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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2012; 18(22): 2793-2797
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2793
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2793
Transepithelial leak in Barrett's esophagus patients: The role of proton pump inhibitors
Christopher Farrell, Melissa Morgan, Owen Tully, Kevin Wolov, Keith Kearney, Benjamin Ngo, Giancarlo Mercogliano, James J Thornton, Division of Gastroenterology, Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA 19096, United States
Mary Carmen Valenzano, James M Mullin, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA 19096, United States
Author contributions: Farrell C and Mullin JM jointly wrote this paper; Farrell C, Morgan M, Tully O, Wolov K, Kearney K, Ngo B, Mercogliano G and Thornton JJ were responsible for patient recruitment, informed consent and exclusions; Farrell C and Mullin J formulated study protocols and obtained The Main Line Hospitals Institutional Review Board approval; Valenzano MC prepared sucrose permeability test kits, measured urine sucrose concentrations and scheduled all patient testing.
Supported by Sharpe-Strumia Research Foundation of the Bryn Mawr Hospital
Correspondence to: James M Mullin, PhD, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, 100 Lancaster Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096, United States. mullinj@mlhs.org
Telephone: +1-484-4762703 Fax: +1-484-4762205
Received: September 1, 2011
Revised: October 19, 2011
Accepted: May 12, 2012
Published online: June 14, 2012
Revised: October 19, 2011
Accepted: May 12, 2012
Published online: June 14, 2012
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