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Gastric mucosal cytokine levels in relation to host interleukin-1 polymorphisms and Helicobacter pyloricagA genotype.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 May 2005
Vilaichone Ratha-Korn, Mahachai Varocha, Tumwasorn Somying, Wu Jeng Yih, Graham David Y, Yamaoka Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The outcome of a Helicobacter pylori infection is related in part to interrelationships among H. pylori virulence factors and the H. pylori-induced mucosal response. The host inflammatory response is partly governed by polymorphisms in pro-inflammatory genes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cytokine levels (interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6 and IL-8) were examined in H. pylori-infected and uninfected normal-appearing...
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