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Contents of Volume 150
Contents of Volume 150 Number 1, November 2008 BOOK REVIEW
The ABSITE Review, Second Edition. Susan C. Pitt and Herbert Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 CARDIOTHORACIC
Tracheal Reconstruction by Esophageal Submuscular Tunneling: An Experimental Study. Hossein Hodjati, Kourosh Kazemi, Hamed Jalaeian, Hamid Reza Sharifzad, Naghmeh Roshan, and Nader Tanideh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Females Exhibit Relative Resistance to Depressive Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor-␣ on the Myocardium. Ian C. Sando, Yue Wang, Paul R. Crisostomo, Troy A. Markel, Rahul Sharma, Graham S. Erwin, Mike J. Guzman, Daniel R. Meldrum, and Meijing Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMMENTARY
The Surgical Instrument Counting Process: A Statistician’s Plea for Terminology Clarification. Mano S. Selvan, John M. Skibber, and Garrett L. Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Endotoxemic Bowel Anastomosis: The Pathogenetic Contribution of Microcirculatory Dysfunction to Endotoxemia-Induced Healing Impairment. Ricarda Diller, Udo Stratmann, Tilo Helmschmied, Gerrit Ba¨umer, Ralf Bahde, Evgeni Minin, and Hans-Ullrich Spiegel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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All-trans-Retinoic Acid Attenuates Radiation-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis in Mice. Kae Okoshi, Hajime Kubo, Satoshi Nagayama, Chiharu Tabata, Yoshio Kadokawa, Shigeo Hisamori, Yoshikuni Yonenaga, Akihisa Fujimoto, Akira Mori, Hisashi Onodera, Go Watanabe, and Yoshiharu Sakai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Liver Regeneration Following Radiofrequency Ablation. Petros Ypsilantis, Michail Pitiakoudis, Vasilios D. Souftas, Maria Lambropoulou, Christos Tsalikidis, Soultana Foutzitzi, Christina Tsigalou, Panagiotis Prassopoulos, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, and Constantinos Simopoulos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Colonic Vascular Conductance Increased by Daikenchuto via Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Receptor-Activity Modifying Protein 1. Toru Kono, Takashi Koseki, Shinichi Chiba, Yoshiaki Ebisawa, Naoyuki Chisato, Jun Iwamoto, and Shinichi Kasai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Microsatellite Instability in Benign and Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms. Elliot Mitmaker, Carlos Alvarado, Louis R. Be´gin, and Mark Trifiro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis a Risk Factor for Papillary Thyroid Cancer? Daniel Repplinger, Anna Bargren, Yi-Wei Zhang, Joel T. Adler, Megan Haymart, and Herbert Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Proinflammatory Cytokines Increase Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Thermotolerance: Evidence of How Local Inflammation May Negatively Impact Radiofrequency Ablation Local Control Rates. Wade G. Douglas, Yangping Wang, John F. Gibbs, Erin Tracy, Boris Kuvshinoff, Kristin Huntoon, and Heinz Baumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Role of Bile in Intestinal Motility After Massive Liver Resection in Conscious Rats. Chenghu Ma, Tatsuo Shimura, Taketoshi Suehiro, Atsushi Takahashi, Erito Mochiki, Takayuki Asao, and Hiroyuki Kuwano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 RESEARCH REVIEW
Quantitative RT-PCR Detection of Colorectal Tumor Cells in Peripheral Blood—A Systematic Review. Gregory Sergeant, Freddy Penninckx, and Baki Topal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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Up-Regulation of IRAK-M is Essential for Endotoxin Tolerance Induced by a Low Dose of Lipopolysaccharide in Kupffer Cells. Zuo-Jin Liu, Lu-Nan Yan, Xu-Hong Li, Fa-Liang Xu, Xian-Feng Chen, Hai-Bo You, and Jian-Ping Gong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Time-Limited Hyporesponsiveness to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Pulmonary Phosphodiesterase Activity in Endotoxemic Rats. Christian Bopp, Stefan Hofer, Cornelius Busch, Fabian Spo¨hr, Markus A. Weigand, Eike Martin, and Alexandra Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Increased Expression of TREM-1 on Monocytes Is Associated With Infectious and Noninfectious Inflammatory Processes. Eduardo Ferat-Osorio, Noemı´ Esquivel-Callejas, Isabel Wong-Baeza, Rosalı´a Aduna-Vicente, Lourdes Arriaga-Pizano, Patricio Sa´nchez-Ferna´ndez, Rube´n Torres-Gonza´lez, Constantino Lo´pez-Macı´as, and Armando Isibasi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 TRANSPLANTATION/IMMUNOLOGY
