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Digestive Disease Week and the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association

20 May 2001 - 23 May 2001

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Overexpression of sterol 12α-hydroxylase (CYP8b1): Effect on rates of cholic acid (CA) synthesis and alteration in bile acid pool composition William M. Pandak, Phillip B. Hylemon, Patricia Bohdan, Ingemar Bjorkhem, Gosta Eggertsen, Zdravko R. Vlahcevic et al. Abstract

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Rat lleal apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT): Carboxyl terminal 14 amino acids act as an apical sorting motif An-Qiang Sun, l'Kyori Swaby, Frederick J. Suchy Abstract

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Ursodeoxycholic acid feeding aggravates liver injury in bile duct-ligated mice Peter Fickert, Gernot Zollner, Andrea Fuchsbichler, Conny Stumptner, Frank Lammert, Kurt Zatioukal, Michael Trauner et al. Abstract

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Bile acid stimulation of small bile duct proliferation requires de novo expression of the apical bile acid transporter (ABAT) Gianfranco Alpini, Shannon Glaser, Jo Lynne Phinizy, Noriatsu Kanno, Heather Francis, Mikel Ludvik, Gene Lesage et al. Abstract

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Molecular structure of the bile salt export pump gene (Abcb11) reveals a polymorphism between galistone-susceptible and resistant inbred mice Anne Figge, Bšrbel Taenzler, Beverty J. Paigen, Siegfried Matern, Frank Lammert et al. Abstract

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Regulation of cholanglocyte apical bile acid transporter (ABAT) activity by biliary bile acids: Different potential compensatory changes for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholestasis Gianfranco Alpini, Shannon Glaser, Jo Lynne Phinizy, Noriatsu Kanno, Heather Francis, Mikel Ludvik, Gene Lesage et al. Abstract

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Predicled vs actual survival following TIPS vs H-graft portacaval shunt Alexander S. Rosemurgy, Mark Bloomsotn, Shelby Blank, Francesco Serafini Abstract

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Analysis of haemodynamic changes related to hepatic cirrhosis by an ultrasound contrast agent Giuseppe Feliciangeli, Giulio Argalia, Laura Bolognini, Teresa Abbattista, Martina Urbani, Pasquale Russo, Antonio Benedetti et al. Abstract

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The incidence of esophageal varices in cirrhosis Gennaro D'Amico, Linda Pasta, Salvatore Madonia, Ilaria G. Tarantino, Andrea Mancuso, Giuseppe Malizia, Gandolfo C. Giannuoli, Luigi Pagliaro et al. Abstract

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Nadelel plus spironolactone vs nadolol alone in the prophylaxis of the first variceal bleeding in non-ascitic cirrhotic patients. A prospective, multicenter, double blind and randomized trial Raquel G. Abecasis, David Kravetz, Eduardo Fassio, Beatriz Ameigeiras, Daniel Garcia, Rogelio Isla, Graciela Landeira, Gustavo A. Romero, Ruben A. Terg et al. Abstract

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Lack of hemodynamic response to long-acting octreotide (Sandostatin LAR) in patients with cirrhosis P.S. Kamath, K Benner, A Blei, J Bosch, W Carey, N Grace, K Kowdley, K Sizer, R Groszmann, P.S. Kamath, K Benner et al. Abstract

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Circadian meal-stimulated portal blood flow in patients with liver cirrhosis Peter J.E. Schiedermaier, Lydia Koch, Tilman Sauerbruch Abstract

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Computed tomography (CT) enteroclysis in comparison to lleo-colonoscopy in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) Cesare Hassan, Paola Cerro, Angelo Zullo, Carmelo Spina, Sergio Morini et al. Abstract

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Galactose-based intravenous sonographic contrast agent (Levovist) in Crohn's disease Antonio Di Sabatino, Ilaria Fulle, Lodovica Pozzi, Rachele Ciccocioppo, Laura Ricevuti, Francesco Paolo Tinozzi, Stefano Tinozzi, Rodolfo Campani, Gino Roberto Corazza et al. Abstract

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Colonic distribution of oral and rectal markers in IBD Sheila Rodriguez-Stanley, Malcolm Robinson, Philip B. Miner Abstract

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COX-2 expression in fecal colonocytes from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Sara A. Lagerholm, Sudhir K. Dutta, Nipun B. Merchant, Padmanabhan P. Nair Abstract

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Sequential vs. cross-sectional measurements of 6-mercaptopurine metabolite levels in children with inflammatory bowel disease Puneet Gupta, Ranjana Gokhale, Barbara S. Kirschner Abstract

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Red cell mean corpuscular volume (MCV) correlates with 6 thioquanine nucleotide (6TG) levels during azathioprine or 6-MP therapy for Crohn's disease Brenda Jobson, Austin Garza, Charles A. Sninsky Abstract

