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High Impact Articles
High impact papers are those to which special attention is paid by experts in the given field, with a large number of visitors, frequent downloads and higher citation rates. The research must be creative, with high academic standards and have a wide influence, if it is to become a high impact paper. They are ranked by the number of downloads.
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Celiac disease: From pathophysiology to treatment  
Ilaria Parzanese, Dorina Qehajaj, Federica Patrinicola, Merica Aralica, Maurizio Chiriva-Internati, Sanja Stifter, Luca Elli, Fabio Grizzi 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(2):27-38. Published online May 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i2.27
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Diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding: A practical guide for clinicians  
Bong Sik Matthew Kim, Bob T Li, Alexander Engel, Jaswinder S Samra, Stephen Clarke, Ian D Norton, Angela E Li 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):467-478. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.467
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Oral spore-based probiotic supplementation was associated with reduced incidence of post-prandial dietary endotoxin, triglycerides, and disease risk biomarkers  
Brian K McFarlin, Andrea L Henning, Erin M Bowman, Melody A Gary, Kimberly M Carbajal 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(3):117-126. Published online Aug 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i3.117
4
Paneth cells in intestinal physiology and pathophysiology  
Nikolaus Gassler 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(4):150-160. Published online Nov 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i4.150
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Starring role of toll-like receptor-4 activation in the gut-liver axis  
Simone Carotti, Michele Pier Luca Guarino, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Sergio Morini 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 6(4):99-109. Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.99
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New-found link between microbiota and obesity  
Chandra Kanti Chakraborti 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 6(4):110-119. Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.110
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Contemporary review of drug-induced pancreatitis: A different perspective  
Whitney Y Hung, Odaliz Abreu Lanfranco 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):405-415. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.405
9
Contemporary surgical management of rectovaginal fistula in Crohn's disease  
Michael A Valente, Tracy L Hull 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):487-495. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.487
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Zinc and gastrointestinal disease  
Sonja Skrovanek, Katherine DiGuilio, Robert Bailey, William Huntington, Ryan Urbas, Barani Mayilvaganan, Giancarlo Mercogliano, James M Mullin 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):496-513. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.496
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Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in pathogenesis of gastric carcinoma  
Rong-Guang Zhang, Guang-Cai Duan, Qing-Tang Fan, Shuai-Yin Chen 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):97-107. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.97
12
Iron deficiency anemia in inflammatory bowel disease  
Sindhu Kaitha, Muhammad Bashir, Tauseef Ali 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 6(3):62-72. Published online Aug 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i3.62
13
Esophageal testing: What we have so far  
Nicola de Bortoli, Irene Martinucci, Lorenzo Bertani, Salvatore Russo, Riccardo Franchi, Manuele Furnari, Salvatore Tolone, Giorgia Bodini, Valeria Bolognesi, Massimo Bellini, Vincenzo Savarino, Santino Marchi, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):72-85. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.72
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Acute pancreatitis in children and adolescents  
Mitsuyoshi Suzuki, Jin Kan Sai, Toshiaki Shimizu 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):416-426. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.416
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Combination curcumin and vitamin E treatment attenuates diet-induced steatosis in Hfe-/- mice  
Mandy Heritage, Lesley Jaskowski, Kim Bridle, Catherine Campbell, David Briskey, Laurence Britton, Linda Fletcher, Luis Vitetta, V Nathan Subramaniam, Darrell Crawford 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(2):67-76. Published online May 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i2.67
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Pancreatitis-imaging approach  
Kiran K Busireddy, Mamdoh AlObaidy, Miguel Ramalho, Janaka Kalubowila, Liu Baodong, Ilaria Santagostino, Richard C Semelka 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(3):252-270. Published online Aug 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i3.252
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Intestinal barrier: A gentlemen’s agreement between microbiota and immunity  
Andrea Moro Caricilli, Angela Castoldi, Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(1):18-32. Published online Feb 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i1.18
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Acute and chronic hepatobiliary manifestations of sickle cell disease: A review  