Short-Term Cyclosporine Therapy and Cotransplantation of Donor Splenocytes: Effects on Graft Rejection and Survival Rates in Pigs Subjected to Renal Transplantation. Marcello Maestri, Johannes Rademacher, Annalisa Gaspari, Luca M. Lenti, Stefania Crespi, Laura Cansolino, Giuseppe Novelli, Domenico Agoglitta, Federica Maffeis, Antonjacopo Ferrario di Tor Vajana, Graziano Oldani, and Paolo Dionigi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Pancreatic Reg I Binds MKP-1 and Regulates Cyclin D in Pancreatic-Derived Cells. Cathy M. Mueller, Hong Zhang, and Michael E. Zenilman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 VASCULAR
Mycophenolic Acid Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Extracellular Matrix Synthesis in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Through Direct and Indirect Inhibition of Cellular Reactive Oxygen Species. Jehyun Park, Hye Kyung Chang, Hunjoo Ha, Myoung Soo Kim, Hyung Joon Ahn, and Yu Seun Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Functional and Anatomical Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Stenoses. Abhijit Sinha Roy, Martin R. Back, Saeb F. Khoury, Eric W. Schneeberger, Lloyd H. Back, Vijaya V. Velury, Ronald W. Millard, and Rupak K. Banerjee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reperfusion-Induced Neutrophil CD18 Polarization: Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen. Kayvan T. Khiabani, Seth A. Bellister, Sarah S. Skaggs, Linda L. Stephenson, Chandra Nataraj, Wei Z. Wang, and William A. Zamboni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mixed Arterio-Venous Insufficiency in Random Skin Flaps in the Rat: Is the Application of Medicinal Leeches Beneficial? Kai Uwe Schlaudraff, Thierry Bezzola, Denys Montandon, Michael S. Pepper, and Brigitte Pittet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Significant [C3a] Increase in Free Flaps After Prolonged Ischemia. Anne Brueggemann, Ariel Noltze, Thomas Lange, Michael Kaun, Jan Gliemroth, Siegfried Goerg, Ludger Bahlmann, Stephan Klaus, Frank Siemers, Peter Mailaender, and Hans-Guenther Machens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Number 2, December 2008 ANNOUNCEMENT
Articles in Press.
David McFadden and Wiley Souba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 BOOK REVIEW
Essentials of Surgical Oncology. Nicholas J. Zyromski and Keith D. Lillemoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 CARDIOTHORACIC
Intracoronary Shunt Versus Bulldog Clamp in Off-Pump Bypass Surgery. Endothelial Trauma: Shunt Versus Clamp. A. Hakan Vural, Serhat Yalcinkaya, Tamer Tu¨rk, Gu¨ndu¨z Yu¨mu¨n, ¨ zyaziciog˘lu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Nihal Gu¨l, Ulviye Yalcinkaya, Metin Kaya, and Ahmet O Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Improves Myocardial Functional Recovery Following Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Michael J. Guzman, Paul R. Crisostomo, Meijing Wang, Troy A. Markel, Yue Wang, and Daniel R. Meldrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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Quality of Life Is Not Quality of Clerkship. Ramin Jamshidi and Andre Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 GASTROINTESTINAL
The Protective Effect of CAPE on Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats. Milena Saavedra-Lopes, Fernando S. Ramalho, Leandra N. Z. Ramalho, Alessandra Andrade-Silva, Ana L. C. Martinelli, Alceu A. Jordão, Jr., Orlando Castro-e-Silva, and Se´rgio Zucoloto. . . . . . . . . . . 271 MUSCULOSKELETAL
The Effect of Endoscopic Bursectomy With Mini-Open Partial Scapulectomy on Snapping Scapula Syndrome. Shiu-Bii Lien, Pei-Hung Shen, Chian-Her Lee, and Leou-Chyr Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 ONCOLOGY/ENDOCRINE
Generation and Modulation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Circulating Cells: A New Experimental Model. Olivier Scatton, Franck Chiappini, Xu-Hui Liu, Philippe Riou, Anthony Marconi, Brigitte Debuire, Daniel Azoulay, and Antoinette Lemoine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 E-Cadherin and -Catenin mRNA Levels Throughout Colon Cancer Progression. Ste´phanie C. Truant, Vale´rie P. Gouyer, Emmanuelle A. Leteurtre, Farid Zerimech, Guillemette M. Huet, and Franc¸ois-Rene´ R. Pruvot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 The Effect of Doxorubicin on MEK-ERK Signaling Predicts Its Efficacy in HCC. Jennifer Choi, Michele Yip-Schneider, Faith Albertin, Chad Wiesenauer, Yufang Wang, C. Max Schmidt . . . . . . 219 RESEARCH REVIEW
