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ISSN 1007-9327 (print) ISSN 2219-2840 (online) World Journal of Gastroenterology World J Gastroenterol 2017 June 14; 23(22): 3945-4134 Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc

S Contents Weekly Volume 23 Number 22 June 14, 2017 EDITORIAL 3945 Bleeding with the artificial heart: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage in CF-LVAD patients Gurvits GE, Fradkov E REVIEW 3954 Role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on intestinal permeability and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Utzeri E, Usai P 3964 Molecular mimicry in Helicobacter pylori infections Chmiela M, Gonciarz W 3978 Gallbladder cancer epidemiology, pathogenesis and molecular genetics: Recent update Sharma A, Sharma KL, Gupta A, Yadav A, Kumar A ORIGINAL ARTICLE Basic Study 3999 Serelaxin increases the antifibrotic action of rosiglitazone in a model of hepatic fibrosis Bennett RG, Simpson RL, Hamel FG 4007 Bcl-2 degradation is an additional pro-apoptotic effect of polo-like kinase inhibition in cholangiocarcinoma cells Sydor S, Jafoui S, Wingerter L, Swoboda S, Mertens JC, Gerken G, Canbay A, Paul A, Fingas CD 4016 Effect of CXCR3/HO-1 genes modified bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on small bowel transplant rejection Yin ML, Song HL, Yang Y, Zheng WP, Liu T, Shen ZY Case Control Study 4039 Systemic interleukin-9 in inflammatory bowel disease: Association with mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis Matusiewicz M, Neubauer K, Bednarz-Misa I, Gorska S, Krzystek-Korpacka M 4047 Association of keratin 8/18 variants with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance in Chinese patients: A case-control study Li R, Liao XH, Ye JZ, Li MR, Wu YQ, Hu X, Zhong BH June 14, 2017 Volume 23 Issue 22

Contents World Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 23 Number 22 June 14, 2017 Retrospective Study 4054 Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer outperforms Hong Kong Liver Cancer staging of hepatocellular carcinoma in multiethnic Asians: Real-world perspective Li JW, Goh BBG, Chang PE, Tan CK Observational Study 4064 Single-operator cholangioscopy for biliary complications in liver transplant recipients Hüsing-Kabar A, Heinzow HS, Schmidt HHJ, Stenger C, Gerth HU, Pohlen M, Thölking G, Wilms C, Kabar I 4072 Efficacy and safety of combined directly acting antivirals for treatment of Chinese chronic hepatitis C patients in a real-world setting Chen JH, Zeng Z, Zhang XX, Zhang Y, Zhang RW, Wang S, Wu CH, Yu M, Liu D, Xi HL, Zhou YX, An YY, Xu XY 4080 Observation of the effect of targeted therapy of 64-slice spiral CT combined with cryoablation for liver cancer Yan QH, Xu DG, Shen YF, Yuan DL, Bao JH, Li HB, Lv YG Prospective Study 4090 Inflammatory bowel disease incidence in Czech children: A regional prospective study, 2000-2015 Schwarz J, Sýkora, J, Cvalínová D, Pomahačová R, Klečková J, Kryl M, Včelák P 4102 Drug-induced liver injury in inflammatory bowel disease: 1-year prospective observational study Koller T, Galambosova M, Filakovska S, Kubincova M, Hlavaty T, Toth J, Krajcovicova A, Payer J SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 4112 Can fecal microbiota transplantation cure irritable bowel syndrome? Halkjær SI, Boolsen AW, Günther S, Christensen AH, Petersen AM CASE REPORT 4121 Application of novel magnified single balloon enteroscopy for a patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome Murata M, Bamba S, Takahashi K, Imaeda H, Nishida A, Inatomi O, Tsujikawa T, Kushima R, Sugimoto M, Andoh A 4127 Synchronous triple occurrence of MALT lymphoma, schwannoma, and adenocarcinoma of the stomach Choi KW, Joo M, Kim HS, Lee WY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 4132 Is tremor related to celiac disease? Ameghino L, Rossi MD, Cerquetti D, Merello M II June 14, 2017 Volume 23 Issue 22

Contents World Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 23 Number 22 June 14, 2017 ABOUT COVER Editorial board member of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Jun-Te Hsu, MD, Associate Professor, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan County and Chang Gung Medicine Colledge, Tao Yuan 333, Taiwan AIMS AND SCOPE World Journal of Gastroenterology (World J Gastroenterol, WJG, print ISSN 1007-9327, online ISSN 2219-2840, DOI: 10.3748) is a peer-reviewed open access journal. WJG was established on October 1, 1995. It is published weekly on the 7 th, 14 th, 21 st, and 28 th each month. The WJG Editorial Board consists of 1375 experts in gastroenterology and hepatology from 68 countries. The primary task of WJG is to rapidly publish high-quality original articles, reviews, and commentaries in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, gastrointestinal endoscopy, gastrointestinal surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, gastrointestinal oncology, gastrointestinal