Correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection and IL-18 mRNA expression in human gastric biopsy specimens.
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.
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Dipartimento di Patologia e Microbiologia Sperimentale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Messina, Messina, Italy. mtfera@unime.it
Carbone
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Buda
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Aragona
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Panetta
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Giannone
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La Torre
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Giudice
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Losi
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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
D020382:Interleukin-18; D012333:RNA, Messenger