Antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity of the human intestine Jan-Michel OtteKarlheinz KiehneKarl-Heinz Herzig Review Pages: 717 - 726
Gastric mucosal cell protection by epidermal growth factor in primary monolayer culture of guinea pig gastric mucous cells Chikao ShimamotoIchiro HirataKen-ichi Katsu Pages: 727 - 733
Microsatellite instability and loss of heterozygosity in the nondysplastic colonic epithelium of ulcerative colitis Seiichi TakahashiYasuhiro KojimaTooru Shimosegawa Pages: 734 - 739
Low-dose azathioprine is effective and safe for maintenance of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis Toshifumi HibiMakoto NaganumaTakashi Shimoyama Pages: 740 - 746
Reduced medical costs achieved after elective oncological colorectal surgery by early feeding and fewer scheduled examinations Hiroyuki AiharaYutaka J. KawamuraFumio Konishi Pages: 747 - 750
Role of a novel oncogenic protein, gankyrin, in hepatocyte proliferation Akio IwaiHiroyuki MarusawaTsutomu Chiba Pages: 751 - 758
Surgical management of cystic hepatic neoplasms Seikan HaiKazuhiro HirohashiHiroaki Kinoshita Pages: 759 - 764
Relaxant effect of omeprazole and lansoprazole in guinea pig gallbladder muscle strips in vitro Cengiz AydinBülent SaracYusuf Sarioglu Pages: 765 - 771
Change of acute hepatitis B transmission routes in Japan Shouko ArimaKojiro MichitakaMorikazu Onji Rapid communication Pages: 772 - 775
Multiple esophagogastric granular cell tumors Hiroshi MaekawaTakeo MaekawaMichio Matsumoto Case report Pages: 776 - 780
Adenocarcinoma arising in a tubular duplication of the jejunum Nobuya KusunokiYasuhide ShimadaSakan Maeda Case report Pages: 781 - 785
Adenosquamous carcinoma of the jejunum Tsuneya WadaKiyoshi MizunoMakoto Itoh Case report Pages: 786 - 790
Cronkhite-Canada syndrome with colon cancer, portal thrombosis, high titer of antinuclear antibodies, and membranous glomerulonephritis Yoji TakeuchiMasahide YoshikawaHiroshi Fukui Case report Pages: 791 - 795
A severe hepatitis flare in an HBV-HCV coinfected patient during combination therapy with Α-interferon and ribavirin Kendal YalcinHalil DegertekinNihal Kilinc Case report Pages: 796 - 800
Small-cell carcinoma manifesting systemic lymphadenopathy combined with adenocarcinoma in the gallbladder: aggressiveness and sensitivity to chemotherapy Hirotaka OkamotoKazuo MiuraYoshiro Matsumoto Case report Pages: 801 - 805
Role and side-effects of TPMT polymorphisms of 6-MP and azathioprine in the treatment of steroid-resistant and -dependent ulcerative colitis Hitoshi Asakura Editorial Pages: 806 - 809
How does adenosquamous carcinoma arise in the small intestine? Tadahisa TeramotoHitoshi KawamataTakahiro Fujimori Editorial Pages: 810 - 811
Endosocopic abnormalities in a Japanese patient with collagenous colitis Shigeru SatoToshiyuki MatsuiTatsurou Nishida Letters to the editor Pages: 812 - 813
Depressed-type, early duodenal carcinoma (carcinoma in situ) treated by endoscopic mucosal resection Makoto SanomuraShinji TanakaKazuaki Chayama Letters to the editor Pages: 813 - 815
Japan's contribution to clinical research in gastroenterology and hepatology Kenji MaedaMahbubur RahmanTsuguya Fukui Special report Pages: 816 - 819