Electrical parameters and ion species for active transport in human esophageal stratified squamous epithelium and Barrett's specialized columnar epithelium

• Published in: American journal of physiology: Gastrointestinal and liver physiology Vol. 293; no. 1; pp. G264 - G270
• Main Authors: Tobey, N. A., Argote, C. M., Vanegas, X. C., Barlow, W., Orlando, R. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.07.2007
• Subjects: 4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid - pharmacology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Barrett Esophagus - physiopathology; Biological Transport, Active - drug effects; Biological Transport, Active - physiology; Biopsy; Cells; Electron transfer; Electrophysiology; Esophagoscopy; Esophagus; Esophagus - physiology; Ethoxzolamide - pharmacology; Gastroesophageal reflux; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Ions; Middle Aged; Sodium

The human esophagus is lined by stratified squamous epithelium (ESSE), and in some subjects with reflux disease the distal esophagus becomes lined by Barrett's specialized columnar epithelium (BSCE). ESSE and BSCE differ both histologically and functionally, the latter evident by differences in...