Helicobacter pylori-Mediated Gastritis Induces Local Downregulation of Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor in the Antrum
2004 ◽
Vol 72
(4)
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pp. 2383-2385
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ABSTRACT Helicobacter pylori-infected subjects exhibited a strong decline in antral secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) levels compared to H. pylori-negative subjects and subjects from whom H. pylori had been eradicated (P = 0.002). This reduction was specific for the antrum, whereas SLPI expression in corpus and duodenum was not affected. Antral SLPI levels were inversely correlated with inflammatory scores of antrum-predominant gastritis.
2006 ◽
Vol 18
(3)
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pp. 277-282
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