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ReviewBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]2022

Helicobacter pylori: an up-to-date overview on the virulence and pathogenesis mechanisms.

Hyelnaya Cletus Sharndama, Ifeanyi Elibe Mba

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Review in Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology], 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
124citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
40.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

124 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 195 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hyelnaya Cletus SharndamaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria.
Ifeanyi Elibe MbaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria. mbaifeanyie@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4715-8019
University of Nigeria · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori is an organism associated with ulcer disease and gastric cancer. The latter is one of the most prevalent malignancies and currently the fourth major cause of cancer-related deaths globally. The pathogen infects about 50% of the world population, and currently, no treatment ensures its total elimination. There has been an increase in our understanding of the pathophysiology and pathogenesis mechanisms of H. pylori over the years. H. pylori can induce several genetic alterations, express numerous virulence factors, and trigger diverse adaptive mechanisms during its adherence and colonization. For successful colonization and infection establishment, several effector proteins/toxins are released by the organism. Evidence is also available reporting spiral to coccoid transition as a unique tactic H. pylori uses to survive in the host's gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Thus, the virulence and pathogenicity of H. pylori are under the control of complex interplay between the virulence factors, host, and environmental factors. Expounding the role of the various virulence factors in H. pylori pathogenesis and clinical outcomes is crucial for vaccine development and in providing and developing a more effective therapeutic intervention. Here we critically reflect on H. pylori infection and delineate what is currently known about the virulence and pathogenesis mechanisms of H. pylori.

Indexed as

GastritisHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsHumansVirulenceVirulence FactorsAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsVirulence FactorscagAdupAGastric cancerHelicobacter pyloriOMPsPeptic ulcervacAVirulence

Identifiers

PMID34988937
PMCPMC8731681
OpenAlexW4206087905

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