Helicobacter Pylori: Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Cure : Proceedings of the International Symposium Held at Amelia Island, Florida, Usa, November

Section I. Basic Bacteriology of H. pylori.- 1. In vivo models of gastric Helicobacter infections.- 2 H. pylori species heterogenicity.- 3 H. pylori urease.- 4 Basic bacteriology of H. pylori: H. pylori colonization factors.- Section II. Prevalence and Mechanisms of Spread of H. pylori.- 5 Epidemiology of H. pylori in Western countries.- 6 H. pylori in developing countries.- 7 Prevalence/disease correlates of H. pylori.- 8 Reinfection with H. pylori.- Section III. Mechanisms of H. pylori Induced Damage.- 9 Breakdown of the mucus layer by H. pylori.- 10 Decreased hydrophobicity of gastroduodenal mucosa due to H. pylori infection in man.- 11 Adherence and internalization of H. pylori by epithelial cells.- 12 Mechanisms of ammonia-induced gastric mucosal injury: role of glutathione and cysteine proteases.- 13 Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-related damage by H. pylori.- 14 The cpn60 heat shock protein homologue of H. pylori.- 15 Gastric mucosal injury: interactions of mast cells, cytokines and nitric oxide.- 16 H. pylori supernatant contains a novel chemotactic factor for monocytes different from FMLP.- 17 H. pylori-induced neutrophil activation and production of toxic oxygen radicals.- 18 Polymorphonuclear leukocytes traffic into the gastric mucosa and through the gastric mucosal barrier in H. pylori infection: is that bad?.- 19 H. pylori vacuolating toxin.- 20 H. pylori alcohol dehydrogenase.- Section IV. Hormonal Disturbances in H. pylori Infection.- 21 Effect of H. pylori infection on gastrin and gastric acid secretion.- 22 H. pylori, gastrin and somatostatin.- 23 Parietal cell responsiveness in H. pylori infections.- 24 Role of bacterial amines in H. pylori-associated hypergastrinaemia.- 25 Do gastric mucosal nerves remodel in H. pylori gastritis?.- Section V. Immunological Response to H. pylori.- 26 Overview of the immune response to H. pylori.- 27 Specific H. pylori immune response.- 28 B cell responses in H. pylori infection.- 29 T cell subsets in H. pylori-associated gastritis.- 30 Down-regulation of the immune response to H. pylori.- 31 The clinical value of a saliva diagnostic assay for antibody to H. pylori.- Section VI. Gastroduodenal Inflammation in H. pylori Infection.- 32 Spectrum and implications of inflammation with H. pylori.- 33 ’Hypertrophic’ gastritis in H. pylori infection.- 34 Long-term consequences of H. pylori infection: time trends in H. pylori gastritis, gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease.- 35 Determinants of gastritis phenotype in H. pylori infection.- 36 The ulcer-associated cell lineage (UACL): a newly-recognised pathway of gastrointestinal differentiation of importance in the natural healing of peptic ulcer disease.- Section VII. Determinants of Clinical Outcome of H. pylori Infection.- 37 Acute infection with H. pylori.- 38 H. pylori in asymptomatic people.- 39 Determinants of clinical outcome of H. pylori infection: duodenal ulcer.- 40 H. pylori and gastric ulcer disease.- 41 Functional dyspepsia and H. pylori: a controversial link.- 42 H. pylori and NSAIDs: a meta-analysis on interactions of acute gastroduodenal injury, gastric and duodenal ulcers and upper gastrointestinal symptoms.- Section VIII. Relationship of H. pylori Gastric Carcinogenesis and Lymphoma.- 43 H. pylori and gastric cancer: the significance of the problem.- 44 The ascorbic acid story.- 45 Role of bacterial overgrowth in gastric carcinogenesis.- 46 The role of PCR techniques in the epidemiology of H. pylori infections.- 47 Role of H. pylori in atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia.- 48 H. pylori-associated gastric lymphoma.- 49 Animal models for Helicobacter-induced gastric and hepatic cancer.- 50 Flaws in H. pylori-related carcinogenesis hypothesis.- Section IX. Therapy of H. pylori Infection.- 51 Determinants of antimicrobial effectiveness in H. pylori gastritis.- 52 Mucosal antibiotic levels.- 53 H. pylori eradication.- 54 H. pylori resistance to antibiotics.- 55 The role of acid suppression in the treatment of H. p...