Article
Prevalence and genetic diversity of cagD, cagE, and vacA in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Japanese patients.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 1999
Sadakane Y, Kusaba K, Nagasawa Z, Tanabe I, Kuroki S, Tadano J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although cagD and cagE (cagDE) identified upstream of cagA have been shown to be involved in the induction of interleukin (IL)-8 expression, the relationship between cagDE status and gastroduodenal diseases still remains to be examined. Thus we investigated prevalence and genetic diversity of cagD, cagE, and vacA in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients with peptic ulcer or gastritis....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Bacterial Proteins
- Blotting, Southern
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Gastritis
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Japan
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptic Ulcer
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