radiation oncology, gastrointestinal imaging, gastrointestinal interventional therapy, gastrointestinal infectious diseases, gastrointestinal pharmacology, gastrointestinal pathophysiology, gastrointestinal pathology, evidence-based medicine in gastroenterology, pancreatology, gastrointestinal laboratory medicine, gastrointestinal molecular biology, gastrointestinal immunology, gastrointestinal microbiology, gastrointestinal genetics, gastrointestinal translational medicine, gastrointestinal diagnostics, and gastrointestinal therapeutics. WJG is dedicated to become an influential and prestigious journal in gastroenterology and hepatology, to promote the development of above disciplines, and to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic skill and expertise of clinicians. INDEXING/ABSTRACTING World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) is now indexed in Current Contents /Clinical Medicine, Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch ), Journal Citation Reports, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Digital Object Identifier, and Directory of Open Access Journals. The 2015 edition of Journal Citation Reports released by Thomson Reuters (ISI) cites the 2015 impact factor for WJG as 2.787 (5-year impact factor: 2.848), ranking WJG as 38 among 78 journals in gastroenterology and hepatology (quartile in category Q2). FLYLEAF I-IX Editorial Board EDITORS FOR THIS ISSUE Responsible Assistant Editor: Xiang Li Responsible Electronic Editor: Cai-Hong Wang Proofing Editor-in-Chief: Lian-Sheng Ma Responsible Science Editor: Yuan Qi Proofing Editorial Office Director: Jin-Lei Wang NAME OF JOURNAL World Journal of Gastroenterology ISSN ISSN 1007-9327 (print) ISSN 2219-2840 (online) LAUNCH DATE October 1, 1995 FREQUENCY Weekly EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Damian Garcia-Olmo, MD, PhD, Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; Department of General Surgery, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz University Hospital, Madrid 28040, Spain Stephen C Strom, PhD, Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 141-86, Sweden Andrzej S Tarnawski, MD, PhD, DSc (Med), Professor of Medicine, Chief Gastroenterology, VA Long Beach Health Care System, University of California, Irvine, CA, 5901 E. Seventh Str., Long Beach, CA 90822, United States EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS All editorial board members resources online at http:// www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/editorialboard.htm EDITORIAL OFFICE Jin-Lei Wang, Director Yuan Qi, Vice Director Ze-Mao Gong, Vice Director World Journal of Gastroenterology Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 7901 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 501, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA Telephone: +1-925-2238242 Fax: +1-925-2238243 E-mail: editorialoffice@wjgnet.com Help Desk: http://www.f6publishing.com/helpdesk http://www.wjgnet.com PUBLISHER Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 7901 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 501, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA Telephone: +1-925-2238242 Fax: +1-925-2238243 E-mail: bpgoffice@wjgnet.com Help Desk: http://www.f6publishing.com/helpdesk http://www.wjgnet.com PUBLICATION DATE June 14, 2017 COPYRIGHT 2017 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. Articles published by this Open-Access journal are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. SPECIAL STATEMENT All articles published in journals owned by the Baishideng Publishing Group (BPG) represent the views and opinions of their authors, and not the views, opinions or policies of the BPG, except where otherwise explicitly indicated. INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Full instructions are available online at http://www. wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/204 ONLINE SUBMISSION http://www.f6publishing.com III June 14, 2017 Volume 23 Issue 22

Submit a Manuscript: http://www.f6publishing.com DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i22.4127 World J Gastroenterol 2017 June 14; 23(22): 4127-4131 ISSN 1007-9327 (print) ISSN 2219-2840 (online) CASE REPORT Synchronous triple occurrence of MALT lymphoma, schwannoma, and adenocarcinoma of the stomach Kyeong W Choi, Mee Joo, Han S Kim, Woo Y Lee Kyeong W Choi, Woo Y Lee, Department of Surgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul 100-032, South Korea Mee Joo, Han S Kim, Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang-si Gyeonggi-do 411-706, South Korea Author contributions: Choi KW and Lee WY designed the report; Joo M and Kim HS performed histologic analysis; Choi KW and Lee WY wrote the paper. Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Seoul Paik Hospital Institutional Review Board, PAIK-2016-12-012. Informed consent statement: The patient presented in this case report gave his written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of his protected health information. Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Manuscript source: Unsolicited manuscript Correspondence to: Woo Y Lee, MD, Department of Surgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 9 Mareunnae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-032, South Korea. yongaaa5972@naver.com Telephone: +82-2-22700247 Fax: +82-2-22700250 Received: January 10, 2017 Peer-review started: January 12, 2017 First decision: March 3, 2017 Revised: March 14, 2017 Accepted: April 12, 2017 Article in press: April 12, 2017 Published online: June 14, 2017 Abstract We present a case of a 56-year-old man with 3 synchronous gastric tumors. The patient presented with melena, and 3 gastric abnormalities were detected on gastroduodenoscopic examination, including a small ulcerative lesion in the gastric antrum, a submucosal mass in the gastric body, and severe erosion in the fundus. Histological examination of biopsy samples yielded respective diagnoses of gastric adenocarcinoma, gastritis, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. The patient first received medication to eradicate any underlying Helicobacter pylori infection, which might have been a cause of the MALT lymphoma. Four weeks later, after examination of repeat biopsy samples revealed that the MALT lymphoma had resolved, the patient underwent subtotal gastrectomy. Further histological examination of resected tissue confirmed the antrum lesion as adenocarcinoma and the body lesion as schwannoma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of synchronous triple primary gastric adenocarcinoma, MALT lymphoma, and schwannoma. Key words: Gastric cancer; Synchronous; mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue lymphoma; Schwannoma; Triple The Author(s) 2017. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. Core tip: Synchronous occurrence of two types of gastric tumor is relatively well described, but this is the first report of synchronous triple gastric adenocarcinoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue 4127 June 14, 2017 Volume 23 Issue 22

Choi KW et al. Synchronous triple gastric tumor (MALT) lymphoma, and schwannoma. Consideration of the possible underlying involvement of Helicobacter pylori in MALT lymphoma and preoperative treatment with appropriate medication allowed performance of subtotal gastrectomy and a successful outcome. Choi KW, Joo M, Kim HS, Lee WY. Synchronous triple occurrence of MALT lymphoma, schwannoma, and adenocarcinoma of the stomach. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(22): 4127-4131 Available from: URL: http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/ i22/4127.htm DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i22.4127 INTRODUCTION The most frequent diagnosis of tumor of the stomach is adenocarcinoma (90%-95%), followed by lymphoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), and carcinoid tumor. Synchronous occurrence of two types of tumor in the stomach is relatively well known. Here, we present an extremely rare case of synchronous gastric adenocarcinoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, and schwannoma in a 56-year-old man in Korea. CASE REPORT A 56-year-old male visited to our clinic with melena. Apart from the presence of diabetes, he had no other remarkable symptom or past medical history. There were no specific findings in physical examination except for obesity (body mass index, 32). All laboratory results, including tumor markers, were in normal range. Gastroduodenoscopy showed slightly raised ulcer on the antral anterior wall. Additional findings included a positive rolling sign in the mid-body suggestive of a submucosal lesion and a diffuse erythematous lesion in the fundus area, and these areas were also biopsied (Figure 1). A computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed an ovoid homogeneous 2 cm 2 cm mass at the greater curvature of the mid-body and mildly enlarged perigastric lymph nodes. Positron emission tomography - computed tomography showed no evidence of any other lymphoid involvement. Histological examination of the antral and fundic biopsy samples yielded respective diagnoses of moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma and low-grade MALT lymphoma with plasmacytic differentiation (Figure 2). The patient was first prescribed medication to eradicate any underlying Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, which might have been a causative factor in the MALT lymphoma, and examination of repeat biopsy obtained at the fundus after 4 wk medication confirmed that the MALT lymphoma had resolved. The patient was then referred for surgical intervention. At laparotomy, the patient underwent radical subtotal gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy. During gastrectomy, a well-defined nodular lesion