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning: A Novel Protective Method From Ischemia Reperfusion Injury—A Review. Niteen Tapuria, Yogesh Kumar, Meer Mohammad Habib, Mahmoud Abu Amara, Alexander M. Seifalian, and Brian R. Davidson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 SHOCK/SEPIS/TRAUMA/CRITICAL CARE
Inhibition of the Kupffer Cell and Neutralization of IL-10 Increase the Expression of Chemokines in the Lung in a Rat Peritonitis Model. Hiroshi Kono, Hideki Fujii, Masato Tsuchiya, Yu Hirai, Kenichi Ishii, Naohiro Hosomura, and Nobuyuki Tanaka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Complement Component C5a Mediates Hemorrhage-Induced Intestinal Damage. Sherry D. Fleming, Lauren M. Phillips, John D. Lambris, and George C. Tsokos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Determination of Reference Ranges for Transcutaneous Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Tension and the Oxygen Challenge Test in Healthy and Morbidly Obese Subjects. Brian K. Nishiguchi, Mihae Yu, Anthony Suetsugu, Caroline Jiang, Sharon A. Takiguchi, and Danny M. Takanishi, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Neutrophil Depletion Causes a Fatal Defect in Murine Pulmonary Staphylococcus aureus clearance. Charles M. Robertson, Erin E. Perrone, Kevin W. McConnell, W. Michael Dunne, Barrett Boody, Tejal Brahmbhatt, M. Julia Diacovo, Nico Van Rooijen, Lisa A. Hogue, Carolyn L. Cannon, Timothy G. Buchman, Richard S. Hotchkiss, and Craig M. Coopersmith . . . 278 TRANSPLANTATION/IMMUNOLOGY
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in the Intestinal Muscularis Mediates Severe Smooth Muscle Dysfunction During Acute Rejection in Allogenic Rodent Small Bowel Transplantation. Nico Schaefer, Kazunori Tahara, Thomas Pech, Martin V. Websky, Jun Fujishiro, Dimitrios Pantelis, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Jo¨rg C. Kalff, Andreas Hirner, and Andreas Tu¨rler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Hemoglobin-Glutamer 200 Reduces Reperfusion Injury of the Cold Preserved Rat Liver by Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1. Stefan A. Topp, Andreas Krieg, Alexander Koch, Carina M. Tidden, Uwe Ramp, Thomas Hohlfeld, Arne Macher, Jan Schulte am Esch II, Claus F. Eisenberger, Nikolas H. Stoecklein, and Wolfram T. Knoefel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Comparison of Vasosol and University of Wisconsin Solutions on Early Kidney Function After 24 Hours of Cold Ischemia in a Canine Autotransplantation Model. Maximilian M. R. Polyak and Astrid Grosche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
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Nicotine Inhibits Apoptosis and Stimulates Proliferation in Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells Through a Functional Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. Alessandra Cucina, Andrea Fuso, Pierpaolo Coluccia, and Antonino Cavallaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Fluid Shear Stress Regulates the Expression of TGF-1 and Its Signaling Molecules in Mouse Embryo Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells. Hao Wang, Min Li, Peter H. Lin, Qizhi Yao, and Changyi Chen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 WOUND HEALING/PLASTIC SURGERY
Fibrin Sealant (Tissucol) Enhances Tissue Integration of Condensed Polytetrafluoroethylene Meshes and Reduces Early Adhesion Formation in Experimental Intraabdominal Peritoneal Onlay Mesh Repair. Alexander H. Petter-Puchner, Nadja Walder, Heinz Redl, Robert Schwab, ¨ hlinger, Simone Gruber-Blum, and Rene´ H. Fortelny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Wolfgang O Ischemia-Induced Up-Regulation of Heme Oxygenase-1 Protects From Apoptotic Cell Death and Tissue Necrosis. Yves Harder, Michaela Amon, Rene´ Schramm, Martin Ru¨cker, Claudia Scheuer, Brigitte Pittet, Dominique Erni, and Michael D. Menger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Author Index for Volume 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e35 Contents of Volume 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e37 Cumulative Subject Index for Volumes 144 –150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e41
The ABSITE Review, Second Edition. Susan C. Pitt and Herbert Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 CARDIOTHORACIC
Tracheal Reconstruction by Esophageal Submuscular Tunneling: An Experimental Study. Hossein Hodjati, Kourosh Kazemi, Hamed Jalaeian, Hamid Reza Sharifzad, Naghmeh Roshan, and Nader Tanideh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Females Exhibit Relative Resistance to Depressive Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor-␣ on the Myocardium. Ian C. Sando, Yue Wang, Paul R. Crisostomo, Troy A. Markel, Rahul Sharma, Graham S. Erwin, Mike J. Guzman, Daniel R. Meldrum, and Meijing Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMMENTARY
The Surgical Instrument Counting Process: A Statistician’s Plea for Terminology Clarification. Mano S. Selvan, John M. Skibber, and Garrett L. Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Endotoxemic Bowel Anastomosis: The Pathogenetic Contribution of Microcirculatory Dysfunction to Endotoxemia-Induced Healing Impairment. Ricarda Diller, Udo Stratmann, Tilo Helmschmied, Gerrit Ba¨umer, Ralf Bahde, Evgeni Minin, and Hans-Ullrich Spiegel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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All-trans-Retinoic Acid Attenuates Radiation-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis in Mice. Kae Okoshi, Hajime Kubo, Satoshi Nagayama, Chiharu Tabata, Yoshio Kadokawa, Shigeo Hisamori, Yoshikuni Yonenaga, Akihisa Fujimoto, Akira Mori, Hisashi Onodera, Go Watanabe, and Yoshiharu Sakai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Liver Regeneration Following Radiofrequency Ablation. Petros Ypsilantis, Michail Pitiakoudis, Vasilios D. Souftas, Maria Lambropoulou, Christos Tsalikidis, Soultana Foutzitzi, Christina Tsigalou, Panagiotis Prassopoulos, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, and Constantinos Simopoulos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Colonic Vascular Conductance Increased by Daikenchuto via Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Receptor-Activity Modifying Protein 1. Toru Kono, Takashi Koseki, Shinichi Chiba, Yoshiaki Ebisawa, Naoyuki Chisato, Jun Iwamoto, and Shinichi Kasai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Microsatellite Instability in Benign and Malignant Thyroid Neoplasms. Elliot Mitmaker, Carlos Alvarado, Louis R. Be´gin, and Mark Trifiro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Is Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis a Risk Factor for Papillary Thyroid Cancer? Daniel Repplinger, Anna Bargren, Yi-Wei Zhang, Joel T. Adler, Megan Haymart, and Herbert Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Proinflammatory Cytokines Increase Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Thermotolerance: Evidence of How Local Inflammation May Negatively Impact Radiofrequency Ablation Local Control Rates. Wade G. Douglas, Yangping Wang, John F. Gibbs, Erin Tracy, Boris Kuvshinoff, Kristin Huntoon, and Heinz Baumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Role of Bile in Intestinal Motility After Massive Liver Resection in Conscious Rats. Chenghu Ma, Tatsuo Shimura, Taketoshi Suehiro, Atsushi Takahashi, Erito Mochiki, Takayuki Asao, and Hiroyuki Kuwano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 RESEARCH REVIEW
Quantitative RT-PCR Detection of Colorectal Tumor Cells in Peripheral Blood—A Systematic Review. Gregory Sergeant, Freddy Penninckx, and Baki Topal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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Up-Regulation of IRAK-M is Essential for Endotoxin Tolerance Induced by a Low Dose of Lipopolysaccharide in Kupffer Cells. Zuo-Jin Liu, Lu-Nan Yan, Xu-Hong Li, Fa-Liang Xu, Xian-Feng Chen, Hai-Bo You, and Jian-Ping Gong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Time-Limited Hyporesponsiveness to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Pulmonary Phosphodiesterase Activity in Endotoxemic Rats. Christian Bopp, Stefan Hofer, Cornelius Busch, Fabian Spo¨hr, Markus A. Weigand, Eike Martin, and Alexandra Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Increased Expression of TREM-1 on Monocytes Is Associated With Infectious and Noninfectious Inflammatory Processes. Eduardo Ferat-Osorio, Noemı´ Esquivel-Callejas, Isabel Wong-Baeza, Rosalı´a Aduna-Vicente, Lourdes Arriaga-Pizano, Patricio Sa´nchez-Ferna´ndez, Rube´n Torres-Gonza´lez, Constantino Lo´pez-Macı´as, and Armando Isibasi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 TRANSPLANTATION/IMMUNOLOGY
