Polyphenols Reduce Gastritis Induced by Helicobacter pylori Infection or VacA Toxin Administration in Mice
Author(s) -
Paolo Ruggiero,
Francesco Tombola,
Giacomo Rossi,
Laura Pancotto,
L. Lauretti,
Giuseppe Del Giudice,
Mario Zoratti
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01042-05
Subject(s) - toxin , gastritis , helicobacter pylori , microbiology and biotechnology , spirillaceae , oral administration , polyphenol , helicobacter , biology , medicine , pharmacology , gastroenterology , biochemistry , antioxidant
Helicobacter pylori colonizes the human gastric mucosa, causing inflammation that leads to atrophic gastritis, and it can cause peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. We show that polyphenol administration to mice experimentally infected byH. pylori or treated with VacA toxin can limit gastric epithelium damage, an effect that may be linked to VacA inhibition.
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