measuring 2 cm 2 cm was palpated in the greater curvature 5 cm proximal to the adenocarcinoma. Histological examination of the partial stomach showed the presence of an early gastric cancer consisting of a moderately differentiated intestinal-type adenocarcinoma located in the antrum and measuring 3.2 cm 2.5 cm. The tumor was infiltrating into the deep submucosa of the antrum. There was no lymph node metastasis in 17 retrieved nodes. The final pathologic stage for gastric adenocarcinoma was pt1bn0m0, p-stage IA (American Joint Committee on Cancer 7 th edition). Histological examination of hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections of the other submucosal tumor revealed that it consisted of spindle cells covered by a smooth muscle layer, lymphoid cuffs, and fundic-type glands. On immunohistochemical analysis, this submucosal tumor showed strong positivity for S-100 and negative expression for c-kit. This immunostaining pattern differentiates gastrointestinal schwannoma from GIST (Figure 3). Electron microscopic examination of ultrathin sections of the submucosal tumor revealed sheets of elongated cells with numerous complex cytoplasmic processes. The cytoplasmic membrane was completely covered with external lamina. The nucleus had irregular margins and a heterochromatic chromatin pattern, and the perikaryal cytoplasm contained several mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, and many lysosomes. Hence, a final diagnosis of schwannoma was made (Figure 4). The patient s postoperative period was uneventful and he was discharged in good health. Follow-up visits, including endoscopy every 6 mo, for up to 2 yr after operation were unremarkable. DISCUSSION Occurrence of two types of primary gastric neoplasm is relatively well known, but no reports have been published regarding the simultaneous presence of gastric adenocarcinoma, MALT lymphoma, and schwannoma. Gastric adenocarcinoma accounts for more than 90% of all malignant gastric tumors and may co-exist with synchronous tumors of a different histologic type, most commonly lymphoma. Primary gastric lymphoma occurs in 5% of gastric malignancies and their worldwide incidence is increasing. Primary gastric lymphoma is mostly non- Hodgkin lymphoma. Diffuse large B cell and marginal zone B cell type are the most common subtypes. The pathogenesis is often related to H. pylori infection [1]. Since Rabinovitch et al [2] published the first case in 1952, 56 cases of simultaneous occurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric lymphoma have been reported. In that series, gastric lymphoma was mainly MALT type (69.6%) or low grade (87.2%), the 4128 June 14, 2017 Volume 23 Issue 22

Choi KW et al. Synchronous triple gastric tumor A B C Figure 1 Images obtained during endoscopic examination. A: There is a slightly raised ulcerated area on the anterior wall of the antrum; B: A positive rolling sign is present in the mid-body, suggestive of a submucosal lesion; C: A diffuse erythematous lesion is seen in the fundic area. These three lesions underwent biopsy sampling. A B Figure 2 Histologic images. A: The tumor in the antrum is a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma [ 40, hematoxylin and eosin (HE)]; B: In the fundus section, lymphoepithelial lesions (circled in black), typical for mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, are seen, which are formed by infiltration of centrocytelike cells into the gastric glandular epithelium ( 400, HE). A B Figure 3 Histologic images. A: The tumor in the mid-body consists of spindle cells. Above the spindle cell tumor, a smooth muscle layer, lymphoid cuffs, and fundictype glands are found ( 40, HE); B: On immunohistochemical analysis, the spindle tumor cells are positive for S-100, in contrast to the overlying smooth muscles fibers and lymphoid cells ( 100). correlation between H. pylori and MALT lymphoma was 86%/72% in the Eastern and Western cases [3]. Gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric MALT lymphoma are considered to be one of the results of H. pylori infection. Gastric cancer can occur in about 1%-2% of H. pylori infection cases, and the risk is nine times higher than in patients without H. pylori infection. In addition, H. pylori infection is highly correlated with gastric MALT lymphoma and is found as a low-grade type MALT lymphoma in over 90% of cases [4]. At present, the most widely accepted initial therapy for localized low-grade MALT lymphoma is aimed at the eradication of H. pylori infection, with regimens combining antibiotics and proton-pump inhibitors. Many reports have confirmed the efficacy of antibiotic therapy and showed long-term remission in 60%-100% of patients with localized H. pylori-positive MALT lymphoma [5]. In our patient, we decided to treat the MALT lymphoma first by prescribing medication for the 4129 June 14, 2017 Volume 23 Issue 22

