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Author:   B. Vucelic ,  J.F. Colombel ,  C. Gasche ,  J. Schölmerich
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2005 ed.
Volume:   140
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.597kg
ISBN:  

9781402028472

ISBN 10:   1402028474
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   09 December 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Genetics.- Molecular classification of inflammatory bowel disease.- NOD proteins and defence against microbial infection.- Pharmacogenetics of inflammatory bowel disease therapy.- Genotypes and phenotypes in clinical practice.- Microbiology.- Chronic inflammatory disorders, the gut and the `Old Friends’ hypothesis.- Innate immune receptors and inflammatory bowel disease.- Manipulation of enteric flora in clinical practice.- Immunoregulation: novel therapeutic agents.- Lymphocyte integrins and the pathogenesis of experimental colitis.- Role of cytokines and their receptors in inflammatory bowel diseases.- State-of-the-art: targeting immunoregulation — biologicals.- Manipulation of the environment.- Environmental epidemiology.- Understanding the opposite effects of smoking in inflammatory bowel disease.- Microparticles: a link between modern life and inflammatory bowel disease?.- Are we able to treat inflammatory bowel disease with diet?.- New diagnostic tools.- Novel endoscopic diagnostic developments — bioendoscopy.- Cross-sectional imaging in inflammatory bowel disease.- State of the art: the transparent abdomen.- Mechanism of action of established drugs.- Apoptosis as a target.- Mechanisms of action of conventional drugs in inflammatory bowel disease.- Optimizing the use of current drugs for inflammatory bowel disease.- The difficult cases of Crohn’s disease.- Diffuse jejunoileitis in an adolescent.- Diffuse jejunoileitis in the adolescent patient.- Current methods of bowel-sparing surgery in Crohn’s disease.- Mechanisms of steroid-refractory disease.- Management of perianal Crohn’s disease.- The difficult cases of ulcerative colitis.- A case of refractory proctitis.- Inflammatory bowel diseases and innate immunity.- Biology of cancer in ulcerative colitis and consequences for chemoprevention.- Therapeutic strategy in ulcerative colitis — 2004.

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