THEMES:

Karen M. Harnett, Weibiao Cao, and Piero Biancani

Signal-Transduction Pathways that Regulate Smooth Muscle Function I. Signal transduction in phasic (esophageal) and tonic (gastroesophageal sphincter) smooth muscles
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G407-G416, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00398.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fergus Shanahan

Physiological Basis for Novel Drug Therapies Used to Treat the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases I. Pathophysiological basis and prospects for probiotic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G417-G421, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00421.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRANSLATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY:

Thomas Y. Ma, Michel A. Boivin, Dongmei Ye, Ali Pedram, and Hamid M. Said

Mechanism of TNF- modulation of Caco-2 intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier: role of myosin light-chain kinase protein expression
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G422-G430, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00412.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MUCOSAL BIOLOGY:

Hui Dong, Zachary M. Sellers, Anders Smith, Jimmy Y. C. Chow, and Kim E. Barrett

Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchange regulates Ca²⁺-dependent duodenal mucosal ion transport and HCO₃^– secretion in mice
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G457-G465, 2005. First published October 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00381.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Homma, Erik Hoy, Da-Zhong Xu, Qi Lu, Rena Feinman, and Edwin A. Deitch

The female intestine is more resistant than the male intestine to gut injury and inflammation when subjected to conditions associated with shock states
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G466-G472, 2005. First published October 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00036.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamara Radanovic, Carsten A. Wagner, Heini Murer, and Jürg Biber

Regulation of Intestinal Phosphate Transport I. Segmental expression and adaptation to low-P_i diet of the type IIb Na⁺-P_i cotransporter in mouse small intestine
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G496-G500, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00167.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annina Stauber, Tamara Radanovic, Gerti Stange, Heini Murer, Carsten A. Wagner, and Jürg Biber

Regulation of Intestinal Phosphate Transport II. Metabolic acidosis stimulates Na⁺-dependent phosphate absorption and expression of the Na⁺-P_i cotransporter NaPi-IIb in small intestine
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G501-G506, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00168.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osamu Furukawa, Masahiko Hirokawa, Lening Zhang, Tetsu Takeuchi, Luke C. Bi, Paul H. Guth, Eli Engel, Yasutada Akiba, and Jonathan D. Kaunitz

Mechanism of augmented duodenal HCO₃^– secretion after elevation of luminal CO₂
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G557-G563, 2005. First published October 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00344.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INFLAMMATION/IMMUNITY/MEDIATORS:

Renata C. O. Zanardo, Mauro Perretti, and John L. Wallace

Annexin-1 is an endogenous gastroprotective factor against indomethacin-induced damage
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G481-G486, 2005. First published October 7, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00299.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joy Carmelina Indira Singh, Sheena Margaret Cruickshank, Darren James Newton, Louise Wakenshaw, Anne Graham, Jinggang Lan, Jeremy Peter Alan Lodge, Peter John Felsburg, and Simon Richard Carding

Toll-like receptor-mediated responses of primary intestinal epithelial cells during the development of colitis
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G514-G524, 2005. First published October 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00377.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Santosh G. Dixit, Basilia Zingarelli, Donna J. Buckley, Arthur R. Buckley, and Giovanni M. Pauletti

Nitric oxide mediates increased P-glycoprotein activity in interferon--stimulated human intestinal cells
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G533-G540, 2005. First published October 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00248.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tero J. Martikainen, Jyrki J. Tenhunen, Ivo Giovannini, Ari Uusaro, and Esko Ruokonen

Epinephrine induces tissue perfusion deficit in porcine endotoxin shock: evaluation by regional CO₂ content gradients and lactate-to-pyruvate ratios
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G586-G592, 2005. First published October 28, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00378.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

HORMONES AND SIGNALING:

G. R. Martin, L. E. Wallace, B. Hartmann, J. J. Holst, L. Demchyshyn, K. Toney, and D. L. Sigalet

Nutrient-stimulated GLP-2 release and crypt cell proliferation in experimental short bowel syndrome
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G431-G438, 2005. First published September 23, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00242.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anping Chen and Jianye Xu

Activation of PPAR by curcumin inhibits Moser cell growth and mediates suppression of gene expression of cyclin D1 and EGFR
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G447-G456, 2005. First published October 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00209.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. D. Ottewell, A. Varro, G. J. Dockray, C. M. Kirton, A. J. M. Watson, T. C. Wang, R. Dimaline, and D. M. Pritchard

COOH-terminal 26-amino acid residues of progastrin are sufficient for stimulation of mitosis in murine colonic epithelium in vivo
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G541-G549, 2005. First published October 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00268.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takako Yoshii, Keiko Mizuno, Tomonori Hirose, Atsushi Nakajima, Hisahiko Sekihara, and Shigeo Ohno

sPAR-3, a splicing variant of PAR-3, shows cellular localization and an expression pattern different from that of PAR-3 during enterocyte polarization
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G564-G570, 2005. First published September 9, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00426.2003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROREGULATION AND MOTILITY:

Geoffrey Boddy and E. E. Daniel

Role of L-Ca²⁺ channels in intestinal pacing in wild-type and W/W^V mice
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G439-G446, 2005. First published October 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00255.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomio Ueno, Kenichiro Uemura, Mary B. Harris, Theodore N. Pappas, and Toku Takahashi

Role of vagus nerve in postprandial antropyloric coordination in conscious dogs
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G487-G495, 2005. First published October 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00195.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sara Morales, Pedro J. Camello, Gary M. Mawe, and María J. Pozo

Characterization of intracellular Ca²⁺ stores in gallbladder smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G507-G513, 2005. First published October 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00385.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hessameh Hassani, Guilherme Lucas, Björn Rozell, and Patrik Ernfors

Attenuation of acute experimental colitis by preventing NPY Y1 receptor signaling
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G550-G556, 2005. First published October 21, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00182.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Woo Jung Cho and E. E. Daniel

Proteins of interstitial cells of Cajal and intestinal smooth muscle, colocalized with caveolin-1
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G571-G585, 2005. First published October 7, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00222.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT:

Susanne L. Lindell, Shawna L. Klahn, Timothy M. Piazza, Martin J. Mangino, Jose R. Torrealba, James H. Southard, and Hannah V. Carey

Natural resistance to liver cold ischemia-reperfusion injury associated with the hibernation phenotype
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G473-G480, 2005; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00223.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zuo-Liang Xiao, Joseph Amaral, Piero Biancani, and Jose Behar

Impaired cytoprotective function of muscle in human gallbladders with cholesterol stones
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 288: G525-G532, 2005. First published October 14, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00261.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.