Esophageal disease: updated information on inflammation.

Authors :: Orlando, Roy C.
Paterson, William G.
Harnett, Karen M.
Ma, Jie
Behar, Jose
Biancani, Piero
Guarino, Michele Pier Luca
Altomare, Annamaria
Cicala, Michele
Cao, Weibiao
Source :: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Sep2011, Vol. 1232 Issue 1, p369-375. 7p. 1 Diagram, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: The following on esophageal disease provides updated information the mucosal defense against acid and acid-pepsin injury; the roles of platelet activating factor, mast cells, proinflammatory cytokines, and chemokines in inflammation; differences and similarities in erosive and nonerosive esophagitis; acid and vanilloid receptors in esophageal mucosa; and bile acid receptors in esophageal epithelium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]