Helicobacter pylori: Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Cure 1996 Book

Preface. 1. Mixed gastric infections and infection with other Helicobacter species; S.L. Hazell. 2. In vivo studies of emergent issues in gastric Helicobacter pathogenesis and epidemiology; J.G. Fox. 3. Genetic bases for heterogeneity of Helicobacter pylori; M.J. Blaser. 4. Mobilis in mobile: Unexpected flexibility and quantum leaps in the Helicobacter pylori genome; A. Covacci. 5. Effect of gastric acid on Helicobacter pylori ecology; A. Lee, et al. 6. Helicobacter pylori and the gastric environment; G. Sachs, et al. 7. P type ion motive ATPases of Helicobacter pylori; K. Melchers, et al. 8. Which is the most important factor in duodenal ulcer pathogenesis: the strain of Helicobacter pylori or the host? D.Y. Graham, et al. 9. The effect of Helicobacter pylori on the surface hydrophobicity and phospholipid composition of the gastric mucosa; L.M. Lichtenberger. 10. Mediators of inflammation in Helicobacter pylori infection; K. Bodger, J.E. Crabtree. 11. Effects of abnormalities of gastrin and somatostatin in Helicobacter pylori infection on acid secretion; J. Calam, et al. 12. Helicobacter pylori gastritis and gastric acid secretory function - an integrated approach; K.E.L. McColl, et al. 13. Nitric oxide, bacteria and ulcer healing; S.N. Elliott, J.L. Wallace. 14. Effects of infection with Helicobacter pylori on gastric epithelium; S.E. Crowe, et al. 15. Is the TH1/TH2 lymphocyte balance upset by Helicobacter pylori infection; P.B. Ernst, et al. 16. What determines the vigour of the immune response to Helicobacter pylori? K. Croitoru, D. Snider. 17. Theories of vaccination for Helicobacter pylori; W.F. Doe. 18. Vaccines for the treatment and prevention of Helicobacter pylori infection; I. Corthésy-Theulaz, et al. 19. The epithelial changes associated with Helicobacter pylori infection: the biology of gastric and intestinal metaplasia; N. Wright. 20. Cell regulation, differentiation and their sequelae in the Helicobacter pylori inflamed and eradicated stomach; R.H. Riddell. 21. The gastric lymphomas and the role of Helicobacter pylori in tumour development: have criteria been set for diagnosis? M.F. Dixon. 22. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori related gastric lymphoma; M. Stolte, et al. 23. Mechanisms of paralysis and apoptosis of the inflammatory cells in Helicobacter pylori infection; K. Deusch. 24. Lessons from the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori and cancer; J. Parsonnet. 25. H. pylori, acid, gastritis, atrophy and progression to cancer: a critical view; J.W. Freston. 26. Essential co-factors in gastric carcinogenesis; D. Forman. 27. Mechanisms of spread of Helicobacter pylori infection; S.M. Kelly. 28. Whom, how and when to test for Helicobacter pylori infection; A. Axon, et al. 29. Helicobacter pylori infection in children; M. Rowland, B. Drumm. 30. The problem ulcer; bleeding, perforation, Helicobacter pylori-negativity and intractability; M. Buckley, et al. 31. Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD); G.N.J. Tytgat. 32. Are NSAIDs and Helicobacter pylori separate risk factors? C.J. Hawkey. 33. Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia &endash; a conceptual approach; D. Armstrong, R.H. Hunt. 34. Aspects of anti-Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy; G.N.J. Tytgat. 35. What is the relevance of resistance of Helicobacter pylori to antimicrobial agents? F. Mégraud. 36. Treatment of patients with failed eradication &endash; a personal view; T.J. Borody, N.P. Shortis. 37. What is the role of the primary care physician in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori; P. Malfertheiner, T. Breuer. 38. Novel therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection; J. Lambert, P. Midolo. 39. Economic evaluation of Helicobacter pylori eradication in the management of duodenal ulcer; B. O'Brien, et al. 40. Model of Helicobacter pylori treatment and disease outcome: a threshold analysis; A. Sonnenberg. Winning Posters: P1. Population structure of Helicobacter pylori based on the flaA gene; M.U. Göttke, et al. P2. Human serum antibody response against iron-repressible outer membrane proteins of Helicobacter pylori; D.J. Worst, et al. P3. Variable structures and interactions of lipopolysaccharides from Helicobacter pylori; G.O. Aspinall, et al. Index.