T helper 1 type cytokines upon antigenic stimulation despite the absence of Helicobacter pylori infection Toshiyuki ItohYoshio WakatsukiToru Kita Pages: 560 - 570
Antibacterial action of bile acids against Helicobacter pylori and changes in its ultrastructural morphology: effect of unconjugated dihydroxy bile acid Masaharu ItohKaori WadaIsao Makino Pages: 571 - 576
A new endoscopic metallic stenting method for duodenal stenosis:a preliminary report Takafumi HyodoYukio YoshidaMichio Imawari Pages: 577 - 581
Expression of multidrug resistance protein in metastatic colorectal carcinomas Atsushi NanashimaHiroyuki YamaguchiHiroyoshi Ayabe Pages: 582 - 588
Prevalence of TT virus in patients with fulminant hepatic failure in Japan Motoharu TanakaShuhei NishiguchiShuzo Otani Pages: 589 - 593
Clinical and virological features of chronic hepatitis C carriers with normal alanine aminotransferase levels despite positive serum HCV-RNA after interferon therapy Yasuji AraseKenji IkedaHiromitsu Kumada Pages: 594 - 599
Detection of pre-S/S gene mutants in chronic hepatitis B carriers with concurrent hepatitis B surface antibody and hepatitis B surface antigen Yuan Min WangWee Chit NgSu Kong Lo Pages: 600 - 606
Detection of IgA, IgM, and IgG subclasses of anti-M2 antibody by immunoblotting in autoimmune cholangitis: Is autoimmune cholangitis an early stage of primary biliary cirrhosis? Mikako NakajimaHidetake ShimizuNobuhiro Sato Pages: 607 - 612
Portal venous blood flow while breath-holding after inspiration or expiration and during normal respiration in controls and cirrhotics Shigeo SuganoKunihiro YamamotoManabu Watanabe Pages: 613 - 618
Hepatocyte growth factor effects on motility of stone-diseased and stone-free human gallbladders Philip SängerJulia KleinichenErnst Hanisch Short communication Pages: 619 - 621
Mucosal carcinoma within a colonic diverticulum Toshiki KikuchiHitoshi KotanagiMichiro Otaka Case report Pages: 622 - 625
Sigmoid adhesion caused by a congenital mesocolic band Dar-Shong LinNien-Lu WangShin-Lin Shih Case report Pages: 626 - 628
Two cases of inflammatory bowel disease with multiple myeloma Akihiro MinamiAtsuhiro IwaiSoichiro Miura Case report Pages: 629 - 633
Aged Budd-Chiari syndrome attributed to chronic deep venous thrombosis with alcoholic liver cirrhosis Yujin HoshidaSusumu YamakadoYuji Itoh Case report Pages: 634 - 639
Granulocyte-colony-stimulating-factor-producing hepatocellular carcinoma Sumie YamamotoShuji TakashimaHideji Nakmaura Case report Pages: 640 - 644
Spontaneous rupture of a nonparasitic liver cyst complicated by intracystic hemorrhage Masahiko YamaguchiMasaoh KuzumeKaoru Kumada Case report Pages: 645 - 648
How does Helicobacter pylori infection affect the pathophysiology of reflux esophagitis? Editorial Pages: 649 - 650
Overshift towards T helper (Th)1 cells induces gastric mucosal injury: immunopathology of Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa Editorial Pages: 651 - 652
Incomplete response of interferon treatment has an important role for the prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma Editorial Pages: 655 - 656
