Home
Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor J. Ann Le Good
Welcome to BMC Gastroenterology published by BioMed Central
BMC Gastroenterology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Gastroenterology (ISSN 1471-230X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :33
Membrane transporters such as P-glycoprotein are downregulated in gastric vs colon cancer cells partly due to DNA methylation and histone deacetylation, a finding that could help design more effective chemotherapy regimens.
BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :30
A new self-administered 14-item symptom questionnaire assessing pain, diarrhea and constipation for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) shows good reliability and external validity, and is responsive to changes in health status.
BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :23
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is frequently documented in the mentally disabled but there is no single associated behavioural or physical symptom, thus careful observation by caregivers and treatment by experienced physicians is important for this vulnerable population
more info ]
Research article
Wnt-reporter expression pattern in the mouse intestine during homeostasis Paige S Davies, Adria D Dismuke, Anne E Powell, Kevin H Carroll, Melissa H Wong BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :57 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Loss of PTEN expression is associated with colorectal cancer liver metastasis and poor patient survival Hirozumi Sawai, Akira Yasuda, Nobuo Ochi, Jiachi Ma, Yaichi Matsuo, Takehiro Wakasugi, Hiroki Takahashi, Hitoshi Funahashi, Mikinori Sato, Hiromitsu Takeyama BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :56 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Imbalance of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP) - 1 and - 4 serum levels, in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Andreas N Kapsoritakis, Anastasia I Kapsoritaki, Ioanna P Davidi, Vasilis D Lotis, Anastasios C Manolakis, Petros I Mylonis, Aikaterini T Theodoridou, Anastasios E Germenis, Spyros P Potamianos BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :55 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Commonly used bowel preparations have significant and different effects upon cell proliferation in the colon: a pilot study Lisa J Croucher, Jonathan P Bury, Elizabeth A Williams, Stuart A Riley, Bernard M Corfe BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :54 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Plasma Pentraxin3 is a Novel Marker for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Masato Yoneda, Takashi Uchiyama, Shingo Kato, Hiroki Endo, Koji Fujita, Kyoko Yoneda, Hironori Mawatari, Hiroshi Iida, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Masahiko Inamori, Yuichi Nozaki, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito, Shiro Maeyama, Mina Sagara, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Tatsuhiko Kodama, Atsushi Nakajima BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :53 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Predictors of gastrointestinal lesions on endoscopy in iron deficiency anemia without gastrointestinal symptoms
Shahid Majid, Mohammad Salih, Rozina Wasaya, Wasim Jafri BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :52 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Scintigraphic evaluation of oesophageal transit during radiotherapy to the mediastinum. Giuseppe Sasso, Pierfrancesco Rambaldi, Francesco S Sasso, Vincenzo Cuccurullo, Paola Murino, Paolo Puntieri, Hugo R Marsiglia, Luigi Mansi BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :51 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Reduced diversity and increased virulence-gene carriage in intestinal enterobacteria of children with coeliac disease Ester Sanchez, Inmaculada Nadal, Ester Donat, Carmen Ribes-Koninckx, Miguel Calabuig, Yolanda Sanz BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :50 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
The Helicobacter pylori duodenal ulcer promoting gene, dupA in China Zhiyu Zhang, Qing Zheng, Xiaoyu Chen, Shudong Xiao, Wenzhong Liu, Hong Lu BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :49 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Bones and Crohn's: Estradiol deficiency in men with Crohn's disease is not associated with reduced bone mineral density J Klaus, M Reinshagen, G Adler, BO Boehm, C von Tirpitz BMC Gastroenterology 2008, 8 :48 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Comparative study of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection due to genotypes 1 and 3 reffered for treatment in southeast Brazil Aline G Vigani, Maria H Pavan, Raquel Tozzo, Eduardo SL Goncales, Adriana Feltrin, Viviane C Fais, Maria SK Lazarini, Neiva SL Goncales, Fernando L Goncales Jr BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :164 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
A patient with bacteraemia and possible endocarditis caused by a recently-discovered genomospecies of Capnocytophaga: Capnocytophaga genomospecies AHN8471: a case report Jonathan M Mills, Emma Lofthouse, Phil Roberts, Johannis A Karas Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :369 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Mesenteric panniculitis with pedal edema in a 33-year-old Pakistani man: a case report and literature review Abdul M Zafar, Muhammad A Rauf, Tabish Chawla, Gule Khanda Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :365 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Project Note
Exploring the agreement between diagnostic criteria for IBS in primary care in Greece.
Foteini Anastasiou, Ioannis A Mouzas, Joanna Moschandreas, Elias Kouroumalis, Christos Lionis BMC Research Notes 2008, 1 :127 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
How should tracers be injected to detect for sentinel nodes in gastric cancer-submucosally from inside or subserosally from outside of the stomach? Yoshihisa Yaguchi, Takashi Ichikura, Satoshi Ono, Hironori Tsujimoto, Hidekazu Sugasawa, Naoko Sakamoto, Yusuke Matsumoto, Kazumichi Yoshida, Shigeru Kosuda, Kazuo Hase Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2008, 27 :79 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Black esophagus: a case report Maha M Maher, Mahmoud I Nassar Cases Journal 2008, 1 :367 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Mesenteric ischaemic occurring in conjuction with
acalculous cholecystitis: a case report
Teegan Lim, Benjamin HL Tan, Reuben Pepple, Nerukav Radhakrishnan, Samir Afify, Regi George Cases Journal 2008, 1 :366 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Expression of the RON receptor tyrosine kinase and its association with gastric carcinoma versus normal gastric tissues Dong-hui Zhou, Gang Pan, Chen Zheng, Jing-jing Zheng, Li-ping Yian, Xiao-dong Teng BMC Cancer 2008, 8 :353 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Ligation and mucopexy for prolapsing hemorrhoids - a ten year experience Pravin J Gupta, Surekha Kalaskar Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research 2008, 2 :5 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Enhanced serum concentrations of transforming growth factor-beta1 in simple fatty liver: is it really benign? Giovanni Tarantino, Paolo Conca, Antonio Riccio, Marianna Tarantino, Matteo N Di Minno, Domenico Chianese, Fabrizio Pasanisi, Franco Contaldo, Francesco Scopacasa, Domenico Capone Journal of Translational Medicine 2008, 6 :72 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Featured articles
