49th Annual Meeting Posters
49th Annual Meeting
May 17-21, 2008
San Diego, California
Program and Abstracts | Posters
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008
Basic: Biliary
CD44-Hyaluronan Interaction Plays a Critical Role in Biliary Proliferation During the Development of Hepatic Cholestasis
Gordon Wu, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Basic: Colon-Rectal
Decreased PLD2 Expression Correlates with NM404 Retention in Human Colorectal Cancer Xenografts
Joseph Nwankwo, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
The Effects of Dai-Kenchu-to (TU-100) on Propulsive Motility in the Colon
Michael Wood, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
Effect of NOD2/CARD15 Mutations on Ileal Gene Expression Profiles in Crohn’s Disease
Steven Hunt, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
The Effect of Toll Like Receptor (TLR) 9 Agonist, CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN), on Abdominal and Gastrotomy Wound Healing in a Murine Model
Ik-Yong Kim, Columbia University, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, New York, NY
Basic: Esophageal
Evaluation of the Cell Proliferation Expansion in the Columnar Mucosa of the Distal Esophagus in Patients with GERD: Immunohistochemical Analysis of KI67 (MIB1) Antigen in Columnar Mucosa With and Without Intestinal Metaplasia
Richard Gurski, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
The Pathogenesis of Barrett’s Esophagus: The Combination of Acid and Bile Is Synergistic in the Induction of CDX2 and EGFR Activation in Esophageal Cells
Nelly Avissar, University of Rocehster, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rcohester, NY
Bile Reflux Induces Higher COX-2 Expression Than Mixed Acid and Bile Reflux in a Rat Model of Esophagitis
Reginald V. Lord, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
