Article
Antrum- and corpus mucosa-infiltrating CD4(+) lymphocytes in Helicobacter pylori gastritis display a Th1 phenotype.
Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 1998
Sommer F, Faller G, Konturek P, Kirchner T, Hahn E G, Zeus J, Röllinghoff M, Lohoff M
Abstract excerpt
In this study, cytokine patterns produced by CD4(+) T cells isolated from antrum or corpus gastral biopsy specimens of 10 patients with Helicobacter pylori-positive gastritis were compared. To this end, expression of intracellular cytokines (interleukin-4 [IL-4] and gamma interferon) and of CD4 w...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Female
- Gastric Mucosa
- Gastritis
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Pyloric Antrum
- Th1 Cells