Orlando RC, Paterson WG, Harnett KM, Ma J, Behar J, Biancani P, Guarino MPL, Altomare A, Cicala M, Cao W. Esophageal disease: updated information on inflammation.
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2011;
1232:369-75. [PMID:
21950828 DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06064.x]
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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.
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