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Gastroenterology Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 7th, 2003

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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Osteopontin is in antibody producing plasma cells in granuloma and bile ducts

Respiratory Disease - Sodium caprate enhances DEAE dextran-mediated gene delivery to the lungs

Dietary Immune Stimulation - Milk and yogurt raise interferon gamma in the malnourished and in anorexics

Gallbladder Cancer - Transforming growth factor beta is a strong biomarker in gallbladder cancer

Rectal Tumors - Gasless, video-endoscopic transanal excision reduces hospital stay, complications

Stomach Surgery - Laparoscope-assisted distal gastrectomy is employed for early gastric cancer

Carcinosarcoma - Gastric carcinosarcoma may progress from conventional tubular adenocarcinoma

Colon Cancer - Cisplatin resistance could be defeated with gene targeting

Colon Cancer - Low dietary copper increases risk with free radical production and AP activity

Colorectal Cancer - Cancer survivors deliver screening message to Pennsylvania legislators

Colorectal Cancer - Family history may be useful in determining colorectal cancer risk

Colorectal Cancer - Two expressed enzyme levels can predict the efficacy of chemotherapy

Diabetes Therapy - Gastric emptying does not always bring relief in diabetic gastropathy

Dietary Anticarcinogens - Selected nutrient intake from food still substandard in Linxian, China

Escherichia Coli - STEC suppresses NF-kappaB activation and proinflammatory cytokine expression

Gastric Bypass - Procedure most successful when done by the most experienced surgeons

Gastric Cancer - Post-surgical recurrence provides basis for clinical monitoring, therapy modifications

Gastroenterology - COX-2 inhibitors could suppress atypical growth in a pancreatic - liver disorder

Gastroenterology - Colorectal cancer screening guidelines updated

Gaucher Disease - Strong rebound hepatosplenomegaly may occur if enzyme therapy is suspended

Glycemic Control - Analgesics may speed gastric emptying and disrupt glycemic control in diabetes

HIV/AIDS - Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease found in HIV-infected patient

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Metastasis gene may be useful for diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Helical computed tomography can diagnose and type disease in the large bowel

Intestinal Microflora - PCR/DGGE is useful screening method to determine impact of antibiotic treatment

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Survey indicates need for increased awareness and formal diagnosis of IBS

Kidney Disease - Silent nephritis exists in lupus and is clinically distinguishable from overt nephritis

Liver Abscesses - Abscesses due to Fusobacterium spp. mimic malignant metastatic liver disease

Liver Transplantation - Successful split liver organ engraftment will require improved methods

Nutritional Therapy - Folate deficiency and related disease risk can be easily prevented

Pancreatic Cancer - Multislice spiral CT can give diagnostic detail and determine resectability

Pediatric Diarrhea - Alinia now available in pharmacies

Plant Antioxidant -  Rhoeo discolor extract is not genotoxic or mutagenic, but is antioxidant

Public Water Disinfection - The toxicology of drinking water disinfection byproducts is to be assessed

Reimbursement - M2A Capsule endoscope to be reimbursed in Austria

Septic Lethality - High mobility group box 1 may be therapeutic candidate to confer late protection

Squamous Cell Carcinoma -  Helicobacter pylori infection may be a risk for malignancy in head and neck

Stomach Cancer - Phase II product licensed; stake acquired in a human mAb discovery company

Toxicology -  Xenorhabdus nematophila enterobacteria secrete the cytotoxic porin alphaX

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