Rushikesh Shah, Cesar Taborda, Saurabh Chawla 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(3):108-116. Published online Aug 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i3.108
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Host-microbial interactions and regulation of intestinal epithelial barrier function: From physiology to pathology  
Linda Chia-Hui Yu, Jin-Town Wang, Shu-Chen Wei, Yen-Hsuan Ni 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 3(1):27-43. Published online Feb 15, 2012. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v3.i1.27
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Efficacy and tolerability of hydrogen carbonate-rich water for heartburn  
André-Michael Beer, Ralf Uebelhack, Ute Pohl 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):171-180. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.171
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Promising biological therapies for ulcerative colitis: A review of the literature  
Hirotada Akiho, Azusa Yokoyama, Shuichi Abe, Yuichi Nakazono, Masatoshi Murakami, Yoshihiro Otsuka, Kyoko Fukawa, Mitsuru Esaki, Yusuke Niina, Haruei Ogino 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 6(4):219-227. Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.219
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Insulin resistance in development and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease  
Shahinul Alam, Golam Mustafa, Mahabubul Alam, Nooruddin Ahmad 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(2):211-217. Published online May 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i2.211
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Gut microbiome profiling and colorectal cancer in African Americans and Caucasian Americans  
Lulu Farhana, Fadi Antaki, Farhan Murshed, Hamidah Mahmud, Stephanie L Judd, Pratima Nangia-Makker, Edi Levi, Yingjie Yu, Adhip PN Majumdar 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 9(2):47-58. Published online Sep 29, 2018. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v9.i2.47
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Eosinophilic esophagitis: From pathophysiology to treatment  
Alessandra D’Alessandro, Dario Esposito, Marcella Pesce, Rosario Cuomo, Giovanni Domenico De Palma, Giovanni Sarnelli 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 6(4):150-158. Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.150
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Helicobacter pylori and neurological diseases: Married by the laws of inflammation  
Lourdes Álvarez-Arellano, Carmen Maldonado-Bernal 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):400-404. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.400
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Diagnostic biomarkers  
Fatemeh Hadizadeh, Elham Faghihimani, Peyman Adibi 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(2):11-26. Published online May 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i2.11
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Endoscopic therapy for biliary strictures complicating living donor liver transplantation: Factors predicting better outcome  
Harshavardhan B Rao, Hasim Ahamed, Suprabha Panicker, Surendran Sudhindran, Rama P Venu 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(2):77-86. Published online May 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i2.77
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Therapeutic potential of curcumin in gastrointestinal diseases  
Sigrid A Rajasekaran 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2(1):1-14. Published online Feb 15, 2011. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v2.i1.1
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Polyp detection rate and pathological features in patients undergoing a comprehensive colonoscopy screening  
Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Ehsan Nazemalhosseini Mojarad, Sara Ashtari, Mohmad Amin Pourhoseingholi, Vahid Chaleshi, Fakhrosadat Anaraki, Mehrdad Haghazali, Mohammad Reza Zali 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 8(1):3-10. Published online Feb 15, 2017. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i1.3
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk scores: Who, when and why?  
Sara Monteiro, Tiago Cúrdia Gonçalves, Joana Magalhães, José Cotter 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):86-96. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.86
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Intra-abdominal pressure: Time ripe to revise management guidelines of acute pancreatitis?  
Jiten Jaipuria, Vimal Bhandari, Avneet Singh Chawla, Mohit Singh 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):186-198. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.186
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Alcoholic hepatitis: The pivotal role of Kupffer cells  
Duminda B Suraweera, Ashley N Weeratunga, Robert W Hu, Stephen J Pandol, Richard Hu 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 6(4):90-98. Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.90
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Differential role of Hedgehog signaling in human pancreatic (patho-) physiology: An up to date review  
Eckhard Klieser, Stefan Swierczynski, Christian Mayr, Tarkan Jäger, Johanna Schmidt, Daniel Neureiter, Tobias Kiesslich, Romana Illig 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(2):199-210. Published online May 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i2.199
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Immunobiology of hepatocarcinogenesis: Ways to go or almost there?  
