Article
Helicobacter pylori cagA Promoter Region Sequences Influence CagA Expression and Interleukin 8 Secretion.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Feb 2016
Ferreira Rui M, Pinto-Ribeiro Ines, Wen Xiaogang, Marcos-Pinto Ricardo, Dinis-Ribeiro Mário, Carneiro Fátima, Figueiredo Ceu
Abstract excerpt
Heterogeneity at the Helicobacter pylori cagA gene promoter region has been linked to variation in CagA expression and gastric histopathology. Here, we characterized the cagA promoter and expression in 46 H. pylori strains from Portugal. Our results confirm the relationship between cagA promoter region variation and protein expression originally observed in strains from Colombia. We observed that individuals with...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Case-Control Studies
- Epithelial Cells
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Variation
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
