A novel, small anti-HBV compound reduces HBsAg and HBV-DNA by destabilizing HBV-RNA Takehisa WatanabeSanae HayashiYasuhito Tanaka Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 05 February 2024 Pages: 315 - 328
CircDCBLD2 alleviates liver fibrosis by regulating ferroptosis via facilitating STUB1-mediated PARK7 ubiquitination degradation Juan WangHaoye ZhangZhenguo Liu Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 03 February 2024 Pages: 229 - 249
Medical treatment selection and outcomes for hospitalized patients with severe ulcerative colitis as defined by the Japanese criteria Makoto NaganumaNaohiro NakamuraThe Japanese UC Study Group Original Article—Alimentary Tract 26 January 2024 Pages: 302 - 314
Gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 and disease severity: a Japanese registry-based retrospective cohort study Yuta MatsubaraHiroki KiyoharaThe Japan COVID-19 Task Force Original Article—Alimentary Tract 25 January 2024 Pages: 195 - 208
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with morbid obesity: the gut microbiota axis as a potential pathophysiology mechanism Isabel Cornejo-ParejaMohamed Reda AmiarFrancisco Jose Tinahones Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Open access 24 January 2024 Pages: 329 - 341
Clinical development of a blood biomarker using apolipoprotein-A2 isoforms for early detection of pancreatic cancer Ayumi KashiroMichimoto KobayashiKazufumi Honda Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Open access 23 January 2024 Pages: 263 - 278
Risk of gastric adenoma and adenocarcinoma in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis in Japan: a nationwide multicenter study Kazuhito SasakiKazushige KawaiYoichi Ajioka Original Article—Alimentary Tract Open access 23 January 2024 Pages: 187 - 194
Prevalence and risk factors for medication-refractory reflux esophagitis in patients with systemic sclerosis in Japan Shiko KuribayashiFumihiko NakamuraToshio Uraoka Original Article—Alimentary Tract 22 January 2024 Pages: 179 - 186
A combination of bowel wall thickness and submucosa index is useful for estimating endoscopic improvement in ulcerative colitis: external validation of the Kyorin Ultrasound Criterion Haruka KomatsuHiromu MorikuboTadakazu Hisamatsu Original Article—Alimentary Tract 21 January 2024 Pages: 209 - 215
Impact of intratumoral microbiome on tumor immunity and prognosis in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Shohei AbeAtsuhiro MasudaYuzo Kodama Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Open access 20 January 2024 Pages: 250 - 262
Gastric intestinal metaplasia: progress and remaining challenges Qi-Yue TongMin-Jiao PangZhi-Feng Miao Review 19 January 2024 Pages: 285 - 301
Mucosal neuroimmune mechanisms in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) pathogenesis Tom LeechMadusha Peiris Review Open access 14 January 2024 Pages: 165 - 178
Resistance exercise in combination with aerobic exercise reduces the incidence of serious events in patients with liver cirrhosis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Takumi KawaguchiAtsushi KawaguchiSachiyo Yoshio Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 30 December 2023 Pages: 216 - 228
Considerations for evaluating antibiotic prophylaxis in cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in real-world data Chikamasa IchitaTadahiro GotoSayuri Shimizu Letter to the Editor 19 December 2023 Pages: 160 - 161
Thiopurines exert harmful effects on spermatogenesis in Nudt15R138C knock-in mice Yoshihiro YokotaTakayuki ImaiAkira Andoh Original Article—Alimentary Tract 15 December 2023 Pages: 109 - 118
Reply to “Considerations for evaluating antibiotic prophylaxis in cirrhotic patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in real-world data” Masayuki UenoTakashi FujiwaraMotowo Mizuno Letter to the Editor 13 December 2023 Pages: 162 - 163
C-CAT's triumph in gastroenterology: the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior Masaru EnomotoNaoshi OdagiriMasakazu Yashiro Letter to the Editor 30 November 2023 Pages: 157 - 158
Reply to “Ferroptosis in the colon epithelial cells as a therapeutic target for ulcerative colitis” Akihito YokoteNoriyuki ImazuTakehiro Torisu Letter to the Editor 27 November 2023 Pages: 77 - 78
Genomic profile and clinical features of MSI-H and TMB-high pancreatic cancers: real-world data from C-CAT database Tomoki SakakidaTakeshi IshikawaYoshito Itoh Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 25 November 2023 Pages: 145 - 156
Characteristics, outcomes, and risk factors of surgery for acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: nationwide cohort study of 10,342 hematochezia cases Jun OmoriMitsuru KaiseKatsuhiko Iwakiri Original Article—Alimentary Tract 25 November 2023 Pages: 24 - 33
The antiferroptotic effect of indigo on ulcerative colitis Shaopeng SunBin Lv Letter to the Editor 23 November 2023 Pages: 75 - 76
Lansoprazole inhibits the development of sessile serrated lesions by inducing G1 arrest via Skp2/p27 signaling pathway Tomoyuki KawaguchiKoichi OkamotoTetsuji Takayama Original Article—Alimentary Tract 22 November 2023 Pages: 11 - 23
Reply to ‘C-CAT's triumph in gastroenterology: the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior’ Tomoki SakakidaTakeshi IshikawaYoshito Itoh Letter to the Editor 19 November 2023 Pages: 159 - 159
Editorial: Comparisons of COVID-19-related disturbance in diagnosis of esophagogastric cancer between the Netherlands and Japan Katsunori IijimaKenta WatanabeYosuke Shimodaira Editorial 16 November 2023 Pages: 79 - 80
Marked intestinal trans-differentiation by autoimmune gastritis along with ectopic pancreatic and pulmonary trans-differentiation Chihiro TakeuchiJunichi SatoMitsuhiro Fujishiro Original Article—Alimentary Tract Open access 14 November 2023 Pages: 95 - 108
Induction of ferroptosis by photodynamic therapy and enhancement of antitumor effect with ferroptosis inducers Yuki KojimaMamoru TanakaHiromi Kataoka Original Article—Alimentary Tract 10 November 2023 Pages: 81 - 94
Three-dimensional chromatin landscapes in hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis B virus Zhao YangMengran ShiPenghui Yang Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 05 November 2023 Pages: 119 - 137
The magnetic resonance imaging and age-adjusted matrix metalloproteinase-7 assist the diagnosis of biliary atresia Jia-Feng WuSteven Shinn-Forng PengMei-Hwei Chang Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 30 October 2023 Pages: 138 - 144
Clinicopathologic differences of gastric neoplasms between Helicobacter pylori-infected and -naïve patients: a multicenter retrospective analysis Satoshi KotaniKotaro ShibagakiShunji Ishihara Original Article—Alimentary Tract 19 October 2023 Pages: 1 - 10
MGAT5/TMEM163 variant is associated with prognosis in ursodeoxycholic acid-treated patients with primary biliary cholangitis Hanxiao WangYou LiXiong Ma Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 16 October 2023 Pages: 66 - 74
Prediction of outcomes in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease based on initial measurements and subsequent changes in magnetic resonance elastography Takashi KobayashiMichihiro IwakiAtsushi Nakajima Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Open access 16 October 2023 Pages: 56 - 65
A survey questionnaire evaluating physical activity patterns and determinants in patients with chronic liver disease Tatsunori HanaiKayoko NishimuraMasahito Shimizu Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 16 October 2023 Pages: 45 - 55
Clinical outcome after cessation of nucleos(t)ide analog treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients who achieved HBsAg seroclearance Fumitaka SuzukiTetsuya HosakaHiromitsu Kumada Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 14 October 2023 Pages: 34 - 44
Posttreatment liver function, but not baseline liver function stratifies patient survival after direct-acting antiviral treatment in decompensated cirrhosis with hepatitis C virus Yuki TahataHayato HikitaTetsuo Takehara Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Open access 13 October 2023 Pages: 1211 - 1221
