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Esteban Saperas

Researcher at Autonomous University of Barcelona

Publications -  67
Citations -  2957

Esteban Saperas is an academic researcher from Autonomous University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mast cell & Irritable bowel syndrome. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 62 publications receiving 2705 citations.

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Diarrhoea‐predominant IBS patients show mast cell activation and hyperplasia in the jejunum

TL;DR: This jejunal mucosal inflammatory profile may help identify diarrhoea-predominant IBS, a stress-related disorder and upper gut symptoms were not associated with gender, mast cell counts, jeJunal tryptase or basal stress.
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A nationwide study of mortality associated with hospital admission due to severe gastrointestinal events and those associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug use

TL;DR: Mortality rates associated with either major upper or lower GI events are similar but upper GI events were more frequent and one-third of all NSAID/aspirin deaths can be attributed to low-dose aspirin use.
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Release of mast cell mediators into the jejunum by cold pain stress in humans

TL;DR: The ability of the central nervous system to modulate intestinal mast cell activity is shown and suggested that mast cells have a role in stress-related gut dysfunction.