News tagged with h pylori
Closing in on an ulcer- and cancer-causing bacterium
A research team led by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is releasing study results this week showing how a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, that causes more than half of peptic ulcers worldw ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Cholesterol boosts antibiotic resistance in H. pylori
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests that cholesterol boosts resistance in Helicobacter pylori both to many antibiotics and to the endogenous antimicrobial peptide, LL-37. A complete understanding of the pathway of cholesterol ...
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Common stomach bacteria may fight off inflammatory bowel disease caused by Salmonella
Helicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacterium, reduced the severity of inflammation of the colon caused by Salmonella in mice, according to research from U-M Medical School scientists.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Cancer-causing bacterium targets tumor-suppressor protein
Researchers have discovered a mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori, the only known cancer-causing bacterium, disables a tumor suppressor protein in host cells.
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Shape matters: The corkscrew twist of H. pylori enables it to 'set up shop' in the stomach
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which lives in the human stomach and is associated with ulcers and gastric cancer, is shaped like a corkscrew, or helix. For years researchers have hypothesized that the bacterium's twisty ...
May 27, 2010 |
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Germ that causes stomach ulcers protective for oesophageal cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- An Australian study has found that a bacterium that causes ulcers and cancers of the stomach appears to dramatically reduce the risk of one particular type of oesophageal cancer.
Apr 30, 2010 |
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An etiological role for H. pylori in autoimmune gastritis
Autoimmune type atrophic gastritis is a severe gastric atrophy associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. The reason for the disappearance of acid secreting cells from gastric mucosa is not fully understood, but the role of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Etiologic factors of gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma among men in Taiwan
The gastric cardiac adenocarcinoma (GCA) is a very rare disease. In recent decades, however, the incidence of the GCA has increased dramatically in many Western countries. An increasing trend in GCA is also observed in municipal ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Is short-term Celecoxib intervention a effective method for preventing gastric carcinogenesis?
Helicobacter pylori has been accepted as an important pathogen inducing gastric cancer. A research group from Taiwan investigated optimal intervention point of Celecoxib, to inhibit H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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A new explanation of 'Asian paradox'
There is abundant evidence of an association between Helicobacter pylori chronic infection and gastric cancer. The incidence of gastric cancer is much higher in Japan than Indonesia. A research from Indonesia and Japan found ...
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Protein interaction network can respond Helicobacter pylori infection?
Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is a gram negative bacterium which infects about 50% of the world population. H pylori colonization causes a strong systemic immune response. Various tools have been employed to identify the rela ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Taking sharper aim at stomach ulcer bacteria
Scientists are reporting discovery of a much sought after crack in the armor of a common microbe that infects the stomachs of one-sixth of the world's population, causing stomach ulcers and other diseases. They identified ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Glutamine supplements show promise in treating stomach ulcers
Nearly 20 years ago, it was discovered that bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori were responsible for stomach ulcers. Since then, antibiotics have become the primary therapy used to combat the H. pylori infection, which affects ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 15, 2009 |
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Clinical trial backs use of special yogurt to fight stomach ulcer bacteria
Results of the first human clinical studies confirm that a new yogurt fights the bacteria that cause gastritis and stomach ulcers with what researchers describe as almost vaccine-like effects, scientists in ...
Mar 22, 2009 |
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Why does aspirin increase the susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori to antimicrobials?
Resent studies reported that aspirin inhibited the growth of H. pylori in a dose-dependent manner and significantly affected the activity of virulence factors of H. pylori. In addition, aspirin increased the susceptibilit ...
Mar 03, 2009 |
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