"Ulcerative Colitis: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Complications" ed. by Mortimer B. O'Connor

This book is intended to act as an up-to-date reference point and knowledge developer for all readers interested in the area of gastroenterology and in particular, Ulcerative Colitis.

You will find this publication informative, stimulating, and a reference point for the area of Ulcerative colitis as we move forward in our understanding of the field of medicine.

Contents
Preface
Part 1 An Introduction to Ulcerative Colitis
1 Ulcerative Colitis
2 Proteomic Approaches for Biomarker Discovery in Ulcerative Colitis
Part 2 Pathogenesis
3 Enteric Nervous System Abnormalities in Ulcerative Colitis
4 Protein Kinases and Ulcerative Colitis
5 CXCL12-CXCR4 Axis in Ulcerative Colitis
6 Defensins in Ulcerative Colitis
7 Role of Interferon -y-lnducible Protein (IP)-10/ (IP-10/CXCL10) in Ulcerative Colitis; a Review of the Present Status
8 Molecular Determinants in Ulcerative Colitis - Epigenetics and Telomere Dysfunction
Part 3 Complications
9 Extraintestinal Manifestations of Ulcerative Colitis
10 Kallikrein - Kinin System and Coagulation System in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
11 Ulcerative Proctitis
12 Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
13 Neoplasia in IBD
14 Mucosal Remodeling and Alteration of Stromal Microenvironment in Ulcerative Colitis as Related to Colorectal Tumorigenesis
15 Ulcerative Colitis and Lung
16 Nephritis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis