InhaltsangabePreface. Section 1: The Laboratory Bench. 1. Introduction: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: From Bench to Bedside; S. R. Targan, F. Shanahan, L. C. Karp. 2. The Changing Faces of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis; A. Ekbom. 3. Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; J.I. Rotter, H. Yang. 4. Experimental Mouse Models of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: New Insights into Pathogenic Mechanisms; C.O. Elson. 5. The Normal Intestinal Mucosa - A State of `Controlled' Inflammation; C. Fiochi. 6. The Lymphocyte/ Epithelial/ Bacterial Interface; R. Hershberg and R. Blumberg. 7. The Mucosal Inflammatory Response I: Cytokines and Chemokines; F. Cominelli. 8. Role of the Microcirulation in Chronic Gut Inflammation; M. B. Grisham, F. S. Laroux and D. N. Granger. 9. Remission, Relapse, Intestinal Healing and Repair; M. N. Göke, D. Podolsky. 10. Antibodies in the Exploration of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Pathogenesis and Disease Stratification; J. Braun, O. Cohavy and M. Eggena. 11. Pathophysiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Effect of Inflammation on Intestinal Function; S. Collins and K. Croitoru. 12. Systemic Consequences of Intestinal Inflammation; K. A. Papodakis and M.T. Abreu. Section II: The Bedside. 13. Understanding Symptoms and Signs in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; C. C. Cronin and F. Shanahan. 14. Clinical Course and Complications of Ulcerative Colitis and Ulcerative Proctitis; R. Panaccione and L. Sutherland. 15. Clinical Features and Complications of Crohn's Disease; W. Tremaine. 16. Mechanisms of Systemic Inflammation Associated with Intestinal Injury; R. B. Sartor and S. N. Lichtman. 17. Pathology of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Critical Appraisal in Diagnosis and Management; G. Cortina and K. Lewin. 18. An Endoscopic and Histologic Perspective of Diagnosis: When, Where and What to Do; C. Bernstein and R. H. Riddell. 19. Radiologic (Radiographic) and Imaging Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease; E. Fitzgerald. 20. New Diagnostic Approaches in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; L. Kam and E. Vasiliauskas. 21. Differential Diagnosis of Colitis; S. C. Eng and C. M. Surawicz. 22. "Disease Management" in Chronic Medical Conditions; D. H. Alpers. 23. Pharmacoeconomics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease; B. Feagan. 24. Measuring Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; E.J. Irvine. 25-49 Additional Chapters. Section III: Back to the Laboratory Bench. 50. Epilogue; S.R. Targan, L. C. Karp and F. Shanahan.