Glaucoma and Helicobacter pylori infection: Correlations and controversies

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1420-1427

  Izzotti, A ^a   Sacca S C ^b   Bagnis, A ^c   Recupero, S M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UREASE; VACUOLATING TOXIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLINDNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTRITIS; GLAUCOMA; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEUROPATHY; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC NERVE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; UREA BREATH TEST;

GLAUCOMA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 70350447989     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.150409     Document Type: Review

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