Article
Impact of Helicobacter pylori CagA diversity on gastric mucosal damage: an immunohistochemical study of East-Asian-type CagA.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Apr 2011
Abe Takashi, Kodama Masaaki, Murakami Kazunari, Matsunari Osamu, Mizukami Kazuhiro, Inoue Kunimitsu, Uchida Masahiro, Okimoto Tadayoshi, Fujioka Toshio, Uchida Tomohisa, Moriyama Masatsugu, Yamaoka Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Recently, we successfully produced an anti-East-Asian-type CagA-specific antibody called α-EAS Ab, which is specifically immunoreactive only with East-Asian-type CagA but not Western-type CagA. In this study, the correlations between Helicobacter pylori CagA protein diversity and gastric mucosal condition was investigated using immunohistochemical staining with α-EAS Ab in Japan. METHODS:...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Atrophy
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biopsy
- Female
- Gastric Mucosa
- Gastritis
