Cell Injury and Protection in the Gastrointestinal Tract: From Basic Sciences to Clinical Perspectives 1996

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Emerging Research in Gastrointestinal Diseases....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Analyses of Pathogenic Elements Involved in Gastric Lesions Induced by Indomethacin in Rats....Pages 11-24
NO-NSAID: A Novel Class of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs with Reduced Gastrointestinal and Renal Toxicity....Pages 25-32
Gastric Mucosal Preventive Effects of Prostacyclin and β-Carotene, and Their Biochemical Effects in Rats Treated with Ethanol and HCl at Different Doses and Time Intervals after Administration of Necrotizing Agents....Pages 33-50
Reduction in Gastric Bicarbonate Secretory Response Induced by N G -Nitro- l -Arginine Methyl Ester Following Repeated Administration in Rats....Pages 51-61
Role of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) in Ulcer Healing....Pages 63-70
The Response of Odontoblasts to Injury to Epithelial Integrity: Review....Pages 71-81
Analysis of Adrenoceptor- and Related Receptor-Mediated Gastric Cytoprotection....Pages 83-91
Front Matter....Pages 93-93
The Effect of Intragastric Capsaicin and Resiniferatoxin on Indomethacin- Induced Gastric Mucosal Damage in Rats....Pages 95-105
A Comparative Study on the Adenine Nucleotide Metabolism of Acid-Dependent and Non-Acid-Dependent Acute Gastric Mucosal Injury in the Rat....Pages 107-116
Morphological Aspects of BPC-Peptide Protection in Ethanol-Induced Gastric Lesions in Rats....Pages 117-123
Inhibitory Effect of Omentopexy on Experimental Chronic Gastric Antral Ulcer Formation....Pages 125-128
Effect of Suramin on Ethanol-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury: Relationship between Tissue Distribution and Severity of Damage....Pages 129-138
Effects of Ranitidine, Omeprazole and Vagotomy on Rat Gastric Mucosal Phospholipids....Pages 139-145
Are Phospholipids Involved in the Gastroprotective Capacity of Avocado?....Pages 147-155
Transmucosal Potential Difference as a Marker of Helicobacter Pylori -Induced Gastric Mucosal Barrier Damage....Pages 157-161
Impaired Gastric Mucosal Defence in Helicobacter Pylori-Related Conditions....Pages 163-173
The Role of Cysteine and Serine Proteases in Gastric Carcinogenesis and Their Prognostic Impact in Gastric Cancer....Pages 175-185
Inhibition of Rabbit Gastric Epithelial Restoration by a Water Extract of Helicobacter Pylori : Evidence Using a Cultured Cell Model....Pages 187-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Zinc Sulphate Healing Effects on Cysteamine-Induced Duodenal Ulcer in the Rat....Pages 199-206
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Endogenous Vasopressin Damages Duodenal Mucosa during Haemorrhagic Shock in Rats....Pages 207-213
The Vascular Event as a Target in Changes of Indomethacin-Induced Gastrointestinal Mucosal Damage after Acute Surgical and ‘Chemical’ Vagotomy in Rats....Pages 215-222
Involvement of Corticotropin Releasing Factor (CRF) and Vasopressin (AVP) in Stress-Induced Exacerbation of Experimental Colitis in Rats....Pages 223-235
Protective Effect of Trapencaine in Acetic Acidinduced Colitis in Rats....Pages 237-248
Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Beneficially Influences the Healing of Colon—Colon Anastomoses in Rats....Pages 249-258
Cysteine and Serine Proteases in Duodenal Ulcer....Pages 259-269
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Treatment of Chronic Liver Disease. Do Cytoprotective Agents Interfere with Drug-Metabolizing Activity?....Pages 273-278
Recombinant Interferon-α 2b Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C. a Prospective Multicentre Study in Hungary....Pages 279-286
Immunological Features and the Effect of Interferon Treatment in Chronic Hepatitis C....Pages 287-303
Long-Term Interferon-α 2b Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis B. A Prospective Multicentre Study in Hungary....Pages 305-311
New Emphasis in the Treatment of Pancreatic Insufficiency....Pages 313-322
Metabolic Responses to Open and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy....Pages 323-333
Octreotide in the Prevention of Increased Serum Amylase after Endoscopic Cholangiopancreatography. A Prospective, Randomized and Multicentre Study in Hungary....Pages 335-339
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Genetic Polymorphisms of CYP1A1, CYP2E1, and GSTM1 Genes: Susceptibility to Colon Cancer....Pages 343-347
Serum Carotenoids and Malignant Gastrointestinal Diseases in Patients....Pages 349-355
Back Matter....Pages 357-358