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VEGF is regulated by the WNT pathway in colon cancer Xiaobo Zhang, John P. Gaspard, Daniel C. Chung Abstract

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Tumor-host interaction modulates production of antiangiogenic factors from human pancreatic cancer Yoshikazu Tsuzuki, Dai Fukumura, Rakesh K. Jain Abstract

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Oxidative stress is a potent activator of the Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene in gastric carcinoma cells Schaeter Georgia, Bertram Wiedenmann, Stefan Rosewicz, Thorsten Cramer, Michael Hoecker et al. Abstract

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Cyclooxygenase-2 is associated with angiogenesis and apoptosis in gastric cancer Atsushi Tatsuguchi, Choitsu Sakamoto, Taku Tsukui, Yuh Fukuda, Masafumi Kobayashi et al. Abstract

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Transdifferentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells to myofibroblasis in colorecial polyps Patrick A. Adegboyega, Randy C. Miffin, Jamal I. Saada, John F. Dimari, Don W. Powell et al. Abstract

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IL-1 induces cox-2 protein synthesis in intestinal stromal cells via MAPK and PKC-dependent pathways John F. Dimari, Randy C. Mifflin, Jamal I.Saada, Patrick A. Adegboyega, Don W. Powell et al. Abstract

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GABA, receptors inhibit vagal afferent mechanoreceptor responses to gastric distension Scott D. Smid, L Ashley Blackshaw Abstract

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Hyperalgesia and up-regulation of nociceptive genes in sensery neurons in pancreatitis is associated with up-regulation of nerve growth factor (NGF) and requires the activation of tyrosine kinase receptor Hiroki Toma, John H. Winston, Lei Zou, Maria-Adelaide Micci, Mohan Shenoy, Pankaj J. Pasricha et al. Abstract

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5-HT, receptor agonists stimulate small intestinal transit but do not have direct visceral antinociceptive effects in the rat Gareth A. Hicks, Nick M. Clayton, Pam J. Gaskin, Anthony J. Kirkup, Xin Su, Shailen Joshi, Ann Friedrich, Helen E. Connor, Brian Cox, David Grundy, Gerald F. Gebhart, Ptrick Pa Humphrey et al. Abstract

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5-HT3 receptor mediated excitation of colonic afferent endings: Functional and anatomical correlates Gareth A. Hicks, Penny A. Lynn, David Jenkins, Patrick P Humphrey, L Ashley Blackshaw et al. Abstract

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Oral pregabalin reduces repeated colorectal distention (CRD)-induced visceral pain and lumbosacral spinal cord neuronal activation in rats Mulugeta Million, Lixin Wang, Timothy Maryanov, Santosh Coutinho, Emeran Mayer, Yvette Tache et al. Abstract

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Role of corticotropin-releasing factor-1 (CRF1)-receptor mediated mechanisms in neurnal pathways modulating colonic hypersensitivity Shawn W. Cochrane, Matthew S. Gibson, Dean A. Myers, Jay Schulkin, K.C. Rice, P.W. Gold, Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld et al. Abstract

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Genetic predictors of spontaneous viral elimination or chronic liver disease in hepatitis C infection Susanne Ross, Silvia M. Mascheretti, Holger M. Hinrichsen, Peter Buggisch, Ulrich R. Foelsch, Jochen Hampe, Stefan Schreiber et al. Abstract

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Transcriptional profiling of gene expression implicates novel genes in the cellular apoptosis of hepatitis C cirrhosis Nicholas A. Shackel, Peter M. McGuinness, Cathy A. Abbott, Mark D. Gorrell, Geoff W. McCaughan et al. Abstract

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Hepatocytes expressing HCV structural proteins enhance apoptosis of activated T cells Lin Huang, Margaret J. Koziel, Nina Fowler, Emmett Schmidt Abstract

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Inhibition of interferon alpha signalling through the Jak-STAT pathway in HCV transgenic mice Markus H. Heim, Alex Blindenbacher, Simone Stutvoet, Francois Duong, Darius Moradpour, Hubert E. Blum, Marco Tripodi, Nicola Lamonica et al. Abstract

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A recombinant human Fab inhibits helicase activity of HCV NS3 and negative strand RNA synthesis Nutan Khalap, Gururaj Kalkeri, Roberto Burioni, Massimo Clementi, Shrikanta Dash et al. Abstract

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Iron dependent regulation of HCV mRNA transiation via stimulation of elF3 expression Igor Theurl, Heinz Zoller, Peter Obrist, Wolfgang Vogel, Guenter Weiss et al. Abstract

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Enhanced expression of endothelin B receptor at protein and gene levels in human cirrhotic liver Hiroaki Yokomori, Masaya Oda Abstract

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Endothelial cells in TIPS pseudointima drive pseudointimal hyperplasia and TIPS steeosis Arun J. Sanyal, Fariddodin Mirshahi, Martin F. Graham Abstract

