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- Title
Helicobacter pylori infection affects eosinophilic cationic protein in the gastric juice of patients with idiopathic chronic urticaria.
- Authors
Ojetti, V; Armuzzi, A; De Luca, A; Nucera, E; Franceschi, F; Candelli, M; Zannoni, G F; Danese, S; Di Caro, S; Vastola, M; Schiavino, D; Gasbarrini, G; Patriarca, G; Pola, P; Gasbarrini, A
- Abstract
Helicobacter pylori, the main cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer, has been associated with idiopathic chronic urticaria (ICU), an immunological skin disorder of unknown origin. Eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) is a cytotoxic molecule secreted by the activated eosinophils involved in the pathogenesis of ICU. We assessed serum/gastric juice ECP levels and gastric mucosal eosinophil infiltration in ICU patients infected or not with H. pylori and evaluated the modification after bacterium eradication.
- Publication
International archives of allergy and immunology, 2001, Vol 125, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
1018-2438
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000053798