Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20298181›Full record

ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2010

The role of acid and bile reflux in oesophagitis and Barrett's metaplasia.

Rhonda F Souza

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rhonda F SouzaDepartment of Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA. rhonda.souza@utsouthwestern.edu
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Role of Acid in the Development of Barrett's EsophagusR01DK063621 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SOUZA, RHONDA F, SPECHLER, STUART JON · 2002 to 2015
$3.4M
Basic and Clinical Studies on the Role of Bile Acids in Barrett's EsophagusR01CA134571 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI SOUZA, RHONDA F, SPECHLER, STUART JON · 2009 to 2013
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA134571NCI NIH HHS R01-CA134571NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK063621NIDDK NIH HHS R01-DK63621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The precise mechanisms whereby gastro-oesophageal reflux disease causes reflux oesophagitis and Barrett's oesophagus are not clear, even though these diseases have been known to be linked for many years. Recent studies indicate a role for the reflux-induced inflammatory response of oesophageal squamous epithelial cells and the immune cells in the pathogenesis of reflux oesophagitis. Although reflux oesophagitis commonly heals with oesophageal squamous cell regeneration, in some individuals the oesophagus heals through the process of metaplasia, a condition termed Barrett's oesophagus. Recent studies indicate that individual differences in the reflux-mediated response of oesophageal squamous epithelial cells in the type of immune response and/or in signalling pathways that regulate cell proliferation or cell phenotype may determine whether the oesophagus heals with the regeneration of squamous cells or through Barrett's metaplasia.

Indexed as

Barrett EsophagusBile Acids and SaltsBile RefluxEsophagitis, PepticEsophagusGastric AcidGastroesophageal RefluxHumansImmune System DiseasesMetaplasiaBile Acids and Salts

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PMID20298181
PMCPMC3072824
OpenAlexW2089881959

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