Trends in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy 1999: The proceedings of a symposium organized by AXCAN PHARMA, held in Vancouver, BC, August 27–29, 1999

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C. Noel Williams, R.F. Bursey, D.G. Gall, F. Martin, R.S. McLeod, L.R. Sutherland, J.L. Wallace
Springer Science & Business Media, Feb 29, 2000 - Medical - 262 pages
This Trends in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Therapy Symposium was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 27~29 August 1999. This is the seventh international symposium, sponsored by Axcan Pharma Canada Inc., since the first symposium in 1986. The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology has co-sponsored these symposia since 1990. Each symposium has been published, and reflects and updates the extensive research and education, and the understanding of the mechanisms and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. From the beginning, Canadian and international experts have been involved, maintaining a consistently high quality, both in their presentations, during discussions, and the subsequent publication of their work. There have been major advances since the symposium held two years ago, and these are presented in this book. In keeping with modern educational practice, objectives are provided, and all presentations were subject to written independent evalu ation. All participants are asked to declare any conflicts of interest. MOCOMP and educational credits are available.
 

Contents

Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease where are we?
3
Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease why is it important?
13
Genetics of IBD impact on immune function
23
Bacterial factors in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis
39
Inflammatory bowel disease autoimmunity or chronic inflammation?
46
Neutrophilepithelial interactions and efforts to downregulate them in inflammatory bowel disease
54
Understanding inflammatory bowel disease at the millennium tentative answers and future questions
61
Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease an update
73
Risk factors and prevalence of bone disease in inflammatory bowel disease
147
Management of low bone mass in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
163
Steroidinduced osteonecrosis in inflammatory bowel disease Canadian legal status
173
Psychotherapy for inflammatory bowel disease new prospects
185
The use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with inflammatory bowel disease
194
Gut inflammation is there a role for herbal medicines?
201
The role of nutrition in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
207
Antibodies to proinflammatory cytokines
219

Recent developments in the diagnosis and management of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease
87
Inflammatory bowel disease in the elderly
96
Induction of remission in ulcerative colitis
107
Remission maintenance in ulcerative colitis
117
Induction therapy for Crohns disease
128
Maintenance of remission in Crohns disease
137
Immunomodulation of Crohns disease
227
Application of recombinant DNA technology to the identification of novel therapeutic targets in inflammatory bowel disease
234
The use of probiotics in inflammatory bowel disease
252
Index
259
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