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Oxygen supplementation improves methacetin clearance in patients with cirrhesis-relation to liver function Alexander Zipprich, Steudel Norbert, Frank Meiss, Christian Balzer, Wolfgang E. Fleig, Gerhard Kleber et al. Abstract

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Deficient NOS activity in BDL liver lysates is corrected by exogenous calmodulin supplementation Janet Yao, Helen Hendrickson Abstract

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Nitric oxide modulates both pre-sinusoidal and sinusoidal responses to phenylephrine in normal rat liver Mauricio R. Loureiro-Silva, Gregory Cadelina, Roberto J. Groszmann Abstract

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The phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by Akt increases nitric oxide production in early portal hypertension Yasuko Iwakiri, Ming-Hung Tsai, William C. Sessa, Roberto J. Groszmann Abstract

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Gastria regulation of H+−K+-ATPase gene expression Masashi Matsushima, Andrea Todisco, Najeed Zoubi, Chris J. Dickinson Abstract

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The intestinal differentiation-associated PRL-1 tyrosine phosphatase physically interacts with a novel bZIP transcription factor Robert H. Diamond, Shuixing Li, Weihong Kong, Charles S. Peters Abstract

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Kinase suppressor of ras is required for TNF-stimulated NFkB activation in intestinal epithelial cells Fang Yan, D. Brent Polk Abstract

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Increased posttranscription of the JunD gene and growth inhibition following polyamine depletion Li Li, Rao N. Jaladanki, Xin Guo, Lan Liu, Barbara L. Bass, Jian-Ying Wang et al. Abstract

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EP2 receptor null mice have an impaired intestinal response to radiation injury Courtney W. Houchen, Brian K. Dieckgraefe, Mark A. Stumoski, William F. Stenson Abstract

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Overexpression of COX-2 in intestinal cells inhibits heat shock factor-1 binding by decreasing phosphatase activity Richard T. Ethridge, Mark R. Hellmich, B Mark Evers Abstract

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Cyclooxygenese-2 promoter can mittigate the lethal toxicity in HSV-TK based adenoviral suicide gene therapy of gastrointestinal cancers Masato Yamamoto, Ramon Alemany, Yasuo Adachi, Willium E. Grizzle, David T. Curiel et al. Abstract

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Eradication of experimental colon cancer liver metastasis and survival prolongation using IL-12 and trimerized 4-1BB ligand gene therapy Bernhard V. Sauter, Olivier Martinet, Mei Gan, Yun-Juan Zang, Savio Lc Woo, Shu-Hsia Chen et al. Abstract

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Inhibition of the Ras/MAPK pathway upregulates the human coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) and increases the uptake of adenoviruses in cancer cells Mario Anders, Rong Xiang Ding, Allen Balmain, Frank McCormick, W. Michael Korn et al. Abstract

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Gene transfer of mutated sodium-ion channel burst gastric cancer in vivo Masayoshi Horimoto, Yutaka Sasaki, Takashi Toyama, Takayuki Yakushijin, Kenya Iyoda, Masatsugu Hori, Norio Hayashi et al. Abstract

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High efficiency gene transfer to pancreatic cancer cells using epidermal growth factor receptor and integrin targeted adenoviral vectors John G. Wesseling, Masato Yamamoto, Piter J. Bosma, Victor Krasnykh, Jerr L. Blackwell, Salwyn M. Vickers, Igor Dmitriev, David T. Curiel et al. Abstract

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Improved gene transfer to esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma cells using targeted adenovirus vectors Willem A. Marsman, Christianne J. Buskens, John G. Wesseling, Hidde J. Haisma, David T. Curiel, Jacques J. Bergman, Jan Jb Lanschot, Piter J. Bosma et al. Abstract

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Epidermal growth factor enemas are effective in the treatment of left-sided ulcarative colitis Atul Sinha, Jeremy Md Nightingale, Kevin P. West, Raymond J. Playford Abstract

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Idiosyncratic adverse reactions to 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and azathioprine(AZA) can be averted by switching to thiioguanine(6-TG) in patients with IBD Marla C. Dubinsky, Edward Feldman, Maria T. Abreu, Ernest G. Seidman, Darren Baroni, Asher Kornbluth, Stephan R. Targan, Eric A. Vasiliauskas et al. Abstract

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Continous oral plus topical 5-ASA administration significantly modifies the clinical course of ulcerative colitis Mariaterasa Mt Pimpo, Brigida B. Galletti, Giovanni G. Latella, Maria M. Chiaramonte, Renzo R. Caprilli, Gluseppe G. Frieri et al. Abstract

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Mutticenter, randomized trial comparing oral, topic and oral plus topic mesalazine in prevention of relapse in distal ulcerative colitis (DUC) Joaquin Hinojosa, Agueda Abad, Julian Panes, Ignacio Fernandez-Blanco, Carlos M de Sola, Miquel A. Gassull et al. Abstract

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