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ArticleCurrent microbiology2010

Helicobacter pylori: bacterial factors and the role of cytokines in the immune response.

Tania Beatriz Romero-Adrián, Jorymar Leal-Montiel, Francisca Monsalve-Castillo, Edgardo Mengual-Moreno, Ernesto García McGregor, Lenis Perini, Ana Antúnez

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Article in Current microbiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tania Beatriz Romero-AdriánGraduate Studies in Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. betrizromero@cantv.net
Jorymar Leal-Montiel
Francisca Monsalve-Castillo
Edgardo Mengual-Moreno
Ernesto García McGregor
Lenis Perini
Ana Antúnez
University of Zulia · VEHospital Universitario de Maracaibo · VE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative micro-aerophilic bacterium that is widely distributed geographically and causes chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Bacterial virulence factors play an important role, since the virulent strains are more aggressive and increase the risk of developing severe clinical manifestations; in addition, other determinant factors are the nutritional state and the immune response of the host. Studies on humans, non-human primates, and rodents have reported that regulating proteins of the Th1 phenotype predominate in the immune response to the bacterial infection. The cytokines produced by this phenotype, are not very effective in eradicating the microorganism and furthermore, contribute to gastro-duodenal pathogenesis. Gastric inflammation in patients infected with H. pylori has been characterized by increased production of IL-1, IL-6, IL-12, IL-18, TNF-alpha, and IFN-gamma. Many prophylactic and therapeutic strategies have been researched using experimental animals. The utilization and effectiveness of vaccination on humans requires more study.

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AnimalsBacterial ProteinsCytokinesGene ExpressionHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsCytokinesVirulence Factors

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PMID19847485
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