TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful eradicating treatment of Helicobacter pylori in patients with chronic gastritis
T2 - Gastric levels of cytokines, epidermal growth factor and polyamines before and after therapy
AU - Messa, C.
AU - Di Leo, A.
AU - Greco, B.
AU - Caradonna, L.
AU - Amati, L.
AU - Linsalata, M.
AU - Giorgio, I.
AU - Jirillo, E.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - In 10 patients with Helicobacter pylori (HP) positive chronic gastritis, gastric mucosal content of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-8, Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β1, Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) and polyamines (putrescine, spermine and spermidine) was evaluated before and after eradicating treatment. Histologically, in all patients eradication of HP was accompanied by a marked reduction of the inflammatory infiltrate. At the same time, at the end of the therapeutical regimen, elevated levels of IL-1β, IL-8, TGF-β1, putrescine and spermidine/spermine ratio significantly dropped, while EGF mucosal content, significantly increased. Results are discussed in terms of the reciprocal role of inflammatory cytokines, growth factors and polyamines in the evolution of the HP-associated chronic gastritis.
AB - In 10 patients with Helicobacter pylori (HP) positive chronic gastritis, gastric mucosal content of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-8, Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β1, Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) and polyamines (putrescine, spermine and spermidine) was evaluated before and after eradicating treatment. Histologically, in all patients eradication of HP was accompanied by a marked reduction of the inflammatory infiltrate. At the same time, at the end of the therapeutical regimen, elevated levels of IL-1β, IL-8, TGF-β1, putrescine and spermidine/spermine ratio significantly dropped, while EGF mucosal content, significantly increased. Results are discussed in terms of the reciprocal role of inflammatory cytokines, growth factors and polyamines in the evolution of the HP-associated chronic gastritis.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8683031
AN - SCOPUS:0029877611
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology
JF - Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology
SN - 0892-3973
IS - 1
ER -