title: Esophageal disease: updated information on inflammation.
abstract: The following on esophageal disease provides updated information the mucosal defense against acid and acid-pepsin injury; the roles of platelet activating factor, mast cells, proinflammatory cytokines, and chemokines in inflammation; differences and similarities in erosive and nonerosive esophagitis; acid and vanilloid receptors in esophageal mucosa; and bile acid receptors in esophageal epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology, Cell, and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Roy C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: William G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Harnett
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Behar
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biancani
authors.forename: Michele Pier Luca
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Guarino
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altomare
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cicala
authors.forename: Weibiao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor