Barrett's esophagus and β-carotene therapy: Symptomatic improvement in GERD and enhanced HSP70 expression in esophageal mucosa

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 6011-6016

  Dutta, Sudhir K ^a,b   Agrawal, Kireet ^c   Girotra, Mohit ^b,d   Fleisher, A Steven ^e   Motevalli, Mahnaz ^f   Mah'moud, Mitchell A ^g   Nair, Padmanabhan P ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c John H Stroger Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e Franklin Square Hospital   (United States)

^f SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; GERD; HSP70; carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BETA CAROTENE; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84877065258     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.12.6011     Document Type: Article

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