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Interleukin-8 genetic polymorphism and its relation to Helicobacter pylori infection and Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric diseases.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2024
Amin Ibrahim A, Hassan Mona A, Elgendy Sherein G, Abdelmohsen Ahmed S, Ali Mamdouh Y, Abdel-Raady Bahaa-Eldin A
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection has a variety of clinical outcomes, and host genetic factors play an important role in this process. Cytokines are important factors in mediating and controlling the inflammatory process during H. pylori infection. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) plays a critical role in the epithelial cell response to H. pylori infection and the development of H. pylori-related gastric disorders....
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