1. Functional oesophageal epithelial defense against acid

   • Yasuhiro Fujiwara
   • Kazuhide Higuchi
   • Tetsuo Arakawa

   Review Pages: 1 - 13

2. Role of cyclooxygenase isoforms in gastric mucosal defense and ulcer healing

   • Brigitta M. Peskar

   Review Pages: 15 - 26

3. Gastroprotective action of glucocorticoid hormones during NSAID treatment

   • L. P. Filaretova
   • T. T. Podvigina
   • K. Takeuchi

   Review Pages: 27 - 43

4. Role of central and peripheral ghrelin in the mechanism of gastric mucosal defence

   • Tomasz Brzozowski
   • Peter C. Konturek
   • Eckhart G. Hahn

   Review Pages: 45 - 62

5. Oxidative stress in Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric cell injury

   • Hyeyoung Kim

   Review Pages: 63 - 74

6. Secretory organelles in ECL cells: Effects of pharmacological blockade of the gastrin/CCK₂ receptor versus its elimination by gene targeting

   • Chun-Mei Zhao
   • Rolf Håkanson
   • Duan Chen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 82

7. Role of the nrf-2 gene in protection and repair of gastric mucosa against oxidative stress

   • A. Yanaka
   • S. Zhang
   • M. Yamamoto

   Review Pages: 83 - 90

8. Polyamines regulate expression of E-cadherin and play an important role in control of intestinal epithelial barrier function

   • Jian-Ying Wang

   Review Pages: 91 - 101

9. Intestinal dysmotility in inflammatory bowel disease: Mechanisms of the reduced activity of smooth muscle contraction

   • Hiroshi Ozaki
   • Masatoshi Hori
   • Takashi Ohama

   Review Pages: 103 - 111

10. AP-1 and colorectal cancer

    • Reiko Ashida
    • Kazunari Tominaga
    • Tetsuo Arakawa

    Review Pages: 113 - 125

11. Co-localization of TRPV1-expressing nerve fibers with calcitonin-gene-related peptide and substance P in fundus of rat stomach

    • Syunji Horie
    • Gregory J. Michael
    • John V. Priestley

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 137

12. Participation of vanilloid/capsaicin receptors, calcitonin-gene-related peptide and substance P in gastric protection of omeprazole and omeprazole-like compounds

    • Gyula Mózsik
    • Zsanett Peidl
    • Béla Hunyady

    OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 159

13. Immunohistochemical distribution of vanilloid receptor, calcitonin-gene related peptide and substance P in gastrointestinal mucosa of patients with different gastrointestinal disorders

    • András Dömötör
    • Zsanett Peidl
    • Gyula Mózsik

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 177

14. Gastric HCO ₃ ⁻ secretion induced by mucosal acidification: Different mechanisms depending on acid concentration

    • Eitaro Aihara
    • Masamune Hayashi
    • Koji Takeuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 190

15. Acid secretion in urinary bladder of rats subjected to gastrocystoplasty

    • Carl-Jørgen Arum
    • Reidar Alexander Vigen
    • Duan Chen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 191 - 199

16. Genetic dissection of the signaling pathways that control gastric acid secretion

    • Duan Chen
    • Lennart Friis-Hansen
    • Chun-Mei Zhao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 207

17. Development of intestinal, but not gastric damage caused by a low dose of indomethacin in the presence of rofecoxib

    • Aya Yokota
    • Masaki Taniguchi
    • Koji Takeuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 216

18. Gastroprotective action of glucocorticoid hormones in rats with desensitization of capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons

    • P. Bobryshev
    • T. Bagaeva
    • L. Filaretova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 228

19. Gastric bypass surgery does not increase susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach of rat or mouse

    • Björn Stenström
    • Kirsti Løseth
    • Duan Chen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 234

20. Modulation of gastric hemorrhage and ulceration by oxidative stress and histamine release in Salmonella typhimurium-infected rats

    • Chen-Road Hung

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 248

21. Role of gastric mucosal ascorbic acid in gastric mucosal lesion development in rats with water immersion restraint stress

    • Yoshiji Ohta
    • Yoshio Kamiya
    • Hiroshi Nakano

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 259

22. A novel gastric lesion model induced in rats by partial gastric vascular ligation

    • Tohru Kotani
    • Toshio Fujimura
    • Koji Takeuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 272

23. Irritative action of alcoholic beverages in rat stomachs: A comparative study with ethanol

    • Akari Nakagiri
    • Shinichi Kato
    • Koji Takeuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 279

24. Histamine regulates growth of malignant melanoma implants via H₂ receptors in mice

    • Kazuyoshi Tomita
    • Eiji Nakamura
    • Susumu Okabe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 289

25. Different effects of dexamethasone and the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NAME on caerulein-induced rat acute pancreatitis, depending on the severity

    • Yusuke Sugiyama
    • Shinichi Kato
    • Koji Takeuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 301

26. Lansoprazole binding to the neutrophils in dextran sulfate sodium-induced rat colitis

    • Masahiko Nakamura
    • Maki Asada
    • Kanji Tsuchimoto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 315

27. Agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ: A new compound with potent gastroprotective and ulcer healing properties

    • Tomasz Brzozowski
    • Peter C. Konturek
    • Eckhart G. Hahn

    OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 330