title: Reactive oxygen species: are they involved in the pathogenesis of GERD, Barrett's esophagus, and the latter's progression toward esophageal cancer?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Ashkan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farhadi
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keshavarzian
mesh_terms: D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000378:metabolism; D018450:Disease Progression; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004942:Esophagitis, Peptic / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species