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From inflammation to cancer [[electronic resource] ] : advances in diagnosis and therapy for gastrointestinal and hepatological diseases / / editors: Chi Hin Cho, Jun Yu
| From inflammation to cancer [[electronic resource] ] : advances in diagnosis and therapy for gastrointestinal and hepatological diseases / / editors: Chi Hin Cho, Jun Yu |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
| Disciplina |
616.3
616.3/30654 616.3307 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChoC.-H (Chi-Hin)
YuJun |
| Soggetto topico |
Gastroenteritis - Diagnosis
Hepatitis - Diagnosis Gastrointestinal system - Cancer Liver - Cancer |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-63593-3
981-4343-60-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About the Editors; Foreword; List of Main Contributors; Contents; Section I Inflammation and Cancer; Chapter 1 General Introduction Chung Wah Wu and Jun Yu; Introduction; How inflammation and cancer are linked; Inflammation conditions that are linked to specific GI cancers; Bowel cancer; Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer; Viral infections and hepatocellular carcinomas; H. pylori infection and gastric cancer; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 General Mechanisms of Inflammation Liwei Lu and Min Yang; Categories of inflammation; Inflammatory process; Initiation of inflammation
Influx of leukocytesEffector mechanisms; Termination of inflammation and tissue repair; Regulatory mechanisms of inflammation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations in Inflammation-Related Cancers - General Mechanisms of Cancers Yasuyuki Okamoto and Yutaka Kondo; Introduction; Signaling pathways; NF- κB; STAT3; RAS; TNF- α; TAM; Genetic instability; Epigenetic alterations; DNA methylation; Histone modifications; Perspectives; References; Chapter 4 From Inflammation to Cancer: The Molecular Basis Hongchuan Jin; Inflammation and cancer: a brief overview of history Current model of tumorigenesis: interplay between tumor stem cells and tumor-permissive microenvironmentTumor microenvironment; Non-tumor cells in tumor microenvironment; Cancer-associated fibroblast (CAFs); Immune cells; Bioactive factors in tumor microenvironment; Chemokines; Growth factors; MMPs and TIMPs (tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases); Other cytokines; Intracellular signaling pathways; NF- κB (nuclear factor κlight chain polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells) pathway; STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) pathway; Conclusions; References Section II Models of Chronic Inflammation-Induced Cancers and Their TreatmentsChapter 5 Advances in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Cancer Guy D. Eslick; Introduction; Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection; Guidelines for the treatment of H. pylori; Alternative therapies for H. pylori infection; Treatment of gastric cancer; Future directions in gastric cancer treatment; Prevention of gastric cancer by treating H. pylori infection; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Dedication; References Chapter 6 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer and Their Treatment Crispin Corte and Rupert WL LeongIntroduction; Epidemiology; Pathological characteristics; Risk of dysplasia; Colitis CRC surveillance guidelines; 1. Timing of commencement of surveillance; 2. Surveillance interval; 3. Techniques in surveillance for CRC; Dye-spray chromoendoscopy; Narrow band imaging; Fluorescence imaging; Confocal endomicroscopy; Management of dysplasia; 1. Endoscopic management of dysplasia; 1.1. Visualised lesions; 1.2. Flat lesions; 2. Chemoprophylaxis; 2.1. 5-Aminosalicylatic acid 2.2. Ursodeoxycholic acid |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461812503321 |
| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From inflammation to cancer [[electronic resource] ] : advances in diagnosis and therapy for gastrointestinal and hepatological diseases / / editors: Chi Hin Cho, Jun Yu
| From inflammation to cancer [[electronic resource] ] : advances in diagnosis and therapy for gastrointestinal and hepatological diseases / / editors: Chi Hin Cho, Jun Yu |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
| Disciplina |
616.3
616.3/30654 616.3307 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChoC.-H (Chi-Hin)
YuJun |
| Soggetto topico |
Gastroenteritis - Diagnosis
Hepatitis - Diagnosis Gastrointestinal system - Cancer Liver - Cancer |
| ISBN |
1-283-63593-3
981-4343-60-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About the Editors; Foreword; List of Main Contributors; Contents; Section I Inflammation and Cancer; Chapter 1 General Introduction Chung Wah Wu and Jun Yu; Introduction; How inflammation and cancer are linked; Inflammation conditions that are linked to specific GI cancers; Bowel cancer; Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer; Viral infections and hepatocellular carcinomas; H. pylori infection and gastric cancer; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2 General Mechanisms of Inflammation Liwei Lu and Min Yang; Categories of inflammation; Inflammatory process; Initiation of inflammation
Influx of leukocytesEffector mechanisms; Termination of inflammation and tissue repair; Regulatory mechanisms of inflammation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations in Inflammation-Related Cancers - General Mechanisms of Cancers Yasuyuki Okamoto and Yutaka Kondo; Introduction; Signaling pathways; NF- κB; STAT3; RAS; TNF- α; TAM; Genetic instability; Epigenetic alterations; DNA methylation; Histone modifications; Perspectives; References; Chapter 4 From Inflammation to Cancer: The Molecular Basis Hongchuan Jin; Inflammation and cancer: a brief overview of history Current model of tumorigenesis: interplay between tumor stem cells and tumor-permissive microenvironmentTumor microenvironment; Non-tumor cells in tumor microenvironment; Cancer-associated fibroblast (CAFs); Immune cells; Bioactive factors in tumor microenvironment; Chemokines; Growth factors; MMPs and TIMPs (tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases); Other cytokines; Intracellular signaling pathways; NF- κB (nuclear factor κlight chain polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells) pathway; STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) pathway; Conclusions; References Section II Models of Chronic Inflammation-Induced Cancers and Their TreatmentsChapter 5 Advances in the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Cancer Guy D. Eslick; Introduction; Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection; Guidelines for the treatment of H. pylori; Alternative therapies for H. pylori infection; Treatment of gastric cancer; Future directions in gastric cancer treatment; Prevention of gastric cancer by treating H. pylori infection; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Dedication; References Chapter 6 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer and Their Treatment Crispin Corte and Rupert WL LeongIntroduction; Epidemiology; Pathological characteristics; Risk of dysplasia; Colitis CRC surveillance guidelines; 1. Timing of commencement of surveillance; 2. Surveillance interval; 3. Techniques in surveillance for CRC; Dye-spray chromoendoscopy; Narrow band imaging; Fluorescence imaging; Confocal endomicroscopy; Management of dysplasia; 1. Endoscopic management of dysplasia; 1.1. Visualised lesions; 1.2. Flat lesions; 2. Chemoprophylaxis; 2.1. 5-Aminosalicylatic acid 2.2. Ursodeoxycholic acid |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785918903321 |
| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||