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ArticlePloS one2015

Polymorphisms at Locus 4p14 of Toll-Like Receptors TLR-1 and TLR-10 Confer Susceptibility to Gastric Carcinoma in Helicobacter pylori Infection.

M Ravishankar Ram, Khean Lee Goh, Alex Hwong Ruey Leow, Bee Hoon Poh, Mun Fai Loke, Richard Harrison, Esaki M Shankar, Jamuna Vadivelu

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. A Review of Gastric Cancer Research in MalaysiaAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019
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  20. The Relationship between Toll-like Receptors andJournal of immunology research · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M Ravishankar RamDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Khean Lee GohDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Alex Hwong Ruey LeowDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Bee Hoon PohDepartment of Pathology, BP Diagnostics Center Sdn. Bhd., 30250, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Mun Fai LokeDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Richard HarrisonLife Science Research Division, Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty. Ltd., Gladesville, New South Wales, 2111, Australia.
Esaki M ShankarTropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Center (TIDREC), Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jamuna VadiveluDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University of Malaya · MYInstitut Penyelidikan Veterinar · MYUniversity Malaya Medical Centre · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) -induced gastric inflammation impacts the functions of leptin- and ghrelin-producing cells in the gastroduodenum. Inflammation resulting from H. pylori sensing via Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and the associated downstream signaling largely remain ambiguous. Here, we investigated the role of gut hormones, pro-inflammatory cytokines and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with TLR 4p14 in H. pylori disease in 30 subjects with non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD), 40 with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and 15 with gastric cancer (GC) subjects positive and negative for H. pylori infection. The level of pro-inflammatory cytokines was directly proportional to the severity of gastritis, and disease status influenced the levels of gut hormones and pro-inflammatory cytokines. TLR-1 SNPs rs4833095 and TLR-10 SNPs rs10004195 and were directly associated with H. pylori disease, and were up-regulated in the presence of H. pylori in a genotype-independent manner. We concluded that TLR-1 rs4833095 and TLR10 rs10004195 confer susceptibility to development of gastroduodenal disease, especially GC in H.pylori disease.

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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4Genetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCytokinesFemaleHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansLeptinMaleMiddle AgedReceptor, InsulinCytokinesLeptinReceptor, InsulinToll-Like Receptor 1Toll-Like Receptor 10

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PMCPMC4641589
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