title: Oesophageal mucosal barrier: a key factor in the pathophysiology of non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and a potential target for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Center for Digestive Diseases, Wingate Institute for Neurogastroenterology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, , London, UK.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woodland
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sifrim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004947:Esophagus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051267:NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019108:Tight Junctions / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051267:NF-E2-Related Factor 2; C495635:NFE2L2 protein, human; C495636:Nfe2l2 protein, mouse
keywords: GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE