Glucocorticoids (GCs) represent the most important and frequently used class of anti-
inflammatory drugs. While the therapeutic effects of GCs have been known and used for …

The structural and functional integrity of the gastric and duodenal mucosa represents
equilibrium between aggressive factors and protective mechanisms. Mucus-buffers …

Why a thoroughly updated and revised second edition of this book about theories of disease
distribution, in past and present societal and ecological context? Because the lived realities …

The orodental status, particularly dental erosions, of 109 patients with upper gastrointestinal
symptoms was examined. In 44 patients, the underlying pathosis was associated with …

Carbonic anhydrase (CA) is a seemingly ubiquitous enzyme of profound physiological
importance, which plays essential roles in respiration, acid-base homeostasis, bone …

Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) catalyse the hydration of CO 2 to bicarbonate at physiological
pH. This chemical interconversion is crucial since HCO 3-is the substrate for several …

Background: Ulcer healing, ie the reconstruction of the mucosal architecture, is an active
process of filling the mucosal defect with proliferating and migrating epithelial cells and …

The distribution and physiologic role of carbonic anhydrase (CA) isozymes in the
mammalian alimentary tract have been widely investigated during the past decade. The …

The proton pump inhibitors lansoprazole (LP) and omeprazole (OP) and the cholecystokinin
(CCK)‐receptor antagonist PD‐136450 (PD) provide a broad spectrum of activities in their …

Sixteen neonatal foals stressed by disease underwent endoscopic examination of their
stomachs and blood was assayed for triiodothyronine (T3), reverse T3 (rT3), thyroxine (T4) …