Recent advances in gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics
By: editors, C. Scarpignato, F. Di Mario.
Contributors: Scarpignato, C.; Di Mario, F.
Publisher: Karger
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Basel; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9783805581387
Subjects: Gastrointestinal agents; Gastrointestinal system -- Diseases -- Treatment; Digestive System Diseases -- drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Agents -- therapeutic use
Notes: Published also as v. 24, no. 1/2, 2006, of Digestive diseases.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Advances in GI pharmacology and therapeutics / Scarpignato, C.; Di Mario, F.; title: Acid suppression therapy: where do we go from here? / Scarpignato, C.; Pelosini, I.; Di Mario, F.; title: Antisecretory drugs for diarrheal disease / Farthing, M.J.G.; title: Drugs acting on serotonin receptors for the treatment of functional GI disorders / Tonini, M.; Pace, F.; title: CCK1 antagonists: are they ready for clinical use? / Peter, S.A.S.; D'Amato, M.; Beglinger, C.; title: Tachykinin receptors as drug targets for motility disorders / Hoogerwerf, W.A.; Sarna, S.K.; title: Peripheral opioids for functional GI disease: a reappraisal / Lembo, A.; title: Drugs affecting visceral sensitivity: ready for the prime time? / Delvaux, M.M.; Gay, G.; title: Opioid-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction / Mehendale, S.R.; Yuan, C.S.; title: "Rescue" therapies for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection / Di Mario, F.; Cavallaro, L.G.; Scarpignato, C.; title: Emerging biological treatments in inflammatory bowel diseases / Van Assche, G.; Vermeire, S.; Rutgeerts, P.; title: Living drugs for gastrointestinal diseases: the case for probiotics / Marteau, P.; title: Pharmacological prevention and treatment of acute pancreatitis: where are we now? / Lankisch, P.G.; Lerch, M.M.; title: Established and emerging therapies for the treatment of viral hepatitis / Forton, D.; Karayiannis, P.; title: Emerging therapies for liver fibrosis / Fowell, A.J.; Iredale, J.P.; title: Gastroesophageal reflux in healthy subjects induced by two different species of chilli (Capsicum annum) / Milke, P. ... [et al.]; title: NSAID-associated dyspepsia and ulcers: a prospective cohort study in primary care / Hollenz, M. ... [et al.]; title: Rifaximin-based regimens for eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a pilot study; title: Gasbarrini, A. ... [et al.]; title: Infliximab therapy improves the bone metabolism in fistulizing Crohn's disease / Miheller, P. ... [et al.]; title: Treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor with imatinib mesylate: a retrospective single-center experience in Heidelberg / Kasper, B. ... [et al.].