Article
Role of oxygen-derived free radicals in Helicobacter pylori water extract-induced mouse skin carcinogenesis.
BioFactors (Oxford, England) - 1 Jan 2006
Ishikawa Takeshi, Yoshida Norimasa, Tokuda Harukuni, Kokura Satoshi, Nakabe Nami, Kuchide Masashi, Ichiishi Eiichiro, Imaeda Atsumune, Ichikawa Hiroshi, Naito Yuji, Okanoue Takeshi, Yoshikawa Toshikazu
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, the main cause of chronic gastritis, increases gastric cancer risk. The infection causes inflammatory cells to produce reactive oxygen metabolites that may damage DNA and promote carcinogenesis. However, its precise role in gastric carcinogenesis is as y...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
