Helicobacter pylori induces apoptosis in gastric mucosa through an upregulation of Bax expression in humans

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-383

  Konturek, Peter ^a,b   Pierzchalski, P ^a,b   Konturek, S J ^a,b   Meixner, H ^a,b   Faller, G ^a,b   Kirchner, T ^a,b   Hahn, E G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Duodenal ulcer; Helicobacter pylori; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Southern blot; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERADICATION THERAPY; GASTRITIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STOMACH MUCOSA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DUODENAL ULCER; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0032946997     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655299750026380     Document Type: Article

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