Short-Term Cyclosporine Therapy and Cotransplantation of Donor Splenocytes: Effects on Graft Rejection and Survival Rates in Pigs Subjected to Renal Transplantation. Marcello Maestri, Johannes Rademacher, Annalisa Gaspari, Luca M. Lenti, Stefania Crespi, Laura Cansolino, Giuseppe Novelli, Domenico Agoglitta, Federica Maffeis, Antonjacopo Ferrario di Tor Vajana, Graziano Oldani, and Paolo Dionigi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Pancreatic Reg I Binds MKP-1 and Regulates Cyclin D in Pancreatic-Derived Cells. Cathy M. Mueller, Hong Zhang, and Michael E. Zenilman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 VASCULAR
Mycophenolic Acid Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Extracellular Matrix Synthesis in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Through Direct and Indirect Inhibition of Cellular Reactive Oxygen Species. Jehyun Park, Hye Kyung Chang, Hunjoo Ha, Myoung Soo Kim, Hyung Joon Ahn, and Yu Seun Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Functional and Anatomical Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Stenoses. Abhijit Sinha Roy, Martin R. Back, Saeb F. Khoury, Eric W. Schneeberger, Lloyd H. Back, Vijaya V. Velury, Ronald W. Millard, and Rupak K. Banerjee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reperfusion-Induced Neutrophil CD18 Polarization: Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen. Kayvan T. Khiabani, Seth A. Bellister, Sarah S. Skaggs, Linda L. Stephenson, Chandra Nataraj, Wei Z. Wang, and William A. Zamboni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Mixed Arterio-Venous Insufficiency in Random Skin Flaps in the Rat: Is the Application of Medicinal Leeches Beneficial? Kai Uwe Schlaudraff, Thierry Bezzola, Denys Montandon, Michael S. Pepper, and Brigitte Pittet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Significant [C3a] Increase in Free Flaps After Prolonged Ischemia. Anne Brueggemann, Ariel Noltze, Thomas Lange, Michael Kaun, Jan Gliemroth, Siegfried Goerg, Ludger Bahlmann, Stephan Klaus, Frank Siemers, Peter Mailaender, and Hans-Guenther Machens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Number 2, December 2008 ANNOUNCEMENT
Articles in Press.
David McFadden and Wiley Souba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 BOOK REVIEW
Essentials of Surgical Oncology. Nicholas J. Zyromski and Keith D. Lillemoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 CARDIOTHORACIC
Intracoronary Shunt Versus Bulldog Clamp in Off-Pump Bypass Surgery. Endothelial Trauma: Shunt Versus Clamp. A. Hakan Vural, Serhat Yalcinkaya, Tamer Tu¨rk, Gu¨ndu¨z Yu¨mu¨n, ¨ zyaziciog˘lu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Nihal Gu¨l, Ulviye Yalcinkaya, Metin Kaya, and Ahmet O Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Improves Myocardial Functional Recovery Following Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Michael J. Guzman, Paul R. Crisostomo, Meijing Wang, Troy A. Markel, Yue Wang, and Daniel R. Meldrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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Quality of Life Is Not Quality of Clerkship. Ramin Jamshidi and Andre Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 GASTROINTESTINAL
The Protective Effect of CAPE on Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats. Milena Saavedra-Lopes, Fernando S. Ramalho, Leandra N. Z. Ramalho, Alessandra Andrade-Silva, Ana L. C. Martinelli, Alceu A. Jordão, Jr., Orlando Castro-e-Silva, and Se´rgio Zucoloto. . . . . . . . . . . 271 MUSCULOSKELETAL
The Effect of Endoscopic Bursectomy With Mini-Open Partial Scapulectomy on Snapping Scapula Syndrome. Shiu-Bii Lien, Pei-Hung Shen, Chian-Her Lee, and Leou-Chyr Lin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 ONCOLOGY/ENDOCRINE
Generation and Modulation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Circulating Cells: A New Experimental Model. Olivier Scatton, Franck Chiappini, Xu-Hui Liu, Philippe Riou, Anthony Marconi, Brigitte Debuire, Daniel Azoulay, and Antoinette Lemoine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 E-Cadherin and -Catenin mRNA Levels Throughout Colon Cancer Progression. Ste´phanie C. Truant, Vale´rie P. Gouyer, Emmanuelle A. Leteurtre, Farid Zerimech, Guillemette M. Huet, and Franc¸ois-Rene´ R. Pruvot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 The Effect of Doxorubicin on MEK-ERK Signaling Predicts Its Efficacy in HCC. Jennifer Choi, Michele Yip-Schneider, Faith Albertin, Chad Wiesenauer, Yufang Wang, C. Max Schmidt . . . . . . 219 RESEARCH REVIEW
