Activation of Human Enteric Neurons by Supernatants of Colonic Biopsy Specimens From Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Activated mast cells in proximity to colonic nerves correlate with abdominal pain in irritable bowel syndrome

Giovanni Barbara, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Roberto De Giorgio et al. · Gastroenterology · 2004 · 1.4K citations

Inflammation, Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder, Allergy +11

The Fecal Microbiota of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients Differs Significantly From That of Healthy Subjects

Anna Kassinen, Lotta Krogius-Kurikka, Harri Mäkivuokko et al. · Gastroenterology · 2007 · 995 citations · Full text

Probiotic, Dysbiosis, Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder +11

Mast Cell-Dependent Excitation of Visceral-Nociceptive Sensory Neurons in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Giovanni Barbara, Bingxian Wang, Vincenzo Stanghellini et al. · Gastroenterology · 2007 · 757 citations · Full text

Pain Syndrome, Visceral-nociceptive Sensory Neurons, Health Sciences +13

Immune Activation in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Tobias Liebregts, Birgit Adam, Christoph Bredack et al. · Gastroenterology · 2007 · 652 citations · Full text

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder, Autoimmune Disease, Immune Activation +6

Relative importance of enterochromaffin cell hyperplasia, anxiety, and depression in postinfectious IBS

Simon P. Dunlop, David Jenkins, Keith Neal · Gastroenterology · 2003 · 578 citations · Full text

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder, Psychiatry, Relative Importance +7