**Meet the editor**

Professor Dr Thomas Brzozowski works as a professor of human physiology and holds the position of Chairman of the Department of Physiology and is v-Dean of Medical Faculty at Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland. His major area of interest is physiology and pathophysiology of gastrointestinal (GI) tract with the major focus addressed to the mechanism

of GI mucosal defense, protection and ulcer healing. He was a postdoctoral NIH fellow at University of California and Gastroenterology VA Medical Center, Irvine and Long Beach, CA, USA and at Gastroenterology Clinics at Erlangen-Nuremberg and Munster in Germany. He published 290 original articles in most prestigious scientific journals and 7 book chapters in the field related to pathophysiology of GI tract, gastroprotection, ulcer healing, drug therapy of peptic ulcer, hormonal regulation of the gut and inflammatory bowel disease.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

Chapter 1 **Intestinal Microbial Flora –** 

Chapter 2 **Probiotics – What They Are,** 

Chapter 3 **The Impact of Probiotics** 

Chapter 4 **The Benefits of Probiotics in** 

**Section 1 Emerging Impact of Probiotics in Gastroenterology 1** 

**Effect of Probiotics in Newborns 3**  Pasqua Betta and Giovanna Vitaliti

**Their Benefits and Challenges 21**  M.S. Thantsha, C.I. Mamvura and J. Booyens

**Human and Animal Nutrition 75**  Camila Boaventura, Rafael Azevedo,

Chapter 5 **Gut Microbiota in Disease Diagnostics 101**  Knut Rudi and Morten Isaksen

Chapter 6 **Delivery of Probiotic Microorganisms** 

**Section 2 Pathomechanism and Management** 

Amir Mohammad Mortazavian,

Reza Mohammadi and Sara Sohrabvandi

Laura Turco and Giuseppe Mazzella

Erdal Matur and Evren Eraslan

**on the Gastrointestinal Physiology 51** 

Ana Uetanabaro, Jacques Nicoli and Luis Gustavo Braga

**into Gastrointestinal Tract by Food Products 121** 

**of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders 147** 

**Mechanism of Injury, Mucosal Defense, Risk Factors for Complication Development and Clinical Management 149** 

Chapter 7 **Chronic NSAIDs Therapy and Upper Gastrointestinal Tract –** 

Francesco Azzaroli, Andrea Lisotti, Claudio Calvanese,
