Gastrointestinal Pharmacology

1. Gastrointestinal Physiology and Function
Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld, Anthony C. Johnson, David Grundy

2. Upper GI Disorders: Pathophysiology and Current Therapeutic Approaches
Henry P. Parkman

3. Postoperative Ileus: Pathophysiology, Current Therapeutic Approaches
N. Stakenborg, P. J. Gomez-Pinilla, G. E. Boeckxstaens

4. Constipation: Pathophysiology and Current Therapeutic Approaches
Amol Sharma, Satish Rao

5. Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Current Therapeutic Approaches
Michael Camilleri, Alexander C. Ford

6. Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathophysiology and Current Therapeutic Approaches
Bincy P. Abraham, Tasneem Ahmed, Tauseef Ali

7. Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
Miguel Saps, Adrian Miranda

8. Sex-Related Differences in GI Disorders
Dawn K. Prusator, Lin Chang

9. Abnormal Barrier Function in Gastrointestinal Disorders
Ricard Farré, María Vicario

10. Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Stress-Related Psychiatric Co-morbidities: Focus on Early Life Stress
Siobhain M. O’Mahony, Gerard Clarke, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan

11. Neuroimmune Modulation of Gut Function
Terez Shea-Donohue, Joseph F. Urban

12. The Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Visceral Pain
Kieran Rea, Siobhain M. O’Mahony, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan

13. Critical Evaluation of Animal Models of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Anthony C. Johnson, Beverley Greenwood-Van Meerveld

14. Serotonergic Mechanisms Regulating the GI Tract: Experimental Evidence and Therapeutic Relevance
Natalie Terry, Kara Gross Margolis

15. Cannabinoid Receptors in Regulating the GI Tract: Experimental Evidence and Therapeutic Relevance
Ulrike Taschler, Carina Hasenoehrl, Martin Storr, Rudolf Schicho

16. Insights into the Role of Opioid Receptors in the GI Tract: Experimental Evidence and Therapeutic Relevance
James J. Galligan, Catia Sternini

17. Ghrelin and Motilin Control Systems in GI Physiology and Therapeutics
Gareth J. Sanger, John Broad, Brid Callaghan, John B. Furness

18. Centrally Targeted Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Abdominal Pain: Understanding and Management
Hans Törnblom, Douglas A. Drossman

Keywords: Biomedicine, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Human Physiology, Gastroenterology, Neurosciences