Choi KW et al. Synchronous triple gastric tumor COMMENTS Case characteristics A 56-year-old man presented to our hospital with melena and three gastric abnormalities were detected on gastroduodenoscopic examination. Clinical diagnosis Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, adenocarcinoma, and submucosal tumor in stomach. Differential diagnosis Carcinoid tumor, primary lymphoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Laboratory diagnosis All laboratory results were within normal limits. Figure 4 Electron microscopic findings of the submucosal tumor. Elongated neoplastic cells show with numerous complex interdigitating cytoplasmic processes. The cytoplasmic membrane was completely covered with external lamina. The nuclei reveal irregular margins and a heterochromatic chromatin pattern, and the perikaryal cytoplasm contained several mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, and many lysosomes. eradication of H. pylori organisms to avoid total gastrectomy. After 4 wk, repeat biopsy was conducted at the fundic site and we confirmed that the MALT lymphoma had resolved. Subsequently, the patient underwent radical subtotal gastrectomy, which included removal of the submucosal tumor in the mid-body. The final pathologic findings were moderately differentiated intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (submucosal invasion without regional lymph node metastasis) and schwannoma, and follow-up visits up to 2 y after operation were unremarkable. According to Nakamura's study [6], the survival rate of patients with synchronous gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric lymphoma was similar to survival rate of gastric adenocarcinoma alone and was significantly lower than survival rate of gastric lymphoma alone. Schwannoma is a rare gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumor. The most common site for schwannoma in the gastrointestinal tract is the stomach, followed by the colon. There are some histological differences between gastric schwannoma and softtissue schwannoma. Unlike soft tissue schwannoma, encapsulation, nuclear palisading and vascular hyalinization are rare in gastric schwannoma [7]. Gastric schwannoma seems to have a good prognosis without recurrence and metastasis. As for simultaneous occurrences of schwannoma with other types of gastric cancer, only three cases have been reported prior to 2015 [8]. In conclusion, synchronous triple gastric adenocarcinoma, MALT lymphoma, and schwannoma has not been reported previously in the literature. H. pylori eradication and surgery are the mainstay treatment. Further biologic and genetic studies will be required to explain the simultaneous development of tumors of different histotypes. Imaging diagnosis Gastroduodenoscopic examination showed a small ulcerative lesion in the gastric antrum, a submucosal mass in the gastric body, and severe erosion in the fundus. CT showed an ovoid homogeneous 2 cm 2 cm mass at the greater curvature of the mid-body and mildly enlarged perigastric lymph nodes. Pathological diagnosis MALT lymphoma, adenocarcinoma, schwannoma. Treatment Antibiotics treatment and radical subtotal gastrectomy. Related reports Synchronous occurrence of two types of tumor in the stomach is relatively well known. This is rare case of synchronous triple tumors in stomach. Term explanation MALT lymphoma is a form of lymphoma involving the MALT, frequently of the stomach. Gastric schwannoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. Experiences and lessons Further biologic and genetic studies will be required to explain the simultaneous development of tumors of different histotypes. Peer-review it is a well written article, a case report about synchronous triple primary gastric adenocarcinoma, MALT lymphoma, and schwannoma. REFERENCES 1 Ferrucci PF, Zucca E. Primary gastric lymphoma pathogenesis and treatment: what has changed over the past 10 years? Br J Haematol 2007; 136: 521-538 [PMID: 17156403 DOI: 10.1111/ j.1365-2141.2006.06444] 2 Rabinovitch J, Pines B, Grayzel D. Coexisting lymphosarcoma and ulcer-carcinoma of the stomach. AMA Arch Surg 1952; 64: 185-191 [PMID: 14884846] 3 Hamaloglu E, Topaloglu S, Ozdemir A, Ozenc A. Synchronous and metachronous occurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric lymphoma: A review of the literature. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12: 3564-3574 [PMID: 16773713 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i22.3564] 4 Kaffes A, Hughes L, Hollinshead J, Katelaris P. Synchronous primary adenocarcinoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and a stromal tumor in a Helicobacter pylori-infected stomach. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002; 17: 1033-1036 [PMID: 12167128] 5 Wotherspoon AC, Doglioni C, Diss TC, Pan L, Moschini A, de Boni M, Isaacson PG. Regression of primary low-grade B-cell 4130 June 14, 2017 Volume 23 Issue 22

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