title: Correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and IL-18 mRNA expression in human gastric biopsy specimens.
abstract: Our data indicate that H. pylori infection is associated with active interleukin-18 production in patients with chronic gastritis. Different cell types appear to be involved in this activity and may play a role in the development of immunopathologic damage.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia e Microbiologia Sperimentale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy. mtfera@unime.it
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Fera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aragona
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panetta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giudice
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Losi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D004064:Digestive System / Q000378:metabolism*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D020382:Interleukin-18 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D020382:Interleukin-18; D012333:RNA, Messenger