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Cytokines, cytokine gene polymorphisms and Helicobacter pylori infection: friend or foe?
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 May 2014
Figueiredo Camila A, Marques Cintia Rodrigues, Costa Ryan dos Santos, da Silva Hugo Bernardino F, Alcantara-Neves Neuza M
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a flagellated, spiral-shaped, microaerophilic Gram-negative bacillus that colonises the gastric mucosa of more than 50% of the human population. Infection is a risk factor for gastritis, ulcer disease and stomach cancer. Immunity against H. pylori is mainly related to Th1/Th17 skewing, and the activation of regulatory T cells is the main strategy used to limit inflammatory...
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