Pavan Patel, Steven E Schutzer, Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(3):242-255. Published online Aug 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i3.242
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Intestinal barrier: Molecular pathways and modifiers  
Min Kyung Jeon, Christina Klaus, Elke Kaemmerer, Nikolaus Gassler 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 4(4):94-99. Published online Nov 15, 2013. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v4.i4.94
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Hypoallergenic formula with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for babies with colic: A pilot study of recruitment, retention, and fecal biomarkers  
Nicole Y Fatheree, Yuying Liu, Michael Ferris, Melissa Van Arsdall, Valarie McMurtry, Marcela Zozaya, Chunyan Cai, Mohammad H Rahbar, Manouchehr Hessabi, Ta Vu, Christine Wong, Juleen Min, Dat Q Tran, Fernando Navarro, Wallace Gleason, Sara Gonzalez, J Marc Rhoads 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):160-170. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.160
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Use of probiotics in the fight against Helicobacter pylori  
Paolo Ruggiero 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):384-391. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.384
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Update on diagnostic value of breath test in gastrointestinal and liver diseases  
Imran Siddiqui, Sibtain Ahmed, Shahab Abid 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(3):256-265. Published online Aug 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i3.256
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Emerging roles of myeloid derived suppressor cells in hepatic inflammation and fibrosis  
Linda Hammerich, Frank Tacke 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 6(3):43-50. Published online Aug 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i3.43
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Current application of proteomics in biomarker discovery for inflammatory bowel disease  
Patrick PY Chan, Valerie C Wasinger, Rupert W Leong 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):27-37. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.27
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced diarrhea/colitis: Endoscopic and pathologic findings  
Tsutomu Nishida, Hideki Iijima, Shiro Adachi 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 10(2):17-28. Published online Sep 10, 2019. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v10.i2.17
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Mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease: Maintain or de-escalate therapy  
Marcello Cintolo, Giuseppe Costantino, Socrate Pallio, Walter Fries 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):1-16. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.1
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Mesenteric ischemia: Pathogenesis and challenging diagnostic and therapeutic modalities  
Aikaterini Mastoraki, Sotiria Mastoraki, Evgenia Tziava, Stavroula Touloumi, Nikolaos Krinos, Nikolaos Danias, Andreas Lazaris, Nikolaos Arkadopoulos 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):125-130. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.125
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Sieving characteristics of cytokine- and peroxide-induced epithelial barrier leak: Inhibition by berberine  
Katherine M DiGuilio, Christina M Mercogliano, Jillian Born, Brendan Ferraro, Julie To, Brittany Mixson, Allison Smith, Mary Carmen Valenzano, James M Mullin 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(2):223-234. Published online May 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i2.223
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Microscopic colitis in patients with mild duodenal damage: A new clinical and pathological entity (“lymphocytic enterocolitis”)?  
Gabriele Antonio Bonagura, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone, Sharmila Fagoonee, Nicoletta Sapone, Gian Paolo Caviglia, Giorgio Maria Saracco, Marco Astegiano, Rinaldo Pellicano 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(4):307-313. Published online Nov 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i4.307
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Evaluation of bacterial biomarkers to aid in challenging inflammatory bowel diseases diagnostics and subtype classification  
Mireia Lopez-Siles, Xavier Aldeguer, Miriam Sabat-Mir, Mariona Serra-Pagès, Sylvia H Duncan, Harry J Flint, L Jesús Garcia-Gil, Margarita Martinez-Medina 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 11(3):64-77. Published online May 12, 2020. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v11.i3.64
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Novel biomarkers of fibrosis in Crohn’s disease  
Gianluca Pellino, Pierlorenzo Pallante, Francesco Selvaggi 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(3):266-275. Published online Aug 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i3.266
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Management of acute severe ulcerative colitis  
Saurabh Kedia, Vineet Ahuja, Rakesh Tandon 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 5(4):579-588. Published online Nov 15, 2014. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v5.i4.579
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Anti-Helicobacter pylori effect of CaG-NANA, a new sialic acid derivative  
Yun-Hee Rhee, Hyun-Jeong Ku, Hye-Ji Noh, Hyang-Hyun Cho, Hee-Kyong Kim, Jin-Chul Ahn 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(4):300-306. Published online Nov 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i4.300
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Alcoholic pancreatitis: New insights into the pathogenesis and treatment  
Dahn L Clemens, Katrina J Schneider, Christopher K Arkfeld, Jaclyn R Grode, Mark A Wells, Shailender Singh 
World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 7(1):48-58. Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i1.48