Real-world efficacy and safety of advanced therapies in hospitalized patients with ulcerative colitis Makoto NaganumaTaku Kobayashithe Japanese UC Study Group Original Article—Alimentary Tract 13 October 2023 Pages: 1198 - 1210
New chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for quantitative measurement of Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer in chronic liver disease Haruki UojimaKadzuki NakabayashiMasashi Mizokami Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 08 October 2023 Pages: 1252 - 1260
Comparison of vonoprazan-based with rabeprazole-based dual therapy for treatment-naive patients of Helicobacter pylori infection: a prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled study Ying-Ying HanLin ZhouPei-Yuan Li Original Article—Alimentary Tract 01 October 2023 Pages: 1167 - 1177
Correction: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome 2020 Shin FukudoToshikatsu OkumuraKazuhiko Koike Correction Open access 26 September 2023 Pages: 1165 - 1165
Cost-effectiveness analysis of nivolumab plus chemotherapy vs chemotherapy for patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction or esophageal adenocarcinoma in Japan Kosuke MorimotoKensuke MoriwakiTakeo Nakayama Original Article—Alimentary Tract 19 September 2023 Pages: 1188 - 1197
Noninvasive approach to indicate risk factors of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis overlapping autoimmune hepatitis based on peripheral lymphocyte pattern Akira KadoTakeya TsutsumiMitsuhiro Fujishiro Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Open access 14 September 2023 Pages: 1237 - 1251
Correction: Partial splenic embolization combined with endoscopic therapies and vasoconstrictive drugs reduces rebleeding in cirrhosis patients with acute variceal bleeding and hypersplenism: a multicenter randomized controlled trial Min WeiYong ChenYanjing Gao Correction 12 September 2023 Pages: 1154 - 1156
Current status and issues in genomic analysis using EUS-FNA/FNB specimens in hepatobiliary–pancreatic cancers Yoshinori OzonoHiroshi KawakamiSouichiro Ogawa Review Open access 12 September 2023 Pages: 1081 - 1093
Incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in the Cancer-VTE Registry pancreatic cancer subcohort Takuji OkusakaAkio SaiuraMari S. Oba Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract Open access 07 September 2023 Pages: 1261 - 1271
Global, regional, and national burden of liver cancer due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, 1990–2019: a decomposition and age–period–cohort analysis Chunlong LiuShijie ZhuJiangtao Yu Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 04 September 2023 Pages: 1222 - 1236
Analysis of the development of gastric cancer after resecting colorectal lesions using large-scale health insurance claims data Naohisa YoshidaAyako Maeda-MinamiYasunari Mano Original Article—Alimentary Tract 30 August 2023 Pages: 1105 - 1113
Application of polyglycolic acid sheets and basic fibroblast growth factor to prevent esophageal stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection in pigs Yusuke NishimuraMasayoshi OnoNaoya Sakamoto Original Article—Alimentary Tract Open access 27 August 2023 Pages: 1094 - 1104
The association between phosphate level at admission and early mortality in acute pancreatitis Maya FischmanAdi EliasItai Ghersin Original Article―Liver, Pancreas, and Biliary Tract 18 August 2023 Pages: 1157 - 1164
Medium-chain and long-chain fatty acids are associated with diarrheal predominant irritable bowel syndrome revealed by DESI-MSI Yanli ZhangHuiting ZhuBing Shao Original Article—Alimentary Tract Open access 14 August 2023 Pages: 1124 - 1133
Brain activity in response to food images in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia Ryo KatsumataTakayuki HosokawaTomoari Kamada Original Article—Alimentary Tract Open access 12 August 2023 Pages: 1178 - 1187
Trajectory analyses to identify persistently low responders to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective multicentre controlled study, J-COMBAT Kenji WatanabeMasanori Nojimaon behalf of the J-COMBAT study group Original Article—Alimentary Tract 10 August 2023 Pages: 1015 - 1029