The infection by Helicobacter pylori strains expressing CagA is highly prevalent in women with autoimmune thyroid disorders

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 817-826

  Figura, N ^a,c   Di Cairano, G ^a   Lore F ^a   Guarino, E ^a   Gragnoli, A ^a   Cataldo, D ^a   Giannace, R ^b   Vaira, D ^b   Bianciardi, L ^a   Kristodhullu, S ^a   Lenzi, C ^a   Torricelli, V ^a   Orlandini, G ^a   Gennari, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoimmune thyroid diseases; CagA; H. pylori infection

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYTOTOXIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PEROXIDASE; THYROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL GENE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLLOIDS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; UREASE;

EID: 6744248872     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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