Contact Information

UCLA School of Medicine - Division of Digestive Diseases
Box 951792, VA Greater LA Healthcare System Bldg 115, Rm 217
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1792
On-campus mail: 179247
Tel: (310) 478-3711 x43790
Fax: (310) 794-2864
E-mail: sbradesi@ucla.edu

Biosketch

Sylvie Bradesi received her Ph.D. in Digestive Physiology from the University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, in 2001. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Neurovisceral Sciences & Women's Health at UCLA. Her research focuses on animal models for visceral pain with a specific interest in stress-induced visceral hyperalgesia. She is the author of several articles and abstracts presented at different international meetings. Her research was supported by the French Foundation for Medical Research award in 2001.

Selected References

Bradesi S, Eutamène H, Garcia-Villar R, Fioramonti J, Bueno L. Stress-induced visceral hypersensivity in female rats is estrogen-dependent and involves tachykinin NK1 receptors. Pain 2003;102:227-34.

Bradesi S, McRoberts J, Anton P, Mayer EA. Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome :separate or unified ? Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2003, 19 :336-342.

Schwetz I, Bradesi S, Mayer EA. Current insights into the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2003, 5:331-6.

Mayer EA, Bradesi S. Alosetron and irritable bowel syndrome. Expert Opin. Pharmacother. 2003: 4(11):2089-98