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TNF-alpha expression in gastric mucosa of individuals infected with different virulent Helicobacter pylori strains.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jun 2009
Zalewska-Ziob Marzena, Adamek Brygida, Strzelczyk Joanna Katarzyna, Gawron Katarzyna, Jarzab Barbara, Gubała Elzbieta, Kula Dorota, Krakowczyk Łukasz, Sieroń Aleksander, Wiczkowski Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori colonizes the human gastric mucosa, leading to chronic superficial gastritis and in some cases to peptic ulceration, gastric adenocarcinoma, or gastric lymphoma. It has been postulated that the clinical outcome depends on differences in H. pylori strain virulence as well as on individual factors of the host. Thus, we aimed to assess the relation between H. pylori cagA/vacA...
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