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning: A Novel Protective Method From Ischemia Reperfusion Injury—A Review. Niteen Tapuria, Yogesh Kumar, Meer Mohammad Habib, Mahmoud Abu Amara, Alexander M. Seifalian, and Brian R. Davidson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 SHOCK/SEPIS/TRAUMA/CRITICAL CARE
Inhibition of the Kupffer Cell and Neutralization of IL-10 Increase the Expression of Chemokines in the Lung in a Rat Peritonitis Model. Hiroshi Kono, Hideki Fujii, Masato Tsuchiya, Yu Hirai, Kenichi Ishii, Naohiro Hosomura, and Nobuyuki Tanaka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Complement Component C5a Mediates Hemorrhage-Induced Intestinal Damage. Sherry D. Fleming, Lauren M. Phillips, John D. Lambris, and George C. Tsokos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Determination of Reference Ranges for Transcutaneous Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Tension and the Oxygen Challenge Test in Healthy and Morbidly Obese Subjects. Brian K. Nishiguchi, Mihae Yu, Anthony Suetsugu, Caroline Jiang, Sharon A. Takiguchi, and Danny M. Takanishi, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Neutrophil Depletion Causes a Fatal Defect in Murine Pulmonary Staphylococcus aureus clearance. Charles M. Robertson, Erin E. Perrone, Kevin W. McConnell, W. Michael Dunne, Barrett Boody, Tejal Brahmbhatt, M. Julia Diacovo, Nico Van Rooijen, Lisa A. Hogue, Carolyn L. Cannon, Timothy G. Buchman, Richard S. Hotchkiss, and Craig M. Coopersmith . . . 278 TRANSPLANTATION/IMMUNOLOGY
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression in the Intestinal Muscularis Mediates Severe Smooth Muscle Dysfunction During Acute Rejection in Allogenic Rodent Small Bowel Transplantation. Nico Schaefer, Kazunori Tahara, Thomas Pech, Martin V. Websky, Jun Fujishiro, Dimitrios Pantelis, Kareem Abu-Elmagd, Jo¨rg C. Kalff, Andreas Hirner, and Andreas Tu¨rler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Hemoglobin-Glutamer 200 Reduces Reperfusion Injury of the Cold Preserved Rat Liver by Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1. Stefan A. Topp, Andreas Krieg, Alexander Koch, Carina M. Tidden, Uwe Ramp, Thomas Hohlfeld, Arne Macher, Jan Schulte am Esch II, Claus F. Eisenberger, Nikolas H. Stoecklein, and Wolfram T. Knoefel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Comparison of Vasosol and University of Wisconsin Solutions on Early Kidney Function After 24 Hours of Cold Ischemia in a Canine Autotransplantation Model. Maximilian M. R. Polyak and Astrid Grosche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
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Nicotine Inhibits Apoptosis and Stimulates Proliferation in Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells Through a Functional Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. Alessandra Cucina, Andrea Fuso, Pierpaolo Coluccia, and Antonino Cavallaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Fluid Shear Stress Regulates the Expression of TGF-1 and Its Signaling Molecules in Mouse Embryo Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells. Hao Wang, Min Li, Peter H. Lin, Qizhi Yao, and Changyi Chen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 WOUND HEALING/PLASTIC SURGERY
Fibrin Sealant (Tissucol) Enhances Tissue Integration of Condensed Polytetrafluoroethylene Meshes and Reduces Early Adhesion Formation in Experimental Intraabdominal Peritoneal Onlay Mesh Repair. Alexander H. Petter-Puchner, Nadja Walder, Heinz Redl, Robert Schwab, ¨ hlinger, Simone Gruber-Blum, and Rene´ H. Fortelny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Wolfgang O Ischemia-Induced Up-Regulation of Heme Oxygenase-1 Protects From Apoptotic Cell Death and Tissue Necrosis. Yves Harder, Michaela Amon, Rene´ Schramm, Martin Ru¨cker, Claudia Scheuer, Brigitte Pittet, Dominique Erni, and Michael D. Menger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Author Index for Volume 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e35 Contents of Volume 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e37 Cumulative Subject Index for Volumes 144 –150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e41