Helicobacter pylori: Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Cure 1996

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Mixed gastric infections and infection with other Helicobacter species....Pages 1-10
 In vivo studies of emergent issues in gastric Helicobacter pathogenesis and epidemiology....Pages 11-32
Genetic bases for heterogeneity of Helicobacter pylori ....Pages 33-39
 Mobilis in mobile: unexpected flexibility and quantum leaps in the Helicobacter pylori genome....Pages 40-49
Effect of gastric acid on Helicobacter pylori ecology....Pages 50-63
 Helicobacter pylori and the gastric environment....Pages 64-77
P-type ion motive ATPases of Helicobacter pylori ....Pages 78-84
Which is the most important factor in duodenal ulcer pathogenesis: the strain of Helicobacter pylori or the host?....Pages 85-91
The effect of Helicobacter pylori on the surface hydrophobicity and phospholipid composition of the gastric mucosa....Pages 92-97
Mediators of inflammation in Helicobacter pylori infection....Pages 98-107
Effects of abnormalities of gastrin and somatostatin in Helicobacter pylori infection on acid secretion....Pages 108-121
 Helicobacter pylori gastritis and gastric acid secretory function — an integrated approach....Pages 122-131
Nitric oxide, bacteria and ulcer healing....Pages 132-138
Effects of infection with Helicobacter pylori on gastric epithelium....Pages 139-149
Is the Th1/Th2 lymphocyte balance upset by Helicobacter pylori infection?....Pages 150-157
What determines the vigour of the immune response to Helicobacter pylori ?....Pages 158-167
Theories of vaccination for Helicobacter pylori ....Pages 168-173
Vaccines for the treatment and prevention of Helicobacter pylori infection....Pages 174-184
The epithelial changes associated with Helicobacter pylori infection: the biology of gastric and intestinal metaplasia....Pages 185-194
Cell regulation, differentiation and their sequelae in the Helicobacter pylori inflamed and eradicated stomach....Pages 195-204
The gastric lymphomas and the role of Helicobacter pylori in tumour development: have criteria been set for diagnosis?....Pages 205-221
Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori -related gastric lymphoma....Pages 222-231
Mechanisms of paralysis and apoptosis of the inflammatory cells in Helicobacter pylori infection....Pages 232-237
Lessons from the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori and cancer....Pages 238-244
 Helicobacter pylori , acid, gastritis, atrophy and progression to cancer: a critical view....Pages 245-254
Essential co-factors in gastric carcinogenesis....Pages 255-261
Mechanisms of spread of Helicobacter pylori infection....Pages 262-268
Whom, how and when to test for Helicobacter pylori infection....Pages 269-285
 Helicobacter pylori infection in children....Pages 286-294
The problem ulcer: bleeding, perforation, Helicobacter pylori -negativity and intractability....Pages 295-303
Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease....Pages 304-311
Are NSAIDs and Helicobacter pylori separate risk factors?....Pages 312-323
 Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia: a conceptual approach....Pages 324-339
Aspects of anti- Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy....Pages 340-347
What is the relevance of resistance of Helicobacter pylori to antimicrobial agents?....Pages 348-356
Treatment of patients with failed eradication — a personal view....Pages 357-365
What is the role of the primary care physician in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection?....Pages 366-373
Novel therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection....Pages 374-383
Economic evaluation of Helicobacter pylori eradication in the management of duodenal ulcer....Pages 384-397
Model of Helicobacter pylori treatment and disease outcome: a threshold analysis....Pages 398-405
Back Matter....Pages 407-419