Increased acid exposure in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease influences cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in the squamous epithelium of the lower esophagus.

Hamoui, Nahid

Increased acid exposure in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease influences cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in the squamous epithelium of the lower esophagus. [electronic resource] - Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) Jul 2004 - 712-6; discussion 716-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0004-0010

10.1001/archsurg.139.7.712 doi


Adult
Aged
Barrett Esophagus--enzymology
Cyclooxygenase 2
Disease Progression
Esophagus--enzymology
Female
Gastroesophageal Reflux--enzymology
Gene Expression
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Isoenzymes--genetics
Male
Membrane Proteins
Metaplasia--enzymology
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases--genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction