Jga Special Issue 2010. New Trends in Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology (Digestion, Vol. 82 Nº 3)

Contents

137 Preface
Sugiyama, T.

138 MicroRNAs and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Matsushima, K. ; Isomoto, H. ; Kohno, S. ; Nakao, K.

145 Intranuclear Translocation Signaling of HB-EGF Carboxy-Terminal Fragment and Mucosal Defense through Cell Proliferation and Migration in Digestive Tracts
Tanida, S. ; Kataoka, H. ; Mizoshita, T. ; Shimura, T. ; Kamiya, T. ; Joh, T.

150 Role of Transient Receptor Potential A1 in Gastric Nociception
Kondo, T. ; Oshima, T. ; Obata, K. ; Sakurai, J. ; Knowles, C.H. ; Matsumoto, T. ; Noguchi, K. ; Miwa, H.

156 Characteristics of Symptomatic Reflux Episodes in Patients with Non-Erosive Reflux Disease Who Have a Positive Symptom Index on Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy
Iwakiri, K. ; Sano, H. ; Tanaka, Y. ; Kawami, N. ; Umezawa, M. ; Futagami, S. ; Hoshihara, Y. ; Nomura, T. ; Miyashita, M. ; Sakamoto, C.

162 Pathophysiological Classification of Functional Dyspepsia Using a Novel Drinking-Ultrasonography Test
Kato, M. ; Nishida, U. ; Nishida, M. ; Hata, T. ; Asaka, R. ; Haneda, M. ; Yamamoto, K. ; Imai, A. ; Yoshida, T. ; Ono, S. ; Shimizu, Y. ; Asaka, M.

167 Prevention of Traditional NSAID-Induced Small Intestinal Injury: Recent Preliminary Studies Using Capsule Endoscopy
Fujimori, S. ; Takahashi, Y. ; Seo, T. ; Gudis, K. ; Ehara, A. ; Kobayashi, T. ; Mitsui, K. ; Yonezawa, M. ; Tanaka, S. ; Tatsuguchi, A. ; Sakamoto, C.

173 Long-Term Outcome after Double-Balloon Endoscopy in Patients with Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Fujita, M. ; Manabe, N. ; Honda, K. ; Tarumi, K. ; Murao, T. ; Katada, S. ; Kimura, Y. ; Matsumoto, H. ; Kamada, T. ; Shiotani, A. ; Hata, J. ; Haruma, K.

179 Increased Expression of DNA Methyltransferase-1 in Non-Neoplastic Epithelium Helps Predict Colorectal Neoplasia Risk in Ulcerative Colitis
Fujii, S. ; Katake, Y. ; Tanaka, H.

187 Molecular Diagnosis and Translymphatic Chemotherapy Targeting Sentinel Lymph Nodes of Patients with Early Gastrointestinal Cancers
Takeuchi, H. ; Ueda, M. ; Oyama, T. ; Shimizu, Y. ; Kitagawa, Y.

192 Challenges in Staging Systems for Colorectal Cancer: Clinical Significance of Metastatic Lymph Node Number in Colorectal Cancer and Mesorectal Extension in Rectal Cancer
Akagi, Y. ; Fukushima, T. ; Mizobe, T. ; Shiratsuchi, I. ; Ryu, Y. ; Yoshida, T. ; Ishibashi, N. ; Kinugasa, T. ; Shirouzu, K.

198 Author Index Vol. 82, No. 3, 2010

199 Subject Index Vol. 82, No. 3, 2010

200 JGA News