Intestinal Mucosa and its Diseases - Pathophysiology and Clinics

List of Principal Authors. Preface. Section I: Epithelial Transport and Diarrhoea. 1. Mechanisms of Intestinal Absorption and Secretion: An abbreviated review and update; E.B. Chang, C. Bookstein. 2. Epithelial Transport Changes in Experimental Inflammation; M.C. Berin, et al. 3. Enteropathogens and the Epithelial Proinflammatory Program; M.F. Kagnoff, L. Eckmann. 4. Enteropathogens and Diarrhae: The Role of Nerves and Mast Cells in Toxin-Mediated Diarrheas; J.T. LaMont, C. Pothoulakis. 5. Diarrhea in Neuroendocrine Disorders; R.T. Jensen. 6. Antidiarrheal Therapy; G.J. Krejs. Section II: Transport Proteins and Intestinal Diseases. 7. Molecular Cloning and Functional Analysis of Epithelial Transporters: Renal Na+P1-cotransport as an Example; J. Biber, et al. 8. Short-Term Regulation of NHE3 by Growth Factors/Protein Kinases Involves Vesicle Trafficking in Epithelial Cells and Fibroblasts; M. Donowitz, et al. 9. Towards Identification of the Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Transcriptional Regulation of the Intestinal Na+/Glucose Cotransporter (SGLT1); I.S. Wood, et al. 10. Iron Sensing and Regulation of Iron Transport; A. Rolfs, M.A. Hediger. 11. Molecular Mechanisms of Intestinal Calcium Absorption; M.D. Sitrin. 12. Peptide transport in the Small Intestine; H. Daniel. Section III: Epithelial Development and Differentiation. 13. Regulation of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Cross-talk in the Gut; M. Kedinger, et al. 14. Epithelial Differentiation and Adaptation of the Intestine: Molecular Regulation; D.C. Rubin, et al. 15. NO as a Modulator of Mucosal Barrier Function in the Intestine; P. Kubes. 16. Function of Caudal-Related Homeobox Genes in the Intestinal Epithelium; P.G. Traber. 17. The Role of COX-2 in Intestinal Cancer; C. Williams, et al. 18. Mucin Gene Expression in the Gut; Y.S. Kim, et al. Section IV: Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis. 19. New Pathoepigenetic Aspects in GI Neoplasia -- State of the Art; T.A. Brasitus. 20. DNA Mismatch Repair Genes and Colorectal Cancer; C.R. Boland, J.M. Carethers. 21. Metastatic Tumor Growth; M. Zoller. 22. Apoptosis, Differentiation and the Control of Colonic Cell Numbers; A.C. Williams, et al. Section V: Mucosal Structure and Function. 23. Pathobiology of Active Intestinal Inflammation; J.L. Madara, D. Merlin. 24. Sampling and Antigen Presentation Strategies in Mucosal Tissues; J.-P. Kraehenbuhl, et al. 25. Epithelial Injury and Restitution; A.U. Dignas, et al. 26. Multi-step Assembly of the Right Junction: Implications for Intestinal Barrier Regulation and Disease; L.L. Mitic, et al. Section VI: New Insights into Small Intestinal Diseases. 27. Immunobiology of Celiac Disease; M.F. Kagnoff. 28. Clinical Problems in Coeliac Disease (CD); W.F. Caspary. 29. Functional Role of Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF) and Transforming Growth Factor-alpha (TGFalpha) in Mediating T-Cell-induced Crypt Cell Hyperplasia in the Gut; M. Bajaj-Elliott, et al. 30. T- and B-Cell Lymphomas of the Intestine; M. Zeitz. 31. Allergic Enteropathy; S.C. Bischoff, et al. 32. Mucosal Vaccines and Oral Tolerance; J. Holmgren, et al. Section VII: Intestinal Inflammation and Tumour Growth: Cell-Cell Interactions. 33. Healing Gastrointestinal Mycosal Injury: Two Sides; D.K. Podolsky. 34. Microvascular Endothelial Cells and Leukocyte Emigration; P. Brandtzaeg, et al. 35. Epithelial Communication with Endothelial Cells -- Implications for IBD? R. Stoll, et al. 36. Cell and Molecular Cross Talk in Models of Mucosal Regeneration; F.C. Campbell, et al. 37. Novel Insights into the Regulatory Role of MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) in the Transendothelial Migration of Human Monocytes; C. Kerkhoff, et al. 38. Mucosal Immune Lessons from Gene Targeting Experiments; T. Dassopoulos, et al. Section VIII: Pathogenetic Mechanisms in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 39. Experimental Models of Inflammation and their Relation to Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease; W. Strober, IJ. Fuss. 40. Regulation of the Inflammatory Response by Suppressor Cytokines; T. Kucharzik, et al. 41. A Role for Mast Cells in Intestinal Inflammation; E. Saperas. 42. Cytokine-Targeting Therapeutic Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; S.J.H. van Deventer. 43. Current Concept of the Role of Intestinal Lymphocyte Trafficking in the Organ-specific, Inflammation-related Extraintestinal Manifestations of IBD; N. Lugering, et al. Index.