Vol. 240 No. 4 DECEMBER 2016

Regular Contribution
Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of the EXPAND Study: Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Xa Inhibitor, Rivaroxaban for the Prevention of Stroke and Systemic Embolism in a Nationwide Cohort of Japanese Patients Diagnosed as Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Takanori Ikeda, Hirotsugu Atarashi, Hiroshi Inoue, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Takanari Kitazono, Takeshi Yamashita, Wataru Shimizu, Masahiro Kamouchi, Koichi Kaikita, Koji Fukuda, Hideki Origasa, Ichiro Sakuma, Keijiro Saku, Yasuo Okumura, Yuichiro Nakamura, Hideo Morimoto, Naoki Matsumoto, Akihito Tsuchida, Junya Ako, Nobuyoshi Sugishita, Shogo Shimizu and Hiroaki Shimokawa [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.259-268, 2016
Interleukin-17A-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition of Human Intrahepatic Biliary Epithelial Cells: Implications for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Qingshui Huang, Shuai Chu, Xiaofeng Yin, Xiaobin Yu, Chunmin Kang, Xin Li and Yurong Qiu [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.269-275, 2016
Stable Liver Function during Long-Term Administration of Eltrombopag, a Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist, in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease Tomohiro Kurokawa, Soichiro Murata and Nobuhiro Ohkohchi [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.277-279, 2016
Treatment Outcomes of Patients Treated for Pulmonary Tuberculosis after Undergoing Gastrectomy In Young Jung, Moo Hyun Kim, Woo Yong Jeong, Mi Young Ahn, Yong Duk Jeon, Hea Won Ahn, Jin Young Ahn, Je Eun Song, Dong Hyun Oh, Yong Chan Kim, Eun Jin Kim, Su Jin Jeong, Nam Su Ku, June Myung Kim and Jun Yong Choi [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.281-286, 2016
Increased Postural Sway and Changes in the Neuromuscular Activities of the Ankle Stabilizing Muscles at Ovulation in Healthy Young Women Haneul Lee and JongEun Yim [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.287-294, 2016
ABCB1 Is Upregulated in Acquisition of Taxane Resistance: Lessons from Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines Ruobing Wang, Anton Sumarpo, Yuriko Saiki, Na Chen, Makoto Sunamura and Akira Horii [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.295-301, 2016
Antenatal Health Care and Postnatal Dental Check-Ups Prevent Early Childhood Caries Yukie Nakai, Yukako Mori and Izumi Tamaoka [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.303-308, 2016
Fermented Food Consumption and Psychological Distress in Pregnant Women: A Nationwide Birth Cohort Study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study Fumiaki Takahashi, Hidekazu Nishigori, Toshie Nishigori, Satoshi Mizuno, Taku Obara, Hirohito Metoki, Kasumi Sakurai, Mami Ishikuro, Noriyuki Iwama, Nozomi Tatsuta, Ichiko Nishijima, Ikuma Fujiwara, Takahiro Arima, Kunihiko Nakai, Takashi Sugiyama, Shinichi Kuriyama, Nobuo Yaegashi and the Japan Environment & Children's Study Group [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.309-321, 2016
Effectiveness of Medium-Chain Triglyceride Oil Therapy in Two Japanese Citrin-Deficient Siblings: Evaluation Using Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests Hiroki Otsuka, Hideo Sasai, Elsayed Abdelkreem, Norio Kawamoto, Minako Kawamoto, Toshiya Kamiya, Yasuo Tanimoto, Atsuo Kikuchi, Shigeo Kure, Chikahiko Numakura, Kiyoshi Hayasaka and Toshiyuki Fukao [PDF]	Vol. 240, No. 4 pp.323-328, 2016