title: Association between helicobacter pylori and open angle glaucoma: current perspective.
abstract: Helicobacter pylori is a Gram negative, spiral-shaped, strictly micro-aerophilic and flagellate human pathogen that can inhabit many areas of stomach. H. pylori infection leads to the generation of oxygen free radicals. H. pylori infection might also aggravate the course of glaucoma by increasing the levels of nitric oxide, endothelin-1 and free radicals indirectly. This article briefly reviews the current perspectives on this issue.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002; India. meenazaidi@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Jilani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umair
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals